Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-01

noon, as a residence. He has gone to New York |
city, where he will probably sojourn until en- |
barking for Europe, according 10 his intention !
for some time known to the public. Where or ne
may 60, he is destined for the balance OF his life
to be 'the observed of all observers '-the great
man among the great men of any country with
whom he may come in contact NO other
American Secretary of State-not even Thomas
Jefferson-more thoroughly impressed himself
upon his country's history in the discharge of
the duties Of the premiership of the Government
of the United States. In that position, we can
truthfully say, he won the confidence, respect
and esteem of all his countrymen whose good
opinion is worth having-of all conservative
and law-abiding citizens, without distinction of
party. 1t is not too much to say that his mis-
sion was to make all on both sides of the ATTAIN
tic comprehend that the Government of the
United States is now one of the leading powers
Of the world, with ability for great good or evil
for the worlds future and that as such power
this Government can and will hereafter be
welded not only to the efficient protection of
our national rights abroad, but to the conser-
walton of those immutable principles of justice
and right among the nations of the earth, upon
which all law and all surety of national rights
are founded.
In the conduct of the foreign relations of this
Government the principle guiding him was,
evidently, that Might did not make Right, no
| less in his patriotic, manly and triumphant de-
fence of our country's cause as involved in cir
cumstances growing out of the late war in the
| Crimea, than in his persistant and success
| full vindicatiOn of the rights of our weaker
national neighbors, when the weakness Of the
repressive features of our system threatened to
make them prey to the lawless and predatory
among those for whose conduct abroad the
United States were justly, either directly or in
directly, responsible.
| IMPORTANT TO SETTLERS IN THE TERRIFIC
RIEs OF MINNESOTA, KANSAS, AND NEBRAs-
KA By joint resolution of Congress, ap-
proved Sd March, 1857, valid presumption
claims under the law of 4th September, IS4l,
and municipal prescriptions under the law of
23d May, 1874, on the 18th and 36th sections,
heretofore reserved for school purposes, where
the settlements have been or may be made prior
to the surveys, will be recognized. In any and
all of these cases, and also in the event Of any
part of such sections being reserved " for public
| uses before the surveys, then other lands are
to be selected for school purposes by the proper
authorities. in lieu thereof, agreeabIy to the
provisions Of an act Of Congress approved 10th
May, 1926.
We understand that the necessary instruc
tions and circulars in regard to this very i'm
portant law have been recently issued from the
General Land Office to the district officers in
the Territories mentioned; and, in order that
the iona fde settlers may be fully advised in
reference to the course to be pursued by them
to secure their claims circular has been issued
to the different Registers and Receivers to the
following effect:
1st- That when the approved plat of survey
has not yet been returned, the party prefering
a claim under the law of IS41 must file his de-
clsratory statement, indicating the land
claimed, within three months after the receipt
of such approved plat at the district Office.
I'd. That where the plat is now in the Regis
ter's Office the declaration must be filed within
three months from the first publication of the
circular.
The WEArHER.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution,
and will be continued daily when the line is in
working order. The time of observation is