Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-01-30
Thoughts on Emigration.

Of the State In di.posins. to SPECTATORS, Of
her lands in large sections.
Indeed, am OF opinion tat II would
have been infinitely better for the State In
tho beginning, II she had LEFT Ter timber frco
to all. and retained her intcn', IN the coil
The counties or Aroo.took'nd Somerset
alone contain more god .oil tan any other
State in New England. In dee two coun'
tics are mos, Of tho timber lands OF the
state. For the sake of Tho timber, these
land, have been bought by .'cdlator' in
di.criminatcly. II j. fer te intcrcs; OF
these .pCcula,or. that no scitir should gam
any right to the soil. and that no road
should be- made. and 10 Isycnt It they
have been instrumental In hiing laws ra.--
cl, which are now - ',rinsri that no man
who wishes to c,nblish hiralr in any of
these townships can do 20 VIII any prospect
Of rurins the benefit Of NJ labor, or Oh
tanning moro than . transis possession Of
the premises.
llr may possibly Gnl 'p' vhcr, a 'i'l"
can D, purchased to ihc soil, hu; 1t i r'''n-
t-I aud hcmmcl in by territory which i'
k,r, out or the market, oyrr,h.ch n'roal'
ar, allowed to ra~, and in,O'hich no fcil-
iiir. mr the clucation % !, children can
enter, or thc comforts of ciilisri lIt' can
reach.
Although ,hr .,il may amply roray him
ur Lis labor and hi' rc,urmpo,c cn,,r"ly
satisfactory, he still yrarn' hr rri,il'sr'
which d, cauno, enjoy u dwcl'' upon
,hc social comfort. or moro h,orel places,
anil nropl, over HE unhaqr ln'. ll' hc-
,5rr. disappointed, di,copontyl AMI un.
harry man-lu,r. sight n be- bright side
NJ NJ. existence Il he has o., anl, iu'' ~
Lc arrives at a point whrrelc can te indie
ronIcu,. take. what be eau st, a'andons
III. POSSESSIONS, and start, iur The West.
Aud tho trouble ends mo-, hrc. Tho d'-or-
der is contagious and tho in the vicinity
ar, generally attacked m th sane way and
NJ, D., hy "a, same disease.
Nov. contend tia, s5m,h'us should h'
dom, o. rrurly thi, state o things. Will
a., sum, received Tor he al vt tlmhrr com-
rcnstr nr the Jos, of ouu population, or
pay lor .but,in: up lorc,rrty sst,lins lands
II the Sntr9 =, we owe t. purchasers
.f our lands such a del, q 'rn',iudr, that
rrtr.,r benefit tie richest 40 u' our do.
main shall b. uninhali,cl2 Was 10 over
contemplated, when ito lars, f'rr disposed
~. thn, they should b, lo'ito tie commu.
nity' | insist no,-lni altlush.t is too
late lpr ,hc State TO regain hc owucrship,shc
still retain. hcr sovereignty ani justice to
herself rrguir,. that thc 10, should hc -
modified that thc.grrat rrprIator should
MT have IL all 90. pwn way.
The relations between th proprietor and
the slua,ter should d. chuc,l. Instead
Of long occupancy and tn undr'urh,d
possession hlins requisite hiorc an Interest
can h. Obtained ~ the soil, a. iu,srr-tshouid
cIi,, the instant occupancy ommcnccl. and
that iutcr-,, ,houd b, at,ht 20 the Ill
upon rayiu. fair aTpra;si value.
Il would le 10 uju,iic, the purchaser
oi lands from the Su;r. 10 nmc such lnv'
o.. would roup,I him to ..lhi lair prices ~
they ar wanted Nci,hcr,ouli 10 Doc tu-
iu.,iry o. compel him to ms>, roads a' they
ar, vautrl. Every laliI,tyud contingency
# the kind vas assumed when the lands
were pUchasci.
The idea i, pr,p's,ernd' hat ,hcs' lands
were created Cor the exclusive pan.ttui ern.
ilrmsn .pecuh,1r' Net,w.rrUcr road
3. required, ar an ar, Of inurrgation asked
for. although it may D, 'y ,hu," who ac'
qu,rsd right, before thc-e roprir,ors wcro
of AGO. aud who have live lu the wi.icrncss
with ~ ou'lgt, q largo prt OF I''''n''
w. l.4' th.,s DISTRESSED Irulrirturs COM
plain Of oppression, OF t,a'i.n without h'-
In. L,n,GtrI,-ls It th, Almighty earth
wa. made iar their .p"cid h"nrGt, and NJ
on, could occupy withOut boating On their
cgrrs.
Mr.. Elitnr, | hope to & these laws chang
81, aud that ,pccdily--uane i Tor the ben.
Eft Of the settler. hop to scc public s'n-
timru, rirhtsd rs rcgaro, the rights ol pro-
rrir,or and settler. n law. which benefit
a small minority are perdlcIal to the great
mass.-and law. whichar, no; for the good
Of the greatest number'huuid not exist.
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