The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-15
HOW THE LARGEST FREEDOM IS USED
PUBLIC LANDS

| PUBLIC LANDS.
The friends of the Administration, who have
majority in the Senate of the United States and who
make the most alarming professions in favor of the
largest freedom" have as is we'll known excud-
ed all editors from the floor Of the Senate, excepting
only the Editor of the Executive, who has the
cl,siue privilege. The science of curryng and
training" no doubt, illustrated its powers, when
on motion of Mr.. Niles, of Connecticut, the subject
of appropriating seats in the gallery, indefinite
" postponed or in other words, defeated 1t will be
seen by the following list of yeas and nays, that this
exclusion of light from the people was effected by
an Administration party vote. The few honorable
exceptions are in italics.
| YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Brown, Buchanan,
Clay of Ala, Fulton, Hubbard King, Mouton Nicho-
las, Niles, Pierce, Roane, Smith, of Conn, Strange,
Tipton Walker, Williams Of Maine, Williams, of MI,
| Wright-20.
| NAYS-Messrs Clay, of Ky, Clayton, Crittenden,
Davis Foster, Knight, Linn, Lyon, Morris, Norceh,
Prentiss, Preston, Rves, Robbins Robinson, Smith, Of
| linda, Swift-l7.
The Globe is the only journal whose editor is now
admitted to the floor of the Senate, and let us see
how the monopoly is exercised. 1t is used to give
party and false cooring to the proceedngs-as
part of the general system OF the Locofocos, copied
after Eastern despotisms, TO blind and deceive the
people 1t is used for the false slorfcation, and
iulsome putting of the Globes friends, and the de-
probation and dlsparagement Of all others.
For example: the Globe Landed lis party TO the
skies for voting down Mr.. Cay's substitute for tie
graduation bill, and gave the yeas and nays. Them
determined that Mr.. Clay should have no credit
even for what of his they adopted as their own, the
Globe went to speak, as TO give Mr.. Benton, il
possible, the glory of being the father of mercy to
the "poor," as follows: ."
Mr. Benton then submitted The clause Of The substi-
;e permitting actual settlers to enter lands that have
been in the market for fifteen years. at fifty cents per
acre, the quantity being limited 10 eighty acres for
each actual settler amendment to the graduation
bill, which adopfed yeas "a, nays 10,
| Mr. Benton submitted this clause of Mr. Clays
substitute and of course, roted it into the bill The
Globe gained its object in getting this fact before its
readers, for the benefit Of Mr.. Benton in the new
States. But the Globe suppressed the important in
formation that, MIR. Benton rotcd this very "poor
amendment" cut of the BILL as soon he had an OPP
poruni,y. The Globe kept back this fact. The
question being on the amendment from Mr.. Clay's
substitute, authorizing the purchase of so acres or
less BY settlers the land, at so cents per acre. the
following Administration men voted against il, viz:
| Messrs. BENTON, Brown, Buchanan, Clay, Of Ala,
Fulton, Hubbard, King, Linn, Niles, Pierce, Roane,
Smith, of Connecticut, Strange, Wall, Williams, OF
Maine Williams, Of Mi, Wright; and so the
amendment, was rejected, Yeas 81, nays %