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July 9, 1857
Carroll Free Press
Carrollton, Carroll County, Ohio
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Mormons in Utah have occupied and sold U.S. public lands without purchase for nine years, unlike Minnesota; new government will enforce payment. (142 characters)
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MORMON TITLES IN UTAH
It appears that among other methods of regulating their domestic institutions according to the sacred democratic rights defined and secured to them by the Nebraska bill, the Mormons have sequestered the public lands of the United States, ignored the surveys, and bought and sold the soil, precisely as if they held the same by original right of proprietorship. It is a singular fact, to which attention is now first called, that though Utah has been organized for nine years, and has an estimated population of from 30,000 to 75,000, not an acre of land has been bought from Government, while in Minnesota, organized at the same time, millions of dollars have been paid into the Treasury by the settlers for the lands which comprise their farms and homesteads. The first proceeding of the new Territorial Government will be to make the occupants of public lands pay for them at established prices, or offer them for sale to other parties.
It appears that among other methods of regulating their domestic institutions according to the sacred democratic rights defined and secured to them by the Nebraska bill, the Mormons have sequestered the public lands of the United States, ignored the surveys, and bought and sold the soil, precisely as if they held the same by original right of proprietorship. It is a singular fact, to which attention is now first called, that though Utah has been organized for nine years, and has an estimated population of from 30,000 to 75,000, not an acre of land has been bought from Government, while in Minnesota, organized at the same time, millions of dollars have been paid into the Treasury by the settlers for the lands which comprise their farms and homesteads. The first proceeding of the new Territorial Government will be to make the occupants of public lands pay for them at established prices, or offer them for sale to other parties.
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Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Crime Punishment
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Mormon Titles
Utah Lands
Public Domain
Nebraska Bill
Territorial Government
Where did it happen?
Utah
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Utah
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Utah Has Been Organized For Nine Years
Story Details
Mormons in Utah have sequestered public lands without buying from the government, ignoring surveys and selling land as proprietors, unlike Minnesota settlers who paid millions; the new Territorial Government will require payment or offer lands for sale.