Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-27

4s LATE KOt1EsTEs4D BfEL..-
We observe that one of the strongest
points made against the Democrats Of Min
nesota, this iall, is the failure Of the Home
stead Bill in the last congress. The suf-
:erings olsthe settlers Of Minnesota, In con-
sequence Of this failure, re dwelt upon with
peculiar eloquence by the Republican ora
tors and newspapers. Words are hardly
suffi lent to express their grief and heartfelt
sympathy with the poor pioneer, robbed OF
his home, and seic with his 1fs and chill
dren, destitute and naked, to battle with a
cold and unchariIable world. And espe.
cially they canno. too strongly condemn the
base inhumanity and treacheryiof the Demo
cratic leaders in defeating this bill.
The people pretty well understand how
Grows Homestead Bill came>to be defeated
and that tho Republicans got ;<up merely for
buncomb at the last end Of the session,
when congress was so much agitatod on the
Cuba question and the appropriation bills
that it could not be, discussed.
1t wiz also bs horne IA mind that while
this measure was almost unanimously sup
ported by the north, it was almost as unan.
iRously. opposed by the south, this show
ihg that it was not 50 much political as a
sectpa4l' issue The Democrats Of the
north supporting it is strongly as the Re-
pdblican% the Americans and others of the
!oppsitids in the south; opposing it in com
hany with the southera Democrats.
!. The delegation from Minnesota presented
an,landiyided front in favor of'the bill
ought:hard and veil for i t.tthough the bill
itself was one in. which rs Mlsnesotiuns
they could have no particular interest; and
which was purposely drawn IN such man
ner by its Republican authors as was calcu-
lated to drive them from it's support. The
bill, if passed, would have been of no bene-
fit whatever to Minnesota. The Rpu6li-
can States Of Wisconsin and Iowa, only, Of all
the great north-west, would have been in
cluded in its provisions. This may be a
matter Of surprise to those of our citizens
who, this week, listened to would be Sena-
tor Goodrich and would be Lieut.. Donnelly's
pathetic remarks upon the defeat of this
bill; but the explanation is simple: Mr..
Grows bill provided for Homestead for
settlers upon lands subject to priuate entry
only. Lands from which the spectators
have long since culled all choice and desira-
BILE portions-lands that there are no settzsys
upon to be 6,~.ftte:!-only were covered by
it.
The Government lands of Minnesota
which wise and just policy had heretofore
kept out Of market, and which are not there
fore subject to p,4vats entry--lanls of real
value which are n1ao coce1eN with actual set
tiers, to whom Homestead law would have
been the greatest blessing that could have
been conferred by Congress, were purposely
omitted: for an amendment offered by our
representatives in Congress, to extend its
provisions over the aoaole of the Govt lands,
was rejected by the supporters Of the bill.
A plain fact of this kind, outweighs all
the Republican pretensions of sympathy
and love for the dear pe2pzs. Gov. Ramsey
and suite are now travelling through south
ern Minnesota. anI this same defeated
homestead bill is their great hobby. They
falsely pretend that the settlers of Mime
sofa, are to be driven from their homes, and
that the bill which would have assured it to
them, free Of charge was defeated by the
Democratic party.
Let this question be put to them: Wheth-
er that bill would have been Of any benefit
whatever to the settlers Of Minnesota
Let them be met with this provision, limiting
the homestead to settlers uponylands sub
ject to private entry, and we'll be bound
they vii! dropit as suddenly. and sneat it
gingesly as they now do the gleat 77rautds,
by which they claimed the Governor was
cheated out Of his seat before. In fact, that
they won't say anything more about it.
.,.
J. K. BA E<Efk, AND THE T1M EGS. II
The Pionesr f. Democrat publishes evi-
dence showing that the above gentleman
the Republican candidate for Secretary of
State-while filling the same office in. Ohio,
conspired with certain others to swindle, and
did swindle that State vt of $4,000.
The conclusions'arrived 3tfrom the proof
as published in ths4 Rtpnce'7 will be found
on our first page. -
The Times, in answer to tlixstatement Of
the Pioneer, tacitly admits the truth Of it,
by threatening that in case the Pioneer does
not discontinue its attacks on Baker, IL (the
Tmes)'wil publish facts duplicating sundry
other parties-sorne Of them now Minneso-
tians--in the same fraud, The Times rath-