Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-22

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sde.show Puph found it convenient to re-
main at home in Cincinnati after being posted
for debate with Senator Trumhull in this city,
but as the able Illinoian would not be at Can
ton, he came up there to the help of Judge
Ranucy, as usual. How much he made out Of
Molly Stark by opening his ,idc.show among
her sturdy yeomaury, the Akron Beacon thus
records
Upon the arrival Of Messrs Dcnnison and
Ranney, the larger crowd called out Mt. Den
nison who made short speech from the balcony
Of the St Cloud. The crowd then proceeded
to the Franklin, and called ont Judge Ranney,
who also made speech which was listened To
respectfully George +. Puph was then intro.
duced and lie upon the Black Republicans
with the savage lorocity of a Mississipplln.-
But all felt that this Interpolation OF the elo-
quent % Senator was i'll timed This was
discussion 10 be- conducted upon known rules
bv well established principles. liy tho terms OF
the agreement, Messrs Dennison and Ranney,
two gentlemen OF ability and character were
to be the speakers; aud the crowd seemed MY
disposed to listen to demagogncs OF the fugh
kind Democrats and Republicans therefore
Joined in telling Mr. pugh that he was out of
pace anu ndu ueAltF ItNllts dAh NA'h ~ -"
usually chaste and vigorous style he said he
came there TO hear "Judge Ranney give the
Black Republican candidate A TuRAsmNG,' the
crowd was unit in telling him that thing
could not be DONE and that II it was the hst
disappointment this fall it would not be the
last lie tried to make his speech, hut the de-
cision of the crowd was irrevoeable. lie got
angry and swore, but the crowd kept their
humur; aud after trying to speak for hall
hour Sam Lahm pulled him oil.
Mr. Pugh was present during part OF the
debate between Messrs Dennson and Ranncy,
but he skunk away just in time to keep his hide
from becoming visible on the fence for his anti
Homestead Bill vote Mr.. Dennison closed
one branch Of his discussion of the slavery
question: by showing that five prevent slavery
from passing into the Territories by legal pro-
hibition, they will be cut up into small farms
under the homestead principle, which the Re-
publicans favor and will enact into law when
the opportunity presents. He then claimed
that the Democracy, including Senator Pugh,
were opposed to the Homestead Bill when
brought to the test. We quote from the Ohio
Statesman's s report of Mr. Dennison's speech at
Canton
Now, Srs there was homestead bill passed
at the last House Of Representatives, and it was
taken mp to the Senate OF the United States,
where it was prevented from becoming a law
by the action OF the Democratic Senator'S in
that branch of Congress There are two ways
of disposing Of a biLl in the Senate. First, a
majority can vote it down next, they can pre-
vent it from being considered bv taking up
some other question, end thereby eking out the
session without giving the Senate an Upportu-
nifty of passing its opinions upon the merits Of
| the bill Tho Democratic Senators had not the
| courage to defeat the Homestead Bill, that had
passed the House, but they took up the othel
mode, which in my judgment was n very cow
ardly one. They thought it better to stramgl,
the Homestead Bill by giving prominence Il
other questions, and thereby closing the scs
sion without getting vote on it. Sir when
this Homestead Bill came up Mr. Hunter, OF
Virginia, proposed to give precedence to'a bill
called the Consular and Diplomatic BIZ, and
upon the vote in the Senate, upon the earnest
remonstranee of the Republican Senators,
against the vote of every Republican Senator
in Congress, Mr.. Hunters motion prevailed by
a vote Of 2S to %, Wee President Breckinrdge
giving the casting vote in favor of the South
and against the Homestead Bill, which is bill
favorng the interests of the fee laboring men
OF the country.
Your Senator, Mr., Pugh, upon this PROPOSE
tion voted with the Republican Senators, but a
day or two after, when right near the close %
the session, another motion was made to tax,
| up the homestead bill, it being sail that Tia,
| Senate could make it law in not more than ter
mipules; but MIR Slilell introduced bill t,
| give the President s30,000,OOO as the frat in
stalment Tor the procaring of Cuba, by whicl
slave territory could be added to the country
and the political power of slavery could be IN
creased in the government of the United States
And the two propositions, one in favor Of lTc,
labor, and the other in favor of slave labor
were brought face to face in the Senate, an,
the result was that upon motion to lay a>id,
the homestead bill and take up tie Cuban bill
the vote stood o lOr and 20 against the home
stead bill Upon this occasion your Senator
Mr. Pugh, if correctly reported abandoned tn
interests of the Northern states, andvotcd will
| the interests of the Southern S ates. If | an
wrong, he is here and can now correct me a. Ia
| the vote. "a voice, allow did you vote Mr.
| Pugh!" Mr. Pugh was not present. having
left for Cincinnati an hour beforC-REr) l dc
not charge Mr.. Pugh with voting on the Cuban
bill for reasons | give. l give my own reasons
| speak of the vOte--the intelligence Of th,
country must assign the reasons OF that vote.