Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-02-05
NATIONAL HOMESTEAD.

The Senate's resolution with reference to q ma
ional homestead to each of the resident citizens o.
the United States, coming up
Mr. NEWMAN moved the reference to the Com.
| mitee on Federal Relations.
Mr. TURNER of Sumner moved that the resou
| tim lay on the table.
Mr. STANTON demanded the yeas and nays, and
the same being ordered and taken, resulted-yeas
10, nays also the House refused to lay the ts-
bic.
Mr. ALGEE proposed to amend the resolution. by
adding Provided, the provisions of the bill grant
ing homestead shall not extend to any but native
born citizens of The United States"
Mr. DAVIDSON. Does the gentleman wise to ez'
clude natUralized citizens?
Mr ALGEE. Yes The amendment embodies
my views individually. do not hold my party
answerable for it in any sense.
Mr. NEWMAN moved to indefinitely postpone the
amendment
Mr. NEWBERN proposed to amend, by adding the
words, g or naturalized,"
Mr. ALGEE. For satisfaction Of his friends,
accepted the modification.
Mr. NEWMAN made the point, that pending his
motion to postpone, no amendment could be offered.
Mr. COOPER submitted that the amendment alone
could not be postponed without the bill.
Mr. NEWMAN withdrew his motion to postpone,
and moved to lay the amendment on the table.
Mr. NEWBERN claimed, that he had not yielded
the floor.
Mr. DAVIDSON wanted to knoWwhere the friends
of this amendment stand, whether on the platform
of 1855, or that of 1S41-the old native platform.
Alter debate of the point Of order
The SPEAKER recognized Mr. NeWbern's right to
the floor.
MIR NEWBERN then moved to indefinitely post
pone the whole subject.
Mr. BULLOCK would take every proper occasion
as southern man, to oppose that homestead policy
as hostile to the best interests of the South.
MIR WILLIAMS. Reference was a way We hSd Of
smothering proposition.
Mr. WILSON disclaimed the imputation. The rule
was TO refer for amendment. He was unwilling that
such an imputatiOn should 60 out uncOntradicted.
Mr. ALGEE reiterated his individual responsible
ty for the amendment, and defended it at some
length as founded upon declaration of Thomas
Jefferson, sc.
Mr. BICKNELL never could vote to drive from the
American continent the emigrant frcm foreign lands.
This principle had brought the American party to
ruin, As aching with that porty he earnestly pro-
tested against it, and fell back upon the platform of
Whiggery.
Mr. WILLIAMS demand the yeas and nays upon
pos pOnement and the same being ordered and Ia
ken, resulted yeas Is, nays AZ.
Mr. SANDERS explained his vote and said l
will vote against the indefinite pOstponement Of the
resolution, because, if the amendment proposed by
the gentleman from Carroll is adopted, | am then
willing TO give the resolution my most hearty sup
port. Il has been insinuated that the American
party has heretofore adopted platform containing
doctrine different from that contained in the amend
meut. This is a new thing to me. am very GER
tain that l never endorsed such platform l am
equally certain that never heard of such plat
form As much as l love the American party, and
as closely as adhere to its principles if it should
publ n platform, containing The doctrine that
il is right to give the public land belonging TO
this gOyernment-lands purchased by the blood Of
q common ancestry, TO foreigners, would cut NY
self loose from such party. would prefer stand
ing alone, and would comfort myself with the con-
sciOusness Of being for my blood and for my cOun-