Squatter sovereign., 1857-02-10
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ni4ees S. the ssare as Rsil'a - IS
De pr s. ia All But e lie sstisoIIs, tha,
(kaIIat ssnlasas 81 ps TO- asops st.
The premises on Wlsch he staTts on being
/ generally so sonnd. and the conclusions in
tae way of specific Suggestions. SO remark
abfes however, that even yet good fieId
fffYep fifth sf.efpris'ags fDqof p fad
IlhHte 4 hJ6ssQ I'VE psapbsslonIg % pe=
tice few Of the G vernon eccentric con-
decisions. Fra he says
kas EtsSssaias5sa eep resla feed asat We
territories of the -United States are the
common property OF thu people OF The ses-
EST stai.T 5. i,sy ,I E 5e,s'
should be isapossd or xesiEictioGa alacei
upon the rqaai enloymeais Of the Benefits
arising ahssefBaE 6hHbas5tfate che leass
injustice OF any Of the owners"
r AID 5fefsRss ey RS paaa he re-
peal the lsss, ana 's die - '..e...en,
shsis prot prsiess .as p properly Of
lEons Es Il iss s j6oln. s o@aassE ss'S
+ Agail, 1iss 81 ssae~ ss" 'sp0is''s1 9
q aa.5asl 10 7s6u7pg 81; 1ol lc.9 ..ssisTs 3
Tiny at,emP. % iscise ser ri insarree.,
litiosi siidsi rseese no couEiefia nee from me
ssa .islEi order iasssk. rapine and death
foltea iafitsIwakas 81 as!l,ie not 7oae LUX 10
I,ths iesieEs q stl.s slayeais weakened OF
hssksa e. cry sRsllosa!tan IN hiss seaai7
'i PMS, Sec ~. WISE I'll .,qad, i. nj 1os.
., And recpsnpsnds tbe lersall Of all laws
l0F shH RasPisssgHsa' If ihssH hosIs 0asn.
easss.sss1ssqga al ID .l.,ysjies Sd q aai9ed :
Again he says, in ennm gss g ,ttb things
that should Be bsId SACRED, :. the. suprelpll
asy Of the ei lY oyer ihss military arsh9ri-
~" and Il, arrests g aan by military .ad+
tEorlty and pow5er. wh9 bad been disfE.aEg-
Sd y the h, i'shs;ss' Evil R9Hs5 in Ne Ter
i'io' .sga ri ,tzsiei sd ob lon. Lluo9 I'll :
Again, assnnoongsle the :. sacred thingss'"ohe
enun Nc are . entire religious freedom,
q free press, and free speech. . md con.
clades BY ordering his guards to take Ike a
gentleman 10 jail for repeating. atlthe Gov
ernor S request. what Col. Cooke had said.
to MIN, (ths oaende4l and ,whici, .hs Gov
ernor considered disrespestfui to some la.
dies who were present. ,.,4fg,z ~. >.
These are only : fsY Of his Exeellen-.
cys ecerntriei.isS.. But the Message, in
other points. Shows an utter lack Of infor-
ma9iea, a I'd = total disregard Of Iaens
vested rights. -.
He proposes 70 IS s't the rep reIpseal Of one The
Statutes. entitled An Act granting pre-.
epp.ions 20 persons on School Lands in
certain cases He says II sIaalasrs
the school fund BY arPropria.ing the lands
differently than the manner contemplated
by the organic act. and con,rrsenes the
pre-emp,ion laws, e. On his subject lie
betrays the grosses,4 ignora nee, 10th OF
custom and law, as we'll as an utter disre-
gard Of Tie. rights Of individuals. He in
Inmates that, these lands cannot be sold
But must be kept and rented, we suppose.
Now the riiggh. 81 Interested parties to sell
these lands has been set,led by custom in
all the States where such donations have
Been made heretofore. and by law in sew
efal 81 thSem@1iin Missouri certa liiniy-and
common sense teaches us that money viii.
bring larger income Than its its ieqaivafen.
i, land at tease or rent. Il being ceirtaii l
that the Territory has the right 10 dispose
Of these lands. and having done So 90. can ca;
She dissss. 10 good faib. or al all, those
persons Of l1eir, right, no, only 10 This land
but ESQ TO their Improvements made upon
tie faith of the act OF the Legislature a as s.
sdiridisg hem '.lile'z We appreGend tina,
(the House. having. already passed an
annendmer. completing the law) The Conn
Gil, the same, which, passed the blll, vii.
not so s,tilthy themselves as 10 repeal this
acs tifs Go Cover Filing b,.t win III pass ass
The amendment necessary 10 make one
sixteenth Of ar the people in the Teri aiIE
tory. get those homes on: wiachl.ey have
bestowed pet epsy saeir haEdH teil loe,two
or IS. tttesi years, bns, in na ag cases their al
in n making thsss pscessary Improvements
liipr their dependant waves AND ll.le caitd-
rem. sThsse men,.ea Itiss laiis4 Of ihe, bill
which VII passed the last Legislature. aselee:
Ted e, do that which would haze. secured
them 10 their homes. which was to - file
their dscIars,ien Of intention TO pre-e.rp, =
They Hs we're ignorant Of .he. fact that they
could thus secure. them aud fierce The
!. sci, school to e sfoai;". aud shall they be de-
priysd Of Years Of toll. and all their means
in the way Of houses fenees, prairie break
ing, &C.. to edueats. their aeighors'. child
req L would be an act of the grossest
bad faith On the part Of the Legislature. TO-
attempt such a thing, even il the school
fund h had e sufIer Butt, is no. So, the.
school commissiensEs.i f they. think proper.
can sitbsr loan the monty or invest. in
other lands, so tina. the fund does not suf-
er thereby. 49,. r-s.s. .-;.s..e s.s1
Rat enas,oh IF his FxcalIanex, ~. lo,,,,