Thereisbutonevoice，amongthoseacquaintedwiththecountry，ontheadmirableeffectsofthistenureoflandinthosecounties。NootheragriculturalpopulationinEnglandcouldhavefurnishedtheoriginalsofWordsworth’speasantry。（1*）
Thegeneralsystem，however，ofEnglishcultivation，affordingnoexperiencetorenderthenatureandoperationofpeasantpropertiesfamiliar，andEnglishmenbeingingeneralprofoundlyignorantoftheagriculturaleconomyofothercountries，theveryideaofpeasantproprietorsisstrangetotheEnglishmind，anddoesnoteasilyfindaccesstoit。Eventheformsoflanguagestandintheway:thefamiliardesignationforownersoflandbeing\"landlords\"，atermtowhich\"tenants\"isalwaysunderstoodasacorrelative。Whenatthetimeofthefamine，thesuggestionofpeasantpropertiesasameansofIrishimprovementfounditswayintoparliamentaryandnewspaperdiscussions，therewerewritersofpretensiontowhomtheword\"proprietor\"wassofarfromconveyinganydistinctidea，thattheymistookthesmallholdingsofIrishcottiertenantsforpeasantproperties。Thesubjectbeingsolittleunderstood，I
thinkitimportant，beforeenteringintothetheoryofit，todosomethingtowardsshowinghowthecasestandsastomatteroffact;byexhibiting，atgreaterlengththanwouldotherwisebeadmissible，someofthetestimonywhichexistsrespectingthestateofcultivation，andthecomfortandhappinessofthecultivators，inthosecountriesandpartsofcountries，inwhichthegreaterpartofthelandotherthanthelabourerwhotillsthesoil。
2。IlaynostressontheconditionofNorthAmerica，where，asiswellknown，theland，exceptintheformerSlaveStates，isalmostuniversallyownedbythesamepersonwhoholdstheplough。
AcountrycombiningthenaturalfertilityofAmericawiththeknowledgeandartsofmodernEurope，issopeculiarlycircumstanced，thatscarcelyanything，exceptinsecurityofpropertyoratyrannicalgovernment，couldmateriallyimpairtheprosperityoftheindustriousclasses。Imight，withSismondi，insistmorestronglyonthecaseofancientItaly，especiallyLatium，thatCampagnawhichthenswarmedwithinhabitantsintheveryregionswhichunderacontraryr間imehavebecomeuninhabitablefrommalaria。ButIprefertakingtheevidenceofthesamewriteronthingsknowntohimbypersonalobservation。