New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-14
NEBRASKA.
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OMAHA CRY, N. T., May 2, 1859.
The public lands in this Territory to be brought
into market in July, August and September next,
az specified in the Presidents proclamation, EN-
brace $50 townships and fractional townships
making an aggregate of nearly 10000 Of acres
Supposing one half Of these lands to be already se-
cured by pretmptors, there will remain over
100000 Of acres TO pass mainly into the hands OF
SPECTATORS, who will neither reside upon nor I'M
prove their purchases, but depend upon making
their profits out Of the increased value which Will
b. given to heir lands by the tolls and prvati"ns
Of the hardy settlers WHO open up farms around
them, and aittsct business AID settlement 10 TIE
Irei.p. Had Grows bill and the Homestead tor
bath meAstrs are nes ded) been enacted as laws at
The late session of Congress- these lands would
have remained ep-n to settlement by those who
would have cultivated and made homes upon them;
but nnw they ar. destined to pass into thu hands Of
n.n- reside, specu atOrs, tn be a perpetual draw
back upon our progress and settlement, ~ has been
the IL large portion Of Iowa and other parts
Oftbe West.
The cnu,se Of the Administration with regard TO
the lands of this Territory has borne heavily upon
the settlers Last year notwithstanding tue de-
depres,ed state Of affairs, and when preemptors
were bu, ILL., prepared 70 pa, for theif lands, The
President proclamation Sss issued for apablc sale
I'D September and pree ~ ptors were notified to pay
W or forfeit their cl,ms. Meetings were held all
over the Territory, asking for apO.tp0bement; out
tim. rolled o. and there came no encouragement
that the s.le would be put of. Every -xertion was
made by the settrrs Ia scrape together toe amount
necessary to buy their nnds-many depriving
themselves almost If the necessarirs Of HE to Sc
cure their home from the grasp OF specnlators
While others wero compelled Ia borrow the
M. ans from money jobbrrs, at from f'rty -
,1y per ceOt and mo- tgage their land as security
With but little chance Of being able to redeem II AT
the end Of the year. Some, even, who Thought
the latter prospect hopeless, determined tn risk ALL
and allow their claDs TO go TO sale rather than
that they should use their right OF prremPtlon IN
der ,ucb cberrlpss circumstances. After all these
hsrd,hips-after all had paid who could in any
wa, DO 60. then aud not til then on the day before
thst fixed for the opening Of the sale was the post
10, EN-, IT. announced. Many who then "eptered
on time base forfeited their lands whereas, had the
pos,ponem. 1T been announced 10 time, they would
ha We been enabled still to retain them This year,
the hardship will Dot be 40 great rs the number OF
settler who have not proved up" 10, VI course,
bpt .mall, compared with those who we're IN the
ssmr situation ls,t year; but the permanent effect
,t the sale will be the same it would have been
then-to pass the large body of lands into the hands
of FpecuatoIs, to the exclusion, hereafter ut set
il.rs unles. the latter purchase OF second hands,
and hi an advanced price.
An, expectations Of a large amount OF revenue to
the Government from the public sals, are likely to
| b. disappointed. The low rate at which land War
rants have been selling for q year past and the
great Plumbers Of them not yet located, must make
II mutually TO the interest Of buyers to have the
sale go by default and immediately aft<rward pro-
| coed To enter with warrants, Instead OF pay ng
ca.h as they must DO if they bid of at the sale
Thp interest will undoubtedly orlng about such a
combustion as to make it likely that but few bids
will be made; and the result; will be that, instead
of cash. the Government will receive its pay prln-
| cip,lb in warrants.
| To those who wish 10 settle IN the West, our
be ,uiitul and fertile prairies offer great induce
m. nt.; and this year ~Ill be particularly favor
able time for those coming with some means. Inc
lane sales will sford opportunities OF purchasing
| ubimproved lands at Government prlce, while the
ru.h IT, the gold mines is taking of many who have
| preempted and mproveo valuable claims, which can
| now be bought a, yer, Low figures. And the same
| cause which makes the price of the farm low, Is
tending 70 Increase the value Of its productions aud
the demand for ,bem namely, the eaiigrauoa I" the
| gold region. For the thousands who are now
v Pr ding their way tbitter and the thousands Yet
To come. if the affair is M bubble must obtain their
,uoport principally from the Missouri Valley-snd
hence farming in this region cannot fail to be profit
| able.
A case of great hardship, resulting from mis-
| placed confidence in q near relstlve, has lately
| come to MY knowledge, the sufferer 10 which vas
| formerly az sctivs land r-iormer IN New-York
| He Was induced by the statements OF his relative
| 10 send him q land warrant and considerable
smOnnt of money to purchase farm for hun 10
this Territory and finally left the city to make his
| future home upon the farm 20 purchased; but
after bis arrival here, he found That his relative
| had the title to the land made to himself. and on
various pretexts be has since refused to make It
| over 10 the rghtful owner WHO ia thus deprived
| of all bis means and left erokendOwn and dis
| pirtrd, far from his former friends, and within
| reach of DO avOcatiOn suited 10 bls habits. he
| took par, in the Industrial Congress, OrgsDized
| some years ago and has done much by his writings
! 10 attract the public attention to land reform and
kindred subjects.
Our city is alive with the hustle and business in
\ cidept TO the Quitting and starting OF emgrsn.
| trains 10 the gold mines. Hundreds Of them are
esup.d about the suburbs, waiting for the grass
to spring up sufficiently for the subsistence Of
stock; bDt train after train IL started daily, aud
| each Day brings sn accession from the East. Sew
ersl thousands have already startet; but It Ia sem
eIsby posed that the larger part o! the ewigra
| ton 10 yet to come The grass is now starting
1 finely and 10 q werk or two will be abundant The
emgrapts who have arrived here are principally
| fron, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa.
with some from indiana, Illinois, and further east
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| BORDER RUFFIANIsM IN NEBRASKA CITY-GEN
| JOHN CANDLE. BOX CALHOUN KNOCKED DOWN
| A FREE FIGHT.