New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-24
RECKLESS WASTE
Of the Public Lands by the Present ss,ninfstra-
ton " Granting thana Azax - sarsisrnaru


Of the Public Lands by the Peaseut ss,nfnistrs-
aon 0y ufaneing them Away TO foreigners,
IL is the first duty Of every good x4vsrpment sa ns
cslly Of every free government to proset ,b
the poor Legislation for bsnebs n tb rtct T. ~ "
peculiar fact Of nonsreheal dynsstlss "A the ~ 70
the arstocratc principle by encouraging the accnuts
ton Of large estates especially in lands has beer, hy
destitution and consequent Of The
people OF the Old world The there may be briefly
described under The operation OF feuda system he
lanaa OF the stste were generally Divided auong chief
Vdsta OF the crown. those in other words who hsd
mos sgnalizsd themselves By the robbery oppression
q the people, by the laws of entail the laws sgaDs alien
and Of these immense landed estates
eA certain TO remain in the hands OF the privileged
and the compettion 10 the sale being thus cireu-
sns great body of the isnd being the hands
lihiI'sa number the consequence hss baeB that the
pcss demanded for have been 50 enormous a. ahso
" ~ xeude G the pcor from any INTEREST in the soil
1hey and Their children from age h, soe have thing ts
compelled 70 til ths ands Il tts fic. AZ % i ~
the tattsr might choose give hare "a nbsa,epcs wen
~, aay tiss and passed amidst
for ages. ss'-ss = +'es Ve9" sHe'f p's
IL rns Uniied States. Iii, s...s II ,s,,..
happily heretofore impossihe The srcs r. i ba
been moderate thsI the poorest man iss b H., -,
secure enough in his right of his naye si, II
poy the labor Of b.elf and childreu tbus ,s ba 70
Hainr1 frse7nan- The this has hs.1, ~,
the largeAt landboasr a, the ,Tnrid ~ 81
placing 70" prise upon the public lands enabled the
poorest its citizens become psrteiBssors ii h
ersbip Of tbs SOIL Large landhoiders have bean unable
. exact their prices because he competition Of Ihs
government has controlled the value Of land and long
a. ths state q thugs shall exist the children OF the oor
rill remain indspendent when IL shaft cease t sxis
which it Inevitably do when the government fss
parted with its great territorial uossssio,s thy % 10
forced to pay the enson prices demanded by the mi
e 20 necoEne ais tsns nts other words
The profgate waste Of the pubic fans has bsa, b.
ey the ration Of beipe rsseryd
whose taxes purchased It Ii 10 be a,,asS y t o
reckless and ambitious politicians as ates d ts
vptes OF foreisners Twce has the att.rapt sen a
BY the called Democratic Congresses h. ass5ish
pocy o. gVing away the pubic aods foreigners and
.aas pee5 vas actually tas legislation ii the
tion OF An act to establish ie c,s Of suryeyor Gem
ersi of New Mezea. Ksnsasgaad Neorassa to grant do
approved by Mr.. sFes Tie ag8 July, ISL i Is
size 2-8afte te Il tart6r enacted That to every white
mate ciszsn u ths United states every white maie
above r. ses ef tsenty-ene years declared
his inentloa tS Become citizen, and residing
IN said Eefttpry prior to the first day carg eigh-
teen hnpdvst and hfty rrse who ras still reside
there ab be aad hereby II donated quarter section
or one nupdTsd and eixy Of land And to every
white mats ctzsn Of United staiss or sreru eiiis
mate dose die 4se tety years rho declared ms l-
fe,an e bseoasa etss', apd VINO shall have
aud IN ssId Territory the first day OF Jan.
nary eighteen hundred and y three and the first day
OF January asnteen hundred aud there shalt
In Ike manner be donated quarter section one
hundred and sixty acres Of actual settle
nent and cultivation for not lees than years Pro-
ridd however each said Donations shall inoi,d
the actual settlsment and Improvement done and
sha bs selected by legal subdivisions within
aer the survey Of tine laad the settlement was
made after the survey, then within three months after
the sst;les ut has 6eea uiade and all pr failing q
designate The boundaries ct within that iiue
shall forfeit AZ right to the same ~
Ihns ufir doTsfnment uIdsr Administration falsely
calling itself bem0cEtic, given hundred and sxty
acres OF the pubic and co every foreigner
on The bare conditions that he shall Intention
u become citiaen Enough hsgmay actually
come one3 and shail settle upon the iand granted.
nat considsrxiion do these unnatural foreigners
pay for the extraordinary privileges granted them oae
under heanen eaeep tey kare to The cany it
remembered that although they dscsfe teir icter-
tion To become cftizens there otestei. fsr tbro
moral legal utnnate tflat intenttop te rca
ration being merely preliminary condition precedent
% their obtaining the benefit naturalization laws
II we reflect but moment that four ths Of the foreign
immigrants TO the country born and bredA b8rior-
ists and their arrival amongst settle ile North
ern States aud in the territories where the great
batte OF Southern rights is to be feasht perceive
me inquty Of the ersctment referred to- Tie
public land which should haid forever ss the
y tne po2r q oar eWh people dishonsssy
appropriated by stcaed Dsmectatir but really .ajo
lion foreign Administration, fecGrd the ,n
grafton of foreign enemies OF Southern institutions
The result IS apparent to any rrfzctIng the pub
lie soil win soon to he a our own poo-
citizens, taken up by foFeigners specutators the price
land will then BE- controlled by private holders the
government competition being removed, children OF
the poor will be unabe bscULne the soil
they cultivate bnt be forced to become the
berers OF the rich but not only will these consequences
i9ow the wretehed poicy referred but
the public territories the property Nor
ilsrn and Southern people, settled by foreign Abolition
iss viii be admitted ipto the Union free states aud
heselyes under the banner the Northern foes
Of onr soutfes Let the people of tho
SOUTH and especially the poor of ths South upen
these things, let them remember that the
cratic party stands pledged to the Of
policy have indicatsd rnuods interest
and let them ut the ballot rights and their
indepsndenee. Lei them teach Aooitonsts aspiring
that they understand the wicked purpose
OF those VINO to eonciate the foreign vote in Preside
tal election. will saerie npuIonsy dearest in
terests OF the people that hey will never permit Ihs
public lands to be granted reward bring fureig
Immigrants here swell The horde of the aholtionss
and 10 aon 20 to throw the sursst rsoufee Of the
poor man in the future and the surest bulaark his
freedom nd independsbce That they rights
and knowing dare maintain -lJscasou Miss Flag
OF the Union. SIS.