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i..s.. ,i,s sRsssass Of sA< ps' s'i.~ "a ssss-.i
n xsasaai l.s,l,r..o,r b. ss.s,S -. "A, .<
per. Of tss country win Be soon arrs.sd % CO do
Ith Asrssd, on all hands, that thess issds are .
comman properfy, and, ~bethsr ceded BY the Si.ses
govefnsaent for The eosao- bsaeRt q the United
s,Atss Ia regard sven 10 the iasds cedsd by the
States, spd h matters What may be The paFticu-
lar srm Of css<ion che cession Il bindng accordisg
20 the nanre aad srsnt Of their title and NO hrthsr
or thsir trae ovnsrhip, bind tbs trostrs
u ths disPsitiou Of Ia lands for ths common BEN
sat bsyoaa the ues nAtars, aad Substance, sns
menus u ttpir titie IL u the ia isu Of an M
dlsidaa wht convsys greater estate than he owns
no, a jot noe. II he eoss,ys q Se-sinel. uh.a be
has oely Aests,e or mere frusf ssfsfs ouly the
he sss.,e. es tss frs.f ssfais vi psas shsavss bs
bis language
rhs qssstiss ssi.ss. thss, In regard 10 The i.nss
vs The natuse of their tile aad owssrshipi For
nsi a. The esding Ssotes hs,d thoss lands their
gossfnfeent1 dous the goyernuess of the q. States
nov bold theA II The osdisx States could NOT,
Hsay 40 thsn es rev.sss, aer give thsn 70 iaeor-
nsnt % % bat ealy disSoss ofthsm cor The CON-
mon bsns6s' q thoss sztified % fAsn: Aad my
propositios \, hat vhsshsr ussd By the SAsss, or
ths general govszsDest Cor rsssaus, or In Fifs 10
incsspor.sd esnp.nis., thsy are not esd eHanes b.
noo beasaii bat ars, of nsosssiy, disposed Of OR
Tie b>nedt Of afaortfs OF the psopie uho have al
Of esrsh
tssss lasda ist ~ understand uhsi b meant By he
tsrm Stss. Ths government b no, The stAss, nos u
the tsrrttery bat the Pecpis ony are the State -
public fands, then, considered as belonging 20
state The nsaning, snalysed and e1tzSisd, L. th.,
beloaging 70 fhs usissd States, ths meaning s they
belong 70 ths PeePis OF The United States. All the
people have e9aa per capita bead rights; no one
0sns more than another and the governmsei L.
oniy trusses 20 dispose of them Cor tNe eomtnon
beoet of all The owners and has no right 10 make
any other disposition Of shem. The governmsnt In
neither case, State or general would have right 70
tax such iandI for revenue nor 10 give then away
70 Incorporated eouPanes fos In Beither Of tbsse
cases, could they Be disposed Of for the eomnon
benedt' Of the true owners-tAs people!
You cannot, justly. TAR oommoa and unoecupS.a
lands, for they yitd nothing; and there is no oEs
10 pay the tar unlsss you would imposs q kead o.
pol tar, upon the principle that the oxosrs indi-
viduAily should be taxed on joni and unproductive
property. II you act on thai principle. thee you
sre taxing In the most unjust and odions Of ali the
forms Of TAXATION. You would east the barshen OF
your Bovsrnmoot On asmbers, not On property; and
- the poor under The preseas Institutions of society
htNuyh tu9 Osoat GufHerOu1 cin08. buItbeu
would b imPossd on them Tbs goyurnmsut, how.
ever, dares not 10 proceed In this manner Tor ths
pfessare Woald Be Instantly lslt by nnmhers the
nature of The tar isqured intc and saerriy resisted
aad pas down. Yea, the sams ead, b accom,aished
Of inposiag ths barthess Of Koystnsnt on nanabera
instead Of property, In les obsioss but 10 far
more ssarious sod raiboas wsy; IN way thst cuts
down The tree 90 como 81 tks ffuisi The govern
rnsnf ssils The Ands and the proceeds for la
purposes Of rsssass, or gifs 10 eofposatioas; and
eoars ihs lsrsstl p.rs of the proceeds Il sxaeisd
fsol thsn, iof thsss parposesi AnA, in this vsy is
The barthen tAksa ef The hsoursd isw, asa se14isi
oa The nsay not oniy 10 their bopslsss impgvsss
ishneat bet 70 The disinhsritsg Of THAR ehiidFsa
aud robbing them of their brthright In he public
lands Il bad been far better foF tham sad or thsir
ehldrea tee 10 have paid the poii tax than 10
have tbeif ahsritaDos In part sold out and saerl-
Reed 70 q Nv sPeculasors ss sl.25 per acre, and
thea TIE reAinder OF The same inheriAaes grAasit-
eessy eoBisrred on tbess sane specaIAt0Fs 10 build
railroads Zoe them make good thesr syeeulatIons
and 10 eabases fhese lands, sacrificed 20 els or
$40 per acre 10 be sold back the origisa owners
or their poaterity, With this additional price put mp
on them, By ths robbery of their owa @ssasl And
yet such s the AnAiyss Of the transaction Of selling
lands tx rsytaue ~ ;ks dissrisetioa Of tbesr
Prcceeds " thoas pr0creds SO 10 railroads OF
other internal improvements; where chiefly and d.
reclly, only lsndheders and the rich arr brssi,ed
AHd the poor and lsndlsss 0Aly ind.rrCiiy, and in
What thea, is 20 be done with pubIic lands. Wild
ubaPpsoPriattd, and in . state Of nature, by the
trustee who u bound By The Ian gnsge of The trust
70 dispose Of them ior the "oommoG benestn % the
Unised Statesg Nv answer H. hat the trust can
only b executsd, 10 Aaeiity, when the lHsds are
fairly aPportioned among the citizens who viii ssi-
tie aud eultivate them, and ceased 20 bftpId aad
used a. revenue feT The general goVegnH or for
the purpose OF Distributing the yFooesds song hst
States tor sny ParPoss; For the dor,rss desire 10
salntAin w. tset sesording 10 the Laws of natural
iastice, occupation and eettemeat cousttais the
only sn8 seIiA Aossdaiios of tit's 70 ssy por-
ti0b OF earth. snd thai thr tsusier vii s4ers 10
fhoss laNS TIE sahSest ps5ifg ~ tke srpst win hs
more eguitab.y disposed offoS 'hs "comaon beneat-
u he tfae oWneFA. than In any ether mode of dis
peang ~ u. lea ss sEanies thts docisia- " tae
hgau 81 klstosy, Fsasos aad aiiity. Aad arsi 10
rFFesa 20 kie3oFy of oecapaiioa afd fsfiiesut a.
Ayiea the onlS ioaedA ioa lof tils s asds sad foe
their Aiienatien sud sale, ron haad 70 hand.
apeak ~ eoasns 81 tbs earliest history ~ nsa,
sd Sssn Eitss - lad acquired ls aosoTa4sss
VITA ibs priseip8sa ~ sgni0 ana jsssics aaa pos
q thai aabssqsrat sd iasFzsl paFt of hslory ~
p,sss sith siolsaca iaiasfios, fraa4 sd erims. I
Fosss y that postioa of uasS hisssFy h osaasctoa
with Ne aerspssica of ~ esFfh, shea sks aus a.
hls CFsasss ssa q saisfs sd Fsassa, sssa q hsss
hsss oAssSvee ~ hinL
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msu IN Pafneiss sv0n, ue aaf thzf ~ Crsatsr p,i
bim thsse aa4 gave hiu be tits vtth ~ oasd,iss
q go ast errEpa4lo1 ennared - hs feg us nrs
tsld that, NJ LosS took tbs sa1 pst Nm isto
ths ssrssn q B4sa. - asus h ses = kssD it---
laA 70 rs sileg bisfogy, ans shen 81 he dls g..
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sisrosf sondlioas sapefa1Ssf 10 IL. Fof h. - n
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ssas eosfiiisas vsfs also siiarhsi % he fisss "a
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s.ss, Ahsi Nas kespsf " fleeps aaf Gala I
TILES q ~ earth, and ofcoufse hsA siertsd I'd
etnssu aneh # re Fatiis asd eosssasa lsaf. 81
ssfth, e. ~ ftFuirei ~ l.if ftspeeifs sai,sTs
They haa iis saus nTin Aiae hai ~ G1d ir
trnSsd ths sarih Bol ~ Adam aisaf. 81 q, AZ,
mfriads ef ufa 10 % dssrsui hoas hisa
sud te irpctsi On 81 esiiot aHf s1sfrg % hsrss,
trss1s than orrupTinf sni gfahttar it oil tfbsrrI
aad htrfsts b. ~ Htsest 81 ffslf flras D..
mani sPuuT uau dftasrd b. e uuis bfisf agfi,eri
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pgfsifiss fars lssgessd sha ksFisF tssas 49,.
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ausi ~ osly oerzPJ saf eifis. ed zrsb th.
ltsus 80 tb.siies o ~ sesst ef ihsif A. ~
81 fgan - pginsssi iefests. ~ glasi he1sss }.
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49, sd ezsuaa.sf an fhs psirafoss aaf aasrsr.
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~ ~ ihia 80 So g.ylsg glies y tssz -
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ffua ssom ~ holt-s1i 49, lasf ~ 3 ner
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