, 1879-05-01

IN <He 8H@lHF" 4"c IFIUHNbs
RooEns PARK, ILL.,, April 20.-Every citizen
Possesses three rights In The public domain.
1heso rights arc no. set any very great store by
upun the part Of citizens In the States where
tl1e Government iar[s aro exhausted, but III tho
Territories each right is held as n valuable
franchise. They arc known ms the prc.emptor's
right, tho homcsteadcr's right, mil tie right to
take land under the Trcc-Cu1turo net.
The present ruling Of tho Department Is suc1,
that every person taklng la,'tl under either OF
these rights loees tho right ever again to take
land under that right, no mattcr II the land
proves ynluc}css, Or II casualty may hinder hold
inE alni pcrfccting his claim.
Ihe holder Under either Of these rights may
ctlascr gai,Is no ripht save posscssiou. 1rhe
elalsll Is VACATED only through the Gcncra Lnnl-
0hce ut Washington, a,ld tnr 1and Wien yacatcd
Is subject to entry BY TIC first person applying
Washington declaring the land vacant by tic
local ofllce. It Is this ruling whelI we estcrnl
bad. md tleen, lia5lo to work Injustice md in.
jury to the clnimnnt OF the public lands.
works no injury to tho public alon,nin In pusscss-
Ing them. BY building Il cnh[n III advance Of
settlement hH IS pioneer, aild nany Of them
ate rs worthy OF pensions from tt.c National
Treasury as any soldier who ever fought under
our fag. TO adds to TIC va'ue OF the public
doldniM. Ho improves the naked prafrlcs I1u
lays heartIstonc, sturts . slre makcs hume
n thu uniuhaol1ed land known as tho public
It is to claim the right for tile ptonecr to soil
bis prairie claim and it!c time he las held IL To
my born tldG purchaser wlu tnay wish; to buy
II, md Tor ti,e local la''A-otllces to recognize
snrh sale. Not only rccogntze tho snlc, but to
plaec the purchaser ii, tho enjoyment Of ali .l!o
rights Of lhe first holder.
For INSTANCE, jones sells Brown homestead
which llu Inns occupied four ycars. brown, bcimg
entitled to land under tllc Homestead 1aw. gains
by purchase tho improvements mails by Jones;
atso the tino Sefpl BY Jones mt, fc titlu vested
~ auch service by Joilcs. T'!a isus It sloull hu.
Ihc GOycsIH,eItt recognizes tltlo I'll tho holder
Of lalll incr citller Of tic rights known to the
law, nnu tases nauasurcs to yneato TINT title, no
matter how loug the party holding may haye
abandoned the claIln. Tie Improvement
may oc sold whenever seruntl
Spant S1a th nrchpsts hpsts s IN m , p
lose llis purchase unless Tho local land. .o!llcers
nrc faithful tn performing tlletr duty and notify
the wonltl-bo purchaser. On thero1itrary, If the
local fan!-otliucF has II friend whom be sees ut
yacasing tile former l,older's right that 'trcnl
11ay enter an'i hold tho in, ctc This is nbso-
luLely nn Injustice to the suttlcr.
Every llOnlestcaacr Ur holder Of the public
domain should lnvo the right to scll and convey
llis itlell0ate title to the publtc domain when
the lMll IL prairie mud the purchaser enters uuon
aud perfccts tho claim rs to residence, improve
aeilts, ete. Agnin, the tionecr who Inns taken
rratrfo clatm ant. naAel by 50 .n,lc, to the I'M
proved iainls Of our country should llnye tic
right, again a,nl agatp, to unter upon thu prairie
of the pMblsc domain nnd improve a,Ml sell inc
same. Tleruls no good rcasou why he should
not. Prairie 1nf..l Ii not damaged by tho pre-
etnptor or floIlestca.1cr.
Again, thu pre-enlptor, honest cntlcr, or tree
cultlvAtur who hns oxtrcscd the right to elaiti,
ailtl IN any wnf failed to perfgct, ILLS ttlo should
have tho right TO aguiu cntcr upon thu pu6i,o
domain, n'ako claim, md porfect tho sumo to
prnrio la,1ds for cultivation. The honest caller
Ia generally IL pour tllan,--tlis ID Why u eoes
into the nomesteadIng BUSINESS. Let Tim sell
t1ts ctans as often M s ean,-if Of prairie; t,,u
buyer Is Us advantageous 10 tho General Gov
er1llnnt III tale first claimant. Tho present Tut-
tnE works injustice to tlle pioneers 1T our iau,l,
IA class whip ase deserving uyury encourage
1nent. Tle t!ay Of speculation IN Government
lands l'as passed forever. 1t j. nov t!Inu ~
home.scel;tuE unl hunsc-sllAklnK. To Nil who
urc interested In this subject, we sny give nttl
mud s,lpport to II. Wrlte your ,nrlntur VI Con.
grcss, enlinE 'l!s attention to tile subject, nl,l
send your u1arcss to tho writer.
". II. GARDNER.