Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-05-13

from all parts OF creation, aughter congregatng ner
buzzards do around the to eat it up. Such
the proposition which we have before
i ask you, sir, has any President ever recommends
such thing? Has the present President of the United
States recommended it? Did President Polk recommend
itf Did President Taylor recommend it Not at all
Did Jackson Jefferson recommend it Did Wash
ington Adams? Take them, Federalists or Repnb
icans, Wings or Democrats where is the President o.
the United States who has ecommended such po
Icy, has given his to such proposition fol
the public plumber and dissipation Of the public treasure
Has any President had the audacity or forude
come to the American people and recommend such dis
position of this rich inheritance which have had be-
queathed to us which have looked to home and
homestead for children and children's children
for strangers but for and for families Has any
President of any party of any stripe Of any faith
| recommended it? However weak IN power, however
abandoned by his party however abused has any mar
doneit ~ No, sr man thought oft no mar
ever alluded IT. Why, air, General jackson, believe
in mis- message 1s29 thought that under the article:
of cession the land rather belonged to the States
ought to go that way. 1t is true that he afterwards
srangled the land proceeds distribution BILL when he
found that the child to be called after Henry Clay,
and named of his brood and generation But from
Jackson down to the present period has any Admnistr
ton put its credit and character upon the
| mendation OF plan of this sort? No, sir.
Mr. President in reference this subject will ask
gentlemen ft would not be oleraby prudent consider
ing the way in which stand about matters of this
take it little deliberately and little
siderately? We know that at this time there is tas
continent of Europe impending struggle and contention
the like of which perhaps has not ranspred before the
times of civilization We want this land fund We evans
matter of finances want it as fund to build up
navy; need it for purposes need it for
peoples and just at this juncture, and at this
time, up proposition that to every who is
twenty years Of age married unmarried to every
foreigner now resident in any State or Territory and to
every foreigner who will congregate shores from
the difficulties of Europe, we shall give this land instead
of holding it fund protect ourselves, to build up
navy establish army, and 1t in time OF need for
with profgacy and without reference to economy
prudent judgment sense that it is to be all drftod off
to that population which is coming from the troubles Of
Europe to shores.
The bill, Mr. President, is singular to me in many of
its aspects and hope shall not be out Of order in al
uding the action Of the other House. They passed
this bill short time ago. giving away SO far as it will be
settled the whole of the public domain to the first
pant the first conner, whoever he may be- Since that
time they have passed bill graduating the price Of the
public lands 1t looks tom if there was sort of DEM
agogery the land and that the House, in reference
to this subject acting thus because, when the next
August election comes round they do not want to make
any explanation to the whskey boys of the country when
they wish to be returned to Congress- Laughter They
to pass the bill if they thought the Senate would
have steadness and enough to reject it, Laughter
They pass this BILL and then for graduating the price
Of the public lands and then bills for railroad purposes
and they proceeding if the whole Of it sol
emn farce, with the hope that explanation be
made in reference to it at all hope that shall
disappont them They voted for the homestead bill;
they voted for the graduation bl still they going
voting for railroad bills nothing had happened
in any shape whatever in the world. lLaughter
do not see in his seat the Senator from Texas
(AIr RUsK) who has such intense anxiety about the
Pacific railroads and, In fact, admire his enthusiasm
upon that subject however much think that 1t is wild
and Utopian project; however much reflect that in
making it you win have to carry 1t through deserts
where there is neither wood nor water, nor iron
food, and mountains and SHOWS many feet deep,
over vast continents however impraccablc may think
it, and although think that it will cost the Union,
it is made much it cost Napoleon to march
his grand army to Moscow; still if, in the prospect
of things we have the Pacific railroad and by
the extension of territory becoming weak
rope of sand if, is said by the poet, Roma rut
sus uuiJus; if by the mere extension of territory we
becoming ricketty hogshead which must be bound
together by iron bands and if need this Pacific rail
road to bind together for the Lords sake keep this land
Do not tax the people of South Carolina of Kentucky,
and other portions of the country to get the to
build it. If you to have these emgrants, catch
them accustomed to catch the Irish and Ger
mans and keep them at work until they make the road
to the Pacific but give them land and no money That
my opinion about it. nice chance you have to build
road there it will cost the Lord knows how many mil
lions Of dollars for would be afraid to calculate it. But
if you have road do not give away the only
fund upon which you can rely for the making OF 1T and
you bring these emgrants in let them work for what
they get do not make them present Of it. Laughter
suppose, Mr. President, that according to the notion
Of progress and the beicose propensity of people
must acquire territcry for fuss they will eternaly
ana cveriastlnEy nave ou can naruly keep
oned Wings in the traces, for they want TO annex
Canada and get another State two from Mexico war
little fight they must have for the whole Union
in reference to that seems to be like Simon Wildhre
they do not have fight they would spoil about the breast
and shoulders merely for the want Of it. Laughter
But sir if you to 60 in acquisition keep the ter
ritory pension the old soldiers with you have done
heretofore. Go with my friend from South Carolina,
(Ar. EvANs) and pay off the claims which you owe to
the old revolutionary fathers aid their descendants pay
off what you owe to the who fought in the war OF
1872 pay those who fought in Mexico and keep little
back for future fighting Do no dispose OF 1t all IN the
way you propose; shall want it. because sup
pose it is sort Of North America is no
people in the world who respond the call of liberty
readily as ours do Send feo, to Texas and Mexico
to the call and promise Of land liberty but keep
little land to let him know that who he has done ghtng
he will have home to to- not give II all TO To-
reign adventures who here rely as CRIMINALS OF
from cowardice Do give II to tho who come here on
such accounts because they 10, America but be-
cause they here impose upon Al nerican hospitality
and generosity.
have not had opportunity pre- pare the statistics
which should like to have before me II reference to this
BILL and therefore cannot 90 at length into it but
some older and aber Senator does no argue 1t before
the discussion on il terminates will mr. epare myself to
make speech in reference TO this amen nen and about
the bill generally. wish to deliver my own opinions
What is proposed They say, for in stance 10 the
Senator from Massachusetts who fro one OF the
old States Of this Union We going i've this land
oil away It is true under the cessions tha were made
bv tho original thirteen States II was held m the benefit
of oil the States will not go into scussion o.
the questions about in common or oin tenancy
but ask the Senator from massachusetts, r GvERRTT
knowing the eject Of this pauper populaton ma you have
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