Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-04-21

spece OF full three yeats from aud after maxim
entry of such land, such residence and cultivation
for tie said three years 10 be completed "'thi'
I four wears from the time vi such entry, then
patent to issue for the same to the person maAinl
ntry, ii living, otherwise 10 his heirs or dew
sees. the may require: Prortdea' never
Mei,ss, that such person 50 entering and takini
the quarter section aforesaid snail not nave
nor shall his dcvisee or heirs have, any power T,
ALLEVIATE such land nor create any title thereto II
law or equity, by deed, transfer, lease, or an.
other conveyance exceP, by devisre by Will.
In the discussion Of the resolution oil
the 30th of the same month, the princlpi'
received the sanction of Gen. Cass III the
following words
! II desire to say but a word on this subject
! am glad 10 witness these preparatory discus
SONS. They bring up great prlnciPie-a pm
cipie TO which AN highly favorable.
" believe it would be better for the country tha
/ those Who cultivate tho lands should be ,h"s'
who bold them. | believe that the time ha'
7 come and that this country Is no. IN sltuatIor
when il Is best to hold ou, this encouragement
and lha, is what call the age Of prog ess, II
reply to the honorable Senator from kentucky
" hen saw him come here in lsO6, IN the me
ridlgn OF his life, did not dream that this age Of
progress would come but hope 1t has Come
now | hope the time has arrived IN which the
public domain will be held for the benefit Of those
who will become actual settlers"
Mr.. Chairman, the une1ampled growth
and prosperity of oTT country is traceable
in great measure, not only to our vast
agricultural productions, but to the fact
that the free white population Of the
United States is an approximation to .
community Of landholders. The Govern
ment of Great Britain, of which, prior tc
l716, We were dependent colonies, traces
its power to u mighty landed aristocracy,
representing one Of the legislative depart
ments of the Government-a power fal
above that of the Army aud Navy, if not
above the Throne, for it shapes the policy
and controls the Legislative action Of
Parliament There the rights of primo
geniture are adhered to with stubborn
.enacity. 1t seems to be the policy Of the
Crown to build up immense landed
estates In the United States, we have
practicsd upon the reverse of such a
policy. We have qualified the right OF
primogeniture, and repudiated the doctrine
Of entailment The fruits of our wisdom
are visible in every State and in every
community. In Great Britain, the Gov.
ernment relies for Its protection upon the
power of the Army, the Navy, and the
House of Lords, representing the landed in.
torest of the kingdom. In the United States
We rely for our success and preservation
upon the virtue, intelligence, and patrio
tism of tie people.
In Great Britain, the population ii
1851, including Ireland and the islands il
the British seas, was -, ,6l9,o66. Th,
number of landholders only about 10000
Iu the United States and Territories the
free white population, by the last census,
was 10 630,113S. The number Of land
ho!ders-the owners of farms-was | )
AS, iS6 add to thi. the number of
trecholders as contradistinguished from
farm owners, being 930,997. and it
would increase the numbers to ,3o9, ,iS3,
distributed us follows
IdLle sho,cing Population and number Of
LIadhoIIers IN the United States and
TtrritOyieS.