Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-04-22
State Politics and state Policy.


and beasts of burden 10 bear every yoke
peaceably and quietly tllat may be for
ced upon them by experimeniors in leg.
Iislation, particularly, when the only rea-
son or preience for their so doing is to
maintain the consistency and keep the
breath of political life and being in GER
tain men who make politics trade, and
experiment with the body polite, as
recklessly and indifIerenty, as French
surgeon with the subject of the dissec!-
ing knife.
| You did nobly. friends of reform, at
this election; but the work is not yet
done,--ii is only commenced. Do not
think therefore of laying down Your
arms. Do not, flushed by a temporary
advantage, loose sight of the great OBJ
fleets ofreform, withouls securing which full.
ly, and radically,a thousand such Woo
ries would be valueless because resuliess.
Let us struggle on, hoping FOR final and
perhaps not distant consumation Of all
our hopes: reform tina! shall reach TO
the root Of all our evils, and establish
eur prosperity upon sure foundation.
A struggle is beli,re the friends of re-
form in this State, and it behooves them
to understand distinctly the object they
have in view, and then uniledly. maniul-
ly and hopefully TO contend for them,
even az men whose every interest is a,
stake, and who have duties TO discharge
TO the present and TO the future. The
union Of all men of all parties WIN are
convinced Of the existence Of the evils un-
der which we are suffering, in opposi.
/ ton TO The authors Of those evils is de-
manded. Consistency, if nothing else,
will compel those men 10 adhere to pres.
ent measures, and the present policy, and
even if it did not, what confidence can
be placed in their capacity OF DISPOSE
lion to mend The disioinled and deranged
affairs Of the State. They have bun
glcd the State, 10 use no Earsher express
sion, into lis presen. condition; bu! the
chances would be infinite against their
bnnsling it back again into shape.
But we are happy 10 say that The
signs Of the times, on the whole, are pro-
phious and encouraging. The recent
election was the frs, opportunity which
( tie people have had, OF expressing the
feelings of just indignation, loaihing aud
contempt, with which they regard those
who have managed the affairs of the
State, anG deceived the people TO the
verge of bankruptcy and ruin. We
have recently seen men Of all parties
coming together and fra;ernizing in OPP.
position 10 those whom reason, history,
and experience, pointed to as a common
! enemy--a cold hearted, selfish, calcula-
Ting, and ambitious combination; who,
while the State has been growing poorer
and poorer, and taxes ike Ossa on Pc
lion have been piled on taxes, have been
growing richer and richer; who, by par
~ machinery, regular nominations, com
y seat cancuses, and the tickle me, and
tickle you principle, have manifested a
settled purpose to rule or ruin the State;
and 10 parcel out the Offices; in which
they have imagined an estate in fee sim
pie in themselves, thei. heirs, executors
and administrators TO the lales, pos.
teri,y.
These things should not lie, and will
no, much iaager be, or we are much
mistaken. Ajax shouldered the world
/ il is said, heavy load we may imagine,
but incomparably easier to bear than the
weight OF responsibility under which
the authors of our Code and the mana.
gers of our State affairs generally, are
now staggering. They cannot shift oil
The responsibility upon other shoulders;
they must stand under it, or be crushed
by it. The people evidently call for an
investigaiion,--for an account; they are
disconented, aud unsaiisied; they wan;
4 change, and iefprm; they demand
something permanent, prac ticable and
useful; and they want no more expert
men;s,-the cost, public and individual,
they have found TO be too great; they
want, especially, no more empty prom
iscs; but demand in advance 10 know
what plans are contemplated efectiag
their interests, aud the men who are TO
carry those plans into execution, that
they may judge in advance, of bolh.-
We think the people are right and reas.
enable in this matter, as they are the par
ty 10 be affected, and foot all the bills;
aud il is oar purpose, from time 10 time
10 submit 20 their candid judgment where