THOMAS H. BLAKE, Commissioner

 of the General Land coffee, Washington.

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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, ]

 LuHe Rocf, August Alb, 1843.

 SIR-Y our communications dated 21st and 26th of June, and copy of circular to the Registers, requiring them to afford facilities to my agents for procuring copies of plats, &c., were received in due course of mail. l have to regret exceedingly that your final de- cision has not yet reached me, in reply to my letter of the 9th of May last,) on the subject of the States right to select pre-emp- tions, achere tue pre-emptor relinquishes the rtgM. In that letter requested, if you should adhere to the opinion already given, that you would submit the case to the Secretary of the Treasury and Attorney General, for their action, hoping that upon a review of the matter, you would reverse your late decision. our disposition to afford every facility to us, for carrying into effect the act of the 4th September, l84l, confirms me in the belief that you will not hesitate, where the subject is one of so much importance to this State, to submit 1t to the Attorney General

 have ceased to make selections, until have your reply to this, which I am very desirous of receiving with as little delay as possible, that may be enabled to determine what course to pursue. At present am gov erned by the act of the last Legislature of this State, and deem it legal and equitable shall not trouble you with another argument ill support of it. Should you decline to carry out the provisions of that law, the only alter native left-and l shall adopt twill be an appeal to Congress.

 | take this occasion to protest against the issuing of any patent to Vim. Wynn, upon the grant of Congress to him, as feel sure that 1 shall be able to convince the Depart ment that the selections made by the State are good, and consequently that the grant of Congress, some twelve months subsequently,, cannot affect the claim of the State

 must express my regret in having to trouble you so frequently upon this subject. My only apology is, that it involves the in- terest of so large portion of our citizens, and an amount of some hundred thousand dollars to the State.

 have the honor, &c

 A. YELL. To the Commissioner of the General Land office.