Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-26

she Arkansas, having the Missouri river on
the northeast, only some two hundred miles
from the junction of the river with the great
Mississippi, or Father of Waters. The Office
of Surveyor General for the Territory and for
Nebraska, Is located at Fort Leavenworth and
the Missouri river, in latitude 20 deg, Is min
By an act Of Congress approved on the 18th
July, 1854, giving authority for the establish
msnt Of the Office of Surveyor General, pro.
vision is also made for granting presumption
to actual settlers. The public lands to which
the Indian title shall be extinguished in the
Territory, is made subject to tho presumption
act Of 4th September, 184l, under certain
conditions and stipulations. The Government
Of the United States in spirit Of tender re-
gard for the pioneers and actual settlers, has
made ample provision in advance for the pro
tection and security of their rights.
The Office Of the Surveyor General, it Is per.
ceived, is now open, and soon, therefore, We
may expect the whole surveying machinery
will be in full operation in the Territory. The
frequent inquiries that reach us in reference
| to the landed interests of the country, satisfy
rs that the rush Of emigration is great, and
we have, therefore, taken the pains to collect
the foregoing facts, and lay them before our
| readers.
Tho Claims Court will hardly adjudicate
ceees for Soma ynnnths IN come oa TINA will
be requisite to enable them to systematize the
regulations under which they will transact
business. They hold their Offices for no speci.
fed time, and therefore may be expected to
act with great deliberaiion, indeed. Their
functions, it should be generally known, are
simply advisory, not final in any case what
ever. All claims rejected by the Departments
are rejected either because there Is no law to
authorize their liquidation, if just, or because
proof of their justice to satisfy the accounting
| officers of the Treasury has not been made.
Heretofore the appeal has only been to Con-
gress. Now, however, it is to this Board.
Such claims as the Board reject, of course,
will hardly be urged on Congress; while if the
Board acquire the confidence Of the country,
and more especially Of Congress, nearly every
claim on which they report fsvorably will be
passed by Congress, with inconsiderable oppo.
sition. Not otherwise, however. The interest
Of those having just demands against the
National Treasury, not paid 60 far because
there is no law for their paymsnt, is clearly
| that the Board shall exercise due caution, and
| strictly guard the rights and real interests of
tho General Government, rendering to claim.
| ants only their just dues The Board will not
exist twelvemonth unless they keep this
purpose always in view.
The Alleged Defalcation Of Gov. Rodman
II. Price, Of Few Jersey. - Perceiving in
northern papers allusion to the state of this
gentloman's accounts as purssr in the navy,
(Which place he resigned, it will be recollect.
ed, to run for the Congress before the last, as
] the Democr ATTIC candidate in the Newark, N.
j. dis.rict0 which give but sight idea of the
matter, we have to say that various items
have been in dispute between that gentleman
| and the Government ever since he was ecalled
from California, five years ago. if We remem-
Der correctly. He claims credit for more than
slo0, 900, as having been turned over by him
to his successor, Mr.. Van Ostrand, who being
his (purser's) clerk, was appointed acting pur.
ser OF the San Francisco station on Mr. Pr
recGll. II these credits be allowed TO him, be
will have balance of between tnenty and
and thirty thousand dollars due to him. 1t i:
understood in Washington that he claims tc
have advanced for the Governments use some
thing like the latter sum, as the most conve.
nient way of getting it safely to the Atlantic
side. But Mr.. Van Ostrand denies that hs
over received the money which Gov. p. claim
to have paid him, alleging, it is said, that h,
was persuaded to give the receipts without oil
Equivalent!
The fact that Governor Price had these re
ceipta, and that the accounts of his successor
Mr.. Van Ostrand) were not ready for settle
mens in the usual course Of business, We pre-.
sumo, Is tho reason why the last Administra
ton failed to force the case to conclusion or,
the statute Of limitation barred proceeding
upon 1t under the Sub Treasury law AS it is
a civil suit has been brought in the United
States Court for New Jersey against Governor
Price. Tho result will depend upon the ad
mission of Van Ostrand's repudiated receipts,
as credits. If admitted, then Van Ostrand
not the Government, will owe bin a balance
If rejected, then he is defaulter in perhaps
$4,000. lie can have no claim on the Gov.
eminent for tho overplus of his alleged ad.
vances to his successor, as tho Government dit
not authorize him to make them, and canno
recognize any transaction between M,ssrs. P
and Van o. which dsvolved on it the duty O:
becoming an insurer of the safe Transmission
of Mr.. P.'s private funds to the Pacific side
Important from 0regon.-The Governmon
have information that the Legislature Of
Oregon have passed an act to change their sea
Of Government to Corvallis, q fourishing tow,
about thirty-fve miles south of Salem, tn,
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