Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-09


BURLINGTON: SATURDAY, MAR. ., 1874.
r. = Henry Clay.
Although we do not pretend to be a ~indy
y the Pro-fem editor Of the Hawkeye, We are
reDrsllsl t. occupy q eeasiderahle space in our
res1s-ss-aay u esas;issiag Ar. Clay and his
course: and 6ist and foremost his opposition to
Tie settlers.
A. ws promised, oar readers will 6aA his ia
asess asti-Prs-eoPtiea speech in another csIumn
q ts-day's papsr. This speech, ~ We have Of
~ sssestsa, there stands in nearly the ideatical
words 10 which Il was uttered.
: That Ar. Clay has always been the opponent
sffhe isissests d the settlers the pubic lands,
we will sew proceed to prove BY the documents
--es~aeaciag only Is far back = 1856, although
We could eesviet han of ssch opposition by evil
dsaee Of IN earlier date.
We win commence our proof from the debates
i ceegress - Published by Messn. Gales &
SeaAss; sdaon Of tie National InteIligencer
IN lie Senate, June 6, 1886, the bill to extend
the tioe. for receiving the proof of certain pre-
sapttss elaias under the act Of the 10Th June,
1894, was taken up, Is in Committee Of the
wAsje. Mr. E1iag, Of Ohio, lone Of Mr.. Clay's
pafieuisr ffissds and eo-adjutorsl moved that
ihis bill BE indefinitely postponed; the yeas and
. .ys on which question being ordered, it 9 as
decided II II negative. Messrs. Ewing and
CLAY soth voting for the indefinite postpone
nsaG, ssd subsequently, against the engrossment
Of The bin, and in faror Of its rejection.
tSee Beg debates pp. 1896, 's7 and l7i2.]
Asais, on the It'll June, this same Mr. Ewing
Sepogtedia bill to change the mode of conducting
The ssies Of the public lands; which bill, "pro-
psses, fsr the purpose Ct preventing combina-
ti66s; frauds and violence, At the public land
saiss, hat, on the day Of the sale, each isdirida
II visAisg TO psrchase, siali hand in A SEAL
ED BID for particular tract or tracts, which
biA shalf Be- Numbered immedia, ely by the Regis
ter and Receiver and the number handed back to
hin, designating the tract bid for, and that after
the close Of the sales, the lard officers shall pro-
esed to scrutinize the bids 50 given; after which
the bids received shall be called out BY number,
% that each successful bidder will know by hi,
Aunber the tract he has purchased; no other in
dividuaI at the sale having any knowledge what
ever on the subject, unless informed by him.
The bill also imposes penalty on any officer q
clerk Of the land Offices who shall divulge the
names Of the successful bidders" lSee p. 1851.
Rag. Deb
This hill ras Supported by Mr.. Clay in a
s,eccA, and his vote recorded among the NAYS
On the question Of its indefinite postponement
Il this sot pretty commentary upon Mr.. Clay.
f1esdsAip for the settlers? Do not our first citi-
sess recslisct the feeling with which they re-
eeived the news Of this proposition, and Of the
.saaer in which they then saw ct to treat it,
orisinatore Is il not fact Of great notoriety
hat measures to express the greatest opprobrium
fsr Mr.. Ewing and the supporters Of this mea-
sure, were advocated, and the m.eting of the
eiti1sas IL this county participated in, BY men
srisssss sesssi % ssrfyi Will then these self
,eane citizens, or the thousands Of citizens in
soar Tertiary who have been placed undcr the
asn1ezs;poum sHaaees With fhEm, sow say that Mr.
nIs acrs exnIo.reu 1USriIiry tt
sAeit interests? Will they hereafte, believe ,
paper so-reekless to truth a. TO assert that such
acts Of Mr.. Clay were not opposed to those in
terssas2 Will they not despise from the bottom Of
their hearts the man who dare come out openly
aaa deay that which has long since been record
II sroa the pages Of our history? Upon the
sefflkrs Of Iowa, Of Wisconsin, Of Illinois, Of
Missouri, Of Indiana, Of all tie new States, the
sasvss derolvea
Again, on December The 10, 1896, Mr.. Clay
iafrodaeed bin into the Senate providing for
that cdisas mearure. the Distribution Of the
nett proceeds Of the public lands, which bill wa,
ss(snsA to ths Conmities ON public lands; and a
Substitute was subsequently, reported back;
which substitute provided for the sale Of Tie ps5-
IL lsnds to sdssi settlers only, sad TO them in
linited quantities. This substitute coming up, a
propss;es>= was made to graduate the price Of
she pshiic lands that had been in market and
10 years. severally, from $i,a5 to 81 and IS
cents Per acre; On which proposition we find Mr.
ciy's vete recorded in the NEGATIVE In
IT, proceedings Of the Senate upon the different
sasgessftAis bill We knd that Mr.. Clay opposed
every anendment which gave pre- emption right
- sestseD; and upon IN amendment offered by
~ Beetsn, containing = similar provision for
tAe .ksae6 of settlers IS is contained in the
.Pssseats ~pss.eaptisa" Law, and which is
brosgAt forward BY the Hawkeys as an evidence
e Ar Ciay's frisadsAip for The s,tiiers,'' ms
vcrf, upon lis adoption, is found among the
NAYS. $50.
Rsssiag over, fer The present, the opposition Of
Mr. Cay 10 The presumption law Of 1888, 50 far
. Ms nseions and votes are concerned, We will
eennecee The Investigation of the Distribution
No ef l6al, which his friends seem to place 50
u~eA ssliaace upon, because, forsootll, there is
pre-engtisa clause attached TO il.
This lav, a. e veil known, was 50 framed as to
slulst e.fisely sut ~ The right from every poor
sess:g she hsd eesedspss the nnsuveyed lands,
81 in&hich chs were nine-tenlsss Of the then
ssnam : gewa. kvss - frased thai none oil
ths sssl Yipssrss Of de Western country could
saeSis say beaeft fssn IL provisions, while It
lel tAea II rene situatios than they would
kass bsea - sseA . Law never been enacted, in.
ssaseh - tAe lasas they had settled - and H.
psses1,nsss aAjeet to be eaferea BY soae jam
pes = elains ~ hsd undergone sone Of the
'h.r2Ssoa nf = nsoneer Tie, S.s~h 49, H. 49,