Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-03-09
THE HOMESTEAD BILL rAe.Ep.

Tn. House sfRepressnts,ire- en- Monday last;
passed the bill entitled "A bill grating Home.
stead OF en-. hundred Aad sit,y acres i the public
iaudi il actual settlers BY vol. Of III to - A
vast Zeal sftslk for Bancomhe vas prominent, ard
1 ii is believed that many menbers vptei for il who
! have, hope that the Senate viii dsfssl it.
/, allows any citizen Of the Uaisesi states 81 TIE
age % twenty one years, and any psr who has
deelaTed his iaaen,ion 70 becsme e.en, 70 locate
for hisown use and oesapa.ioa ieo asres OF land
bu, i mus, be occupied and eal,ivst:a aTs years
before patent Tor it can issse We 5wste glad 10
see tha, every member present from Virginia, er-
ccpt enc (McMullsn) voted against THIS bill IL
,qasnder the public lands 10 many WI, have CnsAt
asassa tAe country; Wills, Congress refuses 10
I gran, l6o acres to Iae old soldiers Nhodrsnded
the soil.
All attempts to amend the bill, 50. ssie guasi 4.
galnsi abuse Of its provisions, were ifsiss, Even
the authority of Gen. Jaeksonwas elo,sd in vaiD.
Mr. FIrLKsEs made good proposition. but Il got
scarcely dozen votes. i vas
Proriaed, korensr. That no entry snthorized By
virtue Of this act shall Be construed to extend to
lie lands esded 70 toe Unstcd States by Virginia.
and piher States, pT$r 70 The adoption Of he Con
stii2son.'
4 Nj F. called attention 70 Gea Jackson &c eOra-
isd Lad Ral Veto in 1885, in whicG it was OBJ
isciea that Afr Clay bin violated &e enmpae,s Ct
cession ~ virgiEsa and other Staies-ias lan;s
being ceded ''ss eor.mos fs,si fss HE NE and
benefit Of saeh or The Uaised States az have b.
,one. OF shall become, members Of the Cosfederz-
lion, o. Federal Alliance o. the sast States, w
giais iaelssiss." DC
The naagiclof Jackson's name has Eai,r6 70 make
he slightest Impression en- = Denoctane majority
bsnt on eaioling he rcisrs. Between The members
frvu the new States and the asnsecgues froa tie
old. there il positive observation-disclosures gire away
The pubic lands TO idyertaryrs ans 20 Rail Read
comparss whilst the eiizers Of The Old States are
10 gst nothing An cd sCldis or sS:Aisrs viaOw,
il grudxingly given 50 s-stiaxehe lesfsEs Of
The large chiss are esrs1 lari viIbqnk Eacnsy and
without psicel Will The good sense of the Aneri-
can people sustain saeA vile legislssis1 As this1
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usr respects 10 eur hsgAbor - The res Press," il
eosns % yesterday has necsssaEily ssairsl tkai
uhasd pcstPcns tie matter eatii sone re saisai
o<cs.ioa. Ia De ueen,ns, We eaa o can his stisA-
len vel lhat 81 readers - ~ decisive aetc1
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n. We generally have The msalisssse spsrk oui 70,
ourselves uihsui waiting % get de usi 81 command
irun she ergaa. grader Il WasAsgteat Wehsvs
81 et stopped ask ukeiher ke srutl relt BE pom
lar BE- noi viii skcss Ger whoa ne trhf- We .k.l
speak Ia. though Tray. Bisash ~ susstkeart.'
b..k Al - from o,e years. end he osr. The scdh
made bargain. .,d shoul1 SILK % i We sl,ll noi
cuu1,es.nse .seor, solaie so1,Asl iIh and hos5r