Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-21

States 10 which be audes In the first place will 20
Oregon unless you hire him to 90 there and q is an
object TO get the Territory settled the
which the particular condition Of things renders necessary
Whereas with regard the State Of Flods Of other Of
the Territories may say of them, that they hold out SO
many inducements of themselves TO attract setementheir
fine climate rich SELL saubrous atmosphere, and many other
circumstances that make them eminenty desirable places Of
residence and particularly my friend from Mississippi sug
ges their delightful everglades someimes-that all that is
necessary to fill them up with large and valuable and desi
rabe population is that the Government shall agree sell
the lands Now we want all this Territory peopled. 1t is
highly importan. that Oregon should be populated The
population SO small there that the people will scarcely be
able to defend themselves from Indians and until they get
into condition to be able TO defend themselves they will
necessarily cause the United States large expenditure de-
fend them. do how can do better, if only
get people to 60 there by giving them the land The only
objection is that possibly may involve something
like unairness fraud the part of the Government TO
suade people into settling such country by the inducements
held out to them That is the only objection suppose.
am therefore ndsposed strike out the section. and Think
under the circumstances if get any body there,
on any terms, ought not to complain.
Mr. FOOTE. Having never had any Of that jealousy,
which must say is rather too the part of certain
portions of Southern country towards growing settle
ments in the far west shall vote against this proposition
with great cordially, being, for one, exceedingly DESTROYS OF
the rapid settlement of all frontier country the Pacific
Mr. BRIGHT have fear that the motion of the Sen
ator from Florida will prevail, and hence will not waste the
time Of the Senate by giving the which he calls for
But there very good and sufficient reasons existing for
giving greater quantity of land 70 actual settlers in Oregon
than in any other Territory In the first place, the extreme
distance from the hsbabe parts Of the United States and the
great outfit necessary in order to reach that far of Territory
In other Territories of the United States that have been here
ofore settled have been in the habit Of giving go acres
Of land to actual settlers That was in territory congu
States and than days ride from them but
here is Territory nearly 5000 miles off, and the young
man who viii 60 that distance. say nothing Of the adult
who will go there with bis family is certainly entitled to l6O
Of land We propose giving here only $40 acres OF
land the citizen who goes there with his family, and be-
actual inhabitant Of that Territory but the outfit
necessary reach the spot where that privilege is to be
oyed would than that quantity of land may be
entered for in several Of the States Of this Union Instead Of
800 acres under such circumstances being extraordinary
advantage really consider it less than the actual settler Is
entitled under the impression until read the
vision this morning, THAI the bill gave section Of land and
if would vote for the alteration of the section at all would
be increase the quantity for think that it stands
gives to the actual settler very small compensation indeed
Mr. BENTON. The bill proposes believe, to give only
three hundred and twenty acres to each family SIR,
six hundred and forty but small donation to family
far off in the wilderness these people are We give
quarter section to single man and half section to family
AND, hope widows, among the single men. think that
very small amount to grant to people under such crcum-
Stances and the United States in selling their lands to actual
settlers under such circumstances sell the highest price
which is known-or higher price than can be estimated IN
gold and silver put into the treasury They get in return for
settlers who will improve and defend the country, and who
in all time will furnish defenders not only for their
State but for the service Of the country, and who BY
their productions are promoting commerce and navigation and
bringing money into the United States from customs. They
paying great price in the service which they render to
the counry and they also paying another great price in
the pvatons and harshps which they themselves endure
therefore, in favor of great beraiy towards the settlers
Of countries and of all the settlers Of countries that
we have had have been entitled much the people
Of Oregon They went to the country and began the good
work when contendng with powerful foreign ma
ton for the title the country was their occupancy which
forced the decision of the question from which dplomatsts
and statesmen had been shrinking For more than quarter
Of century dplomasts and statesmen had been savng off
the question from year to year, but the pioneers OF the West
went and took possession and their taking possession forced
the decision of the question upon the country They con-
from Great Britain. They conquered from the supneness
and tmdy Of Legislators and dpomatists They conquered
it every Of the word and they entitled to the gain
Oregon without reference to other Teritoes presents with
in itself the highest Of all earthly claims upon the consdea-
ton and kindness of the American Congress- and shall vote
for the largest amount that any gentleman will vote for.
Mr. DICKINSON. concur entirely with the two Sena-
tors last in regard to this matter The greatest objection
have to it is that think it enough Oregon is now
organized Territory but when most Of these persons
there it was literally as the old psalmody has it
"Where nothing dwelt but beasts Of prey,
And men as fierce and wild as they"
They went and reclaimed it. They brought it under law
and civilization, and the United States they braved all the
dangers Of OOIuer lie ana tneTe are any people eeu 10
consideration, and that very liberal one, is the people Of
this Territory The dangers Of crossing the Rocky noun
ans the hazards Of border life and Of savage warfare and
pvaons Of that distant country have been borne ny them,
and they have well earned all that it is proposed to give
them.
Mr.. WALKER. wish to offer the following amendment,
10 come in at the close Of the section second provso
find provided also, That the land to be granted to
such shall be and remains during the OF the
Territorial Government in Oregon exempt from forced sae
extent levy execution decree from or by court
OF law equity and that any such grantee, his heirs de-
ysees grantees shall be for the time aforesaid prohibited
from alternating conveying the land any part thereof SO
to him granted to person poration who owns or
y Of hundred and sixty acres and, if married man,
without the voluntary Of the given in the deed OF
conveyance"
shall ssk sir before the vote is taken the proposition,
the and nays and propose to offer very few observa-
tons in reference to it.
Mr.. HAMLIN. Will the Senator allow me to make
motion, which will deprive him Of the floor to postpone
this subject until tomorrow
Mr. WALKER. have no objection, if the friends of the
bill have none.
Mr. WALKER Very we'll. Twas about to remark that
the discussion which have just heard strikes me as some
what out Of place. 1t is which certainly applies to the
present moment and therefore has application to the egs
aton to which REFERS we take the train Of argument
indicative Of the wishes of Senator's may be that those
wishes are directed to the future welfare of the country but
that the arguments refer merely the present
moment and the selfish interests of those who exist at the
present day. Their minds do be directed to the
future welfare either of Oregon the United States and the
only inquiry in the argument therefore the grant or dona
ton proposed too sma those gentlemen that the time
will come when people will go Oregon without this boun
y and when they get there mark my words they will not
thank Senators for having given these lands in whole sections
to the individuals who have gone there before them. Them
sir those who go there seeking for home will look back on
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