Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-03-10


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Land for the Landless vs. Niggers for the
Niggerless."
| The following extremely graphic and inter-
esting picture Of the debate upon the Cuba bill
is from correspondence Of the tribune
/" Attic close of weary day with John
Doe and Richard Roe, learned, about 9 o.
clock, that the Senate were still in session on
| the Cuba bill entered the gallery just in
| time to hear the close Of Mr.. Kennedy speech,
when Mr.. Wadesof Ohio got the floor and
moved i'm adjournment. SO that he could speak
tomorrow But the Democrats, having deter
mined in caucus that they would take tho final
vote on the biIlsat that sitting. though it ex-
tended into Saturday night, refused to adjourn.
| Mr.. Dooitte now moved to lay aside Cuba,
and take up the Homestead bill. The few Gu
bans who favor this latter, implored Doolttle
not to iniurc the Homestead, by antagonizing it
with this great measure of foreign policy g
He warned them that the country would regard
this as test vote They WINGED, and the skir-
mish went on.
The debate on the relative merits Of the two
measures, intermingled with questions of order,
now became general. Trumbull struck the
admirable point. that it was wiser to take up
and pass II bill that disposed of a portion of
the surplus land we now had, than to waste
time on one which proposed to buy more. Se-
ward pronounced the Cuban toray mere par
tizan scheme, whose friends knew it could not
by any possibility pass the Lower House, while
the Homestead bill could become a law, by the
action Of the Senate, in ten minutes lie briefly
contrasted the two policies-one to enlarge the
domain of the Slave-Power, and restore and
maintain the supremacy of compulsory labor
in the tropics--the other to give land to the
landless, and furnish homes to free laborers in
our own country. He was emphatic, but EN-
tirely parliamentary and respectful in tone and
language.
AfteF ", little brush on points Of order,
Toombs got the floor. To understand the scene
that followed, you must know that Seward and
Wilson sit on the rear row Of chairs, and
Toombs, Wade and Benjamin Immediately in
front of them in the next row--Wade having
Toombs on his right and Benjamin on his left
and all five being in close proximity to each
other. A little further off to the left of Ben
iamin sits Fessenden. Toombs directed his
ed and furious he was now extraordinarily ve-
homent in tone, violent in gesticulation, and
abusive in language. He called Seward DEM
agogoc-a small demagogue-said he despisec
all demagogues, detested small demagogues il
particular, but more especially pitied and des
pissed those who could be driven by small dema
gogues, bringing his fist in the vicinity o
Wade desk as he uttered the last clause. Ia
accused the Republicans in body of coward
ice, personal and poltical-of skulking the ssu
of Cuba, and shivering in their shoes at it
mere name.
He rung the changes on Stewards term
Land for the landless,' and sneered at tn
'lacklanders,' as he called them, of whom tn
Republicans were afraid, &c. lie smote hi
own desk violently, occasionally reached owe
and struck Stewards kept his back towards tn
chair that he might turn his face toward Sc
ward, ever and anon thrusting his hand almos
in his face and pushing inadvertently agains
Wades chair; all this time his face was glow
ing with passion, and his air and mein ant
tone suggesting the feroclty of Danton, com
binod with the malignity of Murat. During
his short speech portion of the galleries KEEP
up a running accompaniment OF feeble gusts
laughter.
Nearly all eyes had been fixed on Toombs ant
Seward-the latter calm and pale, and looking
steadily at his assailant But the few witt
knew Wade well, had not failed to notice hi
hands firmly cenehed on the arms Of his chair
his compressed lips. and tho inuescribable air 0
defiance that mst upon his countenance. Err
Toombs was nirly ID his seat, Seward, Wilson
Fessenden and Wade sprang to their feet.
was impossible for the Chair TO assign the foo
to anybody but the Senator from Ohio 70
tho tone IN which he pronounced the formula
Mr.. President and the eye he fixed on Brock
Ienridge, said, as plain as words could have Ut
tered It, | must and will have it.
! Wade, who don't fear the devil, turne
} square upon Toombs, who knows that Wad
don't fear the devil, and, bringing his fist dow
within about an inch of ToombS's nose an
, heayilyupon his desk, said, his yeriyiting hin
: md the hvt words kissing through his teeth
. Skulk, All SILVER, do WEI
} The Georgian pushed his chair--it stands d
! castcrs---a few inches farther off, 50 as to CIV
: his Ohio neighbor more room
Wade went on, leaping almost from the ioo
. at every sentence, showing plainly that thong
!; he was able Is reply effectively to the taunt
: and abuse that leiI from Tuomhs's lips, b
{ would rather drive them orcibly down hi
$ throat--all If which Topnbs knew, becaus'
Q once on d tilno, they being neighbors in Il
Senate then III nav, Tpomhs was abusing a
. Republicans Id the most Situperatise styl'
n when Wade, bis bands oh thu armsof lisehaii
9 ready to leap to bis feet, demanded to know
Does the Senator include ne in what he is no
q saying?' Upon which the Georgian responded
G / except the Senator from Ohio! Since thf
e occurrence, everybody thinks Toombs desires
a give Wade wide berth.
o But, to the speech. The first sentence WEI we,
& straight to the core Of the subject, and all tt
= rest followed it. You sheer at the Hemestea
6 bill, because it gives land to the landless' c
you? What is pet measurof &eaha
: aiqgers for The niggerlcss We go to the coul
try upon it--IAnd for the Landless refsus Nj
: gers for the Niggcrlcss
That was enough Tho galleries had seer
st ingly held their breath. Now, some feet can
y down with one determined stamp upon the flo
; "a few hands smote together--but tho mas
!, in gallery and in Senate shouted with a mi
gled roar Of daughters and cheers-tho Pre'
b dent throwing down the gavel in despair
IS Having, in this phrase compressed the who
Y arrangement in the smallest possible compass
!. Wade went on roasting the Democracy abo
}, their nigger bill, and satisfying Toombs tn
$, he (Wade) was not much frightened, howcv