New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-15
SWAMP LAND FRAUDS IN IOWA.

To ne Editor Of The n. y TyibUne.
SIR: In The TRIBUyE of late | have somewhere
qeen some remarks on the action CT the SwsDp CON-
missoneIs in Missouri in reference to their selections
OF land upde the Swamp act OF Congress.
wish to say few words in reference to their action
In this State am stranger here, in search Of land
10 make home upon, not for speculation. | have
travelled through and examined much Of the land in
Page Fremont Montgomery Mtls Pottowaonle,
Hsrrison ard MoIona ceun les, and have found much
OF the high beet and dIyest bottom land beyond over
flow, marx ed on my township pl-ts as swamp land,
selected By the Swamp muissOr ers OF tbs State for
the State; while soy really wet swampy, ovec wed
psces bave found az yet unen cred and u.s-lscted
WHY such shoud be the case, IN ess the commission
ers intended to take the 3. lands for the State,
know not. That they have transcended their limits
snd failed to carry out the letter and spirit Of the law
il sef evident.
The question now aries, cannot settlers go en- 10
such land as they find put down on the township
pats Obtain cd from the Land Office swamp land,
which Is real no such sbing-ond proving it not to
be swamp land In the eye of he law, preempt aud
enter the same, and hold it lder psteat from the
General government, in defiance o. the Stse. think
they tan, and would edvise settlers 70 try it. mean
10 do SO.
As the re lands are row held they are keeping se.-
teIs eff them. and re,arong the settlement of the
country
know not hev the law has sctsd elsewhere, save
in the State of Mississippi; BIZ. there know 1t has
teen taken the same advantage Of ~ here, and has
been the result Of n, benefit TO any one except specu
lators.
The act otMsrch 3, 1855 granting land warrants to
so cers Of the war Of lel2 &C, is another OF those
laws which is OF more edVsut.se 10 the Spectator
th-n any one eIse Cons fess would have dooe the
soldier on his widow more good had thy voted him
,be value of his warrant in money. Tue pa'ss,e of
that act facilitated the opportunities and c)uveniences
O. land speculation more than fity per cent Before
spy ore desiring TO enter land forced 20 bring
colo with bin, Or drafts on Nes.York il the later,
he was forced TO pay f,om q 10 per cent for
gold; this fact ceterfed al sm,l spectators, aod
mary large ores from entering land, for they cou
DO thiDk Of paying four or five Per cent for g1ldi
while It 10 10 woy af-c ed bona foe settlers, they
seldom enter ex ept with gold, and ony email qu.ui-
tiss at tire Now, every clerk. clergyman, broker
&C., who can lay hands on one or fifty land wsraots
is sending or bringing them here 70 locate on 'peculs
top. The land brokers throughout Iowa sre busiiy
locating land ia every direction fo resident sPecu
lstors.
From my observation, Judge that the growth OF
Western Iowa will be impeded msny years oy the
enormous amount Of laud entered here ON specdatioa
AID tcm whss can learn, think ii must be even
sorse in the Des Hoines land district. while the Fort
Dodge l.r ds,,ic. ID likely to be equally evercun.
you,.S. HAWE-EYE.
covnea b!Vs. cry. Nov p 1855