Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-08-03
THE HOMESTEAD BILL.

The EagHirer swallows Mr. Hunters Homestead
Bill. II does So We are told in It's issue Of yesier-
day morning, as choice ofevis, bnI the same lime
speaks Of The Hunter subiiituie ia such eulpgislc
terms that It's readers may well consider il favor
lie measure OF iheSDem cratic party f,r gefling rid
Of the public lands. rs Mr.. Hunters substitute
less obnoxious than the original Homestead Bill
This is the issue-lhat their alternative Says the
Enquirer We are to understand then, ,ha; we
were bound to have Homestead Bill in some
shape or other. and after aliiae denuneation that
the Enquirer has heaped upon any such measure
il is reduced to the dsasreeable necessity If taking
one in which il conf-sses there are features which
il cannot approve. How sthiS thai with an OYER
whelming party majority in the Senate and in the
House Of Representative, aud with Democratic
President. our neighbor is paced 10 such-an un-
pleasant dilemma on a-queslion Of disposing OF the
public lands = There mnst be great want Of har-
mony 10 the party when such sacrifices have to be
mace. Il is pretty well understood that The Pre-, :
dent attended 10 go The whole figure and approve
the original Homestead Bill, with all its '.odioUs
features, and very strict conslructiOnfsis may
congratulate thentelves upon The passage Of u e
Hunter substitute as the less bier dose Of the two
fort il is. The diferance beiweenghe original bill
and the substitute amounts 10 simply this; he for
mer made free grant Of l60 acres OF land TO the
settler, the laer pretends 10 provide for the pay
menr Of twelve and-a- half or twenty ave nls per
acre after the expiration OF eve years provided he
kssEs ]! hat oggurIg oil 81 cGasllidSua 1 PSI
Guilty, BY fixing nominal price upon The public
lands.
We append the following scatbing criticism Of
the bill IRON our Democratic coiemp0rary OF the
Examiner Il shows II up IN lis true colors:
ave do not at all fancy the graduation clause,
but confess the whole Homestead feature Of This
affsir looks very much like dodge; and thr tacI
OF all the Democl attic Senators havi vot ID for n
only gives the lTa1sacii,D more ugly and hIseous
appearance. The uick striking out the words
an act 10 provide Homestea d for actual selIeTs .
from ne tile, was utterly beneath and unworthy Of
the Senate.
I'VE do mol like this new form ofIhe Homestead
bill any better lnan the original iorH nor 50 well
We see no difference in principle between an ahso-
lUie d0safi0S oil the public lands and pretended
sale Tor nominal price. not worth, orscapabip OF
deiraying the expenses Of collection and on cIed-
il which dmOunts q paTment a, the Day OF Judge
meRt aud thfe- dayisgrace. The principle ofsaie
preft 10 the Treasury, and for repeRas to III.
States u surrendered aHd long before he hve wears
is gone, The piance VI price will be surrendered
too What great party could sickle for the sun
Of IS crnts 7 Plain thinking people wonll laugh
il of the HGsiings- The present Homestead bill
only does BY indireclion whatShe original bill pro-
posed 10 do by direction and because the one was
straight forward and dtsnnght We sh0nld have
preferred tito the Homestead provisions II the 9TH
er"
q Admit that the question was perplexing one.
and thai Western Democrats would not stand iim;-
thai Is no reason why We. ofthe South should back
out. Backing Out is the poorest way ci all TO gel
out Of difficulty. Ifevery Democrat ia The Sen
ate or in tue roIhd world volei Tor Ihe new Home
stead that would mol make twenty five cents per
acre payable 10 FIVE years DIN Iuteign and ma
live squaiieTs on the public domain. produce re-
muneratiEe fund fur the common benefit Of aI The
States. II Is sham sale. Il is no sale al all =
II i practicing the shallow policy Aecet IL Liera
kGret 10 rorfiee.n Il gives up the kernel and the
Esxt thidx will. b. the taking away from ~ even
of the she'd y When tn demand is made upoa US
for q lease OF the c0nsi ieeation price who will
make battle tor he constitutions kpriae pe-tirea-
~ fce cfHts pr acre. parable IN 6rs ssars2 Toihe
eyes Of some people, lour- pence, ha penny looks
as big as dollar but The Sruihern people cann,t
h made TO believe the platform nftwe1iy i've .ens
per acre platform Of prihf iple, ina, any great
parry can rally 70 and stand o. Il Is hui The sha.
dow. the ghosi. Of prine;ple-and ii The Ball pass
es both HouSes. we may as weilgive up The ghost
and bid lare we'll "a The public lands -