The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-28
THE FREE FARM MOVEMENT.
MASS MEETING IN THE PARK.

gathering Of four five hundred persons, all
counted assembled yesterday evening in the Park in
from, of the City Hail. pursuant to the following CALI
LAsp R,roEN-oNr srRuGstr MoRr-A mass gather
9Sr < WY WI b n the Park on III
s,stes serste the importance Of action on the
hS%e'eSS IN p S'H IN hs hands Of committee Of tina,
memsers Of the senat with James Brady John Bu
M c,her able speaker are esneeed 10 addres. me
ius by order Of hecommitsse. JOHN cOMERroRD,
JOHN H. iKiEsiYsrR
Platform WAS erected for The speakers reporters and
brass band. which in attendance, and which did
more than anything else ia attracting many of those pre-
sent The weather rather unpropiiou for the
sion, and umbrellas put rcQuison by those who
had them; the majority however not provided with
the article but bore the inction very plosophicaly
The meeting was called TO order by Mr. KrYsrs who
nominated Mr. John Cochrane as Chairman
Mr. CocHRasr, on taking the chair spoke ms follows
Fellow Ctzens-The honor OF being called to preside over
your deliberations is enhanced by the critical interest
the occasion The principles you have profcssed and in
scribcd on your hearts the doctrine land reform
nave found believers nj every fresde and advocates in
every hsmlct 1t needed but action 10 advance nv
bers the doctrine that confined to few n
needed but combination TO render effective the principles
that aA knew TO he sound Though but a while ago the
number was but small who conended for the homestead
yet now are its friends heard in all places and occupy
with their advocacy the hours of legislative debe,ation
rsen The time when this question OF abiding interest
shall be decided is at hand impeled forward Ly the
popular breath already has il received the sanction NJ
the House of Representatives 1t trries on The Of
the Senate Let your action tonight he such Ms shall
remove thence place il among tc statutes Of hn
land There is nothing 10 discourogr from cot Wv,
effort On the contrary All things 7ncite 10 t;
An suspicious omen is disclosed by the passage of the
p through the popular branch Of the national ecsa-
ture The Senate less ACCESSIBLE 10 tbn no5mi"r
will may delay but cannot Kill it, fer The lion is not the
less awe though struggling to free his hinder parts
Quite apart from the Just principles which dictate and
warrant TINS act It's probable influence upon the pros
Spread over many geographical degrees stretches pubc
domain regulated by and subject TO the disnosiop Of
goVernmept-devoted TO practical use and rather \
source o annual expense This territory continues as il
has been TO be but subject of the exnormentaI nrar
lions Of specuating solicitations and spccuatins pur
ohases body Of over fourteen hundred million acres
OF land should be devoted to some more useful nrnnse
very little reflection be REQ uired to establish The
benefits Of s distribution according to the provisions of
the bill Not less than million persons would bc enrlod
among its b. nehciares You would thus have ono hun
dred and sixty million acres OF land reclaimed from tho
wilderness and added to the productive copal of the
counsry And Il you reflect upon the million added to
10 the productions Of , ana the millions added
on the ucus,inS o ne national values dependent
az henn, ra tr o. and exports all doubt
PEELED Its immediate results will be seen in the rise Of
tas of the oT1rinr dam; ma ~ 70 value
rTsnue "roraonaa W ih ana IN an increase Of national
donated But more comprehensive view directed to
,@s.ce TO The citizen and its cqualizng tendencies
:, IN my JSasm.nt right Of universal man; and the
ai o. Seh participation Is an infracton Of the funda-
men mental AL law The s9versgny Of the people
10 iimtsd land tr nus on .he admission Of each
ths OdSas privileges Of class the formidable
champion OF just democracy, is the principle of
land rctolm. 1t in the proper direction far
,i.stins social reform 4 proposes the elevation
rressos az Inc cw Il won, IL, ay ~ ~ . dc.
socisI prosperity the mutitudes that toll beneath It
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