Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1849-02-21
The scantc Resolutions sgafr,.

In the cours Of its remarks upon the anti-slavcry
the late session of our Legislature, the Iowa States
man observes:
s.It will be seen BY the above that ell the wings
in the Senate, and -four of the democrats viz Messrs
Espy, Howell, Royston, and Selman, voted for the
solution: and since the Adjournment of the legisla-
ture some of the democratic papers in the State have
been busily employed in reading the above named
members ont of the party"
With other democratic papers Of the State, we have
expressed an opinion relative to the improperly OF
the Introduction of the resolutions referred to, but
II our democratic contemporary infers that we wish
to read any out of The democratic ranks for en-
pertaining opinions different from our own upon this
subject, he does US an injustice. We merely con-
tended, and still contend that inasmuch as the de-
mocracy Of Iowa, both at the State and Presidential
election, gave in their verdict strongly against the
agitation Of this exciting sectional issue between
the North and Southland inasmuch as it was only
an abstraction after all-hose four democratic mem
bers Of the Senate who voted for it, did so in direct
opposition to the instructions of their constituents
at the ballot box Surely 10 one could have under
stood us as wishing to read them ont OF tire PARTY
for 1t, however. But the Statesman iniimates af-
forwards that the Reporter is little more sparips
OF its denanciation,' and gives US credit for not
wishing to impugn those members voting for the re-
solutions "with dishonest motives,n pei hairs he
does not intend to include in the above catalogue
whom lie accuses, I'VE think unjustly mall the cases
alluded to- Of wishing 70 read them OH, of the de-
mocratc party.
We wish also to say to our neigkbor of the States
man that we have yet to see the democratic paper
IN iowa that has attempted, as he charges them to
lnculcate the doctrine thot the Edemocrat,cl party
IN tis state is pledged virtually to oppose any inca
sure having for ITS object the non-extension of s,a
very" No paper, wing Or democratic, In this State
has ever avowed itself in favor OF the extension Of
slavery. But one thing the democratic papers OF
TINS State have always coDtended for; and that is
this VIZ that as the institution of slavery does not
no" exist in the territory lately acquired il cannot
exist there without legislative enactment and that
as II has never been democratic doctrine 10 DESTROY
the principle Of the right which each state upoucs.
tionably has to controlts own domestic institutions
'hat ri5ht ought not TO be taken from it in ad-
vance, especially as, in all human probability. that
right Will be exercised in the exclusion of the inst;
tuition of slavery.
cur cotemporary of the Statesman can do the
cause OF democracy and of truth no good by giving
creence to the stale whig assertion that the demo.
cratic press are favor OF slavery extens;o,
su'h is not the case, and we hope that the charge
wni be Withdrawn. We believe, as the StYtesra,
asserts, that if the naked question Of the extension
OF slavery were put to the people of Iowa. as far s
they were Themselves concerned, e majority or
5000" aye more, OF 10000, or almost the entire vae
OF the people, would be cast against 1t. But ,ha,
Question is cannot come directly before the
people Of Iowa. 1t is folly for democrats thereeore
to truckie to miserable abstraction. The current
coin OF whiEgery is obsolete ideas and artful hum-
bugs. But let not democracy truckle to these. We
have occupied high, honorable and noble rronna
upon this question. Let then still hold fast n
our integrity and not listen to the voice OF II.
tempter, which says to us, as to righteous job.
/" Curse God and die p,
DECIDEDLY EMPeAIIc.-The wings of New
Hampshire, at their late state convention, adontca
the following resolutions
eResolred, That now and forever the wbirs or
New Hampshire recognize no other political plat-
form than the constitution OF the United States anil
the constitution of the state of New HompshireY
The ssconsthution of the state of New Hamn.
SHIRE" is very bad political platform, il we take
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