Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10
REMARKS OF MIR. CLINGMAN,
NORTH CAROLINA,
In the U S. Senate the 22d of March, $780, the Hon
stead Bill.


In the U s. Senate on the 22d Of March, $780, on the Home
stead Bill.
The hour set apart for consideration Homestead
Bill having arrived, Mr. CLINGMAN asked leave explain
his amendment to the same, which reads follows:
"srke out in the first section the words TO enter one
quantity equal Thereto to be located in body in
after the shall have been surveyed and insert in lieu
thereof to have issued to him or her, by the Commission
of land to be located in the manner as that
which the bounty land warrants heretofore issued have
subject entry the applicant being quired make proof
support of his claim such manner and under such
uaons may be prescribed by the Secretary of the nte
riOr;' to make the section read:
That any WHO'S the head of family and citi
of the United States, SHALL from and after the passage
Of this act be entitled to have issued to him her, by the
Commissioner of Public Lands warrant &c.
e r 6 e k sRa s Sa h
who is in favor of the principle of the bill will adopt it, at
admit the outset that have been opposed to this poll
on o The 5he
property of the Government and ought be used for the
of land and donations in money take this to be naked
donation While, therefore, if you leave it me, would
keep down the public taxes nevertheless there
disposition the part of many Senators here and there
position give away large portion the public property
If that policy is to be carried out let Us look for few
ments and see if amendment does not fortunately free
the subject from all the difficulties that in the way of it.
Senators will see that the present homestead bill liable
very hard upon the settlers Under provisions
obliged public land and work upon for five years.
He must into the woods make outlay of capital Ia
Dor there continuously for five years before he gets any
tie. believe he happens to remit his labors for only
months for unforeseen he loses the benefit of all
that he has already DONE 1t hardly necessary me to
to gentlemen that Americans who of change
able minds and rove and down the country do like
to be tied down to place for long while and may
happen that may settle in location which he finds
may be necessary for him to emigrate to other I'm
der the existing BILL understand it, he loses the benefit
and somebody else comes in The Senator from Ohio MIR
Pugh said in the last Congress- that those who went
really put more work the land than it worth. I'm
der his view, therefore, take it he will that
doped the settler goes and takes his position
the public domain, he is monarch of all he surveys " he
mas r e once he may improve he may live on
y better for the settler than than the original hi l.
every mind with great force Here land belong
ing to all the people of the United States. GU say that
those who go and settle on it shall have hundred
sixty acres each but nineteen twentehs of the American
people never expect to there do not suppose that
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forty nine lose their share Of the public property What
justice is there in it will appeal to the Senators the
Other side OF this Chamber take for example, the twelve
New England Senator's there public land New Eng
land and the only way any New England man get a
foot OF is to expatriae himself and the West Now
IS 1t right to drive our people from New England North
Carolina anywhere else enable them get their share
cpe Justice may say that ali have equal advan
age in this that any has the right co. but remem
stakes Suppose should advocate proposition that the
Secretary of the Treasury should give dollars to
body who would apply at the Treasury tomorrow or next
week might be said every citizen the United States
may go in and get his share but know that men living
at distance could not go without loss and the effect
would be to give the money to living in this locality
and TO exclude others So you pass the provisions CON
tanned in this original BILL you give lands to those who
happen to live the States and you exclude eyervbo
dy in the old States should like to any man go
before constituents and address an assembly and
ia The
men IN the new States and refused to give you portion
" unjust It only unjust to the individuals but n
just to the States What right have you discriminate be-
right have you impose burden on nv Constituents and
say that they shall submit to these things emgrate to
distant country The force of this is obvious that it
seems to me that ought to strike the mind of eyery Sena
tor. - ~
Again. sir there are classes of men who cannot a
serves OF IT, The mechanics do not to abandon their
business and turn land Go up to Massachusetts
where hundreds and thousands of striking for
SHeI wages should IKE to how the Senators from
that state or any other State in that region would 90 be-
fore their constituents and say them You complain
taken portion of your property and given to men in
West and you choose to leave your country and en-
grate out THERE you have share of it, The great
BODY OF those men would " It does not suit as
leave our country does not suit US to
My proposition then Mr. President fortunately pets ps
out OF all these difficulties Pass it, and the Secretary issues
within the provisions of the b that is every man wbo
tne mead OF family and who is citizen. That will ncnde
the shoemaker in Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
see the strike has gotten there cch the eve
OF the Senator from New Hampshire, TMr Hale will saw
mat, IKE 70 see MIN 60 before his people and
position take for granted he will adop INV nroposton
preference 70 that contained in the b but suppose
ne was 20 axe oferent course, how could he defend
himself up there if he go before assemblage
DEAL n Of people se neh and say have given great
pending by which each you could have
d Sad not nE you might have sold that warrant you
uu Ios nk proper to emigrate and bought horse, or
eatner you are sh0eakers you might have used Il 20