New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-08

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business under L. would therefore, respectfully To
ON nerd TIN, the said proyso be repealed and le s
ug OF the warrant treated Driad fgcic evidence l"a
heseryice rendered 10y the person IN whose nSic
il wss granted Il vii then be difficult N all cases 10
ascertain satisfactorily who are the present proprietoFs
required by The act thG; the scrP may De issued 70
them
such as 10 require increase in the NUMBER and sa
Of The clerks erupovcd on T. therefore recommend
that the salary Of the clerk in charge OF this branch De
incrrafed 10 81 900 per snnum ami that suinory oe
gwen fer employment OF two examiners az salary OF
81 800 esch and clerks 70 write, record anu index
the sorp,. at a salary Of Sl2OO each.
IN rciee 70 this branch Of the Office beg leave 10
invite attention the condition Of some Of ne II,
Of Virginia military patents for lands IN Oao "9llA
Cert III certified copies OF fh"m ERE OF no use and can
aid IN sustaining the rights O; the parties TO whom
the patents were issued, nor can they be maze aVsA
in their present condition, by any act oil congress N
son ca,es the OF the grsntor Is not insoti sn1
in lien OF DESCRIPTION Of the land the warrant Is pai
IN and the whole the latter pat OF he record ucaI-
ing the Signatures OF he officers = lett blank
Two modes suggested by which these recoru'
may be completed, under authority Of an sct Oh No9
gres ore call IN tie original patents, or dHs Scf
thcd copies Of them from the records Of the counue' IN
whcs the lands situated and 20 complete the rccs
tLerenCn tie other 70 endcGvCr % compiete tle-h
from the trle papers en- file in this oce Tae form n
would be the better plan in AL cases where can oe
adopted aud the latter where the original patents or Ger
tined tp.es CT th-m cannot be had
In the division having charge Of prcempa0ns, sSloo'
fnd .omnsry selections. The numerous cases frequently
invol sdilcut and implicated que-nons are pfonpy
disposed o. , =,
Immediately the passage OF the act o. -.tn ,'"y
snd "a August, lS,i2 the former granting preentons
10 cef4iu settler on the Nenomone purchase nortn oi
Fox River ana the latter, 10 protect acfua sei'
upon the land the line Oh the Central l.nroad ana
bIgnChes by srsniing preempuon rights tnertto, IN
suctons in accordance with the provisions OF those
lLvs prepared and transmitted - te respective
land cifcts where the reserved lands were ordered
into market that al persons contemplated by the LATER
law might have opportunity of ayalng themselves OF
benefits The Instructions were 1t oy Telegraph ID
those Office where the time intervening between the
passage OF tho law and the approaching puoc sse was
too hIet 70 reach them by the ordinary mode IN at
every mcGns within the power of this Office have been
applied 10 carry out the liberal views OF Congress To-
ward tls m"rtOfiCus class OF our cirzens notW[1-
STIR Ding " lch many cases OF great hrdshp nave o.
CURED, IN consequence OF some Ci te rstrcuoh' IN INC
act OF ISL which PLAIN and positive a. 10 leave
this office discretion One o. these the provision
hnn'rg the prcemption privilege 10 those who seat
upcn lands which surveyed prior 10 such settle
nenr This restriction should be abolished, and sct'le-
ncits encouraged all lands 20 which tne lndin m"
has been ex.inguihcd Another OF these provisions u
that pT,tmponr hts shalno attach 70 any sections 81
land reserved To e United alternate so other
sections grgnod % any OF the states for the con true
ton OF any railroad, or other public Improvement
This Inhibition should also be- removed, and prcemp-
uors granted 10 all such lands, az the increased mni-
mum.
Thee extensions Of tie presumption privilege would
be mO,e than justice 20 the enterprEmg ciIen-,
through whcsc energy toll AMI pnvanonS tle chei
value Las been -ivCn 10 Jhc public domain, the treasury
ii The country enriched. aud the fruitful valleys oi the
Wet opened up 60 the ciemeut OF the millions who
now occupy that favored rc.on.
invite the attention Of Con-res 10 the recommend
tons made for the revival otthc act Of tho3t
Aueut t5f6 providing Tor the justmcnt of all sus
pended ~, puon hand claims IN the several S'a"sand
II rioree and for the extension of the provisions Oh
- Hfarr
ls.s ior the correction OF errors in making entries Of
land 10 an cases where Inc locations nave been may
be made with bounty land warrants or other scrip
Thu rcyiys and extension OF these laws will afford r.
lio many meritOr.ou, casos where innocent pcrons
have been led into by circumstances beyond their
control and will remove of much labor aud cor
esIordencc this office by the hna position OF such
c0scs.
Every principle Of justice requires hst the same IA.
ciiy and Indulgence should be extended TO those VINO
locate laLd with warrants scrip 10 those who pur
Chase for cash. Cases u great hardship have arisen,
where bona de settlers have endeayorcd 70 secure her
home tcsG- ~ warrants, and VINO having been mslcl
IN the descl OF the tract, have located their
raIt Upon hn9s that were comparatively valuolcs- TO
IL, H. leaving their Improvements subject 10 sale
location, Ior want OF the means o. securing them
BE- the treaty of 1882 the Chickssaws coded to the
United States their ards in Mississippi and Alabama.
containing according TO actual survey, 69lSJo6 2lOO
6cres and pursuant 10 treaties OF 1892 and 1881 with
that rbe, there has been disposed OF 10y granting ind
Nlhsl 4IuGI FtttI!ts, DJ puOlC pIfNt EtiA,
the greater portion OF the whole cesson, leaving in lat
but little 100000 acres undlzposed Of These
old lands under the graduation principle IN the treaty
of eA liable TO sale At twelve and half cent?
an 6ciC ", VI 60 known the Land Ohce
non PonotOC the sale OF which is specially prOrdcd
Tor iuthe supplement 10 the treaty OF 1884
By the eleventh article OF the treaty OF 1884 Is pro
yidcd thai should the expenses OF these lands prove
eresttr than the receipts Chickasaws may declare
tic re idue OF them abandoned 20 the United states.
This Office nom time To ume, has reduced the expenses
OF the land systom IN the ces0n, b. dispensing with the
service oil such officers as had brought the branches VI
business nrus;ed them close In order however.
conduct tie sales in the cession pursuant 20 treaty
tluatons has been necessary 20 continue the regis
tran and receiver ar salary OF 81 200 each, a. author
lied IN the treaty
Il no steps thould be taken early day in the way
of finally treating with tie Indians respecting the residue
of their lands, recommend the passage OF alav author
ling the Executive 10 attach these lands TO con.gu.
Gus dstric aud TO sell them free Of expense the Ia
dians. In this way they would be relieved at
the annual expenses incidentto the employment OF
registrar and receiver at the salary specified IN the
treaty, andhe Land Office section could be sold 70 the
best tdyanagc-a measure only beneficial 10 the IN
cans hut doubtless desirable 20 the town OF PontOoc
to wLichh il adjacent.
Under other treaties With various tribes OF lsi
dyidual reserY ntions have been allowed ir
early period in the operations o: our Govern
By the treaties OF 1872 with the Creeks lar .lc.
Of reserves was granted, and asRle of them ,
and in 1899 Congress passed making IL ooi .,,ry
purchasers from the Indians, whose contracts hal besu
approved by the President also recognize IN tine
ssung OF patents any intermediate assignments, when
ound satisfactory from the drst purchaser to the last
,laineDt
BY the treaty OF 1880 with the Choctaws numerous
were allowed and patents required 20 be
sued 10 the reseers under the fourteenth article and
purchasers from the Indians under the nineteenth
tcc and supplement- TO that treaty Taese and other
kindred treaty operations have devoyed an immense
mount OF business upon this office but such has been
ne progress made In IT, that prepared 10 issue
patents demand in any uncontested where the
proceedings Gre found regular.
By the act OF Congress- approved 9th January lejl,
cOnere, authorized grant Of the night OF presumption
certain purchasers and settlers the MaisOn Rouge
oIt IN The event Of the na adudicatOn OF the title in
ayoT OF the United States"
The Maison Rouge title in petitory action, came be-
the Supreme Court Of the United States lSi5 in
the OF the United States King and Coke and
again in 1919 and decisions then rendered against
t. but there was nothing in those decisions that
rrutfd Fvoc,tve f,rOcaetinp m disDo-c nj ne