Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

support your families; but have decided that v
not touch it that all the benefit OF this law shall shan
to kno how that Senator would be able to satfy Ike
see the course of hingsin his STATE
sschusetts and elsewhere No could do whatauaa
take it for granted that any in old States
beaten who makes issue between proposition on
other. Why? Because this is Naked simple justice the
There are objections which made to it. Itis
if this be done, it will take all the public lands there mat
none left but that not valid objection. yorr
troduce proposition to give ST. 900 each solder
tain regiment that served in the Mexican wa. ma Ger
do think this ought to be done but if Won may say
adopt such system let us give each regiment %Hend
advantage Gentlemen reply, " That will take ali IAN" ne
'ne s GOOD OBJECTION mo to- be
bill It would be ready means perhaps, of th6wpg me
the bill If you on the principle Of mat
" We give to few and not TO all All who say
that relation ought to have the benefit. uu
But again it is saidand have been surprised at a.
who have made the argument-that if you adopt ose
you will fail in the object you have in view, which is tm
duce or compel people to go into the new Territories M
moment There countries in the world, Mr. Prss%
where the Governments undertake to regulate labor Ta
say to " You shall follow this trade" and ly
other '' You shall follow that. Go into India and an
are castles some allowed TO do certain tbine
others not Even in monarches people driven hS alQ
ticular circumstances into line of empoIment par
had supposed that in the United States it the
of every man to select his occupation. 1t ste
are in error in that respect and in this late dav % We
enty eighty years OF liberty, the Government to @
in and to say We think you wrong in following @
Slanicc
you should not cultivate your lands you choose in the
States; think you ought to go into the States @
labor there to suit our purposes and Senators b
said that here about the Cities great many idle %
ers. Well, suppose admit it. These have Tigit A.
be oaers if they choose and to stay in1he cities ov
it that any Senator has become great that he has,
right to go down here on Pennsylvania and saw
some man he meets, GU are loafng about the streets
want to have you planted out in the Territories wan
to get you away. That the substance of the argums
You do not compel them directly, but you say them Y
ought 60 there" Would it be justice? Let US look "
this question for moment. Suppose a man SiM
would have right to say to him. " will not give youths
money, that you are entitled to receive here think @
had better to other point OF the country, and will
pay it to you there" There is not justice in it.
1t strikes Mr. President that this is most extraor
nary idea. I can understand that in monarchy wbTo
they claim to regulate the people; can understand i
perhaps Of the old Federass in the oden times WIN
thought we getting too free in the United States might
adopt that line of argument; but am utterly amazed at
this day, when everybody processes to be Republican
Democrat in principle and to allow equal prviege at v
rate to all free white enwe may make distinction
color in States and communities that the idea shoue
preached that this Congress to be called upon by such
line OF argument to undertake to regulate the business Of
the community and to any set, You idle loaf
about the cities and want to get you off there
fore will not pay you what you entitled we will
make division of the property we will cut lou out of"
The argument cannot be maintained for moment. Its
to combat, and many combat now, of compelling or
people to manufacture school sprang up in this country
at time that said the people too generally farmers
in the United Staes and that must have maDufacues
am in favor OF manufactures and mechanic arts but I
am in favor of them sound principles and they will
let them do it; it is good thing But there was school
which said; We must compel to manufacture too
much agriculture is going on produce is too low. Now
that system is to be reversed and TO swing like
pendulum over to the other side. 1t is said All this
was mistake; have too many mechanics in the country
We have got the cities crowded with handicraft
featuring and must get them of to the frontiers and
tie them there" The result is, however that the people
and he Treasury to suffer under both schemes IlG8
name, let abandon them both.
Uner my proposition YOU leave these men free TO dOa
they please stay in the cities if they want do So Or
lea auVhoW
that you will get rid of those who idle loalers haags
to society, by this BILL Take of those and put
him into forest, and give him and do you think
would stay there to cut timber? Not bit of it. He would
walk ride until he could get to city, where lie cOa
consult his own taste and follow his occupation.
But there is another objection which made to my
amendment, in some little discussion we had about in the
propooS was said s FH Vou pass this up %
you will reduce the price of the public land very much
Will be worth very little admit that for arguments
sake but will reduce to than the other The
other proposition destroys its value for sale If everybody
who wants land get it for nothing Of has no
prce-lt cannot have price Lands that lie in the Tar
west may bear certain price here in Washington. Why
Because man can only get by paying certain and
he may pay for it here INIT who goes into me
western country get land for nothing he will not pay
Of course the price will down very much uuder this bill
any way aud think perhaps just as much under my
proposition. But suppose it turns that there
very large reduction in the price gentlemen from the
States Will not be 10 ured the actual will get the
lands very low. nobody buys them, at least h will be
settled up as they in North Carolina and do be-
eve very much in the notion that spectators will
monopoze these lands. In my own State our lands were
held at hve cents an long remember, and
yet they were never bought up in large quantities there
Is very little land offered to be got at spectators will
buy 1t to hold 1t up; but when laid is plenty like
when you I'LL the whole country with warrants you put
down the price. admit, to very low But sup
pose there should be an inconvenience to the States
1t should happen, contrary my pecatiOns that se1
ators get great deal of this and they must than
inconvenience brought upon themselves by their
duct We had very good land system that kept Oud
the hands of SPECTATORS and if you choose break that
down, you cannot complain that in the old States take
our chance to get share of the money.
Mr. President, when got up did not wish to speak
length this question: but merely to call attention
particular objections that made to my p0posil
some two years ago. think the more Senators look
the better they will see it, La the first place it has The great
virtue OF equality giving to all alike My friend from Fen
nessee (Mr Johnson) who very much in favor OF this
Dill some two years ago, made OF argument WIh
ingenious and able but think there is atacy in it. be
says there is no hardship in the world in passing this Dill
because we have got land enough in the United States TO
give every man one hundred and sixty acres, and we o
provide that those who choose may go and take possession
OF tDe lands now Ii that were all OF it, his argument Woll
be conclusive but, unfortunately for Justice and equality
the men who go and settle the and will derive just as
much benefit from the residue of the domain d. VINO
uo not GET any OF IT, man will go there and get ms VIC
undred and sixty acres and then the remainder OF the %
II 1t Is worth anything at and the Senator alleges VIII
De just valuable is now-is sod goes support
the Government, thus relieving the individual of axao
that ne gets double portion. He is in the condition A
ben1amln was ID when he got twice much as The on
Drotners might illustrate it in this way suppose %
has ten sons and has thousand He can afford 10
give TO each one of them hundred One OF the sens say
=, owe me my hundred acres want to make sT SUM
thing out of it, 1t is very we'll if he goes off and stays a0
ana makes no demands; but if he remains at the fanny 10
pie, boards and is clothed member of the family, n
II Is very unequal and very unjust. That is the very
we now stand in The who go and get their PaIL
the public lands and take possession of it, still come H. ~
ther share, and draw with the of for the re
MY proposition therefore, exactly meets the view u NV
Senator from Tennessee take it. By it, we make al
DIVISION OF all the lands the old says to each u
sons heIe, give each Of you hundred !oum
take it and use you like; if you do choose to @
vate IT, sell it to some OF neighbors and put the Un
j hp 4 n III
tion Pass it, and man who is living in North LarO
and is farmer says: " do settle on ihs INV
ano; have paid for as much as need want W" g
a pIow horse He may sell his warrant, and get d PGp
morse and if mechanic wants to add his STOCK IN ~
he may sell his warrant
But really, Mr. President, promised to make snot