The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-03
ANN ARsoR, (Michigsn), July q, 1916.

ANN ARsoR, (Michigan), July "a, 1876.
MISUNDERSTANDING Of purchasiag Gorer ,nent
Lamd-Sstuatiom of the psopls-Stats indicted
ness-Sais Of Railroad, &c.
knowing that you are famous for heralding
news from all parts of the world, and as have a
few moments leisure, propose 10 say TO You in
the first place, that Michigan is truly fiourishing
young State.
The people are all IN independent condi-
lion. There are none of those designated poor
people-paupers-althou perhaps one half OF
the population came into the Safe without pen-
ny more than enough to purchase forty or
eighty acre lot of land from the government A
forty acre lot Of government land costs only fifty
dollars. Thus, for a small pittance, is home es-
tablished at once. Others came in, perhaps, with
out penny, and by laboring hard have secured to
themselves comfortable homesteads. The system
of disposng of the lands of the government has
done much for the wealth ofthe new countries and
the prosperity and happin SIS OF the people Here
a man enters upon his own domain, Tree from
mortgage or lien-he has everything TO simulate
him to persevere in the acquisition Of wealth for
his own enjoyment in old age, and Tor the enjoy
menr of his children after HIM. 1t is very unlike
the system of the Holland Land Company, in
the western part of your State. Their land is
sold to those who will improve the farms,
and mortgages taken for term OF years for the
N
three times as much for the land as it is actually
worth, pays nothing down, but gives mortgage
drawing interest for the payment, at some stipu-
lated time thereafter In the mean time, the pur-
chaser makes Improvements upon the property,
to the amount of eight ten dollars to the acre,
is not a treeholder; and after years of toll, when
old age is creeping upon him, he is obliged TO
abandon 1 his s,sp premises rpennyies S and seek
the whole of the Lake portion of Ohio, was
bought up in like manner, Of Connecticut
company, who got possession OF the properly at
The people here are, as a general thing,
enterprising industrious, and persevering-
AS they receive money every year for
their products, they invest i in farm
ing stock and improvements. Throughout the
State VIII now be seen the log houses, thrown by,
and their places filed by handsome farm houses
which will vie with those of older countries. /
have been in the State some ten years, know
its situation, geographically, morally and fl.
nancially and assert without fear Of contradict
ton, that it is destined to be one Of the most
wealthy States of this Union. There ID no better
agricultural country in the world; besides, the
mineral wealth now just being developed upon
the shores of our Lake Superior, will, ere long,
even astonish our own people. Our mines,
for wealth, are far superior to any thing ever be-
fore discovered upon the American Continent
The credit of our State has been cried down by
stock jobbers and spectators, for objects best
known to themselves, and am sorry 10 say they
have one auxl larry here in a public press, whose
ny to pursue such course to sustain the political
cause he espouses. Michigan is IN debt it is true,
but mark my word, every ce.t Of her indebted
ness will be paid.
Our legislature passed bill for the sale of the
Central Railroad, to a company at price above
what it cost, Notwithstanding great portion of it
was built BY warrants drawn payable in wild
lands only. This, if consummated, will be good
thing for US, as II pays at once two millions Of
dollars OF our Indebtedness but if not sold, it
will make no difference in the end The interest,
commencing with the present year, will be paid
promptly Three years hence, no man or set
Of men can have it to say that Michigan has
not dealt honorably with all mankind. In
legislative bodies and conventions, wherever
given. or wish manifested in relation TO our in.
dsbIedness, which is that every farthing shall be.
paid. Such is the feeling and sentiment of peo-
pie who are able 10 perform what they agree.
Should any politician take different stand here,
he would be short-lived, politically, repudla-
ton finds no favor with the people of Michigan.