The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-03-02
LET ALL THE ENDS THOU AlMsT AT, BE THY GODS
WAYNE COUNTY. IND. MARCH

ZION before mentioned, and has :
.eceived in the aggregate for said
ands So, 200.
The act under which they were
old protected. as before stated.
actual settlers on the lands at the
line and if others have settled
thereon since, they will, ] suppose,
be presumed 10 have done so with
full knowledge Of the States ac-
tion in the premises. Although
the State did not warrant the title
to the lands so sold by any express
covenants in her deeds or patents
to the purchasers. yet having dis
tinc'ly asserted titles thereto in
public act of legislation, Suppose
She is morally bound to respond
in the event of the failure ct the
purchasers title, to the same ex-
tent that an individual would be
bound to answer if he had convey |
ed to same land with warranty.
The State is. therefore, directly
and pecuniarily interested in the
matter; and besides this, it seems
to me that it would not he credit
able TO the State to have these
lands sold under an act Of Con-
gress and taken from those who
have purchased, them FROM the
State, if the STATE, through her
State officers or Representatives in
Congress-. can prevent it. l give
it, therefore. as my opinion that
the tile which the Stste has made
, to the 1880 acres. derived through
Dunn, ION the supposition that it
is invalid. ought 10 be confirmed
by Congress. end I respectfully
ask that it may be done. do
not wish to be understood as CIV
ing any opinion, ono way or the
other, as to the validity or invalid
ity of the title which the State has
made to the purchasers. AS to
the other half of the lands which
fell to Mr.. Bright in the division
between him and Dunn, the State
has no interest, and l therefore
have nothing to say on the sub
jec'.
A few hours after the recaipt of
your note, Hon T A Hendricks,
who is the legal adviser of some OF
those who claim title TO pats of
these lands under the State as we'll
as of those who claim some of
Biisht's portion Of the lands under
the deeds from Bright, called on
me and requested me, if ] thought
l could with propriety, to join in a
memorial signed by the county Of
fcers of Newton County and 9TH
ers. l declined 20 sign the mem
orial because it embraced lands
that the State never sold or con-
veyed, but informed him that l
had just received a communication
from you on the subject, and would
respoyd TO it and give my views
fully as to the lands which the
State has sold and conveyed, and
that l would furnish him . copy oil
my lotter to you. This was sat
isfactory to Mr.. Hendricks, and ]
make this statement 60 that If 9
copy of this letter should be ex.
hibited by MIR. HerdIicks you may
understand why and the ciucum-
stances under which it was given
l have the homer to be, very
respectfully, you obedient servant
CONRAD BAKER.
Hon. JAMES N TYNkR,
Washington City, d. e.
STATE OF INDIANA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Indianapolis, Jan. II, 1879.
DEAR SIR: In my letter to 20,
of the 18Th instant in relation Z
the Beaver Lake lands. / made on
mistake which, although it doe
effect the merits Of the question
involved. still. as it has been poin,
ed out TO me, l desire to correct i
The statement to which l allud
was, that NJ G Bright. esq: wa
the surety Of John Dunn to tn
State on the claim. in pa, ment I
which Dunn's half of the land
! latter their division was convey e
/, to the State. This am sa,islie
was no. the case. Mr. Bright ha
: no connection with the debt whic
: Dunn owed the State, but he ws
the surety of Dunn on the clail
:: upon which the judgment was ren
: dered upon which Dunn's part I
> the lands were sold, but this clai
was not due 10 the State. My mi
d take was in applying the surety
ship to the States claim inst cad I
{ 10 the other.
: Respectfully, yours,
:. CONRAD BAKER
Hon. JAMES NJ. l YNER,
Washington, D. G.
3 All the machinery OF tho Nh
n maske Mills, in Manchester, N. l
J, which has recently been used
i the Manufacture OF woolen good
g is now devoted to the maufactul
# ing of cotton goods. in cons'
e quence Of the great disproportie
= in the price Of wool and the mani
factured articles. Wool OF la
n years crop. which was bought
'r Manchester for 4a Cents per poun
3 now sells for IS cents per poun'
., or Spiritualists in the Unit
" States, Judge Edmonds thin
ct there are about 6 900 900: He