New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-26
WOLVES IN SLEEPS CLOTHING.

Two Democratic State Conventions have been
held within week. the business of each being to
make nominations and to build temporary plat
form Cd which to set the party in Minnesota or IN
New.Jersey until after the approaching elections.
The passage of a resolution, stigmatizing the new
save-trade as " abominabe and iDhumsD, was
absolutely requisite to success; accordingly one
was passed by each Convention. Not less neces-
sary was it to condemn the doctrine Of slave
code for the Territories, which was accordingly
condemned, emphaticalIy in New-Jersey, argu.
mentatvely in Minnesota. Both platforms con-
tain number of planks of local manufacture, laid
down for local purposes. The Democracy of Min
nesota proclaim themselves the only true friends of
railroads, and of an economical administration OF
the State Government, and repel, with well-af
fected indignation, the charge that they have tam
pered with the purity of the ballotbox. The
Democracy of New-Jersey have nothing to say
about the Camden and Amboy Railroad; but loudly
deDounce the tyranny of the Republican party in
the Legislature last Winter, and the course of
Gov. Newell in seeking to give New Jersey
Chancellor of his own selection instead of retaining
the incumbent in obedience to the Senate.
There local questions we leave with the people of
Minnesota aud New-Jersey respectively, who will
be able, we trust to distinguish between words
and things, and will treat hypOcrites as they de-
serve to be treated.
But we have VIC I'd to say touching single plank
in each platform, which though obviously laid
there for local purposes, relate to national ques
tioDs. The Democracy Of Mnnesots have the eff
frontery to claim the Homestead bill as Demo-
cratic measure. Grows Homestead bill Demo
crate measure Who fought for it, molly, per-
sis.eutly, in the House GALUsHA A. GROW will
himself we trust, tell the people of Minnesota this
Fall. OF the 100 votes est for it in tine House,
how many were cast by the Democracy Thirty.
eight only. OF the Is votes against it, how many
were cast by Republicans Just one, by certain
Mr. Nichols Of Ohio, who was elected as Repub-
lican. Seventy-sx Republicans voted Ave; 60
Democrats voted No.
Since when, has Grows Homestead bill
been Democratic measured Did it become
such after reaching the Senate! What killed it
therel The Cuba bill. Who were the friends of
the Cuba bill The Democracy, who could unite
I" PuiSh"ec ulsgcis ioI Inc nlggefiess, put had
natural repugnsnce to Glands for the landless."
Every Republican Senator voted for the Homestead
bill, wherever an opportunity was presented; no.
ten Democrats in any instance went with them.
Once, the casting vote of Mr.. ce-President Breck-
inndge, added to those of twenty eight Democratic
and South American Senator's put the bill aside for
an Appropriation bill; and once at midnight,
February %, when the real test vote came.
and Senators were obliged to choose between
ringers and lands" only Andrew johnson of
Tennessee, an old friend of the measure and David
Broderick of California, of all the Democrats in
the Senate, joined the friends of the free sborer.
Both the Minnesota Senators, knowing that then WAS
the last chance of the Homestead bill with the
NANNth Congress, preferred to devote the last
hours of the session to Mr.. Sdell's Cubs buyinp
measure. "Niggers" first land" second, then as
always with the Democratic party. The Home
stead bill Democratic measure! Gentlemen Mat.
form builders, your impudently false resolution
shows your weakness, and will prove your defeat.
You have yourselves raised an issue upon which il
Will not be difficult to beat you. The Indians Of
ali your outlying precincts will, no doubt, vote
your ticket, as usual, and the Indian Inspectors
VIII duly make returns; but the citizens legally
entitled to vote will be likely to learn the facts in
the premises if they do not already know them
and TO act upon that kno xlejge.
Homestead bill is not Of such vital conss-