Indiana State sentinel., 1851-01-23
Washington Correspondence.

WASHINGTON CITf' JAM T. looI
bill ha. passed the House which authorizes the
sgnment of land warrants, under the of last SePtem
ber This measure, whilst it will be of much advan-
tage the soldier who desires dispose of his
is, in my opinion, of doubtful propriey 1t will have
the effect of placing the lands of the Government in the
hands Of spectators. The State, after five years, will
have the right lands which will be the only ad
vantage gained by the change of owners
The bounty land bill measure of universal pop
uarity. 1t act of long delayed justice very
meritorous class Of citizens but fear in the end it
will be Of advantage the country Ii results in
whole townships of vacant lands being parchased with
these assigned warrants by Eastern spectators, it will
be great draw back the prosperity Of the country
The policy of the Government in the disposal of
her domain Is hold the strongest possible induce
Inents for every man who s the SOIL to become the
owner of portion Of it. 1t makes him ireeholder
and free man, and interested ia the improvement of
the country. Ii would give encouragement agr-
cultural population which the salt Of the repubc
preserve purity Of character and unarnished virtue
Of rural population from the fostering vices OF the
bloated and overgrown cities, which have very justly
been denominated great to the body polite.
The postage reform bill will pass, shape, du-
ring next week. The finances Of the Department will
admit Of considerable reduction in the of postage
The contemplated Union meeting proposed to be held
in Washington the 22d day of February next does
not meet with much favor and think it will be aban
doned.
The slavery question in be agitated during this
session. There is nobody interested in the further ag
Of that "vexed question except the Abotonsts
proper and when they shorn OF their Free Soil allies,
from the Wing and Democratic ranks they form small
and harmless squad, that do no innry. Seward
mum His higher law doctrines are held in abayance,
be used, not in the future circumstances may
Indicate
The next Presidency is beginning be talked Of in
private circles but there has been yet open DEM
oHstraton. Cass, Dickinson, Buchanan Dallas, Lane
Douglass, Butler, and Houston, all have their friends
Cass is certainly the strongest in the North with his old
supporters Dickinson is stronger in the South than
Cass. The friends Of Van Buren, in New York, pro-
pose to unite on Sam Houston as their candidate. Bea
ton strong supporter Of Taylors Administra
tiOn and favors too much the policy of Fillmore,
to meet with favor from that quarter Afew days since
he advocated, in speech of length, the
mendatons OF Corwn the Secretary of the Treasury,
in favor of the protective policy of the Wings in which
he opposed the tariff of s46 and the ad ValOrem prin-
eiple Of valuation, which it is based. He favored
specific duties and minimums. The Wings, with Free
Soil tendencies including the Galphin Cabinet, are in
favor Of Scott and hence Seward and his followers
opposed to agitation on the slavery question. The
Union Wings South for Clay, and the Union Wings
North are for Webster Upon the whole shall have
rather interesting times for year come; and
the spsOpIe will have keep sharp lookout they
win again be cheated. XAVIER.