Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-08

| - b Attorney C===erel Black relative 10 he
/ California Land Claims. reveals sys.sm Of grsss
/ fAesf aAf psdsry atssss &ishss. passiisl ia he
rs5fsrds e gossrnmsaE 3 arears .hss no less
ID sos slaiAs. eoysdag 10. La square niles 81
Utised SAtss tsrritory ID California. have been
laid before the Land Commissioners under the act
Of 1851. nearly all OF which were confirmed eth
- Av them or the District Cuurts to which they
f, were appealed. Almo,. every spot which the
government might require to use. eithar for M
tional defences or lighthouse purposes. WAS sad.
| died with some kind of claim purporting to have
| bssa granted By the Mexican government previous
to the termination OF shs war and the cession Of
| California. The amount Of property involved is
about $3.50, OO0. 900 but the Attorney General
statss that, By sending Commissioners u San
Francisco and the City of Mexico. Le has sue
cceded 10 elicting such history OF fraud fal-if-
cutiop and perjury a. will defeat two.th,rds II
these claims OF the new Almaden quicksilver
mines Judge Black speaks IA follows:
The New Almsden quicksilyor mlnes, c,imu.
ted to he worth over SIS 200. O0O are in possession
of a company composed II Mexicnns and Eng
lishmcn. The claimants were removing and ap.
propratng to themselves the wealth vi the mine,
at the rate Of over 81 000. 900 wear. and Ind al
ready appropriated over SIS. 0O0.0 900. a. shown by
their books Instructions were given the District
Attorney and Mr.. Stanton to take the proper pro-
ceedings To restrain this waste until tho validity
Of the title should be decided, nnl they we're an-
thorised to employ assistant counsel. Under
these Instructions Edmond Randolph. Esq. OF
San Francisco, was employed 10 assist them, and n
bill in chnncery was fled against the company, IN
which in junction was grhnioi. which remains
in force. There IN no dunbt mt all that the TILE
papers in this case are fraudulent and fabrchied
After stating that, in order to deteo, ihese frauds
some four hundred follo volumes IF the archives
Of the Mexican Government, scattered over Cali
fornis, were collected and bound, the letter con.
tinues:
The archives thus collected furnished isresisti.
BILE proof that there Ind been m organised system
Of fabrcating land titles carried ON Tor long tiIne
in California, by Mexican I I'll nls that forgery
or perjury had been reduced regular "rcnpa
ton; that tho making Il false grants, with The
sub0rnation Of false witnesses III pruve them Ind
become . trade aud business. Des"lats islands,
barren rocks and nr.jecung propontorie-. useless
TO individuals but oi priceless value I" the govern
ment. bad been seized upon under these spurious
titles, with view Of rxt,,rting millions from the
United States for sites necessary u defend the ma
tonal possessions ON the Pae,ht and defend AID
guard the commerce ~ the ,sias,. The richest
less than Ave different grants every enc of them
forged after tho conquest, Sacramento, Mnrysylllc
Stckton and Peialuins were claimed titles no
better
BY those vestigations. and by the collection.
collation. AMI translation Of the archives, the
Government acquired the means o demonstrating
these frauds; OF distinguishing valid grants from
those which had been enabled To mako successful
defence against every fraudulent claim that has
come or is likely to como before the Supreme
Court.
A dilinent investigation of the records of the
former government revealed the whole system Of
Mexican land law. and there alone could be found
the true history Of the Department. the dates If
tho several political revolutions, ind the moye.
ments of the principa. men. in and cut Of Office
Tho historical facts Thus nsccrtmned furnished
the most decisive means OF corroboratins the MS
sertions Of those who claimed under honest titles,
and have completely centradictrd the false az
counts given by the fraudulent parties, This Of
flee was furnished also with photographic copies
Of the original papers in nil the cases brought
tn the Supreme Court upon appeal. by oompar
ing them with the volume Of photograph exhibits
previously sent ON. was not difficult ~ point out
every case in which forgery Ind been porpetra-
ted. There wa also complied from the records
hero faithful chart Of all the professional wit
nesses, or persons supposed to have hired them.
selves out 10 do tho business Of swearing the false
claims through Tolerably full biographies II
nearly oil the men who have boon engaged in :hcsc
schemes Of imposture and fraud from the Cover.
nors dpwn to the lowest II the sup +on@l with, IS
can now be furnishes Whenever necessary. Gu
ded by these lights felt able to determine. with
almost absolute certainty, the truth the fn'sc.
hood Of any claim. 1t enabled me to dismiss TIA,
appeals wherever justice required it aud To assert
the fraudulent character of other with perfect
confidence. When the historical facts usccrluined
from the archives, and the laws, customs aud usa-
ges Of the Mexican Government. If which II knoNl
edge was derived from thu same source. came Ia
be presented before the Supreme Court, that ,r,-
bunal concurred on every occas,en with the view y
taken by this department.
The New York Post OfIice Defalcation.
| Notice has been served on the U. 5 D.strie, At.
torney Of New York. by Mr.. II. W. Robinson, IN
the part OF Messrs. George Law and Gas,ayus A.