The Western Journal, Volume 9M. Tarver and T.F. Risk, 1853 |
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Page 9
... Government for support rather than to their own well directed exertions , and , withal , it is calculated to beget and cherish a spirit of aggression , and a desire for the conquest of other countries . There is a praiseworthy humanity ...
... Government for support rather than to their own well directed exertions , and , withal , it is calculated to beget and cherish a spirit of aggression , and a desire for the conquest of other countries . There is a praiseworthy humanity ...
Page 10
... Government , we would , after a judicious appropriation to the pur- poses of internal improvement and education , subject the price to a scale of graduation regulated by the time the land had been in market , and within a reasonable ...
... Government , we would , after a judicious appropriation to the pur- poses of internal improvement and education , subject the price to a scale of graduation regulated by the time the land had been in market , and within a reasonable ...
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... Government 2,560 acres ; and is entitled to a sum of money , the three per cent . fund accruing from sales of land in the State , which is equal to the proceeds of about 300,000 acres : amounting in all to 1,956,713 acres . Now ...
... Government 2,560 acres ; and is entitled to a sum of money , the three per cent . fund accruing from sales of land in the State , which is equal to the proceeds of about 300,000 acres : amounting in all to 1,956,713 acres . Now ...
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... Government lands within the State . A still larger addition will accrue from the grant of the Swamp and over- flowed lands , which the settlement of the country , the lapse of time , and easy processes of reclamation , will convert into ...
... Government lands within the State . A still larger addition will accrue from the grant of the Swamp and over- flowed lands , which the settlement of the country , the lapse of time , and easy processes of reclamation , will convert into ...
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... government land into an old farm , without a tithe of the privations and hard- ships which hung around the life time of the early pioneers of Ohio , which distinguishes the early settlement of Wisconsin . Every description of husbandry ...
... government land into an old farm , without a tithe of the privations and hard- ships which hung around the life time of the early pioneers of Ohio , which distinguishes the early settlement of Wisconsin . Every description of husbandry ...
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Page 3 - That no certificate shall be given or patent issued therefor until the expiration of five years from the date of such entry; and if, at the expiration of such time, or at any time within two years thereafter, the person making such entry; or, if he be dead, his widow; or in case of her death...
Page 3 - That the person applying for the benefit of this act shall, upon application to the register of the land office in which he or she is about to make such entry, make affidavit...
Page 346 - But in case it shall appear that the United States have, when the lines or routes of said roads are definitely fixed, sold any sections, or any parts thereof, granted as aforesaid, or that the right of pre-emption has attached to the same, then it shall be lawful for any agent or agents to be appointed by the governor of said State to select...
Page 114 - There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.
Page 145 - His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
Page 313 - ... court may direct; provided, that if it shall not be necessary in the opinion of the court to use such fund or any part thereof for the support and...
Page 356 - Moses : and yet the pillar of fire by night, and the pillar of cloud by day, did not cease to direct the footsteps of our pioneer pilgrims.
Page 2 - America in Congress assembled, That any person who is the head of a family, or who has arrived at the age of twenty-one years, and is a citizen of the United States...
Page 3 - ... infant child or children; and the executor, administrator, or guardian may, at any time within two years after the death of the surviving parent, and in accordance with the laws of the State in which such children for the time being have their...
Page 346 - ... land offices respectively, and to the general land office at Washington City, within ninety days after the completion of the same.