The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-12

Land Reform Asssciatios in this city were now ct
Pitteburg, working for the whtg party. Their
names sre w. ]. Young and William West; but
| he thought they should pause aud consider before
they pledged themselves to the support Of either Of
| the two corrupt parties.
| Mr.. THoNAs J. BARSTs read paper, presenting
his ideas on the subject. He would like to ask, had
| General Scott pledged himself in favor Of bill
making the public lands free to actual settsrsl He
says be is in favor of promoting the settlement Of
the public lands, but this was only trap to catch
their votes He thought they could not, under pre-
| sent circumstances, consistently support Scott or
| Graham, Pierce or King.
Mr.. L. w. RYcKMAN considered it would not be
their interest to refuse their SURFACES to both parties
until one of them pledged themselves to the support
Of their principles. The idea Of neutrality was at
variance with common sense. He would say, Join
that party who will do good and oppose that from
which We have nothing to expect. He thought that
the democratic party should now be gone ag ainst
most decisively. as they could not get breath Of
sympathy from any of their leading men.
JULIAN A. McGAGNEss next addressed the meet
ing. He had been making calculation Of the
force they will be able to bring into the field at the
next election, and he found that they could COM
mand ten thousand anti-rent votes in this State.
The anti rent party will cooperate with them
against either party, but they not Deepen
gent upon Them their own forces viii be increased
by many others, who have no sympathy with either
wings or democrats, but in favor of the abstract
principles put forward by this association. He
thought they were fully justified in questioning the
Presdentlal candidates, and see how they stand
upon this question. They wished to stand indepen-
dent though it had been insinuated that they would
form third party. They would stand to their own
principles and their measures, without respect
TO those of either party; but they would give their
support, at the coming election, to those most ia
vorable to their views
Some dozen others addressed the meeting, giving
their ideas Of how the association should steer its
course in the coming election. Most of them were
opinion that they should reserve their forces until
they got some definite assurance from one party or
other; but the general feeling was that if neither
candidate or party would make them pledge, then
they should cast their votes for tho wing party as
being the least Objectionable The following resolu-
ton, adopted by the Democratic Convention at Bal
timore, was read, to show that they had no chance
OF support in that quarter-
Resolved That the sales Of he public lands ought to
be sacredy applied to the national objects specified in
the constitution, and that opposed any for
the distribution of such proceeds among the States as
alike inexpedient in policy and repugnant to the
stitution.
Some moro members afterwards occupied the
floor: and one or two of the speakers boasted that
they could secure the operative votes Of twenty
thousand anti renters; and some were opposed to
the project of the Park meeting. motion was
then made to lay it the table, but was lost; and
the original resolution was put and carried.
The Secretary offered a resolution to the effect
that committee should be appointed to make
another attempt on the Presidential candidates and
try whether they would give a definite answer as
TO their views on tho Homestead bill. motion
was made to lay it on the tabl', and carried
The meeting shortly after adjourned.