The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-08-21


ale as an amendment 10 this bill - the homestead oil
Upon eslerday we had The river and harboF oul-a Dill
which proposes 10 make extensive Improvements 10 va
rous seetiOnso this UnioD-mosed as amendment 10
this same BILL WHICH SIMPLY provides 70, The construction
the senator from Nav Hampshire proposes 10 insert lhe
homestead bill having, said before, sort OF con-
nexion with H. Ii reminds very much OF cifcum-
stance which took place in the Stale represented by my
honorable Trend from Indiana. gentleman had been
elected 10 the legislature for other purpose than TO OBJ
lain appropriation of $500 clean certain obslTue
lions Ia creek which passed through his county He
had been endeavorng, during the whole progress OF The
session. 10 get that appropriation lie moved to insert has
amendment 10 different bills which were adopted, but
failed. The session drew TO close when resolution
offered Ia the usual FORM rendering The thanks OF the
house 70 The speaker for the able and dgnhed manner
which he had discharged the duties OF the char. The
member was told that this was the proper time for offer
ing his amendment; whereupon. he Immediately hoped
up, and moved 10 insert and that $500 be appropriated
10 clean out White river, in - county" Laughter
MIR. CASS. | consider it very unkind in the senator
from New Hampshire TO present this amendment to this
bill. Here is bill which we have been aborng TO
bring toward for weeksa local bill, concerning i'm
portant local poston-and at the very moment OF lis
passage the gentleman from New Hampshire gets up,
and urges amendment that has no more relation 10 il
than any other bull before the Senate that might be
named am the honorable senator has not an
idea that his proposition = going to pass immediately
it will inevitably destroy this bill as o.morrow will
come il il is adopted II cannot be otherwise And The
honorable senator should know tina, have been from
the in favor of the principle OF the home
stead bill, and that have avowed here repeatedly
do not say will vote for that bill until we come 10 dis
it, but the principle OF giving quantity OF land 10
actual settlers upon the frontier am in favor Of. But
will not vote for this bill under the circumstances IN
which il is presented voted against putting the
river and harbor bill upon this bill, and had ma
loriiy with me; and certainly that bill is much more
related TO this than the homestead bill is The
inevitable effect OF adding this amendment, as before
stated will be TO destroy this bill; and am sure the
honorable gentleman does not want to do that Such,
take it, is not his object, Why, then, endeayor to force
this homestead bill upon this measure when The inevita
Bile tendency will be only to make persons vote against
The homestead who would otherwise vote for il
shall vote against attaching IT, as would do in all
cases under similar circumstances. do not think that
kind OF Legislation Is justiiableto force one bill upon
another in order TO carry il through when it would not
90 through under other circumstances There ought TO
be wholesome and proper relations between the two bills
and think il iS matter Of public right and justice
that they should be kept separates and do hope-but
will not make any appeal about i'll have only to say
that shall vote against putting the homestead bill upon
this; and at the time make the remark that this
bill has connexon with the merits OF the homestead
bill and that when that bill shall come up, il its details
are such practical upon the subject, shall vote
Tor it,. am for The principle, but go against coupling
these bills, when the only effect OF will be TO destroy
measure in which my State is deeply interested, and
which my colleague and myself have faithfully labored
TO bring forward until now There are twenty other bills
to which may just as well he attached as this There
are the various appropriation bills 10 which IS s! as
bill OF general concern 10 all the people OF the Union
Why then, does The gentema from New Hampshire wish
10 lnTOW persons IN CoinVei
vote against bill, who under other circumstances
would vote for III
Mr.. GWlA, do not know whether am in favor of
donating land to actual settlers but, nasmuch have
introduced bill Of that character this session. and my
vote against this may be msconstrued will state that
shall vote against the principle ayowed by the sena
Mr. BAbGER As tie s yeas and nays have been or
dered, ! wish TO explain the reason why shall vote
against this amendment | shall vote against not only
Tor the assigned by my friend from Michigan, that
il is out OF place amendmento this BILL but because
totally opposed 10 II, out and out, from beginning TO
end-lis principle and its practice It's origin and It's proba
bic results shall vote against II whatsoever II may be
presented ior the consideration OF the Senate, aud shall
perhaps take occasion 10 assign some reasons why shall
do
Bat independent of that agree with the senator from
Michigan that II would be improper 10 add il to this bill
III II were moved TO add the river and harbor BILL there
you'd have been great and comprehensive system OF
valuable and benehsia public mpro yemenis and the value
OF the end would have made very proper 10 disregard
little want OF form, supposed want OF being germane
to the bill, for the purpose OF securing the amendment
Ba surely we ought not 10 put mischeyous measure
like this homestead bill, upon bill which my good
friends from Michigan have much heart. and for
which they have botn labored SO sealousiy
Mr. BUTLER. In some points OF view | can see that
this homestead bill may be gernane 10 The one under
consider alton for ! suppose the senator IRON New
land; and for fear they will all be taken for railroads
he wants portion OF Them Tor that class OF citizens who
may be very valuable voters hereafter.
Mr.. HALE That is right, exactly.
Mr. BUTLER. But, sir, what is 10 become oil the
poor Indians which much was said the other day.
II you take all the land Tor railroads and homesteadsl
Where is the land for the Indians about whom there
has been 80 much weeping, and so much sympathy
pressed? When anything comes up in relation TO the
Indians hear great deal OF defamation, and the
sympathies OF gentlemen are Immediately poured out
upon that poor Injured race while in every measure
that you pass IN relation TO the public lands you Ia
king from them the only by which you obtain
Tor them a lingering, animal existence.
As regards the donation OF the public lands am free
10 say would rather them distributed and committed
TO the States exclusively. They source OF mis-
chievous temptation to Congress- and would prefer Civ
log them the States in which they lie, and lei them do
what they choose with them, to keeping them a con-
slant source OF temptation, and trying get rid OF them
every way we can know not What the different States
would do with them whether they would parcel them
out homeseads 10 anybody who wanted TO take them
regards good faith do not suppose the obligations are
very strong here in Influencing gentlemen who introduce
measures Of this kind bat II the obligations of good
faith and the usage Of the government regarded
think this bill ought TO be discussed and considered az
an important measure without being hiched on to an
other bill without consideration. II s unfair to Introduce
a measure Of this kind amendment to a bill like
the under consideration. Has il been discussed
in this body, is the gentleman from New Hampshire
prepared TO take II without dscassiunl suppose that
is the presumption.
Mr.. HALE I certainly did not intend TO put any.
body in false position by this motion nor sir, did
conceive TO be very much IN the power OF
put another IN false position, unless he voluntarily
sumes II, because all free agents and whatever
may be the consequence, can say 10 the honorable
ena,or from California, mir WELLER, or anybody else
have no such purpose and no such desire.
The honorable senator from Michigan, TMr CAss,l