The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-10-21
)u oIten. Truly foufs,
5 w. GRISwOLD.

every honest man is leaving such dishonesty.
From tho Dc rot Advertiser.
The Swamp Lands.
The following letter from the Commission
er of the State Land Office, is in answer to
enquiries With regard to the putting the
Swamp lands in market. 1t is timely, judi.
cious, candid, and should be entirely satis-
factory. 1t will be so to all but mere cavil-
ers. No good citizen can doubt that the
Commissioner has acted wisely and conscien-
tiously, in perfect good faith, without sinis.
ter purposes, and for thu best interests as we'll
of purchasers, as of the State.
We would respectfully suggest to the Re-
publicon editors in the interior, the propriety
Of giving publicity to the letter Of the Com
missioner:
LANSING, Oct 1855.
R. HosMER, ESQ Sin Having recent
ly received some enquiries why had not
sold the Swamp Lands, as suggested in my
last report, permit me to say thro' your COL
umns, that no patents, as was then anticipa-
ted, have as yet been received in the Ionia
District, comprising some twenty whole coun-
ties and considerable portions Of others
Without the patents, these lands cannot be
legally sold. Extensive re-surveys of some
of these lands have also been in progress the
past year in some portions of the State, which
made it unsafe to offer them in such localities.
Some of these lands in other parts Of the
State, for which patents are now received,
would have been offered for sale, but for the
unexpected delay in receiving further patents
as the law requires that their sale, whether
in large or small quantities, shall be adver-
tised thirty days, in at least one paper in
every county where one is published, which
seemed to involve too large an expense to tho
State, whero but comparatively small quan-
tity could be safely offered.
AS most of these lands have heretofore
been sold on time, at seventy-fve cents per
acre, and one fourth down, hardly enough
has been received to pay more than their ad-
vertising. Unless some special considerations
exist, as in localities, for Immediately offering
for sale even such of these lands as are now
talented, it would seem quite desirable tor
the good of the State, as we'll as the safety
of the purchaser, that some further legislation
should be had in relation to them.
The enquiry has also been made, why
some of the Swamp lands which bad once
been advertised for sale, had been withdrawn
from market.
The reply Ia, that they were advertised
before patents were received. and therefore
could not be legally sold without being read
vcrtised after receiving the patents.
was upon this ground. ffainly, that the
injunction upon the last attempted sale by
predecessor, two years since, was obtained.--
cannot but think that the people Of the
State irrespective Of party or locality, when
the facts are understood. viii very generally
approve of strictly legal and safe policy to
all concerned in the disposition Of these lands.
I am in favor Of having them brought into
market Just as soon rs it can be done with
safety to the State and the purchaser, and at
the same time, the great object Of the grant
in some way be properly accomplished salts
factorily to all. s. B. TREADWELL.
Strike ON THE New York AND ERIE
RA1LRoAp.-On Tuesday last, a committee
of engineers on the n Y. and Erie Railroad,
consisting Of VIM. Schrier, Henry Belden,
John G. McGnnis, Joseph York, Israel G.
York, John Hall, Horace J. Brooks, +. Ohm
stead and Edward Tinney, presented TO the
Directors Of the road statemen Of the
"grievauces" of the engineers employed on
its line. They demanded an obrogation of
the rule subjecting to dismissal the engineer
who runs Of a switch in coming into sta
ton to stop--dernanded the privilege of "free
passes to engineers, as the samo is now en-
| ioyed by conductors--and that iiremen should
be paid ten shillings day. 1t was publicly
understood that strike Of all the engine
drivers from New York to Buffalo and Dun.
kird, would follow upon refusal TO accede
TO the demands of the committee.
The Board of Directors resolved not to ac-
cede--to make an example Of the commit
tee, by discharging every one Of them forth
with--and to part with every engineer on
the line, before they would give up what
they termed ga rule Of safety The obnox
| ious rule is as follows
Every engineer will be held accountable
for running off at switch at any station
whore tho train stops, but will not be helc
responsible for running off at q switch at O
station where his train does not STOP
The decision of the Board was made pub
lie on Friday. On Saturday, out Of the
yearly 100 engineers on tho road, 40 only
struck. Their places were supplied with mel
previously engaged. A. police. force was il
readiness to accompany the trains last Satur
day and yesterday and preparations had beer
made along the line at al the stations, t.
suppress any demonstrations Of violence.
Albany Journal.
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