The daily union., 1852-03-09

rh hat bore The standard OF your country IN those iron
But, sir, II you come down 10 the war with Mexico
war under which You have acquired the vast domain o
otah. New Mexico and Caliiornia--were they the ret
men OF the country who fought your battles and bore il
triumph the star spanged banner the fields of Mex
ico When this Congress declared that whereas wal
exsis by The acts OF the government OF Mexico" anc
you called upon The governors OF the different States
issue tbelr proclamatons calling for volunteers did the
rich men come from their banking houses, from thel
marble palaces, from all the comforts and afforded
iheni al home, 10 rally around the standard OF your
counlryi No, sir There may have been here and there
an instance oil such man, who fought for glory and
ofce, who may have thus rallied under the standard o
,he country But it was as hard for The rich man 10
leave ai the ease aud afiuence which surrounded him
home 10 endure the tolls and privations OF campaign
upon The OF Mexico. as il was for camel 10
20 through the eye of needle And, sir, when the
Thrilling news reached that General Taylors army
was surrounded the Rio Gande and the governors OF
me different States sent forth their procamaons calling
LOT Vounteers when your streets heard The rat
ng drum and the shrl fife; when in every village and
hamlet was unured the banner of your country, The la
boring, olling millions came rushing from their farms and
workshops, IN such prouson that in many of the States
your governors We're obliged to reject them, regiment
after regiment Goo-day 10 the battle fields of Mexico
to Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma-and tell me whose
bones are bleaching upon those memorable battle fields
You will find that they not the bones OF the rich
Of the country but those OF the aborng and ong mil
and tell me whose blood stains those ever memorable
balilefeds You will find that il is the blood of the
rich men, but the blood OF the hardy sons OF labor and
country's cause and maintained your country's honor
upon the baule-felds of Mexico
Then, as act of justice call upon you TO give to
the laborng OF the country, who fight your battles,
their need OF these public lands. Aye, sir, my friend
from Virginia Mr.. MEADE suggests, give them TO these
men, whom Mr.. Corwin was willing TO welcome 10 Mex
how have we been met upon this question of giving the
public lands 10 the soldiers of the country? admit there
We're many honest and patriotic wings in this Congress
who voted with the democratic party to give these lands
10 the soldiers OF the country.
But, sir, must advert for single moment to my own
State, and to the position of parties there Whom sir
cid the wings select their standard bearer? At the last
campaign they selected Samuel F. Vinton standard
bearer of their party They made him the exponent Of
shig principles in that State. Now, what his posi-
ton with regard to the giving OF these lands TO the SOL
des OF the counry3 IL you look at his argument during
the last Congress- reported in the Congressional Globe,
you will find that he says you have given 10 the soldiers
OF the revolution all that they expected TO receive all
that you promised 10 give them and the with
gard TO the soldiers Of the Mexican
How much did you give TO those soldiers OF the Mex
can for all their tolls and pryations for pering
their health and hazarding their lives in that campaign
You gave them IS per month. And here was represent
alive of The people OF Ohio, receiving much pay day
for labor upon this floor, where there whisting
bullets and no bstng bayones, you gave these patT
otic soldiers for month of toll and boodshed upon the
patriotic men," says Mr. Vin,on, +" all you promised to
give them, and all they ever expected 10 receive do
not msrepresent when say that so far as Mr. Vinton
is concerned, in the State of Ohio, the whg party, in
endorsing him, endorsed their opposition TO giving these
lands TO the soldiers who fought the battles OF the
country.
But sir, would not stop here with regard 10 these
public lands; would not only give 10 every man who
has fought the battles of his country been engaged in
any military service in the hour OF danger homestead
and farm, but would give TO the aborng poor OF
my counlrythe compeers OF those who fought the bat
ties OF the counyhe compeers of the armament of the
couniry-your mechanics and farmers, and laboring
men-I say would give to each aud every OF them
quarter section of these lands. would say 10 them.
take possession of this public domains take every of
build your log cabins there surround the loved spot with
all the endearmens OF home. Then, in the hour OF your
coun,rys danger, when the rattling drum and shr fife
shall again call TO the battle field these will be the
first 10 defend not only heretofore, your national
honor, but the homes and their firesides But would
not stop here for after you have given to each aborng
man OF the country homestead, you still exclam,
in the language of the good old Methodist hymn here
enough for all enough for each, enough for evemore"
Send Them the glad dngs across the broad Atlantic; say
TO the down-todden millions OF the Old World, the
warm generous hearted Irishman, the honest aborng
German 10 the down trodden and oppressed of all ma
tions TO every who loves institutions and the
.spang led banner which floats country, for
all allegiance 10 every foreign power and potcn
tate, leave your fatheTand, the trackess ocean,
aud take up your residence in this land OF the free and
home OF the brave, and this free government will give
you quarter section of public land Then, sir, when
wars dread alarm shall again be heard in midst,
when the ocsin OF war shall again be sounded, you will
find the conntrymen OF Lafayette, the countrymen OF
Montgomery, the counymen OF Kosciusco and DE Kalb
raying, in the days OF the revolution, around the flag
Of your country Then, sir the United States can stand
against the world in arms.
But may be asked, whence will you derive The title
Of the poor TO these lands Why, sir say Provi-
ience designed that your government should be-
come great landlord boarding up these lands, and hold
ing them until they can speculate upon them out OF the
poor and laboring OF the country. No. ST. free
government like cannot be a prosperous govern
neni as long as il is rich government Give me a
depleted treasury not by lavish expenditure, not by Gal
pbinsm, but by making light taxes upon the people,
and then make your government rich in the possession
Of the affections OF your people say that the poor
men OF the country draw their title 10 these lands
rom higher authority than The Congress OF the United
States
When the Creator gave man dominion upon earth,
md sending IN forth from the garden OF E1cn ead that
by the sweat OF his face be should eat his bread that
Creator intended that he should be newer OF wood
md drawer OF water, but that he should have the soil
upon which raise his wheat and corn, which he was
70 eat by the sweat Of his face ] say to the down
rodden OF the United States and OF all the Old World go
beyond the Congress of the United Siaes-go to the
Christian Bible, that blessed book from which every
Christian draws his "tite clear TO mansions in the skies
Lausher And that same Bible will give him his title
,apers 10 hundred and sixty acres OF land [Greal
augbter ]
Mr. GENTRY. The honorable gentleman from Mas
,achuselts GMr FowLER] desires repetition OF that
verse tGreat laughter
Mr. 0LDS. In the church 10 which ! belong, we
consider our psalms and hymns part OF orr Bible
Great laughterl
II is said that your government will become impover-
shed If these lands bestowed upon actual settlers II
y not Is not your government now supported by
arif upon the consumption Of the country and IL so,
10 not these who locate upon your public lands be-
i've indirectly from these a revenue which You
would not the lands held solely by the general gov
.rnmenl And, sf If direct Is made upon the peo
,e to support your government when these lands