Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-09-08
The New York Tribune, under the ap-

The New York 7riJune, under the ap-
propriatc caption of Wolves in Sleeps
Clothing" notices the Democratic plat
forms of New Jersey and Minnesota--the
latter claiming the Homestead Bill as a
Democratic measure. and the former assn
ming that the Administration was retrench-
ing the expenses of the General Govern
ment, and recommending to the next Con-
gress to second its efforts. We copy the
Tri5une's comments upon the Minnesota
plank:
But we have a word to say touching a
single plank in each platform. which though
obviously laid there for local purposes, re-
racy Of Minnesota have the cffrontery to
claim the Homestead bill rs a Democratic
measure. Grows Homestead bill Dem
ocratic measure! Who fought for it, no.
bly,, persistent,y. in the House? GALUsnA
A. Grow will himself. we trust, tell the
people of Minnesota this Fall. OF the 120
votes cast for it in the House, how many
were cast Nv tnc DtluOCldCN lulIlN-
eight only. OF the rs votes against it,
how many were cast by the Republicans?
Just one, by certain Mr.. Nichels of Ohio,
. who was elected as a Republican. Seventy
six Republicans voted Aye; 60 Democrats
voted No.
Since when, has Grows Homestead bill
been Democratic measure? Did it be-
come such after reaching the Senate?-
! What killed it there? The Cuba bill?-
Who were the friends of the Cuba bill?-
The Democracy. who could mite to pur-
chase "niggers for the niggerless," but had
natural repugnance to Glands for the
! landless." Every Republican Senator vo-
ted for the Homestead bill whenever an
/ opportunity was presented; not ten Demo-
Gratis in any instance went with them
Once. the casting vote of Mr.. Vice -Presi-
dent breckenridge. added to those of
twenty eight Democratic and South Amer
| lean Senators, put the bill aside for an Ap-
preparation bill; and once, at midnight
February -. when the. real test vote came,
and Senators were obliged to choose be-
tween ''niggers' and lands" only n.
johnson of Tennessee. an old friend of the
measure, and David Broderick of Califor.
MIA, OF all the Democrats in the Senate,
joined the frienls of free labor. Both the
Minnesota Senator's. knowing that then
was the last chance for the Homestead bill
with the NNXVIth Congress. preferred to
devote the last hours Of the session to Mr.
Slidell's Cuba buying measure. "Niggers'
first, ''land'' second, then, as always with
the Democratic party. The Homestead
bill a Democratic measure! Gentlemen
platform builders. your impudently false
resolution shows your weakness, and will
prove your defeat You have yourselves
raised an issne upon which it will not he
,liflic lit to beat You. The Indians of all
yous outlying precincts, will, no doubt,
vote your ticket. as usual. aud the Indian
Inspectors will duly make returns; but the
citizens legally entitled to vote will be like
ly to learn the facts in the premises, if they
10 not already know them. and to act upon
that knowledge.
a Homestead bill is not Of such vital
consequence to an old and settled State like
New Jersey. as it is to her Western sisters
hence we find no reference to the measures
in her Democratic platform.