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ADDRESS
OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CON-
VENIION.

OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CON
VENIION. \.
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~ Mr.. Morgan, from the committee to draft a
address and resolutions, reported the following
address and resolutions, which were unani
(mously adopted by the convention.
To the Democracy of Iowa.
Fellow demonstrating in obedience t,
your desire, assembled ut the Capital Of tn,
State, and discharged the trust contided to us
TO wit: the nomination of candidates for tn,
Board of Public Works, to the best Of our udg
ment as regards the chara cter and competcn
cy OF the nominees, we beg leave, before sepa
rating, to recommend them to your confidenc,
and support. In Il convention of this Gescrip
ton, and in view ola purpose involving so larg,
an interest as the improvement of our Public
Works, it was to be apprehended that more Of
less dlssimilarity of opinion, as to the expedi
ency of particular nominations, would be ma
infested, and many deserving names be pre
sented which it would be necessary to set usid,
IN order to general and perfect union; ane
we are happy to state, and we trust we NAV
regard it as presage Of the manner in which
our labors will be resolved among the people
that while disappointment has navoidably re
suited in Instances where characte was be-
yond reproach, and capacity beyond doubt
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most cordially and cheerfulIy in the full and
Jealous support Of the nominees. We trust
that we assume no undelcgatcd powers in
pledglng our respective constituents to a tri
umphant ratification of our selections ut the
polls in August next.
1t would be reprehensible in US, fellow citi.
zens, TO shut our eyes, or affect indifference,
to the fuct. that our opponents, flushed with
a recent ill.gained triumph, are or anizing
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on US at the approaching election and that all
the patronage Of the government, now in the
hands Of bid wing partizans, will be brought
! to bear against the democratic party in all fu.
ture effortsat the ballot box. The government,
unfortunately, is in the hands Of men who to
gain their ends, will be utterly. INSCRIPTIONS
in regard to the means they may find it expe-
dent to cmploy,-a fact Of which we have a
significant guaranty in certain appointing nt
from this State. The shame cssness with which
office has been sought from n State which re-
puciated the Pretensions Of the present Prcsl
dent of the United States, cannot escape the
public observation or pass by without attract.
ing TO the individuals who ha We been the most
conspicuous actors The very fact of their
appointment, under such circumstances, car.
ries W tn it an implied demand On one part and
an humble acquesence on the other that no
efforts shall be left untred, no appliances ne
and chain it TO the car Of whiggcry Delegates
to Wing State Convention, convoked in obe.
dlencc to cal signed by two Of these new op.
ponents, are already in this city, and only a.
wait our adjournment to organize their BODY
IN due form and proceed to the concoctine of
such schemes and the development of such
plans as Will seem to them most likely to bring
disaster and defeat to the democratic party
We state these facts, that the friends of orr
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prIsed that efforts are on foot, and the deter.
mlnatlon fully formed, by our political oppo.
nents to give battle, and. if possible, to ira ms.
fer our young State to the wing ranks. Being
iorewarned, 1t will be our own fault if we are
not fore armed, and ready and able, triumph
antly to repcl every assault, whether secretly
or.openly attempted.
ihe democracy OF the country may Justly
felicitate itself upon the success which attend.
ed the labors, and the splcndor which crowned
the. achievements of the late administration.
Coming into existence upon the ruins of the
most rotten dynasty that ever rose, or regncd.
or 1eli IN any republic, its first efforts were d.
rected to bringing back TO order, regularity,
and system, the affairs of government which
had been disspated amidst the CORFU 2tions and
dispensed amidst the endless confusion of its
predecessor. From this most unauspicious be.
ginning, the administration of Mr. Polk. thro'
. ssA'os VI Ies eAtehulhg oVera years
term. was onward and upward, until the mo.
ment Of its retirement, and amidst the honor
ed benedictions of the laboring millions, and
with the proud consciousness Of having faith
July fulfilled every pledge, and of leaving the
country at peace with all the world, and inf.
nitelv more prosperous than it ever had been
at any former period Of our national existence.
1t found The country saddled with high tariff,
ana no revenue; it left US low tariff, and a
heavier revenue than the country ever enjoyed
before! Facts speak louder than words; and
one practical demonstration is better than
thousand theories 1t found the market at
nome and abroad. greatly depressed, and the
laborlng masses, whose interests are most ma.
terially affected thereby, either unemployed.
or in receipt Of but low wages for their ia Dor or
their products. 1t left us with the markets,
both at home and abroad, at high tide, and the
people every where prosperous and happy
Such general prosperity has never been known
IN this or any other country-every man feels
it, and owns it. and even our political oppo.
ncnts will not venture to gainsay it, 1t found
US in the Initiative" Of a war with neigh.
boring power, whose arrogance had become in.
sutferable, and whose insolcncc demanded re.
buke. 1t prosecuted that war with SCUM d indr.
ment, untiring energy and triumphant success
carrying our conquerlng arms to the very ca
pital of the enemy, and there debating the
eA"o VI az HoHoiaoie Pedce j ne fruits OF
that war are we'll known. Indemnity for tho
past and security for the future are The first
results; others may be found in the golden re
gions of the west, by which now world has
been opened to the enterprise, and ne W ,mpe.
tus impaired to the energy of our people. 9th.
ers again may be found in the lustre shed up.
on American arms during the prosecution Of
this war. in the victories gained, the deeds of
heroic daring, and the laurels won, and in the |
envy of the old and crumblng, but wondering
and admiring powers Of the old world.
Such are in fact, the useful and honorable
results Of the labors of the late administration
results which show, in the inal footing up |
a larger amount Of profits to the people, and a
larger share Of honor to the country, than any
four years of any administration which ever
preceded it; and in the impartial history Of the
future, when the spirit of fucton shall subsidc
and SANDER lose its power, the administration
of James X. Polk will stand out in bold relief
upon the fairest page of American anna Is, pre-.
eminently distinguished for wise councils, pat.
riotic purposes, and honorable and adyanta.
geous results. Wo shall soon SEQ to what ex.
tent the country will be proftod by the frau.
dulent accession of whiggery to power.
The four months which have elapsed since
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