Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-04-12

nOt the ldDOFer Elrut W Oi ltSiodliOll
that compe = him to endure greater tolls and hard
ships, or contribute portion of his earnings for
the benefit Of the capitalist But not upon the
capitalist the speculator Is II proper that the
blame should fall. Man must seek livelihood
and do business under the laws of his country; and
whatever rights he may acquire under the laws,
though thev NAV be wrong, yet the well being of
society requires that they be respected and faith
fully observed. If person engage in business
legalized and regulated by the laws, and uses no
fraud deception in its pursuit, and evils result to
the community. let them apply the remedy to the
proper source-that is, to the law making power.
The laws and the Law makers are responsible for
whatever evils necessarily grow out of their enact.
mcnts. What Justice can there be In the legisia-
ton of country by which the earnings of its la
Dor are abstracted for any purpose without return
ing sn equivalent!
In order to secure to labor its earnings so far as
possible by legislative action, and to strengthen
the elements Of national greatness and power,
why should not the legislation of the country be so
changed as to prevent for the future the evils Of
land monopoly, BY setting apart the vast and un-
occupied Territories Of the Union, and consccra-
ting them forever in free homes for free men7
Mr.. MAYNARD. May ! be allowed to ask nv
friend from Pennsy lvana question:
Mr.. Grow. Certainly.
Mr.. MAYNARD. 1t is this: whether he il in favor
or otherwise, of allowing the old soldier or his as
signee to locate his land warrant on the public do
man---
Mr.. Grow. always answer questions that are
pertinent to the point under discussion, not other
wise. i am not arguing any question about land
warrnnts, but nbout the proper disposition to be
made of the public lands. | do not see the appli-
cability of the gcntlcmans question, and must
therefore pass it by, as do not wish to be diverted
from nv argument.
Mr.. MAYNARD. The gentleman is mstak en-
about the object of my question.
Mr.. Grow. | would provide in our land policy
for securing homcsteads to actual settlers and
whatever bounties the Government should grant
to the old soldiers Iwoud have made in money and
not in land warrants, which arc bought in most
cases by the sPeculator as an easier and cheaper
mode of acquiring the public lands. So they only
facilitate land monopoly. The men who go forth at
the call of their country uphold its standard and
vindcate its honor, are deserving, it is true, OF
more substantial reward than tears TO the dead and
thanks 10 the living; but there soldiers of peace
as well as of war. and though no waving plume
beckons them on 10 glory or to death, their dying
scene is oft crimson one. They fall leading the
van of civilization along untrodden paths, and are
buried in the dust Of its advancing columns. No
monument marks the scene of deadly strife; no
stone their resting place. the winds sigh;ng through
the branches OF the forest alone sing their requiem.
Yet they the nieritorious men of the Republic
the men who gave it strength in war, and glory in
peace uc acuttNcrnthts Oh NouE pionceE army
from the DAY they first drove back the Indian
tribes from the Atlantic seabonri to the present
hour. have been the achievements of science and
civilization over the elements the wilderness, and
the savage
If rewards or bounties to be granted for true
heroism in the progress of the race, none is more
deserving than the pioneer who expcls the savage
and the wild beast, and opens in the wilderness a
home for science and pathway for civilization.
! ). p.,ce hath b.r
No icss renowned than war;
| The paths Of glory no longer lead over smoking
| towrs and crimsoncd fields, but along the lanes
and by-wavs of human misery and voc. where the
bones and snews OF men are struggling With the
elements, with the unrclcnting obstacles Of nature.
and the not less unmerciful obstacles Of false
civilization. The nob'cst achievement in this
worlds pilgrimage is to raise the fallen from their
| degradation, soothe the brokcn-hearted. dry the
tears of woe. and alleviate the suferngs of the
fortunate in their pathway to the tomb.
| Go say to the raging sea he still:
Bid the wild, lawless winds obey thy will
/ Preach 10 the storm. and reason with despair
But tell not misery son that life is fair
| If you vould lead the crring back from the paths
Of vice and crime to virtue and to honor, give him
a hcarthstone, and he will surround il with house
hold gods. IL you would make men wiser and
better. relieve your amshouscs, close the doors OF
your penitentiaries, and break in pieces your gal
lows, purify the influsnces of the domestic fire.
side, for that the school in which human charac-
ter is formed, and there its destiny is shaped; there
the soul receives its first impress. and his first
lesson, and they go with him for veal or for woe
through life. For purifying the sentiments, ele
waiting the thoughts, and developing the mobiles,
impulses OF mans nature, the influences Of n ru
raj hresde and an agricultural life the noblest
and the best In the obscurity of the cottage, far
removed from the seductive influences Of rank and
aiucncc, are nourshed the virtues that counterac,
the decay of human institutions, the courage that
defends the national independence. and the indus
try that supports all classes Of the State.
1t said by Lord Chatham. in his appeal to
the House of Commons, in l775, to withdraw the
British troops from Boston, that "tr,de, indeed, in
creascs the glory and wealth of country; but it.
true strength and stamina to be looked for il
the cultlvators of the land. In the simplicity Of
their lives IS found the smpleness of virtue, the
integrity and courage of freedom. These true
genuine sons of the soil are invincibe."
i The history of American prowess has recorded
these words as prophetic. Man, in defence Of hi:
hearthstone and freside, is invincibe against
world Of mercenaries.
Let US adopt the policy cherished by Jackson, and
indica'cd in his annual message to Congress in
1892, in which he SAYS:
at cannot be doubted that the speedy settle
ment OF these lands constitutes the true interest
the Republic. The wealth and strength of n coun
try arc its population, and the best part of the pop
ulation are the cultivators of the soil. Indepen
dent farmers are everywhere the bases of society
and true friends Of liberty" "To pu
an end forever to all partial and interested legisa
ton on this subject and to afford to every Ameri
can citizen OF enterprise the opportunity of Sc
curing an Independent freehold, it seems to me
therefore, best to abandon the idea of raising tu
ture revenue out of the public lands"
This advice by one of the country's noblcst pa.
triots, though unhecdcd at the time, is among the
richest legacics he has bcqucathed to his country
Why should the Government hold the public do
main longer rs source of revenue, when it has al
ready more than paid all costs and expenses in.
cured in its acquisition and management Even
II the Government had right. based in the nature
OF things, thus to hold these lands it would be ad-
verse to sound national policy to do so; for the
real wcslth OF country consists not in the sums OF
money paid into its treasury, but in its ocks herds
and cultivated fields. Nor docs its real strength
consist in fleets and armies, but in the bones and
sinews of an independent yeomanry and the com
fort Of its laborng classes Its real glory consists
not in tho splendid palace, lofty spire, or towering
dome; but in the intelligence. comfort, and happi
ness of the iresidc of its citizens.
] swhaf constitutes a State?
Il Not high-raiscd battlement or laborcd mosnl
Thick wall or moatcd gate
Not cities proud with spires and turrefs crowned
] Not bays and broad-armed ports,
Where, laughing at the siorm rich navies ride
4 l Not starred and spanrled courts, aar
Where low -hrowed baseness watts pcrfcne to PRIDE
/ No; men, high-minded men
Il rrU.n - . IS ra4sg- Iesf
| Men, who their duties know,
But know their rights and knowing dare maintain
Prevent the long aimed blow,
nd grxUI ff- $685. <I<f fIA fI..- x1 ~, IL. III