Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1850-04-05

oJheFs not permanently settled but inhab-
/ ting the country generally. as laborers.
and you have population of 10000
nearly one million and half This. sir.
/ Will secure the completion Of your road
Should the government then abandon the
ftnteTprlse, every mile of the road would
/ be made By the enterprise of the freemen
along It's line. For every mile Of It there
would De one hundred and forty-four indie
pendent propriet0rs and freeholders. stim-
ulated by all the prospects Of gain and
fortune Supposing the cost to be S20 !
600 per mile, they would have to contrib
ute but about 9i3S each To bqiId it them
seiycs-but little more than two-thirds
what the land Of each would cost. If he
had to purchase it of the government
Zach mile would contribute its own labor.
and manufacture its tools and indictments
with every variety Of wheelcarriage used
zach mile would furnish its own supplies
of provisions, animals Of draught and bur
den and its own guard aad defenders
And besides, as each mile Of the road
would be completed it would be through
settled country, which would contribute
a once Ii all extensive way-travel and
freight otherwise the road would be com
paratlyely unused. until completed the
whole distance. and would then have to BE
supported in great degree. by the thro
travel and freight, which never vet would
keep q railroad in repair, if Of any consid-
cradle length
But above all, sir, my plan would lay
the basis Of the happiest plan of settle
ment that this government can ever adopt
for the c3untry-onc which would secure
more, and more lasting happiness and iu-
dependence than could be secured bv aav
other that has ever b.ea tried Il is
plan looking far into the future and 70
the interest aGd happiness II generations
to come Il IS one which the country can
adept only while the public domain is vet
IN the government. When that is gone.
the opportunity to provide against large
landed propriet1rshjDs. with taeir attend
ant tonantrv and absentee systems VII ba
gone also. aud when redundant p2oula-
tI9n comes. Our country will suffer all the
mlseries which have attended the same
causes in England Ireland and Europe
Many schemes orphans for the cynsruc-
ton Of TINS great work have bean suggest
ed. but all nave seemed to look to vast IN
dlv!dual speculation only. None Of them
have aimed at the accomplishment Of i
general good to 4 great c.ass-and that
the poor bat cut2rpr.sllg gas well as the
good OF the government " Y plan has
nothing Of Individual spccgilt.Ju for the
capitalist in it But while It avoids this.
It secures the end, and at the same time
secures iacaIeala5.e blessings to q large
deserving and meri.uriogs class Of orr
telloT-cltizeas. with no sacrifice t5 the in
forests Of the E0rcrnuo4t. but with a man
uost promotion of them all
/ am rs well aware as any other, that
IN p1bao estimation, subjects introduced
here derive more Of their Importance from
the name Of the one introducing them
than from their intrinsic merit, and am
equally we'll aware that mine is not vet q
name to lend Importance To this measure
But [ nave brought it forward with the
hope that it may receive the support Of
: gators whose names are ALWAYS lufueu-
tai with the country. and give character
u public enterprises If il shall be car
red into law I viii venture the humble
prediction that never was a measure re-
c";ve3 with more public favor-ucvcr was
one m rem s~itor.ously p1lar-tlan VIII
be the one wa.c. now submit II is blt
a general plan or system one which vii.
require much amendment in detail | d.
not, therefore, submit it a a complete pro-
position
The BIN was read frst and second
time bv its title and referred to the Com
m.ttee ON Roads and Canals