The Empire County argus., 1855-01-27

which would directly California and indirectly the whole
Union public lands deserves the favorable Consideration
Congress
ns @ % pu e % d the n n @ Spanish d
and the lands heretofore donated the State by Congress for various
distinct lines set from the public domain WILL believed the General
Government money than will be- realized from the
true believed
to the United States by the retention of these lands there certainly exists good
why Congress should ccde all them to the State
the sale Of these lands people por
s1 % % ground for sspa p % @ e ss n c %
would sacrifice her should be required advance
such sacrifice however deemed and believed well
duced wishes representations be made
Not only quite will be derived from the sale
these lands above incurred and sale but the right
dSS %S by however %ny n,edns this communication to advance an UNQUALIFIED
claim the the the public lands within her limits be
a her. aas% @ % sa Admission as a s 6y n 3 connected wit" the 'n
The people acquisition of the territory from Mexico
s' "Sh %' @ sts regularly
the year s4e delegates Chosen by the people, assembled
framed constitution which the thirteenth day Of November the
I! the month december s49 the Legislature chosen the day the cons
the and and promote the general
Upto period organization of the State
Of that sovereignty which only acquired by State either the origin the
nifty Of which % previously formed part % dependent
was % s, % % & % % Ge gs e1ns sse%a sj
Thus did arrsndage of the General pass to the
g ans11 nso the unon Sus was not un the
ninth day of September, A. D., 1880
else all the functions Of independent State and such she possessed at the
M a!ea @ s n'dn uS 5 1dA % ANY s s % @ @ the et d OF
powers Independent including jurisdiction the within
it ssfDs @ D dssd "N'" cannot
% i % Pofis1 s 1 Tt avsr The s p5 s
domain Within her limits the time of her admission -.
that s, shall M % interfere with nd The @ g%5 disposal the s public Lands ,, Within
paub that masmuch as California has authorized form
this condition demanded Congress she has has not in any manner
can form of required by the Constitution and equal footing
attribute and
soSole M @ y a1d 5 m the s @ sa S S % @ sas mn
s CIV T her to render rem % obligatory her the con condition 5 a % relation to
While, through her Legislature
% @ on % % aaJ ra t her Is sns and
Representatives knowledge State had the
% ON the aeqsscenoe eqs the sate as
would claim Of the State here
] @ 4 % 5 @ f's5 a @ & 5ss;sS ; y
in what seemed the policy Of the General Government rather than assert
% sr s "ass s G mG ] ps' aso ss " clash
n that these and Others suggestive suggestive s5sm cn will
claim the General Government title the uns public lands within
% % @ of the quantity % allowed S By and to ;o ] far
the property actual settlers who should all times be secured their home
PROTECTION TO ACTUAL SETTLERS.
Judicu legislation protection public domain
subject large and entepng portion fellow &
demanded by the of the popnd by the unsettled
condition land titles rendered actually the welfare
of
perfect security homestead required the complete dvel
the
happiness of her citizens
To confidence the peophat their labor capital and enterprise
in making useful and necessary not expended n and that
would be absolutely
Most the States of the Conedacyt proper this connection
marh extended protection the actual settler will discern by refer
the Revised Statutes of Illinois 2h Iunon Mississippi Code
page Revised pages 969 and 97O Cy Digest
Laws Alabama pages 800 and 32l Tompn Digest of the Laws Flor
Indiana page Pennsylvania Dunlap page $780, Revised