The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-23

80 M me- " ,nsssss. pooS oS @ssos
could eet the NEST rs1s 6ene6s, and they had utterly
failed, and failed. too, - great measure from the votes
OF the political party With which the Senator from North
Caroline Is associated, S they had voted uniformly in
body against thing e that sort But one word about
ss.s pssuar r. sIc "a : ns ss Isy had nos
they would continue 70 do 60 until the highest possible
amount Of wages shouA % given 70 them He thanked
which, when tho abOrsr fails 70 get ample compensation,
he may 'strike wth0ut subectpg himself 10 the penal
I % you'd AZ b
cen, compensation for Ss daily TOLL should fall to or
Judgment seemed 70 be rhk And be would toll Senators,
and might be some information, that this thing too
deeply seated to be turned into political channel The
He lived IN one Of hs largest manufacturing towns Of
New Hs%pshro, where they paid ont twenty thou, thou
o. oIganized, and some persons thought the 'srikc"
could be turned 10 political capital, and under
,css % q. pas ITSELF me
friend Of the aborer and In favor Of protection for the
oppressed was beard and had the last word late into
would tell them the resuit,-The democratc party had
thrown six hundred and hteen votes heretofore this
year after this attempt V turn the assriko INTO po cs
year. @ should b hi fortune 70 address .Se@-and
bis G nsishSors-Se would a .sn them he had voted for
this free homo 70 every bead Of family who would
60 out West and Justify % himself in IN this S manner
70 want any iusthcakon, for they had cond-
dence that be never would wrong them daughter. He
would say them, that although New England had small
territory sterile so and climate she had sent out
her young to people the West carrying with them
the principles Of civiz.oo, liberty, religion and science
and the return which they made 70 her the planting
these institutions IN their land, making widespread
and broadcast this principle Of liberty, humanity, right
e M would them
Iacy, that lad .sni back 70 represent these new
which her liberal policy enabled them TO do No. air.
they did expect b be great State, but intended 10
S.s Ss cost q r VI. sI 80 s they could
comfortably remain q home, he would counsel them TO
people The gree. w:ss Insy would build up new mar
had higher and lresder aspect and 10 that he invoked
the attention. Of NJ Senate Of the country The very
Tree psscpIss SSd sovsrnmen. in in al past time was
the very bone 0 contention that divided Rome for six
hundred lsa .sd As friends Of his measure had been
denounced by tho aSsiocrscy Of Rome. Democracy
made . poor figure in history, because the pen was
welded b The arbsouacy; but the truth Of history
begpniDg be vndaied and these ararans denounced
Tor bousand years were In fact the only true friends Of
conservative eOpsAr liberty that the republic Of Rome
ever saw Az thsy eontended for was fair and equal
dstrbuton a the public lands. The people furnished
the sinsws Of W. BY which they had conquered tho
world but the acquAon OF lands had been uniformly
pfurpsd and owneA by the arsocrscy and II was this
effort Of the conmsn people obtain portion Of this
land that sugmatizad them through ell history and
all time a. asTsgriass When the true meaning Of that
term was understood there was no man who would not
glory in being ennsd with the great agragrian party Of
the wordtbe party Of liberty and popular rights to op
was Just exactly thAt feeling and principle to day,
that tho spaeses Il h country shall have the right TO
take possession Of The public domain and convert to the
% into .. abode q i'm Industry, ys' liberty, and
prosperity, TIM Was the real principle, the
s
Rome contended for u through all their history He de-
aired to be no better known 70 his own times or 70 pos
teYity, such humple Individual himself should be
cared about at all, than 10 have his name ranked with
hoec prescribed agrszns that concnded so long for
that ssus ses S z. bad made
aSsuneht IN favor OF eivDg ands to settlers but under
tho present bill they could so own the land until they had
principle. His amendment gave them the land inmc-
diate and did not that Senator thAt met his
better He had read Roman history, but their system
was not what the Senator represented it
Mr. WADE advocated his motion 10 take up the House
Homestead bil which he showed & to BE- more S, hes.
explained the differences In the two bills and said that
under the Senate bill very little land that was worth any
thing could be taken up.
Mr.. Wade. He could not see why the Senate sho1ld
abandon the bill which had matured. The Senate bill
was The special Order and s s should be
insincere and demaqoguical BE (Mr HALEY wanted TO
hold on to the canae Of New England by the cry OF
under the pressure Of starvation they would desert
him ana his party; The Senator -. from New New
ssa aaes naS place Sa hsse had
never before heard God thanked on the other side
Of this chamber except connection with the slavery s
sue He hoped the Senate would adhere 10 It's own bill
Mr.. JoHSsoS (dem OF Tenn, was panied 70 par
~ direction given 10 the consideration Of this measure.
It was great measure for eevating the common man.
could not pass this body and the true friends Of the
Homestead principle should take that which they coud
get In 1S46, when introduced, was not party
measure and passed the House by two thirds vote.
II should be acted upon In the Bame spirit now and kept
out Of the contentious Of parties.
Mr.. WADE withdrew his motion.
Mr.. wrcrAlI, (dcm) OF Texas, said he could
not agree not TO regard this as p party
question. Involving did the power Of the govern
ment was eemosynary in s character-H II was estab-
ished to provide for the halt blind, lame, Self would
give LANDS 70 the andls Why not nigesrs to the Niger
sry grounds bring negroes here 10 be converted He
always dealt with things plainly and practically The
We could give lands, why not give money! they were
TO give lands, he should propose 70 give each man
one hundred and sixty dollars In cash., and pay
to give them these lands he would propose
70 give them negroes 10 work them; he thought three
would be 9Ds Mr.
Wigal then went into examination OF the powers Of
the federal government and that % the trustee
OF the sovereign States had right TO vote away their
lands In the Of his remarks hc said II s nonsense
/, talk Of State committing Ieasonthe thing was i'm
possible he owed alegance 70 ne oIaIe Oh Texas WHICH,
ccpjontly with the other States exercised the came por
ton Of the sovereign power Whenever she declared the
federal government longer her sgent then would be
his duty return 70 bis STATE and he should be cap
tured fighting under the Gag OF the "Lone STAR under
the law Of nations he could not be treated a. traitor.
Mr. JonSsos Of Tennessee, remarked that there were
preccdtuts for the policy proposed n the bill.
Mr. WIorAu vas cory 10 hear any democrat refer 70
precedens. they accepted banks, tariffs, informal
improvements, and 90 forth, could DO JUSTIFIED; ne
then denounced the policy Of New England, which, BY
federal legislation bad got rch and kept the other scc
tons poor he thought nothing better could occur than
dissolution OF the Union New England would then Sss
the South to backher spndlsS would cease 10 turn
and her ships rot as the whMveeher sailors and opera
tves tuned out 10 sAfve would burn and steal BE also
drew picture Of mob Of deceived and nfuriated peo-
pie bearing on poles the heads Of Seward and Hale.
hee only knew the South Was earnest they would
keep quiet They not the men 10 coin their hearts
bo,d into dracbms. He denied that these were threats
The day Of farcss has gone by. He would speak
his mind freely, and nay he believed that no black
republican ever could be inaugursted President
Northern men talked Of subduDg the Souh but he be-
leved Southern army would winter In Boston before
Northern could reach Texas He would hike 70 know
tbovv IN nv fhe them l1Ok