The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-02-03
From the Ohio state Democrat.
THE pIIRriC LAND QUESTION.

THE PUBLIC LAM 9oEo lot''
The ;oin, resolutions Of Mr.. ATKINSON,
ub;ch are now before ihs General As
shmbly. have elected some interesting
dIseussions. During the debate in the
House. Mr.. MACKENZIE concluded some
per,inen, fematksin favor of'the adoption
of the resolutions, by the declaration
tAat rs7 ass, - :,
"The Democracy Of America, i land
monopoly progresses, would YET have 70
deal with steiner questions Than bank
monopolies, which eat out the substance
Of the people. Land monopoly was a
rrenter evil than all the other evils that
affiic, society; i,inyolyed more danger
10 republican institutions ihnn all Iolher
ouestions. that can ever come before the
people, II had hitherto been the curse
of the world, the pledge Of human seTf,
dom, and he hoped that This young and
glorious republic Of Ohio would do no"
sIunp that would sustain it, but would,
by urping the free settlement Of our
Western wilds, open homes TO the surplus
popula,ion Of the Union, and opportun'>
lies 10 doyclope their whole and complete
1,;,, 'o '1G1iHt,Y gt1 1a5o80d ta5f
Veil uttered truth. The masses OF
1he Uni,ed States have more TO dread
fiom 4 landed Than amoneyed arlstocracy'
Propeitv 10 money is more flnc'ualinR
and, perishsblc than when invested III
lands We have nctin this country be-
gan 10 feel ,he evils Of an aggregation OF
lands in the hands Of the few; and We
,h,l No, realize those evils until our
ponul,,;on becomes more denss, and resl
ssis,e greatly enhanced in value'm Ias,1
4, has been said that there can be lille
DANGER Of an odious landed ars'ocracy in
this county, as there are no laws Of en>
tAil. We have, il is true, directly no
laws of entail, but We have, practically,
VIA, 10 equally as bad-we:hase corpora
tions, with perpetual charters aud an>
restricted powers Of accumulation.
The friends gof Lihd Reform have
heretofore directed their effor,sa hopes,
chiefly, 10 a change in the policy ot me
General Government--io she passage o,
aIav disposng Of lse lands 0! the United
States to those Who viii reside upon and
cultivate thsn,, and limiting the qdaar'''y
TO, each person. This policy we have
always advocated, 5eliesing il The oonly
founded in Justice and in hafmong WIN WIN
tho true principles Of Tho Government.
The PRICE 10 be established, We haveI
never, regarded .as an object Of as great
imroetsnce as the LIMITATION LraIr4a la q ga' 'ne
The snessis, 4, hand ..whac the Demo-
ers,Iic. rI .pariy of Ohio viii be compelled,
Il ,bev are faithful 10 ,heir mission, 10
iske a stand againsi llnd moaopoly in
ibeirF own Safe, The public lands be~
longing 10 the Stale hays. been subject
10 similar restrictions, in their sale, which
land refouners have. contended shall be
applicable 10 the sale 81 the lands OF the
General Government. These lahds viii
soon, however, .be disposed %. The
soil Of Ohio, in q few years, greatly en-
oohsuced in value by The producing
classes Of ihs State, will be in the pos
session Of 4 few immense corporations,
and occupied and cultivated by mere
senan,s a, will, destitute Of all tho essen.
,ial attributes of true manhood. AZ leas.
such viii certainly be the case, unless
some effective check is imposed upon
existing tendencies Of capital TO grasp
after land estate. as q means OF social
power. We can soc no remedy, except
bv an amendment TO the Constitution
which will auihorize the imposition Of
such 4 aste of taxation upon lands held
hy CORPORATIONS and non-residents, as
would amount 10 . coaisca,ion; andsto
,ax ihe real property Of ell citizens, 10,
voud certain amount OF Valuc, 50 oneI-
ously as 10 complete sale.' e zah2'ota
The lands of the State, under the
operation of suck law, would soon De |
placed in The possession OF those who
would cultivate and improve them; and
instead of servile and ignorant body Of
farmers, you would secure an enlightened
;ndependence and true nobility to every
tiller Of the soil. a. s
The S,ste of Wisconsin, we believe,
imposes d spcciallax upon lands held BY
moi, .residenis. The policy is good one,
and If the determinations against non.
sesiden, land.holders are properly exer'
cised, immense evils which threaten The
future growth and prosperity Of that
young and hourishing State will be, ar
rested. vi .re .,.u
= We have thrown OF, these views with.
out having had time 10 elaborate them as
! We We had intended, but we shall 'recur 10
ihe subject again ba,;a,I -, ~ ..
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