Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-18

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Ths dispatch pataishsd MondsF, sns.
nouEeine the restoration OF the In
6smnity belt 70 tht gnblIo oomatns ~
70 fsanF 3 ssttIer lihls tl1e e shadoN Of q
Rress Fook IN . weary land For If
Teen years has be been looking viii
wiz<fui eyes ovsg inGo the SFesu . srk st
nssde for the euriehment Of q eeFpoF ,.
ton whose Stockholders ,HeFe lavfaQ IN
hruun sssne fronts on tho Atlantis aes..
board. II By shaues be ssttled aDou
any Of tkees iarEis. he did IL 81 kis
,us,fff and without any zssarAnee tkAs
ska fmprovements be made, o. tEo Ts.0e
~ gave 70 the land wsaid inaEe 70 tee
beneff Of himself or bis family. he
was q tresp1sser In the eyes of sta Ia~.
astsins. whom SONS unzeeln poser. more
retenslezs aud more ptsilsas than the
Hlsviccka that prey on ipocSesy, eOsEic
eppiy Aoat and dcst hial oct Of exist
eng,e.
Il il remarkable that there sbo7ld b.
In free government . goweF OF thts
hind, greater than the ROyerBnsnt--A
power 10 come alsng aud say 20 zng Dan
that be had no rights corporation vas
bound 20 respect. The public sspse Or
fusfics was shocked When a nssfsiisss
corporation haated q ecrrEptlY obtAipea
and opprezziveiy enioyec land Rraul
0TBr the homes Of ssstis,ss In 1assel
Si0aQk, CALIFORNIA; reRhsn Of e0anfTy
neffheY the corporation MIR she ssttleFs
IS the time Of settlement hsd ths Wild
esf conception vonld fall within the
pxstended grant. The settlers had gov
ernmanf title 20 these lands. bat this
powex greater than 10 RsTYsramsnt sci
asids these Titles and eissted s1oA 0i
she ssftIers AZ would not sgbmit 20 the
exfortionats demsnd II payment Of val
uss created By themselves, The feeble
sesistAnee Of sstsierH vas quenched
amid bioodshsd, and iniquitg triunspaed-
In this Territory tbs SANS arrogant
aufh0rity has for altean years been as
sertine tbs power Of emIneht domain
over the homes Of American eisizsns,
who have besn Instructed that they hsld
only az the will and pleasure Of this ati
thofify. A craven few have advocated
the policy Of making the best tsrmb
g,osaible: bat, nt the last cleotfon, tbs
lesae vas sQaafsiy made and popular
rights trinnpaed. And, In chf0nia! inR
Che restoration Of she indemnity beis
70 tbs pubiie Domain. tbs ile.f Respecting
aud independent yotsrs Of this Territory
can taks courage and thank Goa that
they made no mistake In making ont q
bead pswes Of aigsFney 70 Hon. Q. ).
Voorhees, 20 acs for thsEi and " thsis
behalf IN thees masters. The gosrsat
annsances this aehisvemsnt sith mnsh
saaisfaosion, inaamueh ~ the pagers OF
which Il 10 Q consolidation aided 10 the
extent Of their ability 10 reaching these
results. Il desires Ice warrant - puoiis
eou1dencs 10 rest ever IN q recognition
Of III public usefulness.
The wonder gill BE- 10 future sRes a.
the extent of The cegensi'asy which toll
Grated She past eneg0achmepts 90 free
American citizenship. Under various
pleas Of vested rights and OF good faith
tosards corporations. the Rfatuities
given ont by coFrups Congresses 50 cor.
pornfsoDs Of whidh congressman were
stockholders, hssn bees adjud9ed and
construed aitogesiior 10 the interest OF
the benehsiaries aud against the grant
ors-'the American peopls. Ia the last
Csnnress the advocates Of q declaration
OF forfeiture OF lapseel land grants
maintained the converse Of this prspp-
sitinn, and on that eraiin vent before
the country. The Democratic party will
net disappoint the hope ~ men who re-
might DO rubnked.
In tbs restoration Of the indemnity
bait 10 the Pablo domain. the methods
OF citizen procedure cannot be clearly
defined until the full tsxs of the order Is
reosiyod a. the local LaIld Otiies Il II
probable that, within ten days, any 81
shia land can be taken by presumption.
homestead OF tinaiieE oalituFe entry. Tue
most valuable Of these lands on the east
sids OF the N. y. grant ais about Hunts
vile and Dayton and east ahd south Of
goifax on the otheE side Of snake kiver.
According 10 map Issued By Paul
sunalze, tbs railroad eosapEny has sold
considerable Of this land. although not
q single fGut has ever be.sn certified 10 Il
upon any ilst u has flied. Inc railroad
COMPANY has tilsid four lists In the
Walla Walla Land 0tfiae, claiming in.
asmnity for atoat ilT,0o0 acres Lost,
aud for about The same quantity in the
Spokane district. Under railing Of the
Department. loss must DO nlioan before
ir,dennits can BE- allowed. Tnis North
era faGiiie authorities have neglected.
" do. IN sleeping upon whatever rights
u may have had ID this matter, ID hes
lost ell. The Northern Pacific cannot
chow q loss OF ib,tO0 acnss in tais Terri
tufy. u has FLED Tor over 10000. To
people living Ia tbs Indemnity belt, the
Ndsise u 70 be IN readiness 90 use sosas
Ueyefnmsnt right npon llhe laud parties
doslre 70 hold.
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