The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-02

this bill, who are lrends also to other measures which
nave come 10 US from the House 10 say To who feel
special interest IN the homestead BILL thar they will gen
cIously Ieclproeae this just orbearance aud permit
vote 10 be taken al upon that measure unembar
assed and without amendment as soon as this bill shall
Mr. WALKER. This Congress is about 10 close
MANY who occupy seats upon This floor leave and
wish 10 lake little reirospecon before their departure
90 mol wish 10 offend any senator in what shall say
IN io4s moved in this matter OF the homestead bill IN
me Senate. and believe was the first and from that
me 10 hs Just such speeches have been made by the
senator from OHIO. Mr. CnAsEl by pretended friends OF
Tue homestead, just such have been now given
by The senator from Michigan. Mr. CASH. from session
10 session and year TO year. have defeated this measure
tha Congress at which have not urged this measure
and urged II upon It's own merits and lis independent
grounds and have never yet been able to satisfy such
friends as The senator from Michigan and the senator
from ONO, and some other senators here who claim 10
be It's peculiar friends, that the proper lime had come TO
vote upon the homestead bill.
Mr. CHASE. lshould like to know on what occasion
did not vote for it
Mr. WALKER. Now, upon this very occasion, at
this very time. say when have made every effort in
my power get a vote upon this measure at every SEES
zion that have had the honor of sitting here there has
always been something nlerposed. Al time the pa
rotism OF gentlemen in favor OF the old soldiers they
called them, was enlisted that they could ieel Them
selves constrained to crush the homestead BILL and pass
what they called bill for the relief OF old solders-in
other words TO turn into circulation millions Of assgnats,
of paper currency with which spectators could mo-
nopoze the public lands, and get from the hands OF
The soldiers Tor penny 10 The pound This kind of pa
tiotsm has defeated this from year year. and
session TO session and, sir. here at last upon the last
night OF the session. when measure is moved having
some relation 10 in regard TO the subject and in regard
10 those who are 10 be The benecares oil il, APP
peaed TO TO do-what? To give way that bill for the
reef OF INDECENT insane may have precedence il,
and may be carried anterior to H. and are to take the
chance afer that is gone 10 get up the homestead bill
through the grace and favor OF those who its avow
ed enemies, aud who have been ever since il was
moved IN the Senate. and will continue 10 be until
The hands OF The clock mark twelve lomorrow and per-
haps, II they should live long, 10 twelve o'clock
quarter OF century from this time They would GER
tanly be the enemies OF this bill twenty five years from
this time, the power of the people was not sufficient 10
constfain them from II.
Mr.. President, when this measure was introduced,
remember well the jeers, the taunts the frowns which
received but they did not frighen me. They have
never frightened me since and men who have become
prominent in this matter were then some of the
most prominent in throwing al me those eers and those
taunts The people have spoken for years past Their
etions are now upon your table, and your Secrearys
Office, am confident 10 the amount OF hund reds OF thou
sands II mol TO nion and, sir, up to the day when we
commenced this system Of issuing land warrants, pro-
claimed it undeniable fact that solitary pc
on had been introduced into the Senate for that specu
lang scheme But il has the catch word OF popular
name the term is, "ior the relief OF old soldiers and
nobody could stand against it. What asked to
do yesterday To pass amendment to reserve the lands
Tor miles wide each side OF The chartered railroads
throughout the landed States TO prevent not the old
soldiers getting homes, but prevent these Spectators,
who have monopoes OF this deprecated paper currency,
from going upon those lands and monopozlng the whole
OF them and when proposition was made by myself to
have amendment incorporated upon it, that should
not interfere with the rights of persons going upon the
land who were willing 10 swear that they wished to
ter or locale Tor their personal settlement and cultva
lion, it only adopted after struggle. Congress,
careful 10 lake OF spectators, careful take care
oil those who have monopoes IN the deprecated cur
rency, scarcely could be induced 10 look with favor
when they asked TO take of the old settlers;
and some Of those who the pretended friends OF the
homestead bill voted against protecting actual settlers In
that case.
This, sir, is the course pursued here But the home
stead ba has made wonderful progress since started
here shall never forget the day when The late lament.
ed Secretary OF State (Mr WebsteD called to seat
upon that side of the chamber, directly after had intro
duced the measure, aud with that sweetness of express
sion which his face always when he disposed
to be ocular with his friends, went with his kind
manner, and know he hit most closely by his
marks upon The doctrine which | advanced. But wha,
next did see When the movement had been set 10
work, the next thing saw he had matured that memo
rabe resolution which he introduced into the Senate
chamber And where next did | see him Upon The
occasion OF his attending the celebration OF the opening
Of The New York and Erie railroad, making speech
Buffalo, which he took the broadcast grounds that have
been taken by any in favor OF the principles OF the
homestead bill. | said swell done" | congratulated
myself, humble my efforts bad been, that that great
man had come over 10 the side upon which | was, and
had laid the weight of his great talent in the work Sir,
IL made a movement in the American world. Petitions
flowed in here by thousands and hundreds OF thousands
introduced one from Philadelphia which measured fifty
two feet 10 length, and signed by i've thousand cil
zens but does the from Pennsy lvania Mr. BRoD
HEAD regard III Not he-nol he No. sir he does
gard for nsian but he wishes throw OF this
deprecated currency into the hands of spectators Bos
ton, New York, and Philadelphia that they may monop
oze the last that the people Of the country wish TO
render secure 10 homesieads or IT he does not want to
do that, the effect OF his proposition II TO do IT,
When the hrst measure was introduced Tor The ssu-
ing Of snch paper, ! prophesied what would be the re-
suit OF the whole scheme; and here the other day we
heard il proclaimed, without any mental open reser-
walton, that this very paper money had already centred
itself in the hands OF spectators TO such degree that,
unless consented TO let the lands be reserved for
poraons, Ter railroad companies, they would get all the
land No processes TO be stronger friend OF this
than the distinguished senator from Michigan,
Mr.. CAss j and let call attention 10 little fact
One OF the most useful members OF this Senale-one
who think abors much as any other man-the col.
league of that senator, Mr.. FeLcH has gone down in
his course because OF his relation this matter. re-
greet it much any but, sir, have no doubt
OF the fact. What is the evidence which have OF II 4
No sooner do what regret that his con.
stituenis have defeated him. but following thai
instructions TO the senator's from Michigan left here TO
go for the homestead bill but the time has not TO
90 for the homestead bill Gentlemen will with The
hare and hold with the hounds, until they forced by
the power OF the people regret that gentlemen will
ress, the people much, and will stand firmly by the
interests Of capitalists
TO BIZ CONTINUED.