The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-02-15

um of moned men alone, hut all bear their
pouon Of burdens pecuniarily as we'll as IN
defending The soil But TO solnc inc govern-I
ment says, come and parake Of the benefits,
and TO others, you have not The qualifications
10 possess your poportion Of that whichyo
have aided us TO Hcquire, and you are there
fore doomed 10 be the servile slave and de-
pendant of him who is considered worthy.
But we forbeur upon this point and proceed
to notice lie objections made 10 the "squai-
ters." It. has been said that the persons
comprising this class Of community are gen
orally indolent and consequently not a desi-
rable acquisition 10 settlement. Blythe
way, we have had the fortune from personal
observation to become familiar with the gen
aral character ofthe "squatters" and his tb-
eralty, patriotism and hospitality may have
caused us TO be somewhat partial; but be that
as il may, ,of one fact we arc certain, that no
persons are be,fot adapted 10 fill the sphere
allotted 10 The pioneer WHO first enters The
wilderness and commence lie work of i'm.
provemen', thaii this sdnc unappreclated kind
of individuals. True ,hey are a less refined
class and content wiih a comfortable log cab
in, coarse fare and raiment, bnt this arises
not SO much from Incidence and unwothl
ness as necessity, and becoming accustomed
TO q 'sback woods" life they have no great
relish FOR more "rJfned" society and hence
arises the fact that they are generally found
disposing ofiher possessions and again seek
ing more unsettled portions OF the country,
when pressed by The tide ofpopNlaiion which
invariably follows in thei, track. II is quite
natual that the force Of habit should make
them prefer their own peculiar state Of soci-
ETY..
SO FAR as regards honesty we believe we
are not mistaken in saying that no class of
citizens can boast a greater proportion Of re-
ally upright persons than are found in that
4 Of the western pioneer. True there are yag-
abonds who feo from justice TO the unset
lied portions of the country, but there, in
consequence Of the sparcity Of the popula-
4 ton, they are noticed whilst in more
densely settled place they glide through the
mass unobserved. Admitting that the squat
teris ingenersl less upright than he who be-
longs TO some other class, is it the fact Of his
being such which makes him less wtr;hy? or
4 is il from the fact that he has once resided
in seeibiEsed' communities, where vice es-
capes ,inobserved amidst the crowd bencath
the cloak OF " refinement or the gltlering
contents of the pnrso of the sharper who is
considered as the most appropriate oNncr of
the solf We see nothing connected with a
proper presumption system which can give
rise TO corruption in The morals of the here
tofore honest settler. 1t may be said that
this class ofindividuals do not in general
proceed TO an extensive improvement of the
/. country, 10 which we would simply, reply
that 50 much as they do perform unavoidaby
precedes further improvement and liza per-
son sees proper 10 do certain portion and
4 tiien release fer consideration the further
prosecution to another, there can, certainly
be no plausible objection. so dlsa'
4 Give them 10 the honest, industrious poor
man d small portion Of the soil and you call
forth his energy; relieve many suffering
family; diminish the necessity ofpoor-houses
and benevolent institutions improve the
country; create wealth and a consequent in
crease in the incomes of the government far
superior TO that anticipated from the specu-
lation in ihe sales of the wild lands. Had
we the power, we would perhaps not donate
the State lands, but would certainly grant
them to actual settlers or liberal terms, and
would not make the purse the qualification
to the acquisition of another acre ofihe lands
belonging 10 the General government. W.
/ ttib ~ 4 ~ @
! OuR.FIx.-Rea were you ever in pos
session of that chief of denominations, real
genuine unmerciful sbad cold2 Did you eV-
er feel like doing nothing, and scarcely thais