The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-06

held meeting Of the Land Reormers Of tnis city and vi
cnity, In pursuance of tho following notice -
National Reform Mcetng-A meeting Of the frie ods o.
:nsss VIII ss Eoa "a oh sn' sSs. q.
for 5 ns apo SOssTs ,s "pp0:. sp
!SHs !SHs e SSokREEFFhESHD' kEFiaS,H
Join JoiTi " Wfsbf.N f1sSSAN' Committee
A. X. BAILY.
1he severity OF the evening deubtiess prevented ths
meeting being a. large itotherwlsc would have be.n
but what was wanting in numbers ade up in eneruy
The leaders were for the most part there The same Ia
niar faces tha we used to recognize at the meetngs
of the Industrial Congress were the chief actors and u
addition there was Mr. Dana of tho Nep York Tribune.
| CommerfoIu TO preside.
Mr. Benjamin Price appointed Secretary
Mr. RycKmAn offered the following prea,n Bile and reso
iutons, which were unanimously adopted -
! Whereas, The laws which regulate and establish the
oh9Es OF land from their inherent nature form the
Mhe iouhued upon Ight anq iust o, 60 that
through the constant ard irressse .so"os sns y
snSn iaw 70 anversaze industry learning peace plenty
While on The contrary all land founded on false
in tho worlds hscry always successfully TO destroy ali
assaa, nS .sn Liberty 6eesase T. is tho na.uie o. All
ssery form Of human antsgonsm, always enons In
Where's We, tho friends Of the Free Homestead BILL
passage m n'Fs Free % TO
House Of Representatives of the United S.ates that
the tenures IL our beloved country into ssssos
haImohy with tho principles OF republican govsrnme
Whereas believe that of ths Free
blessing rebound more 70 the oay OUR
s aons M han the Whole collective ssstien Of Congress
We tho friends Of the Free DO nssteaa Bill now in the
III that ssa biz ssas's
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the session of Congress and d. 50 have re,oysd
Of s OF the Tho asa ss on ss
body they constitute decided maj r,y we will hold tho
party Of shs United States Responsible for
and 4 is ,nrther resolved
session Of Congress viii be because
q humanity and OF the great dcmocraso have
Sppsis and
noerats party hearty demo rscy Of
s ss e %
lh.t of tho s1n.h justice and i'm
ss public Bot
si t. ss a IN .
advocacy Of those all parties who country or
y % the %RGgy il ssas.. a .sss %
mh s act se.n on hs Free bill The of
SSaIss
u asn d s % &c
dsmo.ra.e hostile ths massss
they and further .ft ''
qss sSs
OF the United States such failure will clearly bdoAts that
Ispudased BY Psrss and King should
part. passage
which viii exist after the election Of November
6Ihat in the failure the Senate to pass
ON the friends Of shas
the United States to lin them saying to the
sirYou have for years aattsred with professions Of
ass rs %e w.m and
hesaaquar,tsr. M ,.a as in many wards and townships
IN behalf Of our pnepits a. our public meetings charsc
S" ,,s to those Pr9ssls. 81.
yenr professions. apdhaye shrkee the question.
lad Tia, our pria
sn m h a you have freely s y
consistently for ther advancement which is
pe e i1T So has, Tor tho
,Patsr with the rcnds ., freedom in sdouble sense
1t "ai Sps%''' TO 'A''' '''
g That committee Of appointed by the chairman
Il s i en ~ wR9s p i % mi Ia to can a mseaf a nd.
S may s BE- oa m 0 the
case defeat 20 take such measures as viii make our
indignation hesid and our recruitment effective.
mr. THOMAS A. Dtyyn Of Williamsburg. said lie
y approved of these resolutions 1t the only to
control the Senate majority OF which was d"mocratlc
and the largest portion The ano re'oimers de-
Docrats thor detection from Pierce in this State you'll
defeat him II the Senate did not yield to their wishes,
1t was Their duty to import scott andy what the wings
no longer with mere proInses.
Mr. H. Day of the Democratic Free Press said If they
ooh over the hhtory OF land reform they would nd
originated in the ranks Of the democratic party The
Homestead till was democratic neasure-put it was
difficult iosay whether coulo be passed This session.
AMIDST go much other bustness tass. Douglas. Walker,
and Shields, all land retormers; and by opp )sns
he democratic candidate for the Presidency the npor
support of these Senators might be Ifhe land
IeoImrs had formerly supported the democratic party,
that was no reason Why they should expo that party
asa paryo help them, thu ough thick and thin in this
grand movement.
The CHAIRMAN then rose aud fad that the land reform
movement vas not got up by the democratic patty but
w the woIkngmsn Of 1898 A voice. That's right -
lie aid that they ought to- punish the democratic party
for Icing and it his opinion thAt tue
whigs friendly to this movement than the
democrats Nr. Day is under great mistake, Ia saying
hat we should not expect any support from the demo-
cratic party but viii chow them II the Homestead bill
Is dtieat.d this session. strong party and
viii punish them accordingly. lie was democrat but
only just TO that nearly all the reforms in this
state were carried out by the wings.
Mr.. DAf-Did not the Homestead Exemption law OF |
this State receive democratic than wing votes
Mr Prtcl-No rhe legislature was whg chat year
Dr.. YoUsG--ft Governor Hunt wing governor,
that recommended the bill The difference between the
wings and democrats was, that the wings piactisod /
while the democrats only preached. The WING National
Convention al Raltimure showed more lbersty tha tho
democratic The national conventions to be called
AT Buffalo and Ptburg would reflect the sentim nts
of reormor throughout the whole country He thought
no species Of radcaiism was dangerous.
Nj X. BAufy then briefly addressed the meeting He
sad he wish'd to pea few words however brief they
IGigh be uJcn this subject. lie thought the speakers
ought to coDGn6 themselves 20 the Homestead bill By
their resolutions they had agreed TO defeat the preden
tial ticket 10 local measures, he believed that the
greatest number Of public had been supported
ty the democrac party We stand, or supposed to
sisno. fIcemen Let then take such measures as
will tend to defeat that party which has proved recre
ant to But must be all united in this cause. Let
III vote for a reform nan-not for whig democrat If
IN this ward is u democrat and a reform man let
for HIM in another ward II he Il whg and a
reform let for him also In the Seven ward
Witch believe has always been considered whig one,
last election we sent up democrat 20 the Assembly And
how was this effected! 1t effected through the ntu
OF reformed whigs
Mr. PnIcy then read the following letter in vindcaon
Of Mr. Walker concerning whose consistency injurious
reports had been spread -
WASHINGTON Aug g. 1852.
SIRYour favor Of yesterdays received You and
your friends entirely mistaken in supp sing that
the Committee Public Lands whi the HON estesd
bill referred. been that committee, and
have been studiopsly excudei from The
mtfee Is composed Of Messrs Fech Borland Dodge OF
Iowa, Pratt and Underwood. Fcch Pratt, aud Under
wood-heng majority Of the commitee-are opposed %