The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-27

Minnesota are none TOO distant TO look TO- know that
persons coming here from the Old World have different
manners different customs, and ideas, and habits OF
thinking They have different agriculture even. itis
the true policy that they should be removed from cities
from the Atlantic coast-and 60 where trees are 70 DC
elled, and where there 10 wheat 10 be planted mere
they would sooner become respectable and independent
citizens #N.&
trust you will excuse me-but don't know but am
making too long speech-lcnes OF 80 on 10 on!mii
refer TO the American system upon the subject OF em.
grafton. In the Declaration OF Independence VIII De
found honest earnest accusation against the king OF
England that he had placed obstacles to the execution
OF laws for the naturalization OF strangers, and refused
pass others TO encourage emigration 10 these colonies
The country did not fill up; there was no sale OF the pub
lie lands. And il is worthy the attention OF any one Gu
rous in such matters TO refer to the first naturalization
law which passed in Washingtons administration
and the main reasons which were urged for It's passage
| II passed to encourage emigration IRON Europe
And when they to u.s. they should renounce lhe'f
allegiance 10 the government which they nave iei ANY
learn 10 love that under which they are TO I'VE pey
should have instruction in regard TO our laws anu
Institutions, that they may not be liable 10 DC lea away
by demagogues And the argument was lhs u ms coun
try had then no commerce. Those VINO naa .ns ;
commerce would spring into existence nor The vast ex
tent to which would reach To pay OH the debt OF the
revolulonthat debt incurred IN securing our ndepend
ence-they relied upon the public domain We had OBJ
tanned from Virginia large tract OF land northwest OF
the Ohio and other grants from various sources And
the Congress looked to these lands the main source OF
AT that day they had adequate idea OF any
other They had idea that 20 soon our sails
would be in every ocean, and that great commerce
would spring into existence to fill the public Golfers and
pay of the public debt They, therefore. invited imm-
grafton these shores, and, at the same tme they took
means to give those who should come among them some
instruction that should induce conformity to American
that they might become useful and not dangerous
citizens.
Gentlemen, we are not the arbiters Of our own fate
not the workers out of our own destiny, Human fore
sight is fettered. Who could see at that day what we
now behold There arrives in day At the port OF
New York number Of people sufficient to make re-
considered-must be deal with. 1t would be foolish to
attempt TO obsruct it, if we would. The thing cannot be
| done.
| You may remember-if you should chance to remem-
Der anything about me-ihat when formerly held the
Office / now have the honor to FILL communication
which emanated from me, from my counsels 10 Lord
ment of from American vessels Up 10 that time
The right had been insisted upon OF searching American
vessels and il one who had been British subject was
found therein to take him out need not say that this
right had been repeatedly exercised The claim had been
the subject OF negotiation and circumstances from the
beginning Qualifications had been proposedA-hat the
right of search should be exercised only in certain at-
tudes-tha should not be exercised to the entire depr
walton of ship Of its crew, but that enough men should
in all cases be left to manage her.
am sure need not in this company repeat the results
OF my efforts. 1t was that occasion that | told the
British minister that every the deck OF Ameri
ship protected No matter from what nation be
came-what his speech-no matter what brOgue was
upon his tongue SO long he trod the deck of Amer
lean vessel and The stars and stripes him, he
was TO that extent an American citizen. And now gen.
tlemen, as we are here in sort OF saunala, talking oil
ourselves, would say, from that day 10 this, under
pretence, has this claim been attempted TO be enforced
against any human being.
dicious man. He had been much in this country--had
lived in this country, and had married in this country
He saw the relations between England and the United
States in more philosophical light than any other Eng
lish statesman whom he had ever met He said-and il
is record somewhere-"ihat when British subjects be
came Americans, their government should not claim
haln nf
time OF their adoption. That among the things we may
coun, Of the dspensation of Providence the
facility, the quick INSTRUMENTATION caused by the use
OF steam II is destined to average the population Il
the respective areas of Europe and America You have
the most land and we the most people Take our PEG
pie 10 occupy your land" This, gentlemen, is the ode
Of things the destiny of things and cannot be stopped
Let us endeavor to early impress those who come herr
with the stamp OF our instutions-o Amencanize then
through common scholastic inspire an American
heart within their bosoms
This, gentlemen, leads TO another important con
slderauon-the question OF the public lands, and VIVA
disposition is TO be made of them There they are Car
any tell their value without population Land is thu
theatre for the exhibition and application OF human labor
and without human labor all The lands from Dan TO Beer
sheba would not be worth farhing ! do not Il
say that this labor should be bestowed on every acre
But we must have something than arbitrar,
divisions, the laying out OF the lands into squares ant
sections There must be settlements upon them in orde
, TO give them value
Well, gentlemen we have had a series OF years OF un
exampled prosperity. Commerce fills the Golfers Of thu
nauOn ana furnishes us win abundant means 10 NEE
the public wants But there the public lands wha
shall be done with them During the last session of Con
gress large grants made for military services Nom
go further than do in rewardng those who have faith
fully served their country in providing fer the wild
ows and orphans OF those who have fallen in its defence
But that does not meet the exgences of the There
are thousands coming TO us every and many OF then
without money what shall be done with Them One o.
the last measures which brought forward in the Senate
was simple proposition that any selecting hun
dred and sixty acres making entry thereof and enter
ING thereon and cultvatng for five years, should b,
his forever Now, one of the great evils OF these mill
tay bounty grants s, that the lands fall into the hand
OF spectators, and the poor soldier il scarcely benefited
at all From necessity, those who receive the
are compelled TO sell them for a small sum- and specula
reap mos, Of the benefits of these large appropra
tons Let me relate an anecdoe. After the news that
had introduced my proposition INTO the Senate got Il
Europe, received letter after letter. complaining that
would interfere with the people who had purchased the
land warrants there as matter of speculation | hav,
uniformly written back that this the very thing in
tended.
My proposition was that the lands granted under 4
should not be aenabeshoud not be subject to alena
uon by law; that man entering upon should stay
npon-shoud cultivate it for five years or, il he should
not live, then his wife or children should remain upon
Tor the specified term OF five years, when il should be
theirs forever My object smpy--as far as the OBJ
Iect could be accomplishedto benefit those of The north
ern States who were landess and the thousands of the
southern States who willing toll il they had ar "
thing OF Their own TO Toll upon IL was TO benefit the
em,grani oy giving him home-to lie, him feel that he
bad homessad-,hai he trod upon his own soil-tba,
he was a mana freehoder On good behavior he
must rely TO make up all else to which he would aspire
might have been wrong in my opinions but they are
my opinions stll and If opportunity is again
given me, shall endeavor to carry them out.