Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-08-27


':lIE LATE IrON7ESTEaD RyI,E4..s
We observe that one of the strongest
points made against the Democrats Of Min
nesota, this fall, is the failure Of the Home
stead Bill in the last congress. The SUI
:erings Of the settlers of Minnesota, in con-
sequence Of this failure, ne dwelt upon with
peculiar eloqucnce by the Republican ora
;, tors, and newspapers. Words are hardly
sufficient to express their grief and heartfelt
sympathy with the poor pioneer, robbed OF
his home, and sehe with his Nfts and chill
dren, destitute and naked, to battle with a
cold and unchari liable world. And cspe.
cially they canno! too strongly condemn the
base inhu'nanity and trcacheryof the Demo
cratic leaders in debating this bill.
The people pretty we'll understand how
Grows Homestead Bill ca,no.to be defeated
and that tho Republicaip s got Aup merely for
buncomb at the last end Of the session.
when congress was so much agtatcd on the
Cuba question and the appropriation bills
: that it could no he discussed.
1t will also Is horne il mind that while
this measure was almost unanimously sup
ported by the north, it was almost as unan.
imously., opposed by the south, this show.
! ihg that it was not 50 much political as a
sectla4l issue. The Democrats of the
north supporting it as strongly as the Re-
pdblicans; the Americans and others of the
oppsitie q in the south opposing it in com
pany with the southern Democrats.
l. The delegation from Minnesota presented
Ian undivided front in favor of the bill
Ought hard and we'll far i although the bill
N;self was one in, which as 4MiImesotiuns
tthcy could have no particular interest; and
! which was purposely drawn III 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 Republic
can States of Wisconsin and Iowa, only, of all
the great north-we 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' 5
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-
ble portions-lands that there are no settle rs
uppn to be b,1u.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,tvats ezetry--lanls of real
value which are no1c covered with actual set
tiers, to whom Homestead law would have
been the greatest blessing that could have
been conferred by Congress, were purpcsely
omitted: for an amendment offered by our
representatives in Congress, to extend its
provisions over the avjhole Of the Govt lands,
was rejected by the supporters of the BILL
A plain fact Of this kind, outweighs all
the Republican prctcnsions of sympathy
and love for the l's>sr popzs. Gov. Ramsey
and suite are now travelling through south
ern Minnesota. anI4 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 he 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 upon, lands sub
ject to private entry, and We'll be bound
they viii! dropit as suddenly, and .,.sat it
gingerly as they now do the Gleat 7rauds,
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. Is. BAKER, AND TEIET1Mgcs. -
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