The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-03-05
spicy u ebate on The La d BiiI.


session on the Cuba bill. During the dis
cnssion the Homestead bill was debated
We COPY the following spicy passages
Mr.. Trumbull appealed to Mr.. johnson TO
stand BY and press the Homestead bill:
Mr.. Seward, of N. Y, said that, after nine
hours discussion 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 the question Of n
| land or slaves.
Mr.. Slidell here arose.
The Vice President Will the Senator from
New York yield the floor to the Senator from
| louisiana
/ Mr.. Seward-No, Sir, do not.
Mr.. Seward went on, saying sit is in the
| Thirty fifth Congress that the Homestead
bill has been put aside" He then contrasted
the mcrits Of the two bills.
Mr.. Toombs said, as to STAND for the land
less,'' it carried with it some demagogueical
power He despised demagogue, but de-
spised still more those who are driven BY
demagogues. What are the other side afraid
of? If they do not want TO give thirty mil
lions of dollars to carry out great national
policy, let them say so, and not attempt to
get rid Of the issue by saying "we. want to
give land to the landless.'
Mr.. Wade said the question was, land to
the landless or niggers to the niggerless. he
would antagonize these issues and carry the
appeal to the country. The whole object of
the Democratic party was to 60 round the
world hunting for niggers. They could no
, more run their party without negroes than
: they'could n steam engine without fuel.
q Mr.. Fessenden took MIR. Toombs to task
and asked if the language he had used was
not an imitation of the great man at the 9th
3 er end Of the Avenue (the President,) who
Q recently addressed On out-of-door crowd
saving none but towards shrink this Cuban
!. bill. He told the Senator the Republican
1 did not tremble nor shrink. tie referred t
! the trial of physical endurance ut the las
session, and limited that they could endure a
much again. He denied that the Republi
cans were obstructing legitimate business
but said they we're opposed TO TINS oa Y, %
a measure, by which nothing was intended bu
party result.
70 Mr.. Seward was not in the habit of i'm
pugning the courage Of any man. He be
= iieved every Senator had sufficient. He him
|. self had enough for his own purposes. Br
u other qualities are also necessary. There
" moral courage. There is faithfulness t
Q. pledges. The President had power to carr
l. out his pledges had he done SO. Where
a the Pacific Railroad? where his Protection
where Relief to the Bankrupt Lost, sunk
sacrificed, in his attempt 20 fasten Slavery o
as the Spanish American States. No part {
fe the Presidents policy has been carried GU
,k but it ia oil sacrificed to false and pretent
=. ed issue. Out Of nothing, nothing is expec
ed to Gene. He (Seward) had never mistl
u ken the Presidents policy. He never mi
n, took it for giant in arms, but for wine
be mill in sails. Mr.. Seward concluded BY 4
- energetic declaration that he is TO be four
= on the side of liberty everywhere and a
No ways.
re, Mr. Toombs replied at some length, t
Mr.. johnson, Of Ark, again raised que
IN ton of order to cut off debate.
- Mr.. Toombs continued. He defended b
" absent President, and hoped no one wou
he say as q Senator what he would not mai
tain as gentleman.
do On motion Of Mr.. Slidell, the Senate tn
- adjourned, at II O'Clock a. IN.