The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-12-15


The opinion thst the public lands
sh1Hli be regarded chiefly ns source
oi revenue is no longer maintained.-
The rapid settlement and successful
Cultivation Of them ave DOW justly COM
.idrred of more importance to our we'll
heiog than il the fund which the sale
of them would produce. The remark
able grow,l, and prosperity OF our orw
State, aud Territories attest the Wis
iom OF tho Legislation which invites
the uIIer Of the soil to secure pcrma-
nrnt home on the terms within the
reach If all The pinncer who incur,
the dangers aud pilva ions of frontier
lif'. and ll.rs aids IN luyin. The fhru-
daiin oil new 60 immonweullhs, rcndcis
y signnl service to us country. and is
entitlcd to lis spccipl favor aud pro
tcction. These law, s'curo that oh
iect aud largely promote the general
welfare. They should. therefore, bc
ch, ,ri,hed as u permanent feature of
"ur laad system. Good faith require,
~ TO give inll effect to ocxs'lng grant,
rhe tims.honorcd anl hcu iiccnt ppI-
cy OF setting apart certain sections uf
public lands for educational purposes
N the new St,tcs shiIId be continued.
When ample pr'vi,ioD saali have
tccn made for these objects, ! submit.
as question worthy oi stripu. consid-
Grafton. whether rh' residue OF ON
national domain ,hIHll ~, he whnlh
disposed ut under the provisions oi tn
homestead act AID pr,-cmplirn law-
In addition 10 the swamp aud over
Il we'd lands granite t. tnc Stat, ; iu
which they ave sju .trd. the land, to-
Ken under tn, Agricultural {, lIegr act,
ana iof internal imprn, ment puspu,cs
uudorlthc act oi Seutrmbcr. lsil. an,
The acts supplcocntal thereto. there
had been c'uvr!ed up 10 the close a.
the last fiscal year, by pa'eu; o.
D, her equivalent evidence of tlt!c. t.
States and corporations -, ,S36 81 So
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