East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-10-25

Seward must knuw, he csnnut tail 10
know, dat we never car a,h one foot Of
new territory To this Union 10 long az
the slavery question remains in Congress
and one section demands It's prohibition
and the other its establishments Why
did he not tell you so2 Why tickle your
fancy with the IDEA that he is in favor Of
acquiring new territory, when he is mp
holding a line of policy which Inc knows
must forever defeat that object:
Why again, in this same speech, he
says that the East and the West are both
dissatisfied uldpr the present state Of
4 things, because thcir material interests
are not provided for. Well, we have
right to be dissatisfied on that account.
Our matariai interests are not attended
10. Why not The slavery question
stands in the way. Bring bill into
+ Congress TO give n pension to an old
soldier or bounty-land warrant, or -
grant him his back pay, aud the moment
+ II comes up some republican has TO make
speech on the negro question. Cries
Of CHATS SO, laughter and applause.
/ Immediately iro-catcr from the south
replies, and then they take it turn about
until the end of the session, and the old
soldiers Iill is lost for want OF timo.-
Laughter and applause.l When your
. Representatives return home and as,l him
what became Of your bill, he replies that
there was no opportunity during the seS-
sion to con,idcrit but Just send him back
and he will be certain to get 1t through
before the end OF the next Congress
I[Checrs
-Four years ago everybody thought ~
were going 10 have a Pacific lNi!roal.-
We had three candidates Tor the Pre,i
dency,--Buchanan Fillmore, and Fre-
mont each pledged to Pacific Rail
road in writing, and each standing on a
platform that pledged his whole party to
il, and yet we have not got 1t. Why
not? Whenever Pacific railroad hill
is introduced into either house, rcpub!i
can makes a speech on the negro qucs-
tom a fire cater replies; aad then they
speak alternately until the end OF the ses-
sion, and then the bill is lost for want of
time lChocrS. Your Representative
returns home, and You ask him what be-
camc of the railroad bill. Why, he says,
we got it almost through, but it was lost
at the end Of the session for want of time,
and, if you only re elect me, will be sure
to see it through next time. -Four years
have rolled around, and no Pacific Rail.
road yet. \ majority Of both houses for
ia majority of the Senate, majority
of the House; the President for il; every.
body for it; but lost for want Of time
b. the negro occupied all the time. Laugh
ter and applause 50 it is with our inn
portant interests here upon the lakes -
For seventeen years ! have been trying
to make the best river and harhor iui-
) provcmout; | have tried to have Congress,
DO it; have tried to have it given to the
local authorities; have tried every mode,
but whenever brought upa bill, speeches
5 on the negro question followed and the
b river and harbor bill was lost for want OF
time. Laughter and applause.
So with the tariff For the last four
years we have been spending twenty
millions OF dollars year over and above
, oar INCOME. Every man of sense knows
that 20 he a corrupt aud vicious system
! Of finance the expenditures Of which are
greater than tAe income. Every man
knows that, under such circumstances, it
) is our duty 10 do one of two things
= either to reduce the expenditures down
D to the revenue STANDARD, or to increase
the revenue up to the standard OF cXpcn
= ditures. The democratic party is pledged
I to a tariff which will raise money cnogg'
/ to derray .he expenses Of the govern
o mcnt, economically administered, and t,
j that extent furnish protection to Amcri
3 can in lustry. [Checrs. And yet Gael
b year. when we have hal tariff hill be
= fore Congress, the time which should have
I been spent in perfccting it has been spent
r by the southern iire-caters aud the rcpub
licans in discussing the negro question
| and the Till has been lost for the want %
i time. All that W have been able to d,
p has been to put in an amendment in thu
miscellaneous appropriation bill borrow
u ING twenty millions OF dollars more more!
= to keep the wheels Of government in mo
: ton, until Congress can again came to
y gethcr and discuss the negro question:
L Applause.
So with the homestead hill. ["Good,
: "That's it'll it is now about scventee.
z years since | first introduced the home
n stead bin into the House of Representa-
4 tivcs. cloud cheers) | have rcuewc,
u that measure from time to time, first il
? the House Of Representatives and thci
h in the Senate, down to this day, Away
5 supporting it and never voting against it
r Renewcd and enthusiastic checrs)
5, have made more speeches, and INTRODUCED
Il more measures and done more labor, t.
y pass homestead bill than all the rcpub
l lcan leaders in the country, (Tremcn
; lous applause) We would have succeed
} ed long ago in getting good homestea'
!, bill through, and having it the law Of tn,
Il land, If the negro question had not stoor
;, in the way. C'It's always in the way"
u The fact is, oh this subject Of the pub
l. lie lands have felt deeply. While on
= land system is admirable in most respect
that portion Of it which offers the land
l. at pablo auction for spectators to buy
t, in my opinion is abominable. "Gond,
e THAT'S So" | have repeatedly said i
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