New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-28

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ztus and speak 10 them a. he would those Of bis own
state for all fellow citizens pf the United Srasss
sn1 though there might be- difference between some Of
Us be trusted that In their efforts TO alleviate the condi
20, OF their fellow men, they would make this principle
We common altar OF our country, around wAca All
werld rally. lie then adverted To the charge that this
Dill violation Of the Constitution of the United states
and quoted from tina. document and the history oil the
past 70 shsw the powers IL SLOWED, In the matter oil
treaties and purchasing Of lands to the Government
and as proof that it constitutional question The
President and Congress make treaty, Is they have
dor for the Territories OF California Louisiana Florida
and Oregon; and 1t becomes the property OF the
United states tbs Government; acting trustees but
the risht 70 the soil belonging in equity the people
| Sl50O000O were given for Louisiana but the Govern
| ment would have paid &O0oo0o0 for the same
If had soil, in order to have the guardianship
the mouth Of the Mississippi Nov what has been the
| consequence You have considerably more than you
laid and Secretary Stuart has declared that the pub
| lie lands have paid more than Si0,OooO00 over what
they cost The speaker then went on TO consider the
subject q measure and after enumeratng the
number Of quarter sections OF loo acres OF public lands
sufficient TO accommodates the three millions OF quained
voters in the country three quarter sections each ne
coatasted the benefits that would accrue u ali oy tle
free disposal with their present condition, uncuavaed
and producing nothing unless to the eontrving spccu
lator who buys strips Of them for probable disposal
hereafter Cut Of this number Of qualified voters there
are many who produce but little some having no tade
Others unable 70 procure work. Well take man that
isproducng but htte transplant him on this SOIL andn
\ sho, time you viii rising up suug log cabin In
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fine fat hog viii be abeeryed RAMBLING HE property;
then steer will be observed and finally god milch
producing nothing mere than the unclaimed min
erai In the mountain. Other seeing his prosperity
viii Join him-a population VIII surround him, and each
msn viii be able spend in the course of while $50
year. in luxures, buying dresses for bis dasgh
ers But what more is donei The man Il improves III
| his moral well physical coalition. He knew she
positon of suffering man in society for ne has felt tac
sting of poverty ltere someindviaaal in the ouskirs
of the meeting hissei When the speaker remarked
thst he heard bu two things nxSray hiss in his
lifcone was viper, that Kissed from the maigny oil
its venom the other goose kes did the same
through its stupidity He knew how 70 treat an
insult il deserved for he considered tsst clever
sensibhc well bred man. would never offer cne Loud
cheers and much laughter followed this happy reDuke
and the gent walking on somewhat scared
after such scarifcstion Mr. Johnson continued Let
be sd work out this question. Let us take the man
who gees this quarter section OF land ana view MIN
with family of in number about him, and you
will that that family will be able to buy seven times
more than could be done before. Now you are setung
only some s., CO0OOO for these lands ana II one mt
lion of families were located there about S56,OOO,OO0
would be spent than whist Is no~, ana
the revenues of the country increased by the sum
that would be expended in the purchase OF foreign or
imported goods. The question 10 plain one, and easily
understood 1t was like looking through kaledes-
cope in which you certain bits OF glasses sun there
but changing In view when tarned, and he cared
not how often you this subject, every new view
adds something to strengthen the conclusion you come
TO. (Cbeers.) II you give man home In tue ives.
at home He will want more wheel5arrows and
ploughs mere instruments Of iron and wooden ware,
more shirts, hats and clothing apparel and thus nu,
tua benefit will be the result He wanted the suojct 10
be taken up should be BY sensible men, and not to
allow Themselves to be carried of by the al cGp,dadam
arguments which gentlemen affect. Another view
is presented by this question He had spoken nrst OF us
constutiopaly Secondly, that it win increase the
revenue by Increasing the demands from foreign mar
kets he would alude ii its effects In creating
sound MOI ais and il he went into church he would
t.ko tbab ,a6 Olipyg n
Men would be placed in condition to do rgnt
when freed from poverty, for when adversely meets
one at every corner when he Is downtrocdeh ana III
misery he get little time TO stop 10 moraltZe or near
sermons OF read long dlscourses. No. he wants an
other condition la which 10 be moralized Hewoud
20 far as to say that poverty leads to crime but
was the halfway house TO it, He Is oftenties driven
into it, and connecting pan fees TO the GROCERY
to acquire artificial courage to conduct H. lie was
leyeler in the ordinary accepauon OF tne tsr,
bui he wanted industry To be rewarded. He did not
want 10 take away from one man To give 10 announcer
The Savior OF Man down from Heaven to elevate
the multitude TO the honorable condition Oh men ana
angels and If he who shed his blood the hill OF Cava
w was considered aleveer, was he. Again we nave
another view OF the question. We have heard great
deal about the down-trodden people OF other coun
tries II you come to look az society In Europe,
and you find dash OF it here aso-you ma II com
posed of three divisions, one down, one in the
middle and one above who sometimes called !
the aristocracy-the last doing nothing at all-the |
first very little unless like the other acting rs con.
sumers while the middle class are the producers, and
only workers. he gong 10 We toV,
the war policy in this country. The employers and
producers the middle a society which the upper
and lower classes take away. They do not wish Tor
war while the others always wishing TO hght Tor the
first can get place and follow in the rank aud
file. Talk to man placed on the soil ABOUT the taxing
OF Cuba or other subject OF the like nature he
will think differently from those who are In favor OF
such movements He will consider about his VIE and
children, and tell you that he doesens want your six
pence shilling day, or pay his share OF tne ex
penses of war But though he 10 slow then, let ms
ronutry be invaded his heaTtbstone threatened WIN
hostile VISIT and his wife and children put In jeopardy
he the first who turns out for their defense lie
is ouch man when comes, he goes and Wnen
war goes he comes back. lCheers This Is the
kind OF population TO establish Tor the Stability
OF our institutions, and he believed that wnen
we looked at the resultsl OF this great scheme OIL
Homestead policy on all States IL viii be found
that our nation the ightest ON the whole habltaoie
globe Once get this measure on the statute-book and
never will il be repealed Let not disagree about
certain sections Of the BILL but take it as we can get it.
II Is natural for us to disagree for all not made ALIKE
and we cannot expect that the work oil men can DC
perfect fret like the goddess OF wisdom springDg from
he head of love rs mentioned in heather mythology
The question is one OF the richest and Justes tna was
ever Dted 10 hs mind suits Wings and Demo
Gratis. Loud cheers IL suits every man t'I ~
his country IL stands out aoof like some projecting
cliff and attracts the attention of all IL Is above party
concerns he hoped that party would never take pc,
stion it, and he wondered that the pohcy snouia
have lain dormant until One that Is so connected
with the moral well the physical nature OF man
The speaker then continued 10 advise tue pocy tna
should be adopted In successfully bringing the quesaoh
10 an issue by people taking the election into their
own hands and making the candidate come out speak
on the subject il the Senate Of the United States refused
the bill The victory would BE- great one ana more
than twenty times the number Of sraeltes that Moses
crossed the Red Sea- to the promised land would DO
brought GU; OF bondage He then described the dcui'
ties and opposops that met the advocates Oh the nea
sure during the last six year, before the bill passed the
House OF Representatives, and concluded by saying
thst if asked which he would prefer ~ see the Home.
stead policy in operation be President OF the United
s,s,es ne would thousand times prefer the former al
tentative loud cheers greeted the eloquent speaker
on the termination OF his address)
Gen. S. NJ. Booth, editor Of The MI. |
waukes WIS., Free Democrat was then introduced totae
audience He said that tits was subject OF impor'
lance not to one section Of the people or another but