| Show l I JUST JUST- y Albert t F. F Philips U Mention was made a day or two since about Galusha A A. A Grow father fath fath- er of ot the Homestead bill on which I fath-I he spent ten years rears getting enacted into law He Ho was known as the I father of ot the house of representatives I tives His career was remarkable He was elected to congress in October October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc 1 tober 1850 when but 27 21 years of ot otage age succeeding David Wilmot who was the author of ot the Wilmot ProvIso Proviso Proviso Pro Pro- viso which provided an ai appropriation tion o of 2000 for the purchase of ot Mexican territory and nd which prohibited prohibited prohibited pro pro- the establishing of ot slavery In any territory so purchased Mr Grow was elected six times from the same district once by the unanimous vote of ot the district an honor accorded only few men He was was wasy elected the first three times as a Free Tree Soil Democrat the last three thre times as a Republican He entered congress in December 1851 and was the youngest member of that congress He lIe left the Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic party on account of ot the repeal of ot the Missouri compromise BREAKS RIGHT IN Ho lie did not observe the unwritten law of the house to keep quite the first year jear of service until ho had ho-had had acquired acquired ac ae the hang of ot the school schoolhouse schoolhouse schoolhouse house but on March 30 1852 de delivered delivered de- de livered his first address on Mens Ien's Right to the Soil SolI a magnificent address In It he said The fundamental rights of ot man may be summed up UI In two words words- Life and Happiness The first is the gift of ot the Creator and may be bestowed at His pleasure but it is not consistent with his character for benevolence that it should be bestowed for any other purpose thai than to be enjoyed and that is what we call happiness Therefore re whatever whatever whatever what what- ever nature has provided for preserving preserving preserving pre pre- pre pre- serving the one or promoting the theother theother theother other belongs alike to the whole race And as means of sustaining life lite are derived almost entirely from the soil Every person has a arIght aright aright right to so much of or the eart earths earth's s 's surface surface sur sun face as Is necessary for his support To whatever unoccupied portion of ot it therefore he shall apply his la labor labor la- la bor for that purpose se and from that time forth it becomes appropriated to his own exclusive use and ind whatever whatever whatever what what- ever improvements he may maJ make e by his Industry becomes his property and subject to his disposal His appeal was for forthe the enactment of the homestead homestead law law and he made madean I an appeal every year for ten years ears before he secured the passage of the homestead act Continuing his appeal appeal appeal ap ap- ap- ap peal Mr Grow said sald If a man has hasa I a a. right on earth he has a right to toland toland toland land enough to rear a habitation on If he has a right to live he has a aright aright aright right to the free use of ot whatever nature has provided for his sustenance nance air nance-air air to breathe water to drink and land enough to cultivate for his subsistence for these are the necessary indispensable means for the enjoyment of his inalienable rights of life liberty and the pursuit pursuit pursuit pur pur- suit of ot happiness BRINGS IN RELIGION If you ou would raise fallen Callen man from his degradation elevate the I servile from their groveling pursuits j to the tights rights and dignity of ot men you must first place within their reach the means satisfying their 1 present physical wants so that re relIgion religion re- re ligion can exert its Influence ori ott the soul and soothe the weary pilgrim In his pathway to the tomb It is in vain that you jou talk of ot the goodness goodness good good- ness and benevolence of an OmniscIent Omniscient Omniscient Omnis Omnis- Ruler to him whose life from Iron the cradle to the grave is one con con- scene of pain misery and want TalK not of free agency to him whose only freedom is to choose his own me method hod and die 1 Riches it Is true are not necessary necessary sar sary to mans man's real enjoyment but the means to prevent starvation Nor or is a splendid palace necessary to his real happiness but a shelter against the storm and winters winter's s bias I Is if you jou ou would lead the erring back from Crom the paths or of vice ice and amI crime to virtue and honor give him hima a home home gives im a hearthstone and he will surround It with house hold gods If It Itou you jou ou wo would ld make men wiser and better rell relieve ve the almshouse almshouse alms- alms house e close the doors of ot the penitentiary penitentiary peni peni- and break bleak in pieces the gallows gallows gal gal- lows pu purify the influence of the do domestic domestic do- do fireside For Tor that is the I s school hool in which human character is la formed and there its destiny shaped There the soul receives its first impress im Im- mi- mi press press and man his first lesson and they go gc with him for foi Weal Weil or woe through life lIte For Tor purifying the sentIments sentiments sentiments sen sen- elevating the thoughts and developing the noblest impulses of ofa ofa ofa a mans man's nature the Influence of a amoral amoral amoral moral fireside and agricultural life Ufe I are the noblest and best HOME TIES HOME TIES DEAR I The history of ot American prowess prowess prowess prow prow- ess has recorded reco these prophetic j I words man In defense of ot his hearthstone and fireside is 1 ble blo against a world bf Of mercenaries I In battling for r his home home- and all that thatIs thatis Is dear to him he never conquered save save with his life lICe In such a i 1 struggle struggle struggle gle every pass becomes a y yae ae ever every plan a marathon U With Hh an independent yeomanry scattered over ovel our vast domain the tho Young Eagle may may bid defiance to tb the 1 I I 1 world jn m in arms arms Even though a foe i i I should should devastate our seaboard lay In ashes its cities they have made not one single advance towards conI conquering conquering con con- I the country for the Interior i p comes the hardy yeomanry with I i their hearts of oak and nerves of ot otI steel to expel pol the invader Their I hearts are the citadel of a nations nation's s power their power their arms the bulwarks of liberty This address is regarded I I as perhaps the most beautiful tribute tribute trib trib- ute to home yet jet et written I Congressman Grow was as said regarded the father of ot the house I I His persistence in his advocacy of ofa ofa a homestead act won after ten I i years' years battle ittle As had been stated the first homestead entered under i the act of 1862 was n nar Beatrice BeatriceI I I I Neb the homesteader being a nan man nanI man I j named Freeman |
