New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-19
PRIE LAND.

In single State only ia therenow an earnest aud AM
mated partisan csnvsss in progress. That STATE is
TysyyssEE not 50 well supplied with Schools and per
hans Newspapers as some hers but with probably the
hest educated People. so far as current Politics
concerped of sDy State in the Union That State has
for almost twenty years been evenly divided between
the great Political parties and has been semsnnusy
raversed by ival candidates for Governor Congress
m,D, &c csnvsssine from County TO County sud speak
ipg from the same stump 10 audiences composed OF
nearly all the white male admits until MANI Iennes-
sean who cannot write his own legiby Is better
vefsed IN the political controversies OF our tine 'nau
il an average Justice Of the Peace in States not Injured
to tie stuDping system
TIE rival candidates for Governor Of Tennessee are
Gustavas A. Henry (Whe) and Andrew johnson
CDemocrat) both shregd politicians and veteran Can
vassers Mr Henry is the more eloquent Of the tFo,
but Mr. johnson has had the wider experience OF pub
lie affairs The between the" is active aud ami
mated and thusfar conducted in ancable temper and
courteous spirit. Whichever may be elected We are
sure the interests Of the State VIII not suffer in his
hands
Mr. Johnson hiss for some years been honOraby known
% an advocate Of the policy Of alotng quartersec-
ton Of the Public Lands each bona fde settler and
THE policy be comm ends in all bis caDvassng speeches
Major Henry is equally jealous and open in hs adSoca
cy Of that great measure. Witness the following
trac from his reply to Col johnson at Nashville on the
30th ult:
IL con now said Major Henry "to the discussion Of
IL Homestead give my competitor much credit Tor his
"a nest ocacy OF bis proposition 70 give to every head
a ftu, not l4no OWIer and VINO wish 10 receive
II as stch l6J srres Of the Pabc Lands for Homestead
Bu. NY prop. sou r. comprehensive. / would en-
brace not only heads If families but bachelors and yoCnE
NAMED men al-O Give TO every head Of family al the
incentives 10 good ciizenshp and patriotic devotion. which
orc counccto with PERSONAL interest u tue soil OF the un-
nv But why bachelors yong unmarried mn
Wten the t6csn OF War Is sounded who the lat
FL the ranks aud 20 forth read 20 the feast
If ca1age and Of glory g. bear ntfy banner tri
uu ttauty in he teeth OF the foe The history oi our
baie H. lcs would show that very large proportion OF
H., II are bach or- unmarried Young " ny then
exclude then or either of them 1T hm, he de'res H.
90 on into u new country settle the Home stead and
suhore the vilnerues. Ie hirn build hi og cabin and in
o his FIELDS and 81. gordon lie might ihsu -eth0ugh
he had not baf0iha- he prT AIRED o. possess himself
of hat Ceartsi I'D sweetest 81 all i- bl.sngs-t1- Al
nc nate con GdeDce aud genial society Oilovely Woman
-Remember this Is in Tennessee, Slave State aud
one wherein there are nc L 5. PG0lc Lands Tennes-
zee can expect 10 gam neither Population, Ike the
West nor rude, iike the East from the establishment
! of Free Homes for Al. Yet her two great parties
through their chosen leaders aud champions, unite in
demanding the establishment of the Free Land princi-
pc How much longer, think you, can that principle
/ be- successfully resisted