The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-19


0BonGE LAW AND TIE PREsiDEScr,
Tho Indianapolis Republioaa, (whig edited BY the
Chapman who crowed in the campaign Of lao, thinks
is ell fudge 10 talk Of George Law for the Presidency
He says there nothing In Laws letter which might
not have been written BY nine men ont Of ten in o.
Union that he never has display any Of the quAhtes
Of statesman and the idea Of presenting his
candidate for the Presidency, Is almost absurd
nominating Pierce for second term.
The Columbia ga Sentinel (whis) thinks there arr
many words but very few IDEAS in George Lass m.a.
festo. It says the old mustet-sr Is making fool ~
himself and as his attention T. politics has been very
limited lie is not at to preside the Affairs 81 this
great people.
THE KNOW NOTHING CANDIDATE ron 0oyERs0E o.
VIRGINIA.
The wing papers generally throughout the stats o.
Virginia delighted with the nomination. 81 NJ.
Thomas Stanhope Fournoy for Governor by the know
Eothings. Some Of them Il ink he viii he elected over
Herry A. Wise by Al least forty thousand majority
rHE WHEREABOUTS or PAUL n. GEORGE.
The Boston Atlas thus answers our quere,-
Tn. NEW YORK HERALD In closing It's comments upoa
the New Hampshire election, asks Where /, Paul 4.
the election returns he will that Paul 10 noe c
zen Hopkinton Merrmac county the voters Of which
place having elected him INSTRUMENTATION rprs
sentative TO the next General Court OF the State.
Land for Soldiers aud sailors.
TINE BOUNTY ACT PASSED AT THE LAST SESSION OF
CONGRESS,
Be enacted by the senate and House Of Representa-
tvss Of the United states Of America Congress
bled That each OF the surviving commissioned and
commissioned officers, muslcisn and privates whether
of req plars, volunteers rangers, militia. who
regularly mustered the service OF the United states
and every officer, commits oEed or oncommissioned
ordinary seaman, marine clerk, aud landsmAn
in the navy, in any OF the IN which this country
has been engaged since 1890 and each OF the
of the militia, volunteers State troops Of any
State Territory, called into military service and
regularly mustered therein, ana whose services have
been paid by the United States, shall be entitled
to receive certificate warrant from the He.
and where any CT those who have been SO mustered into
service and paid shall have we'd certificate
rant, for such quantity of land viii make, in the
whole, with what he may have heretofore received
hundred and sixty acres to each such person having
served Observation-Disclosures The person having been
In service shall not receive said warrant IL il shall
appear by the muster rolls of his regiment corps
be deserted dishonorably discharged from
vce-Provded further That the bene . OF this sec.
ton sha be held to extend to masters team
sers who may have been employed under the direction
of competent authority in tune of war; il the ranspor
tation OF military stores and supplies.
Sec. 2. That in of the death OF any person who
IL living, would be entitled TO certificate warrant
aforesaid under this act leaving widow, if no widow
minor child or children, such widow if widow
such minor child children Snail be entitled TO
ceve certificate or warrant for the quantity of
land that such deceased person would be entitled to Ore
ceve under the provisions Of THIS act, ii living.
Provided that subsequent marriage shall not impair
the right OF any such widow to such warrant If she be
a widow at the time Of making her application; and
provided further that those shall considered minors
who are 20 at the time this act shall take effect.
Sec. 3 That in shall any such certificate or
warrant be issued for any service less than fourteen
days except where the hal actually have been
engaged battle and unless ;he party claiming such
certificate warrant shall establish his her right
thereto by recsrded evidence Of said service.
See q. Tint said certificates warrants be
sgred transferred and located ny the warrantes their
assie their heirs at law according to the prov
sions o. existing laws regulating the assignment trans
fer, and location Of bounty.lasd warrsntz.
sec: o. That no warrant ssued nnder. the provisions
of this act shall be located any public lands, except
such shall a. the time be subject TO sale either the
minimum or lower graduated prices.
Sec g. That the registers and receivers of the several
land Offices shall be severaly authorized to charge and
receive for their services in locating all warrants ander
centage 20 which they EMIT ed by law for sales of
the public lands for cash al the rate of dollar and
twent ytve cents per The said to
paid b. the assigrees holders of such warrants.
Sec. Z That the provisions Of this act, and all the
bounty land laws heretofore passed by Congress- shall
be extended to Indians in the and to the
same extent as the said Indians had been white
Sec g. That the officers and soldiers of the revolution
airy war their widows minor children, all be en-.
titled to The benefits Of this act.
Sec. g. That the benefits of this act stall be applied
and en- brace those who served volunteers the in
vason OF Platsburg IN September, 1874; also at the
battle Of Kings Mountain in the revolutionary war, and
the battle of against the conederaed savages
of the South.
Sec TO- That the provisions OF this act shall apply
the plains who served with the army in the several
wars of the country.
Sec. II. That the provisions Of this act be applied to
hotia and to those who served volunteers at
eet in the ofeighteen hundred and tweve-ffteen