Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-05-02
Henry clay aGsins; tire Frontier Set
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hostility Of the people IA that reg on. 30 high did the
feeling arse. that when Gea. Green Clay. some time al
forwards. travelled through the Green River country, as u
wa called, elecuoneeuug for the office Of Governor. he
found IL expcdient 10 disavow oil relationship with Henry
Clay.
This hostility to the Goniicr settlers has been fcquenuy
aud decIsively manifested by Mr. CLAW both 10 votes and
speeches while he was a mcmtcr Of Congress We shall
give a lew OF the proofs which, If necessary, could be null
upiied almost without lumber.
~ the commencement Of the session Of Congress ~
December 1927. Nh. Van Buren, recommended The passage
Of a prescription law 90 enabe the Settlers on the Public
Lands 10 secure their homes ty paying the minimum puce
Tor the land, and also law reducing and graduating lie
price. 50 that %emigrauts might purchase tie second aud
third rate land at less IAN 81 3 per acre.
\ Bal 10 grant presumption rights TO settlers on The
public lands" was accordingly introduced, OF which the
following was the leading prov sIon: VIZ
BE q enacted By me Seuaie and House y Represent
cnpes u The JDited Sfatrs RI .ineyteG az Congress rs
senbhd. That every actual settler on the public lands, be-
ing the head OF a frnily, or over tv%enty-one years OF age,
who was IN possession, and a housckecIcr by personal re-
siieuce thereon. on Or before the first day OF De cmter,
eighteen hundred and thuiy-seven, shall br entitled 10 all
the benefits aud privileges Of an act entitled AN act To
grant prescription nights 90 settlers on tle public lands,
approved May twenty ninth. eighteen hundred AID thirty I;
and the said act Is hereby revived aud continued 10 force
two yeaTs:'
While this Bill was under cons deration. on the 9Th
January, 1888. .JLr. .HcrtIck a Wing senator from Mary
land. proposed the following amendment: VIZ.
"lroVlded, That the right OF prescription granted by
this act. or the act hereby revived, shall not accrue To any
'other persons than those who were, GA the lst day II ID
.cenher. 1897. citizens Of the United States; aud such
citizenship shall IN al cases lie established 10y legal aud
competent testimony, to the satisfaction OF the Register
.anl Receiver Of the Land District IN which tie lands may
be. prior TO any eatIy thereof. by virtue Of the provisions
of this act
The amendment was rejected. Yeas -. Nays 20.
Among the Yeas stands the name # HENRY CLAY.
see Senate Journal Is37-S page ISL.
On the same page the following record appears w.
.0n motion # MIR CLAY OF O.
amend the Bill ly adding thereto the following section
~
"Slc. .. ind be it f1rfber csacisG That al settle
sefrufe on the public lands subecqucRf 10 The .frsf G0y ~
.Deccn5er 1897. shut be. ami tie aaRle are strictly pro-
.hbiird: ami N. President shall be-, and hereby $ Gu-
'atoyisca md REQUIRED 10 eaus- al persons 'sh'
may settle on tie public lands Subsequent 10 me "@5
aforesaid II BE- Temorcd MercJFon
This amendment was also rejected Il to 80, HENRY
CLAY Of course voting IN the alternative ,
Page Is2. Mr.. Prentss moved the following amend
ment: viz.
"Nor shall any person have any righ:, or be entitled t
a patent under or bv virtue of this act, without paying, a.
addition 10 the statute miuiTRH price, at least one hal
of the real value of the land above that pnce. not inciud
ing improvements, to be ascertaIned 10y three Judiciou
aud di~intercsted appraisers. under oath, to be %aPPoint''
hy the Register Of the land office IN The District wher
the land Is situate"
Rejected. Yeas 10. Nays -; the name Of HENRY
CLAY being at the head If the Yeas.
Page 1871. the Bill passed the senate. cas- 80 N'Ys i
tie name Of HENRY CLAY being Among the Nays
The Bill passed both Houses. was approved by Nh
VAN buren, and became a law.
Thus. HnrV JME voted 10 exclude all men pom out &
the United States from a prlvllcg, proposed TO be eXien1'
10 the native b IN.
lie voted in favor Of requiring the Settlers to pay MOI
than the minimum government Prce Tor The land improve
Nj satisfied to aualori.e Nr. Van Buren,. then Pes
dent. he offered an ameud1 ent to require hun. to femg'
ali scnIers uho misthare hcafcd themselves 0" ne Pat
he lands PRIOR 10 Isl December, 1891.
-.l --. -. 1910 al fHp IU. Tf
Gcpyiny prescription rights altogether. 10 "aH'es a. W.
aS Foreigners.
4 Bil reducing The price # such pull lie lands rs la
been long IL The market also passed the senate al ha'' e
zion. HENRY CLAY rotag against IT,
At the Session If Is39-4o, a Bal providing Tor a sra
uaiion aud reduction OF prise was again introduced as
80 a bill to continue rre-emPtioa righfs-
Page BIO Of the Journal Of that Session, II ,NsF't
moved on amendment to extend the Act 81 1873. TO u
ed d,y Of June 1912" which was adopted, Yeas % Ma
IL. Among the NAYS was HENRY CLAY.
Al the third reading Of the Bill. page 3s9, the io!owii
proeced.nsS stand recorded. VIZ
"On motion OF Mr.. CLAY OF k~ENTjChi TO COZ
mi, the Bill with Instructions
"lS,. To restrict the rsht OF rro emP,ion to citizens
the United States, native OF naiuraliz q:
I'D. To strike out the section, recogniz nc the ~
.ciple that tie pubic lands. prior 10 The grant OF TrecH
non. or any other grant. can be the s%uljecto OF creating
relation Of lessor asd lessee.
"a. To strike out the section, rowing 'e night
.i,ais.'
~ - 49,
brins If course one OF the Yes
The Bill was then passed. Yeas 20, Nays9' HIM
CLAY briqg oue Of ne Nays.
Pa.e 33t. HENRY CLAY voted N q minority OF
against a BIZ proV.d. Tor The reduction and gfaduai
OF The Frcs of public laEds-
4. the Session ~ lSiO-il. q hdl was introduced d
the senate 40 establish a permanent. prospective pFe-ea
ton system in favor Of settlers en- the public lands "
shall inhatii and cultivate The same and raise a log ca
thereon"
Page -. Of the Senate journal Of tia, Session, i
thus recorded: VIZ.
"On motion Of SIR. Mansun II aneni nc bnt by
.scrtinc. sect on /. line 1. after the word man, The We
being a citizen # he United STATES.
IL twas rejected. Yeas II. Nays 80.
Iess. "Messrs- CLAY Of Kentucky. 'nyton' 'nv
den. Dixon. Graham. Huntington. knight Nangum. y
nek. Prentiss. Preston. Ruggles.' every man q hhiS.
Many other amendments tending 10 render the BAL
fivofab'e 10 settlers were proposed, f0r all OF which u
~ Gay Voted
Page 1856, the Bill was passed by a vote Of Yeas 3
Nsys 10.
Nays. "Mcssrs. Bavard, Calhoun. CLAY. OF hi
TUCkY Clayton. Cnttenden. Dixon. Graham. Hunt
ton, keT. knight. Msngum. Merick. Phelps. Prem
Preston, RIves, Rosne, Rucgles. Southland" all Wings
f~7.
These extracts show VIVA, Henry Car DID. Let
NV see what he SAID.
We have before Us copies OF three letters written
Henry Car. ex planning has course upon the pre-smp
laws. and denying the harsh expressions IN reference II
settlers, which had been imputed TO L.A.