Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-06-01
CCoaainaed from Isl page.l
The 25ih Jannary 1888, 40 repeated in hi
favorile Inlelliecncer: viz.

Consmde0 from Isl page.
TIE l7sh Jannazy 1893, % repeated in his
faxorile fnaellisencer: viz.
ssSir,n aid Mr.. Cl.y, awhen had gone
Thus Tar lin reading Mr.. Van Buren's mes
ssgc1 ! thought our chiefmaxisirate would
take Gaze ofFthe property Of the people Of
the inin. Bait when / had followed him
isitle further and perceived that he had
adopted allthe Wild invention Of pre-emp-
ton ana graduation, and all the newfangled
notions Of which We have heard 30 much in
years pasa, almost despaircd Of him.
His attack upon Mr.. Van Buren, for be-
ing IN favor Of the pre-cmption law, was
much more violent than is here reported;
bur here IS enough TO show, that so far from
ooscuring o. this point they were directly
a iSs,lc.
Bsa Nr. Chy says. he was not opposed
TO the grant Of pre-empliohs apon final
settlement Of The land question, and as ev-
idente. points TO his vote for proposition
oGrrrd b 1dr. Clittendcn in 1910, Uniting
> pre-empfion system with heme for
giving TO Tie States Che moneys arising
fisa The sales of The public lands, and 10
his diztFibuticn act cf the extra session in
lS4i. What HESsr CLAr sanc,ioning
~la.t he had % long and SC vchemen,ly
denoaAccd ~ SCENE Of plumber. piracy.
saa rrhbeTy: Henry Clay approving of
the seizure q the public :.rsenals. tbs pub
n dips, and az the money in the Trcasu-
g1 Il i even so-ifhe Is 10 lie believed.
HIT let ms see when Mr.. Clay became
wiiiiRE 70 in the thieves, ROLLERS and
Tir.tcs. as he substantially called the
seihtess Ga the public lands. These de-
nlmciz6ons of The ..squattcrs'' and Of
the whole principal Of prescriptions, were
ax the Dtoe:nbcr session Of Congress in
IS31-38- Prior TO that time, Mr.. Clay
had five times reported in the Senate hi.
PIN fur giving away the proceeds Of the
hasdx. viz, IN the llth December 1892
Drceinber 18Th 1888, December 18th
1884, December 18th i;..3s. and Decem-
her 18Th 1876 In not one Of these bill.
WIS there pre-cnption cI;hsc. or any
prosisaon for the protection Of actual set.
tlers. He then considered them but rob.
ecrs and pirates. unworthy Of protection:
But Mr.. Clay had been for years vainly
striving to seize on the money in the trea-
sury himself, to aid in making him presi-
dent through plan 10 throw it into the
hnds e little aristocracy in each State;
ard in hope Of getting the aid Of the from
Tier people IN his scheme Of plumber he
dSns aroud and attempts to buy up the
s4Aalcrs with promise Of pre-emptions!
Yes the man who in 1888 denounced
dsem = ''lawless rabble,'' no better thar
thieves. robbers and pirates in lS4O-4l,
!. graz isasly pleased 10 sanction all thei,
lawless acts Of theft, robbery and piracy. i,
they win only aid in actually ssseiizine the
money in the tresury' and makipg him pres.
sdent. ~
Settlers. people Of the new states! will
sc be Thus bought? Will We take of Mr.
Clay as bride, what Mr.. Van Buren,
yielded IS just concession? Will YOU ac.
knowledge Mr.. Clay's SANDERS to b.
susr, b taking The Islander for your Pres.
dent.
NEvERl NEVERM NEvERM
Yes. NEVER will echo around GU,
va frontier, until the sound shall reacl
the oecan. and be thrown back in one con.
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