Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-06-13
Henry ?l,y ard IN ElHor.rg Millions

4hc poor Sehicr apd TIE RuTcd Bapkrupf-fhe rorkiDg
.~foreigncrs anil forcign bankcrS-Mack s'ares and srhaic
slGreS- Lqborcrs do5aSed 10 bHhd mp LordS.
In our M. =. we have shown iha: in Ic3S. when The
bull 10 grant %prc-cmriien tights 10 settlers ic The Public
Lands was under discns~inu. Henry Clay called those
people "a l0Hi6Ss rqlNc. aud said they miali a. well
se-c oar forfs and arScna's. ships al sea and moneg IN the
Treasury charlcicri>iug 'lcn a. liicve~. rohl'r- aud pi-
rates. II he did not call them So. 80 outraged vas his
moral sense and law -alidiug zeal. that he would have IA
REGULAR ARMY ~,mrloycd To pull down rhcr log
cahirs and drive ih'm from Their Improvements, At the
poin; "f til" hay"nct.
Al that Time there were n; least ten tEoasand of these
settlers IN Iowa aloue. twenty Thousand Ia VI i>cnn~.n.
Illinois, and Missouri. and prohahl, ten Thousand more IN
Indiana. Michigan. and lie other new States. making
about FORTY thousand man ~o"e" and ohadrI"- Most
"f lhcSc people "ere very pon- bat Instead oi begging,
or stealing. or living hy their wis, they had settled Oh
unoccupied lands. Luilt log cahiuS- cut off the wood,
ploushrd up Tie soil. enclosed fields. and with her fin-
lies were 'oal'ng their bread IN he sweat Of their faces"
Moral. industrious ard pnuc'ual. cnicriti ing. fearless and
faithful. ali rb"y had vaS the Improvements they had
made with ihelt onn hands. and all HEY wanted was the
pr, il's" ct hu, ing The soil they had improved. at the
Lard ofirr price. Such. with >oue exceptions. were
The nrn whom that 'teqgar on LorseLach. fe mil boy
ofhc S'ashoS.r denounced - thieves and r'ihf r. worthy
oul, "fbeins driven from their homes with ih'r WINS
and ~lsldrcn. p"nn,ic~> and ho,Scir>~. in u d.eark vii
drrnc,S. fnll Il sg,Hgr I'a>i~ and savage mon.
Iui What ~a.d The ..finf Eoy. when the III tiLL
WAS IN que>iiou. v hn never pat IN hand
to- plough or plane. I, pc or irsvcl. awl or anNtl vino ale
the bread hv others ,uadc. raised money bN borrow iug or
gambling. lo>i ~ his game &C speculation or chance. aud
SO H'aNt % - ~ tIl GA - ore 'Fb ~ -tfF - ~ -
part uf Nr. fllv~ grand .NNhiE -V-fcfn. at The lNtrl
Session fish. was a lazy to pay The debts ofihese gem
try. and turn them loose Ia try iicir luck al a ner race
of speculation. idlenc>S. dissipation ard luxury. II iheeN-
ren>e Of the iaborins millions. The people # Kentucky
did not like thu mode If pa,iug debts aud cheating hon
esr men. through their Legislature. demanded Of Their
Senators and Representatives IN Congress. i repeal Of
that law h,Gre il went inio operation. What >aid Mr..
Clay. then one oi their Senators. on whose vote tie re-
pea del ended: Hear liz own words - reboried and -
,i-ed under hi own supervision, IN the National lnieli-
g,nccr. and the Globe, VIZ:
sArd wien i it thai We arc c.Ilel rron - sr;ssce cur
step~. AMI 70 suhveit he whole sv-tcm Of bonef Mt wc.-
peal Il the hfnktur' lw AMI ending wrh HAT o. to " FOR
4 y. ofiy .cfofe tie commence mci I Of TIE ~ Grafton Of he
Bankrupt law.
.Theit CO. orion fhr blnkrrrt) resembles ihnt Of inno-
cent and uifertuna G men, li = and n lrSt'y IncaIcc1aiCd ~
the fak Va i OF a jill. Is Loot i h,if open thu are
ir>hins iowa = il. IA .. crnacia' cf AMI exh H-iot: he ii-At
OF heaven has once no g toauod upon he'll lacgad lace>.
and once mo- c they to-in 20 hita'hc the cool an rusc ard
uncof tamiratcd aim~Vhcic A. this instant of ire. tho
Senaie i cailci upon I dive tlcm o. Ok 20 iteir shf ms and
lo1lb>ome oolt. ard 90 n t+ok 'ha' der ugn Is saii :
hines. Ar an Irvifei 10 uuae ~ Isis w"tk r iuiuraar-
ify ard cruelty have not the heart to 30 Il. j canio',
| will not 10 it"
cd. and thousands Of honest creditors cheated out OF their
honest dues
NJ. IIcnry Cla, had not tho heart or the ham To pre-
vent the gentlemen an broad cloth. who live without
work. the Spectator. The gambler. aud Tie Iosue. from
paving their debts hv ~bankrrp; lav bu' he would have
driven frnrn their homes, thousands Of men IN their hunt