The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-09-01
The Democratic Association.

meeting 10 order, and in the absence Of the Sec
e,ary, Chas. Cookery was appointed Secretary
,ro. tenn.
Committees were called on 10 report, and
Gen. Lewis, from the committee appointed
.wo weeks since, to challenge the Scott Club
% a public discussion Of principles, stated
hat a respectful communication was handed to
g. L. Nightingale ESQ. the President OF the
club, informing him Of the resolution passed by
this Association, and requesting him to inform
The club that this committee was prepared to
NEE, any similar committee which they may a7-
point, to make preliminary arrengernen'sior the
Discussion Mr.. Nightingale has re-
Gently informed this committee tina. the cotninu'
uica.on was laid be fore the club, at its meeting
Of last Saturday evening, ana that It was order
ed to be la.d Oh the tatls.
On motion o. Ms Sanuels, the report made |
b. Gen. Lewis was accepted and the comm1;tee
discharged.
Mr.. Burr, from the committee on more gen |
eral and eff Give organization Of the Democrat
ic party in this City and County, rep 'rted pro-
gress, and a ked to be continued 10 next meet
ing. The request was granted.
Gov Hampstead being present was loudly
called on to address he Association, and on ap-
proachlng the stand he was gre eted " TIA deafen.
ing cheers, such the Dem 'cracy alone know
how to give. He commenced BY reading the
prefix to the constitution Of the United States,
TO show that the object Of framing that sacred
ins,ru nent was sin order to form more per-
feet union, establ sh Justice, insure domestic
tranquility, provide for the common defence,
promote the public welfare, and cure the bes
sings Of liberty to ourselves and our posterty."
He then entered INTO lucid exposition of the
principles Of parties, their cause, and origin un
der the administration Of General Washington
and more marked through the succeeding adj
mnistr atoms of the elder Adams and Thomas
Jefferson by the distinctive mama Of Federaist
and Republican. Tne principles at Issue be
tween h.se parties in 1871, 1871, and 1875, ex-
ist in full force a. the present day, except when
it may s,it the convenience Of a Webster, or
other leading Federalst, to declare National
Bank an "obsnlete idea for the purpose OF
catching Democratic tes. H. dselt on he
political qualifications of the opposing candid
ates for the Presidency Gen Pierce was s. ates-
| man Of experience, Lawyer of great ability
and citizen ,ldier whose bravery was vnurh d
for by Worth, Pillow, Sheds,and even by
the official reports of Gen Scott, when com
mander in Chief Of the Army in Mexico
Scott, on the contrary, was soldier merely,and
never put pen to paper on political affairs, thai
he did not stultfy himself; to the great annoy
ance, and frequent modification of the more
Democratic portion Of his own party. The pic
tnre book Of his lite which IS now so profuse
distributed among Democrats, contains but one
of his ex raofdInary let ers, as his guardians
would wish all others to be blott-d out from
memory. Even that letter accepting the nom
nation, which alone is published, contains one
of the most odious recon n .ndations ever pre-
sentcd to he freemen Of America. Gen. Scot,
: says in 1871, that he was opposed 70 the na'ur'
alization of Foreigner. since 1885, and that he
attended a private meeting in the parpr of the
As,or House, New York, in ls40, for the pur
pose OF forming Native American ,ciety. j.
1874 he wrote out the form of a bill for the ap
prevail of Congress, ard published it in the Ma
tional lnteliigenccr ofWashington City, for the
purpose Of depriving all Foreigners who may
come to the United States after six mon hs from
the taking effect of The Act, of any righ, to nat
uraza'ion, with ut first serving in the Arm,
as regulars or volunteers, and those VIII reat
\ hi r. ter of acceptance in the picture book viii
!. find the same anti. "A nrrcln idea Incorporate,
as an additional plank IN thA platform laid dowr
for him BY hose who nonnated him a. Bllti
more Are our Adopted Ci'zans prepared I,
say that The Recruiting Sargent shall h"reoftp
he the Court by w.lon their friends WIN com
alter them sha b. naturalizad' Are those q
them who are Farmers, Mech,nics,or hnnhle, nm
obirnsjvc i.ab,rer: prepared 10 take the shilling
bounty to be exanined stark naked by
Physician, before they can pass mustar,' an
then shoulder the muskat' for at least on
wear, before they can become citizens "f the U
States? This is the feast to which Gen. SEQ.
foreigners arrive yearly on our shores, and n
matter what their age o! occupation, they can
not become citizens Of the Z. S. without frs
serving in the Army or Navy, if Gen. Scott b
elected President, and his notion, Of naturali
cation become law. The Governor continue
20 show that Gen Scott designed to lay til,
foundation Of Military Government, and re
ferred to many instances IN ancient and moder,
times to show the instability Of such govern
nents. He returned to the life of Gen Pierce
and his consistency as Democrat in the Legs
lnture Of bis native State ms we'll as in the Hous
Of Representatives and Senat. Of the U. S. Hi
votes against the U 8. Bank, the Tyler Ex
chequer. the odious B,nkrupt Laws. He re
r viewed many Of the political questions of tn
day and anqured where is here state in whic
IN election has been held that has yet given an
evidence that its vote would be for Scott
. November. On the subject Of Internal lu
provements he showed that almost all the ma
,ional Improvements of the county were mad
under Democratic administrations. He cha
a lenged the why party to find single Mhtar
! man who was in Mexico, VINO would say thu
Gen Pierce was not brave. The Governe
a concluded his eloquent address by an entausia
c appeal IN favor of Pierce and King.
Ct NIL ,-'--li, LID n,., a"u -
PRODUCED himself by exhibiting portrait of Ger
i Franklin Pierce, which was sent TO the Demo
d cratic Assocation,by Hon. George w Jones an
A. G Dodge. A similar portrait OF Hon WI
Il King was mailed at Washington for this
ISOLATION about four weeks since, with quaint
: ty of books and other public Documents b.
Wing Post Masters have aot yet allowed the
to pass through, nor need we expect them ur
h III after the 7th Of November. The Col. ga
hat he had recently spent several weeks
q Washington and other Eastern cities,and wher
: ever he travelled, Town or Country, on Ra
Road, Steamboat or Stage Colch, he found tn
5. democrats harmonious and sangulns OF success
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