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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-07-01
Four Thousand Years Ago.

From one of these books, compiled
clopmdias, and the compilation of which
is shown to have been made more than
1000 years Il. c., 1t has been ascer-
tanned what has long been supposed, that
Chaldea is the parent land of astronomy;
for it is found from this compilation and
from other bricks, that the Babylonians
catalogued the stars, and distinguished
and named the consultations; that they
arranged the twelve consultations the
form of our present zodiac to show the
course of the suns path in the heavens;
divided into weeks, months and years;
that they divided the week, as We now
have it, into seven days; six being
days of labor, and the seventh a day
of rest, to which they gave name,
from which We have derived our word
sabbath" and which day as n day of
rest from all labor of every kind, they
observe as vigorously as the jew or the
Puritan. The motion OF the heavenly
bodies and the phenomenon of the
weather were known, and connection,
as / have before stated, detected,
as Al de Perville claims to have
discovered between the weather
and the changes of the moon. They
inven,ed the sun dial to mark the move
ments of the heavenly bodies, the water
clock to measure time, and they speak
in this work OF the spots on the sun, a
fact they could only have known by the
aid of telescopes, which it is supposed
they possessed, from observations that
they have noted down of the rising Of
Venus and the fact that Layard found a
crystal lens in the ruins Of Ninevsh.
The ''bricks" contains an account of the
dciuge, substantially the same as the
narrative in the Bible. except that the
names are different. They disclose that
houses and land were then sold, leased
and mortgaged, that money was loaned
at interest, and that the market garden
ers, to use an American phrase, "worked
on shares" that the farmer, when
ploughing with his oxen, beguiled his la
Dor with short and homely songs two
of which haye been found, and to con-
meet this very remote civilization with
the usages of to-day, l may, in conclu-
sion, refer to one of the bricks OF this Ii
brary, in the form of notice, which is
to the effect that visitors are requested
to give the librarian the number of the
book they wish to consult, and that it
will se brought to them; at the perusal
of which one is disposed to fall back
upon the exclamation of Solomon, that
there is nothing new under the sun.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-07-01

PUBLIC BENEFACroRs. Harvey, Jen-
ner, Guthrie, and other discoveries of
great facts in medical science, have been
properly called the Worlds Benefactors.
Whoever succeeds in lessening the pain
and dangers of the human family de-
serves no less title HUNTS REM
EDY, the Great Kidney and Liver
Medicine is.a medical marvel. 1t cures
all Complaints of the Kidneys, Bladder,
Liver, and Urinary Organs - even
Bright's Disease-and it saves valuable
lives by the thousand.
Sold by all Druggists. Trial size 80
cents.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-07-01

Professor Proctor says there are no
cats in heaven The fact that all angels
are represented without wearing boots
or shoes proves the absence Of such mid
night howlers in the better world No
boots, no bootjacks, no cats.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-07-01
'u!sdadsi0 aIno GsqL

wonderful virtue OF the OREGON WILD GRAPE
ROOT, the principal olD,onent Of the X BIT EIS.
A Tablespoonful % y I. X BirTEis taken immch
Ateiy sfser every meal esrsAn cure fof py.psrsA
, 1880-01-28
NEW BILLS.

NEllHF OF hA1taA3s SHA At.tAA~>s
Sv<e{at ptspaleh to 1hs CAteaao 11thuns.
WARRINGTON, DC. Jan. az-rhe bill intro
luce.l by bfr, Ryan, Of Kansas, to-lay provides
TINT tho 20 settlers Oh tile kansas Trust niid
Diminished Reserve la,uIs may proceed to pay
for tl,etr lands under 'the appralsemcns had
under tho law OF 1870 in installmcuts. Tho
tirst payable III 1881. Under the act Of ia74
seyel.l settlers made entries, but that net
having been repealed by tho Inv Of is7B,
they Were left without Rny capacity to provo
tl,olt title, and this lefeot is corrected In this
bill, aud they are allowed To perfect their
titles under the law md apprnisolnont net OF
ls7u. The blu further provides that the class
Of settler. who had lands decided to them by
thu GoyerMniant which they purchased as
the highest cash bidders lisls1a, may retasn
these lands, whether they have resided OIL
them or not, Tho requirement OF actual resi-
dsnce by. the purchaser has beck considered
to be great hardship. &c.,. j.
IMMEDIATE TRANSPORTATION.
Senator Logan to-day Introduced In tho
Semate a bill relative to the imniedfate tra!ls-
portation act, which has the same text ns thu
AlhricI. bill. The purpose Is to haYu the
subject considered BY the Senate conteni!&.
ranooilsly With the House, in order " saye
tjuo wien tle bill shall come up for tiun'
artion An attempt Is no" oel4x uada ~
, 1880-01-28
SUGAR..
TIE MATTER OF T.AEIFF.

sn.,,a; n,,.s.te, n -, c,.eaoa 1+inun..
-. 'Yss~. t'Ns ~ 1"t e. " .rss"
WASHINGTON, D. c. Jan. %.-Tho CUES
ton Of the sugar tari1f came ur this morning
before tho Committee OH Ways and Means,
+ho an.fro .oastn,, 1,cfnr ieyotc,1 IN the hcur-
lo esl.e @.. 'eo'.o.. oat. - $50 -, ~,
!M9 u I'LL "fe"hent ~ - =: oe"1.es' VI W."
! ork, III support u u'e l'ellt'oi Vi ulo o"sat
RENTERS anu importers LOT "hsloi,h slHc'nc
duty III rlace Of tie present graded duty on
that article. Tho argument WIS directed
ncninst the practtcabIlity OF an nd yatorein
.,:,tv on1 the still 1rpatnr tunracticnbillty of
aaly NY ule s..' s!ease, , aapassI."us ~
II gradcu spccl!ic duty inc nhtair operation
Of such tariff both against the Government.
,1I"str,tcd hv = casa II, whief, identical cnr-
..sa.,S ,1I ,i,,.,.s H. No, ynrs ,yn,c,,
goes Leee1 q, M pn,a a au a3 sh.r
man, Inst summer, in cllunging
TIE TARIFF on This ARTICLE,
hv n Treasury or,Icr. was soycrrlv comment
g uy aM,, a., uA, sta,ort ,ma,1o I'M, suits
III u'ts iIlil t4lG SttAte'Heht HAAo A'"s oHi@'
, 1880-01-28

Tic minority, in expressing their views, care
fully examined tic findings Of the court
martial. They say: "IIis trial was held
within month of the battle Of Manassas, and
when witnesses who were present on tic
side OF tho National forces were easily
obtained. Tho movements Of tho armies
were fresh In the minds OF those Interested.
Tic Court was composed Of mon eminent In
their profession, six of than graduates Of
West Point, solne Intimate personal friends
of accuse,l,. and so1ne have become equally
eminent in civil life, and nothing has been
shown to convince us that they wero not
honestly anxious to do justice In accordance
with their oaths, without partially. favor, or
affection.
POTTER HIMSELF MADE NO o1rECT1oN
to the detail OF tho Court and, In addressing
1t, said: Yourselves, most 1t not all,
have known me- weIl.'" They con-
cl,s,le that Porter was without excuse
for having remained 30 long inactive In tho
presct1cu Of the enemy. with two, fina
fought il, his vicinity, md TINT l,atl ho acte,
III lie Should lave done, by freeing tho rtst
Of the unton line. he would probably have
prevented tile reverse, Which tl,e latter slts-
nse t,e say IT. cy sS haso y s cecnacd a 70 ~
@ %enns sng 81 ssnEs HAS, q ot IT. ' on 6fseetSa rse
sentence as Irohiblts him from hold,
ns cr any io 0ss syer9cn Sf Rr0f It's or passass 1ss
former rank or upon the Treasury ut tic
United States: Logically, PERHAPS the mi
n0rIty Should not recommend! 1t, but wIlen
VIC consider that amnesty Atiu lnrtlOli hnfe
tie (;GvernMet,t, a1Id that tic removal 0f dis
abilities for ofEenscs certainly ~ dangerous
, 1880-01-28

present regulation Of their respective
values. The question ,llRve assumed
to discuss Is Of such Importance
tried to treat the question In 4 worthy spirit,
anl DO my hest III tte service OF truth and
justice. Whether tic Senate will c9l,cur. IN
my view, know not, fnr subject ltkn this
,nu a subject of party caucus or personal can
ynss for votes. 1s,lt believe tint good sc1lye
and right feeling are permanent. and enduring
! shall rply upul. these qualities vintllcattng
themselves III tho Mlnds .nt my countrymeti
i,s lime shall pasa on. Thu painful enrn!ngs
of daily Toll and tho accumulated wealth OF
Of property BY lai,or, and its transmission to
postcrfty, nre all alike affected by. wlat I
have proposed, and, not being n believer In
Congressional! alchemy. ! ask TINT VIC, now
ccssful.
After executive session, adjourned.
, 1880-01-28
SENATOR LOGAN.
THE aovEltNolssllII' AND PRESIDENCY.


WAs,1,SoToS, u. c., Jun. Ex-senator
Loguu slys tint the dispatch to TIE CnIcA-
40 TnnuSE of the 10Th inst, fro1n St Louis,
antl others OF tho saiue import, stating tint
l,c llad combined witt. Secretary Sherman Or
any other man tn carry Illinois for him, and
TINT he was running candidate for Goyern-
Or, IL wholly falae. IIo says lie is not inter-
fcrlng in the Gubcrnatorlnl contest, nor
does no expect to do so; TINT the ltopub Pic
ans of Illinois arc perfectly competent
to decide that question without Ills
!nterfercnco; tl,at, 50 tar as the
Presidential question is concerned, his
position. IL well k,,own by a'l his friends ard
enemies; that lse Is and has been from thu
first 4 Grant nun and hns not tit any why
disguised tha fact from any ono. lie Thinks
when any other caldi4ate might render the
contest doubtful Tint Grnnt would carry
frO,n three tn live Southern Suites, mud would
snrciycarry Now York; TINT the tiinea TOT tie
lust fow months porten1 evil; and tisat Grant
would bB u safo Hnd reliable laAl! In q great
emergency. Senator Logan says iae can snp.
port my good man. but II we want tn elect
without Il doubt, Grant III the INN. and II 1t
bo LETT to the people he will be tho na1l.
, 1880-01-28

Special D4spateA 70 Tn Chicago Tftb4ns.
WAslltS0ToN, d. g., Jan. N.-fhe nlnori-
ty bf tho House Committee Oh Military AZ
fa!rs, consisting of A. q. McCook OF Now
York, u. +. A1arsh Of Illinois. and TltoMas
Ii. Browne, OF Indtana, tu their report olt the
Fitz john Porter case, oppose the proposition
OF the majority OF the Committee ulat File
John Porter lu restored to his ruuk a1ld pay.
, 1880-01-28


WASHINGTON u. u, Jan. !''--Iho iionse
commerce ceConm'liee ''att ai Important near
litR tl'is morning. the speakers oeln9 tharIes
ffo,lels ADAMS Jf', anu Ms. ar. TOWN., o.
l'le iscaaihs ltoaa. aif' Aaa'hs oesan py s"y.
INK t'iat nc appeared not N me interests OF
ulo fa'Ifoaa5' bnt 1or himself. Jic deprecatcn
al1 iegas'ation as ah essentla' e'l' a''a o',!y ~
bc fcsorted TO wl1eh II cannot ee aFolaeu.
o'less' tilef1, IL can oe SHOWN Ihcrc IL at egll
existing III our Interstate commerce. holh.
'nK SHOULD DC dome ihe el'tlfc weight OF
railroad competition III tn's co''htry 1ai's
npo'l odessa' port Ill southern Aassia.
"hich colnpctes Win our mfls lot exports
OF brcatlst,lEs. The qlrarrel between our
railroads Is matter for States alone to reg
nte i o1oos 1ra s ue'n ton h' con
gress should remedy them. All the evils
mentioned In the bill, and which this Commit
tee would cure, flow from unregulatel colnpe-
tfttmn. II ia nntlInp ,nnro thai, the nrinr;nte
80 ~. !, ,a.,s,,,'.a, ~ .,'e o.tna. - srIa sa,,,o
u .na sars.sn, u te nlles iae - a".,'a
principle controls other large Interests III the
COUNTRY. me pofk-paeklhs lt,,elsst nus "i
'ae been confined to Chicago Cincinnati anu
country pckcr has ceased to exist.
~'A'' t m,,,s 80, ~. sr,,n,r,,r,ov
,,o,o. A III ,% hms;nnss ~ nsToct;nn r,,trooaa
steamship lines. telegraph and telepl,o,u
companies, mines, and in fact all branches Of
.,,,.'r ,op<~n o,,,,,,"t. ~ en,,t,,i 49,,
industry whefe nIse asl'oan.s u ehp'ta c''n
ee employed. wherever solapet't'on lon Is a.
yIvol pf tho fittcst" ureyatl No nulotlnt If
ine;s,a.lan % NJ nv cnh % oyat, aunimst this nrincine
Congress n,ay rs well enact law tint roses
| sllall hereafter grow without tl'onis. Tie
| only INV which will meet the case
Ia +ha law nf lutsser fa,rr. The
ue iaM ~, w. ~. 'I,.''ea !a'.s. an..", ~ ~
speaker sail nc felt 50 certain OF
Ills position TINT he hardly cared to
| nrg,,n the question. T)le railroad problem Is
t%.elov vovtnv tts.lf with trr,nr,,tlnus ro,ttl.
3,'r or. ,,ot;ia ar., ,,mika thnsa ri Smith,
~, ~, Fnro,'a tb"w ,.tlt r,rn nfn,sas ,rhcn
IT, t1av a,n,sar Tha rom.,,r for tos3' raiiroaI
cvifs. f "y ywhiel, arn truiy Gyils Of magnitude.
sn, +. r,,r..tl mnly nv fc,icrntion. or. 70 ,,st
s"scia,t. s,nss e nnninp' liz, sai1i tl.is view
was not Of recent adoption, but was embodied
lit tfa book OIL railroad management written
lonE before ho entered INC service ot lae
| fnltrQhuS.
, 1880-01-28

tTA Appf 1CATtnN T0 TIE III. IIS9ErS CANAL,
sptetat Di.pateA to 1ns Cattaeo Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. e7.-The House
Special Committee OIL Intcroceai,ic Canals
held n conference with tho Secretary Of the
Navy last evening, Tie PURPOSE OF this meet
ing was to hold q preliminary Informal con-
ference npon the cnnal question, and to OBJ
taln the views Of members Of tho Committee.
The proceedings, for some unexplained
reason, It has been decided 10 keep secret;
but, while no action was taken, 1t Is known
TINT the interchange Of opinion showed That
the Committee Is n practical unit III favor
of tbs Monroe doctrine, and that son.o
members Of the Committee Nru such en-
thustastlc advocates Of the doctrine that tiley
would be willing even to 20 to war to
prevent tho construction of an lnteroc cnlIc
ralRl under the auspices Of France, or OF
nny Europcan allied Powers, without the
preliminary consent md coDperatfon Of tho
United States, Tho State and Navy Depart
ucnty arc said to have made MI examination
of nil treaty rights with tito Central Alneri-
can Governments, with view to consider
alton Of this canal question. It Is reported
also that the State Department has recently
received communications from su1ne OF its
liplomattc officers In Europe to tic effect
THAT 4 sxcnEr ALLIANCE I
las been made. between Great Britain,
France, and Germany, the; purpose Of which
~ ~ seo " ~ eas III ~ .a. W
ous.. , III s,t't ~" !. ,n,arxantpn u AMI In
scheme, "1thout tlle lMef'entlon' anu =
States. This Inter report may be sc,sa-
llolal: ~ ~ seis a9ao."' .,.n. "u ah ..;na.,to
ay aancc % hos f"ude oeen mae i Or that sa combination
1,nu fopn fnr1ncf Tlrra H. ho,yhYer nrlo
, 1880-01-28
WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Bayard's Greatest Effort
Given to the World
at Last.
His Bid for the Support Of the
Gold Sharks Made
Public.
He Foresces Terrible Danger in the
Popular Fondness for Legal
Tender Notes.
The Railroad Interest Still
Actively Opposing Rea-
gan's Bill.
Charles Francis Adams Jr.'s
Argument Before tic Conf
mittee Yesterday.
An Abstract Of the Minority's
Report on Fitz John
Porter's Case.
1t Opposes His Restoration to
Rank or His Receipt Of
Pay.
Sugar Importers Urging d uni-
form Specific Duty on That
Article.
Gen. Logan Introduces IN Immediate.
Transportation Bill In tile
Senate.
Miss Josephine Meekor Gives He1
Version Of the White River
Massacre.
Sugar Importers Urging a Uni-
form Specific Duty on That
Article.
Gen. Logan Introduces IN Immediate.
Transportation Bill In tile
Sennte.
Miss Josephine Meekor Gives Her
Version Of the White River
Massacre.
BAYARDsS BOOM.
THE gESATol. on F1SASCE.

Special Unpatfh 10 IHf Chafd9o iT1QAHNt
WASHINGTON, D. e., JIM. Ex-senator
Dayartl, who occupied tile Hour of tic Sem
ate this afternoon, IL uno Ut tho HOW repre-
scMtatiyes ol, public life Of II historic family,
distinguished through several generations nv
statesmen. Ills grandfather md Ills father
preceded him III the United States sclnta
rs Senator FROM Delaware, aud the faulty
llas always exercised controlling Ill
,let.ce lii that State, whilu It Inns
been prominent III the National Coun-
ellis. Mr.. Bayartl Is a stancll partisan,
and yet ho lIas, OIL raro occasions, shown tiat
contempt for personal aggrandizen.cnt ut
the expense of principle t1int places Him
above ordinary politicians lie llas youth
full appearance for one who Inns pussetl Ills
5otl, milestone lie Is Of pleasing pcrsUnalap-
peara,,ce, middle statue, md ut courteous
manners. His volce Is, however, weak, anu
lis sight Is defective.
Ills MANNER OF READING
such 4 rlass Ut manuscript as lie Ind before
lin when lio rose to-tlny IL very prosy anA
ttresonlc. liz took decided ground, yet
sought adroitly in some passages to concilt-
nte his party opponents, especially by Ills rs"
scrtlon that tho system Of incorporating,
which we huveintrotluced In all Industrial
pnrsuHs, has been nearly cuunl to what tho
effect Df prihiogonitnre an1 entali!neilts
would have been ln llggrcgntlng wealth. liz
Y..s listened 70 VIII, lnarke.l attention non On
wuYe not llAli-tiIc,i ut my time while he WIS
speaking. Ills speech, which WIS III type,
lt,.s possibly bueii lnnilctl to every lending
newspaper In tll9 country. =.
, 1880-01-28

~ sha vs..4rt, A.,oeias<a Irsss.
WASHINGTON. d. e., Jan. g.-1n tho Sen,
ato this morning sonsitlerAtion WIS rssaned @
Bayart to withdraw legai-tendor power of
United States notes.
Mr. nayard spoke in favor Of the rcsolu-
ton. lfe said his object !n urging the ndop-
tlon Of the present resolution was to bring
about the nctual resumption Of speclc pay
lne,lts. Whatever e!su might be effected by
the resolution was secondary ailu merely III,
cidentat t0 this oiie cardiMa! objeet. Sound
real money is thu only sound currency. TO
resume by the existing system In as Idle as to
essential auxiliary to coin, but they
stitutes for It. Their acceptanes must
bu based OIL their credit, on their conveu-
lerse, md nust be always voluntary III & 9rder
debt, tho grcnt iuw ot honesty md Of money.
that value is to bo given for value, II broken.
lseferrlng to u'o fuar oxpressctl by many
Of qz w of eey ae9y p NJ sS' WI S9 aSo S tS
be DISCRIMINATION agnlist those individuals
who Ind been illnrU successful than others
In accommodating property?
IT WAS THE "sloNEY POWER"
that enabled the pool, laGorcr to become Tie
owl llttio aid growing, capital; t gHyo lis
children education, AS,a nude lIis old, age
inorU comfortable: llp did mt ignord tic
t!on Ian of uropurty sUl,giIt to le obtained by our
fathers tjirougl, liz abolition OF urin,0gcni.
tire. rntajlueltts, perpctliitics, etc., lial 6een
4" n ,y"nt nxtrnt tlt,fuatpI. anJ III Inclined tt,
thtnfs tho systtsn IT fnsnr,M,ratit, which wa
Envn fntrolncr.i in Mi br1liclss Of indnstriul
n1rs,,its Ind brc1l i,uurly co,lai tu te effects
sn,f observation-disclosures aid mOrtnlaIn cu1,l-
rntfnn 1T weniti itto HiI,xfS 1,f,tI
nn"y"r.,lvimg grnsl Wut he coulti not
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Pendant la mutt dn 81 III ne
gre nomm6 SWilliam Maesenberg
est entre,dans le magasin de NJ. Fe
lix Roux, qui est Ell meme temps
le bureau de la post9 Des Allie
mands, pa1oisse, st. Charles, ct
s'est apprOpri6 un peu d'argent
qui sc trouvait dams lie tiroir. II
allait coutinuer ses perguisitions
]Orsqne deux jeunes danes qui
couchaient pres de la s'eveillerent
ct lie d6rangerent. Alors il Sc jeta
sur elles ct les enveloppant dams
une couverture il chercha Il les
etouffer. Les malheureuses sc dc
battirent ct pousserent des cris
qui r6veillerent la famille, couchGe
dams une maisOn voisine. LIE vO
leur a etc arr6te ct conduit q la
ge6le de st. Charles pour Gtre ju
&c imm6diatement. C'est la troi
sieme fo;s quill commet un parei!
crime ct il serait a desirer quill
fut puni avec toute la rigueur de
la loi.
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Symptoms Of a Diseased Liver.

DAIN in the right side, under the
/ edge of the ribs, increases on pres
sure; sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side; sometimes the pain
is felt under the shoulder blade, and
it frequently extends to the top Of the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken
for rheumatism in the arm. The stom.
ach is affected with loss of appetite
and sickness; the bowels in general
are costive, sometimes alternative with
lax; the head is troubled with pain,
accompanied with a dull, heavy sem
sation in the back part. There is gen.
orally considerable loss of memory,
accompanied with painful sensation
of having left undone something which
ought to have been done. A Slight.
dry cough is sometimes an attendant
The patient complains of WEAKNESS.
and debility; he is easily startled. his
feet are cold or burning, and he COM
plains of prickly sensation of the
skin; his spirits are low; and although
he is satisfied that exercise would be
beneficial to him, yet he can scarcely
summon up fortitude enough to try it.
In fact. he distrusts every remedy.
Several of the above symptoms attend
the disease, but cases have occurred
where few of them existed, yet exam
ination of the body, after death. has
shown the LIVER to have been exten.
sively deranged.
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IRESTIDlGTTATION. On tGle

PREsTIDiG1TATION. - On tele
graphic de Washington lie %:
"Ce matin lie greflier du biblio
thecaire du congress a tonche au
Tr6sor un cheque de $1,000, des
tine a la pale des employees. Par
tie lui a etc comptee Ell banque-
notes, partie Ell or ct Ell argent.
LIE greffier a mis- de cote les ban
quenotes, qui etaient enfermees
sous envelope, pour placer dams
un sac For ct l'argent ensuite, il
a remis le sac au messenger qui Fac
'compasnait, ct il pris l'enve
loppe contenant, ce quill suppc
salt, les banquenotes. Une fois
dehors, il a ouvert l'enveloppe ct
la trouvee pleine de fiji rouge de
bureau arrange de f;.con a simu
ler une laisse de billets de ban
que. II est retourne aussit6t au
TresOr, mais il a etc impossible
de decouvrir l'adro,t filou qui
await op6r6 la substitution. Des
detect!ces speciaux ont et6 chargee
d'elucider l'atfalre."
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Les affranchis etaient.ils aDtes

Les affranchis etaient.ils aptes
inaugu,er ce systeme }?
LIE troisieme SySteme, lie travail
a la part serait de beaucoup plus
avantageux aux deux parties;
maiS pour Ia meme cause t1utes
les fojs quill a essaye il ma pas
reussi.
Reste, un Guatrieme ct dernier
plan, le plus haut degl6 de la civi
Iisation parmi les MASSES popu
laires, le systeme qui sauve la
France moderne ct a form6 les
Etats de l'Onest, ct celui du Tex
as c'est-a dire le travail indepen
daut du fermier-proprietaire qui
travaille sd propre terre ct vend
iui meme sd recolte.
Ne pourrions>nous pas, en- Of
frant de meilleurs avantages, atti
rer dams notre Etat, nne toule de
travailleurs intelllgents des pays
trop peuples de FOuest de l'Euro
pc? Bon nombre d'entre eux sc
raient dies leur arIivee en- mOyens
d'acheter de petitS parcelles de
terre. tandis que les autres travail
leraient a la part jnsqu'au mo
ment Oh lis pourraient 1aire de
meme.
Ce plan que l'on pcut conside
rer CONNIE l:attraction de l'epar
gne, serait dependant plus ayanta
geux notre Etat que l'arrivee
parmi nous de grands capitalistes
qui voudraient continuer le vieux
systemt de l'habltation. L'eX6cu
ton de ce plan rendrait uotre sol
mieux cultive, plus fertile, ct le
contact des immlgres serait des
plus prOfitables nos travailleurs
de couleur. Cette assertion peut
sembles an premier adord para
doxale, ct dependant, c'est la pu
re verite lie noir est par nature
un etSe imitateur. L'immigra
tion lie pousseralt naturellement
a DE- plus grands efforts, ct dome
rait une puissante impulsion a ses
faculties endormies. II aura lam
bition de prosperer aussi bien que
Immigrant. ll''y parviendra proba
Element an mOins en- partie; ct
ainsi, il rendra service au pays Ell
meme temps qua lui meme.
Ce plan peut-Gtre realise ct il
devrait F6tre au plus t0t.-Jour-
nal d'Ibfrie.