Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-03-29
WASHINGTON CIrY, March l3. 1860.

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Dor. Such is bogus Democracy:
WASHINGTON CRY, March l3. 1860.
| Il is most gratifying to announce that the
Homestead Bell has passed the House of Repre-
sentatives by such majority rs to rcnderts success
in the Senate aI least hopeful, and so long before
the close OF the session to prevent its enemies In
that body from being able to overslaugh it. as was
done at the last session, by Appropriation bills, Cuba
bills &C.. thus TO prevent direct vote being
/, taken ON its passage. The in the House
Ayes ia, Noes Go. But every endeavor was made
by is enemies to prevent its success. Mr. Branch,
dem, moyed to lay ton the table, which failed,
and an unsuccessful attempt was also made by him
to refer it to the Committee of the Whole, in the
/ hope that il could be smothered. Finally, after
two hours of Fl clustering against 1t, the Previous
! Question brought the House to final vote on its
passage, which resulted above stated And an
analysis of that vote will show which party is really
the frienl of the pioneer,-whch party desires to
legislate for the interests of the andless and the
homeless in our Republic.
Every Republican without solitary exception.
! voted AVE; while but % Of the 81 Democrats gave
| ii their sanction. OF this small minority of the
Democratic party, all but one (Crsig of Mssouri)
were Northern men; the whole South with that sim
; gle and honorable exception voting No. Or these
two -thir,ls of the Democratic members. who thus
sought to crush out this bcnefccnt bill were Mr.
BOcock, the chosen candidate OF the Democracy
Tor Speaker, fer whom all the Northern as we'll as
the Southern Dem pcrlts voted, and who thus show
cd what favor he would have shown this bill in
! the organization OF the Committees had he been
elected. So also voted Mr.. Mllson, who was also
supported for Speaker by the entire strength of the
Democratic members SO also voted Mr.. Ham!l-
ton of Texas, who, at late period in the struggle,
received t.ie entire Democratic vote for Speaker
SO also voted Mr. Maynard of Tennessee, Amer
ica.i, for whom m ,orty OF the Dem Dcratic mem
bcrs voted; AMI Dir. Smith of North Carolina Of
t!,c same purity, who received all the Democratic
votes but three, in spite Of his avowals that he was
in favor of extending the term os Naturalization
And with them also voted against this most sal
utlry bill, such well known Laders of the De-
Inocracy, as Barksdsle. Burnett. Cobb, Curry, Reu
hen Davis. Garne,t. Garirell, H:ndman, Houston,
Krift, Lamar. Pryor. Rufin. Gov. Smith of Vir-
g;nia, Stevenson. Branch, LeAke, AMI Reagan.
In striking and honorable contrs at with this
Ir,y the hearty and unanimous array of
the entire Republican members, headed by
John Sherman and Grow. the leaders in the pro-
tractcd contest for Speaker, and with them, the
five Anti Lecompton Democrats, and the % out of
the % regular Democrats, some of whom, like
Stout of Oregon, expressed their dislike of the de-
tails of the bill, but after all voted for il. The
bill authorizes every person over 81 wears old or
who IS the head OF family, who citizens or hare
declared their intentions 10 become suci to occupy
lquarter section Of public land, eighty acres OF
the alternate section adjsccn Railroads, (which
were granted for their constructions and after five
years occupancy 10 receive Patent for it free OF
cost, except SO fee to paw costs Of survey and
expenses OF the Land Oiices provided that their
naturalization should be fully perfected at the time
the Patent issues And yet while the Democracy
prte about their friendship for the adopted citizens
IN overwhelming majority of them voted with the
entire South American members against this boon,
far more substantial than empty words, while the
Republicans. whom they falsely charge with hos
tity 10 that class OF citizens, voted unanimously
for what l. of far greater value to them than a
lifetime OF windy dccl Tations and professions of
our opponents "Aciions speak londer than
woid--" Let each tree be judged by its fruits.
The bill now goes to the Senate. In that body.
the Republican plialanx has been reinforced and
strengthened since the last session by the gains of
Republican Senators in Minnesota, Michigan Iowa
Rhode Island ard New jersey. They now num-
ber tive ,'y-ivc. every one of whom will vote
for the Homestead. IL will require eight Dem
ocrats out Of the thirty of that purity vote
with them to give them majority OF that body, and
sincerely hope that that number be obtained.
1t will prove, If successful, cheaper and surer de-
fence of our frontier than standing army.-it will
l our territories with population whose labor will
both develop our resources and increase cur na-
tonal weath-and il will elevate the landless Of
our Republic 10 that independence which none ce.s
so fully rs he who owns the soil he tils. and sits
with his family under the shelter of the roof which
protects the loved spot he calls his home. And
vet this is the biIl let il not be forgotten. that an
overwhelming majority of the Democracy, who
pretend to be the friends of poor man, sought,
though happily without success, to crush out in
American Congress. A short time too after this
unsuccessful effort, of the Democratic leaders
thus spoke in regard 10 the bill, Il quote from the
Globe:)
Mr. Barks,ale. move that the House adjourn; !;
| think insqauy enough for one day has been done
by the passage Of the homestead bill.
al E,rf fho al of
distinguished Democrat. is an "rSIorrrY;" but Two
hundred millions for Cuba. Slavery protecting
code Tor the Territories, the repeal of the laws
prohibiting the Stare Trade, would be, in his opin-
ion. the very perfection of Legislation.
The enormous expense Of the various mails to
the Pacific Coast led the Post Office Committee of
the House to attempt Retrenchment, which the
public sentiment of the country, as well as its cx-
hausted Treasury, imperitively demanded. When
Congress adjourned last March, paying
over Two Millions Of dollars for this service; and
with all the retrenchments Of the Post Office De-
paFtment, and the Temporary service they contract
ed for on the lsthmus route (neyitaDy to be in
creased in cost IL continued,) we are now paying
nearly million and half per year; with claims Of
/ dasniges from contractors whom they curtaied
which, il allowed. will swell the amount to the old
Il figures The Post Office Committee therefore,
having Information that convinced them that the
entire mail could be carried overland daily, in twen
ty days, being less time than now, for less than
million of dollars per year, if the contractors were
allowed to select their route reported bill to
receive bids till the 25th of May. be decided on
BY Congress at this session. When reported to the
House, it was opposed very earnestly and bitterly
BY Reagan OF Texas, Hindman of Arkansas and
other leading Democrats; but was finally carried
through by handsome majority. Whether it will
succeed in the Senate, where a project is on foot
to have three overland mails, none Of them North
of St. Joseph, Missouri, at cost of 81 400 900.
without opening them to composition, remains to