Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-18

ness Of the present time Tor bringing :. ~ hIc
neral utility Of the pre-emption system, ana ,ne Puo"'
o,noc,at;on n see il now permanently estaosheo'
Ne said that the pre- -cmption laws he.etnoie pae
were Temporary in their duration, ana retlospsc..
in their oneration: they were only MADE 10 inciuGs
tiers up to limited day, and 10 remain IN ,e
limited period The latest act OF this kna was passe
on the 33h day of June last, and only nciuaea tue
ters TO that day. The subsequent settlers IeceVea To
benef. from that they were now without P'oleeo
from law; nd it was unjust and uneqnai 10 niuhe uy
distinction hs:ween the settlers before and since ha'
DIV All were equally entitled 10 legislative protec
t;on and so wond be all future Settlers ana insleu
of xtendpe this protection from time to Tune, ny e
porary and limited laws, it was just ana pfoPe, ~
vide for all cases once, the future as wen as tue
inc cases. by establishing permanent prospective pre-
emption system, to operate regularly aA1
| all time to come. IT,. H.
This said Mr. B., has always been the object OF the
friends ofhe presumption laws; they always looked 70
n permanent system; and considered the temporary
acts which were passed as merely steppng.stoheS anu
entering wedges to the main OBJ MS mas pee
constantly expressed, and sometimes allemP'eo anu
the aupcious moment for successful eIor', 90 ohs
desired seems now to have arrived. All pall'es aie
now in favor of the policy which leads 10 .he pefh'a
mont nre emptiye system. The summer OF lc4o, anu
the Presidential canvass which has just terminated,
has produced or developed, unanlmity OF sentiment
on this desirable point. The actual freSIehe lhi
Yan Buren) has long been in favor OF this pocy ano
has so expressed himsefn repeated messages 10 Con-
the President elect General Harrison) IS re-
presented to be favorable TO it also, and has had the
be neft of that representation IN the iale flesiuena
canvass the Democracy are the known advocates
| of nre emp,ons, and fought them up, in many hard
contested actions to victory and popularity the Fe
deralss, long their enemy, have now seen the error
&c their ways, and have become the foremost sup
porters of the policy they had opposed. The poor
man. and his synonyne, the log-cabln, have become
love and eioquence They celebrate them in all
forms, and wear the sign of the cabin IN every ar
tcle of dress and furniture Now the CABIN, the poor
man, and the presumption, go together ana ne lhal
loves one, must love the other The triple affec-
tions 90 together and in these affections the Fede-
ralists Of 1910 have shown themselves TO be most
deeply immersed The gentlemen of this party
have betaken themselves 10 the love of log cabins,
and all their paraphernalia, with the fury and in
confluence of sudden and romantic affection.
They bald them with their own hands, and pionsly
dedicate fhem-they sing, dance, drink, and speak
in them-they attend them day and night-,hey de-
corate them with appropriate trappngs, with gourds
coon SKINS buck horns beaver traps and whatever else
denotes the real cabin of the poor man, and the pre-
complementary devote themselves to the service oil
these rude edIces with zeal unknown TO the dege
neracy of modern times. Like Pygmalion, they be-
come madly enamored of the work of their own hands,
and deliver up their lives to the enjoyment OF its con-
temptation.
MIR b. said it would be nexcusabe in the friends of
the REDEMPTION system not to take advantage of this IA
vorabe conjunction Of parties and circumstances, to
press the interests of the real inhabitants Of the log
bns-,he frontier Of the States and Territories
whose enterprise lays open the Wilderness whose cou
rage protects the nar settlements, and whose labor
reflects value upon the rational domain This is the
man whose toll demands our protection. He builds a
cabin not in the city, but the woods; not with music
and easting and crowdeohep but solitary and alone,
and with privaton of ever thing which could give JOY
| TO the task He proceeds upon hope!-upon the hope
that the rude tenement which he builds may be mis- own
that the secluded spot whchhe has selected may become
his that hearess spectator may come TO rob HIM
of both, In word he hops that presumption law
may be passed. Now said Nh b. let help this lonely
and meritorious man; let US help him to build his log
cabin, let give courage to heart strength to his
arm, and comfort to his spirit, by securing to him the
prc-emptive right TO the soil which he builds. 1t is
all he asks and while great cteseven this metro
polls, and all the capitals and commercial emporums
Of all the States-stl retain the evidences of Federal
love for log cabins while these erectons, SO lately put
up still retain their unusual position in public squares
and on magnificent Streets size by side with the sPlen
did mansion which no longer csdains its humble COM
panion, while all this still exists and still saues our
eyes, and while the proud architects of these city cabins
are still here, this floor to legs among let us
extend our regard the cabin in he woods and grant
to its nhabtant the only favor which he solcs-that
of protection from the speculaor in he house which ne
has built in the field which he has cleared, and in the
soil which he cultivates.
MIR. B. then offered his BILL which was read as fol-
lows:
establish p%spscye bn sn Oa sn
Of er on ond s ss er b Mep
enacted by The Senate and House Of Of ne
United Of qmerica Congress assembled That from and a
Ter passage of this every head Of family every widow
and every single the Of eighteen years who shall
title has been or shall be- cxngued whether the be
yeyed or not, who may have settled on such land since Tue
and raise lo cabin thereon shall be entitled TO IN
the purchase - ecton to be paid for al the minimum
price Of such ani Il, the time Of paving for the same
SEC 4ne tnrtter enacted That where the Improvement
Tier shall make choice 81 the quarter take, provided
be done without prejudice TO the rights Of others
hundred and sixty cannot be obtained in one enr.
section deficiency be made out of contgu
SEC ind Be further enacted That execution of this
act and in making up quantity hundred and sixty
where the had entire the entries may be made in
eighty forty aces or in actons and where
tile peempon the shall be paid for and the peempyt
right shall extend TO the whole fraction
find be uJurhr enacted That where two or more per
shall have settled the quarter section the same
each out Of contiguous vacant ground:
the known rights of another shall be entitled to any beneht un
SEC find be further enacted, All legal reservations Of pub
lie lands for whatever shall be exempted from the
operation of this that right OF presumption shall accrue
sEe lind be further enacted That all questions
to presumption CLAIMS claimants the
section shall be settled summary and denvey by the Re
gser and Receiver of the District under the instructions Of thu
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
u The bill having been read,
Mr. BENTON said as the session was short one
and did not afford time for the courtesy usually ex
tended upon the introduction of bills he hoped it would
be waived in the present instance and that each Sena
tor would upon the question of its second reading II
accordance with his opinion of the merits of the bill
and he would ask the yeas and nays upon ordering i
to second reading
Mr. HUBBARD wished to look into the bill before
he was called upon vote either for against it, ane
hoped that the Senator from Missouri would permit it t
be postponed until tomorrow and printed; which wa
agreed TO, and the bill ordered to be printed.
MIR. NORvELL in pursuance of previous notice
asked and obtained leave to introduce
A bill granting to the State of Michigan quantity
of land to aid said State in the construction of cana
around the Falls of Ste Maria; and
bill to create additional land Office in the STATE
of Michigan, and for other purposes which seve
rally read twice. and referred to the Committee Pub
lie Lands.
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury
10 procure steam vessels for the revenue service
and
bill authorizing the erection of certain lighthouse
&c L,,a