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May 30, 1840
New Hampshire Statesman And State Journal
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A correspondent praises General Harrison's plan to sell public lands in small lots to aid poor Western farmers, linking his life to the region's history and urging Western support for him as Whig presidential candidate.
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General Harrison. A western correspondent of the N. Y. Star, writing on the subject of the public lands, makes the following remarks relating to the Whig Presidential Candidate:
"Gen. Harrison originated the plan of selling the public lands in small lots of 40 and 80 acres, which may emphatically be called the poor man's blessing: for by it a few week's labor will buy him a farm in the West—a home of his own for his family, which, with industry, is an independence; and this is the first aspiration of an American farmer.
Gen. Harrison's life is but a history of the West. He has been identified with our utmost perils and our greatest prosperity, though I regret that he has not shared it in his private fortune. Then why should not the West hail him as their chief? They will do it."
"Gen. Harrison originated the plan of selling the public lands in small lots of 40 and 80 acres, which may emphatically be called the poor man's blessing: for by it a few week's labor will buy him a farm in the West—a home of his own for his family, which, with industry, is an independence; and this is the first aspiration of an American farmer.
Gen. Harrison's life is but a history of the West. He has been identified with our utmost perils and our greatest prosperity, though I regret that he has not shared it in his private fortune. Then why should not the West hail him as their chief? They will do it."
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Exploration
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
General Harrison
Public Lands
Whig Candidate
Western Prosperity
Poor Farmers
What entities or persons were involved?
Gen. Harrison
Where did it happen?
The West
Story Details
Key Persons
Gen. Harrison
Location
The West
Story Details
Gen. Harrison originated the plan of selling public lands in small lots of 40 and 80 acres, called the poor man's blessing, allowing a few weeks' labor to buy a farm. His life reflects the West's perils and prosperity, though he did not share in the latter financially. The West should hail him as their chief.