The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-06

high prices OF labor Hes object is 10 reduce labor down
10 the lowest point she get it. The interest OF the
southern man his capital being in labor to bring i up
10 the highest price If Great Britain succeed in in
ducing the United States to change to withdraw her
capital out of labor and put il in stocks money what
would be the effect The entire capital in the United
States would at be arrayed the side Of Great
Britain and tho side of tho aristocracy Of wealth
against high prices for labor
This number of persons and this immense amount OF
capital and talent connected with slave labor make the
South the and the reliable advocate the north
ern man has for high prices for labor and the time will
come when there viii be perfect reciprocity in this
try The time will come We act brethren and members
OF the same great oonfederacy when the northern
will il to be his interest to stand by tho institution
Of slave labor when the southern will see it TO he
his interest to stand by the Union 10 stand by the ag
cuturiss and by the manufacturer Then, let us all
ON tremendously and gloriously together and fill up and
carry out destiny.
Take simple illustration A at the South has a
thousand dollars invested in labor. Does not that
try To get the highest price he for the products of
that laborH Take another who has a thousand dol
lars in money He has labor to buy, and does he not
try TO get labor cheap he for his thousand dol
lars Most unquestionably he does The law Is uner
ring and well established and it well understood
throughout the whole country all the strife and turmoil
with reference to the institution of slavery would he
swept away and the country everywhere reconced The
senator from Virginia, think, interrupted too
in supplying what he supposed to be deficiency in my
statement
Sir, carry out the homestead policy attach the people
to the SOIL induce them to love the government and
will have the North reconcied to the South, and the
South to the NORTH and shall not have inydious
doctrines preached TO stir up bad feelings in either
ton. know that in my own State, and in the other
southern States, the men who do not own slaves are
among the first to take of the institution They
Will submit to encroachment from abroad nterfer
cnce from other sections.
have said Mr. President much more than intended
to say and fear, in rather dcsultory manner but
hope have made myself understood the subject Of
slavery heard that gentleman going to offer
an amendment to this bill, providing that the govern
ment should furnish every with slave So far as
am concerned, ii il suited him. and his inclination led
him that way, wish TO God every head of family in
the United States had one to take the drudgery and
NAL service off his family would have objection to
that; but this ntmaton intended slur upon my
proposition want that to be determined by the people
of the respective States and not by the Congress Of the
United States. do not want this body To interfere by
innuendo by amendment prescribing that the people
shall have this or the other desire to leave that to be
determined by the people Of the respective States and
not by the Congress Of the United States.
hope, MIR. President, that this bill will be passed.
think IL involves the very first principles of the
ment: it is founded upon craftsmanship, humanity,
philanthropy, and upon Christianity itself. l.
know the argument has been made, why permit
one portion of the people to go aud take some
of this land and not anoherY The law is in general
terms t places it In the power of every who will
go to take portion Of the land The senator from Ala
ama suggests to me that person in order to get the
benefit OF this BILL must prove that he il not the owner
OF other land, An amendment yesterday inserted in
the bill striking out that provision. Then il places all
equality go and take. Why should this not be
donel Ii was conceded yesterday that the land was
owned by the people There three million heads
of families in the United States and ii every who
is the head of family to take quarter section of
public land there would still be nearly four million
quarter sections left If people go and take quar-
ter sections IL docs not interfere with the rights of Others
for he who goes takes only o part of that which
is his and takes nothing that belongs to anybody else
The domain belongs to the whole people the equity
In tlp af hold
the Zee aud passes the ttc but the beneficial interest is
in the people There are, have said two quarter
sections IF hand for every head of family in the United
States, and merely propose to permit head of fam
lily to take half Of that which belongs to him.
believe the passage of this bill will strengthen the
bonds of the Union It will give better voting pop
ulaton and just in proportion become Interested
IN psopcry they Will become econciled to all the inst
uos of property in the country in whatever shape they
may exist Take the institution of slavery for instance
would you rather trust it to the merccs of people liable
to be ruled by the nobs Of which my honorable friend
from South Carolina spoke, would you prefer hon
est set of andhodcrsg Which would be the most reli-
abe Who would guaranty the greatest security to our
institutions when they come TO the test Of the ballot
boxg
Mr. President hope the Senate will pass this bill
think it viii be the beginning of state Of things
SO far as am concerued-I say it not in any spirit Of
boast cgotsm il this bill passed, and the system
IL nauguatcs carried out granting reasonable quantity
Of land for mans family locking far into the distance
to what is to result from tia stable, industrious,
hardy Christian, philanthropc community grow
ing out Of it, should feel that the great object of my
little mission fulfilled. All that desire is the hon
and the credit of being of the American Congress
to consumate and to carry out this great scheme that
is to elevate and 10 make our institutions more
permanent want no reputation az some have insin-
uatcd. You may talk about Iacobinsm, red-cpublican
ism, and pass by such insinuations as the idle
wind which regard not
know the motives that prompt me to action. can
20 back to that period in my history when could
not say had home. This being SO, when ] cast my
eyes from extreme of the United States to the other
aud behold the great number that homeless feel for
them / believe this bill would put them in possession
OF homes and want to them realizing that sweet
conception when each proclaim, II have home
abiding place for my wife and for my children am
not the tenant Of another; am my own ruler; and
will according 10 my will. and not at the die
tation of another" Yes, Mr.. President IL should
he heard of again the surface of Gods habt
bic globe the proud and conscious satisfaction of having
contributed MY little aid to the consummaticn Of this
great measure is all the reward desire.
The people need friends. They have great deal to
bear They make all they do all but how little they
participate in the legislation of the country AL or
nearly ALL Of legislation is for corporations for
opolics for classes, and individuals but the great
who produce all, who make all while do nothing but
consume little cared for their rights and Interests
neglected and overlooked Let us patriots let us
statesmen let Christians, consunmate this great
measure which will exert influence throughout the
civilized world in fulfilling destiny thank the SEN
ate for their attention.