The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-09-13
Hamliu nud the Homestead.

HAMttN was in favor Of The Homestead
BAl-they knew and dare not deny that
H HAENrsAL HAMLIN voted for ths Home
stead Bill agreed upon by the Conference
Committee of the House aud Senate.
They knew and dare not deny that
HANNIBAL HAMIIN voted for passing that
Bill over the veto Of President Buchanan
They knew that Mr.. HAMLIs's reasons for
voting against the Senate BIZ was that
it was no Homestead Bill at all, but
mere cheat-.an1 that G. A, Grow. (Rep.)
oiths House, had reported Homestead
Bi that was genuine.
Fn the same No Of that paper it is as
serted that the Homssle ID Bill received
the hearty support of Judge DOUGLAS in
The Senale.
The following from The Athens Messoh'
ger will set both Mr.. Douglas and MFR.
Hamlin right before the people:
On the 18th of February. 1853 app.
Long. Globe, Part 2, Poge 1919 Mr.,
Wade moved to postpone prior order,ands
10 take up the Homestead Bill. On this
motion Mr.. Hamlin voted yea Mr. Doug
las dodged--or it may be "he had lne
gout." This was Crows bill for which
the Republican vote Of the House, with a
solitary exception, was given solid.
again, on the same day, wien vote
was take. 10 Keep tbs Homestead Bin BE-
fore the Senate, pags l0761 Mr.. HamIin
voted wo. Mr.. Douglas dodged-or it
may be ''hs bad the pleurisy." As III
the other instance all the nays were Dem
ocrats.
Again. on the same day fpo5s 1876
IN motion to discuss the Consular and
Diplomatic Bill instead of the Homestead
Bill, Mr.. Hamiln vo.ed nay. Every af
6rmuive vote was cast by Democrat
1t was tic vote; and the Vice President
(Breckinridge. } voting in the affirmative
the Homestead Bill was, for that day
overshughed. Douglas, as usual. dit
not vote-perhaps che had the dysenteIy.
On tt 18th day Feoruary-two day
thereafler-Nr. Wade, Of Ohio. movet
to take up the Homestead Bill, but th'
motion was ncgatived. Mr.. Hamlin, ant
every other Republican voted in the al
frmativc-and, as usual, Douglas dit
not vote. 1t may be that "he had tn
bowel complaint" Ee %
Again on the 25ih of February, poS
1862 Mr. Doolittle moved to postpoD
the Bill for the acquisition oi Cuba ant
take up the Homestead Bill. and upo
this motion Hamin voted yea--Dougla
IN the regafwe, The latter preferring "nig
gers for the niggerless" 10 Glands for lh
lapdlsss." .
This was the last effort nadc at tha
time TO get up the Homestead bill i'll tn
Senate. The Republicans, including Mr.
Ilamlip, endeavor.d TO get. it up in al
fol ms and on all occasions. but were over
powered by the Democrats. The issu
YVES well defined in all these yotes--th
Republicans representing tho rights an
interests Of free labor. and the emocrai
representing the pretcnsions Of Negr
Slavery. But VIC proceed with the &c,
ord .....
On the Sd of April, 1860. (puge 1908
on motion 10 postpone the Senate Home
stead Bill with view Of taking up thu
of the House, llamlin, voted yea,-ll
Democrats voting nay.
; On the 9th of April, (pa9c 1860 on
motion to postpone the Homestead Bl
for the Indian Appropriation Bill, NJ
llamlin vo'ed nay, and the Democrats
the c6imatire
On the 10th of May. (page 2O42) c
p. motion 10 substitute tho House Bill fl
' that of tho Senate, Hamlin voted yea, nj
. the Democrats in the negati,e.
The Senate Bill, it WILDE remembere
proposed 10 grant Homestcads 10 actu
d settlers, at 20 cents per acre, but not il
+ Guiding pre-enptOrs then occupying Il
public lands. The motion as above,
substitute tho House Bill for this me
shadow ola Homestead failed and the Sc
ate measure passcd by vote Of 4l to 8
Hamliu in tie negative, and the Rcpu
i hcans voting for it doing so under protct
It 1t was in this connection that Mr.. laml
defined his position, as follows.
ri 81 am very much in the samo situate
with the Senator frDm Massachusetts wi
) this distinction; | am against the b
n and ] am going to vote against it, | q
!. going to leave record consistent wi
my judgement. | think the bill is wron
| do moi think there would be much hal
in worshiping it, for do not think itbe'
. any similitudC to anything above the ear
,, or beneath the skies that you can cal
homestead. The men who have taken
!. under their peculiar care, are the enem
/, of the homestead principle, and they pI
- " pose to pass it, am perfectly will
" they should do so: but thoy tell us, a
), tell us very frankly that it is not a hon
/. stead bill, and il Is not. Now sir, it
q ing no homestead bill, l will not vote
it. | voted TO substitute the House |
= Tor this bill; but those who have cont
u of the matter have put it in posit'
D. which think is unjust. There are hi
Ia in that bill for which | cannot vo
: There are things that ought TO go into
to make it justi6able, to enable me
III give it my vote. For these reasons
III shall vote against it,
And this is the gentleman whom Dc
ocrats accuse OF voting against the Hon
rs sleadl But to the record ag,in. 4
~ House disagreed TO the Senate ameudm
- That body substituted their own
as again in its stead, On the Goth Of n
y. (pQge sie0) on a motion to disagree
ld thn Unnsa an,eudmant (Grow's HIM