The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-26

account you may keep it, you shall be bankrupts all
previous debts" liaughter And that sir you offer as
premium TO loafersm and lazness and nice set you
viii have when you get them there with vagabonds and
vagrants from Europe to build up State and new
community.
But Mr.. President if yon intend to give one hundred
and sixty Of land to Of this description ask
you II II will not be act Of great injustice TO all who
have bought public lands heretofore and ought not the
Judiciary Committee to introduce provision to pay back
to all those from whom you have wrung 81 % per acre
for the land which they have purchased Ought not
to refund what they have paid They har-
dy pioneers kith and kin TO us bone Of bone
brethren hardy men, and Indian fighters They have paid
for their land and whipped out the Indans they have
possession Of the country but if you going send out
to these lands all the oscourngs of foreign countries in
the of justice and sense pay back TO all the
men who have bought public lands their 81 25 an acre
with interest upon It. IL is just claim and those men are
worthy oft Introduce such provision and we shall
very sweep away the twenyodd millions Of dollars
which in the treasury. But matter of JUS
tice if you pass this bill, do it.
This bill proposes radical change in system Of pub
lie lands Nothing of the kind has been saqctioned
under the action of the government 1t is premature
radical revolutionary proposition to waste away the pub
lie inheritance and give il to ragamufns coming from all
parts Of creation aughterl congregating here as bnz
yards do around the carcass to eat il up Such is the
proposition which we have before
ask you, sir has any President recommended such
thing? Has the present President Of the United States
recommended it2 Did President Polk recommend it? Did
President Taylor recommend it2 Not at ALL Did Jackson
or Jefferson recommend it? Did Washington or Adams
Take them ederaiss or republicans wings or democrats
where is the President of the United States who has
recommended such policy or has given his name to
such proposition for the public punder and dissipation Of
the public treasure? Has any President had the
dacity or forude To- come to the American people and
recommend such disposition of this rich inheritance
which we have had bequeathed to which have looked
to home and homestead for children and
chdrens childrenno for strangers but for and for
families2 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 done t2 No, sir, no thought
of it, alluded to It, Why sir General jack
believe in his message of 1929 thought that under
the articles of cession the land rather belonged the
States and ought to go that way 1t is true that he after
wards strangled the land proceeds distribution BILL when
he found that the child be called after Henry Clay
and named of his brood and generation But from
Jackson down to the present period has any adminstr
ton put its credit and character upon
tion of plan Of this sort No, sir.
Mr. President in reference to this subject win ask gen
teen if it would not be toerably prudent considering
the way in which stand about matters of this sort to
take it little deliberately and little consid
eratey2 We know that at this time there the
tinent of Europe impending struggle and contention
the like Of which perhaps has not ransPircd before in the
times of civilization We want this land fund We want
it matter of finance; want it fund TO build up
navy we need it for our own purposes need it for
people and just at this uncture and at this time
up proposition that to who is twenty
years of age married unmarried every foreigner
resident in any State Territory and to every for
egner who will congregate shores from the diff
eultes of Europe shall give this land instead of hold
ing il fund to protect ourselves TO build up navy
establish army and use II in time of need for pur
. n
prohighey and without reference TO prudent
Judgment sense, it IL to be all drifted of to that pop
naton which is coming from the troubles of Europe TO
our shores .t
The bill Mr. President is TO me singular n many Of It's
aspects and hope shall not be OF order in auding
TO the action of the other house They passed this bill
short time ago giving away far will be settled the
whole of the public domain TO the first occupant the
first conner, whoever he may be- Since that time they
have passed bill graduating the price of the public lands
looks to there sort Of demagoguery
the land and that the House in reference TO this subject
acting thus because when the next August election
round they do not want 10 make any explanation
the whiskey boys Of the country when they wish TO be
turned to Congress. Laughterl They to pass the
bin If they thought the Senate would have scadiness
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 IL the whole of il solemn farce with
the hope that explanation TO he made in reference 10
IL at all hope that shall not dsappon them They
voted for the homestead bill they voted for the gradua
ton bi STILL they going voting forraroad bills
the world Laughter.
do not in his seat the senator from Texas Mr.
RusK who has such intense anxiety about the Pacific
railroad and in fact admire his enthusiasm upon that
subject however much think that IL is wild and ITO
plan project; however much reflect that In making it.
you will have to carry il through deserts where there
neither wood water, and mountains and
many feet deep continent; however impract-
cable may think it, and although think that win cost
the Union, IL is made, much II cost Napoleon
to march his grand army Moscow STILL IL in the pros
pect Of things 10 have the Pacific railroad and if
by the mere extension Of territory are becoming
weak rope OF sand IT, Is said by the poet Roma
raa ss ,iriJgs IT, by the extension Of territory we
are becoming like q ricketty hogshend which must be
bound together by iron bands and If need this Pacific
railroad 70 bind together for the Lords sake keep this
land DO touch the people of South Carolina Of Ken
lucky and other portions Of the country to get the
20 build IL II you TO have these emgrants catch them
you catch The Irish and Germans and keep them
work until they make the road the Pacific; but give
them land and money. That is my opinion about it.
nice chance You have to build road there II will cost
the Lord knows how many millions Of dollars for would
be afraid 10 calculate IT, But IL you 10 have
road do not give away the only fund upon which you
rely for the making f and IL you bring these emgants
in let them work for what they get-do not make them
present oft [LauEher.l
suppose Mr. President that according the notion Of
progress and the bellicose propensity Of people
acquire territoryfor fuss they viii eienally and
everastingly have You hardly keep old-fashioned
wings in the traces for they want to Canada
and get another State two from Mexico war
little fight they must have for the whole Union In refer
to that seems to be like Simon Wild6re IL they do
not have fight they would spoil about the breast and
shoulders merely for the want Of IT, Laughter Bet sir
IL you TO go In acquisitions keep the territory TO
pension the old soldiers with you have done heretofore
Go with my friend from South Carolina, Mr. EyASs and
pay of the caims which you 10 the old revolutionary
fathers and their descendants pay of what You owe the
who fought in the Of 1912 pay who fought
in Mexico, and keep little back for future fighting Do
not dispose OF Il all in the way You propose shall
want IT, because suppose is of North American
scnmenttberc Is people in the world who respond 10
the call OF liberty adily do Send fellow TO
Texas and Mexico TO fAt but keep little land to let him
TO- DO not give IL all TO foreign Adventures who
come here merely criminals from cowardice DO not
give II those who here such accounts not be-
they love America but because they here impose