The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-03-03

pDIN~iti I'liil'bN's II " - wv ii'f'l N'aa
tempt of court 10 attempt to sWindlc u
purchaser ont of real estate which the
sucr got full pay for. do not know what
L.. should these things con-
tinue aud the people Of Illinois could
view one Oi these Cicctm"nt suits IN all its
iuscIlly aspects, another similar suit
would never take place. Ii these parties
knew they would have TO refund the pur-
chase money, a. God knows thCy should,
these suits would never occur. On many
occasions. when grim want ueccSsitatcs
sale To procure the upceSsaric> ot life. the
purchase money j. like q friendly sail APP
preaching Il ship-wrccked crew thai has
been several days on floating pieces Of
the wreck. Gentlemen. corners are
no longer confined Ia grain IN Chicago or
Eric stock i'm Wall street: they have been
successfully extended to real estate. One
-vindlc OF ih, Kind will, wherever
known. dctcriorIjC or sacrifice the laud
of ten thousand other minor. - that II
can hardly hc disposed OF ai any price.
What can deter purchaser, from Invest
iug. more than the certainty that II there
/. the least t'iri7i informally they lose
all. whether the error j. incidental or tie
signed to dciraul. On the other hand,
what greater induccmcnt or In uliNc TO
cha -er- can there he than the iurchnuwl-
edge that IL those whose property, -old
can los any means hUhiug an officer, or
altering the records. OF substituting a
hogJ, for the original summons .how 4
defect --yp-. au insignificant lcirct--thcy
can not only recover that sold bat keep
the money paid for IL: should not a law
b" enacted that a party purchasing land
NJ sale u! any Kind can never be- di>pu--
>p-.cd until Jll the purchase money j. r.
funded with interest:
These ciCctIucnt case. are neither few
IN number nor confined To- any locality.
They have occurred IN nearly every cOuu-
IS IN the state. Thpy seldom appear in
The reports. n the suits snip purchasers.
being poor. 81 completely that they are
unable To- tax" them t. the supreme
Court. even If experience did not warn
them that II would avail nothing. Cen
tlcmcn. YOU have all taken an oath to
support the state and Federal Constitu-
tions. Now assert that under the Bill of
Rights in both Constitutions, have an
inalenablu right to have the said purchase
money refunded. assert that that j. u
natural right. God-given right. which
can never be wisely or Justly denied.
"Rcndcr unto Caesar the thing, that are
Caesars" assert that from time immc-
mortal it has been. and i, and ever should
be, the rule that when one person proves
his ownership or right to the money or
property hcldby another person, il j. the
duty of those in authority to enforce such
claim. | assert that IL any citizen Of Hi
uOis has any sacred or inviOlahlc right uil-
der our Constitution, IL j. the right of
having paid to him that which j. uniusily
withhold assert that under our form of
government no authority can be given to
any court. nor exercised 10y it, To apply to
the rule OF "cnrcgt cWptor. a. applied tn
my ease in this court. / assert. further,
that no court or legislative body can CON
stitutionnlly discriminate between citizens
who have just claims 10 enforce. thereby
favoring some while prescribing others
who have equally just cause for action,
whether arising from judicial sale, or
otherwise. Legislatures and courts en-
crciSc authority under and by virtue of
the Constitution. Is it natural for water
10 rise above it, source: "A FREQUENT re-
currcnce to the fundamental principles of
civil government j. absolutely necessary
TO procure the blessings ofliberty. Bill
oi Rights of Constitution of 1870.
In this connection respectfully call
your attention 10 INth and NlNth
| amendments TO the Constitution of tn,
/ United States. and to sections Hand 1870,
Bill of Rights. and also section 10 OF
I Schedule of Constitution of Illinois
! adopted 1870. Gentlemen. the non-re-
| funding Of the purchase money j. not
| only contrary to good policy, tending. aS
| il does, 10 dcprc1iatc and render unsalc.-
| Bile the property of minor heirs. but it /.
contrary also 10 good faith and morality.
inclning, a. II does. to weaken the hon
est titles TO property. Administrator,
and other judicial sales will continue a.
long n the Mississippi continues It.,
! mcandcring course TO the Gulf. l. It not
| for the interest Of all men that these
sales should be managed fairly: Almost
every man. woman and child i'm the State
would sign petition to you recOmmcn-
ding these views, because they are rca-
sOnablc wholesome and Just. ! am
aware that appeals for Justice are some
/ timc- in vain; that they do not always re-
cciye the attention and consideration that
they should, but have too high an opin-
ion Of Your disccmmcnt and sense offair-
ncs> Ia believe. even In NV own mind.
that you will think ans thr les, of any
reasonable application fOrrcdre,. because
II has nothing 10 recommend il but H.,
rca-Dnablcness and Justice. ~ In the pres
! ent Instance. There j. not Jury of dis
/ Interested men In the whole world but
/ would decide that the purchase money
/ should De returned when the landi, taken
away. ! have IL on the WOTl, of VIM
II. Green, prominent attorney, and at
one time Circuit Judge aud State semi
tor That up 10 january, 1873, about 27j
irregular sale, had taken place ia South
crn Illinois. Several cicctmcnt suits have
occurred ia Pulaski county since | re-
ceivcd the above information. which
tends 10 corroboratc il. 10
show You on what triyo-
lou, grounds persons are robbed. |
Will mention one OF these Pulaski eases
ii. &. Carey an undertaken of th. city.
purchased land atan administrator, sale
improved IT and paid take, for ten wears.
ami because one of the minor names
was ml7-prllcd. - ~ 10 read more like
Jane Than JlB'ey, the correct name, there
being no female in the family at all Ls
lost ma TINT. Many of these suits have
probably been tried since. Other, are
probably being heard in the Pulaski Conn-
" Court while ! am writing this. ut j. "A
long lane that has no turning" If llli-
npl' does not suffer IN some way for not
rcmcdyiug aud rrdressng these wrongs.
II VIII DE singular indeed. MAN, in6u-
nanlty 10 man makes countless thousands
mourn Po,terity will look back to our
| uay' with interminglcd surprise and
shame that those who preceded them.
through ihoughtlc,, injustice and blind
! Pcryer,iiy, permitted a person 10 recover
hla land and keep the money paid for it.
me Iartars who roam the steppc, OF
asa the Beduoins who lay in wait TO
J ron lhe caravans from Cairo. or the Com
anches who chase the buffalo on our own