Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-08-10

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whAsA s bare oaesp ID ID necessary
Tar ~ 10 ssAas shas ~ Regissag II -
Land 0fksa, wesseeEsed ahenE - 90 N
fsss Cor 1oesaiag LAID Wssrsass asdsg
the Aos q ID. Massh, 1855. We coz
ssnasd ahAa the fss@ weRe given 10 ua fer
en- asrsasaa, aza tAs ConmisaionsF 81
sha Gsnarsl Lad Gees eentsnded that
they bslonged % me Government. The
relieving i rs aessieR # Go law pk
Congress undss which Ne see up oar
righi Ia he feea.
Aes I'd Magah, 1855. stSmc.6. AID bs
Il further emaeasd; That the registers
and receivers u the aavsKal Land Offices
shall be seyaRalIy aaah0ki@sd II charge
and reOsiys for fkSir sefpIcss il lsc&sLng
ali warrants under the pro Tisions ca shis
aEk. the sams compensation o. psEeana~
age q Which khey are entitled BIZ law
Tor sales Of public lands Tor CASH al The
rats 81 enc dollar and twenty-five eenss
par acre, this said compensation 30 b.
paid by The aaaignaas or holders Of eush
waErants.n
On pare q sI NJ beck Of instructions
Issued by shs cosAmiaaionsz Of she Gen.
sral Land 0aRss on the 81 Of May, 1855,
We End The following;
tfThe following fees are OhaRgahls by
the land ol60ars and mnst be paid at che
siRs Of the location.
FOR A0-a3ra warrants SO cents
each 10 the Register and Re-
eAiver, total 81, 0l
FoE q 60-aere warrant rs eents
each 30 she Register and Re-
Receiver, tosal l,50
For "a B0-aezs Eaxrant dollar
each 70 the Register and Re-
esiVsr, total 500
Fox l60-Aaea warrant 9 dol
lara each 10 the Register and
Rsaeivsr, total &c., 400
The following il "a extract from = let
ssr wHistea BY us on she alss Of Juns,
1856, 10 The Commissioner Of tia Gen.
sEal Land 0fsss, IN which we reviewed
the commissioners letter instrueting a
70 pay over the fees In our hands 10 the
Receiver, and proposed to sabmit the
question to the Supreme Court Of the
United States: ~
'sThis section (6shl Of she Act Of 1856
gives ma the fees received for locating
the warrants issued under its provisions,
for nsg aerpiees and they become my pro-
perry the moment thEy are received BY
me, and acknowledge no authority as
legally existing By which any person, or
officer can by mere instruction compel
me to surrender my property into the
hands Of the Government, OK any othesE
thereof.
SIN taking this position I do not in
tend any disFespsot 10 the Hon. Commits
sionaE, nor do In anywise desire 10 set
e nsnghi The anthQxikY Of my govern
mens put arEnly beilevEng szzs4s s,--assas
IN my hands are my own, do not hesi-
tate 10 say 30 in language which cannot
be misunderstood. | desire al ell times
70 yield strict obedience 10 ths lava Of
my country and think that where be-
eome interested in having the force and
effect Of any Law interpreted and estab-
hshed, / have q right to appeal to the
proper tribunal fer such Interpretation,
/ do not wish TO retain any money in my
hands that does not balong to me one
single moment Should il meet the
views Of the Hon. Commissioned as the
case will have 10 be finally determined
by the Supreme Court Of the United
States, to make an agreed ease Of tbs
point in controversy and submit il ct
once 10 said Court, win mama person
in Washington City 70 attend TO the case
for ms, and lee tbs case DO decided ira
Bss3saksgg, and ! pledge myself thai In
ezSs the po1as - decided Ggdinss gsas 10
paa 0psy thu sxcsas fees to tha RscsiceT
WITHIN TWELVE HOURS aflsT the decision
shall be made kssoEga TO aas /: AND FOR
THE FAITHFUL FULFTLLMENT OF
THIS PLEDGE, l AM READY TO
GIVE ANY REASONABLE SECURITY
THAT THE HON. COMMISSIONER
MAY REQUIRE"
In letter Of the 18th August follow
ing we renewed the shove proposition to
submfs the case 10 the Court. The pro-
position Was not accepted and we were
removed heeaase We refused to pay over
the fees in September following,-suit
was brought against "a in 1858. IL was
nsvar continued upon our motion, and
that ii was nos desidsd before the last
term Of the Court was not cur faaIa.--
Had the Department submitted 70 our
proposition the case weAld hare been
desidsd BY the Supreme Court years ago.
Several cases besides the one brought
against Us, have been brought, heard
and decided upon the sans issas, and in
susrg iussGnes deei&sd sss faUor Of the
Lead 0BcsEs.
The above Is . plain statement Of the
facts upon which the Black Republican
party base the charge that We sEe de-
faultsr. ne are willing that an enlighs-
eusd public shall pass Judgment upon
the charge, ARMY believing that the
judgment Will be, that we have acted
honOrably and upRightly in this ease
THAI L. w. BABBITT Is NOT A DE-