Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-09-20
"Who begs a brother Of the cnrth
To give him leave To toll,


sist, or
"Who begs brother Of the earth
To give him leave to toll"
will find home i'm the West; and,
stimulated by the favor ofthe Govern
ment. the desire for independence.
and the ties of the family. he wilder
ness will be converted into smiling
landscapes, and wealth poure into the
poor thus unitcs with the interest of the
nation in making the public domain
free to those who so much need IT.;
taking gaunt proverty into the farih-
erly keeping of the Government, and
giving it the home of which land
monopoly has deprived it; administer
ing to it the blessings of existence,
and at the same time usirg it as all in
strumentality for building W the pros
pcrity and wealth of the Republic.
Sir. | ask gentleman if these things
are not so? i ask those who mean to
oppose this policy if any wiser or bet
ter one can be proposed with respect
to our public lands? Some DISPOSE
ton Of them must be made. BY some
method or other they should be rem
dered source of agricultural and
financial wealth The administration
of them is costing us annually nearly
three quarters of a million of dollars
under our present system. The Gov
eminent, rs | have shown by reference
to the late Treasury report, has al
ready practically repudiated the pledge
which it made of these lands in 1871
for the payment of our public dept.
The management of them, | repeat,
presses upon us as a serious. practical
question:; and call upon those who
denounce this measure To meet the
views have advanced fairly. and, II
they are untenable. TO bring forward
some plan for disposing of our puS'ic
domain more conducive to the interest
of the whole country. and moro likely
to command the favor of majority
of Congress.
NJ. Speaker, / will detain the
House no longer. What may be the
ultimate fate OF this bill / cannot pre-
tend to decide. That some measure,
however. substantially cmbodying its
provisions, will receive the sanction
of Congress, | have no doubt. This
may not happen at the presant session,
but its postponemcnt can not be far
in the future. TIE policy Of making
the public lands free will prevail. be-
cause, as | believe. the people have
wiled it, and their will can not return
20 them void. 1t will prevail, because
it appeals to the American pocket. and
at the same time to the American
heart. 1t will prevail, because, like
the question of cheap postage. it comes
home to the business and bosoms oil
the million, and lays humanity under
contribution to its success. 1t will
prevail because it appeals to the Dem
ocratic idea of the nation. and prom
ises to make effective the right OF
the people to "lifc, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness" Great names,
eminent statesmen, arc ranging them
selves among its advocates; but my
reliance is upon the intelligence and
integrity of the people-upon the ag-
ricultural, mechanical, and lahoring
masses of the country. Politicians
may denouncc and revile it; they may
brand it as "agrarianism.. and "dcm
agoguesm." but, they will be power
less to stay its progress. or prevent
its final triumph. 1t is rooted in the
popular heart; it rests upon the i'm
mutable principles of Justice; it forms
an important part OF the great reform
movement of the age-a link In the
chain of the worlds progress; it is ii
harmony with 1.-The power that moves
the stars and heaves the pulses of thu
deep"
Household Education.
For the Journal.
Nh. EDITOR Sir Il understand
that G.. w. Monks is an independen
candidate for Clerk, expecting to sc
Democratic votes. | think he shoul,