The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-04-04

least bc dedicated 10 the policy for
which | om con'cndiog, for by tho
terms of its charter thlt comp,uv
mus, use American iron in its cJn-
struction.
And il, on he other hand, th, Lands
are appropriated to the State Of Wis
cjn.in, what COOL reason has been
or cn1 be shown for abandoning this
hcnciiccnt feature Of onr past | gisla-
ton? As between the two rival claim
ANTS ! wJull prefer that the State of
| Wisconsin should have the benefit Of
The grant, anl not that Llo1,cl c1rpo-
ration which has already been gor.ed
TO repletion and whose lA.t of subsidies
lrows by what it feeds Upon. As 7
understand the question, the State OF
Wisconsin, by the term, Of The original
net, will he compelled to &C the land,
20 actual settlers at fair and Fixed pri-
'r., not exceeding $! 30 per acre.
The Northern Pacific on the contra Y,
by the terms Of his charter Of incorpor-
alton. j. absolutely unrestricted ia this
respect, anl Is growing more rapIcious
as, anaconlal,k,, it is winding itself
around the homcs'cadi Of the dis,aut
settlers.
But TO rcl1rn 10 the prlviso. Whcth-
or the oriIina' grant lapse@, rcvcr,s
TO the United States Or to the NoIthorn
Paciic COMPANY | desire u retain it
IN the interest of American labor and
tho protecti of the home mukct In
;lis desire am in the line OF safe pre-
cedents. All the Pacific railroad
grants contain the Same prJyIso, aud
have been or are now biins constructed
under it, operation. There is no hard
ship or justice in applying i, to the casI
under cJn,iIvralion. This grant IN
wolves several millions OF acres most
Of tie lands are well tim5crcl aud adj
vAntageous'y heated II is a munf-
cent endowment, large in extent and
great in value. IT, therefore, by tho
bounty Of the nation, tho proposed
railroad i built, may we not W ia pro-
pri.ty dcclrc the terms aLd detnn
the limitations upon which we propose
t. cote away this heritage OF the peoplep
In my Judgement il is our boln1en
Iuty to rcenact the provision which
ha, been impo'cl upon sim lar land
giants anl which have been re.lrlei
by the people as wise and b:ncfcient
features IN their characters. II this
be nonsense in New York, or riii-
culJus' in the Erie distrc. OF Penn
sy.vanin, gentlemen may mae tho
most OF It, Ny oiTcnsc hath this
extent, NJ more
Next to th. protection Of lifo AMI
Liberty, there i, NJ duty which tho
Government owes 10 it, citizens para
mount to the protection of their in.
'iu5tries. IL is nnieniable that this
principle has been recognized in some
form by a, nations aud is to day tho
policy Of every civilized Government
At this very hour there is not on tho
globe o1e nation Of any commercial
significance that does not recognize
this policy.
The labor,r'S capital IS his capaci.
v 10 w.rS. .ha. capital is ns much
his property as the bonds and broal
acres OF the capitalist constitute prop
cwy, and i, equally entitled to tho
protecting shield OF legislation. Tho
protection the la5orinr man most
Ge.is is defense against rlrci.n iuyI.
: on Thi, invasion is made by in
ports of m,nuiactlred products at
paupcr rates, which we arc capable
OF producing b. proper encourage
meat, every pound or yard OF which
products represents foreign labor,
rhe object have in view, then, is not
TO bargain as my colleague $50.
gIELol suggested fJr tho sale Of
Pennsylvania iron, bat to throw
around the American laborer, aud
skilled mcchluic a. well, thl protec.
ion of an American market. lroa,
except a- it represents the labor en-.
plpycI in its production, | esteem M
more than any other article of COM
mrrce, Bat TO me it represents the
vol fed, prosperous aborer an eleva-
ted aul eluclled citizenship, happy
homes. and all the blessings Of Chris
tiau .civ;liz ,tiol. AMI that is all
there is Of this question tha. iatercsts
me.