The true Democrat., 1854-11-08

lands, disposed of by authority of the swami land commissioners, to adjust and settle suci conflicts as far as possible so that all person legally and justly entitled to pre-emptions tt such lands, may be secured in their ri ghts.
 To secure the rights of the State in tht southeast quarter of section three. in town l ship one, north, in range twelve, west, em. braclng portion of the southwest Dart of the city of Little Rock, the Executive employed Albert Pike, as attorney for the State. to bring a suit against such of the adverse claimants as had hot been adjudgcd to have valid claims tc any part of the tract. A pre-emptor obtained decision of the Supreme Court of the United oGates, that he was entitled to eighty acres of thls quarter section. The attorney employed tor the State is the same one who successfully conducted the suit for the pre-emptor, and he concurs in opinion with the Executive that the State IS entitled to and can recover the remain Ing eighty acres of the quarter section. The suit of the State has been commenced and ought to be vigorously prosecuted, so that the titles to the valuable property involved may be settled as early as practicable The attor- ney employed for the State has agreed with the Executive to receive such compensation, for his services in the cause, as the general as- semby may allow him, and to resort to no other mode of obtaining what he might think himself entitled to.
 This claim of the State originated under an act of Congress, granting 1000 acres of land to the late Territory of Arkansas, to build a jail and court house at Little Rock It therefore seemed time that the rights of the State, in- volved Tn this matter, should be attended to, and proceedings instituted to secure them with out further neglect. For such reasons the Ex- ecutlve has had the suit commenced; and 1t is recommended that means adequate 10 the etfec- tive prosecution ot the same, be appropriated; and that provision be made for paying, from time to time, suitable compensation to the at- tolney, so that he may be enabled to give his stnct attention to the suit, during its progress: and, when determined, receive full payment. The great value of the property induces the Executive to make these recommendations. For the want of proper attention to such mat ters, the State has already often suffered loss It IS hoped in this suit such will not be the result.
 The case of Robinson Lyte and others against the State of Arlansas and others is still pending in court. The property in ltiga- ton includes the eastern part of the city of LjtLle Rock, fronting on the Arkansas river The Governor of the late Territory. as autho-
 
 laid of into los, and then he sold and convey cd them by deeds to the individual purchasers The property is very valuable and the State is deeply interested in successfully defending the sut. By my predecessor in office, Samuel II Hempstead was retained as attorney for the State, in this important suit He has been strictly attending to it for several years, with out any compensation whatever. He is enti- tied to compei sati0n from the State, and it is recommended that provision, by law, be made for his past services, and for allowing to him from time to time, suitable remuneration, as the suit progresses; and, when finally determined. full payment
 1t Is a source of pleasure to witness the fact that good schools for educating the rising gene ration have been, and are being established. by Individual enterprise, in almost every section oi the State. True, many of them have been in- cOrporated: but not one Of these has derived any pecuniarv aid from the State. Notwith- standing thls many prosperous seminaries and colleges are sustained, in different sections of the State, by the private patronage of an cl- lightened public. The Arkansas College. at Fayetteville, Is one of these incorporated insti- tutons, and seems to have succeeded in esta- hli>hing widespread reputation as a good ill., sttution, conducted by president and profes- sors of ability and learning, which facts have caused it to be well patronized by our citizens, and drawn to 1t many male students from other States Honorable mention might be made of other institutions of learning in the State: and if We had the means, the State should contri- bute " by allowing rewards and immunities' to all of them, 90 aS to "encourage intellectual scientific, and agricultural improvement" and aid in ncuIcating the principles of humanity, industry and morality" and also in the pro motion of arts science, commerce, manufacto- ries and natural history"
 These are objects worthy of consideration. 1.-The opportunities and advantages of educa- tion' should be dilIused through the various parts of the State" 50 that the rising genera tion may be benefited by the medication of principles of humanity, industry and mora lity," and by the acquisition of knowledge and learning be prepared for the preservation of a free government.
 We have a'common school law, intended as a system of establishing common schools n all parts of the State; but for the want of adequate means, there are very few in operation under this law. ln view of the great importance of the subject and to enable the people, in coun- ties in which there are no public schools, to es- tablish such, and have them, as far as the means will allow, free Tor the cultdren Ol all, l re- commend for your consideration the proprety of authorizing, by law, the county court of any county in the State, which may choose to do so, to appropriate annually, the poll-taz for the be- neGt of educaton in the way indicated. This, with the seminary and saline funds, distribut- ed to the counties, added to the proceeds of the sales of sixteenth sections and other school funds, would insure to every county that would adopt the policy suggested, some free schools, at which many children night receive sufficient education to qualify them for being good and useful citizens.
 On the subject of roads and highways, your attention isrespectfully invited to the policy re- commended in my message of 27th November 1852. At nearly every session of the general assembly new law has been passed on this sub- ject No system heretofore adopted seems tc have worked well, for nearly all of our roads and highways are very often, if not all the time, in bad condition. It is believed the po- Hey to which reference is made, if adopted by law, would insure the good results sought by SC many other systems but never attained.
 Your attention and consideration are invited to the provisions of the act of Congress apprOv-