The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-16

little TO possession in the West OF one hundred and
sixty acres OF this land He bought scarcely anything
before but by bringing his labor in contact with the pro-
ductye SOIL you increase his ability 10 buy great deal
more
Let us take case in miniature and how this thing
will work Suppose you take for granted that you have
Increased his ability 10 buy VI worth more than he bought
before per head OF his family That would be ~ worth
more than he able TO purchase previously, ~ 10
revenue to the government Let US make which
PeIcepuble, and which would be felt 10 the treasury OF
the United States; Suppose you take million iam.
lies, oil seven each. and transfer them TO the position
have Just notwithstanding seven millions OF per
sons-one dollar Increased ability to purchase per head
will make 100000, Is there sound minded man
IS there man here who knows anything about prac-
teal life-who knows anything about human trans
actions. that will conlrovert this proposition What
have you done by that processl million Of
heads OF families placed in this condition of buying
~ OOOo 900 worth Of imports than before what will
i bring youl Thirty per cent upon 81 100000 makes
S2,l00 900. How much do you get from your public
lands nowl little 81, 100000 By giving away-by
aoasag he lands some say-only e.ninih part OF
them you bring into the treasury an increased revenue OF
W, 100 000an amount greater than receive from
the sale OF your public lands, will receive Tor the next
sixteen years informed by the Secretary of the
Ih Ire Does not every gentleman know too that
know that to place in that condition, and when he
begins to thrivewhen his sons and daughters up
around hn-a school house and meeting house will be
erected in his neghborhood and the first year after he
gets good headway, he will spend more than $3.50 in
purchasing dresses for his and daughters Do we
not all know that this is but miniature calculation
Suppose you average II at 800 per family OF only
IS per head, and 100000 Of families. what is thirty per
cent upon $3.50 900 OOO9 Sixen million eight hundred
thousand dollars and only one ninth part OF your lands
gone Who can resist this! say that he who resisls
this ressls the accuracy OF arithmetic He denies the
data upon which all human transactions based
You get from your public lands only S2.0oo,OoO an
nually, and by only giving away part of them
you bring l6,sooooO into the treasury Does the mat
ter stop here' Not at all The Secretary Of the Treas
ury tells you that for every 6 worth OF foreign imports
consumed in the United States, there 1894 worth of
home manufactured articles consumed embracing furni-
pandaU pXUar
to one half Of what the Secretary makes $50 600 600
then, while you have increased the ability 10 purchase
$50 900 900 OF foreign imports you have cOrrespondngy
increased bis ability buy 900 OF home manufac-
lures. Cannot we understand that? want some OF my
melhodical calculating cpherng gentlemen 10 controvert
the proposition could pursue this thought still further,
but my time will not permit me to do could show
how much the government will lose under the present
system and the length of time will require to bring this
public domain into cultivation, considering the time has
already been in market would be hundred
years at the present rate OF disposition. could show,
grea, advantage would be to the government give the
land away and thereby induce It's settlement and cuva
ton.
In conclusion upon the view OF the subject he
would refer the committee 10 speech OF his delivered
former occasion:
Mr. j. said 1t will be remembered by the House that he
had already shown that by giving individual quarter
Of the land, the government would receive back,
in the shape OF revenue In every seven years. more than
the government would in fact be realizing 2O sub.
sequent of years The whole number OF acres
or up to the sOh OF September, 1913 is one billion tour
hundred and foy-two millions two hundred and sixteen
This amount estimated ST 25 per acre, will make
billion eight hundred and two millions seven hundred and
seventy sand dollars, (Sl s02 To dispose OF
three millions of dollars worth per annu, which is more
than would require seven hundred years.
fraction less dispose OF the entire domain IL will now
be perceived at the immense advantage the govern
%us e oy sg S s sd e Of As s W find
by this process the government would derive from each
quarter section, in hundred years. Throwing OFT the
hundred yeas) seventeen thou
sand dola sl7 0oo) going into six hundred eighty
live times. This, them shows the hand what the
government would gain by giving the land away. Now lei
it will lose by Retaining the land hand this
upon magnitude bali OF very large size when close
tue eye Is seen in It's fullest extent but when removed 70
altogether So with the largest planets, removed from the
h to mere point To the business practical world
hundred dollars at the present time just worth hundred
just six per cent less, aud 50 on every twelve months until
sixteen years and eight months, when II has lost an
every sixteen years and eight mouths the government
loses amount equal to the price asked for each quarter
hand Sixteen will go into six hundred thirty times,
which would make seven thousand four hundred dollars
would be fair and rational the business world 10 set the
loss down on the hand and the gain on the other and
then add them together which would show the difference
be twenty four thousand four hundred dollars f0e in the
pesen, system and the one proposed This VIII hod good IN
to the aggregate He repeated that by giving
years the government would derive twentyour thousand
and four hundred dollars 1924 Upon this basis of
calculation, the government in six hundred would
draw from this by the operation Of Its
into the treasury, hundred and nineteen billions
six hundred millions OF dollars (329 600 0o0) which
would be sufficient, estimating the expenses Of
the government fifty millions Of dollars annually carry
four thousand three hundred and ninetywo
He said that this erosf ought tatsfy every that in
stead OF violating the pghted faith OF the government 1t
enarging and making more valuable, and enabling
the government to derive much larger amount of reve
all its liabilities, and thereby preserving its
faith nvolae. He thought that this erpost ought
satisfy avacious Shyock who conended for his
pound OF hesh that this the best policy for the govern
pursue while the time II ameora ted and
elevated the condition Of the laboring man
WELL then, Mr.. Chairman, think it is pretty near
time TO pull down from this right hand column those
words, that you would have "a dimnuton OF the
nue." Not feeling arrogant intending to be vain,
think have demolished the right hand column OF the
rampant.
Now what comes upon the left the weakest, and
based upon the least principle bat upon broad and pre-
sumptuous asserion' You have up there " agraransm
and rank demagoguism" Is IT demagogusm TO comply
with the requirements OF the constitution sagrarian
ism TO permit take that which is his own They
take that which belongs TO give it TO another
Such is not the principle OF this bill How does this
measure standl will take either horn OF the dilemma
embraced in the first section OF the bill Permit the set
tier to take quarter OF section, more, and will
still say that It does not conflict with justice, smack
In the slightest degree OF agraranism. We have eoOo,-
600 quarter sections said before, and 900 900 quail
fed voters Suppose were going to make apro roia
distribution there would be three quarter sections for
each qualified voter in the United States. Suppose we
pass the bill provding-for WHAT That man worth