The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-02-27

the citizens, in regarp tophe acqnls'uon'
possession and prote clion Of proper'y't|
as clearly prohibited, as Nhe power II
place the lie, liberty, reputation or pur
suit Of happiness OF selected and favored
individuals, under particular guardian
shin aud protecting care, from which the
res, Of the people are excluded prop
osilion too monsrous TO be tolerated
under free government.
Equality Of rights is The peculiar lea
lure Of our system. This principle hso
a dish nc, application in i's sdop"o''
when The love OF liberty and The lnher'
en-, and indefeaslble rights OF man were
felt and spprehended in their 'u''e''
force; being then placed IN strong con
ras, TO The inequality iha, prevailed IN
the government from which our he'0-
ulionsry fathers seperted these o'a'e'
This equality is seplsd and sc ediy
euared by The Constitution, as ole o'
The great and essential principles oil lib
erty and Tree government.
The Distinguishing feature of The bill
pe lore me, is TO disturb this equality 1t
nroposes 10 confer on en incorporated
company. not only the ghl TO manu-
isclure railroad iron, bot iron IN all It's
business IN which lhousdhus
oc our cilzens, with an investment oil
billions Of capital ,aiearedy engaged on
heir own individual tesponslblli'y. IL
does no, even compel The company 10
enter upon The manufacture oi railroad
Iron, which is held oul as a prlncip't
object. The bill proposes TO au'hor'z
he company 10 hold one thousand acre'
Of land in Blair county, which they may
IF course hold IN ss many different pla'
res 10 the eoLnIy as 10 them may seen
|coovenient, TO establish furnaces, torges
and rolling mills, TO carry on the ofdl'
lary manufoc,ure Of iron, in competition
with individuals, without conierrlng any
the slightes,, beDht upon the public, 'hs
is not derived from individual manu'ac'
lurers. | Cannot perceive in the ohJee'
of this association, reasons oil preference
or peculiar merits sufficient 10 wsrran
departure f ON The settled policy o
1.-The ComnoBwaath, and On Invasion o
he principles of ,he Constitution
lodividual means, enierprlzs and tai
enrs, have under the benign protection
Of equal laws, and with sacred resa''
to inheren, end indefeasble equal righ,
{, -ecuIeG TO all infused into the gres, de
parimenls of business in the S'ste, agrI
culural, comGerCIst, mInNg, manuldc
turing and mechanical, degree Of ener
gv, enltrprlz' aud health. which hav
, lcartied US onward Ia prosperity, clVlIl
za,iou and refinement. The reople VIII
Ihave thus, under Providence, been IN
. instruments of establishing our greslne'
. who have euIoyed 'heir rSh,s IN con-
mon with thejr l,lIoN cluZens, VII
have lhriven under the observance {
1.-The dccIarstion Of tights; and hav
Ibeen blessing TO themselves and
1.-The county-these are the merlloro'
: men Of the Commonwealth, and the
- are elevated far ABOVE The desire 10 ac
:, their gains, or TO seek !or security
: gains; contingencies, by asking Tor s2e
, a privileges, ,-Rely,Ng upon 'hemselv
n as freemen ought, they cleared our q
tive forests, built the log cabin and 4
- homely shed, which have now civ
=. place to abodes OF comfort and conVel
ence: he precariou' crop, growing
- midst deadentd timber trees, q
sns,ched from The hosult lodans,
=. lost in ,he general and peace tul c."
- Iya,ion Of II earth, lhS, lis ,he Ia
49, with plenty, The spinning wheel
hind WIN ch the frugal house
o., wont to ply her evening care Is hus'
by the whil Of millions Of splnd
! propelled by The power Of Steam IN
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