New-York tribune., 1886-01-05
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forcibe and pertinent to the time its writers are men
who command rather than ask attention. General
Beauregard's paper the Shiloh campaign opens the
st and this is followed by Archdsacon Farrars disHs
s,on Of the work Of the Church in America The ar''o
winch Is perhaps most certain to interest Ancri'"
the striking report by Thomas r. Gill; NJ. l.. on 'no
nrsscnt state OF laudlor sn in this country lie ueco
that for all practical purposes OF bestowlas iree oi
tts growing population the public domain OF the uhte"
s,a,sa IA nov exhausted and he supports this stare
,nent with startling presentation OF oicia hereS "o
of the results OF pei sona observation IN the '
States Mr. Gill points out that according 10 Tao iPo
of tho Land Ofice, the dimnption OF tue puoic "o'
nv al, methods fraudulent and lawful under the nome
stead and ire empton, the timber culture te uesoi.
and other land acts is taking place at tue rate oi
oo ooo OoO acres year. And according 10 tho sa'no
reports there arc just 5O0oOoo acres ot the fu'i0
domain stil left Of character that makes tncm aVa.
able for settlers without capital" The rapdiV win
which tho system of tenant ming has taken root l"
this country aud the ignorance ol Amc''o""' 0
it are alike extraordinary.
AT the Census OF 1850 there wee founu 20 De ~
rented by tenants IN tue ono ao ~
the largest tenant farming class now iurhsueu 9 any
strange &c at 1e old enai institution OF land
orisu has obtained foOthold on her ircc SOFT Du
made bigger still In the five years since the census was
taken it is modest anu we'll consaereu car ~ mo
the n,nher of holdags has increased 20 per ceu
s xonla raise the number OF tenant holdnss at pres
enI III the United states to million and 9'rSer @ ,unr
@ to the arlsocrtc system. the number
OF tenant holdings according 10 sttsucs o9."1 Treaud
ing the late Parliament Is as foiloWs III n' Iei.nS
bI7222 in ENGLAND and Males ed IN States a.
fhe nresent day possesses quarter OF million more
tenant farmer, paying rent 10 Landlords than the Iiee
KINGDOMS and the Principally rogethcr IL contains
moro than three times many as England and wales
and than twice AS many as 1n IL cther an
old Eastern nor southern State there are Viii ,h "S
br are in the ancient tcuda kingdom of Scotland By
the time the next is taken the pronaoty Is te
number Of FAR IN ins @ he 1S 10 million
and nalf And from thai onward Tor reasons & Mn'Gn m
will appear. the ratio of increase IN tcnanc'e' WI" '0
Going little further into the figures OF the census We
Aud tiat tle total number OF persons engageu u ast
culture In the United states five years ago was ooU,
49S OF this NUMBER are Sena te
ants paying TO Landlords and agrcullur a.
Thus at the first flash the Of SUTs s snd States
own the soil they till TO he incorrect -. por. l.,
Rnt tbe figure given In the American census heIor
too comprehensive To get at tho number OF genuine
rnral propreors working farmers VINO OWE tne lau
they they ' ILL., IN HonsderSly ss reduced The farm;
given as owned by their culiyaors include Iarns oi al
over" Can the owner OF farm OF LOCO acres am
over" or. for that matter OF oUu aerss 90 anu , me-
I0Oo acres" called working entity or No use
word of undemocratc extraction but when EXPRESS
than any other the ae hn IN Ie beV snp
pose the agricultural regions OF thelr county ar
sSrs scca Sodns , is considerable ranch ana
its owner must be capitalist OF some hiuu; ,ormer
since farming that system has proved iaire ne n
probably by this time broken up his rancn ihto tenae
tSs csnsps say at how much over thousand acres II
places limit of size in iis eacaatom: nor @ r the
great ranges of tile cattle barons Inc ilkeInoou 10
doss the census does specify how many OF its
C6 pro;etors possess clear title TO their hoiu
snerons reduction il this specification were made or
the number of geuuiLc proprietos Only ret.rncu' no
in0nrer is amazed the extent TO which farmers ho
inav of their really hold the land under
mortgage and the extent to which small Iar,ne's III
ths Westerly States and territories especlan!, "ic
plunged in debt.
We recommend to all thoughtful Americans the results
of Mr. is study OF our land tenures-i is impossole 10
ouote here all the amazing statements ne hiakes
Amonr the other notable papers OF Ihe fertee Are MI
.,os cool and reasonable examination and refutatiOn
q, many Of the time honored charges against Lucrea
Rorcia and Mr. Andrew Carnegic's article on Democ-
racy in England"
40 different the old one that 1t Is not quite ceat
why the proprietors should have retained title Key
n slead peope as the character OF the present pup
lcaton This is not revival but fresh venture. Inc
periodical emphaticay not theological It's hed COM
prises general literature criticism, Philosophy
nol,t,cs economics, the physical sciences,
d all the topics usually treated by secular
reviews and in its general plan 1t is modelled
uoon The Contemporary Reviec, The Fort"i0hy ana me
NinetenM Century, No journal has attempted 10 occupy
I'm America the peculiar province when these PupIca
tios have so we'll worked In England, ana IL seems 10
Ms that The Ne,o Princeton steps into tempting va
n.rer Annearing once IN two months it will avoid In
n measure the hardness which has driven
the old quarterlies out OF fashion, Whie
Will have ample chance for that deliberate editing which
is essential to the establishment OF serious review
The first number offers weehosen table OF content
su0lcienty grave but without heavness. Mr. Charles
Dudley Warner leads with an animated and apprecia
tive study OF Society in the New South not discuss
ing the race problem, but contrasting the new manners
and views OF life with the old. Dr. McCosh' starting
with the assumption that is time for US 10 nave meta
ysca school of our own inquires" nat an American
philosophy should be r. The Rev. G. Ii. Parkhurst con
,d.-s " The Christian Conception OF Property" Pro-
fe.sor young's lucid exposition Of Lunar Problems
row under Debate is of the most interesting arti
elias I'm the number. Mr. John Bach McMaster' uhuei
the title of " Free Press In the Middle Colonies re
views the career OF William Bradford, the noted run
ade,pbia publisher. An anonymous article on :" lh'
p,,t,o., stuation lacks incisveness and strength
Tne anopvnous story OF Monsieur Motto on the othe
hand is fresh vigorous and well written department
of criticisms and presents summary OF receh
,mnortant public movements specula;ions ana dis
coveries . 49,. =.
xvhich Dr Holmes good d-naturcdly but earnestly PRO
tsts against the slavery which autograph hunters
hud1ioo meets with long MSS and all manner OF would
be correspondents seek toreduce tired and
author There is wondrous depth Of callous mpudenc
in tho formula which the Doctor quotes as making 1t
appearance Of late: ,,
will not of course write autographs much longer;
hasten TO beg Immediate attention 70 my reqnes:
Wl,en my Sonored ancestor, Governor Thomas Dudley
was getting we'll In years, some Ingenious person sen
hIa-so Cotton Mather tells us-thc following ahas
OH his naiue: ,,. na,.v
All. old must dye.
h;s was an entirely unnecessary piece OF information
The old gentleman who was fully aware OF tue ncapac
tiles mitles and Limited RrSsRe%c3& % & o ass ns az