The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-22
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Mr.. EDToRf-The ConyentiUn bill Is
still at sea, tossed between the two Hou-
ses. Both are determined to adhere to
their own views, and Committee of Conc
ference will be requested. The leading
argument ofthose who are in favor ofthe
elections on the first Monday Of April, is
that it should be disconnected with poli-
tics, as much as possible. They think
better vote could be got out on the town
ship election day, chan on any other buc
the second Tuesday of October. The
advocates of postponement. rely on the,
fact that no full vote could be had, equal
to that at the State election. Possibly.
calculations of political advantage enter
into the views of gentlemen, although they
are not expressed.
A small majority I four) in the House
uphold the second Tuesday, and larger
one in the Senate the first Monday, tits
possible there may be a compromise, and
that some intermediate day will be fixed
upon. st
In debate on the land question-re-
ducing the prizes of the public lands, H.
c. Whitman, the probably successfulaspi-
rantt the Judgeship, advanced doctrines
that would be hurtful if expressed by a
= Judge.
Mr.. Whitman opposed the resolutions
, because he held that the public lands
: ought to be given away. He also held
that there should of right be no such
: thing as property in land on this Gods
!. footstool. He did not expect TO be able
to carry out this principle at present, but
| the day in his opinion would soon come,
? when it would be recognized practically.
D While the doctrine of property pre-
walls, he thought that in attacking the
bank and other monopolies, we were at
lacking only The surface. Until it was a.
boished it was useless to expect to reach
these other monopolies. In the present
state of society. man was in state Of
war with his fellow man.
Mr.. Burns. would like to have the
Senator'S land in Michigan.
Mr.. Whitman. The answer to all such
queries is, that while the monopolies last,
we are compelled to be monopolists in
self defence. That was the reason why
he held eight or ten hundred acres of
land. The Government proposes to sell
what God Almighty had designed should
be given away. God Almighty neverin-
tended that land should be sold He a.
greed with God Almighty, and disagreed
with the Government. The Govern
ment of the United States puts itself in
opposition to God Almighty. Heopposed
the resolutions for another reason. They
propose 10 request our Senators. He be-
lieved in the doctrine of instruction.
MIR. Cunningham opposed the resou-
tions. First, however, he would pay his
respects to the Senator from Fairfield
He had great deal ofconfdence in the
Senator. He was wild in some things.
however He reminds me of some men
who make pretence of being overly pi-
Gus, but when we come TO find them out,
they are no better than they should be.
Now, the Senator from Fairfield tells us
he is very much opposed to land monop-
oily, and almost in the same breath tells
us he has about a thousand acres of Gods
footstool He judged mans sincerity
by his practice. His position was that
the Great Architect has put Us here with
the intention that we should better our
position. He believed with the apostle
Paul that "he who provides not for his
own household is worse than an in6del."
He held that man had a right to acquire
as much property as he could, any law to
The contrary Notwithstanding. You might
as well say by law that we shall not have
more than a certain number Of horses
or cows. ysH.
He claimed to be democrat, and
claimed the right to interpret the doc
trines of Democracy for himself He
did not hold to the doctrine ofinstruction,
He did believe that a Senator should o.
hey the will of his constituents, but he
did not believe that il was our business
to- express that will. He would, accord
ing to the principles ofpolitical strategy,
to help to kill them, vote to retain the
doctrine Of instruction in the resolutions,
and then vote against them.
Bank interest and taxation furnished
topics for the rest of the day,
i RUSHCREEK.