The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-04-23
NJ NBLn III,

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lebl of this State must be provided for, and 10
1upulate the country is the only means | know
If under Heaven, by which this can be accom-.
'lished. Wars aud acquisitions Of territory viii
never DO it. Il may be hrilian, u accomplish
victories in the face Of overwhelming odds.
Il may, aud it does sound well, to boast If the
thousands Of Illinois brave sons Who sprang at
The call Of the country's need, and bar,d heir
b1soms to the blow which their Government babe
them receive. But say lis it as glorious 10
boast of the debt contracted in good faith which
remains unpaid and virtually unPToNid,d for J.
to tell of the widows, the orphans and The pau
pers who live in psnury, because in the promises
Of Illinois they coniiltd, and narted with their
scanty properties l-soldiers. too, worn out IN
their country's service, do they add to the glory
Of our land when they tell hos the support Of
their declining years is sSep. from them, and
ed honor Of Republican State : Consider,
Glcnds Of the country. Yell for the day The
disputes and rivslres Of party, and when you
have well weighed this matter, come forth d,cl-
jsdy aud boldly. lfyou have plan. better than
that which have proposed to accomplish lhi.
great end, will embrace it with joy II none
better comes forward, fear hot TO meet this.
I, can hardly be doubted The positions are cor.
rect, which have taken in relation TO this ques-
lion Of fencing, upon the prairie portions Of our
State. The records OF our Court. teen with
suits brought for trcspasses committed by unruly
cattle and caused by bad fences, and for simber
stolen from tie lands Of non-occupanls. In Iced.
So general has become this practice, that ii has
ceased 10 be considered discrcdil to deprive an.
other of Iha, species Of property. On The other
hand. the fact of the timber being locked up ia
the hands OF persons who do not make use Of IT,
places the control Of the ajjlnny Parties in
the hands OF the few who are the Ov ncrs Of the
timber. Blu, placing aside the morale Of the
matter, we come to the dollars aud cents Of ior
levied upon the settlement Of the county. Thu
may be briefly shown BY statement Of accounts
as The settler would find them under the two dIf.
iereni s. stems--the present and the proposed
at the end OF his fir. years residence aud lsbors.
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.ho mat. i.h.i, ham. :. .,l, H.,
&C., - - .,.t,,. go, ., ,,,,,,,,
acrcs; and have taken the latter as my star.
iord Of the frs, years Improvements while the
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v.,. o,,,v ,c,,s u.,c n, nm, bu,1,n,J with the
.,oor.o o,c,oc;oc Nav ,Ccu,e % ,c,c.. -,
rv.,,y ,,ls NJ ,coc. 81 81 cont. sl0
Seed, b,sakirs. sowing, harvesting and
ihr,shius 80
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SUM III tue Gnu u Tue year "'"u' 10 "''N''
Forty acres TILED as before at an rSNen'e
,,,. ' dso
Which leave, him balance Of SI9i
or A suticincy to pay the expense Of his family
during the year he has gone through.
Now there is no cxagsera,icn in this state.
mrn,. Any man Of ordinary intelligence and
MANAGEMENT can. without n dollar in hi. pocket,
bey onI what is needed 10 build suitable shelter
for hi, family. omen good farm on the prairie if
We relieve him from feceinu.
What an opening would hi, pte,en, 10 the
hardy son, Of those unhappy coun,rie. wbicb
arc now discharinc an unf,r,uns,c. starving.
surplus popula,iop.
Can ,nv I've SO blind a. no, TO pcreei,c ,ba,
the land which offer. such inducements, is the
land for these meni Can anv doub, thn, these
men. oaupers though they be, would themselves
no the cause, bv which our deb, would be mid
III. e,b,pcemer, Of The vain, If tho ,,J.-
N. i,apx Of e,,i,al TO builJ tho machinery fo,
,ho;, ,.ss and nece.si,is. and tho ,ovu,G,,, bc;,
h,.;n.,swoulJ ,,odnc. an animal IA, beG,,.