St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-09-08
Gen. Shields and G. Ora ham. have

soaSu 4scPuUilcauH) SuU Oh the remaining
portion at least one half will vote against
the Land selling Democracy at the Octo.
Der. election. Both these gentlemen
pitched into Mr.. Growa Homestead bill.
and Gen. Shields pitched into" Mr.: Grow
personally; but as Mr.. Grow will be at the
same place to speak for himself on next
Wednesday evening, we hand over these
gentlemen to his tender mercy; and if he
don't make them look about IS small As
the little end Of nothing he is not the Ga
LUsuA A Grow that we. take him to be.
Mr.. Graham said that the Homestead
Bill was "Humbug," and Gen. Shields
said that it was "Bosh" But: immediate
ly afterwards the General assetred that
he and Senator Rice labored most assidu-
ously for its passage; that Of :.Humbug'
and 'Bosh.' Why he did'ent amend it
if it was not perfect, and why the bogus
Democracy killed Mr.. Grows other bill
postponing all land sales for ten years, the
General forgot tell US. 80
+ They both asserted that the Democracy
had ruled the country for fifty years.
whereas they both knew that Democracy
was net thirty years Of age. Every Pres.
ident from Jefferson to Jackson, including
both Of them, were elected as National
Republicans, and in the main upon the
same principles advocated by the Republi-
cans Of tho present day, and the speaker.
knew it. .~... ...
Mr. Graham said that his opponent
Mr.. Window was beyond all controversy
q Know Nothing, and that hs was trying
to creep out Of the difficulty by saying
that it was another Window. Mr.. Ora
ham knew that all this was untrue:-that
Mr. Window had over and over again de-
clarcd that he was not now, or never had
been member Of that or any such order;
and that any book, pamphlet, speech or as
sertion, 50 charging him, was simply a
forgery or base LIE. ~ ..
Gen. Shields was very PERSONAL He
intermediate audience that Gen. Shields
held many responsible Offices in Illinois.
that Gen. Shields had fought, bled and
almost died in Mexico, that Gen. Shields
was Commissioner of the General Land
Office in Washington in 1847, and then
urged a Homestead law, that Gen. Shields
was twice United States Senator, and f.
nally on this head, that Gen. Shields and
Stephen A. Douglas repealed the Missou-
ri Compromise. In doing all this he
made himself rather old for . bachelor,
but the General says that he is . candid
man, and he did it. III: ...~s,a2 z2,i.EG ;.
u The General said that the people must
pay the Two millions and half of Dollars,
out Of which the Rail roads have cheated
them, and then make no.more debts. He
asserted too that he had no confidence in
the management Of any OF our Rail roads:
He did not tell US that be has all. along
been q Director, and part Of tho time,
President Of the principal Of these swind-
ling companies. Hea' 2:s5'a 1,3'-... Tffs&
+ He insisted too, that We must force, the
Companies to abandon al the, roads but
oneEgreat, direct thorougfare, and, compel
them to finish that. That thoroughfare
said the General must be through southern.
Minnesota, ~ way Of St., Paul md st
Cloud 70 Lake Superior. That, would n be
very direct General, very It'was =; di.
rect bid for St. Cloud, which you never
intend . Ply ind As to the votes when
YOU / ,get them please Jet Us know :g4s
He acknowledged and oglmiadll in {, the
fact that he was in fxvors of expanding one
hundred millions of Dollars Of the peoples
money IS the purchase Of Cuba, and thus
add three slave States to the. Unioh.s He
said good deal mora in ths5lsaue strain
but ! few' evenings henee the Homestead
speakers viii wipe him out, ,.nl until
then then - spare him, . : '' .s.as.'za .sI
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