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acres or the quarter section of land& That's an
important question; and if you can't p$ih ct t the
way'to effect this, the whole idea is simply vidsatry"Y
 Ah I but I only said I coveted the power t briag
the industrious poor out to Florida, and see them well
started in this mode of supporting themselves and
families. That power unfortunately I do not posse,
and am not so foolish as to imagine destitute people
can come unaided. But, stop a moment, and honestly
make a business-like calculation, and then tll me if
you think my idea so wild or visionary afterward.
On the contrary, do you not see, after a few mo-


ments' reflection, that such a


plan might be a good


and economical investment for the benevolent, a well
as for the suffering and unfortunate
 Fairly estimated, how much do you imagine the
reasonably kind-hearted and benevolent peoph It the
North, in comfortably prosperous circumstances, usu-
ally give every winter in charity ? In this estimate,
bear in mind also how much is as good as thrown
away, because often given thoughtlessly-not so much.
to help the poor, or honor God, as "lest by their oon-
tinual coming they weary me."
 Alms recklessly or inconsiderately given are often
worse than wasted. How, would not a large propor-
tion of the truly charitably dispbsed feel that. one
hundred dollars a year was a cheap release from per-
petual solicitation ? Judgig from expeienee, it
seems a low estimate-and many better able would,
I doubt not, gladly pu~a t this freedom by Aive
times that sum. And reflect, wh one is thu beset,
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