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The LoCUfoco State Convention Of this State
assembled at Iowa City on the 28th ultimo,
and nominated ticket for the Board of Public
Works. The discussions ware hot and angry,
arising out of determined attempt made by
portion of the Delegates to incorporate the doc
trine of Free Soil in the democratic" platform
of the State; but it failed, and finally a long
address was adopted, reiterating the doctrines of
the Nicholson letter written by Gen. Cass, and
adopting the Baltimore platform. To this was
appended a series of resolutions, in which, of
course, Presiden, Taylor was denounced in un.
measured terms-it could not have been other
wise where Gen. Cass's letter and the doctrines
of Baltimore taclIcians found favor. One OF
the delegates offered a substitute for the Free
Soil doctrine, but as it recognized the right of
Congress 10 legisate upon slavery it was re-
Iiecled. Ii was sguar 10 remark that the mover
pressed il, not because he was favorable to, or
believed in the doctrine it set forth, but because
Of the eGpediency. Pro-savery Locolocosm
must find itself in shoaI water, in these North
ern States, when its cool and consderate men
offer Objectionable things for approval, upon the
sole ground that circumstances have made il
expedient 10 do so. This stroke of policy is
very much akin TO the Kane letter; and as il
was evident the author Of the substitute means
10 deceive the people Of Iowa, he deserves to
be ranked near TO those who so successfully
wheeded Pennsylvania. The following are
the resolutions OH slavery, which were adOp'
ted.
Resolved, That we deprecate any separate
and sectional organization in any portion Of the
country, having for their obectthe advocacy o.
an isolated point involving feeling and not fact
pride and not principle, as destructive to tn,
peace and happiness of the people, and dan
gerous to the stability of the Union.
Resolved, That inasmuch as the territories
of New Mexico and California come to US free
now, by law, it is our desire that they SHOULD
remain forever free; but that until it is propo
sed to repeal the laws, making the country free
and TO erect others in their stead for the Exten
sion of Slavery, we deem it inexpedient and i'm
proper to add to the further distraction Of the
public mind by demanding, in the name Of the
WiImot Proviso, what is already amply secured
by the laws Of the land.
Sufficient was said and done to show that the
eaven of discomfort has arisen in the Demo
craey' of Iowa; and this may be judged of from
the fact, that General Cass was severely hand
led by many of his old friends, and that fre
quen, threats were made that the fire brand o
Free Soil would be thrust into every Conven
ton which might assemble in Iowa.
The wH1G CONVENTION of Iowa assembled a
the same place on the 3Oth uIt., Gen. BALLARD
+ presiding; and also nominated ticket for tn,
Board of Public Works. The proceeding
were harmonious, and the opening resolution o
the series adopted passes warm eulOgium up
on the character of President Taylor, and o
his administration. Among others is the follow
ing;
F ResOlved, That we are opposed to the extension
ofSavery into territory now free, and thatwe be
leve 1t to be the duty of the Federal Govern
ment to relieve itself of the responsibility o
that Institution wherever it has the Constitution
al authority so to do, and that the Legislation ne
cessary TO effect these objects should be adcp
: ted.