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Title: "My country, 'tis of thee!" or, The United States of America; past, present and future. A philosophic view of American history and of our present status, to be seen in the Columbian exhibition
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Johnson, Willis Fletcher, 1857-1931 Habberton, John, 1842-1921
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Publisher: Philadelphia, J. Y. Huber co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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le something out of it inthe way of taxes, is as good as many of the morevaluable portions of the Eastern States. Theentire table-land of the mountain range that sepa-rates the Eastern States from the West is butsparsely inhabited. Not much of it can be util-ized for large planting of staple crops, but allof it is valuable for something that might beturned to profit. It is better ground than theSwitzers live well on in their native country andfar better naturally than that of some of themore prosperous provinces of France. On thebasis of the population of the State of New York,which State certainly is not overcrowded inits agricultural districts, this nation has roomfor all people who will be bom in it or who byany possibility can immigrate to it for two orthree centuries to come. We need no place of overflow for any of ourpopulation that is not criminal, and this class canbe trusted to find its own outlets and places ofrefuge without any assistance from the govern-ment or the people.
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CHAPTER XV. THE INDIAN. It was not very long ago that the Indian wa^the object of a great deal of discussion and alarmin the United States. He had a habit of breaking out at unexpectedtimes and in unexpected places. He might bequiet in winter when the snow was deep and thereservation warehouse was so full of stores therewas no possibility of his getting hungry, andconsequently angry. When, however, the springsun melted away the snow and brought the grassto the surface, so that it was cheaper to let a ponyfatten on the grass than to kill him while he waslean, the Indian picked up his spirits and rifle—which always was a good one—and started on thewarpath. He did not particularly care whom hemight kill; but if there were no other Indiantribes about, he was not going home without ascalp, even if he had to kill a white man. Thedevelopment of some of our Territories was ar-rested for months, and even years, by some In-dian wars which began upon very slight pretext,and which our army, c

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