The Van Buren press., 1859-07-13
TO rrs-Ensr 81 on Raiiroaa L,anas

By referring toz adyertis;ng eoluinr.. ii viii
be seen that de nQad Company has given :.
those claiming. The f;2hts Of pre-emption an,r,e
time to prove claims, and escure in lera
manner, their right % the land which they occn.
py. On this euhject We have fewworls of friend
ly warning to saY our country friends, which
We sconcieve are Warranted by existing circum
stances.
It j. the design of the Co. to offer for sale a, ar
early day thirty forty thousand acres of land
being about. one-half the amount which they ar.
now entitled to dispose of, and we suppose this
land will be selected in some regular order, and
without reference to any other consideration thar
the best interests of the Co. Individual interests
| which will become involved in cor sequence O,
| nothing but pure neglect on the part of settlers
upon these lands, will necessarily he sacrificed as
the Co. win be prevented from discriminating be-
tween those desiring to purchase any lands adver.
tised for sale, and will be obliged to award such
lands to the highest bidder. whoever he NAV be
The Go. are the absolute p,opriefors of the lands
ateachedto the firstsecton oftwenty miles of road
and any deeds they may make will be valid in any
Court of Law in the State. This is indisputable.
and we will only refer those who have any doubts on
this point to the 5th Sec. of the Act Of Congress
making the grant of lands. approved Feb 9Th 1852,
the several enactments Of the State Legislatures on
the subject and to the official opinion of Solicitor
General Hampstead also to any respectable lawyer
IN the State. g - = slss
We doubt not it is the earnest wish of the Co.
for every man owning pre- -emption rights to their
lands, to establish his claims as they would rs.
gret any evil result which would inevitably flow
from neglect or. the part of pre-emptors They
will be obliged to disregard private wishes and in
terests and proceed according the dictates of the
law 1t will be the part of WISDOM then, for those
claiming rights of preemption to railroad lands to
comply strictly with the requirements of the law,
for should they omit to do so. they may soon find
themselves "ousted" by some more enterprsing far
mer, or perhaps by some ruthless speculater, and
without the remotes chance of ever recovering the
rights so carelessly and indeed so criminally
lected, when they might have been SO easily secur-
ed.
We arrrehend many will neglect this matter
through Ignorance. and others be induced to do so
in the belief that the road cannot be built and that
the whole affair is preposterous humbug. If any
such there be, let then, remember what we now
tell them. that they take a precarious risk, and
'result In disappointment and disaster We have
ample evidences that the Co proceeding in good
faith and that they fully determined to carry
this enterprise to successful completion Men of
character and ability have charge of it, and the
preliminary steps are already taken. Long and
earnest consultations have been held calculations
OF cost and resources carefully entered into and the
firm decision made. A change of administration
has been effected, corps of Engineers for location
and construction has been employed, an office
opened. the lands WILL rs soon MS valued he off r.
Ell for SALE and ct an early day, proposals for the
construction of the first % miles will be invited
This locks like work, and we assure our country
friends il means work The Co have now taken
hold Of the work upon their hook" and will
pros cute it with all possible vigor The opposi-
tion to the enterprise is weak and inconsi,lerable
an! the Co. expect. and will undoubtedly receive
the prompt and cheerful cooperation of the people
whose interests thy subserve
We repeat our warning TO rre-emptors and, al
though we cannot tndeS1ke to urge them, yet We
advise them II all candor, as they value their homes
| which they now hold by.slght tenure, to &c
promptly forward and their rights according
20 the requirements of the law before it is too late
No one can possibly suff.r by their neglect bu,
themselves and their families and the resion-
sibities Of such neg ct will rest wholly upon their
own shoulders. "A ,rord TO The rise is sufficient