Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-06-05


The annual immigration including that through Canada
not less than 300 900 400 0O0 We are aware that
the bill does not make direct provision for comers
but they know, or may know land their friends here will
Ten them) tnat as revolutions never 20 backward
il the landess in this country are voted farms at
the public expense future immigrants win be provided
for in similar manner
o. This bill, II passed into law win destroy of
chief resources In time OF In Of q with
Great Britain for instance our revenue from customs
would be very small But the public lands If we retain
them, VIII be standing of revenue, and very
large one in the of war with great commercial ma
uon Inus the leading object for which these lands
donated by individual States to the United States will be
disregarded and defeated
y. ~ VIII squander away invaluable patrimony
which Will be wanted by our children and our childrens
children AT the rate things going half century if
not much less time, will up all the new land that is
worth cuuyating from the Atlantic to the Pacific Why
should we be In such haste to fill il all up with the dregs
OF Europe! IL has the nation the exngushment
Of Indian titles in surveys in purchases from civilized
Powers, ana in other Of acquisition HUNDREDS
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS; and we propose to give il
away TO the pauper labor Of Europe We amazed ut
the Jolly and madness Of the act and still more when we
see the measure voted for by large portion of the Re-
representatives. of the old States north Of Mason and Dix
on line What does it mean Do they think they were
sent 70 washington to ge away the property Of their
sttuents to foreigners by tens Of millions of dollars
mat can be the motive of their conduct? We cannot
imagine unless be that the Presidential election is at
hand ana that neither party willing take the respon
VI saying NO even 10 proposition
lest the other party should that little word as lever
to raise their candidate into the Presidential chair by
means OF foreign votes. Well if foreign votes are SO po
tent now, what will they be when this bill shall have had
the eject TO bring millions to this country
We do hope that the Senate the conservative power of
the nation will the suicidal measure on the spot
H. has not been properly discussed and understood by
people. At least give time to think Of it, measure
vast in its sweep and arreaching in its consequences
should not be passed without the most mature deberaon
"Look to the Senate"
FROM THE BALTIMORE AMERICAN.
The PUBLIC LAND SURRENDER. public meeting was
held in the city of New York. few evenings Ago. favor
of the passage by the United States Senate of the home
stead bill now before that body The meeting addressed
by Mr. JOHNSON, of Tennessee the author of the bill in
the House of Representatives, and by other gentlemen
among whose names notice those Of JOHN VAN buren,
and HORACE GREELEY
Considering the wde-reaching Importance of this mea
sure which proposes to dvest the Government Of all pro-
pery in the public domain it is little remarkable that
step subversye Of the longestabished policy of the
Government shsud be pressed upon Congress with
evidences OF popular favor in its behalf The meeting
above referred to in the city of New York to stand
alone indication of any public interest in the mat
ter and how far that gathering may be supposed de-
monstrate any sincere general the subject
we leave those to judge who may be acquanted with the
manner in which public meetings be gotten up in
popuous cities for purpose another as transient as
the occasion which may be made for calling them.
Throughout the country generally there have been no
signs OF any earnest movement among the body eff
the people In favor OF this wholesale surrender of the
public lands. few active and jealous persons have in
deed been busy in urging the measure and in the alb
sence OF any determined opposition they have been
abled to make considerable progress far the forms
OF Legislation concerned. The bill has been carried
through the House of Representatives by Of nearly
two to one after having received in Committee of the
Whole reception which argued far different result
But appears that many who opposed the bill in commit
tee were not willing to have their registered against
on the record Of the yeas and nays 1t taken for
granted we suppose by these gentlemen, that opposition
TO the bill on its final passage would have the effect of i'm
pairing their popularity.
While the operation Of this measure If it should be-
come law must take from the Government all its rights
Of property to the public lands and forever preclude it
from the exercise of consderate discretion in the future
expected that the Law will confer upon any portion of the
people appear to be rather predetermined and remote
grant Of one hundred and sixty of land in the will
derness will be little value to the destitute who lack the
means of bringing it under cultivation say nothing Of
the want Of acquaintance with agricultural pursuits on
the part or those who living In ctes nave been accus
toned to other avocations.
The assumption that the measure mus. DC Popa ~
cause it proposes to give lands to tbs anuee, m &c
very greatly, fear, to prevent mat raionat
Judgment which legislators should never torego, anu
in case of such importance as thus was
due We are left to next be prO Oar IN
of essef eopetitors for popular favor The success Of
this act Of Establishment success is attend it,
but incite an anxious emulation and who is there
among the tribe Of demagogues that will feel ready
indulge in the most unbounded iberaty when he do
so the nations expensef The people likely be
taught to look attey rather than service hands
of public men, and where this tendency is to stop those
who accelerate it most are probably the last to know
care.