Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-03-13

lie good and preserve the public morals We've
OF course, to that vile and Ubiquitous scheme Of
lie plumber known as the Homestead Bill, which
poses to make one grand, universal grab, and give
" the whole Of the public lands to iders and va.
nts at single dash. The gross injustice, the folly,
immoral tendency Of this measure is altogether
qualled There is nothing like il in the whole his
, Of American legislation. 1t finds its parallel
y among the Agrarian enormties Of ancient Rome
t look at this scheme in all its naked and hideous
,rmity. It proposes to confer tho whole Of the
,lic domain, grdtuitousiy, upon those who may
lk proper to settle upon and cultivate the land for
space of five wears. 1t is estimated that these
is comprise about fourteen hundred millions Of
es, worth, at least, ono dollar or one dollar and
nty-iive cents per acrc-sp that the proposed gra.
" would amount to from fourteen to eighteen hun.
d millions of dollars-a most snug and comforta-
grant to be made by Congress to the idle and
rthless, of what justly belongs to the people of all
States. And for this iniquitous and infamous
enc, a member OF Congress from Virginia-onc
,ct,e McNullcn actually had the unblushing har-
God tovotc. May be, it is we'll Perhaps the iasci-
ing and distinguished Faycttc has an idea Of APP
pratng few acres to himself. Perhaps, also, he
templates cmigratng thither, as soon as the Lcgs-
ire of Virginia shall apply little balm to his do
,tic troubles, and relieve him ofthc annoyances and
ckcls of his better half Ii such be his purpose,
surrcndcrour objections to the hill at once and will
ccforth urge its passage quickly. For what on
II would we not do to have the immortal Fayctc
up his stakes, rid Virginia Of his presence, and
ONE the light and the ornament Of some other aud
distant localityg
n conclusion, should the vile and miserable dem
CUES of the country finally succeed (which is
hly probable in their ncGrous attempts to pass
bill into law, thereby unustly giving away the
,lic lands to whoever may please to accept them,
,grcss ought, as has been suggested, forthwith to
wide farming implements for those needy b,netici-
IS of the government-to furnish them, also, with
ncy to procure seeds and other agricultural neceS-
ies-to hire hands TO till the land for them for at
st, the first ycar-and, in short, to do everything
its power to equip them fully, and give them fair
advantageous start in the. world. Let this bencv
nj and glorious scheme of the dcmagogue be car
! out genteclly and handsomely, if undertaken at
Let it have something OF an mir Of magniiicencc
splendor about it, so as to disguise, in measure,
rank and palpable injustice. And then, we may
Sonabiy expect, that the nett most beautiful AMI
cresting move upon the political chcsSboard will be
establish thorough-going Agrdridn system, so
t perfect equality shall exist to all the goods
this world. What fine time that will be for the
ious, tue lazy, and the thriftcss, whose eyes are
m nov weary with long and earnest looking for the
God time coming" when meat AID drink can be
/ for the nSking-when men shall toll no more
Their shall they spin-when lounging, loafng, aud
sipaton shall be mans only recreation or employ
nj. We may all then lay down the shovel and
hoe" and give ourselves up to the enjoyment ofa
rous millennium.