Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1864-1865, 1864-04-01

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cctiOn~ ct toe Till provide ths methods by I
winch the title OF r,b,l land owners shall |
vest Ia the United States uhd,r the acts OF |
Congress now la force Oh the subject oi /
;onhScaiiUn and revtRur. shall hot dis.
cUss the pOrtr OF the government us to
acquire the titio - this lanS, for Cannot /
.. cD:Frov,rt~d without oytrrurning ali tn, |
.rsi-lation OF the Last Congress GA the sub
lect OF cuhfscation, internal v,urr. anu
tue COLLECTION OF taxes ia insurrectiuntry
districts | have, IN fact. already argued
the questions oI power. III what | have said
of our relations ~ the rebels Us bclliger- |
ents.
The third section provides for tho survey
OF the Lands ~ question a marty rs may hr
IN fnrtv-acrs lots. Tuis - de, med nrct ssa-
nv from the fact that ia several vi th. u-ur-
=, CT utary districts the cd -ystCm OF Irr. y
ular SURVEYS exists. and not ia, pr, sent or
rectangular system. The Section also pro-
yIles ipr the appoii TIN, ut "i necessary fiji
ears aud their compensation, and cont, m
plates the application and use of the M
cainrrv OF the Geutral Land. Olire within
such districts
The f.urth section gives a homestead of
~ hiv acres 10 al sol ers who shall have
served ia the army or navy two y'ars. ard
iurty acres To all per-"ns who shall | ave
AIDED 10 the mllitary service against the reh-
-ls tor ANY p,r'uI of TIM, either as s,ldi.rS
or ibOr,r IL also ,xt-nd> th. IT VISIONS
I'll the homestead act OF lcGl over these
lands. AMI thus ~ ills an, new AMI cumi.r-
some rrsul ition-, aud * sc;s a continuous
residence o. five years 10 con>ummate the
tie.
| The f tn section provides that after keep
/ iug the ian open Tor homestead, Tor five
! -, E..< III
II pubic sll.. II prob h l. the sacrifice of
III. m u. fixing = minimum IT &c. whcn rh,v
must bring. IL also requires tn, purch ~. r
u compl, with the Dre-' mption act of Al 4.
PRIOR To- his receiving uat,ut. thus demand
lng a residence on tie Ian an,i procuring
an accumulation OF il in the h indS % spec.
uliiors. These 1T guards look To- the b.n--
1T Oi the mass. an1 not 10 the Interests of
q lew, even after homsst-ais have been sc
lected. This section also prov ilrs that
proof Of loyalty shall be IN ,de by all persons
claiming ri-hf- under the bill.
The sixth section, a. will be seen, requires
no comment
The seventh requires persons sclcctin y
improved lands to pay for Whatever may he
J found ot value on tlrn, aft,r an appraise.
ment 10y persons regularly appointed tor the
purpose, aud To- ply the costs created by the
proceeding. The .f!cct will be that TIE tx.
prnscs created hy the act will he plid into
the treasury of the United State, and m "
exceed the eXpen liturrs which will be con.
n,c'ed with it, operate rs.
4 The eighth section establishes an obvious
" just II not u n, cesSary rule at construction
IA 10 PERSONS OF color, giving them equal
rights with white men. AM extends the in
;choIte rigl o. of q settler To hi. hei.s OF
wido-. who may complete payments and
max proof.
The ninth section places the execution OF
the act in the Dep ,r,n-nt of the Interior
or that mire immediitcly onn,ctrd with
i the land system; and the last section r.pcals
all Laws Inconsistent with the provisions al
the net. | will only add, III It the ac. ha.
nothing e. 10 with r..,l rstrtr in towns. cit
les aud villages, which will, IT course, con.
time to hc snlI a. heretofore.
| These. Mr.. Sor tkcr. are tie m ,teri II 70.
visions at The bill. They .mboiv principles
which | have ,nde vor,d 10 ,lndicsrc. IA,
argument aud by tact. II am ri. hr the,
every mpmrat al delsv j. u golden OPP ,rtu.
nifty wasted forever. Under the rrrS. M pol
icy OF the e ,vrr"m"ut ev.rv passing ia,
bears witness 10 the trinSfrr OF thousands ol
acres OF tor cited i,nd. to sp-ruiatur- Ac.
rurai - {" ia Ice ."l.rSno.i. NJ ir. ~, in twu
hundred m lions uf dollar worth OF prop
riy in the State nj Virginia. chiefly real IS
{ tie. should he coat - tel by the e. ~. rn
nj. ThuuS indS of acres are now htinc
>O'd ia the vicinity of thu CT. Ia S'pten-
ter Last the President OF the Ulitri States
issued Instructions 10 tae TX Comm s''on.
r. al nth C,rol IA, ,1rpvi mag tor the SAFE
, of ; 10 acres. at winch q. l6 acrtS were
~ te sold To The h CHEST bdd,r, in tracts oI
% acres. Tnr reunIin lar Wa 10 bc SOLD 70
| IA, - nj \ srt,. nj,
ut |. S. thar 81 - per acre, a. the G. ,v,rL.
n,rnt should see fiji To i.m,nh. Tn..-e sale,
are portions OF a lot of 1919 acres esf, red
On tnr 9th oi last " rcll. wn"n lG.i7J acre.
were sold {" spectators IN king ~ r.
gate OF 4 80 acres, which will we bee!
soil in large tracts, lrtvin. tor the ne r.
on'v 1919 acres which he may buy, it b.,
cih raise the M 'ncy u ply the pr.ce fxrt
hv the Government. Such Transactions Il,
.hr>,. III Port Royal, where so much ha!
been hppei Tor tG- ir-,dm m, are most sis
n,fcunt. Ii any people have divine rish
u these tropical lands, they are the slave,
who have bought them, over and over, II,
their sweat an. toll a,. blood. throu Ia cen
, turtles oil "ppr' Ssion. D.. rId"'i and iulru,
Ell hy s,rvitud,, mere ch l!r,n IN know l.da
AMI self-hrlp, We require them To rDmp' I,
| tor their hum, >traiS " th the I'll Irpsnch lac
u'tie- of the white Speculation, schoo'.h il
ivlrce hv stn,rations al IN ,nry .tttiur
Who bell, ve- tine alni hty d" lar IS the on
llvin. and true Col and would "run int.
the M .u'h al hell after bale Of ro'tnh.'
Sr, ou' e. N,rnm,nt i false To It's trust. H..
iii,l e. IT'S ms ou. ii u shall lend its hiel
>,nction to such inton Injustice AMI wrong
II al the power would CAV" tree HON,
IA the i"Tfr It'd lani at rebels 10 every bon
| .nsu IN th, n-tirr, inilary districts l,,t
the g ", rnmrnt 1T least CIV" him an equ q
ch, ,.rc with our own race, in the settlement
and enip mcnt o. his n.iis- liant. L.,
than tins would hr u m ,rk,rv of justice az.
! an Insult both Ia 'ierrns.v m hum ,ntv. III,
i SECLUDED from the Norih,rn St,f.- all,
Trrr.tori hy their unrong, nil elm IT,. ",
his att chm, mt tn his birth place, nnI y,
An.h-S ,xnr. domination and enterprises
, LIT the e. ~, rnm,nt Which has - long con
inivrd at his "Ipr. >Sinn, row mike sure q
him free h Im,stead on the land Of his OF
i. pr.s>nr.
Let us deal justly with the African. an,
tn'r' by lay claim tn Justice for oursrlvrs.-
= LIT uS remember, ia the language of GU
= p'tr.oiic Chief Magistrate, that I'VE Gil
e not ,Scape history. We OF this Congress
j, ami tbs Administrations W in he remembers,
v !" spite of ourselves. M personal sirnifi
I canoe or insisnihcnnce can sr,re one or an
"'h'r OF ~. The fry trial through whicl
q We P'SS' VIII hight uS down. in honor or lis
: r'"'' u VI, latest srn'r,fion. In y;uin
: :, I'm W me stace We assure freedom I,
l. Tue J'e'' h"n"r'bic alike in wha; we civ,
~ ""',' We preserve We shall nnhlv saw,
. or m"anly lose the last hest hnn,. If 81
: Other MEANS my succeed: his con,I ="
a ihil- The wy ia plain, peaceful. in,
VT" wh'ch, it followed. The world -,