Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-03-10

occupied them remarks that shall not GO unan
swcrcd. | viii repeat as nearly as can what
vas said yesterday; and if 60 wrong he can
correct me. understood that lac denounced the
settlers on the lands Il lawless banditti oil
land robbers, uljlstly grasping at the public trea
sure.
| Hero Mr.. CLAY rose, and said that he would
repeat what he did say On the occasion referred
TO bv the honorable Senator from Indiana. He did
say that the siiaitcrs on the pubic lands might
IS well sc,zc upon forts, our arscaals, or on
the plblic treasure, u rash out IN t!i!s iascss
manner, and seize the pu5.ic lanls as they had
doae
Nj TIproN resumed. l glad to find the
honorable member did not the expression at
tr,bu,cd to hin,. knowing, do. that the fac is
do not Is:iiy serious charge. Does he not
know that tao laws 70 prevent trespasscs on the
pubic lands have never, IN single instance,
been pu, in GJ-cc e.: many years. bu; have stood
as a dead letter ou- statue books for a quarter
Of Il centur.! That tho cinigsau:s from. the Old
20 the new States have been III the constant Ia
Lit oi' cn,e ring upon tn: best p:i!;c lard they
could i, ,,Gino cabins to shield thci- families
from .,ie petiag of tho s.or:C and cti.ii'ai"g the
soil, rcrard.css whcI,crsthe land had been sur
yevcI or not. VIII, the expectation ana intention
ofpayir the Government tDr the Ian &, whenever
the, should lie brought INTO market? Has 1t not
iccn The constant practice Of Congress 70 pass
laws 10 pra:cc: the actt.al settler from the iron
prasp o. the spccuIa;o:? And is it i'ss TO call
those Industrious and eEterprising citizens, who
settle tie public lands with intention 70 par,
chase as soon as they into market, hard
names? I think not Does the honorable -cna-
tor kno:y that the people Of four entire counties
IN Indiana Porter, Lake. Newton, and Pulaski,
will, IL por;Io, Of Mimi, AMI other countes) are
settlers on the public lands! They are crmgrants
from the older States. seeking home III the west
I, is rue. sir. most Of them arc poor; bat L
.r,.s; and .e!cvc they are honest. hno" them
10 be honorable peaccabic. !.w-.bid.ng citizens,
uh, would scorn a d!>honorabic action as MITCH
cs the Senator himself. an personally acq1ai'-
ted wild, mani !t'icra; ihcv are cl;:catc:, moral
ana highly respectable. Many .. them would
lose nothin. i. . conlrar.s ii With members On
this loor; an, if H. honorable Senator ho.e.s :
different opinion, it is bccaGsc he has been ms
informed. Those who communicated with the
honorable Sc.to. Oh tbs sui jet shoai. nav gi:c
INN another piece of Information, thai :iigAi pos
sii,,. be Of scr..cc 70 h!n il. 4 cy!nlrr day They
should have informed him that III, Indiana State
Senate. who adopted the -csoi.'tiin rcid by HIM,
is composed e men Of great responsibility, zone
more SO: bat, Ike other bodies. rs decisions are
net ,!uircGucni.;- Influenced y: conscientious
which do no, appear t::c surface and '':iHh III
this ease, fear. were Mt contaminated u ann
b< his informant. Ittnty not tc unntcrc,tln9
t. tia: ocitt,@t.tn II krp": that Z naIrrity OF
the senate Of Indiana, which adopted TIC rcsol'i-
;ian are opposed 10 the late ani present admin
istrat! I, Of the General Cos crnnciI- iiicy. OF
course follow their @rc: lc der FAC senator from
Nen.;.cY. and support his land hi,! ihH admin
i.trati,n advocates cTadua!Iyn mi pFC-clrti9n to
art1l settlers il,,st the senate: and ms trends
oppose both Ny principal OH rct IL rising was
/, lis .l,uso the public mind, vii regard 70 the
--ti3u OF the Senate of Indiana E:cry question
Il .,.o SIDES aad The .cnator from Kentucky aad
nv colleague have presented Only ono OF those
sides.
While t.ay have Shown mos: conclusive.y that
:, certain resolution was a!,ptc! u. very large
:,.7ip.it. in ,h1i holy, the: have carefully con-
ccaIcd he complexion which that question as
s,,,I,ct there. and have re I'd and tod rs Jist C.
no,rh to give rs to understand tiat he rcsoiu-
ton was plssci by all overwhelming niaJorit, J;
and they have cnllcayorcd TO SHOW that this de-
cisicn should have In!iucn-c upon the acton OF
tits hoiy.
w!,Inoa present to the Senate a brief view
Of the othc. side of the question. 1t is true
resolution was passed in the Senate oi the State
from which come % instruct the committee OF
WAYS and Cleans Of that body ITO inquire into
tIo cxpe,licncy of reporting l'int resolution IN
struciinn tIlei- Senators, and requesting theif
ReIrcSe natives III Congress, 10 use their Ini!u-
cncc liz obtaining for the State OF Indiana the
rirht OF prc-cnption, at the minimum price, TO
the lands lately acquired OF the Miami lndians.
to a- the Stale III the progress oi her works OF
internal Improvement" And Is ii to be supposed
tI;at u u,ai j-iv could he found in that Senate TO
y, against sucl, a resolution! Surely not. And
can the Senator suppose that no other motive
than opposition 10 granting the poor settler
prc-cnpiion right 10 . quarter section Of land.
iun.c. Cd bv the labor OF his own hands. ini.u-
cuccJ the members of the State Senate who voted
,r the resolution in question! lie scfoiy cannot
,,ose so; but. If he does nc is greatly mistaken
Il should DC borne iii mind that the State Is en-
barkea in an extensive system OF internal III
movement Il has created large de5:, 'H:tti ~
tcrcs, accrli,c. J'hc-c IS strong party IN the
State Legislature opposing the system Oh internal
in, ,ro, cnlcn;. and cxcr;ing themselves 10 casshs
the pabic works. or II suspend part OF them.
;.I pit OF their comp. lion toc many years Inc
resolution is asking boon from the General Gov
eminent: which. it granted, would tighten the bur
sens of the people. and be OF great benefit to the
State 1t is only 10 be wondered at that 4 single
vote wcs recorded against 1t. Should the resou
ton be adopted. instruciing my colleague ana
myself; 10 ask pfe-enlption TO the State, may we
hope tia; the Senator from Kentucky Will vote
with Us! We shall see. viii 70 as far as my
colleague 10 serve the Stale. Ii would afford ne
rea. pleasure 10 aid her raising means 10 carry
on her public works; bu; in doing this. as puDiic
men, We should have eye Us we'll 10 Indi' ictial
Justice as 10 public benefit. do not think that