The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-10-01

any except those who served during The
war; In all the cases provided for in tSl6
bill, The troops ,cere fully paid all that the'
Government contracted 10 pay, and aHttdt
the soldiers at the time erpected TO receipe,
to the last dollar THE PROPOSED
BOUNTY, THEN, CANNOT BE
CLAIMED AS A MATTER OF RIGHT.
1T is A PURE GRATUITY!" &c.
Here, then. Mr.. Vinton defined his po-
siton, broadly and frankly, in opposition
to donations of land to the old soldiers
who had fought the battles of their coun-
try, and perilled life and health in pro-
tecting the frontiers from the tomahawk
and scalping knife of the Indians and
from the invasion of the British and their
savage allies in the war of 1919. But
this is not the only proof we have. To
defeat the bill, MIR. Vinton and his federal
coadiltors, had offered and voted for all
sorts of obnoxious amendments, and in
reference to which conduct. dishonorable.
although justified by Parliamentary law,
Mr.. GoIman, OF Indiana, (see page 1867,
Of same volume said:
"The gentleman from Ohio, Mr.. Vim.
ton, } is too candid to rise ih his place and
say, that by voting for these amendments
he did not deliberately intend to oppose,
defeat and destroy The bH."
i We give the above italics and all, as
we find it. In reply, Mr.. Vinton is quoted
as follows: ..l m .tce e.l..7 :.
Mr.. VINTON said, if gentlemen will
permit me, ] will state my motive. Ihe
bill entirely destroys our land system-l
. THEREFORE OPPOSE IT."
"Mr. Gormon continued. The gen.
teman from Ohio and large majority OF
his whg friends, haze opposed this bill from
the start," &c. ..,... .l
Here then. for the purpose OF preserv'
ing the present miserable, unjust and sell
ish Land system, which compeIs every
man to pay double the cost Of the, land,
before he can get an acre of it, Mr.. Vim.
ton opposed the granting Of land TO the
soldier who battled for the country which
Mr.. Vinton then misrepresented in the
Congress Of the nation. Driven from eve.
ry other argument, he gave that as his ex.
cuse. and in doing so, he carried out his
old federal principles of opposition to the
selling of the public lands at price moi
greater than the cost Of purchase and sur
vey. a ,....H .,sr..s G.a .' .H .,
Mr. Vinton said that the soldiers had
J been "paid all that the government con.
tracted to pay!" Did he suppose thai
men went out to fight for their country fol
the pay--that they would peril life and
limb-exposed 10 hunger and fatigue, fol
eight dollars month-iust what Mr. Vim
ton got each day, Sundays included! u
he thought so, he was widely mistaken, al
though it is an error common to those who
lack patriotism. They fought not for pay
but for the honor and for the defence ol
. the country they loved-ior the protection
of the helpless men. women and children
exposed to massacre, and they have a
right 10 claim that government provide ioI
their age, when their health was ruined in
its service. lie who brands this as gra'
tuity-a gracious gift of government does
wrong to the old soldier, who has yet his
feeling to resent. and whose blood will yet
indignantly course through his veins, when
he is told that S. F. VlNToN, derided his
Just claims, and hinted that it was charity
and not justice, ihat he sought. Ihell
descendants will not suffer their parents tc
be thus treated, and If Samuel +. Vinton
who is himself one of the largest land
holders and land speculators in the State
expects to get their votes by thus adding
insult to injury, he will find himself mis-
t taken. ... s.. ..
t During the war Of 1919, if we have
! heard the history Of Samuel F. Vintor
!, Alright. he was Federalist. and acted witt
t 'the Hartford Convention party. During
the last war, when our brave troops were
t in Mexico. he followed the lead Of those
| who would have cut off supplies. and wa'
an humble follower of Corwin who said
were he a Mexican, he would 0elcome th,
american troops acith bloody hands 10 hos
l ptable graves! Ever on the side of tht
t enemy when his country is at war, he il
unfit to be the Chief Executive Magistrate
of patriotic State, whose citizens ART
, ever prompt to rally at their country's cal
for volunteers. and in his attempt to b.
, Governor of Ohio, he will meet repuls'
as signal as his friends met at New Or
leans, when the troops of the South ant
, West, under the lead OF gallant Jack
son, closed the war in blaze of glory
{ Statesman. ..f.'
F., GREAT FIRE IN BUFFALO,.
r BUFFALO, Sept. 26.-0 A. M.
About O'Clock this morning fire brok'
5 out in wooden building on Peacock street
I in the centre of the Five Points. A stron,
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