The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-02
government wishes 10 make anything out OF the soldier

government wishes 10 make anything out OF the soldier
The proposition, he must for saying is absurd
Long after the government had engaged the service OF
the soldiers who went to Mexico in 1916, Congress
passed law giving each 100 acres OF land and
knowing that many of the who were In the service
would prefer small sum Of money to any quahuty OF
land the lawmakers made it optional with them to take
land $l00 II Congress had wished to deiraud The
soldier, take any advantage OF his necessities, 1t
the most extraordinary mode OF defraudng them
that entered into the mind OF man. The Legislature
pass act to reward the soldier Tor fahiul service
much more than to induce future enlisments and yet
that body is accused of specializing the soldier The
settled policy of this government has been, from Its very
foundation to induce people TO settle the public lands
Our widely extended territory calls for It, Hence so
many laws in favor of settlers. The who locates
himself on public land and cultivates it without
scrip from any public officer, acquires eempuon right
This regulation intended to favor the settler OF public
lands, and not the speculaor Who it that is so much
troubled about the matter? The specuator If he did
not find greatly his advantage to buy these lands
should hear of complaint about the difficulty OF get
ting claims through the Pension Office.
The remarks about the lawfuness OF speculation, and
the attempt to prove that taking advantage OF poor
mans necessities is no than buying goods from
the manufacturer and retailing them at profit of from
20 to 30 per cent, amount really nothing "Justita'
must first show that the merchant buys from poor
ufactuer, who is induced to sell from ignorance of the
value of his goods and that the miller who sells his flour
is also poor ignoramus who knows not how much his
flour is WORTH before he make out his by the
examples he has given in illustration of his position
great deal may be said to show that these Spectators
expect to realize large amount from the land warrants
Our history is full of melancholy truths this subject
Every man who knows anything of the annals OF the
revolutionary war, knows that the gallant who
fought our battles paid worthless paper, and that
bounty land of more value than all the money they
received for years service yet that they sold to
greedy SPECTATORS and these spectators have been
Grated to this day Poserty will do justice to every
To this day has seriously lifted up his voice
in favor of the who specialized the SOL
der 1t is probable that many spectators will not be de-
tered from buying by anything that be said writ
ten; likely that many soldiers will to sell
their land warrants; but, nevertheless, it may well be
questioned whether conscientious would justify
the which of the spectators have pursued
1t may happen, by speaking little truth, that may
be arrested in their specuaons others may be disposed
TO grant better the distressed soldier and per-
haps he may be saved from the angs of the sharper and
his own ll-judged precipitation, We confess, all our
sympathes for the soldier who has shed his blood for
his country 1t hard that he who has borne the
brnt and burden of the day should suffer in the field,
whilst the specuator at home, who has met the
enemy encountered any danger should profit by his
sacrifices lying in wait, expecting his evenings prey"