Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-01-13

faithfully and literally carried out by tn
Land Office. Perhaps moro r:gld instrut
tiotls were never devised NOR issued, b
any Department Of this Government, til;
those issued in relation to the lands com
ing within the terms Of this particular act
Instructions were given to the surveyors Q
the Land Office that they should. iron
personal observation, certify to the particu
lar facts provid d for in the statute. AL
the precautions have been taken whicl
the act required should be taken. TIL,
! rigorous character Of the in structions, re
quired this personal observation in regrrt
to the character Of each particular Iega
subdivision. But notwithstanding all thai
these cases Of conflict have arisen.
Mr.. L-tcher. Well, if the survey or.
did their duty, how could these conflicts
arise' If they reported the facts in legart
to the character OF those legal subdivisions
to the Government and TO the Register Of
the Land Office, how could any conflict
occur with any one who went from anoth-
er quarter to make bis selection? -
Mr.. Disney. was about proceeding
to explain that.
Mr.. Sfaunton, OF lhmnessee. WIN tne
gentleman IRON virginia allow me 10 s STA
a Tact. 5s.
Mf. Lstcher' YES sir' II !. VIII NOT
Mr.. Staunton. simply desire 10 state
mat III the reg'o" o. country sorfouhoeo
memphis, instances nave oec :a ~
which individuals, in order TO be secure
nave 'elt themselves nnder tue Necessity
OF entering CERTAIN ''ac's OIL iana oo'', WIN
military bounty 'ana warrants ana also
WIN swamp iaho SCRIP. % unce''a'. mas
l, oeeh' 'hat' III ofaer 10 make tue s"'"s
;'osolu'eiy secure 'nsy nase oeen eo'Pe''
'ea 70 en'er .he'' 's M A, !. Do'h ways
MT. Le'cheI' we. 'hen, sr, aeco.u-
ing 10 sne r. senA'e''a"l "om 1 gu, ~.
whole dlnicuity arises from Tue 'acs ina.
tta' people cannot eii wnetner 'ne nan 0,
legal subdivision OF land IS oveInoweo
ana wet or wneiheI II Is o1y' VOW -
u not most remarSao'e 'ns' 'ney ca"no'
tell tnat, wheh the law expressly oec.a'es
that u less lnan nan o. legai sono'''s'
ION IS wei. tneh IL Is not 10 oe ,neaua -.
anu that II tneie IS more shah nail wei, Il
shall be included Docs the gentleman
mean 10 ten me 'nat me men VINO 60 mere
to look at tue land cannot tell tnat IacI
Mr.. Disney. IL the gen.ieman rom
virginia VIII perm" me- ! VIII soss eoo"
WIN my explanation,
Mr.. Letcher. We''' DC oI,el. =,
Mr. Disnsy' : nave saio .lla' Tue .anu :
oihce has taken the preeaa1lons wh'eh
nave spoken OIL anu 'nat, nos"Hss.ahd
ina those precautions, THESE rases u con
hlct have arisen. Now, the Land Oince
mas oeeh impressed win Tue oe''e' 'na'
great anu enormous ''auos nase oeen per
pe"a'1u UNIV. 'os1 81. " 'na. az -. I..S
'nns M Say m ,:'S $50 aia:..1
% T,L ~ J11m aPPneu ~ ,.;,r n,r..I,
4"e aa"u IN :" =, IL =.
are a'.Poaea :? 20 an p,Hp .ha. sm, A.
In; 49,. LII; 90. ,;n,;ts ~ ,hs ~
IN '."' ~, .'I "a n no "aa u..lr
Do.a ."s "s Olnee "aa ~; 81 ,,;a.
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' nn nv s.ms .. ~. lin now nand;og
...;,b on. ~ ,,,o ;n..,..ar;ai a,,era,;ons
w. T.,nhsr N" -; NOT
Al. D;snar r, II, ,h.s. ".... IF co,.
,roy.rsy Mt the Land Office between the
States and individual purchasers, the bur.
den of proof is thrown by the original bill
entirely mon the States
Mr.. Lstch.r. NV bill does exactly
thai same thing. -
Mr. Disney Wei, saw that rou,
substi,utr il identical with the or,cina
bill.
Mr.. Letcher No, it is not.
MIR. Disney. Some slight immateria
variat lons alone excepted.
Mr.. L.tch.r There il a ve,v mate,ia
variation In reference to the character o
the officer y h, + "a decide these questions
Of conflict. ss ~ +
Mr.. Disney. The Land Office now un.
dertake, To- jecid. these questions. ane
when the land has been ASHAMED to ind
yiduals requires the State to determine tn,
opposite side of the case. 81 # 81
Mr.. Lstcher. So far as the bill nov
pending is concerned, it refers all iud,ciu
questions to the register OF tive hand otfic
scattered throughout these States.
Mr.. Disney. They are TO report III
1.-The facts 10 he Land Office.
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