Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-04-15

He readeth men at glance, and mists roll
away before him;
His voice, mighty in operation, stirreth up
the world as a trumpet,
| And kings account it honor to be number
| ed of his friends.
Rare is the worthiness of Authorship, |
| justify mine office;
Albeit fancies weak as mine credit not the
calling.
For it addeth Immortality to dying facts,
| that are ready to vanish away,
Embalming as in amber the insects of an
hour;
1t hath power to make past things present,
&availeth for the presentin he future,
Deliver ing thoughts, words, and deeds, from
the outer world of darkness s. oblivion.
Yea, how dignifed, and worthy, full of
privilege and happiness,
Standeth in majestic independence the self
| ennobled Author"
But politics have come TO be regarded
as the principal objec, of newspapers,
and the journal with whom | am 10 visi,
from time to time several hundreds of
readers, is political journal, devoted
prolessedly TO politics, and the occasion
seems to JUSTLY and demand an expires.
sion Of my views and opinions upon ihe
leadiug questions relating 10 that subject.
In the first place then i. may be prop
er, though perhaps unnecessary for me
TO say tLet in my political sympathies,
attachments, faith and principles, am
Wing, and as such anxious TO see the pol
icy and measures o: that party, engraft-
ed upon The legislation OF the State and
Nation. / am a Wing, however, in no
mere partizan sense, and for no mere
partizan purposes, connected with my
own elevation, or the elevation of my
friends 20 power, through The ias,rumen-
tali,y of party; but ain a Wing from
principle,-from well settled convic-
ton, The result of all the examination
have been a5le TO give The subject, that
the principles and measures of that par
iy, if fully and fairly carried out in The
legislation of the country, are better cal
culaied 10 advance and promote all it's
interests. than those of the opposite par
". ! believe its principles 10 be safe.
practicable, conservative, sanctioned by
the les, of experience, and grounded up
on better appreciation Of the genius.
wants, capacity and destiny of our peo-
pie than those of its opponents. be.
lieve the Wing party, while lis processes
respcc! for the Iabors, teachings, wis
dor. aud experience of the past, and
reve-ences, if you please, antiquity, law,
and order, that it is yeta much more
consiaten: friend Of progress, than those
who more loudly profess it: no. ,ha!
kind Of progress which consists in change
merely, withou, improvement; which ad-
vocaies movement, without regard to its
tendency; which would perpetually pull
down, without thought, care or pur-
pose to build again: but that progress,
which cullng and retaining all tina, is re-
ally valuable in the past, would engrafI
thereupon the Improvements Of the pres
ent; that would elevate all classes, and
depress none; that consists in developing
every resource, and expanding by indus
try, well directed and duly encouraged,
individual and national wealth; tina. con-
ss,s not SO much in the formation OF
new theories. and the testing of doubtful
experiments in legislation, as in so Goa
s.ructing the laws as to adapt them TO the
| real condition and wants of those over
whom they are enacted, in such manner
as TO secure to The people the greatest
amount of good, with the les. possib!s
amour, Of Inconvenience, uncertainty
and expense. These are some of my
reasons for being Wing; thsre are ma
ny others which ] shall take occasion
hereafter TO set forth, az occasion de-
mands il.
In regard to the local politics Of this
State, am in favor, AID so far as can be
Judged from the press Of the party, and
their action at the recent election, the
Wings OF the State are in favor of re-
form, and deem the best means Of bring
ing il about to be the union of al i,s
sincere friends upon the Independent
principle which prevailed in the las.
election in this county. believe that
the legislation of the State from the be-
ginning has been mainly wrong; tina, evils
lay back Of legislation in the organic
law OF the State which ought to be cor
rec.ed; that the cause TO which we ought
TO ascribe these wrongs and defects il
found in the ignorance, incapaci,y, or
corruption of the politicians who have
thus lanpered with The interests of the
State and abused the confidence Of the
people; and who, by their mistakes,