The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-10-21
LocOfocGisIa and Poor Folks.

who try to be great,are generally overfiowing
with delightfully."- refreshing love Tor poor
folks. They are extremely partial to poor
mems interests, in whatever form they may
be presented-that is, they exhibit the gassy
friendship Of empty words. But we have
beautiful illustration OF the Inconsistency OF
their actions with their words, in a leaf from
( the history Of Gen. Pierce and Mr. King,
the pres mt Democratic candidates for the
Presidency and Vice Presidency. The first
settlers Of Indiana, Illinois, and The Western
States generally, are cmphatcally poor
folks and honest, hardw 0rking, adventurous
poor folks, who deserve all the encourage
ment legislative enactments can possibly give
them. Locofocos have been their particular
friends in lcor9S, but not in deeds. Here, for
instance are the Representatives of that par
ty, Pierce and King-let's see VIVA. their
course in deeds has been towardthe poor set
tiers. They were members Of the y. States
Senate in 1889. On the l4th of January Of
that year, the following proposition was
brought before hatbody:
." And be'it further enacted, That when
any of the public lands of the United States
have remained unsod Tor fifteen years after
the termination of the public sales, the same
may be entered and purchased by actual set
tiers, on the following terms, to-wit: II q
settler is DESTROYS to purchase for residence,
eighty. or less than eighty acres. he may en-
ter and purchase the same at fifty cents per
acre."
This provision was intended as an encour-
agcment to actual settlers, and would have
promoted tn interests of the poor but de-
serving emigrant to llnois, Missouri, Iowa
and Wisconsin, at the same time that it would
not have injured the government. This was
at period too, when the honest poor man
was mostly in need of the encouraging ass;s-
lance of Congress, and would have been most
gratefully acknowledged and returned by the
opening of new farms and By rapid in
crease ofpopuIation Throughout the Western
States.
But when the vote was taken, it was lost by
by yeas 81, nays %. Among the nays, are
recorded the votes of FRANKLIN PIERCE
and WIN. Z. KING! And that too, although
the votes Of the Sena,ors'from Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mis-
lis. ipp, Michigan and Tennessee, were cast
in favor OF the measure without distinction of
party. The votes of Pierce and King pre-
vented this excellent bill becoming a law.
D. Al. il,lo 4 L
folks in words, but haters IN deeds, were gull
ty Of in Congress. During the session vi
1871, the Wing party, led by WIN. ~ Gra-
ham, attempted The establishment of per-
n'Gneat prospective pre-emPtioa systsm. in favor
OF actual settlers on the public land. The
following proposition was brought by Mr.
Prcntiss before the Sen tie:
"That every actual settler on any of the
public lands to which the Indi IL tide has
been extinguished, except such as are here
matter reserved, being the head of fam ~,
or over twenty zone years of. age, who Was in
the possession, and u housekeeper, by perso-
nal residence thereon, at the time of passing
this act, and for four months next proceed NJ,
shall be entitled to presumption in the pur-
ing one quarter section, at the minimum price
now established by avs
The vote upon this proposition was-yeas
IL, nays %. Among the yeas stands Wm
"A. Graham; among the nays, Frank. Pierce
and VIM. r. King.
Thus have these men, now especial favor
ties with the Democracy, recorded themselves
against the interests Of the actual settlers oil
the public lands and the pioneers o the coun-
try. What think you OF that old friends
you who " ere early pioneers in ttis neck of
woods! VIII you vote for men who thus re-
corded themselves enemies to your Interests
at time when you most desired aid and COM
fort. Or viii you not vote for the man who
lately in his 'etler of acceptance OF the whis
nomination., used the following language;
IL shall be ready, in my connection with
| Congress, to recommend or approve of meas
ues in regard to the public domain, 50 as to
secure IN early settlement OF the same favor
able to actual Settlers
| There is this difference between the men
so far as at least one subject is concerned,
and very important subject it is, inasmuch
as the interests of certain poor men are very
much involved in it, to whose interests Pierce
and King have shown themselves enemies,
and Scott their friend.
C%TAny person wishing to buy valuable
farm near this city, had better refer himselft to
an advertisement in another column.