The true Democrat., 1854-05-30
(eFThe Homestead bill has passed the House

fhFThe Homestead bill has passed the House and is now pending in the Senate, and the Me- under consideration in the House.
 In relation to these two bills the abolition ists and freesoilers, notice, are playing very cunning game. While they oppose the en- actment of the Territorial bill because it re- peas the anti-slavery provision in the compro- mise and establishes the principle of Congress slonal non-interference with the subject of sla- very, they are pressing the passage of the Homestead bill with the greatest zeal and earn- estness. If they can succeed in carving out their plan, in so far, that they shall pass the Homestead bill amme3totely, and postpone the passage of the Nebraska territorial bill for e tea0 years they will in e8ect accomplish all they desire. While the Homestead bill. should if become a law, offers premium to the settle ment of the N Nebraska and Kansas territories by treesoa1ers and abohtonasts the slavery restriction imposed upon these territories by the Missouri compromise, should the territorial bill fail, ut- terly excludes all southerners and shareholders. Should this scheme succeed, it takes no seer to predict the result That result will inevitably be, the obohtiopizing of that whole vast extent of country, down to the very borders of our own State
 The Senate in its last action upon the Home stead bill postponed its consideration for ano- ther week. Upon the question of postponng this measure until the passage of the Nebraska bill, we are gratifed to see that both of our Senators, Messrs. Johnson and Sebastian, are alive to the true interests of the South.
 Notwithstanding immediate action upon the Homestead bill was urged with the greatest zeal by its friends and advocates, we find the votes of both of our Senators recorded in favor of its postponement. With them voted, also with but one or two exceptions, every southern Senator and thus, both by their votes and pub lie declarations, they manifest determination never to sanction the passage of the Home stead bill, until the final enactment of the ter ritorial law, which repeals the Missouri con- promise, and places southerners upon footing of equality with northerners, in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
 In the House, upon the Nebraska bill, the struggle still continues with unabated warmth At recent sitting every exertion was made by the friends of the measure to force 1t to a vote; but they were defeated by skillful and deter 1+lo, parliamentary man9uvres by which they were enabled to slave off the question. The House sat for MlJty-str h0urs, amidst the greatest eX- ctement, voting upon motions to adjourn, upon calls, etc, but failing to reach the main question and utterly exhausted, at last adjourned.
 Upon this great and important question we happily find the South very nearly unit But it is in this, as it has been in every other instance, where the rights of the South were in question, that we rely with the greatest confi- dence upon the democratic party. While the entire whig party North, without, we believe one solitary exception to relieve the long dark array, is hostile to the Nebraska bill, we find also squad of whiss at the South acting with them. But 1t is the reverse with the democrats With the exception of two, Co., Benton in the House, and jSom Houston in the Senate the entire democratic party South, Is favorable to the measure, while some toyty Northern demo- crats are supporting and voting for 1t. Thus stands the question politically. While there is decided majority in Congress in favor of the measure, supported by the influence of the Pre- sident and all overwhelming majority of the people, it is hard for us to reconcile oursclf to a belief ill its defeat. Yet it may possibly be defeated. The abol:ionists and freesoiIersmav 50 far succeed in their object as to destroy this bill; but so certain such is the case, the same doom will be meted to the Homestead bill at the hands of the South. IL has the power thus far to lrustratc the plans of the freesoilers and We feel confident 1t will do so
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