The morning call., 1891-01-04
THE CALLS
QUERY COLUMN.
FOREIGN MerCendriGS in the War Of The
Revolution.
Giving the Freedom Of a City-Private Land
Claims-A State Without Government
Land-The Golden Gate.

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eral interest.
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name OF the sender. as well as the correct resi-
dence. Any inquiry that has not tue cor,
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be treated MS il 1t was not signed, and the
writer need not expect an answer.
- oREIGN TROOPS FOR AMERICA-A, +.
f1 N, City. The ''world-renowned bat
Es& tie of Concord, more eventful than
AgincOurt or Blenheim," as wrote Ban
croft, the historian, had taken place; TicOn-
deroga was taken on the 10th of May. 1875,
in the gray of the morning, and what cost
the British nation eight millions sterling, a
succession of campaigns and many lives was
won in ten minutes by few undisciplined
men without the loss OF life or limb; the
news from Lexington surprised London in
the last days of May, and now sit was GER
tain that war had begun and that Britain
was at war with herself -; and it was obvi-
Gus that "the King might employ emanri-
pated negroes or Canadians, or Russians, or
Germans; Englshmen enough to carry on
the war were not to be engaged" The King
advisers counted with certainty upon the in
habtants of Canada; they formed plans to
recruit in Ireland; they looked to Hanover
for regiments to take the place of British
garriSons in Europe The Landgraye of
Hesse began to think his services as
dealer III troops might be demanded,
but more stupendous scheme,
according to Bancroft, was contem-
plated. Russia having just retired from
the war with Turkey, with embarrassed
finances and an army of more than 100000,
to the Russian Empress the King resolved
to make wholesale application, "and to
the extent of his wants 10 buy at the high
est rate battalions Of Russian serfs just
emanclpated by their military service, Cos
sack rangers, Sclavonian infantry, light
troops from fifty semi-barbarouS national
tiles to crush the life of freedom In Amer
lea" The plan had been held up in terror
to the Americans in the early part of the
previous winter. Bunker Hill had been
fought and yet petitions were being sent to
the King, so intense was the feeling in the
Colonies for harmony and Congress still
hoping to avert war. Meanwhile Gage en-
deavored to terrify the Americans and cheer
his own soldiers by foretelling the coming of
thousands OF Russians and HesSians aid
Hanoverans. He was recalled in August,
l775, though without official censure, and
the command of the British troops in Amer
lea divided between Carleton in Canada and
Howe in the old Colonies. Money and arms.
were forwarded to Quebec, with a promise
In the spring TO have IN North America an
army of 10000 men. exclusive of the Cana
dams and Indians" The first contribution
was made by the King, as Elector of Hanover.
to muster and receive into the service of
Great Britain five battalions of Electoral in
nnf icff
be employed in the garrSons OF Gibraltar
and MinOrca, and thus diSengage an equal
number OF British troops for service in
America. They embarked near the mouth
Of the Elbe: but it was the 9TH of October
before they were on board of the trans
ports, and strong southwest wind which
blew necessarily for several weeks locked
them up till the afternoon of the 1st of No
vember, 1775. The King failed signally in
his wish for leave to recruit in Holland, the
negotiations with Empress Catherine proved
signal failure, and he turned to the
smaller Princes of Germany, who now on
the failure OF this great speculation had the
British eXchequer mt their mercy. The
Prince of Waldeck offered his regiment of
&C., and the offer was eagerly accepted !;
Brunswick furnished 1923 mercenaries; the
Landgrave of HeSse over 1900 foot, chas-
seurs, dismounted dragons and artillery
the Prince of Hesse-Cassel promised and
contracted for regiment; and all
tiIeso saN6 ftanOEeElau lTOODS crossed
the ocean to land on American soil.
No GOVERNMENT LANDs-J. B. F., San
Luis ObispO, Cal. u There is no Govern.
ment land in the Indian Territory open to
settlement by whites, because the Territory
has been set apart for peaceful tribes, num-
bering some twenty-five in all, who own the
land (2). and there is none in Texas, because
It's State government differs somewhat from
those of the rest of the Union, owing to the
TACT That 1t has had to adapt itself to the
administration of the great public domain
py which most of the public institutions are
supported and works of internal improve
ment accomplished. The annexation of the
Republic OF Texas was effected in 1915 under
JOINT resolution, whose second condition
stipulated that said State, when admitted
into the Union, and after ceding to the
United States all property and means per-
tanning to the public defense belonging to
said Republic of Texas shall retain all the
public funds, debts, taxes and dues of every
kind which may belong to or be due and
owing said republic. and shall also retain
all the vacant and unappropriated lands
lying within its limits, to be applied TO the
payment OF the debts and liabilities of said
Republic OF Texas; and the residue of said
lands, alter dischargiDg said debts and liza
blllties. to be disposed of as said State NAV
direct; but in no event are said debts and
Liabilities to become charge upon the Gov
eminent of the United States"
PRIVATE LAND CLAMs-J. b. F.. San
Luis ObiSpo, Cal In Louisiana and several
of the Territories, and particularly in
Arizona, California and New Mexico. are
private land claims," as they are called
many of them fraudulent, Unsupported bv
powerful interests of pretended ancient
dates, extending back in their alleged origin
TO grants from France, Spain and Mexico
prior TO the cession of the Territory to the
United States, some of them, like the no.
torious "Peralta" tract in Arizona, embrace
ing immense areas. The lands. millions of
acres, included in these claims whose
names are legion, are necessarily seq
regated from the public domain, and
SO have Continued for indefinite periods
Settlers are thus excluded from some of the
rlchestof the public lands in the most favored
climates; or If successful in 'sQuatting"
upon the land thus segregated, it is only at
the peril Of being evcted and their improve
ments, the fruit of their labor and capital.
conflscated or of being compelled to ransom
these at such prices for the land as NAV he
arbitrarily imposed by the private land
claimant, il he succeeds in obtaining a patent
for his alleged grant.
FREEDOM OF CITY,. M. H., CITY.
The custom of giving one "the freedom of
the city" is, in this country, little more than
all empty honor; not SO, however, in the
Eastern countries and in England, and no.
tably in the city of London. When the cor
poration has decided to confer the honor
upon any distinguished visitor or person. he
is notified in the old-fashioned way by the
City Chamberlain to appear in the common
hall before the City Fathers on a ,,;yo,, a..