The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-04-22
ADDRESS
OF THE
Whig Executive Committee
OF TIE
STATE OF IONA
TO TIE CITIZENS OF IOWA.

Ma Convention Of Delegates Of the
|Wnis party, for the State Of Iowa, held a'
EI5wa City on The 26,h Of February last, il
was resolved among other things, ,ha, the
Executive Committee, prepare and publish
IN Address to The people OF Iowa, at ane earl,
d,y as convenient. The undersigned mp
pointed by that Convention rs said Com
ni,,cc. in obedience to said resolution un-
dertake to discharge TINT duty, thus Impos-
ed, as briefly a. possible.
The time has been, fellow citizens, when
pany triumph would be a motive sufficient
10 excuse, if no, TO justly exultaiion at the
|lullmcn, Of prediction Of our own, or a
h h4ilate Of the policy Of our political rivals
trhs, ,ne has passed bs. Men Of all par
es have followed the lead. and obcycd ihe
,ehes,s Of their fellow men, either mista.
zen or loo ambitious, until the nation has
zen carried, to the surprise and conster
I,,ion Of all patriots 10 the very verge oi
Eeslruciion. That this is true, is proven
ly The fact, that when the fearful crisis did
camc, when the patriot hearts OF all parties
quoed a, The possible events OF each sue
ceediog day, great men, party men, the
men in some instances, who had done most
10 raise the storm (but who calculated Eol
its power) forgo, for tim. that they were
pary men, and became really and truly pa
lro,s To their credi, be it said, that they
sunk the politician, took their stand as
statesmen in common cause, resolved to
stand 10, and abide by, the Union OF these
Snles-nobly did they act their part, and
and by "a strong pull, long pull. and q
pull altogether" save our glorious Repub-
H. at leas, for time, and let US hope for.
ever.
The system Of measures adopted as one
euiire system 10 save the country, has yet
lis bitter and unrelenting foes, neither few
IN numbers, nor Insignificant in power aud
Influence. Tho serpent Of disunion lies
bleeding and mangled, but no, dead; hence
i is with regret we see in some directions
course Of action on the part o, our pol'i,
cal rivals, which seems predicated upon the
presumption tha. the battle is over, the vic
,o'y won, aud that now i, is time TO re-
sumo the struggle for the ioaves and fishes
Of Office. Il is the pride and boast Of the
wing party, that her leading men and
''a'esmen have always been found on the
noe oi the country, aud particularly in
e'ery crisis threatening the disunion Of
'aese Ntaies. II was opposed to the whole
ss''s' oi measures which produced the late
'sarlal crisis, but when il came, true to its
principles, il rallied as ono man on the
'as Of The Union. May wo not also feel
proud as Wings, that although so many Of
'H Democratic brethren battlcd with Us in
'a' good cause, our generalissimo MlLLARD
''llaoaE, whom Providence had given Us
= President, was Whig9 To his posi-
'O' prudence, and firmness, more than
"a' o. any other man living, were we in
''O'ed tor this great salvation; and no Wing
~ 'al'er one moment in the support Of his
0fe administration. We can point to
administration and challenge the world
lis equal in mas,erly ststesmanship
''copying position that exposes all con,
N''ned TO thousand attacks, tho Demo
''"c party, have sought 10 vain TO fiud
''s vulnerable poin, for assault.
'he nfexible firmness or purpose indis'
,.Dso'e TO the late crisis, manifested By
"' FILLMORE and his Cabinet, and b,
''ca ''one the tempest could be allaycd
: 'eadlas. opposition to factions and po
Nca' demngogneu, and the final success.
triumph Of patriotism owe. pedi,ion an,