, 1874-06-25

nclnp thoir n1lafs una onlablia!lod their ho,nos
expecting to fayo MI abiding pleo. Now, tilooo
ontrios haso boon ordered to bo caIcocA at,,l
tG asota s ,rnnS n9 9y a soorsary o the H.
prior Brant. Thoy haye nearly all bean eau
Gelcd, THO Ba1no rnaBon for cancelirk
ono applios to ail. Tho work OF cancolla-
tton will soun bo complotod. nn!ess d decision OF
men who lnvo spont tlisoo or fur years III I'M
ptoying thur fnrua n,,tt hoautifyug tlloir homes
find themselves homoloss, ,nolieylcss, anl
frloi,less. The labor OF tltoir own hauls has 80
advanced tho yaluo Of the lantls III to place thom
boyoud their ability, 70 purchase. nonco 1t is
mt surprising TINT shoso mon hnvo banded to-
gothor In buoret organizations, swortl to protect
thomHotyos agaiilst tho rapaclty Of those oorpo-
rations. From ttte timo tsicso ra!lronsia sot up
claim to theso lands to tho psosoat time, tho acts
nnd opinions OF tho executive officers Of tue
QoYernmont hnve boen AerlcH Of
coSr1AuTs AND CukTNA DIGTroNs.
Tie Lana connissio'or decided tt.1t tho rail-
Ioaas had 10 gras throEh H. taese laaaH' s9ore
clared in favor Of tho ra!lroada. Bactotary Cnx,
who succeeded Browning. entertained yows OK
actly opposite to thoao Of bis Predecessor; but,
on tho grounds ct courtesy refuaed to aot tho
decided against the railroad companIoH.. 1t ~ a
matter, therefore,, Of cungratu1ation TINT tho
caso is 80 noou to 10 settled finally. There ID
but one remove from this Court, aud, no mattor
tie dofonled party to tic Supreme Court Of tic
porlance to tho settors. 1t involyoa their
household goods md their lrcado nltars.
On it's decision depends tho tonlporal Imp
involves tho growth and dovelopmont Of this
entro section or country in which these lands
aro situated. Should this case bo decided
against tho settlers, thon tho plow will stand
still in tho furrow eud further improvements
Ityn f1,orrn n935f will I'm f1nrn ra
loss; mon who feel that they havo bceh deceived
by tho Government. It IL duo to these settlers,
to tho railroad companies anal their ,nortgagoes,
to tho State Of khnaaa and her people, to tho
Government ltEe1f, that this question be detor-
minea, aud thathpeodily. Five millions Of dollars
worth Of property Is hanging il tho acalo Every
day of delhy Is working incnleulable injury to
both parties. Justice demands that tho case bo
settled, aud forever. Tho general impression
among lawyers who ara familiar with tlo facts,
aud who have hoard tho arguments of COUNSEL
on both Bides, IL, ti,at the settlers hayo q good
case, and that tho tlnal decision will 10
AGAINST THE RAILROAD COMPANIES.
Judges Miller, OF the Supreme Court, and
Dillon, Of the Circuit Court, lave ta1ton tue caso
under adyisemeut, and will dcliyor decision On
tho Goth OF August, In Leayenwortl, Mt Special
session Of tho Court. Should this Court-com-
posed, as 1t Ia, Of two Of tho ablest and most
ruads lavo no right to those "Osags Cedcd
Lauds," .hore is littlo probability TINT the do
cslon would bo reversed In tho buprome Court
OF tho Uhitod States.
This controversy has boon disturbing ole-
mont in tho politics OF this State for tho last five
Years. Thero il not 3 dou,agogue politician in
Kansas but has been xoaLously ondeayoring to
circulate tho fact that lis BympnthioB wore With
tho sottlors. Candidates fer Governor and Com
gross are all aruont Bympathizors with tho sot-
tefB. It ls to be hoped thnt this IL tho Inst op.
portunity TINT deniagogloB will have to rido into
power by falso expressions Of loyo for tho unfor-
tuuate Aettlers. S. II, +,