Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-29

We publish to-day the following ex.
tract from Judge Douglas late speech
at Cleveland, Ia which he dis ,oses Of the
charges made by the "snaa1 lea iers" OF
the Black Republican party. that be j,
not in favor of the principle Of the
Homestead Bill:
HoMGsT-AD BILL
A friend has asked me to * lain my position
upon he Homestead bill l an Z little eur
prised that should be called upon to define
my pOeition on itat subject For twelve or
fourteen y.als have d-vo'ed more time to the
"a sage OF the Homestead till than any .the,
live man. C,ies OF 'Good." and cneers
There never mas been q Homes cad B n befsr +
Congress which | have not supported A..
rlsus~ l introduce one in the House o.
Representatives fourteen years ago, before
was Senator. AMI have renewed il year a.
ter year in the U 5 Senate Cries 0: Good I
When could not get my own bill | siws.A
sur pOrGed the neg. .est one. Good, goo T. Il
Last year wien the H0use Of K-presenia,iv
"sseed Homestead bill aud tent il to the ). o..
ate. and senator johnson. # Tennessee, Of.
tered . substitute tor u l supported the House
till 10 preference 10 his. becsuee | thought il
~as the bert. When tailed to get thst. l Of
tered an amendment, which l believed to be
better even than the House bill, hut it failed.
and | then voted 70. tho Senate bill, 40
thought 1t vas better than nothing Ap
plause In brief am 10 favor now, 10 ia v.
been III years. of that line Of policy which
authorizes every man to 60 upon the public
isnds. record his claim, bu ID his house, max
his fences. and split HE own rails. Laughter I
aud when he shall have lied on It long
enough to have established lis intention of be.
coming permanent settler, give him hi title
tree. Tremendous sp laus-.l believe that
to be the true policy Of the c"uutry
A perso" ia the crowd. = How long will he
I've on
Mr. DouolAs.-I hope he will live on it for
ever. Cries Of &c cd. and applause
PUBLIC LANDS.
The Public Lands have not been q proper
and Legitimate subject Of revenue 10 this Gov
-rnment 90 the contrary they have tended
10 disorgsnize the monetary affairs Of thu
country. Whenever the country ie prcspercus.
imports are large and money is plenty, every
srecnlstor will Gil up his pocke's with each.
20 West and buy up the public lands In vast
Quantities. We theu GIT revenue Of ten.
twenty or twenty-five miiI,cns year in,o III.
'reasury, f:o'u tho sale If the pubic lands, 81
the very time we do not want it. hecsuss We
have . surplus without it. but the momen,
bari times come, the imports tall of, the bsnke
G. rtsii their issues and n oney 10 scarce, not .
d"llArs worth Of land is cold and th+
treasury becomes bankrupt for want Of money
|" Sound doctrine" Hence thu land ., s,eu
brings money t" the tr. ssu-y when We do not
s"ntit Laughter | therefore would change
our Who'll. land sys,sm and never have sno' her
- OF public lands io the world Good !
would apply the presumption Law, by VII Oh
each sett'er may 60 aud take up his lsnd. ui!d
his home, live upon it and cultivate it, and then
get his title, and would n"l let any man g~,
. title Who was not an actual settler upon the
land. That's it. aud rpplause.1
did nut intend to refer to the subject, and
would not have done so, tn. for he iact that
have been informed that the small leaders Of
the Republicans have bee1 representing me Nc
not being 10 favor IT the honest ad bill (Cri,s
Of" Thsts true" They have" DC
Why don't the Gazette publish the
record AGAIN WE CALL EoR THE
RECORD. Why don't the Gazette all
mt that their assertion that last Spring
Douglas opposed the Homestead Bill
OF d'oged the question, is az UNANIMOUSLY
false as they have admitted their former
assertions to have been? The Gazette
knows that it stanos convicted of h.v.
ing attempted to practice vile impos.
ton. unequ,lled in the tlack annals Of
fraud-a deception SO mean that i
would shame even the pro'essed ..thiu.
Ole rigger or "pstent .atc" man. The
GdzTtte to talk about political swind.
ling Z"