The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-10-05

British Grown, that the King aud nat.
lament cohld take lhom away when they
choose. So the modern Reps contend
0s to the territories and that Conores,
can take away the lights of The people
b, the territories when they choose hut
You must remember that, Washingtoa,
Jefferson, Frabelii and IterrS and tic
othcr petduts and sagcs OF that day told
the tories of England that they did not
get their rights from the crown, and tae
crown could not take them away. Aud We
democrats tO day tcll the Reps. that
American citiSons, residing in the tcrri-
tories do not got their rights Of scll-gov.
from Congress. and Congress cannot take
them away. OUr fathers of the Revoiu.
ton told George the no. and his tory
ministers, that they got their rights from
the great ruler OF tho universe, and inton-
| qcd TO maintain them with their hearts
blood. And We dcmoctats tlhnR that
American citizens should have their rights
in the territories by the souio title. SO
much on the question of the right Of the
people 10 govern themselves: now a few
words In rbgtrd 20 TIE cSpedicnct Of the
question-why should not the people have
that privilege! Do not they know what
kind Of laws and Institutions will suit
them best, just Os well as you, who nev-
cr saw the territoriesl Cocden us tho
Reps. doi that you are capable Of self
gov. az home, aud have all the intelli-
gcuee and virtue necessary to make laws
proper for your own gov. before going
TO The territories, how is It that You are
not quite as intelligent unct you 20 there
as You were before you start ID. (Chcers)
VIII they have the Kindness TO inform
us at what particular place mau from
Ohio, going to Nebraska loses his capac.
ity for sclt-gov. daughter ana applausr)
II being an inherent right, for What do
they forfeit The right IL is hard TO con-
vince mdn who has spent his entire
manhood on thc frontier, that we are not
about as capable Of taking care of our
selves out thoro, as We were before we
len home. Whenever man goes from
an old state and settles iu Tie wilderness
on the frontier, aud builds his own house,
plants his own corn, dirs his own wcll,
makes his own lcnces aud splits his own
rails, iChcers) we think he il capable of
selCgov. even ir lie is not flt for Prosi-
dent (Crics Of "poud," and applause J
And tight torc niightus wen crafty the
laudablc anxiety Of somo Unknown friend
IA Rep. ! may inform you-scnds a
| memorandum aud desires to know some-
thing Of my record on the Homestead
/ Bill, | may stat, that az that hill has
clear connection with Tie territories, !
might as vol crafty his uuxiciy hero and
not keep him waiting (Chcers) In th,
first place, then, the records of Congress
show, that introduced either the first or
Isecond bill for the homestead cyer
brought intb the American Congress.
| introduced homestead hill IN the
House of Rep. while a meulter of that
body, before the Reps. ever Thought of it..
i l(Cheers) | voted for the homestead bill
during the whole timc was in the lower
u Iho"ge ---t,-l nH ~ ana never against
It. (Chcers.) The records show also that
during the first time was in the Senate
! introduced the homestead bill (ap.
lplauscO The t,cord6 show that from that
day TO this, have always supported the
,, Homestead bill, and mover opposed il.
(Great chcering) During the last scss-
ion Of Congress, When the Senate was
Democratic and the House OF orRcp.rnthor
doubtful 10 call il Republican, thore was
a homestead bill brought into each house
the bill, FROM the House Of Rop. CANE
up 70 the Senate and was lost, Thought
the house bill was about the nearest 10
right, and the record shows that made
! n speech for the House bifl, aud Trnine
the Senate Bill, believe the Republi-
cans all voted with me on IL too. U,nuUh.
ter9 20 they cannot condemn the vote
without condcmning themselves. Fail
ing in that l. made an amendment in IA
vor OF the bill which | Thought made Il
much moro favorable 10 the settlers
When we failed in curryiug that amend.
: ment, the question came up whether OF
not we should pass the Senate bill or not
i made a speech to show TO them tha;
, the Senate bill was not what they want.
% ed. 1t denied great benefits to the set.
b tiers. Senate bill did pass by majority
OF two 10 ope Defiocrats and kep. al
, voting for Il,
q ] defy any man on earth to compar,
records with me on tie homcstead bill
I (cheers) no nan has advocated that meas
ure so longjso uniformity and with 81
, much perseverance, and energy as have
I the record shows il "a Voice "you have
right to say soy have right to say Sc
my friend because il is true. never SAY
: any thing else. Have they ever to6
you when twas that old Abe brought il
homestead billl lie served in Congress
Q Why did they not show us that ho eve
introduced a Homestead. I would lik,
Q TO sec the record. Then there is HamliI
! the candidate for Vice President on tht
= ticket with Lidcoln. / have served il
I both houses Of Congress with Hamlin
. lwould like TO know when he ever intro
ducod Homestead bill. The fact is thu
r Homestead bill was exclusively a Demo
: cratic measure until tho Kepublitani
d thought they could make a little capita
Y Of il. They stole my thunderyet shoul,
D never have referred to this subject but TO
I the fact that have been told, ever sine,
I | arrived in Ohio tho small politicians
e keep charging me for not voting for th,
{ Homo stead BILL. And thellarge politician
r clOsb their ears and do not say wor'
r about il. They wont tell ialse-hoo,
' but they stand by and let their tools tel
= il and won't contradict it.
r have never claimed uny credit eithe
q for the homestead bill or any other meas
2 ure with which my name js insepcrabl!
+ 6ohnectedl=I will do my duty os publi
? man, and did 80 and no more. vote
: for the homestead billf because, havinl
I removed To the extroeme North, be
= fore Twas Of age aud lived on the pubii
e lands, where the Whole population wer
+ squatters. had sympathy with them
T. For years after settled in Illinois tn
1 whole country from Chieugo TO the Mis-
b sissippi River was surveyed land. Ther
were $4,000 people living in that region
g There were towns bdiit and coihmdhitie
!. formed,
n Il was on the public lands that Lin