The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-02

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those announced by Lord Clarendon
From tho Citizen.
FREQ Homes for Free Men.
The discussion of the most important measure INTRO
duced into Congress since the formation OF the govern
msnt was 10 have been resumed in the Senate Monday
Last, but postponed consequence OF an adjourn
men Immediately after the executive session--we reer
10 the homestead bill which has passed the House Of Rep
Yesen,aves, and which trust will pass the Senate
and become the law OF the land
The subject does not appear to have attracted the at
ention it deserves To us the reason is plan Native
born American citizens, in the full enjoyment oil republic
can reedom-men into whose souls the iron OF Euro
pean desposm never entersd-cannot fully realize the
grandeur OF this fundamental law 1t is only the weary
wanderers from the Old World, who have endured or
witnessed the expressions OF Iandlodism. that truly
appreciate the measure all its length and breadth, and
depth and height II is great charter OF liberty for he
people, very unlike the boosted Magma Chd'td OF Eng
land exored by the barons from King John for privi
legged iew.
The undsturbed sovereign possession OF free farm
which power can tax without The consent Of the pos
SCISSOR or his representatives freely chosen is the very
essence Of human liberty lis the complement OF the
American constitution, and without 1t the articles OF
Union would afford an incomplete guarantee tor future
freedom insufficient basis for social pyramid whose
foundations extend from to ocean, and whose
summit destined to reach into the blue nhnity above the
stars.
Atpesent no urgent necessity for the measure is felt
because land comparatively abundant and cheap, unless
in the immediate vicinity OF cities and in ihicky settled
districts But this is just the very lime to adopt IL be-
fore powerful interests grow up which would be Affected
BY it's operation. and would therefore resist II to the
desh-perbaps make the country pay for i with blood
What might cost at future time none can tell. Every
thinking who loves the soil in which he expects io
gathered 10 bis fathers and which y TO De The
theatre Of future acon for him and bis chldren and his
chldrens children, will he glad 10 see this question
peacefully settled in bis own day. Happy IL AZ ior the
country that be settled without the terrible
cessy of upturnng society from its foundations and de-
stroying a class FOR the welfare Of the community.
To begin night is the great secret OF good lee saton
One comprehensive organic law saves the necessity Of
hundreds OF tnkerng enacmenls adopted 10 remedy
original defect Pass This bill, and there will be no ne
cessi,y Tor complicated code regulating the relations be
tween landlord and tenant There could be elaion,
between them. iot they would be both one. In Euro
pesn nations legislators cannot begin al the beginning
Tor they have deal with the existing interests oil castles
and classes and hence the continual patching without
satisfactory result 1t is only by paerDa de.po,s. as
has been done in Austria Prussia, by bloody
luons in France that the last strongholds OF
feudalsm be overhrown. and the soil be distributed
among the people From hybrid constitutional govern
ment there is no hope for humanity.
But though this measure 10 due TO Poslerity from III
people aud their representatives, they will live lons
enough themselves TO reap s benefits Its effects will b
soon et in The increase OF the best kind OF population
an independent agricultural proprietary, the hardy
healthy ulle OF the SOIL the only sound basis on wheel
any nation standhe increase OF all the production
OF the Countryside increase oil employmentfor the dis
rbutve clssses-the increase oil commerce and manu-
iaeureslbe decrease Of poverty and disease, idenes
and crlme,he reduction OF surplus labor and excessive
competition in large eities-belter wages, more room
more food and better habaiioos for the labor that
mains, and vscan, places for crowds OF artisans from
Europe, who either starving Tor want OF work,
working al prices only little removed from the siafva
hon point. and thus bringing down the native mechanics
TO their eve-ail these, and other results OF ih
most vital character. will flow in natural sequence from
,he homestead bill
The argument. that giving The public lands 10 actua
settlers 10 taking away the necessary resources for car
The tas M weight for The sIfnp
reason that II ~ aot fact II II were trUe, still
sound policy would dictate the present measure Belle
Tor me people TO pay direct tax out Of the produce
the land than 10 have land. Such tax. moreover
tends 10 economy and wise government The xorst ths
can happen any country is the unlimited possession
money BY s ruler. leading As i does, 10 ahyss
eofrup'ion In which liberty iisef s engulphsd But III
homestead bill would have the feet OF Gripping tn
legitimate hnances Of the government II would incfeas
them by increasing the wealth OF the country, and bS in
crsaA'na tue value Of land adjoining those coming
der s operation Land in the wilderness acquires vain
Just in proportion ifs neghborbood is setiled Fo
every quarer-secon OF land occupied for the next wen
Years under this bill, TIE adjoining sections would b.
doubted rebled in vaIoeso that, financially the gov
eminent would be better of al the end OF that period
hat this rs the narrow. commercial vieu For the per
maneDcy Of the government, for unre freedom and 70
human happiness, the ouweghs all temporarl
considerations OF profit and loss viii beget vigor
Gus race Of defenders Of The country, each fighting
when duty CALI, for bis altar and his home,
home" II will make The people better, happier, pf0uder
more contened will prove the surest safeguard OF To,
Union, 10 latest posterty II s the distribution OF h'
land among the people, and The security OF their teoufes
hat constitute the strength OF the French people; fo
France IS longer Paris and the peasant proprietor
40 not participates in the revolutionary sentiments an,
designs OF The capital Il is her freehold happy homes
mat preserve the independence Of the Swiss republic
amidst The cunning tyrannies by which she is surround
90, and "the free Hwitzer still bsstfides his cbaines,
nonnlsins" II was her race OF small ptoprieors tina
ly ~ The foundation Of the greatness OF Holland.
was the breaking up Of land monopoly by The energetic
measures of Soon hats cd ipb duv dc
suueoon u was the bold measure of the overthrow oil
Nuaasm by her King, that has made little Prussia, IN
own ,me one OF the "hve great powers OF Europe,
s"ae'eo hef 70 whip Napoleon at Waterloo, and nov
enocfs net people eonieped and prosperous unde
amonarcby 1t was the monopoly Of the soil Of Italy b,
lew pvopreiors that destroyed the mighty republic Of
ase'snt Rome, IN The meridian Of s high civilization
VIDE spread eommerce-capita accumulated but men
eeoayed Landlordisn has made beautiful "Et,n OF tLs
ousams what she Isl and j is the mill stone around tbs
eex o. toe British empire thai will yet drag her down
me bolton OF Lsr own element, Pray God lba, land
oio'sm may never destroy ih. Amercan republic-ths
iafes' political fabric ever raised on EARTH