Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-10-03
The Trumbuu Democrat on Mr. Hutch
ms Speech, Mr. Hamlin's Vote On
the Homestead Bill.

We promised last week, to notice in tits "a
per SONG Of the i~alsities. contained in the re-
view OF the src, CHI of Mr.. Hutchins, 10y the
Democrat Of the 18th ut. 1t says
The Il N speaker descantei clo9uently on
.ke benefits Of free homes for free people. in
which Part of his address, consisting mainly
of p~latiualcs. 10 which no enc could oljrct.
ac claimed the paternity of the measure for the
Republican PARTY. Now nothing can he furth-
= from the truth, aud Mr.. HWchins must
know 1t. than such sn assertion: or csseTfiDH
It is. unsupported iy Escts. PIT FIRTH merely to
entrap the uuwGrY an unfliinkinE part Of his
/ hearers. iii he mt know that OCT OF Same.
four Homestead Bills that hal passed the
House Of Representative, at diff rent times, al
least tIs-ee If them. were passed WHEN the
| House was Drmocratic ? The Homestead
mrssure has long been Il ~fayuriSe measure with
the western Democracy, as Ike resolves Of their
conventions. during various years abundGntly
show.
|. OF the passage Of .tho Homestead Bill
in the Senate; the Democrat Gays
This Bill passed 10y a vote of44 to 8-Mr
Douglas and Senator Pugh voted for it. But
UheTe al ills tuHe waS HANNIBAL HAYLry, the
CHAMPION candidate for the Vice Presidency on
he Republican ticket. that has arc9g'sd 10 itss!!
fhe dry of f~uyaisiii 9 ire kgH!rs to ! c Lsndiess ?
Nag, HANNIBAL hAULiN. trita eiJht EnECXIS
EDGE SecessioHisfs, vor1D DEAD AGaIxsr TIE
EcG.S-EhD Bill, AID Has ALwAYS so ToTEDit
Now one or two things is certain; either
that tie editor of the Democrat is himself
grossly iSnoEau: Of the facts of which be
writes. 50 glibly, or lie makes : wilful mis-
statement, trusting that his readers are il
noraEt.
The only Homestead Bill otthc late sts-
sion, which proposed to gre lands tn cctual
settlers. was first reported to the House by
lEr. Grow of Pennsylvania, on the 9Th Of
March LAT. and was passed on the 18th of
that mouth, yeas l65 "a few Democrats
voting for it, nays Gj-among them not
one Repu6i.can. Concerning Mr.. Ham,
Inns vote on the halfway Homestead Bill,
the following which We take from the Tri-
bunc Of Sept. 10th. are the facts:
The bill went to the Senate, was referred,
and. on the 18th Of April, Andrew John
son of Tennessee reported 4 halfway meas
ure as a substitute; charging twenty-five
cents per acre for the lands, GGstead of
Ct CENTS for the coast survey and sale in
Nr. Grows bill,) and excluding from its
benefits all pTeemrtors now holding Public
Lands Mr.. Wade Of course moved a res
toration Of the House bill, which was de-
fcatcl-Yeas &c, (23 Republicans, iuclu-
ling HANNIBAL HAMLIS, with Messrs.
D,ugLrs. Rice, and Tombs) Nays. 81
all Democrats. The Senate then proceeded
to pass the partial Measure Of Mr.. John
sor-Ycas. Il; Nays. 6--Mr. Haml.n vo-
ting Nay. with seven Democrats His
reason for 60 doing IS tersely stated in the
Chicago Platform, as follows:
"Trat We protect against any sale or Rl;sna.
ton 10 others Of the Public Lanis held by re-
ia! settlcrs, AMI against any view Of the
In;G stead policy which rrgarls the settlers
S paupers or surfil;aHts for public bounty:
! We demand the Vassass lay Congress of the
complete and satisfactory ho:nest:al measure
Riieh mas already passed the HOUSE"
The hearty advocates Of Ere Homes in
The IIous2 concurrcd with Mr.. liamlin.
lui yate9 . restore the original Ilcus
ill The Senate would notconcur. Sew.
eraI Committees ofConference between the
two Houses failed to agroe- Finally.
dune 18Th the Senate's confcrces made
such conocssicus tLat the Hous. coaferecs
1greci To rePf-i the Seua:2 bill ss amend
eds Mr.. Grow well sail, 'ngk kceause
it is what W. want, but en- the principle
tEat half a ioafii letter than 2, bread"
he compromise bill thus agreed on passed
the Housc-feas rs (Hsinly Republi-
csnsS) Nays 81, III Southern. AMI mostly
Ilrmocrats;) ard the Senate caucu-rcd-
Yeas IS. Nays 2 tNessra. Bragg aud
pearc,, pcriocrats,) HANNAH HAHLIS
voting with all The Republicans present
in the Affirmative. So that Mr.. Hamlin
not only voted for the original wholc-soulcd
bill Of Nr. Grow. bas for the bill that &C
tually passcd-the only one. lie Seolined
to vote only for the wIctched Laif-mcasure
IF Mr.. johnson. which 70 si2gic Republi-