Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-06-07
Senator Green on the Homestead Bill.

days ago, remarkable for its violence and
vulgarlty. 1t smacked more of Jim Green
than Of Senator Green, and we cannO, think
the honorable gentleman could have been
thoroughly sober when he delivered It,.
Here is III extract from il:
Mr.. G. said he would say this, and iu-
tended to act upon it fit was intended to
pass this bill, right or wrong, he should
vote against ii; but if simply to put it in the
best shape possible, he might vote for It.
Not Senator on the floor could m AXE it
appebr that this was homestead bill; and
when they say SO they are lying to their
constituents and delrauding the men whom
they represent. A homestead cannot be
created by this Government. and not sin
gle Senator dare assert such thing. If
such be the case, what in the name Of Heav-
en- is the use of talking about homestead?
Mr.. G. here stopped long time l
make long pause, because l want reply.
viii the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr.
Brown or the gentleman fro n Tennessee
Mr.. johnson, or any other State, dare to
assert that we can make homestead in
the sense in which they wish TO put this
forth TO the country? 1t is an Infamous at
tempt TO deceive the public. They Care
no, assert il as a homestead. If they dare
not do it, then they stand convicted as inta-
nous paUderers 10 vitiated, but what they
consider to be public, sentiment. / under
take to say there is no such public senti-
ment though they conceive ii 10 be SO. l
say public senlimen, is honest, but poor.-
Corrupt, troken-down politicians are ready
to catch at every straw TO save them from
that infamy 10 which they are consigned by
their nature, and by their progress down.
ward. 1.-THE people want land, they can
get II now. But here you propose to give
i, without stint, and under circumstances
which will make this Government IN en-
ccurager cf lazness and want Of thrift
Yes, says my friend from Mississippi Mr..
Brown) lands for the lsndess, and homes
for the homeless. Is there man lanlless
in Mississippi tha, is worthy of having a
home? But when you undertake to give
land to the laudess, whom do you attempt
TO take it from? 1t is my land and your
land and you simply take my land and give
it TO a worthless scoundrel who never
earned dollar in his life, and never will.
l say this, and say this, and / ssy ii for
my great-grand- children 10 see, that when
Government undertakes to take property
and give it way, it strikes at the foundation
Of government. know | am talking to no
purpese-I know / shall be voted down;
but when gentlemen give tha. vote, it will
be the most infamous vote they ever cast
What is there honest and truthful in taking
my property away and giving it to some
poor, infamous scoundrel? Do it if you
dare. DEFY you. l will say TO the Amer
ican people what have you done; and, SO
help me God! you will stand condemned
before heaven, before God, and the earth.
Yes, you have got The power to do it. Do
ii! Do il! Do it! You vote my property
away as bonus TO the lazzoni-,o those
infamous sooundrels who will not work for
a lving-bec you want their votes.-
Do it! You may get their votes, but they
will spi, upou you after you have got them!"
WISHES OF AN OLD FoGY.-A cores
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