Litchfield enquirer., 1837-02-02
FOR THE ENQUIRER. ASSeSSmentS-NO. 2.

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 Mr. Editor-In former communication spoke of one of the evils which result fon inequality in ments. A second which I would notice is, tenden- cy to produce and continue overgrown farms. sup pose that it will not be controverted that true polt- cal policy requires the husbanding of natural resour- ces to tile greatest possible extent; and it needs but
 moderate share ofobservaton tosee, that very large farms are altogether inconsistent with this principle of policy. It is at all uncommon to see the enerpr sing farmer with 15O acres of and bringing more pro- duce into the markets than his neghbor with two or three times that quantity.
 The reason is obvious. He is enabled to bring his hundred acres of arable land into high of cult vaton, and make every portion of productive; while his neighbor, with his three four hundred acres, finds his time occupied in barely looking to his exen- ded premises and with the present prices of labor he feels that he can do little more than secure the natu ral products. But the tendency of the principle of as sessmcnts of which we are speaking, is, to place the former in the situation of the latter He looks at the risk of leaning money-at the enormous taxes to which the loaner is subjected, and says, will invest my yearly income in lands." We further see this principle tendng-hough perhaps less drectly-to op- press the very class for whose benefit suppose it designedly adopted, viz: the industrious poor. A young man of this class, by industry and economy, has saved a small amount of money. He wishes to establish himself in life, and wants little real estate; will pay to the amount of his hard earned savings, and wants credit for the remainder. But who does not see that he either consent to pay the appro rriato nf his r;~ar neighboF, of whom he p"E chases, he must pay an increased amount ot pur- chase money, to indemnify the seller for his increased liability to the public.
 Another of this class has already purchased, and stands indebted for part-perhaps a large part-of his visible property He must continue to bear the burdens of his creditor he has done previous to the late amendment, of which have spoken in a former number or, availing himself of the provisions of that amendment he brings upon himself the diepleasure of his creditor and pressed for payment; for the cred itor suffering under injustice looks only to the direct though innocent instr~nent since the cause lies more remote and wthal not so much within the reach of his vengeance As we follow along the train of con- sequences flowing from this pressure upon the poorer class of our community, we see one cause-though am aware is not the only one-why so many of our enterprising young men are directing their way to other States, where amore equal and liberal policy is pursued, and to the far West. Without going further into detail, am not right in saying that the inequa ty of which have been speaking is unjust in itsef- that it tends to dishonesty and disregard of awto d minish our natural resodrces-to oppress the enterpr sing and industrious poor, and swell the tide of em. grafton?
 That in every instance, it produces all, or any of these results, am far from asserting Numerous oth- CT causes may nterpose to prevent it's legitimate ef- feet from being reazed but that such is its natural tendency, think will not be denied and if surely here is proper subject for legislative investigation and action A FARMER.