New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-12

oourse She iMsnds TO stand upon principle 80 Arm
81 unyieldng - her own native mountains rock.
ribbed, and ancient az the eun. She does no. stand
here 10 be rebused by any State, the Senators of
any Sete; but heretofore In the field or ia the
clunc she Will take care at hersef The Senator is
alarmed because ofour with the
bat becapse the Republican party show little eagac,-
~, being bard pressed for capital and starting out
prNateers, they pick up whatever they Gun fnd that
ia profitable; sDd if they find me asure of the Demo
cratic party that lie popular TO it, shall We be
alarmed In 1886, this principle was iDsuxursted by
that party. No that party vas not Ia existence In
1857, tee House Of Representatives passed bill of
this kind ne democratic measure, and not Republican,
BE replied to Mr. Wigtalls remark, "that poverty
was crime, ana sad If this were 80, the coontry was
foil Of criminals. Mr.. johnson discussed large va
Iety Of TOPICS aud the OF his remarks said
t. at Calhoun was more of poidcian than states
man; lie had not the cast of mad TO found great
party; be bad only established a sect
Mr.. MASON replied, he surprised that the
Senator poured ont walls Of wrath npon him. He sup
posed that they She aide of the channel,
and united by common interest tie had no Intention
10 take the State of Tennessee into his keeping.
He supposed thai they would act together upon
measure brought forward by the Republican organ,za-
ton ior the aVo@ed purpose OF breaking down the
Southern Institutions. be defended himself from the
taupts that he sat silent while bls embodyinz this
irciple had passed he Senate. He denied that the
principle of the Homestead bill was contained III the
legislation of 1850. The policy recommended by
the earlier Presidents, and carried into effect In
1850, was entirely different from that embodied in
the Homestead bill; the one was designed TO reclaim
wilderness snd invite population into distant Terrific
ries; the latter proposes give away land for sueh
purpose. He defended his vote on the Graduation BILL
ana showed that ths bill did not contain the principle
of the Homestead bill. He ccntended that the neces
sary effect Of the latter would be TO transplant people
from saveboiding states to preoccupy public lands
to the exclusion Of the people of Southern States. He
was opposed to tie whole principle Of giving away
public lanCs and should vote against It, .
Mr.. WIGFALL Dem. Texas) further discussed the
subject he YVES tired of this twadde about the people,
denied that the Homestead bill Democratic
measure, and ask d: When did il become part OF
their platform 1t has been adopted by the Repub-
LEANS and is designed 10 cut the throsts Of Southern
ere ANYBODY who denies that this Government ia a
compact between the States is no Democrat He re-
iteIajed that the Homestead bill constituted part Of
publican platform.
Mr. PUGH Dem, Ohio)-where DO yon find II in
the Republican PLATFORM
Mr.. WIGFAIL tpointing to Mr. Seward and Lord
LJ oDs who were talking together on oae of the sofas
There II is taking 10 LORD Lyons. The British Mill
lister and 'he platform are together.
Mr.. PUGH-I deny that the Republican platform
saws anything about the Homestead oil; they have
OILY taken # up according to their habit Of picking up
whatever they find lying about loose.
MT WIGkALL then apologized for referring to
gentlemen by name, anc then continued his remarks,
which were of very discursive character He denied
that there any propriety or necessity OF ssthrg
up Territories, snd creating new States.
Mr. BROWN Dem, Miss.) moved TO postpone the
subject till Tuesday, as he wished to speak.
Mr. WADE rep, o. was wiling provided they
conid then obain a final vote on Wednesday.
Mr.. BROWN and others were unwilling to consent
to this arrangement.
MIR. DOUGLAS DEM, ILL., urged the propriety of
fxirg day for the final vote.
The bill was then recommitted with instructions TO
be reported back Tuesday, and with the understanding
that il shall be pressed to final vote.
Adjourned.