As the result of that feudal tenure we have constant and chronic poverty. we. have our people discontented and hopeless. Even in the best of years theirs is one of continual misery. And when. as on the present ocasion. the crops fail and a bad year comes around. we see terrific famines sweeping across the face of our land. claiming their victims in hundreds of thousands. driving multitudes into a forced and pauperized immigration. and leaving a settled gloom and terror behind as the inheritance. for years. of the survivors. Mr. Fronde. the distinguished English historian. who cannot be accused of being a prejudiced witness in our favor. gives his testimony with regard to this land system in the following words: But of all the feudal gifts whichwe bestowed upon our unhappy possession was the English system of owning lands.
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