The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-07-30
How Mr.. VintoE voted on the
Bounty Land Bill. l-L

We elliptic following communication from
the Circleyille Watchman, showing the hos
itility of Mr.. Vinton to the Bill for giving a
bounty in land to the old soldiers and to their
widows and orphans. Mr.. Vinton $ position
as whig candidate for Governor of Ohio is
one of great prominence, and his views, prin-
ciples and public acts should be strictly scru-
tinized. Mr.. Vinton was an opposer of the
war with Mexico-a war involving as pro-
found causes of grievance toward Mexico as
our last war with Great Britain-and it is
natural that he should be opposed to such
substantial expressions of gratitude as the
giving of homes to the soldiers, or heirs of
soldiers of who fought in either of thcms 1t
is natural-quite natural, that a man who
acted out the hostility to the Bounty Land
Bill which Mr.. Vinton did, should receive a
whig nomination for a high office. boar .
But read the following from the Circlevile
Watchman:
SAMUEL F. VINroN ON THE '"BoUNTY LAND
Bill. "--Mr. Elaor:-The Sanhednm of
whiggery having nominated Mr. Vmton as
the candidate of that party for the office of
Governor, it behooyes the voters of Ohio be-
fore casting their votes, to enquire into the
opinions, and official conduct of Mr. Vinton,
as exhibited by the records of Congress.
The whig convention that nominated Mr..
Vinton, having forgotten their ''war, famine
and pestilence" honor of military chieftains,
and having nominated Gen Scott as their
! Icandidate"for the Presidency, for thepurpose
of bringing the old soldiers and their friends
to the support of the whig party, propose
testing by the records, Mr. Finton's feelings
and sentiments, towards those old soldiers,
their widows and orphans, as indicated by
his remarks and votes upon the "Bounty
Land Bill" ,r ~ ljsittl.@ E2'
Mr.. Vinton first manifested his hostility
to the old soldiers by opposing the motion
to make the bounty land bill a special order.
See House journal, lstsession, last Congress-
page 853. Mr.. Vinton next opposed the bill
by speaking againstit in committee Of the
whole House. See Congressional Globe, vol
l21, part second, page l247--same vol. page
1867. Mr.. German remarked that the gen
tleman from Ohio, Mr.. Vinton) is too candid
man to rise in his place and say, that by
voting for these amendments, he did not
lNSteUcfuety GeC|eNe0 " OpDOS6 UStb UeTeuD UIiC
BILL" Mr.. Vinton said, "ifthe gentleman
will permit me | will state my motives The
bill entirely destroys our land system-I
THEREFORE, OPPOSE It'll" ag rf e N
Any one that will take the trouble to ex-
anime the journal of the House, as well as
the Congressional Globe, will find that Mr..
Vinton opposed this bill, giving bounty lands
to the old soldiers, their widows and orphans,
in every stage otits progress through the
House to vote against it. l3'
Let not, therefore, the old soldiers and
their friends, be beguled into voting for the
whig party, in consequence Of their nomina-
ton of Gen. Scott; for in Mr.. Vinton, the
standard bearer of that party in Ohio, and
his untiring hostility to the bounty land bill,
they will discover the true feelings and SEN
timents of the leaders of the whg party to-
wards the brave defenders of our country
and our country's honor. pi bgea sil
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