The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-05

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absdon the idea of raising future revenue out OF the pub
! lie lands.
Mr. j. continued by saying that he thought that Moses
Vattel. aud Andrew Jackson made foundation,
upon which he willing To stand without regard to
any other authority He had introduced these great
names for the purpose OF satisfying that portion of
ciely who skeplical in great reform proposition
like this, and who would not take the time and trouble TO
investigate and think upon the principle involved MIR
j. contended that the government had no authority,
neither under the constitution in compliance with
the tour great elementary principles Indispensable to the
existence Of man. withhold the usutnci OF the soil
from It's citizens Man cannot live without the of
the SOIL and cannot, compliance with first
principles, withhold the essentials of life from the peo
pie The government whose legislation directed against
these hsi principles is making upon the great scheme
OF Deny himself and reduces its operations to practical
inhdelily Il the legislation OF government made TO
conform to those great rst principles which lie at the
foundation Of all thngs, there would be
no more famine, Tor armies and navies,
revolutions. and no more strife. II Legislation could be
made TO take this direction, might hal it the be-
ginning Of the Millennium morn. when should have
peace on earth and good will anong The contrary
has been the history Of legislation upon this sablecl
throughout the Christian and Pagan world the great OBJ
ject seems to have been either from ignorance de-
signperhaps from bothio violate those great prnci
pies, 10 obsuct, impede, and to aslde and thereby
defeat the object Of God himself As those violations
accumulate aud reach such extent that they be
borne no longer then Is that those original principles
resume their cour and the consequences is the over
throw OF monarchies, revolutions aristocraces, and
the crumbng down OF rotten and corrupt dynasies.
/ Mr.. J. knew there were some that looked upon re-
suits special pr0u,dences. As 10 the correctness of
this, he would not undertake to discuss but was inclined
to think that IN most instances they might be traced back
to Their causes and show most concusvey that 1t was
the mere working out of principle We might take
to illustrate Go to any OF those countries where the
soil has passed into the hands of few, and the OF
the people have become tenants and culvatos of
the soil tor inflated and hearess landed arsocrrcy,
and when famine upon the land the first that suf
fer for bread the very hands that produce il hence
that the Withholding the use OF the soil from the
actual coltlvaor voatve OF one oil those principles
essential TO human existence; and when the violation
reaches that point at which 1t can pc no longer borne
revolution begns and those principles partially or
| tireiy restored.
He remarks he had just made digresson,
and not intended in the order which they had occurred
He would return directly 70 the line OF his
gument.
There was an objection existing in the minds OF some
to dsposng OF the public lands proposed in the bill
because they pledged for the national debt This OBJ
ection when examined, had no foundation in reality.
Notwithstanding the proceeds OF the sales OF the public
lands pledged for the of the public debt in
the law approved the 2sth OF January, lS47, the
sources OF the whole treasure were pledged and the m
erest and the principal Of the debt paid out OF the
treasury without regard any particular description of
fund. The action OF the government proves most con
clusvey that this fund not looked to as the
OF paying The national debt On the 11th OF February,
ls47, the law was approved granting this very land, IN
the shape OF bounties, all those who entered the
vice OF The United in the war with Mexico; and 50 far
this objection concerned he thought he might
the argument here but he would take another view OF
the SUBJECT tor the purpose Of satisfying that portion OF
society who measured everything by dollars and cents,
and al the time to remove every possible objection
to the government actpg In bad faith, lar the
pledgng OF the public lands concerned for the pub
c debt II this bill shall be passed ino law and car
ried into successful operation, il will greatly enhance
the value OF the public land, and increase the revenue
from that source. He said there were millions OF
acres oil public land that lying IN The States and
Territories wholly unproduchye, and, under ou-
present system, would be for hundreds OF years 10
come On the other had, had large number OF cl-
zens who without professions and owned no land
and were compelled to rent from others, or become day
aboers, be crowded into the large manufacturing
Adjustments, TO Toll for their daily support We then
see that we have the men. aud at The time we have
the soil separated they produce but little, far
ernment is concerned The that poor makes but 1t
tie consequently he has TO live the bare necessafes
OF life, and none OF The Injuries. Under impost or
tariff system, he contributes very small portion any
thing. TO the support of the government On the other
hand the soil without the cutivator produces nothing
But by bringing the cuvaor and the soil IN contact you
increase the production OF both and thereby add TO the
creative power OF the government As before remarked,
the man without soil pays but little to the support OF be
government under our revenue system, but 6y giving
him hundred and sixty acres OF land you increase ms
ability TO produce, and, increasing hIs ability to produce
you increase his ability buy also, and you Increase
his ability TO buy, you will not only induce him to buy
more oil the necessaries OF life for the support OF his
family, but indulge in many OF the luxuries; Tor
the will indulge in the OF necessarles and
comforts IN proportion TO his ability TO buy them.
shall assume as bas which is tar short OF reality That
individual owning homestead is better able TO buy
hundred dollars worth oil the necessaes and com
forts OF life, upon which the government lays and col
ecs duty, than he before owning IT, Our present
revenue sy stem upon this additional hundred dollars worth
purchased by the Individual lays tax OF thirty per cent
which would be thirty additional dollars paid into the
treasury In seven years it will be perceived that upon
this basis the government would receive two hundred
and ten dollars the treasury OF the United Sates-rn
dollars than what the government asked for the
land in the first instance. But The operation does not
stop here il continues to 90 and Independent OF
realizing the government IN dollars and cents,
you have made the man better citizen OF the com
muny. He becomes qualified to discharge the duties OF
freeman. He comes To the ballot box and votes With
out the restraint fear OF landlord. He IS, IN
fact the representative OF his homestead, and ls
the enlarged and proper sense OF The term Aiter
the interchange OF opinions and the hurry and hustle OF
the election day he mounts his own steed and
affections centre. He then goes TO his hay NOV, to
his barn, TO his own corn crib TO his own stable,
and feeds his own stock. His wife, the partner OF bis
bosom the other hand, turns out and mks their own
cows churns their butter. and at the proper time,
when their rural repas s ready he and his wife, with
their hiile fair haired ties of affection, SIT down at the
same table together enjoy the sweet product OF their
their lot in this country where the land is made free,
under the protecting and fostering OF such govern
ment
The domain Of the United States belongs to the people
as whole il has been purchased with their treasure and
won by their vaior and they entitled to It's use, as
much so they the OF the air. re, and water
Government bas authority TO restrain them IN Inc
of one than n the OF the other. They are the
tour great elements indispensable TO the existence OF man
dertake to withhold the OF FIRE, water, and ar from
ITS citizens the of their own soil for cultivation
and support
10 see every in the United States domicaied -
an obccrthat has long been my heart; and this
bill shall not be passed into law during the present ses