Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-05-02

the 20, eminent or any individual. They have ia truth
been orservice 10 the eoyerr ment. by giving additional
value To lands wing IN the eishborhood Il taer inn
'pro,emeuis. and thus enabling the government TO sci
tho,c lands at an earlier period than II could have been
done bad their Improvements not been made
App Cong Globe. page 13-.
Nj Clay followed Nlr Lyon and did not deny that The
terms LAND PIRATES. "~PLUNDEGERS aud
"ROBBER>." expressed the ideas DE intended 10 con-
vey as 20 the character Of ihe settlers on the public lands
\ part of what lie dd say D. thus rcr0rtcd VIZ
Mr.. Clay Of Keniuchv T'liovins Mr. Lyon "oif,
sand Mr. { i viii meet them with tie laws "l '"e eoun-
Try. Let the lands be exposed to pulltc sale, a"u aliet-
wards a. private sale. and then pat iu force. IT necessary.
.the existing laws, and REMOVE these LANIESS IN
'IRODERS from The property they have iorcioly arpro-
'pua:cd 10 their own use. What right had they 10 the
public domain more than any other description of
PLINDERtRSt 20 the goods they seize upon, An auc-
'tonecr has his warehouse broken open b1 % tqar''SS To-
'dgg armfd m0p one man scizes upon u bale. another
upon "A bumper. and another upon something else, and
saws he has "a right 10 1t AZ his own prce. v hen other
persons come Ia auction. and say, Mr. Auctoncer. why
mot give me these goods on as che4p terms as these gen
'tlcmen vino have broken open Your warehouse obi1,ncd
theirs Why. " hat sort of answer would II be 10 nv
these gentlemen are pre-ompiioners. Their moral sense
has been outraged by locking up these goods, and keep
ing them from their use. and - they particularly wished
FOR this bale or hamper at their own price, and are hon
est. industrious men, who are unable 10 give the real val
cue for The goods. they have taken tins NATURAL and HARM
less method Of getting possession OF them.
App. TO Cong Globe, page 49,
Here The settlers are directly compared TO a band OF
Sera,e. jan 20. ISIS. .Mr Walker. Were the set
Tiers more mcritorious then Oc3W than ti'y are Row
.r Is IL only flaie that tie Senator from Kentucky has
.bccomc willing TO enduTse the hbcls OF the British re-
.,i.,ors ~. ror1rI >, the American settlers Of the West 2
wv, Il ,L.se so,l,rs ~. "a tIe Senator from Kcufuc-
a., .,.t.,,s AWI FSS of the public
.,ro,.r,y as rrfy,;,ot - hose ,rLo ,r,rIF SAKE ac pubic
SHIPS. or stores. Or Grscr0'S, why WIS not al THIS an
-. - ~, III 49,, ~, - ,,sscd v,tbouf on
.noS,io, -, 49, Se,.to >, l.c,liz. md sanction all these
nfns M r. II H.. u.I.,d ,r., as the Senator
h E,t,,.1, ,rn,I,,ns tIo, ,bcSS. settlers should be
driven Inv c,rc. from nre rallir lands. 7 hone Tho Semi
- ,, Eo,, cr, ,u,, a.. permitted In lead the army
.,tan ., 49,. rori If evnulsion and de.ol.-
.fi,,. tI,, Ic viii L.oJ tho Eircrs which are To- drive from
81, ,o- .,t c,,,,,.. t. DWELLINGS, Of th,-e hardy
.oionoors whose only CRIME is tins. that they desire 10
secure. ~ the eovernmen, pricc. the farms they have SCI
.L.c,rd and CLEARED and cultivated. against TIE ovellld-
dino If c,piitli.f. and specnlators. And when the Sen
.aior from Kentnrkv uniu,ls his banner. and calls for re-
scrtits. t,r smell, a nt,ruose. can he obtain one. even m the
.St,te of Kentucky. for a purpose so odlous and doie,ia-
bio
Ann. Cou~. Globe. paro ~.
Air Clay f,lovcd Vi. 50 alkcr. but denied nothing Inc
said.
\ norton Of what he did say. Is thus reported VIZ.
Nr Clay sand. have been told Tie extent Of the
.cyil. Of the numbcr OF sq1auers vino have got on the
.i'ra, ,b,rriore fL,re was uccrssity Tor passing his Lass,
=" owe thrm the ilrd, The, have Inins,iy s,zcd ON. TO
go sand lr 4 i've j., "a country a. laws or not 80
.lIov. was II with that White House. row 50 amply
c,..L4 nh. los, c,,,,ns ,.st .,t and the little mau
,.t"an.~,. :" Ill = mr., of n Snnro,e Il prc-cnp.
, .,,,.r ~ IN o., ,f,r, and sav. Mr. President. tia, hous,
-. -, 10 a. ,on. I ann an Industrious cuIuVaIor. one
, .or the bnne.and -sincw men. aud claim a pre-empton tc
=. .nart of tlis house. Mould he not have rs much rshl &
2 ssgu1t down there as to squat down on the public lands -
Ann Com. G.ie lt3
Ntb,i can be more concentrations than these express
sio,,sr relative Il, the settlers!
Bat. -r,s Nh. Clay IA one orhis lcitcrs- an explain sot