Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-16

We know not a better name for the argument
in this weeks Hawkeye, under the head Of" Clay
and the foreigners" than the above.
The Hawkeye attempts to prove that because
some Of the democratic Senators voted against
presumption law giving the right to foreigners,
that, forsooth, the democrats, and not the wings
are their opponents Notwithstanding that paper
hssrecorded vote of the U. S. Senate on an
ann ndmest to give them the right Of pre- empton,
which vote shows that nine democrats voted in
the affirmative and ff.sen IN the negative-while
EVERY WING present voted in the negative.
And further, because % democrats voted for .
presumption law which did not extend its priviii-
eyes to foreigners, the Hawkeye attempts to show
that these democrats voted against permitting
them to enjoy the benefits Of that law, when in
the very preceding paragraphs of the same article
it is recorded that sixteen wings voted against the
proposition of Mr.. Norvell, (Democrat) to strike
out the section which restricted the benefits Of
the law to naturalzed citizens, while not single
sohig roted for It. 1t also records the name of
MR. CLAY who opposed every pre-emptivs
feature in the bill, as having voted in the MEGA
TIVE.
To show the intent of the democratic Senators
in this matter it is only necessary to make short
tract from page 667 of the Register of Debates
On Feb. LIST, 1SS7-[the day alluded to by the
Hawkeye,]
"Mr. Norvell moved to amend the bill by pro-
vidng that the restriction which confines the
benefits of this act to the citizens of the United
n ar rntvy Ia fhn
tem.''
Mr.. N. observed that the section, a. it now
stands, excluding foreigners] was the adoption
OF q policy never before known in the United
States in the sales ofthe public iands.''
/" After some words from Mr.. Linn in favor
OF the amendment"
" Mr. Norven said that if he had thought that
the motion would prevail, he would have moved
to strike out the ninth section altogether, az ought
not to b. in the bill at ALL"
This is the section, it will be recollected,
which erclsded foreigners from the benefits Of the
law.1
"MR. WEBSTER asked lift was the inten-
ton of the Senate, in bill giving great boun-
ty as this bill, to extend it to every man in Eng
land, France and Ireland pa &c.
This bill, BE- it remembered, contained both the
presumption and graduation principles, and Mr..
Norvell attempted by his motion to strike out the
restriction which excluded foreigners from buy
ing the public lands at the graduated price, for
the reason that he despaired Of carrying through
. bill giving them both that right and the pre-
emptive right also. Subsequently, however, he
moved to strike out the whole 9Th section, (which
contained all the restrictions1 and upon this mo-
ton it was, that erery phig Senator voted in the
Negative.
This truly is . beautiful picture Of wing friend
ship for the foreigner. viii net the Hawkeye
give NJ = few Of Mr.. Clay's votes on the amend
nents offered BY the democrats to the Distribu-
tion Law Of lS4l and BY them attempt to prove
MI. clay's love for our foreign citizens?