Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-11-01

XI1D 1SSu EB.--ll - COMMON 6xpIeae
|sion among the Wings and Van Buren
|partizans that the aold party issues are
obsolete" ssNobody thinks now Of a
bank Of the United States; a Tariff for
projection, Of !. fstribution, and SO on.
They are obsolete. Nothing Of the kind
lis now in controversy" s.
We have heard this syren ditty before.
We heard it in I84O. Then it filed up
1.-THE Interval between song and cider, and
many good raen were delnded into the no.
|tion that all these things weys laid on the
shelf, and that some underlined and mar
vellous good would somehow work itself
out by the election Of "Tippecanoe and
Tylertoo." They were elected, and then
came the test in respect to these old is
sues. A tariff for protection, most une-
onally framed, most exorbitantly taxing
the common necessaries Of life, was re-
ported by Willard Fillmore, and passed
into law. A Bankrupt act relieving
here and there good man, but enabling
thousands Of knavish spectators to re-
|pudiate by wholesale, was passed into a
law. A national bank bill-two OF them
indeed were brought forward and crowd
ed through Congress with hot hasle-and
only prevented from becoming law by
the veto of John Tyler. This is the les
son which the last eight years read us, to
|go no further back. He who will not
read it and be wise, must even try his
chances again: though there is an old say
ling that 'sit's nae canny TO TAX twa rotten
eggs DOT o the sam" basket"
What are the issues presented aflirma-
lively on our side and to us, democrats?
The Independent Treasury the thorough
eternal separation Of Bank and State,
with the collection from abroad, and pay
ment among our own people Of all gov
eminent claims in gold and silver coin.
1t has been in operation four years and
worked well, has it not? Exchanges
were never lower or more even, coin
never SO large portion Of the circula-
ton, no loss to the government through
defalcations, while in this city alone, in
the payment of our troops, not less than
two hundred thousand dollars have been
disbur>ed in the last five years in specie.
The tariff Of 1876, law to raise revenue
off importations Of goods, not to give one
mans steam engine and spinning jennies,
dit ;I ,g taofTs oyer ano,hers plough or an
a charm. he>e great measures must be
maintained as they are. .... ..-.-.
Then consider, friends, the issue (pre-
scented by oar adversaries upon the JUS
tice OF the MexicIn war-a war begun
from necessary selfdelence, prosecuted
with wonderful energy, and closed in
brilliant triumph. They say that it was
dishonorable and damnable war of ag-
gression and conquest condemned of
God and humanity, and in>lig led by the
Vaccinations of tie devil. They sly that
our NATIONAL name is disgraceI, our flag
soiled and our brave soldiers, who have
fallen for their country, worthy TO be re-
membered only as armed bandi,ti! How
shall all this infamous scandal be rebu-
ked? How shall history-the history in
which the heroic deeds Of the last two
years are to live-be set right? BY the
Judgment which each man shall render al
the ballo,-box. Had Madison and the
gallant republican supporters of the late
war with Great Britain, gone down before
the calumnies of the federalists, the peace
patriots of that day, would it not have fig
ured in history as condemnation Of the
war for Stree trade and sailors rights"
Would not our young men have been
taught to lean strongly against their own
country, to distrust her justice and integ-
ri,y-to falter and fall back when called
upon to defend her? Should we no, have
invited aggression and become bye word
Of contempt among natioas? Exactly
that issue is presented now, in respect to
the Mexican war. Permit the opponents
of this war to triumph, no matter under
whose name-Taylor's or Van Buren's,
and you cannot doubt that they will claim
it as a popular condemnation of the war.
Gin. Eng. as. .s