Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-05-20

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- peussas the smigratioA Of ous psopls us,.ss =,
An earn tasir Footsteps 10 her fertile land, Or
fsossemsn haze any hops or exy. stssion Il can b.
Ssns N Aay Other mAnnsrf And II not. 90 ~
1sen 70 ~. sH, for The want Of sssh faei .tes Of
! eosuEnuntsasion - the Wet sa,rds. our no ,ols
sheal always 80 there 10 add 10 their popu,atiou
80 vseatA Aad oar own lsnds ,s,nain usoess pied
ar, tor twenty years ION have substantially eiveu
away your public lands aud not ln ,re than on.
noasAoa lots have been taken during all .ha, pc
roo In Aroostook. Daring the past year unde,
tos belief tnst . railroad would be construc. ID
nsar1 one thousand emf xrants have ron. ,h;,hsr
6o into the Lard Department and you NAV hca,
o. smigrants sosstas during the present .caSou
"on Ne~Hsmpsh Vermont and Massachusetts
In ths opinion Of your Land Ageut WHO /. Al, ri;
sAry tadse this bill u oil pas. ten thousand will
y ADDED 70 the population Of Arcovt oh hi, y.sr
Aqusrtsr Of century since there was La. ami
(..tson from the other New England States "a
Maine shall 1t be renewed or will va, l, !,
sir, TIE etaigraot Ia a p .w,r on cath -
aver si"Sc the days Of Daniel 8oone and Ia. l, ,.
Gsas an march has been inward sixtc-n.ne ~,
ego the nrst white inha bitant settled In mi. -
NOW. nv, the great Northwest cont.ivs nearly ten
'naii'ns OF Inhabitants. he has carried YOU, ia
essoss The Continent and staUiisftoi states and
territories on the Pacific. The ty ~ OF the dim.
q has somswaat altered. The ss.lv yioneer csr,a
n.shing tor land Or the markets. Popl,s,lon VIZ.
e..sss fal 70 hun He could hardly tolerate the
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~ fee the education Of his children More pr,s..
ine das'ss we're upon him. His trus,y ride va,
An companion and protector. He did not hnov
IN the morning bat that the .calps of h,, VIII, .,ui
shiidssa would sdorn "the belt Of some SAYS "a
warrior before night fall" But long ago he and
from this side Of the Mississippi. The modern an
Ifent wants lands q government price. He wants
ets!is and erops. He wants long .iues of railroad
=" sAosi " transport hia products to market
~ wants population to add to his wealth and az.
.A en1syns1s.. He wants education r0l hi. chill
osso and intelligence Tor himself. He wants sbs
nevspapsr that he ma y know some ching of the nj.
ssirs OF the world ~ we'll ~ others lie want. to
enasrsssnd ~ we'll ~ We the exact di fervusv be.
tween Mr. Douglas And the adnui-tra,ion or to
}adgs OF the prospect Of the acqulsi ion Of ,he L.
seod Of Suoa and to calculate the chance OF Mr.
es"sro ser tas Presidency. He does not want to
- 70 Aroostook anu become isolated from h;s
svaatry men with p" associa tioIs except with the
saolsees OF kinSiy power, Ifyoa would secure
bis invaluable service build thi, r. i!rosd. Duild
This railroad for him and be will surely build for
ySa new state in Aroostook.
MI. Speaker. the emigrants contribute
one hundred and seventy.five thousand
dollars towards the constru ction Of the
end division Of this road. You now
cell your lands for fifty cents an acre nav
sble in road value. This bill increase.
the price to one dollar. What conpen.
sation has the emierant for thi. The
money be pays for his land is expended
70 build railroad to enhance the ya,ue
Of his farm. 1t is unnecessary to ar,ue
that 1t will be increased in value much
more than the increased price which he
pays 10 any man who has the ambi-
ton to attain homestead for himself
and his family. it will give higher and
. nobler object to his economy and labor
what compensation has the State for
their ntribution to the second division
OF the road ? What compensation will
you and your children receive for the
settlement and development. of the
Northern and Eastern sections of this
great State cam t tell you. sir. I
would .s soon attempt TO portray to
your minds the advantages of fruitful
seasons-of the refreshing showers of
summer, or Of the rains and dew. n.
heaven. l can tell you something Of
the wretched policy you have hitherto
pursued with your public. can tell
something Of the influence of th;, rail.
road in setting Aroostook, and of III.
value Of population to you.
Your public lands were originally de-
nved from the British Crown. Your
title came from Massachusetts under the
srticles Of separation. These land. vers
never paid for from the Treasury
They did not belong to the Tre,.u,v-
They belonged equally to every indiyia.
:uai IN the State. You have sold them
and paid the proceeds into your Treasury.
and appropriated them to pay YOUR cur
rnt expenses.-You have divided them
IN proportion to property. The citizen who
had one hundred thousand dollar. b,. 70
eeived one hundred fold more than he with
one thousand dollars, and he with one
Thousand dollars Of taxable property one
thousand fold more than he with non.
Other States who have had s public
domain. have appropriated i. 10 educa-
non or some work Of public improvement
in the advantages OF which the whole
people could participate. Such a policy
Was doubly obligatory upon you. When
Maine become an independent State. she
was new and uncultivated. Her po.i.
ton was analogous to the new Western
States. where the aim of the government
and Of the public men has uniformly
been to increase their population and de.
veiope their resources by internal i'm
provementa. You. ofall the States, have
appropriated your domain for the suppor,
OF your government. Something l know
has been done for education and for com.
mon highways. but you have never attain.
Cd your dignity of a policy. You have
sold your pubic domain 10 paw your
daily expenses. Like the husba ndman
who would refuse in seed time to sew
prefe:ftns 10 sell portion of bis farm to
suppor this family. In vain for him the
ever active force of nature. In vain for
him the rains Of heaven. When he
should reap the harvest of autumn. he
must part with portion Of his inheri.
lance. 1t would have been a wise policy
for you to have fertilized your domain
with cultivators Of the sell. You miybt
have now been reaping the harvest of
increased productions, with all their in
nuence upon your wealth. prosperity,
your industrial pursuits, your commerce
and trace. 10 increase your productive
industry 10 the true economv. Ynnr
lands have gone and have left no monu-
msut of public improvement. Nothing
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