Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-04-21

IA auestiOn--Wo caIl q a l. sl .kS
csaey- and We look - rs ~ = =! ysks
I&Sfe such laws 40 no a i " i II n
I3lps' clo,lFine -as : - "a n u % sl d
1Uny clippers and knsye = =. .s
Ssy-uns,able ia theif q s.s' !.
mot be trusted Up1 all Il IA 800
pso1ess one SET Of principles. snd Ps.fs'cs -
other sin short they are no DETER "on "8ey
should be.
The Herald may call himself Democrat
but we believe it would be difficult for him 10
PROVE it. Has he forgotten the Ealernd1 40
moni,ions Of granny Edwards! Beware JON
athan beware"
The Valuation Law was supported by men
as jealous and firm io their support Of Demo
cratic principles and measures as any Others IN
the Territory, so the wholesale dennnc'a''on
of the Express falls not upon US. alone. but
upon others with whose names it is no dis
grace to have ours associated.
Again in the last number of that paper IN
remarking upon our notice Of the attempt Of
the editors TO brand Us as an apostate, and rea.
ding us out of the party. they say:
We should esteem ourselves as engaged
in VERY SMALL business in reading John b.
Russell out Of any party-if, indeed. he BE-
LONGS to party the game is not worth the
powder and lead. Even had we entertained
the design of reading the Herald "out." the
editors own kindness has saved US the trouble,
by WALKING OUT, of his own Accord
Now read the following, in conexion with
the foregoing, and Judge Of tho consistency OF
the editors Of that print-whe.her they speak
from firm convictions of truth. or what, for the
sake Of triumph over us, they wish was true,
or, at least, could be established as such.
"We would respectfully inform the Herald,
ill.,, has not left the Democratic party-and zoe
are unwilling to believe that he has, though we
have hear it asserted-tlat there is very ar
duous task before The Democratic press Of this
Territory I've have Democratic Represent
alive in Congress 10 eject, and twenty-six
members 10 the Iowa Legislature ito accom-
plish this highly important task, will require
the united exe,,Ions,cf the Democratic editors
throughout the Territory. Therefore let us
drop the controversy about the Valuation Law.
and throw it TO the--lawyers, who will nn-
doub,edIy bang it hard enough, for it wades
fully knee-deep into their affections, and this
,vont do.
Keep sharp lookout, Jonathan, and above
all. keep those fiery g ramparts" in good trim.
and all may YET BE- WE'LL"
Firstly, with the editors Of the Express. our
support Of the Valuation Law, coming from
the source which it did, s. considerably excited
our (their) curiosi,y;'' secondly, we have al
ways " PRoFessED 10 be FklENLY 10 Democrat
ic measures and principles ;" thirdly, we have
strongly threatened all who "oppose the true
Democratic fai.h;' fourthly, we are evolves
in sleeps clothing" and all that renders US
political vagabond filthy. we may claim to
be Democrat, but it would be hard to sub
stan'iate the justice Of such CLAIM; sixthly,
VIC are IF v. II - ~ .-----:4 ~ -:-~--=
puIsion from the Democratic ranks, il we be-
long to any party; se,en,hly. we have volun-
tariy abandoned the Democratic party; and
lastly, they are unwilling TO believe we have
deserted our principles. and ask us 10 unite
with the Democratic editors throughout the
Territory. TO battle for the common cause Of
Democracy, dropping the controversy abou,
the Valuation Law.
What a heterogeneous mass Of ininconsis:.
encies is here found: Do they not show a
disposition TO find fault with Us, be our course
tight Or wrong?
]" reply We have but little to say. We
have taken the pains to collect the above quo
tations more from desire 10 set ourself right
before the community, than to expose the
shifting and shutting Of the editors Of tho Ex-
30 ,,ho has ho hav
Of the Democratic party at heart more than we
have, and no one who would be more 10th TO
throw ire.bTand into either the ranks Of the
party, or the corps editorial than ourself, but
we are determined, rather than bear the stigma
which has been aimed to be cast upon US, to
make battle 10 the last. Why we have been
thus assailed, we are at loss to know. We
have ever maintained Democratic principles,
and, because we have differed in opinion with
three or four Of our brethren, whose opinions
are worth no great deal more than the opin-
ions Of those who supported the bill in the
Legislature we are denounced in spirit be-
tokening little bro,herly feeling. Can We silent
~ submit! 1t may be that we could, but we will
- u" '0'O F~-~" a'A harmony in
our ranks, We crave them not on such .a,,.
Once, upon time having The purity Of our
party at heart, We took occasion to point out
traitor found in our camp, and what was the
result! The very one whose cry Of "wolf"
first reached our ears, 10 smooth all things
with the apostate, /" backed WATER" and bera.
ted US fur our warning, thus opening the way
tor the retreat of the traitor, who was welcom-
ed back with open arms, and ye. continues &c
sow the seed Of discord in our ranks. This