New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-28
Land Reform.
CaoToN.

formers in reference to the Presidential Flee
/ ton. He is not aware that the Homestead
/ Bill, after it passed the House Of Representa-
tives by a sweeping majority, was brought up
before the Senate of the United States. He is not
aware that memorials from all quarters of the Repub-
lie were presented the Senate begging of that Hon
body to pass that bill into law. He IL not aware
that the Democrats" they call themselves,
were in strong majority in the Senate. He
is not aware that the Land Retormers Of
New. York City and other localities met in public
assembagc and implored the Senate TO pass that
humane lsw-impored not as beggars, thank God
but demanding their rights and determined to
enforce them. He is not aware that at large public
meeting the following warning held ont TO the
democratic Senators" they still desire to call
themselves
That in the of the failure of the Senate toPass
the Free Homestead bill, the friends OF tlst measure
here assembled will call oil the friends OF that
sure throughout the United States 10 join them in say
ing 70 the Democratic party
SIRs: You have for years 1attcred us with profes-
sons OF friendship for our principles and measures.
You have induced us 10 meet at your wigwaIns and
headquarters in many wards and townships.
Your leading orators have eagerly volunteered to
speak in behalf of our principles at our public meeng'
chaTaceIiZing them prcennncnily Democratic, and
promising their unlinchIng support
You have had the power 10 carry those principles
tunphanlly into effect md have most shameuy alsi-
fed your professions, and have shirkedthc question
you have by this course of action shorn of every
hope we lad heretofore enter tanned, that glorious
principles would Obtsn the support you have freely
promised end have thereby left but one course open to
US wherein consistently act for their advance
men which that of open, earnest, and uncompron''
ing hostility the Presidcntial and NicePresideltih
candidates Of the party whose rccreancy 10 ther pro-
essed principles he's for the presen. arrested their pro
gross; apariy WHO
'Pster with the friends of freedom in double sense
Who keep tho word of promise to their ear,
But break II to their hope
He is not aware tina, in contempt of these wsrnngs
and in contempt OF the united voices OF hundreds OF
thousands Of memo1iasts, these " Democratic Sena-
tors kicked out the bill He is not aware that the
"Democroic " Convention of Baltimore declared
ogaiast the Freedom Of the Public Lands lie is not
aware that Franklin Pierce in his letter 20 Edward dc
Leon backs up his declaration ard pledges himself to
act BY if lie il elected lie is aware in short that
if the Sham Democracy elect their grand sham, Pierce
then Land Reform is dead and buried for the next
four years presume he is not OF these things
otherwise he would feel indignant against the knay
ish Hunkers and the men they have set up, rs any
/ Land Reiormer Of US ALL
Ihave sent Mr. Stuart the first number of The Nation
/ 81 Land Rcfornner In it he will find history OF all
these things and am rs exist that when he
sees that history he will Join with his brother ReiOrmers
everywhere throughout the Union, in Furnishing the au
Gacious men who relying upon the mere name OF De
mocracy dared TO set the will of the nation at defiance
Lest other Rolormers may, like Mr. Stuart, be una
ware Of these facts publish this article. also request
YOU TO find room for the following extract from The
National Land Retormer, which throws additional light
upon the subject The extract is addressed TO Lewis
| CRss:
inst of the time that the poor mans II IN stead bill
was before your honorable body determined to give
your party editor in Washington vast printing JOB,
worth net profit of some S2U00UO lOu wanted 10 in
fuse life and spirit into him before the Presidential cleo
ton How did YOU 90 TO work Was Il by voting DIS
oincdy end letting the job fall through No You held
caucus, you and The Democratic Senators you made
party of hs immense job, and You carried II
/ into law in spite OF all opposition. Gou know tins
editor Of yours too old bird to be caught with
chat and you all agreed TO make this large dfdt on
the public treasury for his private benefit. But when
the claims Of the INDECENT citizen for his just right came
! mp before you you also "dgTeeG'-"t0 dgtr, and IN
this wsy 10 defeat his expectations, and 10 blast his
hopes. ,n,.orc,d n,o.ror p, .
| as shall endCavor TO reGuite you for il.
And his by voting for John p. Hale, or anybody
else but your big strong opponent, Winfield scott
That's the way 10 catch you. There Il 20 ne sfea
battle fought in the middle OF the cld between you ana
/ the Wings. That win be the decisive battle aud In
/ that battle viii take part VIII not wS,te my
strength in the petty skinishns gCing On me bNcOr
ners shall ram my bullet home, and when the s;rus
| gle is hottest, IRE II IN your face.
And every true, intelligent and dlsmacdh 'orncfW WI
do the same lie knows that deserve defeat and n
knows that this is the way TO defeat you He knows
too that the Whgs wise enough 10 see their own IN
terest and that If the Reormcrs elect them now they
will pose the bill partly through gratitude for their trI
umphs and partly strengthen themselves in the afec
mons of the people and thus future trumphs.
And NOW one word 10 my brother Land Reiormers
and will close. What Is the present contest between
the two great parties, but contest Tor authority and
spoils All the old issues between them hsve become
slnost entirely obsolete 80 like ere the two platforms
that were not for the that stand upon them, you
would hardly know the one platform from the other
Indeed the greatest difference between them Is upon
this very question Of the public lands The Wings have
30 far Welded 10 public opinion that they have given mp
the doctrine of distributing their proceeds among the
Stscr Their Baltimore Platform Is entirely silent on
the subject and il is well known that the principal
leaders of their party favorable 10 the principle o.
free land 80.
j Not ONLY have the young, progressive Wings done
much TO forward the free land cause for seven or egn
years bsck but the old, Conservsiye hlss Win sush
men as Daniel Webster and Col Webb AZ their heads
have come out emphatcay in favor o. our cherished
measure. Even Gen Scott himself, Just ~heh ne was
mounting the Baltimore platform added hiie plank o.
his He declared that with due reg ara 10 the IN
erests Of the nation large he would endesvoF 10 pro
mote early settlement OF the pubic lands ana on
principles favorable 10 the sctusl settler -.
TOus brother Reformers il il Of little monen' Ns,tn
or Whg offce hunters or Democratic Office hunters
hS enjoy place and pcrouisi,c for the next iour years
Our duty patriots and lovers Of our race ! 70 u-r rue
ono parry asainsi tAe Otner ior thc SAY a1O - 81
Try. This L our duty Have nothing 10 90 WI "a"
petty skrniShcs under Mr.. Gcrriu smith OF Nj h1ie,
or Mr. Any body ese. Waste single moi IN tais
wsy come up hsc one lOadei-pr1ncd-pFes
ed Fire low and Level into toe sham leaders Of 'a'
"DemocraCy. ,,
Do this and when the smoke clears sway You wiii
find them nowhere Then II the WhlSs fail 70 40 ihcir
duty pick your ints and prepare 70 turn your he upon
them 81 the very next election This Is our poAS! Il
we tIc,s il up with vi,or VIII have the land iree
in double quick time. Ii don't we may hang ia me
rear of either party, and beg and pray OF them "a. e..
,i,v dEwps without the less. possible eject - nov
-, stsn5 IN vour arms Act rs becomes the cham
pions Of trrih and progress. Make yourselves FELT
3 End FsAEEp.
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