New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-23

am GLAD of these striker; glory II them, and hcre
,Isy Will cousfue snd hope the cay MAY be far dis-
,sii rt,n fofe lahOItIc Nao feel themselves ag.
gisved will fail 70 organize ard 70 demand what In
.,,ri nasluou, sovss e be light. Aud LEI ne hell
SENATORS Whit may b. information to them t.s vrip.
. i too ,rr'S seated and the eop'e too Intelligent
for it 10 be turn ed into eDy POLITICAL channel. live in
che OF the largest manafac nt.ug towns in New nl-
stie wLe;e the stomakers ISy {, their Jour- eymen
some twenty thousand dollars per month. Well, Sir,
ihty organized s'rise there and seine of the foui
birds Of The parry thought that THE sIihs eonld be
TUNED into political effect and they came TO MI city Ia
the SATURDAY, night before the election on Tuesday and
iey Undertook to make tie whole Of the stIikers vote
fOI what they called ";he" Democratic party. They
called tie strikers together ard counseed them to turn
their votes aud support the Democratic party. for
was the great friend III the aboIer and protector OF
the Oppressed, aud would net allow them to suffer
any of the wrongs they n0w bore. They
weIs heard patiently. They had the last word, aud
will fsl ven vha- tie result Was. Twelve months ago
tbe Democrats esst 6l5 votes and this Va ar, after
this attempt 20 the strikers, that party cast 6lJ
Votes, exactly 70 emit what they threw fast year.
Nov Sir if 1t should be my good fortune to address
these people when eet home-and il probably viii
be, generally talk TO my Neighbours shall tell
then that voted for this measure Of free bomesthls
giving away of the hand to those who could take them
and wssld jaetify il in tins manner: woald say,
We in New England have small territory, sterile
coil ard severe climate bot against all this we have
coneDded, ard have sent cut, frou the beginning OF
our history our young nen to people the WeSt carry
ing with them the principles Of Civii7stion, Liberty,
Religion and Science and the return Ach they make
10 us is the planting of these institutions IN their
land and making widespread and broadcast these
great principles Of Liberty Humanity, Righteousness,
aud Justice, upon which the permanent foundatFons
Of national prosperity must forever be reared:
I would appeal to nv fellow citizens, and ask them
they regretted what they had done in the past L
would say, look around IN Michigan, Iowa, and the
other new Ststes and they sending back the
son. Of New Hampshire torepresent these principles in
Nafio n
great State or powerful State, but always mean to
be true just patriotic and LIBERAL pwould say to these
men, If your walks OF labor are so crowded you cannot
prosIerously remain, then help me give away these
lands in The Great West throw open thus valley as II
lies waiting for the footsteps Of civilization and the
hand Of Industry. You will thus build up new mar
kets to which the products Of industry may be
carried ] could appeal to them even on the low prin
ciple Of seishness to give away tdese lands, and
open them TO the culture Of civilization, and
thus make new and increased markets for
the products of their labor. But, Sir, tins
measure has higher and broader aspect, and to
that invoke the attention of the Senate, and shall,
perhaps hereafter invoke the attention Of the country.
The principle involved in this bill is one which has
divided the friends of free principles and of arsocracy
in AL rast time II the bone OF contention which
divided the Republic of Rome for six hundred years,
and the friends OF this measure were denounced by the
arstocTacy of Rome agTarans but this a9raTlisIsm
was not put down until the liberty Of the country
went down with 1t. True democracy makes poor
show in history, because generally the pen OF history
has been held by arstocrats and these agraIans Who
for thousands OF year, have been denounced were III
fact the only true friends of conservative popular lib
erty the Republic of Rome ever saw. All they ever
eontended for fair and equal distribution of the
public lands. They claimed that the people furnished
the snews of war and by their victories they achieved
the conquest of The public land; and II was fair for
them to enjoy little of that which their valor had
won. For thst they were stlgmatlzed as agTarlans
Rnt when the true meaning of that much-abused term
isundersood there mar that will not glory IN beng
identified with the great sgIarian party the party OF
popular liberty and popular rights, that has been
abused by the usnrpaOn OF aTistocracy. IL is that
feeling to-day which de nands that the masses OF this
country shall have the right to take possession OF the
public domain, and convert It to ciyilzaion-to con-
vert the wilderness Into the abode Of industry, labor
and prosperity. That is the real principle OF this great
measure we are cOntendng for and we are cQntendlng
upon the same ground on which the Republicans OF
Rome eontended through all their history. desire to
he no better known to my own time, OF TO posterty
they ever care for humble an individual, than to
have my ranked with that OF those prescribed
and abused agrrans, who commended 80 long Tor tha
great measure Of equality and justice
Mr. WADE advocated his motion TO take up the
House Homestead BILL which he showed TO be more
liberal in its provisions than the Senate BILL lie eX-
planned the differences in the two bills aud sald that
under the Senate bill very little land that was worm
anything could be take up.
Mr.. JOHNSON Dem, Ark opposed the motion Of
Mr. Wade. He could not see why the Senate should
abandon the bill which IT had matured. Inc Senate
bill was the special order and its consideration should
| be proceeded with. he referred to Mr. Hale's re-
marks as insineere and demagogueicali he Hale
wanted 10 hold on 10 the canae OF New-Englsno BY
the civ of free homes for free men, being fearful
that under the pressure of starvation they desert
him and his party. The Senator from New-Hampshlre
had thanked God that these strikes had taken place,
but he Johnson) had before heard God thanked
on the other side of this Chamber except IN connec-
| ton with the Slavery issue. lie hoped the Senate
| would adhere TO its own bill.
| Mr. JOHNSON Dem, Tenn was panied TO see a
party direction given TO the consideration OF this great
| measure Ii was a great measure for elevaung the
! common man. and extending civilization. lie knew
that the House bill could not pass this body, and the
true friends Of the Homestead principle should take
| that which they could get. In 1916, when 1t was
introduced, II was not party measure, and passed
! the House by twO-thrds vote. 1t should be acted
upon ia the spirit now, and kept out OF the con-
tentions Of par les.
Mr.. WADE withdrew his motion.
| Mr.. WIGFALL Dem, Texas said he could not
agree not to regard this party question inyoly
ing, as did, the power OF the government, 1t must
Give rise to a party issue. If this Government was
eleemosynsry in s ctqTacteI-if il established TO
provide for the halt blind lame, deaf, etc-fit could
give lands TO the andess-why not nlggers TO the I-
| eeress-t might reopen the African ssye-trsde on
missionary grounds and bring negroes here to be con-
| verted. lie always dealt with things plainly and
practically. The proposition TO give homes to the
homeless. Now, if we could give lands why not give
mouey If they were to give ancs, be should propose
20 1--WE each man S6O in cash. and pay bin mileage 10
come here; and il they to give them these lands,
he would propose 10 give them negroes TO
| work them. He tliOught three would be
| enough, one woman, man and a child
| with the pro rect of large increase. Laughter.
| Mr.. Wigfa then went into examination Of the
| powers Of the Federal Government, and commended
that as the trustee of the Southern States, 1t had no
right 10 vote away their lands In the course OF his
remarks he said il is nonsense TO talk OF State com
| hitting treasOD-the thing was impossible de owed
allegiance to the State of Texas, which, conformity
with the other States, exercised The position OF