The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-28
JESSE M. THORNTON. Foreman.
THE Lion and the Unicorn"

Deluding themselves with the idea that the
slavery question is settled, and the South "done
forn--the organs Of the two parties at the North
arcalready beginningto open the biddings forthe
sswcet voices" Of the voters there.
The strong card for the Democracy is to be
the freedom of the public Landslide vote-your
self-a-farm principle, practically enforced by the
Ant-renters of New York, and their imitators
of Sacramento. The Globe, Gold Hunker) thus
casts the shadow of coming events before:
Now that the howiings of the Anti-slavery
storm, which have deafened us for the last three
years, are stiled, and the people begin to look
upon Congress again as collection of sane
beings, orr minds are recalled to the urgency of
many important reforms, which itrests with them
to effect. Among these, perhaps the most
prominent and urgent of all, is the freedom of
the public lands to actual settlers This carli-
nal Democratic measure needs no argument to
bring it home to the heart of the honest states
man while upon the dishonest and prejudiced,
argument would be thrown away. We were
opposed, many years ago, to the sale of the pub
lie domain to spectators, and urged that sound
policy demands their withdrawal altogether
from market as a subjecrfor speculation, thus
bcstowing upon those citizens who occupied
them. home free Of cOst-and filling up our
unsettled territory with sturdy and patriotic
population. The principle has been quietly
working its way upwards and EDWARDS: it will
as surely, in these our own days, dictate the ma
tional policy in the proper direction. The glory
of the actual result may be left to Democratic
Administration but the question is one above
all party, and is worthy of the approval of all.
The present session will have worn away in
turmoil and the next brief one, will be too short,
perhaps, to take up this question. But a time
and session will come, 10 do The people right,
and that soon.
Whether the Northern conservative Wings
will allow themselves TO be beaten at this agame
of grab" remains to be seen. But The Albany
Erening Journal gives the following schedule
of the wants of its Wing friends in the Empire
State:
Work STILL UNDoSE.-Congress will net
have discharged its whole duty if if adjourns
without passing
/. A bill to modify the existing Tariff.
@ A bill providing for the improvement Of
Rivers and Haibors by the General Government.
g. A bill to reduce the rates Of Postage, which
shall contain provision for the free transmission
Of newspapers within the county where printed,
or for distance of thirty miles
Nearly ten months have been consumed in the
discussion of the slavery question, and in pre-
pairing the minds OF members to violate their
pledges and to disregard the sentihcfN of the
North. We trust that a single week may be
given to the contamination Of measures import
ant to every section Of the Union.
There is but enc way to secure concessions to
home industry. Letno man be sent to Congress
who is not in favor Of protective Tariff. Every
other process will befutile Pennsylvania, New
York, and New England hold this question in
their own hands. So long as they send men to
Congress who sustain Free-trade, and turn their
backs upon American labor, Free-trade must
succeed, in spite Of lamentations either in New
York or Pennsylvania.