Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-10-11
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upon themselves,to seek to impress it up
on the minds of portion Of the democra-
cy Of this State, thatthey are in measure
committed to the Free Soil movement here,
This they have sought to inculcate, main
Ily upon the ground that two prominent
democrats, and only one whig, were nom
mated upon the electoral ticket formed
We have before intimated, that inasmuch
as there were no democrats in the con-
vention which nominated this ticket, no
one OF our party, though dissatisfied men,
Der, could be considered as committed to
it, even if their nomination had been re-
ceived in good faith by the democratic
nominees above alluded to. We also stat
ed that one Of those gentleman had declin-
ed the "honor" of his nomination, and that
another, then absent, would doubtless do
SO. Since then we learn from the Keo-
kuk Dispatch and the St. Louis Union,
that the last named gentleman has also de-
clined. He says that "however much
personal friendship he might have enter
tanned for Mr.. Van Buren,, he cannot suf-
fer his name to be used to distract the de-
mocratic party" that he "does not recog-
nize the right Of the convention to take
the liberty they saw fit to take with his
name," as he was not even represented
therein by his friends.
So stands the case with the sole and
only feature in which the Free Soil, or
new tangled abolition movement in this
State even smells fouords democracy
They utterly repudiate it, and refuse in
toto to be used, directly or indirectly, for
the purpose Of distracting the democratic
party. With their denial to serve, all the
arguments of the wing press, relative to
the democratic feature of the movement.
fall at once to the earth. Especially is
this the case, when that refusal is accom-
panied with the denial to the convention,
as constituted, a right to use the names of
prominent democrats; and accompanied as
it is with disapprobation of any movement
which had for its object the distraction of
the democratic party.
But how stands the case with the wings?
Far differently. Let us see if their ar
gumehts relative to democrats being COM
mitted to the support Of the electoral ticket
formed by the convention-though false
and futile as far as the democracy are con-
cerned-will not naturally recoil upon
their own heads.
AS Doctor Bowen, whig elector, stated
in speech made at, not to, the conven-
ton, nine-fenths Of its members uere origi-
nally uhigs. We have before shown,th
several wings, in good standing up to the
time of the convention, participated therein.
One of these who was lately editor Of their
organ in this State; and the acknowledged |
exponent of their principles, is not only
upon the new tangled abolition electoral
ticket, but is engaged heart and soul in
the cause, for which he is even now stump
ing the central portion of the State. We /
have in our eye another prominent wing,
also in good standing, but who did not take
part in the convention, member of the
legal profession in Linn county, who has
been on the stump in support of the abo-
lition ticket.
Now in view of Bowen's admissions
and our own statement above, neither of
which will be denied, together with the
position of the wing press, relative to re-
presentation in, and obligation to support
the ticket formed by the so called free soil
we ask who are compromis ed
by it, or bound to the support of its nomi-
nees? According to their own position,
at least the disaffected portion of their own
party are SO bound. If they are not, who
are? Certainly no sound democrat; for
none such were represented in the con-
and no one even claiming to be
such, will have the face to acknowledge
the right of either wings or abolitionists to
form ticket for him to support. Where
there is no representation, no responsible
i,y can rest. He who, either by word or
deed, denies this fundamental doctrine of |
is no democrat and is fit
subject to be engaged in movement
having for its object the dissolution of
glorious conlederacy of which he is an
unworthy citizen.
CIRcUMsTANCEs.-We notice under the |
foregoing head, and among number of
other steamboat votes, the following para
graph going the rounds of the whig pa
pers: 1922
GA vote on the steamer Mechanic no. |