St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-07-19
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Douglas Preferred Cuba: With
Her Slaves to the Homestead
Bill-A Fatal Vote. ;d95 3 4.tiG za3e

The leading Douglasltcs are apparently
in great trouble about the late Veto of Bu-
chanan.+ They see that it has aroused the
masses Of the people, and that they are
justly indignant against the Bogus Demoe-
racy. " - 5!}
The fact that Douglas claims like Bu-
chanan, to sail exclusively under the DEM
ocratic flag, will only tend to make his de-
feat more overwhelming. If Douglas had
been sincere friend Of the Homestead
Policy, why was he not present on every
occasion when his vote was wanted in it's
favor? Why has he; been absent SO often
at the critical moment when he could have
done good it he had really desired it -
When has he for the last year or two sig
nalized his friendship for the Homestead
measure, by any argument or speech Of
importance? " ' '' .8'
He can stand up for hours in the Senate
and talk about "Popular Sovereignty and
"Squatter Sovereignty and the Negro
question generally ly-but he never spends
an hour in an open and manly defence Of
the great policy Of "Homes for the Home
less," and Glands for the Landless." The
record shows that at one time, the most
important in the whole History of the
Homestead measure, he became weak in
the back and Went aquarely over to the
enemy! '..& u ga -.
It was on the 25th day of February 18-
Sat the time when Buchanan and the
Slave Holders were doing their utmost to
force that infamous Cuba Bill through the
Senate. BY, this Bill, the enormous sum
Of THIRTY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS was to
be- placed at the command and disposal of
"Old Buck" under the pretence that it
was to negotiate for. the purchase of Cuba
her five hundred thousand Negro Slaves
being no objection in the estimation Of the
friends Of the measure. Think of the idea
Of placing this immense sum under the ex-
elusive management Of such corrupt old
hypocrite! Had this been done, as Doug
las and others desired it should be, the
crimes that have already been brought to
light by that Covode Committee in COM
parison, would have dwindled into insignif.
icance. It was on motion made by Sen
ator Doolittle Of wisconsin, to set aside
this Negro Cuba Bill and take up the
Homestead Bill, that Douglas finally show
ed where bis real preference was, between
the two measures. He had voted several
times, previous to this, in way that would
have led one to suppose that he agreed
with the Republicans, but in this last vote
he proved a deserter. fsaa .t.,.a.z = ;.z.f.
It is q vote that will cling and stick to
him as though it were a mill stone about
his neck, and was a test of the depth Of
his sincerity when the "sticking point ar
rived. It was when this vote was about
to be taken that Toombs Of Georgia became
furious, and ;beleheds forth against aall
"Homestead Bills, in such manner, as to
shock the whole Senate. :, He had taken
bis seat when s|Old Ben" Wade ssp,rang to
his feet and poured out 4 torrent of,iudiga
nation At his assaults, that made him Kiuos
again. He closed by saying ''sYouy need
not be ten minutes in passing the Bill, i
you are true to yourselves, true TO your
constituents and faithful to those who