The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-02-08

grand inquest matter of this kind TO do Justice Ia
ihelr ieow-etizens are 10 turn them away with such
great injustice as cannot fail TO awaken jealousy and
ranking OF hearI am that would be violation
OF the plaines principles OF iushceit would not be
IJew--lt would not be Chrnhan-I do not believe il
would be Mohammedan--l am sure il is not law Why,
sir, the Jewish law would moi suffer the mouth of the OK
TO be muzzed that did tread out the corn, and the
Christian preeept Is. that the aborer is worthy Of his
hire do not know exactly what the Koran says upon
the subject, but the law says that who has served
his felowman shall receive as much as he reasonably
deserves 10 nave The principle Is not altered when the
case Is between an individual and the government Be.
cause you are sovereign or kers do you lift your
selves above law and the principles OF law Because
yon cannot be reached IN the execution OF the law there
lore do you tread the principles OF law under foot will
believe II when see IT, and never before, believe this
government has heretofore observed good faith 10 those
VINO have performed services for IT, and do not believe
that is YET ready 10 cut loose from that principle and
TO say that they will have of it,
shall not dwell upon thar section of the substitute
which provides for tie issuing OF batch of bounty
land warrants. will content myself simply with say
ing that as at present advised, am against that provs-
can approve, and that is the 9th That the warrants
which have been, may hereafter be- issued in pursu
ance OF SAID act may be located upon any lands OF the
location"
This is should be, and this is the most important
part OF ihis BILL There is no portion of II which is
material TO the States and imay say all the States
at any rate, TO all those in the old States who expect
emgrate and become settlers in the Here shall
feel It my dntyna cursoIy manner 10 recur to the
gument made by the gentleman from New HAMPSHIRE
Mr.. IUcKl and also 10 the argument made the other
day BY the gentleman from Illinois, [Mr. BlssELLl
The gentleman from New Hampshire [Mr. TUcKl
seems 10 plant himself upon what he perhaps would
denomnaie a principle in anlagonism 10 spectators
It seems that spectators form prominent class OF
men III the mind OF the gentleman from New Hamp-
shire. He would pursue a policy which would GU,
short specuators from obtaining the public lands He
says that If you suffer land warrants TO be located
surveyed and offered in market, the lands will fall into
the hands OF speculators can assure the gentleman
from New Hampshire that all his reasoning upon this
point IS based upon false facts and therefore the force OF
his reasoning is neutrazed and destroyed. The gentle
man resides in the midst OF the granite hills OF New
Hampshire reside in the midst of the great praires
OF the West, where there large tracts OF public
lands. think know the operations OF this thing.
think can with safety say that speculaions III lands
vidual may have entered small amount upon specua-
ton. Why, they have found it losing business years
ago It has been perhaps, ten TO fifteen years since cap
alists embarked money in this way They found there
was profit in it, They found that the payment of
taxes the payment of agents. and the slow and gradual
rise in value OF the public lands would not warrant the
operation. Suppose, for the sake OF argument and by
way OF illustration, that individuals 60 TO the West,
where there are large tracts of public lands, and make
large entries, and hold these lands with view TO derive
proh from them when they shall rise in value why,
does not The gentleman at glance, that, as long
there such tracts OF land market, which
be had al the minimum price OF dollar and quarter
per acre. nobody going 10 give ten five, two and
halt dollars for The land which held by specu
lators! THIS is the course which the thing takes An
eht will go upon The public domain, and he will get the
land wh,ch is 10 be had The cheapest price assure
the gentleman from New Hampshire Mr.. TucKl that the
pachca operation OF lhe thing is not as he mas stated
There IS here and there Individual who wishes 10
speculate in public lands, and attempts do il but they
are ike angels vlss IN one respect aeastiewandfar
Mr.. TUCK. Although the statement by the gentleman
from Iowa OF his opinion OF the extension Of the right
lof location oil land warrants upon the newysuryeyed
lands OF the West is entitled 10 much weight with me,
yet ii is not sufficient to control my vote. aware
that representatives from the West may be presumed 10
be better acquainted with their local interests than OF
the old States are. will state, for the benefit OF the
gentleman from Iowa and others, that the opinion ex-
pressed the other day against the policy OF opening the
infant settlements OF the Far West TO be overrun by
the holders OF these warrants founded in part upon
information and opinions derived from gentlemen who
understand the interest OF the West as WELL and are as
anxious 10 promote IT, as the gentleman from Iowa
be- 1 stated the other day, and now say again, that
believe that the new settlements OF the West in their
early infancy, are hemmed in by speculative holders OF
land and retarded in their prosperity thereby, being
unable 10 defend themselves against the ill effects Of land
being held IN large amounts by nonresident specuaors
and believe that opening the newly surveyed lands to
these land warrants will increase the evil. The older
portions of the West where there lands enough for
the use OF the warrants, have the ability 10 defend them
selves have given the reasons OF my opinion, and
have the satisfaction OF knowing that who live in
The est and occupy eminent positions, agree with me
in what have said. would refer the gentleman from
Iowa particularly 10 the opinions of the gentleman from
Illinois, MIR. BIssELL,l who spoke the other day upon
this bill, and did me tue honor to endorse the opinion
had expressed of The bad policy OF opening the new lands
TO INVASION by specializing holders of land warrants.
MIR. CLARK. | do not know what the knowledge OF
facts is on the part OF the gentleman from Illinois Mr.
blssELLl 10 whom the gentleman from New Hampshire
refers. do not know precisely the reasons OF the
policy which the gentleman from Illinois urges upon the
House. | only speak oil the facts, either positive or
negative which have transpred within the sphere OF my
own knowledge Now, there would be no prejudice 10
Illinois, that this limitation should be Observed this
sHcuon had in the location OF warrants because the
lands in Illinois have been surveyed and in market
long ago. Such is not the fact in Wisconsin and Iowa,
and other new States and Territories The gentleman from
New Hampshire Mr. TucKl undertook 10 illustrate his
case the other day by the fact that in his travels in
Minnesota he fell IN with two meA who had removed,
II mistake not, from the State OF Illinois, and that their
motive for dong was, because they surrounded
with lands which were held by spectators Now, |
will venture the opinion. il these men should be put upon
The stand and crossexamned, IL would be found that
they never owned an OF land IN the western county
IN Their lives. know not where they went from; but
there IL class OF IN the western couBtryl neither
question their doings their motlves-wbo are never
satisfied except they upon the extreme frontier They
do not to he surrounded either by Spectators or
anybody else. They want open sea--'hey want the
whole region for their They do not wish ior
society institutions There few suchvery few
and they the OF right which IS their own,
when they seek the most distant locations
Mr. COBB, tinieuuptng) will call the attention OF
the chairman OF the select committee lMr DuNHAM] 10
an inquiry which wish TO make desire to know what
he means by the provso TO the seventh section OF this
BILL Provided that the benefits oil this act shall not
cue 10 any person who is member OF the present Con-
gress !"
Mr. DUNHAM | will state in explanation that there
in the printing and the proper correction will
be made
Mr.. CLARK, tresuming) believe that should be