The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-01-21


forced by forest of bayones and park of artillery
but here ia this Free sefgoverned republic, there -
law but may be enforced by the constable and ms
staff. Among my countrymen, little scrip oil paicn
ment in the hands of plainly dressed unarmed cfti
zen, works like charm no sooner Is II exhibited
than the upited hand falls powerless TO the SIDE ana
like genuine descendants of the Ango-Saxon race,
is their pride, their choice their glory 10 bow TO tne
majesty of the laws IL indeed, you allow whole
States TO be filed up by squaters-i beg pardon,
mean by gentlemen who think proper to set down on
land which does not belong To them, and without any
pretence of iitle-we may prefer TO pass
presumption law TO pressing our demand anu s'ans
upon the rights OF the Government But, Tor the III
tu,e let the President place upon new lands, not
his uniformed soldiers with their bayonets
of his marshas and their tpsaves ana e' tne nrs IN
iruder be brought and tried have no doubt ina,
there a jury Of the vacinage would CONVEX ana
punish him,
mir LINN here shook his head and said " Never
il has been tried, over and Overt
Sir the failure must have resulted from some inju-
dicious mode Of bringing up the matter lie, the ma
ked questions 10 the Jury the isolated facts be, "whe
Their there intrusion into the lands aud whether
upon authority iom this Government and all that
dare to put upon il would put thai tho verdict would
generally conform 20 the evidence. In that CASE your
Judges would do the rvst
But the gentleman from Tennessee goes TOR the bull
because 'ihe grca, West must avail herself OF her
natural advantages | once acicl that principle
in behalf of North Carolina in the memorable matter
of the Branch Minis, la laugh That hill was TO en-
able North Carolina III "asail herself at her aafsrUl
aaraniagss,e Now, never Yet rightly understood
what that phrase, natural advantages, means and
cannot admit the argument which Is founded on u
till | understand il little better, And the mer esle.
ciay that incomprohcnsibie abstraction, mat
oily phrase betrayed into OF tho errors moi w.
say iollies into which fear fell when formerly
had the honor oil a in this Chamber The nsta-
raj advantages OF the West; in what In mere con-
tiguty the public domain Is that ~ They mus,
have the land because they are conveniently saa."i
10 take possession OF il Why, might no, any loaier
about New York streets plead the ameargament u
he not as near TO the vaults OF the banks our good
friends of the West arr 60 the public domain a
laugh What peculiar right have they, who have
already received So much OF it as donation, 10 take
the whole because is near while the old States arr
TO ge, none OF il, because they are iaI oil
There has scarce been movement ON the subject
OF these public lands within the last two years that
has not produced in my mind melancholy iorebodtng
as to the successful working OF our system OF So-
yernmcnt No one can shut his eyes To the fact that
these lands are made the subject OF mere political
game in which political leaders contend Tor power ny
wing with each other TO who shall make the largest
pi-who shall obtain the largest vote, from aliens and
all Some disposition must be made OF this matter, II
we would not he subjected to perpetual excitements
have seen employ ed long enough as great stake,
always brought into party questions and SO II VIII
continue be until il he finally and definitely dis
posed of, as hope it soon may be-
do not regard the introduction Of the subject of
distribution as at all homogeneous to the present bill,
nor do | regard the ndment the Senator from
South Carolina Mr. Calhoun has notified us that he
will Offer as presenting any incongruity mean not
now to discuss either the the other have long
SINCE however, had them both under the maturest de-
liberation that was capable of bestowing on them
have fixed and satisfactory opinions in regard to
both They are part and parcel OF this great matter
of the public domain They all must be considered |;
they be decided These great interests, with all
their disturbing Influences must he withdrawn from
the keeny embtiered and exciting contests for the
highest office In the country these contests Will loose
their purity and dignity and descend to the level of
scramble OF mere mercenares-as struggle between po-
litcal janzaries side, and the honest undlsci
plncd, and generally betrayed People on the other.
But this is really long cabin bill "a bill for the poor
man. | could not but regret to hear these party
'catch words introduced into this Chamber, and still
less could have desired them introduced, with
sort of flourish of tnmpes into the title of this bill
But they have been dragged in and pressed forward
into prominence, may be proper for US all to deal
with them.
the other side taking lessons this subject Of log
cabins They have much aptitude, and doubt not,
with perseverance, that they may come, in time to
respectable proficiency. They have manifested, on
former occasions very commendable aacrlty, not to
say sparkles Of perhaps that too strong
a word if genius is supposed TO be conversant with
novelty variety-in seizng upon certain " catch
words, and saying singing them to the same tune,
mirable perseverance, Who has not heard the eupho-
NOUS sounds of Bank Bank Monster Monster
run and rung again, throughout the whole gamut
These specimens inspire with fair hopes hat gem
tlemen will make very respectable progress with very
extraordinary efforts. " Ab hoste docerip is not al
ways an unwise maxim and see that gentlemen are
commencing to themselves sedulous study of II. But
profess TO have made some progress IN these log
cabin doctrines, trust gentlemen will not think me
oicious in offering them some wholesome suggestions
ihatm may al1t in hpm in hnr book
Then, first, will say to gentlemen that one great
and radical stake lies the foundation OF their for
mer essays. The mistake consists in supposing that
the People of these United States be ruled, GO
yerned and subjugated by means of patronage arges
ses, and party organization. For instance, bill that
sets out to squander the whole domain, belonging TO
all, for the benefit of few, is not the best way to
control the grand results of the elective franchise
grant you that, when people cool, they may sit
down and chatter about patry matters of selfish ntc
rests. They may be swallowed to a certain extent
But would commend to gentlemen the fact, worthy
of all consideration, that the great mass of people
honest enthusiastic devoted to liberty and devot
cd TO our institutions. To move the mass, you must
appeal to their high and generous natures TO their pa
riotsm their love of liberty. You must kinde them
with admiration OF the glorious revolutionary achieve
ments of their fathers awaken their hatred and
their Indignation against the sappers and miners of
this falT and happy ACKNOWLEDGEMENT the spoilers
against the impotence that seek to subsidize them
with their own against the party hacks that
would harness them and then ride them booted and
spurred II there be just for these appeals the
mass will begin to heavc TO agitate frghtuly and
fcarfully from the Canadas to the Gulf and from the
Atlantic to the base Of the Rocky Mountain and
what, think you, would be the quoting effect Of a
little pre- empton bill thrown in upon this wild com
motion, that agates and heayes, and shakes the
tnent But as the minutest gossamer in gale OF
wind.
When the log cabins shall be roused-whcn the
high and enthusiastic love fiberty that characterzes
their indwellers shall be strung up to intensity then
snap 60 the meshes of party; then patronage and lar
gesscs whether in lands money, lost sight of
scorned And these indwellcrs, TOO pure, too ncor-
rupl too untainted hN the arclaltles Of high life TO