The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-06

billion four hundred and million two hundred and
thousand ene hundred and sixty THIS amount estimated
at 81 y per acre win make 81 so2 To dispose Of
aaro hundred years raccn less 70 dispose q the entire
domain II viii now be perceived the immense advantage
stead of keeping hand this length Of time We nd by tbs pro-
s ae would derive from each quarter section six
@ Sssrs ~ eOossyen going into sx hundred eshiyaye times
Now le, lose by retaining tho land hand
magi very large size whom close 70 The eye i seen
. the human vision, disappears altogether 50 with the largest
planets removed from the tho position they occupy the
world hundred dollars az tho present time just worth hundred
doars hundred dollars twelve months hence k worth just six
per cent less and twelve MONTHS years
and eight months when has lost equal principal
WIN DO perceived that In sixteen and eight months the
government equal the quarter
Sc seon which y 1900 ey son on hand sixteen VIII 80 into
ment viii lose Now conceive that would be fr
ou the other AMI then add them together which would show the M
Terence 70 be- s2i 400 In the system and the
fn w hold good IN principle and viii apply 70 each quarter section
& repea,ed that ~ giving quarter section Of land the honest
cutvao six hundred the derive twenty
four thousand hundred dollars (s244Oo) Upon this
draw from this source 81 he operation o M s revenue sg uo
TIC treasury Two hundred and nineteen billion ak hundred million
ng The expenses Of the government nifty millions Of dollars
annually p carry on for four thousand three hundred and ninety
two years He said that this expose ought satisfy every
instead oryoang tho ghted faith OF the government
larger amount OF rcyenne to meet al ia iables and
thereby preserving IT. faith inyiolatc.p
do not think there be any question as to the rev
enue part OF this proposition We show that by granting
million quarter sections you derive upon
the public lands than you do by your entire land system
as it now stands In 1850 it estimated that each
head Of family consumed 500 worth of home manu-
iactures II we increase the ability of the cuyator and
occupcr Of the soil fy-sx dollars in the family Of
course it is reasonable to presume that he would consume
corresponding proportion Of home manufactures Can
that proposition be controvertedp think not Then
we see on the ono hand that should derive
Ipplp frou 1onI n,
in the BILL and also that should open market for
articles manufactured in country Then taking
both views OF the subject that it is an advantage
TO the manufacturing interest and that it is also ad
vantage to the government, so far as imports
cened should like to know, then where can the OBJ
jecton be upon the score Of reyenueY a.#
am in hopes that the senator from North Carolina
will Withdraw his amendment for cannot think he is
serious. His proposition would have tendency to cut
off all the revenue from the public andsto flood the
market with land warrants to be sold at nominal prices
bringing scarcely anything even to those to whom the
warrants would be issued.
Mr.. CLINGMAN. | will say to the senator that when
he is through shall offer short explanation Of the
reasons why offered the amendment. do not desire
to interrupt him now.
Mr.. JOHNSON of Tennessee But, Mr. President the
question Of dollars and cents is OF consideration to
The money view Of this subject does not influence
my mind by the weight of feather think it is clear
though and this view has been presented to prove
senator's that this bill will not diminish but on the con-
trary, will increase the revenue
But this is not the important view of the subject
When you look at country is you that it is
important that the great of the people should be in
terested in tho country BY this bill you provide man
with home you increase the revenue you increase the
consumption of home manufactures and you make him
batter You give him interest in the country
His condition is better There is reliable
he who is interested in the welfare of his country and
who are more interested in the welfare of their country
than those who have homes? When man has home
he has deeper more abiding interest in the country
and he is reliable in all things that pertain to the
government. He is more reliable when he goes to the
bailotbox he is reliable in sustaining the stability
of our free institutions
1t to that this without the other consider
tion would be sufficient induccmcnt. When we see
the population that Is accumulatng about some Of our
cities, think it behooves every who is statesman
patriot and phanthropist to turn his attention to
this subject have lately seen some statistics with
reference to the city Of New York. in which it is assumed
that onesxth of the population paupers that two
sixths OF the population barely able to sustain them
selves leaving one panper to be sustained by every two
persons In the city of New York Does not that present
rghtful state Of thngsf Suppose the population of
that city to be million you would have in the single
city Of New York hundred and sxty-six thousand
paupers.
do not look upon the growth Of cities and the acc
mutation of population about cities being the most de-
sirabe object in this country. Here will remark that
do not believe large portion of this population If you
were to grant them honcsteads would 60 to them
have no idea that they would for who has spent
lied condition. is not the to go West reclaim one
hundred and sixty Of land and reduce cultva
ton. He will notgo there that condition Though we
satisfied of ts may not policy be such to pre-
vent far practicable the accumulation Of such
productive population about your cities Let try to
prevent their future accumulation let these live have
their day, and pass away they will ultimately pass
awaybut let our policy be such to induce to be-
come mechanics and agrcutursts. Interest them in
the country pin them to the SOIL and they become
reliable and sustain themselves, and you do away with
the pauperism in the country The population of the
United States being millions if the proper
ton of paupcs In the city of New York existed in the
country, ycu would have four million six hundred and
sixtysx thousand paupers in the United States Do we
want oil population to become of that character
DO want cities to take control Of this government
Unless the proper steps bo taken, unless the proper di
recon be given to the future affairs Of this government
the cities to take charge of it and control it, The
rural population, the mechanical and agricultural por
tons of this community, the very salt of it, They
constitute the mud ss, to term recently intro
duced here They constitute the foundation upon which
the government rests and hence the state Of
public lands and the population of country that
direction which will beget aud create the best portion of
the population lis IL not fearful TO think of four mil
lion six hundred and sixtysx Thousand paupes in the
United States at the rate they have them p the city of
New York Mr.. Jefferson said truer thing than
when he declared that large cities eyesores in the
body polite in democraces they consuming cancers
know the idea of some is to build up great popuous
Cities and that thereby the interests of the country are
to be promoted Sir city not only sinks into pauper-
ISM but into vice and immortality Of every description
policy that believed would build up cities upon this
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