St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-03-24
TEn So. CLOUD DEMOCRAT
JANE -{}. BWISSllELM. EDITOR.
Thursday, March Oath 1859.
Sale o. tho Public Lands


resolved to bring our Pubic Lends into
market, that he and the entire Minnesota
delegation had done all in their power to
prevent; but that the Administration was
ia want Of money, outside spectators
were urging the Gales; and 80 it is to be
eeid.
J he letter was written to DR.. FELL, OF
Princeton, and did not state whether the
fules were simply those advertised in the
Cambridge district or a still greater body
Of our domain, whether it is five hundred
or few thousand families who are to be
:rncd out Of their homes; but, 1t least,
the most earnestly expressed wishes Of the
people of Minnesota arc disregarded; and
their pct, Henry NJ. RICE, who sold him.
self 70 the Administrations, people said
that he might the better further the local
interests of Minnesota, is powerless to pro.
tect. So far as the interests Of Minnesota
are concerned HENRY might ss we'll have
been AL honest man.
But there is no doubt the people OF
Minnesota have themselves to thank fol-
thia matter They were in such dread
full tluster to get State Government, and
have all their own bills to ray, that they
ratified that precious bundle Of conglomcr-
atcd twsddlc, called "Thc Constitution Of
Minnesota" which offers bonus to out
side spectators to como in, buy up and
settle our lands even as they had already
settled those East Of the Mississippi, with
those Oldest inhabitants, the prairie
wolves.
That Constitution sass to them, come
Oh gentlemen and enrich yourselves at tho
expense cf the State and the settlers who
may seek homes in it.
1t says this by binding the people not
ito tax the lands of non-rcsidcnts higher
than that Of the citizens, who are engaged
in developing our resource and giving ad-
ditional value to the property Of the gen.
try thus protected
When spectators could thus influence
: tae@action Of our Constitutional Conven-
ton; and the people were blind enough to
endorse that action, they need not wonder
Or complain that these self same specula-
tore can and DO control the action Of that
precious body Of men in their dotage,
which now rules at Washington.
The only quick rcrsedy VIC can sec for
The evil is to pass through our Legislature
--tLat IS If tie Moccasinites even let US
hak:;e a Legislature az ain-a law which
shall throw the entire burden Of taxation
npon land. Exempt every other species
Of property and lay all the taxes on the
land. Let the taxes be equal, SO much
per.acre or&!ot, improved and unimprovcd
the same.
Let Assessors see that the acres belong
ing to non-rcsideuts are not valued lezop
that Of the resident, who, by his labor and
enterprise, has added to the wealth Of the
State and the value of the property belong
ing to those who have done nothing to add
to tic general resources. =.
This plan is constitutional, just, and
equitable. Is it rights it fair that the
nan who comes here and by hard labor
fences, p]ows, and, cultivates the soil !;
builds houses, imports and raises domes-
tic animals should have tax set upon his
Industry to favor Wall Street spectators
aud aid them till further to tax settlers by
keeping adjacent lands lying idle, depriv-
ing them Of neighbors and schools, and
the social privileges they would enjoy if
the lands were only open to actual settlers ?
Favor TO land Spectators is 50 evident !!
" ruinous to the best interests of our
State, that NC arc SURPRISED lie ,oo1lIe
have not long ago adopted some rlan Of
these gentry, but as no plan |
appears to be spoken of, We propose ours, |
with confidence that it will bear examiui-
aat'on aud meet the approval Of the
masses
We cali upon the people to make it
lest question iii their next election. and
send no man to Legislature without pledg-
ing him to the land tax, and sec that they |
elect men who will stand by their pledges.
Attend to the business at onee, and so
convince these monied men abroad, who
expect to come in AMI make prey Of our
kleSf infernsfa fhak thou III II. -