The Lincoln County herald., 1871-01-19

affairs, but banishing the word stranger
from our vocabulary, invite them un
grudgiugly to share the honors equally
with the duties Of citizenship, and open
m a social embrace that shall mako this
truly a new home to all who may come
amongst US. Let it be understood that
time is not Of the question of freedom
here; that no les of probation are
written on the face Of the future. To
the young men and women Of the land
we can extend the broadest welcome, to
the denizens Of older states we can prom.
ise that the swift rewards shall await
upon labor, and to those of foreign coun.
tries, the scholar the skilled artisan, and
the husbandman, we can assure hospital
ity aud employment. Thus, and thus
only, will the recital of the next census be
made to transcend by far the marvel of
tho last. Thus, too, We may secure the
means Of q development Of Geld and
mine, of trade and manufacture, some
what commensurate with our Infinite
promise. Thus VIC may insure extension
Of our iron ways until no square league
shall be without its access to market.
Thus will the burden of debt transform
itself into necessity for reduced taxa
tion. Thus will wealth be diffuseI into
the equal life of all. In the old days of
laroun Al;aschid, we read of genii that
had the power to build up splendid
palaces in a single night; but in these
times the genii who construct great states
arc the master motives that direct the
tides of vast, movin. population, and be
convinced that none are so strong as love,
and peace, and freedom.
SISTER STATES.
1t would be ungene-ous, however, if |
, we're TO dismiss even so brief a glance at
our internal prosperity and prospective
hopo without also recognizing the har.
mony Of our neighbors States and copr
Tossing how much their good will con.
tributed to the rapid reconstruction
Of Misso1-i. There was time, and that
not far removed, when an antagonistic
attitude almost isolated us IN tho Great
West. 10 day it is different. On the
! North and the South, on the East and the
: West, VIC enjoy the most cordial relations
in commerce and interchange and sympa.
thy. The discriminating policies of Hi.
nois, the antipathy Of Iowa, the bloody
feud with Kansas, aud the questionable
,, attitude towards Arkansas, have all been
replaced by o communion that crowns
itself with every kind wish, that assimi-
. lates our people In common brother.
hood, that gives US potential voice in
:, shaping the common sentiment of a
= large section of our country, and that is
! not more heartily responded to by the
citizens than by the constituted author
: tiles of those commonwealths. To what
y ! shall this bene6cent change in SO
= short space Of time bo attribu ed, il
y not to the gradual expansion of those
u policies Of freedom that this day sees
emphasized with new and concluding
!. triumph? Where recently only hostili.
u ties, disguised or infamed, slumberei OF
) prevailed, we have now the best under.
u standing, and can ask no reasonable ex.
. tension Of transit lines, can demand nc
rendition Of criminals, can invite M
! useful co operation that is not at once
" accorded.
THE INDIAN STATE.
t There is perhaps nothing to mar thu
serenity Of this survey, unless it be thu
d projected organization upon o. south
d western border of an Indian state that
r. proposes to surround itself with Chi
, nese wall Of absolute exclusion agains
It all the citizens of this nation. An,
is design, such as that now pending is 4
,r fatal stab at the intercourse of the whole
" Northwest and the whole Southwest, an,
g, should be unitedly resented as such
The invocation Of treaties is of no force
for all treaties will have t. be modie,
for this consumation, and they may q
y we'll be shaped now in conformity wit
y the spirit Of the age as modified when tn
70 plunder Of the tribes shall have been &C
~ complishcd Isolation, as a means c
ie civilization, is a myth exploded by tn
'n y experience .of all our past dealing wit
the Indian race, 1t is contradiction
oe terms, and an adroit deception in appl
W ance. Its toleration in this instsnC
~ would result in the construction OF
y state that would bc no state, Of a Cit
a. zenship that would exclude all other ci
~ izenship, Of a civil liberty that would a.
x nit Of no assimilation hereafter with II
~ liberty Of the whole land.
THE STATE DEBT.
The finances Of our state are rcport'
- in prosperous condition, and whilst
:" is true we have debt of some magniIud
'ye yet the provision Tor taking care Of it
~ ample and we'll adjusted. The wise lei
'oS islation of the past few years has cou
90 pletely restored our credit, and we mi
~. vs. reasonably hope never to see it again IL
-" paired. Such being the case, it wou
~" NV be wise if additional provisions could
on framed that would make our securi,i
" the most desirable investment for fun
.'a in our own midst, this retaining the pm
ments Of interest at home. With that 0
ject in view, recommend to you the pa