Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-06-09
Public Speaking.

county oasNionday last. Hon Geo
INV. Jones opened The discus sion
land announced himself candidate
for reelection to Congress. MIR
Jones did not enter into full reIvie"
Iof his Congressional career, or dis
Icus>ion Of lllahy If the impo Ftal'
Iqite>tioaS u pom which he had been
Required TO act, Tor the reason ihal
lie had done 50 on many fd rmeI
occasions He said tha. tie people
were familiar with his course, thai
The records of his acts durin 2 ten
wears service in Congress was be-
lore the world and by that I fford
/ he was willing TO be judge'l AND
upon it to stand or fall.
lie however spoke of the II ONE.
stead Bill. Of which Andrew J bhn-
son, democratic Candidate for Gov
crnor, is the author, an'l Gov
crnment expenditures, which, he
conteude.i were enormous and OK.
tr2*a CANT, aud that many pi The
items OF expense which contf1 buled
to the heavy expenditures an hnally
are il violation 81 the Constil IitIon:
amongst these was the practiSe Of
contracting with companies l ~ Tic
General Government tp carly ON
mails ii steam ship, 10 EaropF ;, and
oIier ports beyond the jurlsd icti6
oi the United States. III e wa:
opposed to all such schemes, and
would cohlnne to oppose them
" neither in public OF private life.
IIhe old doctrine of distributing
the proceeds Of ii e pabIic land:
among the Stat es he believed not It
be NOW in favor with any party
There is another m rtIiod Of Pppro
printing these land S TO which h
fnas equally opposef; that of div
ding them out bttw cen the ! cvera
Staa, to be APPROPRIATED 10 81 DIRK!
Of internal improve ment A siveI
to tie States. HE result won III b'
tlla; Ill the lands ~ d III be brow
into m rll't al the same tn ~ 4,
most i not all the States, and pos
>cSsedIb, the c,pllalistof the @unIr,
aa,i not bv thnse who need it, The
rapitalisy would then hold itunI tIl The
demai ,d and necessities oil the armcI
are shch as To force him tp give
he IN such price for The Ia nd a.
they may require.
MIR. Jones was opposed u an !
) lrl principle. Bat he ) aid there
rs . Iiropo>ilo 10 dis, pose Of thcs,
i'm S which he. cordially APP proves
that proposition il iht ole \ n""r
i> j. :,usnis Homestead Bill. II,
! as wiling I . give very ma n one
hundred aud si%tS aci e. nt land VIC
. fvoul. i sctll- and i've upon it FIR li' {
wears
This he regarded he most qnlta-
PIE node OF distributing nr dI1 posing
! f opI pubic llnds, and II III policy
va caIried on, III" public ! omaIu
yiiI fall INTO tie bands of th g | ooI
man 81 the country, n.to I'll, h Pnds 81
Ehos. " iro " ould cultivate t lem
WHO aivc ill lis value to lai J, and
Inot into the hands of Capita lists a.
thcy cerlainl, would under Il t oth-
~ pflicy Of GIVING the land 10 tn
+ latrs.
y r.. Jones said further bat he
Ikno " President PIERCE, that he
belt vcd.him capaI'I" Of disch arsins
Witi, honor, The duties W hicb he fill
bat he believes him 10 he honest
and patriotic, and vii Carry put in
good l'ilA HE principles a,q we'd in
Ills jnahgarai address, 10 which
iIr. J. fully subscribed: anil SAID il
rcclectfdlo Congress that hf would
rcn,lcr them his cordial sup port
IIEahhtster independent