The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-04-01
HOMESTEAD LAW-P. T. a.

Our friend from Stoney Hill, should be
careful how he "throws Stones at Glass
Houses" for we think we can clearly and
conclusively prove, that he docs not know
what in the Homestead Law. lie does
not understand how, and what property
should be exempt,or if he docs. we can con-
clusively show that he is recommending
the very course or tries to do it which
would favor the views of rascals and swim
dlers. But before we do this, for fear that
the clustering he might get into, added to
the extrem6heat of the present timc,might
produce such a calamitous effect upon his
corporeal faculties, or might be attended
with serious consequences, we will sift his
piece through, and endcavor to verify
what Byron says, "that little learning
IS dangerous thing"
In the first place, to Judge from what
our friend says, that 10y no means re-
gard the Homestead Law as being perfect
more than other humane northumberland
do not suppose that am greater friend
or advocate of this Law than all of those
who voted for it, and I think it yet re-
mains to be tested rhethtr il uiH be Lnc-
fetal or not"
Now here in plain language, We can see
that our friend is sorry he voted for il.
"do not suppose l am a greater friend oi
this law" and to make his excuse the more
palatable, he recommends us to try IL, and
see how it will do. So we are to infer
from this that our Legislators go to Co
lumbia, and enact speculative laws to see
how they will do-if these laws should
bring distress and. trouble to the people,
then they will be repealed. Beautiful the
ory practically carried ont in Homstcad
Law!
Our friend is most egregiously mistaken
when he thought we based the prosperity
OF Virginia upon the fact of her exempt
ing no real estate Of the debtor This
may be IN part the cause. and no doubt is
and we can assure our friend, that we think
it infinitely better for man to shoulder
his bed, DC, and go to work to make
livelihood having clear conscience, than to
dwell in a homo which should rightly be sold
to pay his just debts. As regards va
grants IN the Northern States, We can in
form our friend that not one in FIVE hun.
dred who arrive in n. Y. or Boston,
locate in either the State of y. Y. or Mass.
and We will warrant the assertion, that in
proportion t, the number of inhabitants,
there are rs many foreigners in Char
lesion or in South Carolina rs in N. York
city, or New York State.
Further, p. 7. II. says, our reference
to the Homestead Law in the Northern
States, If it proves any thing it proves
too much, and further, he takes that as
the reason for the density Of the popu-
lation.
"Oh judgement thou art fled to british
| beasts,
And men have lost their reason"
We can inform our friend that null
tifarious reasons keep men at the North,
and at the same time to give him rs
nuc.. Information IS we can, will infosIr
him that the Northern States being the
inst settled, Of course have larger popu-
lation, on the same principle that England
has much larger population in prolor-
ton than the New England States. II
does not follow either, that the inhabi.
tants Of England remain there beceuse
they are favorable to the laws of
Great Britain! The fact is, friend, at the
North as it is in England. the people re-
M in because they can't get away--ihey
have not money to take them South. On
the other hand, there is another reason
why Northern men in affiuent or even
comfortable circumstances, prefer to re-
main there, is, they don't like slavery at
the South-there are men at the North
who although they are opposed to
slavery do not meddle with our peculiar
institutions"-these, men do not like TO
work with negroes, and therefore remain
there. Had we time and space We could
make this matter clearer to you, 20 that