The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-09-02
POLITICAL.
oTHIS LOOKS REBELLION"


"THIS LOOKS REBELLION"
The friends of the Homestead Law and Lane
: Reform, held another large meeting at New Yorl
J on the reception OF the intelligence that tn
; Homestead Bill had been killed in the Senate
]. d. C. Smith, Democrat, presided, and u. G
Croly, Democrat, was Secretary.
;. Mr. J. II. Keyser, another Democrat, oferes
J, a resolution, calling a public meeting to TAX
j. steps to rebuks the course Of the Democracy.
nj Mr. E. P. Day, editor OF the Democratic Fres
Press, the weekly Pierce and King paper, on the
, presentation Of Mr.. Keyser's resolution, severely
! denounced Messrs. Felch, Pratt and Underwood
: for reporting against the adoption OF the Home
9 stead bill, and thought they should be burnt in
q effigy. He had expected different result at the
: hands Of a Democratic Committee, and supposed
that when it was first hinted to him that such
would be the fate Of bill which was petition.d
I for by tens Of thousands, that it was idle whig
talk But no. Democratic Senators, he feared,
had been tampered with BY spectators. Unless
this bill now passed, terrible dissatisfaction would
break out in the ranks Of their once invincible
party.
siblc for the appointment Of the Senate Commit
tee on Public Lands but Mr. King, the associate
of Mr.. Pierce, and the Democratic Senators Of
lall hues and sections? How do we know bu,
/, this Committee was packed by the Spectators
for the very purpose of thwarting the popular
y i'll on the great question Of Land Reform. This
being so, be would never vote for Pierce and
KIM, for is their active friends and supporters
who have stiaed this great measure. Ii as good
"a killed for this season, since the action OF the
Public Land Committee. We must now lift up
our voices against the traitors to their constitu
, ents in both houses, and cleo, men to the next
Congress who are pledged for the Free Home
stead.
Mr. Magagnos was in favor Of Mr. Keyser's
+ resolution for an indignation meeting. No one
could now deny that the Democratic party had
thrown aside its sympathies for the workingmsn
and mechanics But they would be taught les
son for this, and with the aid Of 10000 Of the
Anti-renters, 1000 Land Reforniers Of this city,
h and 1900 in the country, the Democratic Sena-
torial leaders would listen to the voice Of the peo
pie in the future. He was confident, if they sup
ported Scott and Graham, their pr rncipes would
triumph, as it was natural result. lCheefs.
Gen. Pierce had said nothing, while Gen. Scott
had declared himself for an early settlement OF
public iaaaa and the questions connected there
with He had little 10 expect from the present
session OF the Senate. They would kill the
Homestead bill. He was opposed to following
any such party, and in common with the great
body Of the members Of different trade societies
of this city, would 60 for Scott, the best exro
lnent Of their views. The workingmen expected
j nothing from the Senate.
Mr. Devyr of Williamsburgh spoke and show.
ed the favorable auspices upon which the Home
stead Bill came up before the Senate. The House
!, of Representatives which was not the purest
body was flooded with petitions for this bill, and
it passed by two-third vote; it then went to the
Senate, and its passage was pe,itioned for from
all sections Of the country, and all classes OF the
people. He would impress upon Rsformsrs the
iecessity OF dsmissing ell their old party attach
!, ments He had never voted whole Wing tick
ct in his life, and had been in the habit Of going
ii blind as it was termed, but he had got bravely
over that He could not consistently with bis
e principles 90 for Pierce and King. There was
g plenty Of time yet for the Senate to pass the
: Homestead bill II il was not passed, Scott was
the club to beat PieTee's brains out with. twas
no use throwing their votes away upon the Pits
+ burgh nominees, but let US go with the &c, 600
Anti-Renters for Scott and Land Reform. He
told the Democratic friends in the U. S. Senate
that they never received better backed-up bill
than the Free Homestead Bill. He was much
applauded
Mr. harrington Pfice had just returned from
EImi,a where several State Conventions have
, been in session. He had seen Democrats there
from all sections of the State whe could not sup.
port Pierce. Many ofthese were influential men,
and Supervisors and Trustees of their towns
They were determined to hold the Democratic
msority in the Senate responsible.
The meeting then adjourned until another
evening.
T A POTENTIAL DoDGE Those who hap.
(, pen to live just this side of the line, which
: for miles divides Massachusetts from New
!, Hampshire, escape the rigorous operation
Of the Liquor Law, by stepping over, and
thus beyond its jurisdiction. BY similar
process the Grani,e-ribbed commonwealth
has not untrequently extended aid and com.
} fort to the lineal outsiders Of Maine.
4 We have understood that number Of
Iliquor dealers in the vicinity of Lowell,
, have recently taken up their abode in
, Pelham, and other places in New Hamp
} shire, within half an hours ride. One in
dividua! has bought piece Of land in that
State, and put on il building, socontrived
that his bar stands exactly up to the line
in New Hampshire. while his customers.
as they hold the glass to the mouth, drink
in Massachusetts! This is dodge po-
tep,ial, which the law cannot touch.-Lor-
ell Courier.
4 A Washington correspondent OF the
Commercial Advertiser gives the following
"Reminiscences Of Mr.. Clay:
"The incident occurred in the Senate
10 lively debate was in progress-old Gen
eral SAMUEL SMITH was very talkative,
aud his talk little pleased the widespread,
ing mind ofthe Kentucky statesman. Be
sides, he was not always correct in wha,
, he said, and the wonderful memory Of
Clay easily detected his errors. Atlength
Mr. CLAY, vexed by his bold assertions,
and resolved to end such contest, after
short, sharp speech, directed against one
who could bul poorly cope with him, con.
cluded, in the mos, inimi,able manner i'm
aginable, with this couple,:
ssOld politicians chew on wisdom past
j And tottsr on in blunders to the last"
], The Senate was convnlsed--the Gener'1
Twas filed with wrath--he attempted to
reply ly-hesita,ed with tremu-
, lous voice--'si totter on-,otter on-Il'
, let the Senator know"-but it was OF no
avail, the shaft had hit, nothing could re
pei il. The work was done, the debate
was ended, the folly Of a man OF ordinary
calibre con,endine with such an antngonis,
was manifested, though it must be confess
, ed svmpa,hized with his grey hairs, and
though, Mr.. Clay wanting in venora,
. ton"