Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-08-24
Eg1a n NJ Ys5t Commercial 4stertis a.

~ FroNtle M Yssk cep,aey Aasertiss der
ATT4sA4PFEO BULLY THE SENATE. II
We ask the attention of our readers to the
following account 66the' naleSs' Voters Of the
City ofNeWi XoFssit0 0XeIaWes the Senate of the
United sS sates, sRa the Democratic
.VoTE YouRsEEIA FiRAff.4aA bin is now in COM
mittee Of the Senate, which the House has passed,
the object (which u the r6taitous t0wIhent
upon every CANDLES American Citizen, who
will reside upon and cultivate it, certain number
OF acres ofland from among the yet unsold lands OF
the United States! Alta recent meeting of the adj
yocates Of the yourself Sc
ries resolutions were adopted the intent
is to intimidate theSenate int6tle passage Ofthat
bill. Readers donot heedto be told that TO the
passage of thatbil, we are earnestly opposed, for
various reasons, some Of which we have heretofore
advanced. We greatly doubt its practical benefit
even to those whose interests it pToeSsestO regard
We deny thatthere exists any necessity for such
measures, and weCaA hgtregaId ifs p6nciPleasm-
yolying positive wrong to the people at lqargsI
TheWil0le scheme is Utbpia1f and its successful
working utterly impracticable. Moreover, the
/ public landSare cheap enough, and can readlly De
purchased by the industrious; and man VIII love
his homestead all tile more ifhe has earned lnSleau
Of beggedit. st7E az
Holding these views, we cannot look with any
i favor upon an attempt to ntimdate tie Senate to
pass the bill. Yet such is the purpqt 81 sundry
H resolutions adopted at meeting laSt evening" Ol
the so called Gland refoTners," though N our
N judgementthiS is the hast to which Slouiu
Il lay claim Precious little Gland" ale they likely
to no fallow ground will be turned up
II NV their manuel labor; no corn planted or stock
j raised by theirseff-impOSed toll. lIey tOvet The
Eeyerisll excitement fpoitica agitation speech
4 making, and the crowded city, with a Necarous
subsistence, is by them preferred. to tit more mon
otonous and Tranquil persuits of agriculture Pas-
Il sing by this, however let ls glance at the neanl
ambe and resolutions last evening. Iley ! Mdil
nfford some relief fot graveE topics, aH6 o little
Il amusement will not beEaRSea soHablsf jHftnow--
Here is the preamble: ~ ~ H ~, 2, y
II Whereas, the laws which regulate and establish
the tenure of land, from their inhetent nature
form the controlling principle Of national action
land posses the power, when founded upon rlgp
land Justice, to correct aQtliat may be wrong III
1.-The constitutions, codes, or customs otany nation
Though the constant and irresistible tendency
such laws to nniversalze industry, learning peace
iplenty, and brotherhood - ~
While, on the contrary, all land tengIes fO5
led on the false and arstocratic theories do COZ
IualIy tend and thus for IN the world history
ways successfully, to destroy ali practical lib
because it is the nature ofall unjust land tent
to increase idleneSS, Ignorance, poverty, amidst
y form of human antagoniSm, always ending int
/ lotisn; and 81 -.
Whereas we, the friends Of the - :,
albl holding these opinions, have
7le1 puraged cSsr4Ons, by dc pass
ed iof a greatstep forward toward bT &, iisIl-
ureS of land p our beloved country Ill Ster lf
harmony wihthe principles ofrepublic I'm
Whereas We believe that the passage Of II nee
homestead Pll with all its present defects, Sdald
confer a greeter blessing humankind, and red4ihd
more to theSfory ofour country, than the Wide
collective legislation of Congress has done foruis
last twenty years. Therefore pi
we, the friends of the free homestead bill;nUE
IN the hand Of q committee of the Senate OF The
United Staksj being earnestly S0licihi0ts that said
Dill should become q Law, and fearful that this
great democratic and humanity measure may ID
rejected or saved off, until the close Of The present
session OF Congress, and so lost bayepebIyed-
We have seen and cbfnnenfed iupofl some rich
exhibitions inthe way ofspreamble. land reSolu-
IONS adopted at mass meetings of TlaHd reform
ers,I .pntwe have not read many prembleS which
more plainly showed that the autllorsg them did
not know what they iwere pre- arnblhg about,
We defy anyman to define the mesnifg Of t{ks
wonderful I1nble and and inane tfodUCtipI
Aet men. ~ ~ on gEriIe, aud snnbluSiinglIr y
o. - t2fe -stF |l'sh4ls vi -. IidS1 "a a. H.
pro4f0f 5l tfE61s
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San tlis lariii-s M Do - Ila Re
Estst a9qt. lte.Qb cQf en- Ieqe9a J. II
iefas lilel name fl1Ii ri
~ ti1 wing q sfneIal sif ~
Gralalnt but even tAd1 a lnelI 40 81 VI
act, we do not feel committed to the com Nv
ton of the unworthy motive which MI -
prompted the more worthy actions 81 the silly
threat contained in the following olutions we
trust that the Democratic Senators Il nrac6calIyl
rebuke. 81. tftS33fi Y a
/. That as the success ortdefetl of the free
homestead bill depends entirely upd the action of
the Democratic members OF the Send of the Uni IN
ted States, (which body they constite decided
malonty, we viii hold the Democrat party of the
Smlea s5ates Iespenslele ior rs ge before the
2. Thatifthe said, bill should nd be passel III
the present session of Congress II vi be because
the rights and interests of huinliiI, and If tbe
great Democrat CmaSSes have been 6ffilntly sold
to purchase support fol; the DemocIhic Presiden-
ticket from aistocratic and speculate CLONES or
because the democracy ofthe leaderkof the Demo
craticpartY Is not hearty but super a 0s,shs
gaey of lro5s and pLrlSes clan0fun Nv u
as passpo1st to the public Treasury. II !,
~ That as the destiny Of plI great measure * Isl
Entirely withln the control of the Democratic MEM IL
ers Of the Senate Of the United States, such fall III
fe viii. clearly indicate that ouIprinciplqs and
neaSures will be disconnte nanced and renlidista1
bythe Pierce all King sdminstt alton, shonli H.,