Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-06-01
Plain Talking In the senate.

We notice III the proceedings of the United States
Senate oh the 9th inst certain portions of the de-
bate which preceded the passage Of tie "fcmesteai
BILL ia the eotfse Of which Senator Green Of Mis-
souff, induged ia what must be regarded as very
PLAIN talking at least % call Il by no stronger name
Whether what he said was true not, in respect to
those Senators against whom II was directed and to
whom, indeed, i wss addressed, We are NOT prepar-
ed TO express decided opinion. But whether true
or not, we cannot help thinking it must have been
very bitter PIN though il seems to have been oval
lowed, and that Too without making very xry faces;
for so far as we have the debate no special de-
fence Or reply seems 10 have been made by those
down whose threats 4 thrust with no gentle hand
The Memphis Ehqnrey has heard that the early mar
hood OF Senator Green while he was educatiSe him
self, and studying law, was spent in managing
scc-ms but doubts IL in that part Of expetence he
ever ripped open q "saw-log' with greater VIM or
by rOugher process than the operation Ne perform
pecially upon Senators Andrew Johnsen, Of Tenn
essee and Ro6t. ", Johnson, of Arkansas who seem
70 have been tke leading advocRtes Of the bill and
chiefly concerned In engineering II though the Sem
ate.-Rich. Wig.
Here ia what Senator Green said on that scca-
sion
The bill was reported to the Senate.
M. q. snid he woald say this and iAsented 10 net
upon tiff it was intended 20 Pu,s this bilF righ, or
IL in the best shape possible he might vote for IT,
Not Senator on The iioor could make IL appear
that this was q homestead bill and when they eay
80 they are lying to their constituents and defaud-
ing the men whom they represent. A homestead
cannot be created by this Government and not
single Senator dare assert such thing II such bc
the case. what in the name Of Heaven is the nse Of
talking about homestead? fMr. c. here stopped
long time. make long pause, because want
reply Will the gentleman from Mississippi Mr..
Brown) or the gentleman from Tennessee Mr. Jchs-
SON. or any other State, dare assert that we can
make homestead in the sense in which they wish
to put this forth to the country. II is infamous
attempt TO deceive tAe public They dare not as
sert il is homestead. II thep dare not do H. then
they stand convicted rs Infamous pandercrs to 6
vtiated but what they consider to be public sent-
ment. undertake 10 say there is no such public
sentiment though they conceive il to be So fMy
public sentiment is honest but poor, Corrupt, bro
ken down politicians ready TO catch al every smw
to save them from that irfamy 20 which they are
consigned by their nature, and by their progress
downward. If the people want land, they can get
1t now. But here you propose TO give II without
stint, and under circumstances which will make this
Government an eDcourager Of laziness and want Of
thrift Yes, says my friend from Mississippi, (Mr.
Rrown,) land for the laudless and homes for the
h01neless Is there man landless In Miss, that IL
worthy Of having homer But when you UNDER
take to give land 10 the iandless whom do you at
tempt to take Il from2 II is my lard and your
land, and you simply take my land aud give II 70 q
worthless scoundrel who never earned dollar in
his life, and will. say this and say il for
my great-grand-children to see, that when a Gov
ernment undertakes TO take property and give it
away, it strikes at the foundation of govsrnIeut-
know am talking to no purpose--I know shall
be voted down; but when gentlemen give that vots,
il will be the most infamous vote they ever cast---
What is there honest and truthful in taking prop
erty away and giving II to some poor infamos sooun-
drel2 Do II If you dare. defy. will Say 10 the
American people what you have done; and so help
me Cod you will stand condemned before heaven,
before God, and the earth. Yes you have got the
power to do H. Do 10 Do III Do III You vote
my property away as bonus 10 the lazzaroni--to
those infamous scounfrels who will not work for a
you want their votes. DO III You
may get their votes, but they will spit upon you
after you bsve got them"