The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1850-03-13

IieHStn, anu win mucn accuracy on all
points, save this, yet he would not have
troubled the Senate at this time, had it not
been for the purpose of correcting this
matter, and placing himself right before his
constituents on subject upon which he
had much feeling, and which had engaged
much of his attention. '' D'
Ifthe General Government. would adopt
the policy of donating portion of all wild
lands, to poor, the helpless and oppres-
sed Of other lands as we'll as the poor of
our own, would hail it with JOY and delight
and for ages yet to come, their descend
ants would rise UP and call us blessed
1t is policy that would secure an ever.
lasting heritage to the helpless companions
and children of the unfortunate and the
Incorporate, and render the escutcheon of
our young and glorious America, still more
brilliant and glorious. Already seated on
the summit Of fame, she would call to her
assistance and sympathy, the wise, the
generous and the brave Of the old world,
and renewed expressions of gratitude from
the oppressed, would be waited upon the
wings Of the wind from earth's extremes,
to greet and to bless our liberal policy.
i The Act of Congress, setting apart and
donating section l6 in every township for
school purposes. to educate the poor and
the destitute children of the State, equally
with those Of their rich neighbors. will re
main in remembrance and be applauded,
by the good and the wise, until the deep
lines Of Virtue, honor and gratitude, placed
by an Almighty hand, are oblterated, and
philanthropy is driven from the bosom of
men, and the baser passions of depraved
nature become triumphant. The good
work thus commenced by the Fathers of
the Republic, should be finished by their
children. 'o .,Et 'a
One Of the greatest curses that has op-
pressed man in the present century, if not
indeed the greatest Of all curses, is land
monopoly. 1t has subverted liberty and
driven happiness from the abode of inno-
cence and virtue. The mind. in dwelling
on the ruin it has caused, instinctively
turns to the land of Emmett and of Mitch
ell-to that green isle of the ocean, with
her people reduced TO beggary and star
vation, and her fields manured with the
blood Of her best and bravest sons, who
fell struggling for the rights of man.. With
a,soil as fertile as any other part Of Europe,
and with natural advantages which, under
a different state Of things, would make her,
indeed, what the poet described, the "first
gem of the sea-" has population, starv-
ing for want of bread. And why is this!
Her entire soil is owned by 5000 persons.
Her landed oligarchy, many of whom
scarce ever visit land they have made
desolate, hold in their hands the liberty
happiness and lives OF 100000 human
beings-making that fair land Paradise
to the few and burning lake of lingering
agony to the many. @ aL .50a'a -
England, upon whose vast domain, the
sun never ceases to shine-whose possess
sions are found in every part of the world,
holds great mass of her once proud yeo-
manry, in inglorious degradation, by rea.
son of her stupendous land monopoly
That Eden, fair to the eye, is owned by
landed oligarchy consisting of $4,000 free.
holders. In the language of her States
men, she gives laws to the world, and yet
she, and her vast and teeming population
is ruled by her lordly freeholders, who
alone have the right of suffrage Would
to Heaven that America. before it is too
late, would take warning by the degrada.
ton, which England has inflicted upon her
laboring people. View, but for one mo-
ment, (said Mr.. SIMPSON, the fatal poll
cy of that country. A distinguished wri-
ter Mr.. Dick) informs us, that that nation
between the years 1888 and 1915, period
of but 1877 years, spent eleven thousand,
six hundred and sixty-five millions of dol.
lars in the wars with which she desolated
Europe and attempted to desolate Ameri.
ca This immense sum was wrung from
labor to uphold the accursed system off
monopoly in land and in business of all
kinds. All this money was spent 10 rivet
yet faster the shains of slavery on the arms
of freedom and industry, and not to better
the condition of her people, social, moral
or political. I-a" rs" l''l
The sum thus expended, would have
secured homes of 100 acres Of land, each,
at one dollar per acre, to seventy-two mil
lion nine hundred and sixty-two thousand
and fifty men. Allowing each person own
ing 100 acre tract, to have a family Of
four persons, besides himself, it would
make grand table Of three hundred and
sixty four millions, five hundred and thirty
one thousand two hundred and fifty human
beings-a population sufficient for the most
stupendous Empire the sun Of Heaven ever
shone upon, and all would have this land
secured to themselves and their children
as an everlasting heritage They could
repose in plenty on basis of equality,
and no slave to polute their soil. II would
be nation Of freemen--each owning the |
soil he cultivated, with no heartless debtor
to turn them out of house or home, prey |
to the pitiless storm. haaias97ue1 il5ida |
Within the last fifteen years, our own (
government has spent ofthe public money,
in the wars with the Indians OF Florida,