The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-10-01
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OF the same ste,, ret
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he p,uft..tufev. b, aHa u04pf " Arrt
Hf u. t1r .u.fut 30 n fl,l loot fi.l
one iry ~ ,tit.,.a b..td tlt l,p'. ard fo0' IS
~. bag She i,,,sa N-'b,, cYnh.csicI
utn t.- stat ol Neri"r
In constituting ti.s, Statutes, We must
bear IN mud that the course Of ouf oo
gre.s aud Legislature had put tn" holders of
old surveys COM lr',l> of their gurod ON
Ibis subject Bv r"Icatrd set. ct mdul
gcucr, running without iutvrfdptl1u through
q perlui ui twelve Nrnt.. they bad taught
thus class oi claimants To expect stlll further
Indulgence. or at all cVrnt.. not to expect
ihst therc wruli hr change uf the rstih,
li.hrd ceuisc ct Legislation IN this r"srcci
without due AID tmly uoiire ,ni such
doubtless was lhe wish and iutentl"n al the
Leei,!Aiure. hri this We. defeated. 50 hu ~
the "tnferrd" j., concerned. hy the pres
sure Of business. mud hv the advantages
which legislative rule. sometimes afford To
a tew Who drsue DELAY
Invoking these considerations TO nv aid
TO hair and '1s' ,,t,ni, admit "a already
inli'ua,nd. rhm B's location, made IN the
"ia',yrdI." wa, entirely. herausc clcafi,,
lrga. zud while Il continued ~ The Wds.
completed, rxrludcd " from ia. benefit nt
the act of grace. and would tor'yet have
done So, u Il had brc', carl"d into patent,
hu, the withdrawal at the ti,s, loratiou hy
3. 10 the nature OF thrgs and in view al
the law. must have heep followed hv an
inifrH, however short, heio,r ms second
location could be made or at lpa.r. could
take effect Even IT the withdrawal at
his first location hNd been written aud fol
lowed hy his second lnrsiion in one cons
nect@d wit, Z. aI over the same signature,
the law recognizes au n'crrai of time he
tween them. hvcau,. 1t does not allow
them Ia be- one act or to be united, aud
what the law does net allow To be loiued
together. no uau can unite" That "tHier
raj 81 TN" ws-. n yon put "a" case, hong
enough to save \ : claim 20 tbs laud, for.
b, the section which conceive to be- de
ci.it- oi this case. he has from the lOth ot
leb i~52 20 the 3l.t OF iuru.t, 1854,
aud ihe ph,lc and ere y Par' nt that inter
rat vriir Vtirh 10 receive the hrnefI Of
i!i- act el genre, md II it restores him To
~, nights Tor "a moment, It u ~ good "a
nn AZ, Ihr, rAn never hr lost again ~
hctv cen him aud the STATE. i"-- ly some
iutu-c act oi neglect or forfeiture ut all
.,r. T., ht ~ r. nnvnl at the oulv ohsta
Gle To tne s.'trag dawn y at the act toe
ION oi February, 1853, 3pon \ :. survey,
II was enabled .o to settle dawn. and there
II rests, excluding y = second locaiion a.
stranger ahd an nsrInp.r. b. to hold
this land with has iirs, lues,ion and keep
out / al The same time, WA stretched to
the utmost tension oi his legal power and
he should not have " let 90 his bold - Tor a
moment, tor at the instant he died. so, ihe
law let in \ rhrm II foroced and thereby
excluded u tor therH is room only Tor one
oil them IN the place Tor which they are
cou,end,nc
The conclusion. therefore. il inevitable,
IN NY oplnnn, that \. is entitled to pat.
ent Tor the land a. question
Once n,or-, aud tor the las, time. ! dc.
sire To say that ~l-h none of these diff
cui, questions to be finally derided 10y you
twthnut notice TO the parties concerned, ]
upon NV opium, Tor, AN well rware how
much more the law OF a question is likely
to be attained hy the courts oi the country.
enlightened as 'aey are ~ the arguments
and authorities furnished them by the bar,
while have to crops my way, unaiced
ard alons"
have the honor to be, very respectfully
your obi ssry't.
THOS. J. JENNINGS.