The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-04-14
.eREAT SAT- LAKE oITY. sATURDA1. ArRIL IA 1850

u ync tnpch hnu ny why OF human misery AM
woe, where the i,0nes anil silscws ~ nIey, A.
struggling with the clements viii the nYye
ienting obstacles Of nature, and tlIe no less III
niercifGl obstacles OF i false civilization. IN
81 n0blest achievements hi this worlds nilTrin,
!. age IL 10 raise tho fallen from their ,ierrada
ti6ns so0tIIe the hr0ken-lieartesi, DIV the len,
81 woe, and alleyiate the sutferings Sc the ~
fortunate n their pathway 10 tho tomb
Go say INTO the raging sen, Be still;
Bid the wild. lawless winds obey thy will;
! Preach 70 the storm. and reason with despair
Bnt tell not mfsss : SON that iife Ii fair n BIZ
II yon would lead the srrihg buck from liz
paths o. Vice and crime 10 virtue and honor
I, give him q honle-give him q hearthstone
and he will surround u with household gods
.t III you would make men wiser and better. II,
n lieve youf alInshouses, close the doors Of youi
4 penltentiafies, and break in pieees yonr eal
lows, purify the Influences III the domestic fire
Il side, Tor that IL the school III which human
H character Is formed, and there its destiny II
shaped there the soul receives It's first impress
Il and man his first lesson and they 40 with him
for veal Or woe through life. For purifying
Il the sentiments, eieyating the thoughts, and
developing the MODEST impulses Of mans M.
tufe, the Influences or q rural iiteside and an
agricultural life are the nobIest and tile hest.
4 In the obscutlty Of the cottage, far removed
from the seductive Influences 0f rink and affiu.
6ence, are nourished the virtues that r0nnternct
i the decay Of human institutions. the courage
that defends the national Independence. ana
i the industry that supports NIL classes of the
] II was said by Lord Chatham, III his appeal
To the House Of Commons. in l575. Is with.
| draw the British troops from Boston, that
trasle, indeed. increases the glory and wealth
Of q country but its true strength and stamina
4 are to be looked for III the cultivatofs of the
land In the simplicity Of their lives IL found
the simpleness Of virtue, the Integrity and
courage of freedom. These trne, genuine sons
5of the soil are inSfucible' n
The history Ct American prowess has record
ed these words as prophetic. Man, In defense
of his hearthstone and iiTesile, Is inyincible
against 4 world Of mercenarfes
Iiet us adopt the policy cherished by Jack
son, and indicated In his annual message 10
Congress Id 1892, In which he says: Il . h
It cannot be doubted that the speedy settle
ment 81 these lands constitutes the tfue into.
Fest Of the Republic. The wealth and the
strength Of acountry aFe lis population, and
the best part Of the population are the cultiya-
torssof the soil Independent farmers are
everywhere the basiso Of society, and true friends
Of liberty - q q d i..IS mt nm end for
ever TO all partial and Interested legislation on
this subject, aud 10 afford to every American
citizen 81 enterprise the opportunity Of sccnr-
Il IuN All 5lnutHGAOtnL NFeBUOt0s 1t seems To me
1 tnNteInre, D6st % atan1on me idea q ralslns
Il future revenue out Of the public lands. 4,
This advice, by one Of the conntryss mobiles
1 patriots, though unheedcd nc the time. Il
j among The richest legaciea5 he has bcqueathet
i to his country. 3.s III
Whyshouid the Government hold the pnbli,
domain longer rs q source al revenue, when II
has already more than paid ALI costs and CT,
i penses incurred In It's acquisition and manage.
ments Even Il the Government had q right.
based In the nature OF things thus to hold
these lands, IL would be adverse to q sound ii Z
tionaI policy to do so; for the real wealth OF a
country consists not HI the sums OF money
paid into the treasury, but In its fiocks, herds
and cultivated fields Nor does its real
strength consist in fleets and armies, bnt III tho
bones and sinews Of an independent yeomanry
and the comfort Of its laboring Glasses lis
real glory consists not In the splendid palace,
lofty spire, or towering dome; but In the iIi-
telligence, comfort, and happiness Of the IRE,
side Of It's citizens. =:. ii h, =:5s:.
What constitutes a States II. =l;,..<.
Nothigh battlementor labored mound,
Thick wall or moated gate; n: n. II:
Not cities proud with spires and tnrrets
crowned 5% &:.5;dr,35 Fl: II {.
Not bays and broad armed ports, s..: III i
f Where, laughing at the storm, rich nav:es
ride; y: ~ !. =.= = 4: Fl :: Isl: s
Not starred and spangled courts, :.
Where low. browcd baseness waits perfumes
to pride. . = Pm: N ): FL Vi
;. No men, high-minded men, a:..z.
Men, who their duties know, :.
But know their rights, and knowing, dare
maintain; :. s.@s:s5s
B Prevent the long-aimed blow. s:ss..
And crush the tyrant while they rend the
chain: 4 al
These constitute a State, = II ;=s:.: I.
The prosperity os States depends not on the
mass Of wealth, hut It's distribution That
country ID greatest and most glorious In which
there Is the greatest number of happy firesides.
And If you would make the fTeside happy;
raise the fallen from their degradation. elevate
the seryile from their groseIing pursuits to the:
rights and dignity Of men, you must first place
within their reach the means for supplying
their pressing physical wants, so that religion
can sxerts its influence on the soul; and seothe
the weary pilgrim in his pathway to the tomb. /
What justice can there be In theslegislation
OF q country BY which the earnings Of its labor
are AbstTacted for any purpose without return.
ing an equivalent But as q question of Ieye.
nue. merely, it would be 20 tho advantage Of
the Government 10 grant these lands In home
steads TO actual cultivators. il thereby il was
to induce the settlement Of the Wilderness, In
stead Of selling them to the Spectator without
settlement. The Revenue TO the Government
from the lands, If considered annual, Is the
interest on the purchase money; which would
be on q quarter section, at one dollar aud
twenty. Eve cents per acre, the interest on two
hundred dollars, equal, at six per cent, To-
twelve dollars per year. .33ss.g. T. :.
But as the revenue Of the General Govern
ment with the exception of the sales of the
landsl is derived almost wholly from duties on
imported articles consumed In the country,
the amount collected depends upon the guam
tity consumed On an average each individual
consumes Of imported articles about Sill worth
per year; and, calling seven the average
Number Of q family, then each family con-
snnles5 annually $T5 worth Of imported
articles, upon which a duty Of not less than
$50 was paid. E 49, s. a. 81
So the Government would be tho gamer Of
So per year on each quarter section, by giving !
1t away 10 asettler in preference TO selling it |
without settlement In addition, as you
cheaper the necossaiIes and comforts of lie. or
increase mans means 10 pay for them, you In )