Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1860-10-17

Mr. CoLz opened the discussion by
proving the falsity Of the charge that the
ne Democratic party are opposed TO
grsnking ) Homestead 10 actual settlers,
md showed aAas in ISs2 Gen. JAcksos
recommended that msasure-that In 1876
AxDsxw JoHSsos, Deaaocras, introduced
. Homestead bill into Congress in
lS4S: sTKPHzS 4. DoraLAs introduced
Homestead bin into Congress--that in
1852 nEzSaRaRr HEss, Democrat intro
duced Homestead bill into Congress,
and that upon two occasions the bill pass
ed the lower House, but al such a late
day Ia ths session as 70 prevent their be-
ing reached in the Senate-That DouaLAs
always voted for the Ha1estead bill or
paired of with one of its opponents,
while HANNIBAL HAELIx always voted
against the Homestead bill until after his
nomination BY tho Black Republicans for
the Vice Presidency. Thus proving con-
eia2ively that tbs Democracy are fully
committed to the Homestead measure, and
being so committed there was no necessi-
y Of Incorporating it in their platform a.
the Black Republicans who had always
opposed ii had attempted TO do.
He next took up the Pacific Railroad,
and showed from good Republican au-
shorisy, that If MIR. Curtis had pressed the
bill al the last session-that it would have
been passed-thas Democratic Senate
were ready and waiting to pass II, and
that 1t only failed because MIR. Curtis
moved ita postponement to the next ses-
sion.
He proved, TO the satisfaction Of every
one, that Curtis, in connection with a
band of spectators had defeated the rail
road grant until half of the lands had
been entered BY spectators, and had, By
his opposition to the grants retarded the
completion of the roads, and but for his
opposition, we would have a railroad here
now, whereas now, We ara forced to tax
ourselves to build a road, or wait several
years for one to be completed under the
present railroad grant.
He next proceeded to show the position
OF the two parties upon the Territorial
question, and the rights and guarantees
Of civil liberty under the Constitu-
tuition, and illustrated the Republican po-
sision by supposing case.
He to illustrate the position of the
Democratic party, supposed that the
Territory of Nebraska was just organic
od-that her first legislature had con-
vened and were about TO adopt a code Of
laws, and it should be proposed to adopt
the Code of Iowa for Nebraska, be asked,
would it be right in the exercise of civil
liberty for the legislature to do so, and
could it Legally do so, to which question
there were several responses in the AFFIRM
alive, and among the respondents several
Republicans. He then asked if Kansas
were just organized would not its legisla-
sure under the same rule and principle
have the right to adopt the Code of Mis-
souri, which recognizes and protects slave
ryf This was poser FOR those Repub-
iicans, who were so ready to answer in
the first case, and they resolved to be ST.
lent, under the rule, that ''no man can be
compelled to give evidence against him
self"
lie then in reply 10th E charge of corrup-
ton which is made against the Dcmocra-
cy with SO much confidence by the Black
Republican stumpers, asserted that all
their charges were based upon erparts ey-
ldenee, and not reliable. He then proved
from the proceedings Of Congress that MIR.
Curtis voted seven times for Defrees, for
Printer, who had corruptly bargained to
give portion Of the emolumcnts allowed
him to aid ia the election of a Repubh-
can President. He then called attention
to the fact that three Republican Congress
men had been forced to resign their seats
TO save themselves from being expelled
Tor corruption in Office.
Mr.. Curtis then followed in a speech Of
an hour and half, in which he tried to
prove, but signally failed, that the De-
mocraey were opposed to the Homestead
Bill, because they had not incorporated it
in their platform. lie next took Up she
Territorial question, and contendsd that
the people Of Nebraska could not govern
themselves and regulate their own domes-
tic affairs, because the Governor, Score
tary and Judges were appointed by and
with shs advice aid consent of the Sem
ate, by the President. He was opposed
to the principle of Popular Sovereignty,
yet he arraigned the Democracy because
as he said, they did not carry out the
principle to its fullest extent. He me-
proceeded to his great hobby, the Pacific
Railroad. after an hours laudation of
himself, he made the humiliating confes-.
sion that the bill might have been passed,
as Greeley said it could, If he had moyod
the previous question upon its passage,
and excused himself for not moving the
previous question on the ground that 9th
ers wanted to speak to the merits Of the
BILL.
This struck US rs a poor excuse. The
yery object of the previous question Ia to
cut or debate, and it Ia of no use to move
1t after all have spoken, and there 10
nothing more to be said upon the subject;
and why should true friend of bill
refuse to move ii, when be could pass bis