Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-07-29
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Plymouth, Ohio, Saturday, July 29.
The Homestead Bill.


been before Congress, the Homestead bill,
in poin, of importance 10 the people, gen.
erallv, stands first and fore. ost. 1t is
empaatically, the poor mans law. That
bill has passed the Senate, and never did
we record an act of that body, W tn mora
satisfaction. All the powers Of fogyism,
all the efforts of land spectators and cap
italists, failed to prevent the consumma-
lion of this glorious plan for giving the
poor homes. All honor 10 those who
labored so assidiously to bring it to sue.
ceSsful issue.
What will it not do for the country I!
A vast extent Of territory, comprising
every variety of climate and soil, the
garden of the world, is now thrown open,
not to The favored few, but to all Thou
sands and thousands of poor men who
are dragging out a miserable existence in
the filthy alleys OF our large cities, liv-
ing from hand TO mouth, with families de-
pending upon their labor for bread, whom
single weeks sickness would bring to
starvation, may and will find homes for
themselves, and heritage for their chill.
dren.
The Celt, the German, the Brton, the
Chinese, in fact, the natives of every
soil, attracted by the golden promise held
out to them, will desert the WORKOUT
fields of the other hemisphere, and fill
our vallies and plains with hardy and
Industrious population. Forgetting The
sufferings of home, forgetting their olden
customs, they will only look to The future
and bright one will it be TO them. They
will assimilate themselves 10 our man
ners and customs, throw off the stupo
which has characterized them at home
and hustle with the busiest. Having
ever been under the worst tyranny ant
knowing from bitter experience, how gall
ing it is to bear the yoke, they will bet
ter appreciate the sweets Of liberty, ar
be more jealous in upholding it.
Such will be the effects of the Home
stead Bill, and our readers will join will
US in awarding praise 10 its projectors an
supporters. The provisions of the bill
are as follows:
Any free white person who is the he4
| OF family, or who has arrived at tn
age of 81 years, and is capable Of hold
ing lands under the laws Of the State il
which the lands lie, shall from and afe
the passage of this ac, be entitled to Ell
| ter one quarter section of vacant an
unappropriated public lands, and no more
which may at the time the application i
made, be subject to private entry, or
quantity therefrom to be located in bo
dy, in conformity with the egol subdivis
ion of the Public Lands.
T. The person applying for the benefit c
the foregoing section of this Act, shall
upon application to the Register of til
land office in which he or she is about
e make such entry, make affidavit bafor
: the said Register, that he or she is tn
head Of family or is 2l years of age, an
that such application is made for his {
j her especial use and benefit, and those e.
II pecialIy mentioned, therein registere'
and filing that with the Register he c
she shall therefore be permitted to ente
: the quantity Of land specified {; provide
however, that no certificate shall be give
: or patents Issued therefor until the exp
> ration Of five years from the date of sue
j entry, and until the person or persons Ell
titled 10 The land so entered, shall hay
paid for the same twenty-five cents p'
acre, or if the lands have been in Il
market more than 20 years, twelve and
half c=nts per acre.
The bill, with the Senate amendment
:. has gone back to the House, where
n will undoubtedly pass, and beco me a Ia
of the land.