The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-02
Meeting as Tammapy Hall In Favor OF Land
Reform.


There was very large meeting at Tammsuy Hall
last evening composed Of persons who favorable to
the movement lately in the Senate OF the United
Ssate General Cass and Others having for its OBJ
ect the giving away Of the public domsn In small por-
tiops TO actual settlers the land to be inaensbs As
the meeting organized several letters on
the subject OF land reform which had been
to the committee Of arrangements from
persons at . distance, who invited to speak on
the occasion, read. From them, select the fol
| lowiDg:-
| LETTER FROM WEBSTER.
| WASHINGTON Feb 9. 1850
in letter Of the sth commands
but it 10 out Of my power to comply with it, Within
days hope TO deliver opinions the subject which
it relates 10 the Senate .,,.r. nv,
LETTER FROM HoN LEWIS o,ss
wAsuINeros, Feb. II. 1850.
ing on the ss ins because the matters psndSs before
REQUIRE every nj r., to be in hi; seat.
favorable to grant Of public lands every
| J.H. KErsxH, Esq. LEWIS cAss.
LETTER 'Ho" Hr srw Yoss n,s.of r.sgs,,y sysTys 1880
DEARs.R-I received your CO nmunioaton Of tho 10Th
Inst INVITING me to .asres meeting the Tabernacle
ssntihsd win the interest. Of .hs soiins Glasses.
may BY invitation. yet the sutsot is ons Of
such mature as seem. 70 s,elad and forbid
carefully in suoS
%sy
SpnSU s, sss1 4 SSTsa while
sounrs rich the ass p0ss Ssios
s Sp s,: Sf:s %
the s Of m ~ Shi . sa or . s or
Bn. the proceeds are .tili apparently counted
ss1sS:
Sy sts H'. sr
that soysrnmsnt from selling n, % those the -thsr.
aa ss : pssr sss
which has hitherto been pursued BY the in dis
p'isS psSn smp. t, organize social
Of
nss aaa
which will prevent AZ ythng like monopoly of the evil
foundation Of pre-smiosno enurSs
saG o anyhns ind az least ON
large scale are nov paipass in the poprssr O
Iresrd, right O IL those
and the dense and sSoasn the na pSs
shos WSo aS % ens mSs ss o
danger to which have ailudea, s do
Ss ~hsrsSy Ss dsnsss SaSs 40.
the general .nS % ali hos xSy Sy
are not owners Of land and who de,ir 70 become uch
fl eonans thai only waiting for the Industry nan.
snS the fertility Of the soil Under ,hs pon of
trtan the lndet wishes of success to al VINO
lie. shall be held iorS 70 tho
support and Who even h. IN our
or
delighted a,o tina. sAs sue,t has engaged the att.n-
on q our most p. mnn. sna public aud have
TINS subject viii be taken into deep confederation
very Sas RJySGEs ysaI Ss'fsns B
s.srsArg CHsnnsn, Washington, Fsb L. 1850.
JoHs H. kn,sER, ESQ., Secretary Of the National Reform
s.-iosr f.vorof the s,h in,t,nt. dated at New York
iHd, s1snsed me- on Ssss ,Ss Ssonai Reform %:ssD
fasry ci sSrins es.sS and CITIZEN: sns9siiy ensy
ne *
my family sonysis nay absence :. home .as that will es gn
advanced and Of hch ,ou are the nsdisn.
the public isbds las already been ia my re-
emily into the senate and 70 which .iaos has
tsrs q y.ur ssoestion IL e therein proposed 70 grant
mrrap. family here, and such imisrs families
nay sTss ssiss for The asa q March next an quar-
rroS.ry exceeding in value the of 81 % and who de-
81 The unisd states. sucS grant xoad make
sCsS hofPy o a1s 10,
Alter rsssios am convinced that the adoption of
The isdss. Would
would rebound nessuabs sdvsatssss 70 The Of
,he p,oIis a. large not aors the social moral ans %,
tenepE tbs interests country and squs
iis would derive pseapsry sdTsatsse more tssa sai
s ss' to 70, the sS,.Sn in 'a' ss. v.atsa
that after having these stenss quarter
as rSas Ss's
.. 2, ~, r. and % sshs 70 .@s .s
svasp sa' pS's ,s. aSa
tories u. plans nsrsy industrial popaianon cover
is ssses IN the pursuit of husbsndy ands various Isa-
ons feature in this eopu.eson would be- the deycopsmeas
s,s,s rsss 60 ssrors .sa %eos ny psossss
the statss Of the q their the
s s.. =. % % Sr M sSe1 Sy s
esby tssm ssss elsnsnt q p.eIniary pron Gus rs,s.e
iPssi,sIi ss .,sIcs, The apsa .G
uums s N ss *. 's $ '
ve 20 that who ssd disposed secspt
sSss Sros n higher sowsss, asiis sso.s @ wSs
as saS. " sns sS sssy & sy rSs
.Ssp IN hs ss S s,:s ss
ihrd ,rsunsn, in tayor Of the grant would III
prov. d. .,ei.f ssnsi ION Of sos.y; hsss
crowd street. q larger ss. .sd in e.lorss q
ss.s .na hunger superior 20 law .hsr, labor ss
s,sIvs,ion or crime suse.es and the moral re-
ss,s could thus 5. essSshsd
s s sa' Srisss s
na-ssi s,Ssss, =, rss,ss,,,r ,a'S contrast with our
IrrOpe,s my pss ,hss of m. h,ms.sad sixty acres
o d.b, son,r.s,sd either ssfSr. ssasa ot hs
nss Win the Ss.ssnd = sss aispo.sss or al. Of .5s
sns n.y. 70 sss that wi,soe, her e.near
". sr.e'is.iiy isss ,b., ,hs si % her
vote IN the control Of their jefnt fortunes
Bot there l. .seshsr The lanss re.erv,dby
the Eovtrnment would according their standard
rricc aount IN value 10 about 81 20o0 ~ the oejeots
con'eu plated ~ resolution carried this
vsud b creased In the % years 20 msay
tmet the tgufes given hexcs would suggest that In the
ent tcnse not disposed 10 ts the reserved public do
s Sss. s ',Iroress Cr e. 'sSss.sps sSss sas
eth.t cdes Of sversng the domain IN those
STATES ~ territories IN which located - but
Irs!, ienarb In exrssa.ion of the latter susssstos
mat the adsantsess thus contsn p.'td would rea0una
.sE 20 e benefit ef the people, for where you tscas
We sftet cohveniences of people, necessarily ennshoe
the ascrufns nd, sntsgss of the general government
Tester cormsros 80 ~ Increases impose restrictions
uron ~ 50 IL leses its magnitude and import~ce ~
opsnne The arteries ef conmrncstion With loosues. ws
net on ad dsvslopns ths natural resources ~ he
y s snderns then available but derive eoriespondns
terehs Iron the mmodation reEder pfoductNe n-
orftrls snd lie relative councillors with the revenues
rived nen foreign Hence 10 light IN -hch
weusv the srhecs ths strongly seems 10 engage our
eersiussr. allow 10 tender ycu bc.s wishes for
,ee usssss yeur sehsms having "a vie- usasr''sns
~ he aeoidst'ot ot ths ixeress OF the wohng aaa
nsnhsnc hrow Of no cenb,nston ths, would more deep
~ mtes ~ sympathes or obtain from me hesr.sr sap
pert er ell assured seehs die insuish NJ
fttm aee hnt that founded In the sctsst Sass OF lbe