New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-26
Tha JndustrinI Leglslnture.

We find that the Jersey CITY Telegraph,
Trenton Stafe Ga.cHe Newark Mercury and
many others of our Jersey exchanges, are pub
fishing the call Tor an Industrial Legislature, to
be held on the third Tuesday lalst) OF January,
at Trenton, to bring the needed measures OF tie
form more Immediately before the State Legisls
ture which is about to assemble, tand which is
supposed to contain majority OF Reformers from
the ranks OF both the old parties for the transac
ton of such business may be introduced Tor
the good of the people Every paper in New
Jersey without any distinction of party, should
circulate the call Of the Industrial Legislature,
which is to remain in session seven days or more,
and will undoubtedly give fair expression to the
Reform sentiments of the State Five or more
persons where no Reform organization exists,
may form themselves into Association and be
entitled to send one or more representatives., nc
cordng to their numbers, provided they subscribe
to the well. known National Reform principles,
which are so attractive that members OF all par
ties have subscribed to them Wing Opposition,
and Independent The Boston Man lndepen-
dent thus speaks for the popularity OF these prln'
cibles in Massachusetts,
FREEDOM OF TIE PUBLIC LANDS.
Among the forty odd principles VoaYes ana
hsbes ncluded) on which the Democratic and gree
Soil parties coaesced in this State Ia order TO
beat the wings at the late election, was tue
" Homestead Exemption scheme This scheme
stands on the same basis as STATE measure, WIN
the {" Freedom of the Public Lands as NatloHGI
measure that is the one proposes to exempt rom
sale or civil process the homestead oil family,
while the other proposes to gre homestead ouI
Of the public lands to every laudleas citizen VINO
will 90 on to; occupy, and improve 1t. 1hese nea-
10 arpfp
Identical They are founded in the true relations
of society, and have been steadily advocated by
us for several years past though we have not per
hans devoted to them that space which their I'm
portance demands. What yexes us IL, that PoAt-
zeal parties which, as such, never raised Niger
10 promote these objects, should seize upon them
inst as they are becoming popular claim them az
their thunder and make q portion OF the people
helieve H. when in fact they belong exclusively to
nopolitical party, but are the common property OF
the people De-.
seatatives Oh MIR A. Johnsons motion 10 sQS-
mend the Rules in favor OF proposition 70 make
he hill granting aquarterseetion OF Public Lands
IN every citizen head OF family VINO VIII settle
nnon and improve the same, special order Tor
Monday. the 10Th. The bill, i IS true was not
taken an at the time specified, but the vote SHOWS
something OF the disposition OF members III regard
~ il and stood Yeas o. Nays II. u me Yeas,
a were Wings, Free Sellers, and - Demo
Gratis. OF the Nays, 81 were W hlgs and ~
T1u1ocreks This shows that the measure Is not
naftq one. and that the attempt Ia this state to
make its counterpart Home Exemption
narty scheme is nothing but demagogusism =
The Members from this STATE except Aessfs.
Mann and Grnnell. voted Aye, and TINS IS eyIIence
enough that the Wings are quite as favorable TO
tba scheme 50 their opponents. BESIDE The
V-bip Legislature of Vernon. have passed a
strong Homestead Exemption la" %ich has
row gene into operation, and vnich provides that
Eonse and land, 10 the yalue Of sj0J, Win tae
nrodnce Of the land shall be exempt from attach
ToeDt and execution, except for taxes IN case
ofthe decease Of husband, this amount o! pro.
nerty shall descend 70 his wife and children,
without being subject to his deots, unless made
spacially chargeabe theYeup0n, and such home
stead cannot be aiienated or mGrtgaged, except
bv Joint deed of husband and wife. The nome
stead Is however liable for eeot8 contracted De
fore it's purchase, and the husband may mort
gage the same NJ the time OF purchase wIfn'4s
the consent Of the wife. :.
Letus be understood. What we ooiec' 20 -
this that as AZ any 5enetcenE sei,sh.
forming to the progress OF the age ana :n9
ings of humanity becomes popular tnln'i.y
tes catch az t. not on the ground o. 10 iil.s
priyciple but as G. means oil S os4i1LlH2 p-'es-
Schemes carried through eS 4 ~ q :. - 80,
4i s1sq are rot half as genlai IN tnelF oPe'
aim, o. the public mind, and OF c1ufze Sf -
Vol STAINED By public oplaou. as those oso1hs
shoat By the spontaneous hscesssse' u '''e p''