Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-07-19

ic nominee for Governor, favored us with
a speech in this place on the 10Th inst.
THE attendance was small. numbering
some so or 60 persons. Col. H. is a
man Of fair talent, gentleman OF pleas
ing address and manners, and good
speaker.
We confess, however. that we were
not little surprised at the positions as
sumed, and the principles avowed by
the Col. His first position was that the
3Whig party sprang from the old Federal
party. and now held to the principal part
Of their principles. He said that the
old Federalists who still survived, were
ncting with the Wings. Who were Mr.
Folks Secretary of State and of the Ma
wy None other than two of the main
pillars Of the old Federal party, Messrs.
Buchanan and Bancroft. Although the
gentleman made this broad assertion (in|
which he principally dealD he failed 10
point out 10 the audience one old FEEDER
alist who is acting with the Wings.
His next position was, that the Wllig|
party were responsible for the conduct Of
Banks. They were The cause Of the
Banks failing, and running the country ;.
And mighty hue and cry was <aised
here against the Wings for all this bank
swindling and corruption. Have the
people of the West so soon forgotten
|the democratic Banks and their opera
rations in Illinois, Michigan, Mississip-
|pi and Louisiana. These Banks were the
legitimate offspring of Locofoco Legis-
iatures, and were managed in almost ev-
ery instance by officers of that party
And while Mr.. His here crying down.
|all bank paper as rotten and s0orthiess,
and declaring that an frcl,1sive metallic
currency is the only currency that he
|and the Democrats of Iowa will ever go|
for; we see the democratic States Of Mis-
souri, Alabama, Indiana, and many 9TH
ers, sustaining State Banks, and the
democratic party in those States their
warm and hearty supporters. But de-
lmocracy in these degenerate days
when scarcely yestige of old Jefferso-
snian democracy is found in the Locofoco
Iparty--is not the same thing in different
localities. Ii is one thing in Missouri
I and Alabama, and quite different thing
lin Iowa.
Col. H., if we understood him right,
Ills not very partial TO Mr.. Benton; and
I'VE were quite astonished to hear him
declare in favor Of his old long exploded
exclusive metallic currency humbug.-
Truly this was "goats WOOL affair."
In conclusion on this subject, Col. HI.
told us that it was one of the cardinal
principles of Iowa Democracy, TO fight
TO the death State Bank and go for an
erclusive netaiic currency for Iowa.
Hence he was utterly opposed to any
amendment to The present Constitution Of
Iowa.
He charged the Bankrupt law on the
Wings in one breath, and in the next ad :
mitled that President Folks Secretary
(R. ]. Walker,) was one Of it's warmest
advocates, and done as much as any
other man to gel it passed. He claimed
that all the benefits arising from our adj
mirable land system, pre-emp,ion rights
&c., was secured by locofocos. A very
modest claim, surely, TO say the least of
3it. If we are not much mistaken, Gen.
Harrison done something to secure the
adoption Of our present land system: and
wings and democrats have voted indis-
crimnately in passing presumption laws.
He had much 10 say about wings robbing
the Treasury and squandering the mon
ey. We thought that this charge Of pay
ing illegal claims came with poor grace
from the candidate Of party, which is
full of Danbies, Wetmores, Collins, and
a host OF others, who did not pay dispu-
ted claims, but thrust their hands into
the Treasury and made !, bleed to the
tune of millions. Let the leaders of the
gentleman'sparty disgorge their stealings,
and then they may see clearly TO cast the
beam out Of their brothers eye.
He gave Mr.. Harlan q rub, and con-
tended that the Locofoco leaders had
done just right in ousting him. They
were very pure and good men and deser-
we'd much credi. for what they had done.
He next spoke Of the Kanesville Poll
Book theft. That act of q portion Of
the democracy. lie never had and he new