Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-02-04
pressed myself 70 number Of The leaders Of


the party.
For tha eliciept services rendered BY Client
worth. he was rocotmended 70 the Governor
81 the prominent Wings as a suitable candi-
date for Office. Robert C.. Wetmore wrote q
strong letter to Governor Seward ia his be-
half in which he says, speaking Of Glentworth
that ske scilybe recognized a. one 1T TIE most
ardent and indsfatigabls partisans. to schose IN
TIRINo exERrioNs, perhaps more than to any
other In this city, tie recent TRIUMPns or OUR
PARTY and success Of SOUND PRINCIPLES may De
attributed How this and the fact that Rob-
er. c.. Wetmore was one of the nfdcn;ials,'
can be reconciled with the statement made BY
Wetmore under oath, in his examination be-
fore Recorder Morris, in which he swears pos
itiyely that he had no knoledge that Client
worth was sent by any person or persons TO
PHILADELPHIA in the fall Of l838--that he had
not the most distant knowledge that Client
worth was at Philadelphia under any circum-
stances--that while he recommended Client
worth TO the favor of the Governor, he did not
do il opon the ground of extraordinary servi-
ces rendered by him 10 the party.-is to our
view most inexplicable. The reader will be
able TO come to correct conclusion of the un-
scrupulous character Of Mr.. Wetmore without
further comment from US on this point. The
significant remark Of ]. Prescott Hall, when
.GIentwor,h spoke TO him Of the repeated prom
ises Of Blatchford, Draper, Bowen, Wetmore,
&c., to stand by and sustain him, that If these
gentlemen were accused they acould all stcear
through is most pointed commentary on the
character Of those gentlemen for honor and We
racty. The statement Of Glentworth is inter-
esting, deeply. painfully interesting. 1t con-
firms every thing stated by MIR. Stevenson IN
relation to the frauds, and establishes the char
acter Of the Wing party for villiany and cor
ruption beyond doubt or cavil. We shall CON-
mence Tomorrow, unless interdicted by the
py right, the publication CT the pamphlet entire.
WAR ARE THEIR PRINCIPLES ?--What are
the principles for which the wire-workers OF
Whiggery in this Territory are contending!
Win they-dare they, come out and openly a
vow ,hem1 They keep up scurrilous war
of words upon individuals, through their pub
lie presses-.hose common receptacles OF
fltb-hoping, doubtless, by such course to
hide under the cover Of its mask the the true
but secret motives ofther action--to keep from
public view their principles:
But what, we repeat, are :hose principles
The Wing party is we'll and thoroughly organ
lied in Iowa-as we'll probably as IN any por-
lion of the Unior. Thus organized It has in
two successive campaigns, to-wl: IN 1910,
ind again in lSil, met the Democracy, and
made to bite the dust.
In neither Of those contests however, did it,
through its presses, or It's candidates Tor pop,
Mar favor, make more than a partial avowed
Of its principles In the first 1t bilnked the
Bank question. but at the same time identified
Of HrEov CfAV m a
sufficient extent TO procure its condemnation
from the people Of this Territory. In the Sc
cond i, shouldered the Bank, and Its overthrow
was the more signal.
And what is the ground noac occupied by
the would .ba leaders Of Whiggery among US
Does any body know! Can any body tell,
from auoht that is TO be gathered from their
orgaps-their most reputable "Standards' and
..Hawkeves,' and the like; or from what falls
from the lips of their most wise oraces!
Are they CLAY men, or TYLER men-Bank,
men or "Exchequor Board" men! These are
questions which naturally suggest themselves
to the minds of all. We put them. not because
we ourselves have any doubt whatever upon
the subject, for we entertain none Whatever.
We find no difficulty in our own minds IN de-
fn;ne the position Of the ''Whig" party In Iowa;
and as they are obviously ashamed to do so
themselves, we will take the liberty OF doing
it for them.
They are then, with possibly here and there
rare exception, not Tyler men, under the
present aspect Of the political horizon.
True as the needle to the pole, their old
affinities lead them in different direction.
Henry CLAY, now as heretofore, Is the cyno.
sure of all their hopes, and Bank Of the Uni
ted States the idol of their affections.
This is Whiggery ic Iowa-the Whig par
tn is Clay purity an The Territory!
Are they ever heard condeming the conduct
or public policy Of Mr.. CLAY, however deeply
it may be found effecting our interest as peo-
pie! If so let the instance be pointed out
The course Of Mr.. Clay, in addition to his
high toned federal notions upon other points,
has been one marked by incessant hostilities
upon our local interests; and yet nothing in it
has called forth an expression OF disapproba-
zion from the wire-workers of Whiggery in
Iowa.
Does he wage war upon successive preemp-
ton laws for the benefit Of her people, it is all
right in the eyes Of Whiggery does he de-
nounce them as b-law-men," and "Plun-
derers of the Public Domain" he commits no
objectionable offence in their estimation -
does he issue his mandates to his followers IN
Congress for the passage of bill distributing
the proceeds of the public land sales among
the States, but cutting the Territories( having
no voice in the Presidential election) off from
its benefits, the cry from the lips of Whigge-
nv is s!il-lsamen TO the acts OF Henry CLAY
This, we repeat, is Whiggery in lowa-the
Wing party, disguised it as they may, IS
Clay party in the Territory-nor dare Its lea-
dsrs di:aroav their allegiance to the Dietator!-
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