Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-04-05

Hon. o II. Smith lately made speech IN Con.
gress which he dubbed reply to Mr.. Wright Of
New York" In 4 speech OF Mr.. McRoberis OF
Illinois. Mr.. Smith had to take a complete back
track-irst 10 deny what he SAID and then TO say
that the Senate lad 'misconceyed" him. No doubt
Mr.. Smith Is very clever man and perhaps lie
IS in favor Of pre- empion smants bat BY Mr.. Nc
Roberis's showing lac advocates the Clay doctrine
tina; they are pirates on the revenue. ils printed
speech Is attributed by some to NJ Clay. aud by
otaers to himself. We doubt If either wrote 1t.
tn; as a specimen Of the predcament which lie
found himself we subjoin the following ex,rac, from
the report of the debates
Mr MeRrt. in continuation Of ms repy q Indiana
cut of The orders tins bi eire
ne ocoas0n
OF limos showing justice Il the and claims II the settlers
on TIE pat''c finds ana ne unl'elsA - 40 ga VI s tale
caus., 1t the Distribution act lie ead
r1 tie elang Of the rights claimed BY
sad Thai he had read these Nr van VIEW OF The Saie
ards relation the public domain, hIe the
me determined To maintain their nights AL they
complained injustice an nee OF e restrictions imposed
by session, whci they hsie'ed 10 he unconstitutional
aud all they sought Tor specifically "as "l amendment oil u' porto"
Tire snn, would recelect that the senator from Indiana MI
Smith, ms remarks the other day. stated that Mr. MoRs col
league Mr.. nois ,aa new, , ne S ,a nj 1 ~ ' ni PEE , t
OF he would know something q them.
Mr. smith nlerpsed to explain what he had said that the
Senator Yous had he heard such objections or believed them
Mr McRoIes conlended that such position by
no quesn obsiny oels, they
., nsed hy every new srr In the Sia. ana w. ~ kp,n
that The d button law had excited unbounded
the settlers the public lands. These settlers DAD
upon rights Of they considered them
claims ior toll enterprise and ab an opening ZAP the wilder
ness Tor the ultimate the community Government
10 the roads ana [ Will .'s Z, , ,
lie enumerated upon settlers and
IN particular alluded 70 so contrary To al good :, as n e
confer
right would be anticipation
their compliance with the law OF naturalization which their night
would be ultimately dependent II vas IN eject .s, s,r on the
debaed of the pre- emon night provided he was cizen al the
paying land, had filed his declaration of becoming
lie next objections day
from Indiana exclude all bus the heads of families IN,
Mr. smith nerpOsed had greatly
What he had said that there classes
settlers entitled emon rights consisting OF The beads Of
families and the other of who had attained the
Mr. AIcRoers distinctly
heads entitled
under the law Of last sesohe had even taken e ground that
take tie benefit Of the PIE emnton right
Mr. Smith observed that had entirely msconceved HIM.
Mr. MRoens thought that impossible oreSry Senator present
on the pesson SO understood the seoa He aGsd 10 , senator
Mr. King in reply To tins appeal stated Il he distinctly understood
from Indiana maintaining the ground attributed 10 HIM
10y from Illinois.
Mr. Smith observed that if the gentlemen understood lin, was
altogether misconoetion lie had himself no such Or
aci by the Senator from lEo Mr. Nooeit a. stated his PRINT
ed speech ga, - -, s., i,
his language else IN the Senate understood IA the
that he Mr. Mc did But be willing totake the Sen
ator's explanation a correction Of misconceptions
considerable detail the
positions taken the Senator from Indiana reply his Nr
Mc remarks and recaptuaIed the restrictions Of the law
pointing the injustice and sound
lie
laws passed by the Democratic while
power and showed that an had high handed
the Wilderness whose
make
Wing this deo and policy
This had would make denial
Of motive this policy, would
The
oy mscacu the character Of those pioneers II he and they
pose they look their rights If he had mae
lent Wing sink lower than had sunk
itself he would let carry ont rs policy against the settlers the pub
lie lands reach the reputation Of the West hat
Were they such had been
purpose, certainly have the effect of excluding the rights
thirds the public lands Most of
England and have the money pay
for ND nto come market.
Nc Roberts concluded Ia the which
the Indiana had alluded young
from
denied abiding
in spirit of unkndness
understood him that II would be his habit
ing his fellow Senators, else.
Mr. hcisoa,ers
observe
discussion and he would therefore let the amendments
He would the question o order the
the bill he felt bound Ia
the final vote, he would vote against It's passage