Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-03-03
ANOTHER SPICY DEBATE:!
1--WE Great Questions!
Lands for the Landles and Lands to'
tie ,Slavai!!.

On Friday evening, IN the Senate, the
S3o,eee,eoO Cuba Bill was taken up and
debated until eight o'clock.
MIR. Wade moved to adjourn. Lost by
II to %.
EIGHT O'CLOCK, P. M.-Ths Senate is
rapidly filling up. The galleries are full.
Mr.. Doolittle, of Wisconsin, moved to
postpone the Cuba and take up the Home
stead Bill, and proceeded to speak on the
latter.
Mr. Slidel called him To- order.
Mr.. Doolittle insisted on his motion.
Mr. johnson, of Tennessee, although be
bad for fifteen years advocated the Home
stead bill, asked Mr.. Doolittle to withdraw
his motion. e3f-s
Mr., Douglas, as friend of the Home
stead bill, made the same request.
Mr.. Clark, of Connecticut, as friend Of
the Homestead bill, moved tie Senate ad-
journ. Lost by II to 80. e.r.5
Mr.. Trumbull asked Mr.. Hunter to pledge
himself not to bring forward the appro-
priation bills to prevent a vote Oh the
Homestead bill.
Mr.. Hunter would give no such prom
ise.
Mr.. Trumbull appealed to Mr.. johnson
to stand by and press the Homestead bill.
Mr.. Bigler asked Mr.. Trumbull, for him
self and the Republicans, to name the hour
at which they would vote on both meas
ures.
Mr.. Trumbull for himself was ready
now, but could not make any pledge for
his friends.
Mr.. Seward, of New York, said that af-
ter nine hours discussions on the Cuba
bill, it was time to come back to the great
question of the age. Two propositions
now stand face to face; one is the question
of land for the landless, and the other is
a question of land for slaves.
Mr.. Slidell here rose.
The Vice President-Will the Senator
from New York yield the floor to the Sen
ator from Louisiana?
Mr.. Seward-No, sir, do not.
Nr. Slidell called Mr.. Seward to order.
He was discussing the comparative merits
OF the two bills.
The Vice President decided that Mr.. Sc
ward was in order.
Mr.. SewaId went on with few words,
when Mr. Fitch appealed to the Chair to
put the question of order to the Senate,
with view stopping what threatened to
be an interminable discussion.
The Vice President declined to do so.
Mr.. Seward went Oh saying; '1t is in
the Thirty-fifth Congress that the Home
stead bill has been put aside" He then
contrasted the merits of the two bills.
Mr.. looms enters the ring. Calls The
friends of the Homestead bill set of DEM
agogues. Talks about towards, land for
the landless, and makes free with Billings
gate.
Mr.. Wade replies and standing next 10
Toombs, and looking him square in face,
informs him that he is not coward, and
never trembled before the face of mortal.
Mr.. Wade said, the question was land TO
the landless, or niggers to the niggerless.
He would antagonize these issues, and car
ry the appeal TO the country. The whole
object of the Democratic patty was to go
round the world hunting for niggers. They
could no more run Their party without mig
gers, than they could steam engine with
out fuel.
Mr.. Fessenden Informs Toons that he
has only copied the low Cuban language
of the man at the other end of the Cap
itol when he talks abont towards; that
that is the language of the tap room, and
that the Republicans do not mean to be
bullied, nor coaxed, nor frightened from
their purpose.
Mr.. Seward was not in the habit of i'm
pugning the courage of any man. He be-
lieved every Senator had sufficient. He
himself had enough for his own purposes.
But other qualities are also necessary
There is moral courage. There is truth
fulness to pledges. The President had
power to carry out his pledges, has he done
so? Where is the Pacific Railroad bill,
where his protection, where relief to the
bankrupt? Lost, sunk, sacrificed in his at
tempt to fasten Slavery on the Spanish
American States. No part of the Presi-
dents policy has been carried out, but it
is all sacrificed to false pretended issue.
Out of nothing, nothing is expected to
come. He (Seward) had never mistaken
the Presidents policy. He never mistook
il for grant in arms, but fer windmill
in sails. Mr.. Seward concluded by an en-
ergetic declaration that he j, to be found
on the side of liberty everywhere and al
ways.
At IL o'clock there was a crowded au-
dience, half tie Senators were in their seats
while the rest were reading or smoking in
the ante-room. @
Mr.. Doolittle finally declined to with
draw his motion.
AT midnight Mr. Chandler attempted to
reply to the remarks of Mr.. Toombs re-
specting demagogues.
The Vice-President ruled that he was
not in order.
Mr.. Fessendon appealed from the ruling
Of the Chair.
Mr.. Mason again moved to adjourn
Lost by 20 to 80.
The appeal of Mr.. Fessendon was then
aid on the table.
Mr.. Clark then spoke, after which Mr..
0ooittle's motion TO take up the Home
tead bill was voted on and lost by yeas
Il; nays %.
Mr.. Brown then proceeded TO speak on
he Cuba bill. He was in favor of the ac-
luisition of the Island, peaceably, if posi-
'le, but forcibly if we must He would
low move to lay the bill on the table, as
est vote, bnt would vote against his own