Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-02-02


very act and thus every Of them becomes taxpayer
This policy therefore, mulples the number of
and by this multiplication relieves the burden Of taxation on
the mass Of the citizens Il Is the very mode by which in
the revenues develop the Of the country and
gil it with hardy and industrious population. Every man
drawn from foreign country to this under the provisions Of
that bill becomes taxpayer, and thereby contributes
the reduction of the burden of taxation the people
equally opposed to the doctrine advanced by the Sem
ator from New York and that advanced by the Senator
from Georgia. The Senator from Georgia wishes to disc
inmate against the foreigner while the Senator from New
York in special wishes to discriminate favor of the
foreigner It has been evil in this country that too much
has been brought up against native and foreign
born citizens and those who denounce foreigners much
liable to the criticism Of seeking themselves by fa,ter
ing native American preudces, those who make an
nvdous discrimination in favor of foreigners the charge of
seeking the votes of foreigners There modes Of
seeking votes on this question In Philadelphia popular
to raise the cry against foreigners and It is in other cities
and we are going to talk about demagogsm, is just
to raise the certain sections and popularity
thereby, by denouncng foreigners in other sections is
by prasng and iaerng foreigners The policy is
do neither Receive the emigan settler equality with
the American citizen, and make discrimination for or
against either.
And to the Senator from New York say do not think
his peculiar case makes exception to the rule We have
unfortunate men who fought battles in Mexico native
American born, and entitled much favor as the man
who unfortunate in the Of liberty foreign land
and the who is unfortunate home is just much en
tied to sympathy he who unfortunate abroad The
policy Of the Government then, should be this establish
system which shall be wise and right and which shall pro-
vide for proper distribution of the public domain, making
no discrimination between foreign born and native settlers
but placing them all equality. Then should have
no foreign and native partes-no demagogsm on the ques
on Then should have the true policy which binds all
together in the bonds of fraernal affection This is the true
policy on this question: and deprecate demagogsm the
side the other And ksay 10 the Senator from Georgia.
that II he had examined the principle involved in these
utions reduced to form in the bill on his table, he
would not have made the speech which he has made for he
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it. and therefore think, if he will allow me to soy So he
should have examined the bill before the principle itself is de-
nounce because thereby he would have avoided the
into which he has fallen.
addressed the Senate, and it is When the bill
comes up will give proper consideration and have
only to say to the Senator from Illinois that his speech
made on proposition not before the body.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. will say to the Senator from Georgia
that the resolution of the Senator from New York. which
his remarks based under consideration that
the propositions Of the Senator from Massachusetts,
now under consideration and therefore, if out of order
in defending the bill against implied charges when the bill
not presented here, then he is of order in precng those
charges on these resolutions when they under
sideration.
Mr. HUNTER. Mr.. President appears to me that this
debate has commenced in the wrong place. From what has
been stated should properly have been connected with
the resolution introduced by the distinguished Senator from
Michigan, (Mr CAss) AS have remarks wish to
submit that subject that the business before
be postponed, and that take up that resolution.
Mr. BUTLER As the Senator from New jersey, (Mr
DAYToS who has the floor the bill under consideration
on Monday, will not be here until tomorrow, have OBJ
lection to the notion and will give the opportunity desired by
my friend from Virginia. (Mr HUsrER,) by allowing the
resolutions Of the Senator from Michigan be taken up
Mr. HUNTER. / move that the resolution of the Sena-
tor from Michigan nquirng into the expedency of suspend
Ing diplomatic relations with Austria be taken up.
Mr.. HOUSTON. would ask permission Of the Senator
from Virginia to submit few remarks in reply the Senator
from Georgia.
Mr.. HUNTER 1.-THE Senator is anxious to make them
now will withdraw the motion.
Mr.. HOUSTON. Mr. President, sincerely regret that
the resolution which had the honor Of presenting the Sc
nate should have been the Of any remark have led
to the consumption of the time of the Senate But since it
has been introduced and has been the topic Of discussion,
feel due to the Senate, and feel due myself explain
the resolution, and far cam show tina. the honoa
BILE Senator from Georgia, well the honorable Senator
from North Carolra (Mr. BADGIR, have inexperienced
the character Of that resolution possible, however, that
the Senator from North Carolina spoke the Senator from
Georgia said he did, in Pickwickan' sense
1t understood alleged that provision is made for e
males in this resolution that its object is to appeal to the
voters OF the country and that it is below demagogsn
that such thing should be introduced Sir were not for
the character of the gentlemen who have made propositions
and who without my knowledge, until this discussion, have
taken part in the agitation Of this subject might have mis-
understood my motives the subec but presents
ITSELF am left to conclude that matter of great debe
ration and sound policy. satisfied that neither the gen.
eman who first originated the BILL the Senator from Illinois,
the Senator from New York. the distinguished Senator
rom assacnuset, would have concurrenty their at
tenton to subject that exclusively embraced the pnc
pies OF demagogism And, if it had from the
honorable and distinguished Senator from Michigan himself
should not have imputed it TO demagogsm, he might
suppose should have thought he had been long enough
the frontier to have appehended rightly the condition Of
the people who ocked hher to obtain comfortable homes
and secure competency for themselves and families
should have been ready ascbe it to higher motive than
to that of demsgogsm. would have thought that love Of
country and the generous impulses of humanity combined
impress his mind conviction that proper wise and
just, only to the individual, but to the country.
Females in the resolution had the honor of presenting,
not dsegardeJ and if the honorable Senator from Georgia
had given his attention to it, he would have that prov
sion made for those females whose limited
and to enable them with scanty and abo
rious beginning The gentleman from Georgia well the
gentleman from North Carolina, Inexperienced me- when
speaking Of the n the cities where the population is
overlooking and overidden, they supposed complained of
their having to labor for their daily bread said that from
the density of the population and the Of for their
support, they had beg for daily piance. did not
say labor their daily bread have been too long
toned to the hard handed community Of the West not to feel
that labor is honorable is useful We unaccus
toned to sympathze therew other than aborous hands,
and the velvet fingers seldom grasped the frontiers OF
our country where it has been my lot to soourn during my
life Labor honorable, and he that earns his living by the
sweat OF his brow but the mandate OF Heaven, and de-
serves the commentator of his felow-man
II to provide increased facilities to the settlers in
the country and those who might arrive here by certain
period, he 4th Of March that resolution intro
duced And will it not ask the Senator from Geogia,
well the Senator from North Carolina, be wise DISPOSE
ton would not be within the power Of the discreet and
industrious Committee on Public Lands to make such provi
sion shall be wise, beneficial the settlers, and advana
to the country Sir, if the millions of Of the
public domain surveyed and every aerna quarter