The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-28

right % the publig lands tea wears 70 the cxcaSiaa
Of the rights 81 all oteTs actual settlers pre-
cnptars because not coming wR the pros isios q ~
preemptiou laws gives virtually him also crssl
ur years upon the plire Of his land thus cattis4s
dnring thai lang psipdalnlost liiese ia this fst
ar ai the government from the lnbiir la3a
whic s aa have been surveyed ten WEARS preYnns g.
the prt-1lain4on Of sale Sir .this ~ tae i0f
such Suspension Aud iis c0siierafiosa might adj
also thai the rfct Of this must b. prahita
Coz t. years excerpt under the restriction the w.
cation u any of the vet outstanding la1d warrants
amounting some ELEVEN nillion acres
have yet another otjectiou. The benefits Of this
proriseu Inevitably the railroad eaanpa
ufs. 20 Nhom such pofgate and exoThitant grants
ls,d have bern made and the Individual speeuafors,
ais0 Who have already absorbed many th0Isand acres
"A the pahle doinaih CHi % fr0m the public market
all who desire 10 buy hat who not ready willing
q emisrate, engratine, cannot comply With the PIE
smFtlon law iil be forced purchase frta otisr
taese CLASSES Thus this b becomes really aa at Cor
the benefit OF railroad corporations and spectofs ths
expense a all others except the pse-emptoT
Me- P5ieIISs of Mhmessaa wii the eentleasan A.
low ~ inqnire whether il interdts any sthfr class
than class OF SPECTATORS who like the land De-
yourng locnsts they follow have already settled upon
and eaten oat the prosperity of the WfHt b his re-
marks ne admits that eyn has been done the West
and il Is 70 this eii and prevent possible its Tepe
tton, cali the attention q gentlemen
Nh. RALLANDlGHAM unqnesfionably il does IL
ntedics who reside in the district WHICH have the
honor to represent-nen who migrating Ohio ia early
times have accumulated somes bat OF fornle grant
y The cultivation 81 the solf farmers Whose
growing into manhood and their ghtefs into woman
heod around them They the men rather than spec
Hl4t0rs, WIN buy and la the West for the purfss f
giving t. their ani their daughters when they
shall have attained t. mAorify The result also let me
adj, OF the pesent system Is the Increase popalafion
and prosperity ia the STATES and Territories lcass
where parent has made location Of lands Tor the
benet of his elder son. for example that son. ii course
Of time grates to and occupies the lands purchased
cultab them, and them To yield the fralrs 1T
the earth; and other and neighbors and friends uli
around are, in time, Induced u follow ThnS there is
annual dgain from the Older 10 the States aud
Territories ot the better part oi the population
Now b. my knowledge, this constitutes large p0r-
qn of those who, III the State of Ohio or 1t least ia
that part q it whch represent acpnstomcd 10 pur-
chase western lands
Ia view OF this disability upon the her citizens Of tLfs
Union for the henrht OF part of the actual settlers
superaded the already abundant protection 10 sh
settlers by the right 81 pre- ption also became of
the resulting benefit % speeulator elt myself obliged
to vote against the blll
have but alluded to the suspension Of al revenue
from the pnblic lands for years important nj that
consideration is against tbs bill and indeed should
have SAID nothing upon this subject hni foE the re1arks
o. tho gentleman from Minnesota | thought that snss
he had spoken with severity II meaning 40
citence OF those who opposed this aeasiira il WAS but
just and proper that Of that nnneg and espe.
clily one who born and yet lives within what
few years ago the West and is vet portion OF What
is still called the great West should pat on record
these reasons 10 rindicaiion Of the vote which gave
and to which expect TO adhere.