New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-23
Lind Monopoly Ia California.

When will the People of America lay the AK 10
the root of the tree of abuse instead Of pruning us
h.,,.h., when viii 10 DC fundamental law oil
sss republic, throughout its wide domain, that the
Land Of the country is no longer to be considered
legitimate article Of traffic and commerce and that
therefore no man can hold, enjoy, possess in his
own right or for his own use and advantage more
than 500 acres
Our PATRONS have grasped at millions OF acres
which they could neither occupy, improve nor en-
joy-it has been attempted to introduce and per
petuste among us landed.property usury, more
hateful than that of money in its worst iorm-we
have warred against Mexico to indulge the bound
less avarce Of land iobbers at Washington, and
the choicest portions Of Texas have been clutched,
IN lots OF the size of prncipalties and dukedoms.
When the sordd Albany Regency, then IN ALI
ance with Polk the Chairman OF the Committee OF
Ways and Means OF the House Of Representatives
took death grip OF the public purse, they borrowed
the contents of an OVERLOOKING treasury and there.
with bought Twenty Millions of Acres of the
choicest Lands OF the Union, intending TO sell the
same 10 settlers as merchandise.
a mammoth company OF Van Burens, Msrcys,
Buffers and other pretenders to Democracy they
Albany to buy the Public Lands cheap. with the
Public Revenue raised at our Custom Houses, and
sell them dear to the public for Mexican dollars
and now the authorities are pledging the whole
Public Lands to secure California and are securing
California to the few at the rate OF 80 miles by 20
per man.
Settlers from the old States endure hardships
almost incredible, traverse painless deserts lose
many friends by hunger and starvation. aud when
the hardy survivors reach the Canaan OF the West,
they find its most valuable tracts OF Land monopo-
hzed by the worthless ayorites OF the Slave Power
the pets Of Mr. Polk who himself is but the ready
tool and serve ally of the band of needy or greedy
political adventures who met at Baltimore and
deuded the country in lSii by raising the warory
OF Texas aud 54S 40 because "our title 10 the
country OF the Oregon is clear and unquostonable.
The California Siar a newspaper published at
Verbs BaeaS Mint in It's publication Of the 9th
OF February, abiding TO the condition OF the late
emisrants 70 California, says that many Of them
have gone there without any previous correct
knowledge Of the country expecting to find the
greater part OF the farming lands unappropriated.
and that they supposed they could GET grants Of
such portions as thCl Lul-uS sclCcl In this IL
seems. they will be greatly mistaken They find
the greater part OF the country taken up by large
grants of from five 10 twenty leagues Many Of
them arc too poor 70 bay al Presen, prices. and in
order 10 get lands, they must so beyond the pre-
sent settlements, unless they be permitted Il
occupy tAe aissioR lands ,ckich are a0r the Pabss
property Of re UHRcd Sta,e' Permission to tn:
effect II is suggested should be gwen.
This is the LIBERTY We are carrying westward
this is the ENsnPLE we are settlag to more be
nghted Nations. Hundreds Of thousands .; fam
ished. perishing wretcaes reach the shores o.
America, flying from a famine which even the con
servative Times, in London, too truly lays at the
door OF few soGlless landlords who moncpo.ize Ire
land. Republican humanity ministers to their
wants--they march 10 California, or our western
settlements. and End Land Monopoly. lIrelana's
curse, and Germanys nightmare almost as firmly
settled there as on the natal soil they fed FROM
The Governor of Canada complains Of the - cursed
land.jobbers" there What is to be done
Shall human emancipation thus be checked anC
our Government, converted into perpetual prop L
the Land Monopolst the slavebresdsr, and the