Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-09-14

been. or,cerhaps ever will be, proposed
for the disposition Of the public lands
and It's massage to be Of more real ard
perm anentainportance to the whole
couafry than any measure Of public
uolicy which, has been adopted for AZ
iong series Of years In addition 70
our right a. settlers upon government
land. we have Alright as American cit
,zens. and lovers OF liberty and equal
NV. TO demand is passage A law
such as its enactment viii make, will DO
much. by giving every person who de-
sirss ii an interest in TIE SOIL, 10 pre-
serve the balance Of property and
power. and consequently add Create
to the security Of our republican insti-
sutsons. It's the interest OF every tree
government, and particularly OF our
own. IL WHICH freedom IS So prpmi-
3rsrtlE The characteristic, - make az
r.anv landaolders IS possible, and 70
keen the wealth Of the country IS
nearlg equally divfded- II fart, i !
absolutely NECESSARY for the pressTFa-
ion oil liberty i1selI .sotfsing ss
uaors soreiga 10 ne spIrl5~el or s1ssa-
tslt5ps1s, or mere 6esgzeE.sTe q RAJ u
dependence. essao~1e universal O. eT=a
zei.e-sl prezz1s1ce q Ire rels-aor q
sgaadEorJ<~Grd tenant OF siaa-
ga3s,e, the right Of suffrage - rsi.r,
nd is dependant upon great laaa-
folder f,s the SOL ysfa1c;a be tr4zGs aad
Amos. II 417e ar masca II o-ezLss-ssss
Wa. see-:sri:yy Is there E5- he assiEaass55all-
ity Of CDR republic, il t2e i1deps1-
deaea 81 ii. yeomau.y Is lost sod NE
Intellectual ard mural Haza Is sxallos-
ed up IL 1ae i1cessant tel attendant
apoa snY species Of servitaaes Ne
wan. no fs1dsl system 70 prevail u or
country. L is requisite fer TIE ezten-
sioa of liberal principles, tor tEs pre-
seTvstioa Of independent feeling and
action 10 the discharge q CTR public
and private duties, and Tor tae geasrsl
prsyaielos Of intelligence and Tlriae,
u that The real essate 81 the country
should b. held BY fhs many, and saat
the filler OF 1oe soil should not sIzad
IN tae 9aferior and dependent sstcz-ioa
OF tenant And that Congressman
WIG stall procure The passage q lsw
which viii best promote tais ED. viii
haze done more for the great ard last
ing good 0: his eountTy, ana for the
Gauge in which Ha sre striving 10 De
ne exz-r pies .: IL world. ARD gain
+ more real and enduring glory Tor ;1in,-
self. than il is possible for him 10 do e-
+ 70 gsia n any party service or the scc-
ces. Of any ambitious scheme.
! do not deem If necessary 10 eEy
thing OF The tsbiii OF aboninsg.
knowa az the fsecrefspecuiafo7's law,'
which was introduced By q Senator
from Oaio. Of course al must joir
10 It's deauncislion.and good may ye
come out OF the evil that .yas intended
By drawing pubic attention TO tht
mater.
To conclude. hope the neetin,
I proposed by your correspondent vii
h@ s.s7ss;, aud mat TIE people Of II:
county generally will attend. re
specially suggest Du Buque a. thf
place and SATURDAY after next as sh.
tine. We should solicit our fellow
eitt::zsrss vi me Territory and the Yves.
and st1s Union in general, to meet am
!. act in conjunction with US; and W
should petition. and instruct our dele
gates ii the Territorial legislature AM
: il Congress, 10 nrgein their Official ca
. pscisy, the passage Of the law propos
z ed by Mr. Walker, as measure dc
tnandsd By Jus-ics 70 the settler, en-.
required by the best interests Of TIL
country and the caase Of liberty.
A SQUATTER.
CATFISH, Aug. le, 1886.