The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-04-02

Constitution If .he United STATES. n IN
the avs IT this Government. 90 rrgvenr
! man ssssa Investing als entire Means II
the public anus II he should 10 80 1v
the Use ot money, would roe he evil os
zs y-rst Il Il done ~ she ase d land
scrIrs But that argument ras anfic,-
posed by the Srnator rom Michigan.
Hr. Stuart in MS aiinsiou to The in
.nense amount Ut anu scrip that has
hitherto been issued to the saldiers Of he
varrcus vars since ths commencement 0f
the Government.
Tlae amount ut ,aHa scrip TO 90 lssued
n this ease vii be ~err sma.t when cou-
pared With the amount that has nth karto
been .sSacc mere irup n he bucket.
Ii IS trne that il Is lot desirable 20 eiti-
Eens Ut the new States, IN the frontiers
1t civilization. that the 1aal1e .ands
should 70 into the hands of nonresident
owners. The injury, 1a-cser. IS As
great rs II Tou put 10 into the hands Of
men VITO bny land with money IL II 20 DE
bought ~ and scrip. Bur me effect If
The passage # this 1ill will be 70 iimin-
sh the price of public lands, aud here
fore enable rerT many # the people If
the United States to become II actual
owners q lee who are now unable 10 ae-
come Is purchasers This result viii ge
IN advantage 70 the poor, rather than 10
he aIiEonalres. to whom atlusiou has
been made You throw into the market
arge Quantities Of scrip. The scrip nav
IN tawa "a he market 20 1omIaal ~ai-
re per lcre. t viii De sought " indus
trtous men Of limited means. vho vii be.
come the owners ot homes for :aeir tami
les, who are now The telling servants of
ana!0r-s anc ll.lionaires.
l see 10 e-ji consequences hat arc 70
result % the State I. n part represent.
from he passage II his bill Il seems
20 NE thas nj. tho evils Which nave been
aclcated, nav arise IS readily and as
certainty without, as With, the proposed
.aw And IS this Government. IVA att
tudlaous construction u The Constitution.
5 using I'll immense amount Il education
IT professional len. { seems 20 ne hat
al The evils shlca aave been Indicated.
nay rise Is readily and as certainly With
Out, IS With, lie proposed .aw. And Is
Ibis Cover nent, - .atItud!aouS coz
itructlon IT the Constitution, IS asi1g an
Immense ainuuaE II eGucutIon IT profess
sIonaI 1aenr it seems % ne hat equal
liberty shouia 5e extended % another
class aot % abtv represented IN this fioor.
md 10 he other branch # Congress -
The Census If 1850 shows hat. II hat
lime, here we're over three millions u
the people 0t he United States engaged
agricultural pursuits Where ID ahcir
representation IN the door A,om est;
hey are rot nero. oniv 80 far IS -hev are
represented BY professional men There
re but ~erv tew N "ItAGr 1rauca yi
Congress Who IRE he direct representa-
gIves 4 he tanor,nx !ass II he 1eog.e
If his country # T we're iisrosed .
20 into an Investigation II his subject,
.hink could show -onctus,rslv that Z
q mind ia, rules he country .rd rules
he world.
There nav 20 those vto are aat iis-
3osed % give ghe means FOR he deveiou-
uent Il he minds II he masses hose
whose interest e - that tie ahorlrv
raen q. he couurrr should be Fg1o-anf.
houid 5a uneducated ana dependant.
hat heir sweat aua heir oil nav re
Iscc so advance he interest ana % pro
note he happiness IT hose mere highly
educated and refined : nav % hat ],
IS 4 blessing g Virginia that ahe . 1ow
more .arvciv represented 5v adait rt;.a
people vre ere uaabir 10 read md write.
u ropnrtlGn o ler poruiation. han anv
other State Ia tho Union; & . : 5ies.lng
however, hat the people u nv State 70
not soves- They prefer different con-
iition # .hlngs. They prefer hat he
mind ri the sahorer should be fe~et0ncc:
stat "a intellect 9t he nan vHo abors
and sweats for MS ewn 1read should be
more highly endowed. order hat hat
class Il people nav become their 0rr
representatives. even = Ghe legislative
halls Il ne nation. This IS me -esuir
which Rauid be attained 20 some extent,
at east. ~ the establishment # he cci-
leres hat IRE proposed N he bills TOW
Under discussion confess : desire 70
see then, mere; 7 desire 10 see hem
1uaiiied sar the highest positions II hon
or and rust, aud represented very
branch # the civil service n proportion
10 1ur numbers. Tl4e passsge at hts bill
viii beane step in tie right direction It
viii 1e. effect. 1 declaration that Con-
--ess vii 90 Longcr discriminate against
the 1eor.e; .hst he masses, II vhose
shoulders have becn nrosed the burdens,
shall particlrata q tho enjoyment II
some Il he advantages ot Government
Looking IT shis question then, n every
light . ~hIah & presents Itself 70 ny
nina. zee 10 mid objection % he ras-
sage IT tae bill; 10 nlurr an rcsuit o
he and States OF he Union and 7 hail
1e verT much surprised II The rspresent-
atIves IT those States VINO refe against
,his oil vlil not receive 4 crndemnatiou
1t tie hands of he peopie, ~hen hey re-.
turn 70 their constituencies