Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-07-01
The Regular Democratic Con-
yeutiOn.

auu NCiitnoiC ilssoildH vi passing cNCHtS,
il becomes our duty to notice in passing,
the proceedings and result Of the Regu.
lar Democratic Convention at the Cour,
House on Saturday last, held for the
purpose of prescribing to the Party in
the county, candidates for the various
offices, to be supported at the ensuing
August election. This distinguished as
semblage, the embodiment of The wis
dom, zeal and legitimacy of the Party
was pretty numerously attended; by a
large number of aspiran,s for party "a.
vors, their friends, the delegates, and
spectators. Some four Townships sen,
no delegates, bu, the responsibility OF
representing them was imposed upon
bye-slanders from those townships, but
who hal no authority to thus represent,
the democracy. -.. .... ....
The proceedings of this delbera,ive
body were on the whole interesting and
instructive, and highly pregnant. with
the fate, if not Of empires and of
Rome" q. leas. Of young Iowa and Wa
pello county. There was much "noise
and confusion" many motions and coun-
ter motions, some eloquent and patriotic
speeches, closing up with some spirit
stirring resolutions that were calculated,
if anything could be, to bring all up
standing for Pierce and King; knock the
last spark of life out of the Courier, and
put the finishing stroke to tie las, yes-
sige of Independence that might ye, be
supposed to linger in the purlieus of
Wopello county. .. ..
This concentration and embodiment
of the legitimate, regular and unques-
toned democracy of this county, was
presided over pro temporarily by our
fat and funny friend from Washington
township, Green b. Slavery, Esq, Of
premature clothes celebrity, and was
presided over permanently by DR.. Solo
mon McReynolds. of COMPETING, "fhe
Democrat of COMPETING '-lhe man the
Republic caught braying through the
columns Of the Courier. whose hatred
10 Conventions has been so decided, dis
interested, and especially vindictive.-
Oh dear! it was sight 20 see. The
Secretary was another physician, DIR.
A. G. Olney, of our sister village, Chilli
co:he, gentleman of liberal education,
and who learned to read TO our certain
knowledge as long ago as the Harrison
campaign.
But truth and candor compel us TO say
that although thus happily organized,
and apparently rejecting the full, legi,-
innate, and popular will of the party,
through SO many representatives, the far
mers, doctors and other professions, that
after all there was to the eye of the dis
interested spectators, and TO the enlight.
ened experience Of the candidates i'm.
molated on the altar of private hate or
party expediency, running all through
the proceedings, moulding. directing and
controlling them, that fierce, bitter, and
vindictive spirit, that central, concentra-
ted, and despotic power, around which
selfshness clusters, and before which
political ambition bows, cringes, prays,
and worships; before which Indepen-
dence and manhood is crushed; and in
Difference TO which--,o support, pamper
and perpetuate which, public interests
and private worth are remorselessly sac
rifced--this power was there at work,
busy. active, indefatigable, log rolling,
trading, and managing, until in the re-
suit We find coming out so naturally-so
apparently fair, the result, and only the
result, which had been planned, con-
cocted and agreed upon-fixed up and
contracted form the narrow, selfish
ana calculating minds and circle of the
small bakers dozen OF professional poll
ticians who have SO long toasted, gorged
and fattened themselves upon party in
this county. And this was R-e-g-u-La-r!
Can II be wonderful that the affairs of
the State of Iowa, and of the county Of
Wapello, have been SO ably managed,
and have we not really most flattering
prospect in the future, if such things are
ratified by the great. honest, and patri.
otto heart of the real, bona fde people
We turn with confidence but defereEtial-
ly to that august tribunal, 20 avert such
a calamity.
That there were good and well mean
ing men, and not few Of them, in that
convention, we do no. deny. Blu. thai
it was fair convention, and reflection
of the will of the party it most notori-