Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-03-19

Reureseutatiyes at Washington by an overwhelming MA
jorty-oy vote OF ia 20 65-is ominous event in
Che history Of the country That bin is based upon the
unjust loose radical revolutionary principle OF Agrarau-
ISM and Is therefore with the poEtcJ aud social
ry Of the people and absolutely infamous in i,s char.
acsr. Il Is the banting Of the great Democratic dema-
gog.e from Tennessee who isgraces seat In the Uni
Ted Safes Senate ], was begotten by the notorious
Andy Johnson ard adopted by the united Republicans
and Democrats Of the North. Every Republican in tho
House voted for t. and every Northern Democrs, in the
House voted for IT, too, except Montgomery, Of Penn
syivaua; and there was also. one S9at5arv DemOcra.
vlo voed for e. Cra- Of Missouri while many Of them
65issi including several members i-om Virginia Never
vas there more odous and ilQutous bill passed by any
JeIbcrativs body on earth
j, provides that any person who is the head Of ami-
~ who has arrived the age Of twenty years and
IS citizen Of che United States or who shall have fled
his intention 20 become such shall be entitled 70 enter
free OF cost hundred aud sixty acres OF the public
lands upon which the said person may have fled pre-
euptoa claim which may, st be time the application
made be subject 90 presumption at dollar and
quarter or les por acre or eighty agres at two dollars
end bali per acre No certificate IS to be given or pa,
en-, 20 be issued NATL after the expiration Of FIVE years
dollars tie rights secured bv the actual settlers shah is
ere 20 the heirs and iegses The lands thus acquired
are 10 no case TO become liable 20 the satisfaction OF debts
contracted prior 70 the issuing Of the patent
Thus, under the provisions Of this Homestead BILL the
public lands, comprising over one thousand millions Of
acres and belonging equally to o2 the States are grep
away al manner Of persons and for the exclusive ben
eft Of tie Northern States They are given not only 20
native born citizens but 90 en- persons who may file
declaration Of their intention 20 become citizens at fu-
tsrs dav-,hus embracing I'm the terms and benefits Of
the gran. the hundred. of thousands Of foreigners who
annually land upon our shores And thus goes the vast
and magnificent public domain 20 the strengthening and
eurclug OF the Northern States at the expense OF the
Southern. Virginia included
Do not an intelligent southern men now see the justice
and wisdom OF the policy of am slr distribution Of the
publ. lands among rl the States for which the Wings
OF the Union have So long and 30 vny coatcudcd and
which the Democrats bav. opposed With such fatal per-
t-s-yq For long wears W., have almoni,hed the pso-
r-, of vr.s and the South ,ls- unless they accepted
t.e policy Of srr distribution these lands would an bc
saa1dered a the course os a few vc- lor the benefit
of tle N5-,bve..e-r States. Wss..a short while ago.
was only prophecy IS now startling rcaly These lands
s which aV the States. Southern as wen as Northern
lirir;, As wei al. Illinois have am cu1.l interest are
, -r,rtsi t.sas con. 90 M the yartboeis Of an rl-
..s,,5 an res and f,r ..s sv,-,ss ru-,o.e of build.
;..,, tr. North 81. , ,,r,rs, Of the South Virginia
,l,,b loaded down with taxes and grooming" under
b.- t.-.r.,. "a aim. robbed and .fri,sd
rt-:.s, -.,. i ,,. -,-r,., domain q, ro,ss.lsr,.
10 .,f-. o., Southern Democrats and tfs r,,lc.y
~, win p.a,,,r.,. ana a. p.,l-.,-s combined
r. y.r,;-, s,rf chain ta- -,.b,f-r .t,-e Of these