The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-10


cratic" party on that question as well
as on the subject of homestead bill.
They of course are opposed to any
thing that will benefit the people at
large. Lands for Agricultural purposes,
and the homestead bill, which was de-
feated by the casting vote of Vice
President Breckenridge, would benefit
the poor man, and so the leaders of the
democracy oppose it. They have no
thoughts for the poor man. Their
valuable time has been occupied during
the entire session of Congress, to
coerce the passage Of bill appropria-
ting s30,ooO,ooO @to facilitate the pur-
chase" of half a million of Cuba mig
gers for the niggerless," and territory
sufficient for four new slave States,
which would benefit only a few rich
slave holders.
The veto of this bill, giving to the
several states 100000 acres of land
for the promotion of an interest upon
which all other interests rests, ought to
open the eyes of the farmers of Michi-
gan to Mr.. Buchanan's bitter hostility
to their interests, and indeed to the
interests of the whole State; OF, what
is equally discreditable, to the fact that
he is totally opposed to every measure
which does not contribute directly to
his own political advancement, or. to
the corrupt schemes of his party.
We hope the farmers of this County
viii remember this veto. Let them re-
member that Mr.. Buchanan has refused
to sanction bill giving Michigan
10000 acres of Land, for the benefit
of the agricultural college, which would
have saved the necessity of any further
appropriation from the State Treasury
for its support, and placed its success
beyond contingency. But Mr.. Buchan-
an has defeated this great public good,
that he may have larger means for
carrying on his corrupt and dishonora-
BILE personal and political projects.
Let them also remember that this veto,
together with the defeat of the Home
stead Bill, is declared by the leaders of
the democracy and by their press gen.
orally, as decidedly right" Let them
remember that this is direct blow at
their interests. 1t is in effect saying
that, however valuable they may be as
!" mud sills,' they are without the pale
of Locofoco federal sympathy.
Here are the stubborn facts that the
farmers of Michigan should calmly re-
fectupon. While the President is clam
oring for Congress to place at his dis
posal $50, 900 with which to attempt
to bride Spain into sale of Cuba for
5000, 900, 900 more, the democracy have
defeated by the casting vote of their
VicelPresident, bill giving small
piece of the public "land to the land
less;;" and the President himself has
defeated by his veto a bill giving a few
thousand acres more to the encourage
ment of agriculture in the several States.
By giving to actual settlers home
stead, they would add more to the
wealth of the nation, and do more to
promote the interests of the people
than the possession of forty islands like
Cuba, would do, even if they could be be
procured as free gift. But this home
stead bill was designed solely for the
benefit of the poor man, and therefore
was defeated by the Democracy"
and the agricultural bill was designed
especially for the benefit of the farmers,
and was therefore vetoed by the Presi-
dent. The bill to facilitate the purchase
of Cuba ON the other hand, was de-
signed for the benefit of rich Southern
planters who want more niggers, or for
those who have been tempted to sell
what they had by the high prices they
command. Therefore the President
and his minions, both in Congress and
out, DANGEROUSLY supported it.
This is the policy of the President
and his followers, and they are facts
that cannot be denied. They are per-
fectly willing to give thirty millions OF
the peoples solid cash for an utterly
irnpracticable purpose, but are not
willing to give land for small home
stead from the hundreds of millions OF