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

body else, we-sad members Of mass meetng-would
limp into the arena Of history with certain horrible
defects that have distinguished other horses (which
have heretofore paced to ruin at the will Of improper
riders"-yes, "lmp into the arena" themselves, Vile
"young empire stands bxided for he race doing nothing
but champng his bit inmorti6caton that be cannot nun
for the cup for ack Of rider This writsrs imagination
needed bridlipg " that which ID probably ups be did
not earnestly feel upon and thoroughly understand the
subject about which he was writing
As we think it exceedingly probable that Senator'S have
not yet felt the force Of all the arguments employed in
port Of the appeal made them and may feel CRATE
full for clear lucid terse, concise Cobbettlike state
ment Of the reasons why the United States
should give away farms copy the following
from the address, hoping the Senate win understand them
better than do: ss
Your committee in viewing this question stand upon
the ground that the earth has been created for the in
hertance Of the race hold that that statesman who
would attempt to throw up barrier within whose limits
other people should be permitted to find resting place
and home usurps attribute of the Creator and there
by acquires the distinction of being an enemy Of his kind
Believing them in the broad phossphic and humane pro-
vision of the constitution which the welcome and
free Of the exile to these shores nevertheless
entertain the opinion that the only way by which
this metropolis have been hitherto baraened win through
recently passed BY the House Of representative y
problem OF coming
duty Of Statesmen s to see that
people being eopard the ~ too careless ndisr
mutudos who seek this ark Of refuge in search Of 6ospab
degraded r nsson BECOMES s the
q their disposal 3 used those
sh % s e. sns esfa a q
& is II tbs our rulers guard US from those v
We are not confined within scumscrbd boundary
capital never complains where probably smpoy iii sPa
a.,ssd when aasausssly colpsnsssa Lake capital
far deprecated not TO afford him who the
sustenance which artificial contrivances have denied"
No doubt it is a right but we confess our inability
to appreciate very highly the grandloquent phraseoogy
Of this exposition of principles Pierce it slightly
with the point of criticism and it colapses into couple
of truisms and non-sequitur. The most remarkable
action of the meeting, however the adoption of the
resolutions attached to the address, One Of them is in
the following words
Resolved That this meeting looking it does to the
action of the Senate cannot but believe that it will be
governed in its decision by desire to egsate for the
interests of the whole people rather than be directed by
the appeals threats of who view nothing
just or patriotic that which they suppose will give
them full latitude to keep their feowcitizens in such
position will enable them to perpetualy extract from
their labor those which should he appropriated
the comfort and independence of their families"
In familiar phrase, we can Ego that heartily. 1t is
the land reormers condemnation of themselves and
marvel that the meeting did not the lurking
that seasons it. The meeting by adopting it, says in fact
We have confidence in the Senate that it will egsate for
the interest of the whole people, and net for the land
formers alone 1t will not be influenced to do wrong
either by their appeals their threats 1t will not, at
the expense of the whole people, give away farms
certain class and thus allow them rob those who by
hard labor and rigid economy have honorably purchased
farms, to the free gift of which they have equal claim
with these reformers We believe this We have not the
remotest idea that the Senate will pass the BILL The prn
cple of it involves wrong which the Senate win not be
aparty to and not wrong only but absurdity which
ceaves every detail Of the BILL Indeed the idea Of cars
yng it out is utterly absurd that marvel to the
of intelligent and honest among its advocates
The scheme altogether visionary and its momentary
triumph in the House Of Representatives has alone given
it any importance.