New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-16


I'd to the population years hence. have oa'y 20
say IN answer that this dticnly can easily be met
BY a system of graduated legislation II meet ext
gencies &c they arise; trusting tlst Providence
will send no greater population than the bosom ol
the earth will nourish and sustain. w nth an area
Of ,5sf 243 200 acres properly distributed, the day
musl be remote Indeed whez such x0ald no; o.
the case. Bdtii A. last day shall come T. prove
that the - atom has tsei tia. i; " rs no: perfect
or adequate h the enl-it viii oQt prove shat Il
brown Of 81 human syst ms aid iastitlii ne, that
they are not perfect. | am not & psrfsc.lons.-l
aim bot st perfection. All ci.in Is that es1ol,d
DO vhst good VIC can. ana leave be rest to higher
AMI y .ser power. No am au kgc4risn.' Tue
maxim Cf tho sgrtrRr u.s. that whLs enc ilcks the
n,Cessories none s'0ud ia 10 ed u epjly shs 't1
mrs ofho' This begets a continual and violent
leveins policy, 20 be deprecated everywner-, sui
% al times. conte0d Only, int Ds1g sh7dd HN
teDe m'tcd 10 speculate or trgG'c ~ bH ch'ct n
c0HH0f t90dHoe a. "a, ga04hty II Nkitk 10 cdaH)t
i1crCG c. Iot clurse uEe the term p-)1uc3 10 ti
ordinary seIse, aid got ia the senss OF cre4f5-and
mean - include Ia II the iiea OF C15rczii0g. l.
WtGieyor he cen produce Or In epythia5 is|lu' ~
which he can Increase tAs quantity, ho should be
allow % sid eic0urseed 20 trsiT', shpu7h II Ofns
the tishcit iozury f)- then i; is blt the enjoy
nentoi the product Of ls5or Bot man csanc; pro-
CuCu land, 40. Csn nc increlse H. qi4luy 6ly
more ital be- cGr produce J- insease -1' qlaniity
O! or or water yethe is permitted - sPe'uia-e
sId traffic in land, lnd incidentally, as hsv5
shown to traffic an speculate 10 The 'ery elements
q fac, al, and Wofcr.
Tie doc,rine. / hid on 'i' SUBJ sat are those
" hich verC LED ~ Aristotle, M1ntes +ueu, 3 ack
stone, Jef.Isou, Jackson, and Claiming. While
Rome, Athens and sparta we're 10 theiTg 'ory, these
dcotriIes hsd been abandoned, O, the syssem' en-
brsced By Them been OytrtorJEn.
Butamisfrtarc y, thai, Ia entertaining these doc
times sLd views inmodern times, tn many rdniDio
the ridiculous and ocio1s doctrines OF Socialism aud
tie community - stem, aud come u contend tnas
ait irCs 6Nould b. held Ia common, az If the 0ccu-
psncy OF land, az natural right for the pro-
cure ment Of the means Of lie would destroy
in an all evil passions or proneness 70 vice
Tie Soc ism o. PrOudl0n ia GA a6andOnm snt OF all
ideGs OF and dependence upon Chris iality, saf
presnmptuoUs afrogstiou n s-tfufi:iescy D mao,
that, unsiced by Divine i.iQence, he can Of him
sef put of s grosser nature, and stsn4 birth in
sIOilo6s purity. When tho suffering aud doSih o:
The Saviour shal have redeemed man from the
ihrbidom Of ain and the effects OF the t4I aud not
till then, may this be expected.
Let Us nov leave general considerations, aud
view the n.esaG.e before "a 10 iss bearing upon tho
Govern uent and the Ststes which cOnssin no Plb-
lie LAID. IA regards the GO'e-nmen;, it can oaly
be considered in rs effect upon the revenue. |
have hog believed that the Government should
cease to consider and treh! the pablo lands as
source ofreyenue; and ask NJ bsster or higher
Justification FOR this belief than tho authority OF
President Jackson In bis message OF Dec. Al,
1892 be says 1t seems 70 me to be our true pol
icy that the publ; lands shall cease, as soon as
practical be- TO be q source Of revenue and thGtthey
be sold 10 sctters, in hmcd parcels, OF price bare
ly yGcjent 10 reimburse 10 the Tinted States The
eapeAse Of the present systen' &c. Again: Z" To
put en- end forever 10 sl partial and Interested le
eislsiion en- this subject, and to CB0rd to Crcry
american citizen Of enterprise he opportunity Of
securing an independent 1roc.old, 1t seems TO me
best to abandon The idea Of raising future reveHue
0utof the public kandS." The same idea is repeat
ed in bis veto message Of Dec 4, 1873, and, as far
IS know or believe, he held these views I'LL he
died
Until direct taxation shall be resorted to, TIE
great nnd important source OF revenue TO the Gov
eminent must be duties on foreign imports. Now,
every one knows that the amount thus rec6ives Is
enhanced as the nanber Of consumers of foreign
imports is increased. Hence l contend that the
revenue would be sstly increased by the policy
proposed for by Increasing the noWber OF asdcul-
turR producers YOU iIcre use :he NJ nber otinoort
consumers, and their ability to consume; or in
other words, their ability 70 purchase for conslmp
ton. The Government, have no doubt, you'd be
the gamer in her revenues aner 5fcing her re-
cepis from the public lends.
II this argument be correct to The extent OF the
augmentation of the revenue, the measure be'Orc
ns would be beneficial to tue non slaveholdins
States; and to further extent, for we propose -
relieve them snd the )vernmen' fro n the burdens
Of the present land System Bot, above aud be-
You'd all this, the Old states, equally with the new,
are interested in the adoption OF the proposed sys
TEN. We have no population BIZ. Dat wsI orce
theirs; ours are N0s lsIdhjldrrs. When the OIL
States join in ccding tn public lands to the use Of
the settler, they join US in cedn5 them 10 their
own citizens as well rs ours and they thereby 10
crease incidentally TIE number and ability OF the
consumers Of Northern fabrics OF al Kinds and Of
the Southern products Of sugar, c,t'Oy, rice, aud
q " IL q 4 In bA tra0aDDTL-1
over their canals aud railroads, and in their ship
ping. / will venture the prediction that IN i've
years after the System a5Gl be established, one
year will yield 20 the old States more value in this
way than tive would By way Of profit on the sales
OF The public lands. Why cir, the whole revanIs
last year from lands was bot sl6sS $50 the nett
proceeds would rot exceed 81 300 900. Inc bsne
fits which the iDdi, duai States would derive rom
this wsuld not equal tbs benefits to be derived
from the simple addition Of fifty thousand % the
able consumers and shippers OF the nsw States
As matter OF pecuuiary interest," therefore, the
old States should be in favor OF this system
Whether we view the measure, then, in iss bear
ines upon the interests OF tho Government or oi the
old States, It is one OF correct policy and soaad OK
pedienoy.
To present another view Of this subject / will
read some extracts from an article in the Work
ing Farmer" for October, 1919:
"0f he populsh OF H. isl s52 ws fol employed -
follows; Agricultural pnrfuis 90 every " p-rsrrs MAJ
ufsoUring usd-s y; usygen'D, % every 500 per
learned professions, tcndlg engineer, 70 every
go persons, Commerce, 90 every li6 p-rf0ns
illus II viii De seen itsf nHtSinsts1ging nose en-
Fsged IN agriculture form by Ter lh- m?5reni class
si Dot an acre Of he rub domain hss n--1 apprj
PIRATE for hrr especial benefit Every Application f'r e.
appropriation of lend FOR experimental fus agT-n,1r-
colleges &c has been promptly denied vhi th- spo.
cans 6>f being tod hsi agriculture no0e an ana
that heJdTsTs ne bone and fae 81 ie eogHfr lags
returned home mtus heir expenses 20 Warrington with
nothing To lie cyec ~ The tccot1t bat ls 81 encJ
compliments from legislators and request 70 vo.s ~
mebts"
propose now 70 examine tho different PROPOSE
tions which have been submitted to the Senate BY
the Senators from li1oir, MiIsachusetts, and
Texas.
That Of the Senator from Illinois has the virtue,
e. least Of being bill proposing 70 do something
and rot mere abstract resolution asserting tra-
ism. or proposing inquiry into truism. But l
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