, 1859-01-27

er in the Tree States and Territories, mee's
thc inacxib]c negative Of tic united south'
But it is not merely Us q showing Of hands
ou measure OF vital cons qucnce 10
The West that we refer again TO THIS
subject. The intrinsic merits OF 1oe
measure claim the attention Of the public.
1t is we'll known to nli persons familiar
Will, pionecr life, its struggles and Tlclssl-
tu,rs lin, tue settler On the public do'naln'
usually far removed from markets and de-
nrjyed of the ordinary facilities to ney
making, has hard battle to securcst' 4 eces-
saries Of life for his family, 10 cay nothing OF
his liability under tue present system to be
called on, at tue caprice Of the Department,
for two hundred srccie dollars at tho Lan,1
Office, II aug NAL is justly entitled to the
soil he cultiyates, it il he wlo redeems il
from tue tough barrcnness Of tle virgin pral-
ric or forest, and helps to swell the commerce.
Of the nation with lis newly developed
wealth. TIE receipts from The sales Of public
lands are but IN uncousidercd lrillc i'll the
dhHitEAtt uA LIZ puh1AS AtA5NA- 'o''~ >N
lands remain unimproved they aie worth lit
orally nothing. Occupancy and settlement
by the pioneers who ewArm westward every
year. alone give them value. Thus the set
tier is r.quircd to undergo the harlshlps OF
separation from lis species and from the
comforts Of civilized life, to create value
anu then 10 pgy Jor i. Under the most favor
able circumstances, this is no easy task. 1he
money at the command Of the squattcr is
quickly exhausted ip cabins, fences, ploWs
and other necessities Of bis cunli1lon, and Il
tough struggle cnsues IL secure bate SUE
lenunce for those dependent on lis toll. Who
ever has Witnessed land sale in tie West has
seen hundreds Of honest aud industrious pre-
emptors Offering the tall Of their hard"carned
cla1ms to any person who would pay for the
whole, and secure them against the inpend-
ing danger Of being merciless1y robbed ly
thcir own guylrLmcnt. At the time tue Land
office was opened III the Lcco1npton Dlstr'et
in Kansas, aud the lands adyertis cd for sale,
not one in five, perhaps not one in ten: Of tue
people entitled 10 patents for their CLAIMS,
we're in condition to pay the SUMS demand
ed and but for the Interference Of the fres-
jd.ut tb, r must have been driven from their
homes, or compelled TO make ruinous saerl-
fees to retain fraction Of what justly be
lonsed to them. The measure just defeated
by tie role referred to above, extended fl!e
lime within which payments might be made
and titles obtained to ten yea1s-a period l?y
NJ means too long for the cultivators OF the
soil, the only Glars who hare any rights to f'e
protected in tue premises.
Nor is it only in tue security against suRl-
mary impoyerisllment that Mr.. Grows bill
commends itself to i just public sentiment.
/. gives to The settler tue advantage ot profit
ing ly the results Of his own labor in the en-
banccd value Of the adjoining tracts, Instead
oil throwing all this into the pocket Of Tic
sl,eculator and titus insures the more
thorough settlement Of the Territories instead
Of dillu>ing population over vast areas whose
| Intermediate ucrcs arc owned by capitalists
| thousands Of miles on
But We need not dwell longer on the ex-
! cellent features of this bill, nor waste re-
| Erets that tar]y justice to the pioneers Of
! The Vest is still further delayed. Let the
| effort br renewed il the next Congress, and
let tie people discern what potent influences
| stand between thcm and the plain, mani it:st
| rights of the ciyllize1s Of the land.