Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-01-10

larger estates, which involve a corresponding in
crease OF labor, difficulty and responsibility in
the administration of the law, in their settlement
The Legislature Of 1856 appointed Joint com
mittee to consider the subject of the lands in the
BACK Bay, who have, from time to time pursued
their labors during the recess in conjunction with
the commission previously in existence There
have been perfect harmony and concurrence be-
tween tue legislative committee and the commits
sloners, and the results which they have attained
have received the unanimous support of the whole
body. They have been able to make very sub
stantla progress in the settlement Of difficulties
surrounding subject in which the Commonwealth
Is deeply interested, and which promises to bring
large revenue to the State treasury at no distant
day.
The most important results reached by them are
included in two formal instruments, which, in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of the resolves under
which they acted, were submitted to the Governor
and Council, both Of which instruments have been
ratified and approved by them. One Of these was
a supplementary indenture with the Boston Water
Power Company the owner Of half the lands in
the Back Bay, and equally interested with the
Commonwealth in their Improvement the other
was trlpartite indenture between the Common
wealth, the " ater-POwer Company, and the CITY
Of Boston, These two instruments settle all points
OF difference, and remove all obstacles to which
any Importance is attached. The claim of the
CITY OF koXbury to the ownership of Il portion Of
the territory, which claim is denied by the most
eminent legal advisers whose services the Com
monWealtl and Water Power Co,nnony have beor
able to obtain, will probably be decided by the
Supreme Judicial Court before the expiration of
the present year, and whatever may be the result
1t cannot Ytlatc or render useless the proceedings
already had.
The indentures mentioned. while Twin, 70 otbor
parties all the fncilities which tbe,T ra,Sir ~ -
which they are of RIGHT entitled secnra to the
State all the points deemed necessary before nro-
ceeding to fiji in the lands and make thon, ovaio
BILE for the market A magnificent nIap for Io,i,s,
out the territory is PROMISED which nc II 'nro9
crosses, will render the lots very attractive anil
Immediately saIabIe, for resnopsibIe r,ortics AFRO
n,w known to be AWAITING tba orrartn,it, IN
make purchases 1t will be observed the Commit
tee recommend that a pecun1orv annrnnriation be
placed at the disposal of the commissioners To
enable them to fill in a portion of the lands which
sum will be returned with nr,ft IN tba +reos,,, 90
the sales are made The plan of navino for iIiinr
by grants of part of the flats If is thoncht onId
prove more expensive to the State. esneciallv if
the parties who are yIlIirr Ia contract fr fIiiro,
know that the hands of The Commissioners are
tied and that they cannot offer the alternative of
a cash payment in case thew tbinl, the forms oth-
erwise pr1posed are operous The nroner,1, Of tbo
State in the Back BAY. estimated at millions bv
the rates at which SIMILAR lands in tho s,no 1;;
itv have recently been sold seams IN ba ON ;toros+
Of sufficient lnagnitude to instIfy a Et,;toJ ~,
pendlture in preparino if for tba y,,rlaI
A portion of the lands included in tbis troct Iios
within the limits of Boston. and another nortion
within the boundaries of Roxbnrv Tho line ba-
tween the two cities Is arhitrorr ;rrer,lor ond
inconyenient The Boston savers must nose
through Roxburv for snitab1o drainooo and ali
that norton COMPRISED ,gitbin tho Itt. 49, Iii
be deprived of much of its voIne to the Common.
wealth. unless supplied with the Cochit,ota water
the exclusive PROPERTY Of the former | tbarcfore
bring the whole or nearly All tbe Tract to be
filled within the Jurisdiction of the cit Of Rosto
The Resolves in relation ia tbo sTorritory, of
Kansas. passed bv the Iost Ta,,isat7ro in ooo1rd
ance with the request contained in tbam yore
transmitted to the Executives of the different
States The copv addressed to the Governor Of
Alabama was returned IN mo nv, hin, accommodated
by an unwarranted and an undigniHed coTn1ni-
cation, IN which he expressed desire for no fur
Their intercourse with Massacbusetts ! deemed
it my duty. in calm and courteous. tbouob Main
language to reply defendipp the bnno,' and dir
nifty of our state both from his dirert CHARGES and
covert inuendoes A second communication was
received from him the tone and STYLE Of which
precluded any reioinder
The copy Of the same Resolves sent to tine Gov
ernOr of the State of MississippI, was also re.
turned, accompanied by n letter unexcentionabIe
in its phraseologv. and by a preamble and resoll
lions adopted by the legislature of that State di
rectng its governor in all instances to return re-
solves on the subject of slavery, passed by the
Legislatures Of the Free States, to the executive
magistrates from whom they were received.
Massachusetts is consciously too secure in her
position. both in the trinmnhsnt nrasant and in
the unalterable record Of the past, to be at all a
fected by any exhibition of bad taste on the mart
of those to whom she addresses herself And She
cordially invites, as she confidently will continue
to send forth, any such communications, and as
sures her affiliated States that, so lar as she her
self is concerned, they shall be received, however
opposed to her sentiments or her policy, in the
proper spirit, and with the accustomed comfy of
nations
GENTLEMEN Il can but recognize with grateful
obligation my renewed election to this post Of va