Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-07-08

the same Journal, will explain his then position
Your committee aware, that constitutes
as Congress now IL, there IS no hope OF obtaining
an entIre donation Of The lands. They believe.
indeec that an application for that purpose al pre-
sent, would not ouy DC attended with GIsaPpoin.-
,nent, but BY sskIng too much, we should endan-
ger what IS ailaInabie. Bat If a system for a
gradual reduction of price be established, 1t will
be less difficult afterwards TO obtain an ultimate
dona ion Of the lands under proper restrictions.
1t ,eould gratsalty pace the woy TO 50 desirable
erenth
Mr. Whltcomb, then, in 1884 advocated the
giUing dray "under proper RESTRICTIONS, all the
public domain, because they not necessary
for revenue, and other means for tina, objec, be-
ing IN existence. 10 connection with this report
Mr.. Whicomb reported jDInt resolution, autho'
riziug the rnemoriatzng of Congress 10 reduce
the price Of The public lands and IN The las, above
quoted extract he avous his ohjec, in that s only
to pare the lray'' for an .'uttimate donation Of
the lands" which, in The opInion OF Mr.. Whit
comb was "desiraJie erent"
The report and JOINT resolution was laid on the
table, and the question ofprtntlng 1000 copies
for The use Of The Senate, Dduid Hoorer, then
the only member of the Senate from 'old Wayne
in company with Mr.. Whitcomb, voted in the AT
frmative.
DR.. Clark, Wing member from Iippecanoe
county, submitted for adoption the following res
olutIon:
"Resolped. That the Senate does not concur in
all the reasoning and statements contained IN a
report from a select committee, on the subject OF
The public Lands reported 10 the Senate Tins NOR
nnc, and one thousand copies OF when were
ordered 10 oe printed.
And on the question to lay this resolution on
the table, Mersrs Hoover and Whucomb again
voted IN the af native. THIS same Mr.. Hoover
is now the loco Senator from this county, and by
his course a. given above endorsed the opinions
contained in he report. VIVA, are the opinions
of these men uowr They now declare that the
public lands belong exclusively TO tho general
government, and should lie the basis OF the rove
nue. law. Parties and politicians change to SUI,
The times, but facto end principles never change.
The DemaGogue must have hobby, and tho most
plausible story that he concoct, regardless oil
principle, Is seized upon with avidhy, and the
creduous are imposed upon thereby.
There IS u fact connected with Congress
sional election which must interest every Wing
IN the District The signs of the times, among
two candidates in the field for Congress-hlr.
Van Blreu and John C.. Calhoun. II this should
be tho case, there is possibility that the eec-
,ior Of Pres;den, may be thrown into Congress,
and that the members oleeted at The next election
will be required 10 vote for President. Although
there is no probability, and scarcely possibility
Of Mr. Smiths being defeated, yet II IS impoF-
tant that 1t should be made dou5ly sure by The
vote of every friend % Wing principles IN The
District. being cast for him. la his hands all
would be safe; but if Charley Test should sue
coed he would probably vote for John Iyler,-
should the Rev. DIR. Bennett be elected ho would
vote for Marin Van Buren,, or John &. Ca .houn.-
The vote given at The August election may con-
troll the vote of every Wing IN the state for Pres
ident; therefore every ono must sec and feel the
necessity Of prompt and decisive action. and that
every man is bound by the sacred obligations Of
duty to himself and his country 10 vote at the
Angus, election for those principles bio would Gus
tain in The election Of President.