The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-04-14


u constituted that IL Ii prone to- regard III RICH
what has come down tons approved by lonj
usage, and hallOwed w rfay aec. IL il 4 CLAIM
that had its origin with the kindred idea thu
royal blood flows only in the veins of al excln
d siHe few, whose souls are more ethereal, BE-
cause born amid the glitter Uf courts. and era
died amid the p0mp ~ lords and eouItieEs; and
therefore, they are 10 sc Installed Is rulers an
II law giyers Of the race Most Of the evils tina
afllict society have had their origin III vioIene,
II and wrong enacted into law BY the xperiencl
Of the past. and retained ~ the preiudices d
Il the present Nj s5 Il n r !g5.S5S3
Is y not time you swept from the statute-hool
its still lingering relics OF feudalisnh bottet
ont the principles engfnfted upon IL ~ III,
i narrow minded policy Of other times, and adapt
I'd the legislation Of the country 10 THE spiri
of the age, and 10 the true ideas 81 msga right.
and relations to his Government
For il aman has d right on earth he has 1
/ right - land enough ID rear d habitntion On.
IL he has right to live, he has d right Ia the
i free use Of whatever nature has provided Isl
his sustehance air 10 breathe, water 20 drink
and land enough tocnltivate for his Subsistence;
for these are the necessary and Indispensable
means FOR the enjoyment or His inallenabIe
rights Of life. liberty and the pursuit Of hap
pincss. And ID it for d Governments that
claims to dispense equal and exact Justice e
all classes III men md that has laid down cor.
rect nrinoinIes II, "a ,,renf .l,art ~ k,,,aa,,
rIgits tovlats tI,6e ,,I IL
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ernments IS we'll as Il ,s,, ~
Icrspn nerr,its nnother Is An l,a
right and ,,sins Is, r,,,, Il ~ ,,, hi.,,sIs
th, inIead Il tb ~,
ll tl, eyils iIaf ~, !, 1,,,
ma land ;no,,onoly II vo,,r n,,hlSe asa M;
For Il Il not denied thnt cnoress as IN.
ID make aIly resulations 5f.,r the 'slsnos,d 81
tlese Ianls M IN ,h 4
Now when s I,t.,s tra.,t Il s,,.Se.eT a,,d s,,,
ont.n vn,,r I,rd ,,I - ~. m ~ sl
tlle NM, with the \, is ira
purchaser The most sl.,siraIle AMI nvnilshIe
locations are seized uI,on III thS ca,,;taIists ~
The country Who seek fhnt Err, n
Yo,iF lIer j. III cha,ce mi ~ b, I me-
ton rirht n y, hss tisye ~ thc t;,ne ~ ra,e
when IL Comes u, seelr s han,s I'm hinnself mi
his family. innst nav the sI,ec,IIntoT fhree ~
four hundred per cent on his inyestment 81
encounter the trials and hardships 81 4 stir
moro remote border lifa And thIls lin9ier the
operation of laws that you call equal and Just,
You TAKE from the settler three or four dollars
per acie and put it IN the pocket Of the specll-
lator- thus, by the operation OF your law,
ahstIacting SO much Of his hard earnings foI
the dement, 81 eapitnli Tor not an hour . lab0I
has been applied to the land since i was sold
BY the Government, nor Is Y more valuable 70
the settler. Has not the Mborer right g
complain. OF legislation that compels him 70
endure greater tolls and haTdships, or contribute
a portion Of his earnings for the benefit of the
capitalism But not upon the capitalist OF the
spectator is II proper that the blame should
nall Man must seek q livelihood and do bust
ness under the laws Of the country; and what
ever rights he may acquire under the laws,
though they may be wrong, yet the we'll being
OF society requires that they be respected and
faithfully observed. II a person engage In q
business legalized and regulated by the lnMs,
and uses no fraud or deception in its pursuit,
and evils result 10 the community, lei them
apply the remedy to the proper sources that ID,
TO the iaW-making power. The laws and the
law. makers arc responsible for whatever evils
necessarily grow out Of their cnactinents.:
Inorder TO secure 10 labor its earnings, SO
far a. Il possible, by legislative action, and 10
strengthen the clements OF national greatness
and power, why should not the legislation OF
the country be so changed az 10 prevent for the
future the evils of land monopoly, by setting
apart the vast and unoccnpied territories OF the
Union, and cnnseeFatLng them forever In free
homes for free mem # i. II. II
Mr.. MArNARp--AIGyI be allowed to ask my
friend from Pennsylvania question! .s
Mr.. CHOW Certainly. ! = :. = :. :. {: .:... B
Mr.. MATSARD-It is thisl whether he Is In
favor, or otherwise, of allowing the old soldier
or his assignee 10 locate his laHd.warrant on
the public domain ..c Fl. q
Mr.. GRowI always answer questions that
are pertinent TO the point under discussion, not
otherwise. I am not arguing any question
about land-warIants. but about the proper dis
position to be made OF the public lands. do
not see the applicability OF the gentleman's
question. and must therefore pass II by, Ms do
NOT wish TO be diverted from my argument.
Mr.. MAySARD---Ihe gentleman is mistaken
about the object Of my question. u :
Mr.. GRow-4I would provide In our land
policy for securing homesteads for actual set q
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