The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-14


Venice I'D.
Yearly average federal currenoy y, dwelling
paily average, selnO
What. sir, is to prevent similar results and eonse-
quences mere Il things are permitted to proceed as they
are now tending' Nothing. As sure redundant popu.
laton shall come--and come il will-,he few will have
possessed themselves OF the permanent Of life I;
starvation Experience has shown, in all countries under
the old systems that the greater the amount of individual
wealth of which they could boast the greater amount
was there OF corresponding poverty and destituton,
and the less pospec, OF relief TO the suffering. So
il will be in our conntryi for the same causes are
operating to make the. rich richer and the poor
OF this government shall be such as 10 secure its
vast domain. in limited quantities, as homes for the
andless, Tree from sale or execution and il the States
N their policy shall cooperate in achieving this end
these evils will to great extent be prevented One
OF the duties OF the States will be to limit the quantity OF
land each individual may hold II il shall be said that
Limitation suited 10 our present population would be
sated 10 the population years hence have only say
in answer. thai this difficulty easily be met by sys-
tenn q graduated legislation 10 meet exgencies as they
arise trusting that Providence will send no greater popu
aon than the bosom Of the earth will nourish and
tain With an area Of 400 acres properly DIS
woaa moi lie But It a day
prove that the system has faiedhat not per-
feet or adequate 10 the endt will but prove what is
known oil all human systems and lnstituti0nshat they
are not perfect am no perfectonist-l aim moi at per
fection Ali claim is, that should do what good
can, and leave the rest higher and wiser power
Nor am agrarian" The maxim of the agrarian IS
that while one lacks the neesssares. none should be
allowed 10 enjoy the lururies OF life" This beges
continual and violent lcveng policy TO be deprecated
should moi be permitted speculate or iros IN maj ,ea
he cannot produce, or ne quantity Of ghiea he cannot
increase. OF course the term produce an its ord
include in II the idea OF fabrication. In whatever he
produce, or in anything lawful OF which he increase
the quantity he should be allowed and encouraged to
kr.k.a h. ha.ha tgxt
but the enjoyment OF the product Of labor But man
cannot produce land, he Increase It's quantity
any more than he can produce or increase The quantity OF
water; yet he is permitted 10 speculate and traffic
in land, and incidentally have shown, traffic and
speculate in the very elements Of fire. arr, and water
The doctrines hold on this subject are those which
held by Aristotle, MontesQneu, Blackstone Jeffer-
son, Jackson. and Charming While Rome, Athens, and
Sparta were in their glory. these views and sentiments
were held by all their leading statesmen Nor did those
countries fall until these doctrines had been abandoned
or The systems embraced by them been oyerhrown.
But misfortune is that in entertaining these doctrines
and views in modern times. many into the rdcu
ous and odious doctrines OF socialism and the conmu
nifty SYSTEM and come 10 contend that all things should
be held in common, as IL the occupancy OF land.
ral right for the procurement OF the OF fe would
destroy in man all evil passions proneness vice.
The socialism OF PRoUDHos ia an abandonment OF all
ideas OF and dependence upon Christianity. and pre-
sumpuous arrogston OF self suhcency TO man, that
aided by Divine influence he can, Of himself put off his
grosser nature, and stand forth IN spoess purity When
the suffering and death Of The Saviour shall have redeem
fall, and not till then, may this be expected.
Let leave general considerations. and view the
measure before US IN its bearing upon The government
and the States which contain public land As regards
the government, II only be considered in its effects
upon the revenue. have long believed that the gov
eminent should 10 consider and treat the public
lands as source OF revenue; and ask better high
er justification for this belief than the authority OF Presi
dent Jackson. Ia bis message OF December 4. 1882 he
says; seems 10 me TO be true policy that the pub
lie lands shall cease, practicable TO be source
oil revenue, and that they b sold 10 settlers, IN limited
parcels. al price barely ueisnt 10 reimburse 10 hs Oni
10 put an end forever TO al partial and Interested ssis
laon on this subject and 10 afford 10 every Ameran
efize Of enterprise me opportunity Of securing inds-
pendent freehold II seems 10 best 10 abandon ne idea
Of raisiag future out Of the public lands" The
idea Is repeated ia his veto message Of December
4 1889 and as lar as know or believe, he held these
Until direct taxation shall be resoed TO, the great and
important source oil revenue 10 tie gtNetnment must be
duties on foreign imports Now. every one knws that
the amount thus received enhanced the N0nber OF
consumers OF foreign imports is increased Hence con-
tend thai the would be vastly increased BY the
policy proposed Tor BY increasing the number Of agrcu
iura producers, increase the number Of import
eumers aud their ability 10 consume in other words,
their ability to purchase for consumption The govern
meat have no doubt, would be The gamer p her reye
nues ailsr saerefng her receipts from the public lands
n thisxument be correct to the extent OF the aug
mediation OF The revenue, the before would
be beneficial to the slayehoIdng States, and to Al
from the burdens Of the present aud system
Bun above and beyond all this the old States, equally
with the new. interested in the adoption OF the pro-
posed system. We have no population but what was
once theirs; ours noD landholders When ihe old
States Join IN ceding the public lands 10 the OF the
settler. they Join in ceding them 10 their citizens
well and they thereby increase intellectually
the number and ability oil the Of northern lab
RIGS OF all kinds and Of the southern products o sugar
cotton, nee, and tobacco we'll az the amount to BE-
transported their canals and railroads. and in their
shipping. will venture the prediction that, in FIVE
years alter the system shall be established, year will
yield 10 the old States value in thus way Than five
would by way Of proht the sales OF the public lands
Why sr, the whole revenue last year from lands was
but 81 ,6sS $50 the net proceeds would not exceed
81 100000 The benefits which the individual States
would derive from this would equal the benefits tol
be derived iron the simple addition OF Fifty thousand TO
the able and shippers OF the new States AL
matter OF pecuniary interest," therefore, the old States
shoald be in favor OF this system Whether we view
the measure, then, its bearings upon the interests of
the government Of the old States il is one OF correct
policy and sound expediency.
To present another view Of this subject will read
some extracts from article In the working Farmer
for OCTOBER, is4o fsI
OF the population Of l743ss2 we End employed As fol-
lows Agricultural pursuts 70 every n persols manu-
facmres, 70 ~ navigation, 70 every Dos persons
learned professions, including enkinee every 30 per-
sons commerce., 10 every l46 persons. 4
Thus will be that those engaged
In form by