Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1855-07-03


Of poll tax i, Is all know, 70 raise The greater
PORTION Of The sam s.el from those who have the
least property 10 BE- protected. IS they are per
capita the larEeI class; aud, al the same iltnes
spare The superb u-.ies or capital, while dinin
isles stints and shoIlens The RES the fo1d.
Faiment. lodging edreauons and inie-lersuai pro-
grezs-ri labCr-
Il may be said, however, that if Tie public lands
the common propettr OF nll-cre apqorticned
only 10 those who sail ike en- them and o,cnpy
them thal The proceeding would be unjust 10 those
who do not choose 10 remove 10 them, ana tlsnt.
therefore The disposition ~ s1'-. and rot br 1p-
p3rficureut TO ec.uai sellers, Is The only mode IN
This objection Is rs only, and not s,'sta''.leis
and is based on false premises.
Ia the frst place, when the phrase common
pforeffy Of all' IS a77liel 10 wild and unsettled
laada tcur that according 10 The ia rs ct nature,
that pbfase can properly mean zny thing more
than ASP cf such lands 10 see that they
who hare no lands-no hone-no Vocal hatiia-
iic1 and uame''t Surely. those men. who already
haze homes, are qTorldc1 fQrs aud, where can
they. who have 10 homes be provided tyr, Int
riied and Intended by Sod for III can,ind -
God Intended the earth as holnc Tor III, q I'd
right 10 enpe he HON sless 10 pay 10 'hein e riee
for hob e. when God intended them hrlne
''wifhpq1 rnoaey a,q.1ri,,i,' OR I.Eice.
s>r'4inz lif<ia0 OF naiure and 9ol. tpd rciirg up
manner best calculate, %, sai1 81 .l,s'
teresls: For fhe.iaWs Of man
with The laws Of God 10 te rish1 "a onr tcIesi
and cur dr'y ere insepaFa5is' fas mue' 50 as
Tlay il down, then. as : ,losma thar 8. willie
you live, you are willing 10 that i, while
you haTe Ao.re, Sor are wiling 20 ies nose Who
Shavesno honeh7ve home from waste aud u1ap'
proprialed innds. yon wlitfeceiFe more sensible
henefit-- ven viii get l5er rricc-i-oin HE pub
s lie lanl ly apporfiqring thsn 90 ire n1Ineiess
est bidder Or wotse than that pullins low price
up0n taeris
Ifsgea put the land up price and low
price yeii once capital 10 acquire lie tte,
and 10 hoard IL HE of srScul alton ana
sexfoTgien Tie nation tviles lie small amount
received ot cap two hies q q berry
cultivation The injury ef allree % ihena-
selves aud the pe postefitys born - ia q silFef
spoon m the me the last GENT ta a nor ca
pay for them Yrs pital pilt on the haels
OF labor tfsne last ounce that break " canels
sbaelrl TbetFde 1alne Of tie land $, lien, re-
cefx by few pita ISIS, and mot hg the ma ton
are carr led no New CAST and q him s'tho bad
much, much is gfrsn and u hp had {iftle
even the little which he had rs away r. This
issthe nature of that oreratio n-zot % OF nm
- Now, lei us survey the other sideof the picture
1.-The sid e presented by an OF the un-
lands TO those who nave no lands
1casting of your bread upon the atersi that after
man lays viii etuTn5 TO you e
Yes you who are too lazy % BE Yer yeur cqndt-
tionf nd that etyepr posleritys BY wing from
starvation and cont emp 70 rich Ian y here You
might bdid up your forluT and you too TO whom
the times baSs beer g 8 "a
have already here By orr Dor OF
the iHheritancesof your zen vii both OF
you find, that, pon the closest OF your
interest, you will, though yeu Iefaaii hers, and
never take your part of the public re n
greater and more sensible .beneht fran The apPoFk
tionment Of the public lands TO 4he home
you can possi get by q them, ,shis iye
y on will get Il from and caiv ion
of those lands. and ssthe Fegeppe % be deFAged
from tie wealth lal ION % " ich Bet
tlement would give rise a Ihou sand!fOd oYert the
nj Is per acre- utTeceir as
Judas did The istY rieses Of iFer when you slsi
the e land tse men til lllsil; 70 ne
4 present ittfqnit0us - t.4ita,=ge -
iaSf, EiIIsel .sla- cesl.zL %
the beesshat fill yOpr hives Is lstreasure--that
would cause your treasury to- overflow, rntil all
your internal improvements would be made, and
the taxation uufelt. The ta@alioa would be shared
by so large and rich continuity that il could not
be felt But, you sell these lands to capitalists or
| givethen away 10 make these internal improve
Tents, and, then, TO extort upon You for the use
| of them
What is greater proof of all this than the uh-
wise disposition of the vacant lands of this State
| in times gone by2 They were SOLD in large masses
! lin tracts of one and two hundred thousand acres
! Ito capitalists, ana atabeut WE'VE and one2lali
| cents per acre, What has been the consequence
| Why the lands have continued Nlldefness, nm
| settled, and uncultivated 10 this dayl End what
has become of the l2F cents per acre Did II bens
| eft the State MOI J6u might put il in yonr
| eyeI This was the sum divided by the co1ln'pll
Oi1Bers-by the people Of the Slate tghile thef a
tie to the lands was transferred TO graspihg specu-
lators. What is nov taking place mud ey es9
Why "a single capitalist Of Richn4s "a
eighty thousands acres of this land for SD
! about 10 000TacTes and got back. his prrc
| ey, and then had clear 10000 acressof Ia
! The title TO all this land Is thus Gun
| the State TO single citizen she,7ncf n
gel the value of the lands Il do net
/ censure CT that citizen. .at toti err
| lands oflhe State had already bser -
| false policy, and he only. bpughtfherl an
/ chief was done. My Objects 10 N DE r1S,,
the policy, even as Inatter u dol r. and ~,
to the whole State, in this mode 81 csin ol itt
lands. The State parted VII Them 81 aSone and
has received no benefit from their being ~ n
into cult:vatfon-the only true way Of aettir6 a..
Enumeration for The lands. II, on The olhef han
these lands, long-age bud 5ecH dygoTff1Ila mir
! of 500, CT even a 1000 they, would org ago 81
been settled and brought into cultieatien. aud
! State would have becomer rich and popnlous. Isf
State resources and streams of wealth R6ifibg from
The cultivation OF these lands would have made d
full return TO the STATE for the lands pafied with n
thisway, and the taxation of the State shared viii
the increase of population would, now be scafcely
felt. Il is surely manifest that the State wouIt
4 have derived more adyantage--g0t morelmoneyff
this way-than it did in selling its lands Is a n
taiists and Spectators for twelve and cle-lal
cents per acre 20
But while do not csFil at the good forums :
our own citizens, who now. Own these lands AM
have bought them, perhaps IRON non.T dent spec
of the whole peoEsfe - : = -
eomP,eteIi,y, e z, 20 e BE
I ssf what shonId he shared among - 4. on
Thissale Of publ lands IS, in spirit a cor g g
ton Of the law Of Prinogeniure for lie benefit .
capitall.
The Pope, In former lilles assn ne, sas Vice
gerent Of the AImg hty. 70 parcel ont orId &
/ whom he pleased. We la9gs Ibe pfetepsion e
seorn: Is our practice Of ceiling large teTTi5fies
50 as 70 put them into TIC bands of few fagofifei
and their poslerity-tks spitalists-anyt6ing els.
in principle Just change the names; and III.
things are the same "Mntato nopSine. de te iab
| MA narTaturP The same thing may besafd OF al
those magnificent grants that nOg perPlex the lan1
i totles OF our acquisition from Mexico aud Wislb
II er, made by pope CT poientate- They are graF
frauds upon the rights of mankind. Z
We, too take the lands OF savages, we denf
right 70 what fhey merely roam over and ~