The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-12


going down through every administration TO the preee At
time to be- arrRgned tainted with associ
,iontY DID not the PIeempton policy start with Cen
JackfoDY Did not the Graduation policy start with Gen
acksopf Ia not Tennessee standing where she did
them What the Homestead polcyY 1t s part and par
eel OF the same great idea Of yielding the public lands into
the possession Of every man that will take them and make
proper use OF them There 10 where we stand-where
washr gton and Jefferson stood, and where all other
Senator himself down to the present time. VIZ
gina fepuke Tennessee upon this subject Talk
about making free States Virginia, BY surrenderng all
into the Upion with Their Senator's this floor Are you
satisfied With them or do you want to turn them out Of
the UnionY Tennessee TO stand upon principle,
and intends to pursue unAlterably and unfaerpgy
her own noble rivers rushing from the Mountain State,
making their way down the valleys and through the
plans IN Their majestic career to the Great Father OF
Waters She does not stand here be Yebukcd by any
State or the Senator Of any State In the neld and in
sociated with the republican party because the repubi
can party show little sagacity; and being Q little
nard pressed Tor capital, pick up whatever they
which has been agated by the democratic party for
years-hst Il is popular ant that the public judgment Is
present shape before the republican party had an exs
tence In 1852 met the aunts and jeers of various
divduals until the public Judgment was found TO DO Ia
representatives. passed by fraction less than two third
vote. lis democratic measure, not republican. Be-
cause republicans come forward and advocate measure
we ergraited we are scared Att. hold his government
Is created for the people, and when they have
spoken their solemn Judgment it d nothing
to obey them. In 1852 and 1854 it was
not party question wings and democrats and Americans
voted for IT, but all at once has got the Niger into IT, and
IL takes new phase do not pretend at all to DO
constitutional lawyer but propositions are 30 plain
that any body can understand them say the distinc
government It's and its public lands Con-
has power TO lay and levy taxes dues imports and
the taxes collected and paid into the treasury Congress
has specific powers in reference to their appropriation But
reference the public lands the power different and
IL may dispose OF the public lands and make all needful
rules and regulations respecting the teri TORY other
property Of the United States What does the
acquire Territory for9 Is it to remain unproductveY
the duty OF the government TO adopt those means
which will induce the settlement Of the unsettled
Territories Some men make the argument, that
We acquire Territory, we must obtain precisely
what we pay for. Where the brave
who sleep in foreign hnds, who fell in dead
y conflict with foreign foe 2 You must get them back
before you talk of dollars and cents Are not the descen
those who shed their blood offered ur their
lives on the altar of their country entitled 70 little piece
of groundy Wh0ee land liz p II belongs TO the people,
The government Ia the agent and has right to withhold
from the great masses Of the people what they ask
Mr. WGFAIL, (dem) OF TexAs-l will ask what the &C.
major means by the people?
Mr. JoHSsoN-what do mean by the people9 think
term well understood by everybody in this country
" not by the Senator do not deal in tecnicalites.
When l cay the people mean that material which cons
tu,es the government-tbe bone and sinewthat portion
Of the community which produces ALL sustains A-that
does all the lighting wins all the victories But this is
called agraran measure Why, sir, 1t does not
purpose to take away wha. belongs TO others and give
TO the people, but the whole proposition to enable the
rghtul owner OF the ground, who has made the sacr
fees forward and take portion OF that which
land, and not ' ever iour millions Of families.
If you give each one Of them quar-
mo5 SECTOR OF aR would hss Ss
agrarian? Mr.. johnson then defended the policy of ribe
RUS ard Gracious and said that when Rome most
prosperous her citizens had land In conclusion he
1t IN " INV
attention to the Operations Of the government that
the time to wrest |. from the state Of things which
occurred in Rome when the public lands belong the peo
pe Who is willing to hang the desnies OF this republic
upon cities? for not. But unless this state Of
fall Rome fell We in our swaddling clothes,
there s scarcely rich man in the State, and yet this
policy is fixing itself upon the country. What then, Is
chanics, let each man have home, and when cleo
ton ro!s GROUND .u, he , is free rec. man. an, and
vote not that Of his landlord why will Senator's stand
up against enlightened public Judgment? trust in
God that the time viii come when this Senate, instead Of
people Of the several States, and then they will know
their relative position to the people who constitute the
States There has been a disposition to place the bin
speak 90 cattedrd upon this subject, but
heard it thrown out by some that it would
receive the Executive Veto do not believe it, and will
give you reason why do not believe It, Look al this
bill provices for paying tbs expenses Of the Land OF
fees holding out every nducement for settlement and
cultivation for five yearsnot for paupers and msera
BILE class Of loafers not for vagabords; not for
what is denomnated the poor, in sense-but
to work If being poor was crime, and before you
as my Judge upon trial, should plead that was guilty
great criminal, born criminal and lived criminal
large portion Of my life He then read from the report
Of Mr. Lee when Secretary Of the Interior to show that
the government had received sixty millions Of dollars
lie lands urged the friends Of the Homestead bill to
stand by it and pass it In some shape If once the
statute book it would be beyond the power Of repeal
MAanv plia1 ha UnQ iaad mt ha auafop
poured out walls Of wrath upon him He supposed that
they the side Of the channel and united by
State Tennessee into his keeping he supposed that
that they would act together upon measure brought for
ward by the republican organization for the
buttons. he defended himsef from the tauns that
he bad sat silent, while bills embodying this principle
had passed the Senate He denied that the principle OF
the Homestead bill was contained in the legislation Of
1859 The policy recommended by the earlier Presidents
and carried into effect in 1850, was entirely different
designed TO reclaim wilderness and invite popu
ation into distant territories, the latter proposes
give away na Tor no such % He defended h his
not contain the principle Of the Homestead bill He
tended that the necessary effect Of the letter would be
transplant people from slaveholdipg States to pre-
occupy public lands TO the exclusion of the people of
Southern States He opposed to the whole principle
Of giving away public lands and should vote against It,
Mr. WIGFAIL further discussed the subject. He was
tired Of this twadde about the people, denied that the
Homestead bill was . democratic measure, and asked
Wnen become part OF tnelr pAtOrm mas Deen
adopted by the republicans, and is designed cut the
throats Of Souherners Anybody who Denied that this
government is compact bet ween States democrat
He reiterated that the Homestead bill constituted part
of the republican plat orm
Mr.. PuGH, (den') Of Where do you find it in the
republican platform
Mr.. wIGFAL (pointng 10 Mr.. Seward and Lord Lyons,
who taking together OF the sofas)-here
talking to Lord Lyons The British Minister and the
platform together.
Mr.. PuGH-I deny that the republican platform says
anything about the Homestead BILL they have only taken
according 10 heir habit Of picking up whatever they
find ly ing about looee.
Mr. WGFAIL then apologsed for referring TO gentlemen
by name, and then continued his remarks which OF
very discoursve cha' acter he denied that there
any proprety or neceesty Of settling up Territories and
creating new States.
Mr. BKowN (dem) Of Miss moved TO postpone the sub
ject till Tuesday, as be wished TO speak.
Mr. WADE was willing, provided they could then obtain
q 1pa vote on Wednesday
Mr. Brown and others were willing to consent 70 this
arrangement
Mr.. DOUGLAS, (dem.) Of H., urged the propriety Of
fixing say for the final vote have objection the
reference Indicated 1t 10 reported back by Tuesday,
but 90 think should be particular day-not
very late one-on which the final vote shall be taken