Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-05
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Tb. excitement ~ he day Is found in the attempt Of
he Government 20 tsks possession Of the Aimadsu
niue. and she crngsqusnt runlors which grew and mul-
iPlied on the street wria dated ne en- Of Nay and
directed TO The marshal Of this district su we'd In this
civ few DAYS ago. tt was issued by President LIN
coin. and commanded he marshal 70 seize The Almsdsu
.mi4e, and. If necessary, 70 Use armed i0rcs
Cnmmenciag with the egTuning, we viii sHdesycr 60
explain under what supposed %sUthorty The writ was
is-u-d By congressional act OF 1907, The President is
authorized 70 direct the seizure Of 81 puddle lends which
are occupied without authority or dtle n1m She United
states. and 90 empower the marshal % Use military force
Il necessary. This act has been used in this community
/ before. We believe, once when Capt Eeyat now zen.
| Fsvesl took possession u the land an which tee Usriue
| bo.uitrl stands with q hLs Of soldiers, turning of the
.@qnafters, and. l.ter.in occupying and keeping possss
I si5u Of the Preside grounds. In relation 70 mines, the
letter OF the act has never been contemplated 70 cover
/ tha lands belonging 70 Sue Government and prevent
the um5er. But q dh rent ana ltulEafy construction
/ seem 70 have been PLACED upon The lew ar Washington
/ and the writ e t1e marshal here directed hu 70 take
! nosgession OF tha mius, the land ahGur 90, and the Ia
/ ron TIE mouth OF the mine was spscih-d-aud IN
case u necessity 10 csh military 70 &c TO bis
assistance Tha nine when Uk=u Do-Bsssi p Of was 20
be turned over 70 f1s custody OF Leonard Sweet an Ola
! law mariner q Mr.. Lincoln. who CIme- Gus on the lasi
steamer. MzEhs RsHd- accompanied by Mr. Sweet
went Ou1 70 the Almaurn uHue oay before yesterday
and demanded he ElrrsndscG = the mine aud ia app1r
] t-nsRosz This IVES deelnrd, 80 lenst EutI -asg-sDhia
/ com ruuieafion could be had with The iuteEeEts1 paBisi
resi- ent ia ssh FrsnCiaco. The marshal stated that q
It were not surrendered be WsBid march in q de Of ous
hundred soldiers and t1se military possession. G g sol
dier then being ir San Jose fer That purpose. The
people a. the mine anu io the vicinity 10 me m7al
| while had oec0ne much excl ed the nine WIS barn
| esded by come one hundred aud seventy armed men
and a collision seemed evident All this white
however. tie pot was careful watched by prudsu
yves. and not permitted 10 b1iI 0vsr. The arthcriiel
Al WsshiBEtoR wers telegTapbed TO, snd while he mar
q HU a.. -EHnw~a M rh. Hra.aHa wan nn.Hnn-nn nH
/ AIMED neutrality 1iyps-ch came from the Presazut q
/ the proper hands 10 say al proceedings, ami the cavsl
~ Company was ordered - ibis CRY. The people %
/ San Jose, who were much excited recaivet tins new
l with cheers and general demonstrations OF Eratdcar0n
The popular impression has been that the writ While.
| Il was proposed to enforce, was issued by The courts
Not so; It emsusted dire fly Z gm the President under
/ liter 4 e0Dstructi0u Of the lstnrr ui she act Of lslE ,belft
] referred to, sud The superstition, on hhs part 81 course
3 AZ the property belonged % rh5 United States. Ihi
latter poi-t seems not % be very Definitely es-a'.sas'
l vet. a. here are ts0 eiEtHsuta fr The property IN th'
field under privSts. tiilea But admitting itt1 b. u.
| property OF the Government stripping t 0f 81 otue
/ titles and placing the Lils Iu uuGi-putsd Gcver1uecl3
nnasasg50n. would &c BE- policy for the Government p
/ exerris- IT'S authority Vrusfiy Government has con
/ ssu,ed TO the oeou. a1cy Of IT, grounds 10 mu1ts- Is tl'
] best way Of getting .hn gold dug cue o. the ea-thl so,
| the easiegs way Of settling q question 1T title whic
would 0therwse have been productive u erd.-s
trouble. The Almsoen minsr-' who nave had cndl-
suited possession Of their mines for seventeen years
" uld still have a right 20 the prop-rty under '7 M
written, but recognized mining laws ci thi
1 district. hodiar their claims BY tus sau8 ttf
| that other miners have 20 th-ir-. Such az
ton on the part Of the Government would breed q verl
l natural fesr on the part Of the miuers gcusraiE1 ths
/ their long-ve5ted rights were to be tuterte7ed win, ami
l themselves sumnarly disposgessed Of their o aims b.
an armed force. For nothing wou 4 remaiu but 70
/ Uncle samuel to step In and pocket Ophlr and So7ld {
] Curry, a. well a. al the -Hdcat stock la The market
There j. smother interesting pointin which th- se.zur
] u the Almaden mines would present itself 90 tha pos
kuIsr view. The consumption Of quicksilver IN GsEHd
|srri;ory equals one tE0usa2d Asa-s per month, and
Is supplied 70 minsrs - sixty cen,sa pound Do "a
l Almsdeu mine were seized within turse week
/ every mine on this coast would be Obliged 9
] suspend working until r supply ef ~4uiCksive
csud be brought from foreign countries - aWuch high
/ err rate, a. fhsre Is sid not TO be 3 supply suheient ia
q menths consumption in the C1uBry. The New lGr
mine. below Ssn Juan, is suspended, having bee
| served with an injunction the Enrquets mine, in SEni
| Clara county, has worked Itself out or lost the We q, an
the NRpa mine Is producing nothing Consequently
stoppzgs Of the Almsden works would interfere ser
ously ui3h the interests Of every gold and silver mine q
| The aonnIrH.