The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-30

able to stop the breeding oil these lew Revolutionary wait
rants What thens to be hecase with the $1,000 when we
propose now to ISSUE and that without limitation OF ime
restriction of any kind Surely century hence they
viii still be breeding Surely all the public lands ron
year to year. as they become liable TO private enty, VIII
be seized and covered by them They Will exPqnge the
land revenue Even If all far, they would absorb
for many years but in the hands OF lIauu ana secul
ton they will expunge it for ages and perhaps forever
Work out the sum upon the tune and quantity OF the Vn-
gina military land warrants and one hundred years. and
The whole limits of the present public lands, will not sat
isfy them; and this at time when we are borrowing
money and striking treasury notes to carry on the war
AZ a plumber of the treasury alone--as looping of the
present OF to SPECTATORS should oppose these unre
srcted grants but when this added the plumber OF
the soldier and his family, the reasons become douby
strong and If cannot defeat it will at least de-
nounce it, and draw the attention OF all America
upon the enomity OF the speculation
sit is well known that during the the greatest diff
pay soldiers who fought, or our farmers manufacturers
and merchants, who furnished the necessary supplies Of
money had exhausted ITSELF certificates OF debt given
to the individual creditors with assurance OF payment SO
resses these people often obliged them part with these
the half the fifth, and even tenth OF their value and
hoders by the fraudulent practices and persuasios
that they would be paid In the bill for funding and
paving these (tle billy made no difference between the
original holders and the fraudulent purchasers of this pa
per- Great and just rePugnance arose at putting these two
were used to pay former the full value, and the latter
the price only which they had paid with interest But
would prevented game winch pdycu
ready ttored prepared When the trial of strength
these several efforts had indicated the form in which the
bin would finally pass, this being known within doors
than without, and especially than to those who Were in
Couriers relay horses by land and sailing pilot
boats by sea- flying in all directions Active partners
town, and country neighborhood, and this paper
bought up five hlings and even as low as two shings
ready provided for its redemption at par Immense sums
We're thus fched from the poor and ignorant fortunes
accumulated by those who had themselves been poor
enough before
Such were the arts used-such the deception and i'm
positions practised upon the soldiers OF the revouhon
and such they will be under this BILL, if it passes it
now stands Companies will be formed to cozen" the
soldier out OF his hard learned land banks will lend the
money; agents will be employed and sent far and wide;
and such he understood it to be already Information
had already reached him that company was forming
Philadelphia, with partners in this city, and ramlca
ton into Mexico-the suffers and commlssarles to be
used as the agents OF the company, and Iampco area
DIV selected theatre OF their operations. Already inor
nation to this effect was received 1t was probable in
itself and the names gwen tor the company rendered II
his family, who would be "cozened" out OF their land
before they knew its valueas fraud upon the treasu
y which would be ppndered o. ITS land reyenufas
opposed to the clause stood in the bill But he was
also opposed to another ground and that to its
place the Be- e put oa s army b D0u
should 90 in bill by itself and not delay and ncumber
an act for raising troops The bill into which 1t is put
up from lne HOUSE vi
such clause on the contrary the House has sent il
separate bill Eighteen days this army bill has been
delayed in this chamber and by this land clause AS an
army BILL it would have been perfected in two days The
attempt to put in this bill has cost delay OF nearly
three weeks already, and no one can say how much
longer it will delay it. Certainly twill be resisted here
House Of Representatives and that according to parlia
mentary law for the House has sent an act here grant
ing this identical quantity Of 100 acres and at least with
some limitations not in the Senae's bill The attempt to
put this land bounty into the army bill has occasloned
all the delay that has taken place-will occasion al
that is to follow and all for what The land will
be lust as good to the soldier in another bill in this
it will probably be better, it will give time to devise
guards to prevent frauds This is great and distinct OBJ
lection 4 will prevent me from voting Tor the bill un
prevent the bill from passing the land VIII pass IT. ms
whole land question has arisen here in the army 1t was
not thought Of among the volunteers was not thought
without thinking OF this land politicians thought OF II
and they will Az will vote e S5 te ea nd do
and that upon the principle of distributing land to mero-
rous men All the persons for whom the lands in
tended will belong to the aborng classes farmers and ar
tisans will be the persons to receive it. 1t was accordingly
his old system to grant them land for cultivation and he
wished to make the grant, properly guarded to save It to
their families Many other senators take the same view
of it nearly all the Senate have expressed themselves IN
favor Of the bounty and many will vote for it in this bill
even among those who have abored most for wholesome
amendments But the OF amendments is not yet
exhausted Many may yet be offered: something may be
done The amendment suggested by the gentleman from
Texas TMr RusK1 to substitute scrip Of 800, either
a substitute for the land option will be an i'm
provement if adopted 1t will be worth more to the sol
der and cost less to the government The land would
be worth $500 to the government but under the clause
of the bill as it now stands, it would in most cases, be
worth nothing but the trfe which the Spectator gives
him. The suggestion of the senator from Texas would
make it worth 800 to the soldier Even as an option 1t
would make the warrant worth $780, and that would be
great check on spectators One hundred dollars they
would not give less than that the soldier volunteer
would not take; and thus something fixed value, would
be given to the warrant But he (Mr. b. preferred the
grant in land secured the grantee, his widow, and his
heirs, 80 az be home and support to them through
generations.
Mr. CORWIN said he felt much regret as it was
Law which has occurred under the present exgences the
passage Of this army bill delay occasoned by the var
Gus propositions to amend which had been presented by
the senator from Missouri HIMSELF and other senators
and he regretted also that it to be still further delayed
by what the honorable senator from Missouri himself had
very happily denomnated an obstinate and perseverng
opposition to the amendment under consideration
which would be recoected had once passed by majority
which he believed had not been accorded to other ea
ture of the bill He had to regret for that il was not
In his power not being consistent with his OF duty
accede the request made by the honorable senator
orable senator was inclined at all to deny to him, to
any other senator upon that floor the same right to form
an opinion upon this important subject as he claimed Tor
himself AS sincerely not his wish to procrastnate
a vote which it was desirable should be speedily taken
upon this bill, he desired merely to occupy few mo-
honorable senator from Missouri. And first he would
premise that although everything which had been pre-
scented them this morning by the senator from Mssou
ri, and everything that might be legmaey urged in
ply to the arguments OF the senator from Missouri, had
already been very fully presented, and he doubted not
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