The daily union., 1852-04-13
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TO every land widowJ who 10 the head oil family
hundred and sixty OF land out OF the public do.
MAN, upon condition Of occupancy and cultivation OF
the same for the period herein specified"
To tie Honorable Members of he Senate and House Of
/ Representatives.
native citizen OF the United States, and humble
employees Of the government respectfully presents 10 your
honorable body that he Of very clsss OF
persons who would be benefited by the bill quoted above
by ts title, and begs leave set forth briefly why the
passage OF such law by the representatives OF the peo
| pie, will not only inure TO his benefit and hundred
thousand others 10 like circumstances but will add 10 the
ssv ssa and and pos q he he soa and promote the
The public domain. which the government holds in
tras! Tor the people, estate Of vast dimensions.
tanning the elements OF unboanded national wealth. and
field for unlimited individual enterprise. Its vsstness
and cheapnessfor what is plenty and common s always
cheaphave caused il to be considered uncomfortable
item any estimate OF the nations resources, and hence
il regarded drug in the MARKET and its value ued
with, Tracts, which have been passed by a. second
rate, have been reduced 10 lower minimum in hope OF
finding purchasers; swamp lands- the richest in the
world have been given TO the States 10 be reclaimed;
millions millions have been donated to old and young
soldiers and their helrs and other millions granted or
about 10 be granted to aid internal improvements. The
nation is rich knows not what 10 do with its riches
The government is like child with new trunk full Of
clusion from all these facts that the government and
the nation desire the public lands TO be settled and i'm
proved Every brought under cultivation adds 10
The naons wealth and resources But settlers cannot
be found for vas In day. or year. or gen
ea0n purchasers, even al the beggary price oil ono
IT. them il Is desirable to have the public lands settled
if purchasers cannot be found the question arises whether
il will accrue more to the public osne. . si the iSnas
the nation be richer BY producing an immediate income
from them through individual enterprise, or letting them
remain until by chance. al future day, purchaser may
be foundi That must be poor quarter section which.
after two or three years CIVILIZATIONS will not send two
hundred dollars worth Of breadstof or provisions 10 mar
ket besides sustaining its cultiyators. The immediate
profit will be- as should be, to the producer-he per-
nanent gamer will be the nation. The government has
employed agencies which will continue to operate. in
creased ratio. in multiplying the national wealth and re-
One thing s certain: there lies the soil N un.
told abundance and of unknown fertility. magazine OF
inexhausibe resourcesresources enough 70 enrcn sne
world-nviting occupancy and development and here.
around the capital and all through the Old Statss are
multitudes OF stout hearts and willing dispositions ready
TO go forth and develop those resources, cncounterDg
all the toll, and pvaons, and hardshps incident to the
task Will not be for the public interest to unite these
elements for the production OF national wealth! Who
will be the gamers and VINO can be tne LOSERS oy such
! q union
be do not exactly perceive what claim they had
upon the government why they should be entitled to
its bounty any more than muiudes q other public ser.
wants whose have been fully paid for services
rendered. any than their poor fellow-citzens
who have spent net three months or three years cam
pain war. but half lifetime in laboous. perhaps un
requited, toll To some OF us, unambi,ous OF war; it
looks like offering premium Tor boodshed. like pro-
noting the sword the ploughshare. az an instrument
u
bounty; deferred it to the wisdom OF Congress- and
like good citizens acquesced in the result We, how.
honestly believe. and as frankly say that i viii
probably much TO the welfare OF the State to
give actual settlers each fraction OF land, as TO ma
lude OF residents, who will transfer their warrants
for little ready money and leave the profits to specula
tors But lei not Congress find dilemma here. In ad
dton the former bounty bet every old soldier or bis
legal heirs be entitled to homestead under the present
The spirit Of the age is LIBERAL tendng by the
voice OF public opinion, to ameliorae the condition
Of unfortunate humanity. Selling the debtor Tor his
debts practised by ancestors, ~ u 10 at
present by halfcvilized nations now il is considered in
country not only inhuman, but the very worst
use you can make q debtor even 70 ,mpnson nun nun
ishedas the pilory, cropping, whipping, branding 30
generally pracsed even half century agobut strong
disposition manifested TO tighten toll, relieve the bur-
dened help the helpless This is the true spirit OF Chris
taniy. The Saviour OF men came 10 heal the sick,
elevate the depressed feed the hungary, console the de-
spondingnot TO aggrandize the prosperous The State
exemption laws constitute remarkable feature OF the
age in benevolent direction Let not the selfish or the
Ss a shoulders 1s's Depend t. hs BURDEN. q isss
laws, affecting society, will be thrown upon the poor,
as well as that their benefits will accrue 10 them.
i In Offering a few observations on the personal and
practical effects Of this bill. shall not betle myseli.
and the hard listed fraternity whose cause plead, in
your estimation. BY presumng TO give your honorable
body lesson political economy. Your honors know
infinitely better than we do what constitutes Sa,eiis
power, greatness, stability, permanence-whether pow
ery is preferable 10 compe,ence whether free labor rs
preferred to tenancy Indeed. the philosophers OF this
science each others track recangulary, prove
everything concusively, and draw their conclusions
exclusively from their political notions. that, TO
the OF us plain homespuns. the whole subject is
clear mud. One class OF these economists tell
the be brought TO the side OF the pro-
ducer up his surplus another class stouily nsst
that entire freedom OF trade and free and open market
are only compatible with true repnblicanisn. We
cep, both propositions We pioneers under the proposed
bill intend produce and supply brethren following
us, who for year two they arrive will be chiefly
consumers. When this market fails will dig into
the earth and appropriate its mineral resources On the
other hand, we are free-traders in large
Gods blessings TO should be free His own
sunlight and air. We 90 for free heads. and hands,
and thoughts, and acuons---lree labor and
striced disposal OF iis producsso that, il you drive
us into politics, still freemen and patriots
n Hang either horn, and sale and con-
tent But il may not be amiss TO repeat the tfite
4 remark, that ali the wealth IN the world is the
Tor bankers Office will sell for 100000; thousand
pence Such are the results OF patient, enduring toll
But the misery is that lew schemng heads have mo-
/ nopolized a multitude OF hands. God made the head
nober than the hand the one looks upward the other
reaches downward the ono Is the lord, the other the
servant We woud eDdeavor TO restore their mutual de-
penJence by making every head competent TO direct its
own hands in their nseparable destiny. Thus there
would be fewer hands left for schemng heads to work
WITH and greater opening for such heads TO ss their
| hands 10 work.
But with all due respect, do suppose that the
cpien,s will be humbed or demean themselves basey in
view Of this bounty though il were charity Not at ALL