The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1868-09-24
DemOcraGic misrepresentation
of the Surveyor General.
TFrOm the Harris5urg State Guard. ]

TFrom the Harris6urg State Guard.1
In keeping with the ignominious plan |
of cam paig IN inaugurated by the opposition,
to act on the aggressive, and Defend No
thing" the Patriot Of the 18th inst, by
dissimulation and studied Withholding of
facts, endeavors to leave the impression
that a large sum of money has been dis
bursed by Surveyor General Jacob NJ.
Campbell Happily for the party General
Campbell's administration needs no de-
fence. More work has been done, and
better done, in the Land Department since
CampbeIPs induction into Office, than for
many years previously. During the ad-
| ministration of his predecessor, Demo
crat, whom it is not our purpose wantOn-
! ly to attack, an act of assembly was passed
requiring all accounts for unpatented lands
to be got out-a Herculean task-one 10
vosying thorough overhauling'of all the
unfinished business of the Office since the
settlement Of Pennsylvania, in 1882, and
| for this purpose five extra clerks were al
lowed, whose salaries, together with
slight increase added to that of others
made by the e-legislature, accounts for all
the additional expenditure. Why did moi
the Putrtot naent10n tItS 6t.e@
The previous administration did moi
employ the whole force provided Tor by
law, nor was much progress made toward
complying with the requirements of the
act relating to unpatented lands. In fac
but little was done, and that had to be over
hauled.
General Campbell, with his character
: istic energy, at once undertook the worl
required by the act of May goth, 1864
and has nearly completed it. This work
when completed, which will be In fev
, months, will bring into the State Treas
: ury, in a short time, the sum of 81 ,332
O36 81. An administration or two, carrie
on with the ability and activity that hav
marked that of General Campbell, wi
> practically finish tie business of the De
! partment, and thus save to the STATE yeal
ly the cost of running it. The Potrtt
d would have the work undone and the o
y fee indefinitely continued. because, fo
n sooth, a little extra force is needed 10 ad
/. this money to the State Treasury, to accon
modare the people who want to get thei
II titles completed.
The act of 1864 provided that the ZOOS
sheets, containing the accounts for unpa
ented lands, should be entered In 6ocke
'e by the prothoDotar:es, and the heavy te'
ia allowed for entering judgments charged
or each case Under an act OF Aprh !, lo6
this work is being done by Gen. Campbe
Us and will save the common wealth, in Il
is matter of transcribing alone, about S2(
vs. OOO
By reference to the statute books itw
be seen that many acts have been passe
> besides those noted, requiring these a
u counts to be got out, but never until Cam
y BELLS administration was anything pract
er cally done towards complying with thel
In this connection We note the act OF Mar
p, %, 1920, and its supplements. Act
I'M April s, 1926. Act of March II, lot
ne The latter act was il force at the time
ke last Democratic Administration went II
power, but rothiug was done under
The only fund in the hands of the s
~ veyor General that he has any CONT
NY over being the contingent tund, will
ge Patriot explain why SO much less is
r'y pended by General Campbell, according
on its own showing, than was spent by
Democratic predecessor?