, 1864-07-08

information for the Public.

There are some facts and points of law which it is
necessary fOl al persons who interested in Home
stead oc Pre- empuon rights to understand and 1t
is my purpose TO let the people know what is the true
relation occupied by certain person who sets him
self up as a Land Agent by permission of the De-
plrtmeat" Those VINO have read that fanciful hand
bill entitled Ho for KOOtenai' Will see that in
the first place he totes from a letter from the Reg
lister, dated December Is, 1863 wherein the Regis
ter says they 'Dght come up next spring." ii G., the
past spring., and confirmation of this arrang e.
ment, he refers the people to card published by
himself, six months before the date of Register
lstter above quoted, to disabuse the public mind
the impression that he was running the Land Otit
(Which was here at That tme) for his own purposes.
Perhaps he wants to make another ''gOOd thngn for
the Land Officers, by getting two hundred subscri-
bers at $40 each, and thus paying them $1,000 trip
out of the pockets Of the farming community as AN
Instance Of his disinterested friendship
Last year circulated the petition to the Secretary
Of the Interior asking fora temporary removal of the
Lud Office to this place, setting forth the facts of
the four months prior to the time Of their arris
val here; and when in to that petition, leave
was granted the Land off cers very uniustty to say
the least gave Parker the credit and benefit of i1 In
reference to Parkers arrangements, the Register
writes me, June Sth, 1854, But when a man has
filed decaratory statement, he must come to Van
couver; for in regaad to preemptors the law is un-
changed, and know Of no GrF0agaeHe that can be
made to set the law aside"
Now, either the Register does not understand the
law or " II. p, once Democrat, intends to misead
by stating in his handbills that pre-emptors can
!
to Vancouver.
Parker is accused Of his errors by guilty con-
science for he takes pains to deny them before they
are publicly charged upon him. refer to a few facts
which can sustuu by affidavit Of parties concerned:
He made an entry Tor gentleman on the Touchet
locating forty acre tract on the hills and then when
the error was discovered too late to correct it, he
fused to pay The money back. So am informed by
party who IS himself cognizait OF this fact
He sent down TO Vancouver and entered tract Of
land in the name of q friend, concerning which lie
party left him and came to me AID filed pre- emp
tOn notification thereon. He thus betrayed cOnt-
hdence, and showed the undetermined way in which
he Is ready to act whenever circumstances put 1t IN
his power.
Parker claims great astuteness Of perception in
placinS papers Tin the hands # responsible man."
10 be filed in the Land Office soon the plas are
received. That is well enough but he has told peo-
pie so they say, that papers Will be flied there, when
the Secretary OF the INTERIOR in decision dated sep
tember 7Jh, 1857, decided plainly That they could
not so flied. Even if they could it would be no
benefit to do So for the law, as lately amended gives
three modths in which to file declalltory statements,
ana prior filing with it force or validity
nuess the contestant has forfeited his right by nom
iulfilment Of the law. l
What benefit, ask, will it he for the Land officers
to come UP here this sumner when homesteads can
be taken here, and land entered up nnder the home
stead law without personal attendance at Yaneou-
yer?
Parker says he is a FLand Agent by permissiop of
the Department " and endoayOrS to make persons be-
lieve he has authority and information which cannot
be elsewhere found, whenLcsters Land Laws con-
tain all decisions rendered on numerous points Of
Land Law, and every person can get any desired IN
formation from tile Land office by private correspond
and pre- paying the return postage All persons
who have done business with the Department know
that all business must be done with the Land Officers
themselves, all that is required being 10 do it IN prop
form. IT, however, the Land Officers do authorize
him to act their agent and thus enueavor to lead
people to DO business with him at an eXhorbitant
price, (Which am 10th to beieve,) then the people
should see to it and demand their removal for inn
proper conduct for the Department at Washington
Ie5' gnzes such proceedings
publish the above that the people may not be
mslsd either by Ignorance by misrepresentation
and wish them to bear in mind that claim TO under
stand the land laws, and always endeavor to advise
clients correctly and honestly, and guarantee to per
form any business entrusted to with dispatch and
accuracy. w. W. JOHNSON. q
Walla Walla, July s, 1864.