The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-15
small Farms and Immigrati,

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The following remarks on these spb;oo,
from the Norfolk Republican, apply as wsn
to North Carolina as Virginia =
So" SMALL FARMS. One of the princinle y.
SONS why Virginia Is in her present diIar;
dated condition, lies in the fact that y.
land owners are few and the farms larye 'ue
The land owners of the State have Own,
so much land, that they could obtain INV
urious living without the least energy q,
care on their part. And the land, Be eD NJ
thus managed by parties who had no intsSS
est in it, run down and was allowed to oroa
up to bushes to rccuperate. Now had FIJI,
land been distributed more equally amnn~
the people, they would have felt greatas,
interest in working it properly; and the ~
suit would have been that much more wonla
have been produced, and the products NJ
the State more equally distributed amonn
the people.
But poor men have been kept off the lara
by the laws of the State. Though the Iaua
did not directly prohibit the poor man from
owning land, in effect this was the result
The land paid very little tax, while tbo
poor men and labcring men paid most NJ
the taxes of the State. Now ii the tax baa
been raised from the property of the STATE
instead OF the poor, the poorer classes wouS
have had more money with which to purcb
ase, and if property had been taxed all nro.
perty which Idle owners could not prevpnt
from being an expense to them would bavs
been offered for sale, and at price sufficient
ly low it could have been sold. Then W.
ginia would have been cut up into farms If
the most profitable size, which practical far.
mers say is from 80 to $50 acres.
How rich this State would be to davifb he,
lands were thus distributed among the people
Instead of the streets of our cities being filled
with people seeking aims or employment, tbev
would be crowded with business, our bar
bors would be teeming with ships from every
port III the world; and In the country where
now stands the worthless forests of sbrubS
| and bushes would be orchards of fruit and
waving fields of grain, and boundless gar
dens OF truck. Let the Republican Dartv
manage the destinies of this State few wears
and property will not lie idle in the hands of
drones to whom it will not be profitable but
inducements will be held out to the labor
ing and industrious man to encourage him
to press on and by honest industry ACQUIRE
honor and wealth. All that will be neces.
sary to accomplish this result is to take from
the aristocrat the power to clush the labor
ing men, and this is the great mission of che
! Republican party"
"IMMIGRATIoN.-There seems to be great
desire manifested on the part of the old f0gies
OF this State to induce immigration here
Two things may as we'll be understood at
once, that is, first, capital will not come to
the State if it is all to be taken for taxes as
soon as invested in business; and second,
| laborers will not come here while the revenue
is raised out of the laboring men by poll
taxes and taxing business To illustrate
this subject, We will inquire what foreigner
! would come here to catch oysters when he
has to pay five dollars for the privilege, and
then sell them for half price because of the
enormous tax on the vessel, when he Can go
to another State and NOT pay over half he
earns in taxes! So heavy is the taxes on all
kinds of business and labor, that it has
driven so many of our citizens to ideness
that we cannot induce emigrants to come
here until we can find remuneratiVe employ
ment for our own people.
Let the Republican doctrine prevail; tax
property, and remove the burden from bust
ness and labor, take the shackles off from
industry, and all our own citizens will find
employment, and capital and labor in other
States and countries will see the favorable
opening, and they will come by the thou
sand and million, and the old Dominion will
become rich, popular and powerful State