The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-07

", tus H. 10 pxrInt vote taken-ieeling do,
body without saying few words upon the subject
My friend from Iowa Mr.. Jokrsl thinks lhir amend
ment il adopted will accelerate secure The OF
meet with ready acquiesence IN the sdopuono OF this
amendment that you VIII Increase Ills fends here and
you will not impede It's progress ~ The House am
happy 70 bear that because as 70 the provision OF The
amsndmeni OF the senator, think il is just and proper
We cannot expect these receivers and registers 10 give
their service tor nothing. as understand, under The
present law, is tanamount TO that is mere pt-
lance which they receive, and IL will not justify any
remaining in office. ain decidedly IN favor OF The
proposition OF my honorable friend; but as my Trend
from Kentucky said. may endanger the passage OF Inc
bill. You encnmber il with this amendment II 10 late IN
the session already, and we cannot tell whether the
House will agree TO IL readily or not II may give Iss 70
debate there and that circumstance may defeat the
whole thing But, Mr. President am not sure that TINS
measure will receive any acquisition OF strength by TACK
honorable friend, if this amendment sagreed TO- whether
he will give his support 10 the ball, OF whether u VIII
then get the support oil my other friends from the North
west. | am afraid they will not give II Their support \
know IL is not proper propose bargain, and propose
none but as this proposition IN itself is reasonable one
would like very much 10 support il. and in connsxon
with this bull because do not care whether be passed
separately in conjunction with it, provided il does NOT
endanger passage But lear, Notwithstanding The
generosity of my friend from Iowa, he cannot give his
assent 10 the bill when amended that It's success
will be very doubtful: therefore, beg to say word
upon one or two points before sit down, IN relation 10
the merits OF the original bill, as thus has been NE
cussnx rot 40 much the amendment as the merits OF
the original bill
unde rsland there are two particular objections taken
to tue bill One is the objection that 1t will open field
foi speculation. The honorable senator from Kentucky
has answered that sufficiently; that do think
necessary TO dwell on that point.
But another objection OF these gentlemen from the
Northwest That d. consideration, because
TO expect that their feelings TO he very
much interested promoting the views and feelings VI
those old soldiers in the SOUTHWEST in Alabama, Tenes
see, &c living tive hundred thousand miles OH
We moi to expect them to look carefully TO the IN
te OF those benehcarlcs situated they would To
tie interests the portion 81 county that they represent
,on lhs aDor. The Argument, more particularly aud
directly, lis. that il will tend to the appropriation OF
,rge amount OF Territory at present unapWopral-d ~
these new States-lowa, Wisconsin,, ILLINOIS, and per-
haps Mchgan--and that they will have 10 undergo the
ex erencs Ut a pnion OF the country IN the YEAR,
1881, 1884, and 1898, Ot having large amount o their
Ia lds ap,nopr lated and held BY residents Their
policy TO enforce settlements colemporaneousy with
the appropriation these lands That is the policy 10 be
pursued by those who represent the particular interests
OF that part Ut the country Fney fearful OF the re-
ewa OF the specuiatons OF 1884, 1892 and 1885, that
tue la ges portion Oi the fine districts will be iaKen up
and held Tor and BY secuators aud nnn-res
dents and hence the Improvement OF Their country VIII
be materially and unfortunately retarded.
Now, apprehend thai this Is the ground upon which
nv friend iron Iowa Mr. JoNEs] is chiefly and mainly
opposed this bull because il tends not much to pro-
mote speculation tends to the location and appro
non be disposed of by them TO those who
will there to settle themselves, but will again
sell their interests to spectators, not settlers My non.
orabe friend from Iowa says that there will be nus
take in this result Now. appeal to my honorable friend
near me. Mr. JONES out more particularly appeal to
my friend from Michigan, MI FELcH1 who 50 ably adj
dressed the Senate upon the questions connected with
this subject the other uayl mean public land sys
TEN policy-to examine this measure fully. Tie adj
verted in his speech the other day-and saw that his
Argument aimed al the passage OF this bill-to the
period Of the speculaons some twenty years ago, which
took place in the States by which very large por-
cn OF their territory taken up and held by specua
toraa nd hey n
stance by SPECTATORS and held with to advance
the price OF lands in these new countries But lie also
disclosed another fact which ought to be satisfactory evil
dence 10 hun and Every representative OF the Northwest
that this is not sufficient ground Tor their opposition to
that viii give much relief and satisfaction
10 lens ut thousands OF others who do not expect TO par
c;pate in the future prosperity OF the States in the
Northwest Az Understood the honorable senator The
other day, there was scarcely one among the HUNDREDS
held tens OF thousands of acres OF land with view
to s.cul that realized any OF his dreams. The
continued low prices of land IN the market held by the
itself and the great body OF these lands held
by s,,eculltors, continued 10 KEEP the prices down
and those WAC not watchtul and vIgilant al
lowed the taxes and the expenses OF an agent 10 eat
out, IN many cases. the original value OF these lands
90 that, in great many in-iances they could not sell
them for The price paid tor them Now. the honorable
senator will recognise this true Respecting the results
OF these seculaons ami does ne expect no greater ga
gacy the present specualots OF the county, fortified
taught, and educated by The experiences OF those who
went before ,h.m Does he expect that these specula
tors intend locate the amount Of warrants they
have bought up aud hold ths lands, non-resdens
vacant and unRproyed lands in that country Is there
one in twenty who would run such a risk! Does he
know OF siI gle individual oil the holders OF some
six or seven milous OF warrants that have been issued
under the Mexican bounty land law Does he know
of the speculaors who have bought Them
that proposes TO locate these lands and no them In
his own right, with "A TO future profit and aggran-
dzement from the sale OF them! venture TO say that
he does not know single instance OF that kind Sir
thai thing will never occur again They have this tx
erence and not only that, but The vast amount OF pub
lie domain being brought INTO market, equal 10 The pros
pect for sale year after year, which holds out the perfect
that they expect To realize more than
the minimum prccthe government pfice--oi 81 20 per
acre therefore think thai honorable senator's iron
The Northwest unduy timid and caiious and too
gardful of prospective deiriment the future
prosperity OF their country II they, IN making their cal
culauon the probable effect upon Their county, will
look back the experience OF this country OF The
Northwest they will lind that there danger that these
evils will be in tact realized
| Sir, have some huadreds and perhaps | may say a
thousand old personal friends in the State of Tennessee
who will get forty some OF them hundred
aud sixty acres. under The provisions oil This bIlhoss
who survive OF the thousands that were Called out IN
the Indian OF 1919, who served ~ FLORIDA aud
at New Orleans; and there Is not more than out
Of twenty who would ever think OF chan sinx his resi-
dencs this time OF his life Tor The purpose OF going 10
locate one hundfed aud sixty acres OF land, muGh les
forty acres, ia the lar Northwest Honorable senator,
snI That may he the IN some Instances. Bat the
most OF Then, you let The law stand MS II nox is.
VII had 10 their interest To dispose al ther warrants al
the beet b.rkan III y make with tie secuiatois
soon the warrants are issued. that will he e
my county The sprcuatof, If lac gels III. land al
ov he to do, viii, even II ypn Keep
ne law j. now. buy up the lands, not tor The rnr'
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