Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-13

Mr. GREEN Homestead If the States want home
steads let them make them. If Tennessee wants
homesteads. let them pass homestead law.
Mr. JOHNSON Dem. Geln-)-Ne have,
Mr.. GREEN-Yery well, then, let them execute it.
Mr.. JOHNsON-Ne do It.
Mr.. GRt,EN That is all very well with your own
property and your own citizens but outside Of Ten
nessee in other States. what business have you to
make a homestead
The above is an extract from a debate in the Sen
ate on the 9TH inst. Mr.. Green did not know any
thing of the character o. the homestead law in this
State, or Of the legislation concerning It; else he
might have given Andy good rubbing down.
A Homestead Law. Yes. there Is a Homestead
Law on the statute book Of Tennessee, but it is Of
such a kind that no man in the State has been 90
pOor-spirited, so mean-sputed, as to avail HIM
self of it. Aud yet though dead letter, attempts
have been made 10 repeal It, through fear perhaps,
tbst soue day or other some one might turn up
trfing enough TO accept the degrading conditions It
imposes.
law All. Governor don't say that; don lead the
senate directly or Indirectly, to think that under,
or through vCur influence, the poor man OF tins
state eniovs the benefits of a Homestead, exempt
from execution. You know the thlnE does nor WORE
here-that the Tennessee Homestead = a ueluslon
and mockery-s boon as the most oppressed
man in the State would reject with loatllng anu
scOrn.-idt
The above is an entire editorial from the Patriot
Of Yesterday. Its not often that we afford to
pubsh the whole of political article from our OPP
nostion contemporaries, but the above is too good
n he confined exclusively within the circle Of the
Patriots circulation. 1t ought to, it must have
wider reach We do not however, wish to be I'M
derstood as endorsing the sentiments contained IN
this article On the contrary, we are inclined to
differ essentially from our Patriotic neighbor We
think the Patriot is mistaken in its statement that no
man in Tennessee has awaited himself Of the benefit
Of our Homestead Law: and we cannot concur IN
the sentiment that those who have awaited them
selves Of it are either "poorspirited or mean
spirited We cannot concur in the statement that
attempts have been made 10 repeal It through [
fear, perhaps, that some day or other some
one might turn up trfing enough to accept the de-
grading conditions it imposes" While publishing
this editorial we compelled entirely to dissent
from II, regarding 1t as we do unjust attack upon
those who passed the Homestead Law upon those
who have accepted its provisions. and those who
have refused to repeal it. IL is little strange that
tho Patriot did not during the session of our erisla
&c which has iust closed, insist that some member
Of its marty should attempt the repeal of this law.
,-bicb none. in its opinion but a poor-spirited.
-, sri.ita5 ,'rnan would avail himself cf, whose
.,yi+i,rs are so degrading that none but
- ,,,o, vvould accept II is more strange that
-. l,t few short months ago, should have
.-.I,.,r,o7red for Governor of the stateo0e 'rto
- - ne ,er,, Homestead lac. It is, perhaps .
I'M -. GRANGE. that during the last canvass
the Patriot should have commented "''S ,i@ -
srryei. IN Justification Of the claims q us