The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-02-04
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ansuns's Spcth.
..id he wssSEuM. of Nonl l,roliu,.
honorable srnaidfa eoneurrin in ,l,s |
opinion that there wss Benlo., n ia
belween Inc bill under eonssseo.r,.;,.
Ghe proposed amrndmenl; and :. "a
did he concur in The justice or the d.
pnsty NJ dehouneing the amendment a.
monssrous. as IN unlair mode Of assault,
as. in short, m enormily. The truth is,
(said Mr.. NJ there Is 40 one who Looks
a. The various mosemeals which are
made in relation 10 The public lands, and
The various questions which come No
here. that does not perceive Thai consi-
deraiion q one Of them necessarily and
properly calls up the consideration u an
The rival and allrfnalise propositions.
As 10 ihe pre- emptlon bill now before
Inc Senate. IL is impossible 10 form . inst
eslimsis Of il. and come 10 right concIu-
sioas. unless We consider Il in connection
With all the other measures of lis friends
unless sc consider &c las IL isl q part
nfs gfest sysiem--as az element in Inc
great scheme Of dv6nilive and ultimate
disposition of tie vac. public domain Of
The country.
lis. In truth. in the language &c The
honorable senator from Tennessee, (Mr.
Anderson, the FIRST step 10 fnal dispp-
silion Of The public domain. ! thank The
senator Zoe ihs explicit and manly avow.
81 OF the purposes and ,iess of lie
friends Of this measure. The FIRST step
% FINAL disposition of The public domain!
Yes. sir; il Is The first step in The race
where each struggles % be first in lie
great work Of sqnandering and scattering
this more Than princrly domain 10 al The
winds Of Heaven. by beslowing il in lar.
gesses, by giving q T. sehemers and spe
culaiors, and inviting 10 IFS occupation I'll
the ends Of the earth, the bandit OF The
Apprnines, the mertenary Swiss. tie
hungry loafer Of The cities Of the old
world. the offal Of the disgorged jail.,
prniieniiaries, and hous,s of correction
Of foreign eountries-all, all are invited
BY this bill 20 mingle with our American
citizens, and seize upon the public lands,
and appropriate them, excluding the old
sisies, whose property 10 common with
their sisters they are. from any subsisn.
iisl and equll participation IN this com
mon properly of them III.
confess (said Mr.. NJ that I am al q
loss 10 determine which Is the more OBJ
jectionsble. the principle OF the details Of
The bill. TO me. il seems The crudesi.
the most jcjunc. and The least safely
guarded that have ever known 10 be in
ifcduced into the Senate. u being. how.
ever, sort Of wholesale disposition Of
this vast property. withou, equivalent or
consideration. the details can be Of but
hIIle moment. except 70 exhibit to Gu.
rions observer wha, vast results may be
found in connexlon with the weakest
bungling. @
This bill goes 10 rerolutionize the
whole sys'em Of pre-emplion itself, as
that has heretofore existed. aud 10 the
end 10 abrogaie The whole land system,
which has been bull, up end consolidated
through series Of years. by so much
care and labor. ard shich has exiorled
praise aud euloeium from all sides Of this
chamber. Heretofore, when settlement
had gone in advance Of regular DISPOSE
ton OF tie public lands, and The hardy
pioneers had shown evidence Of good CT.
iizenship BY habits Of honest labor, Con
gress. out of tenderness for the citizen,
aud scrupulous desire that every one
should enjoy the ava,ls Of his own labor,
have overlooked the original intrusion.
and IN liberal and parental spiri, given
The right Of pre- einption. so that every
one might continue to enjoy The humble
dwelling and other Improvements, The
result of the sweat OF his own brow and
the work Of his hands. This was pure
bounty, unmixed gra,uily, conferred BY
government unwilling TO repress or
thwart The energies aud enterprise oil
these hardy men, who had sought upon
abe dark brow uf the wilderness resting
place for their wives and their children.
IL was Kind concession to the restless
energies of this Anglo.American race OF
ours. which, though little too unobser-
want Of The rights If others. yet had Tue
hearts, The hands. the wishes, The pur..
poses. anil the patriotic aspirations Of
American citzens-s race that loved
their country. lo'ed liberty, and were
ready To peril all they had in enterprises,
dangerous or otherwise. in defence OF
their county. Il may be that, in any
aspect. financial or political. the occa
sional and judicious in'erposilion Q
Congress in their behalf was wlse' a
most individually ii va, kind, liberal. am
parental. all ih'se Cases were reirospec
i've, overlooking initiative error. and qul
cling these hardy pioneers in their homes
iteir tiles. aud I'll the fruits oil their Ia
Dor. Ii this legislation was somcwhs
nnius, 70 the old states, yet u was k'no
aud upon the whole my nat have bee