Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-06-01


2. Mr.. Clay denies using the express
sions in relation u pre-emptioners which
he says, had been grossly misrepresented
by the reports in the Globe. He admits,
however, that he was reported correctly
in the National Intelligencer.
Well, passing over the report of the
Globe, let us take that Of the Intelligenccr
where he admits that what passed is acor-
rectly published" In that paper Of the
10Th January, 1888, the proceedings Of the
10Th Of that month, are reported, and there
we find the following viz.
"Mr. Clay Of Kentucky said, that in
nc, shape which could be given to this Bill,
could he give it his vote. In any aspect,
it was 10 be considered as bounty or a
grant Of the property Of the whole people
to a small part Of the people, often the spec
ulator, and Mr.. c. would like to know by
what authority such bill could be passed.
lie regarded it as reward for the VIO-
LATION OF THE LAW as a direct err
enlargement to intruding lawlessly on the
lands Of the United States, and for select
ing and taking what the TRESPASSER
pleased Of the property Of the whole peo-
pie; and he was not to be deferred from
the most strenuous opposition to such meas
urcs by any denunciatioii come FROM what
quarter 1t might, let these measures be as
serted BY whom they might"
*m6vs
"The Document was 2ll Of the Session
Of 1896. The whole Of it was well worthy
Of deliberate pcrusll, and It was replcfe
with fraud. ABOMINABLE EXECRA-
BILE FRATD, scandalous 10 the country,
scandalous To thb governn e& and scandal
lous to the perpetrators. In saying this
Mr.. G. would not denounce any whole
liss, but he Would say, tat the pre-
emption system was A SCHEME OF
HEARTl.ESS AND BOUNDLESS
SPECULATION"
- : - !. -
SIN this way, LAWLESS MEN had
oken combined not only without but against
the positive authority of law; and here
while vindibating the Fights and guarding
the property Of the whole people, Mr.. G
would not be awcd nor deferred from per.
forming his duty BY any personal consider.
atoms.
**
ssNfr. G. did not intend at present to q
so far into the subj ct as he had done, hop
ing for another occasion on which he de
signed, should God spare his life and health
to speak more fully on the subject, and en-
deavor to expose this SYSTEM OF IN
IQUITY.n
In the National Intelligencer Of the 81
February, 1893, the proceedings on tn,
9th January are published, and in then
we find the following: viz.
"Mr. TrrroS. ! will repeat as nearl.
as can what was said yesterday, and if
go wrong, rs Mr.. Clay can correct me
| understand that he denounced the settler
on the lands as lawlcss banditti OF Ian,
robbers, unjustly grasping at tie publi
treasure.
("Hcre Mr.. CLAY rose and SUI that h,
would repeat what he did say on the occa
sion referred 10 by the Honorable Senate
from Indiana. I5He did say that tn,
SQUATTERS on the public lands wer
a LAWLESS RABBLE; that they nigh
as well SEIZE UPON OUR FORTS
OUR ARSENALS, OR ON TIL
PUBLIC TREASURE, as TO rush GU
and seize on the public lands"
'Mr. Upton resumed.s The Senate
admits that the expression used by hin
amounted to what l have repeated"
Mr.. Clay's own witness, therefore, it j
proved, that he called the Settlers on tn
Public Lands without discrimination
"SQUATTERS,' "A LAWLESl
RABBLE;" and said ''they might as wei
seize upon our forts, our arsenals, or o.
the public treasure" What is that but t
call them PUBLIC ROBBERS?
The report in the Globe varies very lit
from that in the Intelligencer. 1t include
the "public ships" in Mr.. Clay's compari
son, and represents him saying that 18th
whole pre-emption system purified an
corrupted all it touched"
Mr.. Clay's abuse of the settlers create
a great sensation, and twas severely coin
mented on BY the friends Of the Bill.
Mr.. CLAY of Alabama, said she di
not know to whom the Senator from Ken
lucky alluded; but, if that Senator escar
ed the denunciations Of the hardy pioneer
Of the West, whom he had charged as vic
lators Of the law, trespassers who ha
seized upon the public property, and who'
he had stigmatized as perpetrators of tn
most disgraceful frauds, in tgrms so injuri
Gus to their characters and feelings, h
would be fortunate indeed"
See Cong. Globe, 1878 Page l4S.
Sin the Senate January n, lS3S.-Ml
NoRvfLI said, the Senator from Marylan
seemed to suppose that this bill propose
to give bounty to the presumption SCI
tiers Upon the public lands. This wa
4 mistake. The bill gave only prefel
ence to actual settlers upon these lands.-
They were obliged to pay the Governmer
for thetis D They were pioneers Of Ii
new States--the cultivators of the soil
the defenders of the country against Ind
al aggression. II was 10 them, ii gre;
degree, that the West Was indebted for i
early advances in settlement, cultivation
and civilized comfort. They had mad
the wilderness blossom rs they rose--th
desert smile with gladness and joy. w;
1t pfoper to denounce such men as hear
less tresspassers, fraudulent specnlator
robbers Of the public lands, as they ha
II hoo,, IoDx,,D<n h., the Senator from pY