The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-06-16
coLFAx GRANT PARISH, LA, SATURDAY, JUNE ls 1888 &



The Colfax CHRoNuoLz has waged
/ an able and vigorous battle in behalf
OF the people Of the State Of LOUISE
ana, living along the line Of this rail-
road, against that road. in what u
known q the Texas Pacific Land
grab. We have seconded the efforts
Of our esteemed contemporary to the
| best Of our ability, with what bene-
fetal effect We know not. Az ques-
ton of lop We have no hesitancy IN
asserting that Che Texas Pacific rail-
rood, under it. charter has no shadow
Of right to the lands in this State, on
which il has laid violent hands, and
compelled, under threat Of ejectment,
| the actual and bone jide settler OF
0ouevnmest kinds, to pay to It, (the
railroadl 8 price in cash greatly in
excess Of that required BY the gener-
| d government.
Its Z well known fact to every ono
| familiar with the law, that the qnes-
! ton Of ownership Of these lands 10
| By NO settled. When such settle
n5ent Il: had. sohjck soiu Be g9er the
nezs election Is had for C0ngressnaen
! and United 6dtes Senator'S. it will be
found. that those lapds which the
railroad has cold to actual settlers
i for 90 0Oan sore. belonged not TO It
/ but to the United States, and the
settler win be necessarily compelled
| to repurchase the same from the gen.
| eral government.
AZ : matter Of TACT, we here assert
that the Texas Pacific railroad had
/ or has no right to sell . single acre
| OF this land: they need not point to
the agreement between Col. e. 3.
/ Wheelock and Congressman Blanch-
| ard and Robertson, Is being final.
4 and binding on the settlers, because
| We end il Act No. 81, page IS OF the
Acts Of tho General Assembly of the
i State OF Louisiana. Of 1880 the plain
and express command Of the State OF
Louisiana to her Senator's and Rep
; resentatives in Congress; that:
II = - 80
sWheress. csrtsin of these companies
| Railroad) having altogether failed to
comDly With The condition. Of such grant,
have Is point Of fnct 1onRnrTD THnzn
81 xrrxx no nm sAlu8 and congress nov
Z 1 proposes % confirm such forfeiture and
s1lnul such title and TO confer by the
i came ct upon 6ome other railroad com
p1ny tie riRhk title and franchises 30 an
: nul1ed and repealed; t1orefore, be It
Bosozyed, That the Senators ana rep
reoentatives Of 1guiiana n CongresA %
and they are hereby requested 70 provide
!. IN any not confeE1ing upon any railroad
comnsnv 81 TIE riRhts privileges and
Ef1DShi4es Hseetofore conierred upon my
t defaultinQ railroad company; that any
\ pouH HIn0 settler 0pon ony tEoce OF pub
z Eo land % forloitsd end annu1led shall be
9 entitled 10 I'll The rights Of pre emp1on.
: i Homestead and purchnse - to such txocf
g shall be a6sufed 10 him by the provi-
3 eiume a. ohapbee four, pre7ompton, Uni
. ted States Revised Statutes and other
n laws Of tho United 6tateA any such grant
4 10 ony such railroad company Of Ianda
q foffhifsd BY my other railroad company
!. and annulled ~ oct Of congress- to the
= condary notW anding."
p No. law We passed By congress
t, annnlliue any forfeitnre Of grant
I'll Whyf Because the subject Was never
bronght before congress in proper
shape.
II Therefore the right 20 the iand'
!. claimed ~ the Texas PACING nas
never been settled. and that corpora
e ton knows 1olls we'll that 8 has n =
IS shadow Of right thereto. We wonlt
= like 70 know under what possible con
Is stfuction Of Act % above referred =
&. Copgressmen blanchard acted u
= making bis celebrated agreement
10 with Mr.. Wheeloek how GOULD q
fiy ID the iace OF the solemn expires
sion Of Legislative viii which pro