The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-28
House of Representatives.

HOMESTEAD NIL.
State Of the Union the Homestead bill; and Mr. STE
(whg If Ga to speak, which the signal
fer general clustering of membcrs around him ma nv
filing the area in front Of the clerks desk.
Mr. STEPHENS aid il was not his purpose to discuss the
mca urc before the committee lie did not however,
think il liable to the objections which had been urged
with 70 much ability and coqucnce did he think
many advantages would result from it claimed by
& most jealous advocates lie preferred this scheme
Wholesale system Ct giving lands away; but, for the
present he thought that they had better postpone the sub
Maine Mr. SMART had delivered speech to defend the
North making good his assortiun hut he (Mr did not
RI say that he intended TO respond 10y defending the
South His Object TO defend the constitution of
common country North and South. This led him to in
qure into the condition Of the country which presents
attitude il did before 1t as been said that
ali republics there must parties he would 10 fur
thtr and say there be parties without principles
party must have principles. and men must adhere to
ard Young Americanism but he repeated he had
risen to defend no party, either whig or demo-
mental principles, which should govern q free
people. ard without which government cannot be
maintained namely, that all parties TO be living active
energetic must he organized in the prominent questions
Of the day, and that they must stand fall principle
The great leading prominent. controlling question which
likely to into the contest. the right Of
section Of the country retaining their fugitive slaves 1t
said there must be disagreement between Southern
and Northern men on this qucson-that is if he
understood the logic of the assertion = in great
constitutional question men must disagrecn If
this is to be adopted the policy Of the wing
".
knew it, There il majority of the people Of the nited
States in favor Of the fulfment Of every constitutional
object That majority has been evidenced by the votes Of
this House and had been spoken in the language of law.
The principle had been affirmed North. south, East and
West ii had not only been affirmed by Legislators, but
by tie Courts of the country, and wheming ma
jody Of the American people in favor of this principle
If he believed there must be disagreement between the
North and south on this question the future would
deed be robed in the darkness Of the grave to him.
W hat, he said do ask Of gentlemen of the North
/ do not speak to you as wings democrats, or free
aff Of ha
American people in whose hands Is the destiny Of Ameri
ca the hopes mankind. i'll you not maintain the
principles which animated fathers when they framed
the constitution! VIII you seek to abncgae their &C
and repudatc their deeds. and insist that shall dis
this great question: The constitution and laws
must be enforced; if wings democrats cannot bring
their rarity organization to the recognition Of this princi
pie and il it is true that large portion of the North
unwilling to stand by the constitutional guarantees and
rights for one he wanted know it. az a Southern
man. q national man. anda friend 10 the constitution
II true he was for dividing the bands which
held u together If the South should conacnt TO be
verned and submit to this from men who VIII not re-
cognize these rights he would sccrn them. fgentcmen
ofhe North will not stand up to the constitution OF
their fathers they become the party which breaks ,he
compact he hoped for better things and in this con-
nection he referred to what he uttered TWO years
ago during the slavery question. and remarked
that the American people rose IN their majesty ana SAID
that constitutional justice should be rendered to the
south There two real parties Ono IN favor OF this
constitutional right and the other opposed to IL. He
would say to gentlemen who are attempting TO get up
tlattorms that none Of their party platforms will stand
IL fore The popular will Of the country unless they plant
upon the constitution lie remarked That 1T
fatal rerogradc step III progress wcn at the
beginning u this sion tho democratic consented
{pos pune the question If politics 70 the national conven
p Who the II the American peope'
TLo.e who chosen and elected members OF Congress
They the only regularly organized body known TO our
law Fer be wiling that 20 far rs he Was
concerned he would consent that any other body
Of men. unknown - md Unauthorized by law shall pro.
claim The politics by which NUT be governed WHAT
spectacle more Illuminating than to man sub
nit bis will and tow his neck and resign his sentiments
q 10 do Geek