The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-10-24
[From the Macomb (Ills.) Eagle.l /.
who are Opposed to the Home
= ~ stead Measuresa, ,yaI :
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE,

That HANNIBAL HAMLIN, the Republican can
didate for Vice President, has ALWAYS been
the .inveterate FOE Of the Homestead measure
As proof of our assertion we call attention to
the following extract of a speech delivered by
Mr.. Hamlin to the United States Senate, July
20, 1854. See appendix to the Congressional
Globe, vol. 20, page llO3, Iil8-- II
, "Mr. President. from an examination of this
measure, have found myself unable to sup
port it in. ANY OF THE ASPECTS in ,ohich it
has been presented. to the Senate! see no
sound principle Of economy upon which such a
measure can be based! / THINK THERE Is
NONE-AT LEAST THERE is NONE WHICH
CARRIES CONVICTION 10 MY MIND III /
am willing to vote upon this question without
another word of debate from any quarter.
am willing to vote AGAINST THIS BILL as it
now stands."L II
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
That on the 9th of May, 1857, HAMLIN voted
in favor of Clingman's motion to postpone the
Homestead Bill of that session over until the
next session. Notwithstanding Senator Douglas
warned the friends Of the bill that postpone
ment was equivalent to defsatl liitIf. 2 a3
-dsyc KEEP BEFORE THE PEoPLEs-ss1izi l5.
That, on the 10th of May, 1850, HAMLTN voted
with seuen other Senators AGAINST the Sem
ate Homestead Bill ,ohich gaze settlers the pub
Tic lands at t,oenty.fre cents an acre, while
DOUGLAS and forty three other Senators
VOTED FOR THE BILL 4aslt 5sf - slaa
AND KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE, s,5}la.
That Judge Douglas, six years before the Re
publican party was born, introduced a bill
giving l60 acres Of land to every man who
would settle upon 1t, and cultivate part of it
i've years in succession. zfa1a7lsI1
AND KLEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
That Judge Douglas, more than ten years ago
Jan. 3Oth,. 1S50-said in the Senate: 81 in
troduced that bill, 6elieuing that it embraced
the TRUE PRINCIPLE upon which the Public
Lands should be disposed Of And Iydrew that
bill with reference to iberality of action upon
the question so far as Foreigners, and emil
grants were concerned, in order that both the
foreigner and the emigrant should be put upon
EQUAL FOOTING with citizens of the U. States, u
LET THE PEOPLE REMEMBER, 8 Il
That Mr.. Lincoln has given no expression oil
his opinion in regard to the Homestead meas
ure, whether he is for it as Judge Douglas is,
or whether he is, opposed to it as Mr.. Hamlin
is, and can "see no sound principle upon which
such . measure can be based" sEsS9 rsA94as-
c79G AND LET THE PEOPLE REMEMBER, ~
That If they write to Mr.. Lincoln to ascertain
his opinion about it, that they will not get an,
ansioer. Eneoln's private secretary will curtly
inform them that to answer such Question
might "EMBARRASS THE CANVASS 7"
LET THE PEOPLE READ AND REMEMBER,
In "Greeley's Political Text Book" pages 81
and %, we fnd Giddings' record on the Fugi-
tive Slave Law as follows. Giddings says
.From my inmsst soul ABHoR, DErEsT, and
sEpUDIArE this lawl pEsPlss the human be-
ing who would obey it, II such . being has ex-
istence. should regard such being as a
moral nuisance, contaminating the air of free
dom, and would kick him from my door, should
he attempt to enter my dwelling"
Now, among the HUIsAscEs to be Kicked by
this "Father of Free1om'' and founder of the
Black Republican party, are Honest Old Abe,
the candidate Of that party, and s9onest Old
Tom Corwin,' of Galphin notoriety, the princi.
pal expounder of Its faith. " a6si s34ti3