Demoine courier., 1854-09-14
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IOWA MALICNED,

Inc course of the ST. Louis Republican
and kindred Democratic papers IN other
States in reference to The recent Iowa
election deserves The condemnation of all
lovers OF truth. We find the Republican
censurlng and representing Il e Wings
oil Iowa IN manner which shows either
objectionable ignorance Of the issues
brought to Tear in The recent canvass or
a wilful disposition TO misunderstood
Them. II unblushingly tells the world
that "lhe Wings of Iowa Tough, for the
REGAL of the Fugitive Slave Law
This Is ala unqualified falsehood. and
one which no Iowa editor excep, the ass
who presides over The waning des,inies
of the Burlington Hamkeye would copy
INTO his paper without refu'lng. We
protest against il, Lecanse it misrepre
SCENTS Iowa ABROAD. At home we know
!. to be untrue. and would disregard II
were !, no, ,ha, we fear the position jus,
assumed by our State will be misunder.
stood by those whosdo no. know the
truth. The question of The repeal of The
Fugitive Slave Law did not come before
the Wing State Convention, and no
county or even township convention of
Wings ever expressed itself favorable TO
il.
The true causes OF The revolution in
Iowa were the Nebraska iufamy and the
temperance question the Wings openly
taking the side of free lars for free
territory and morality, while the Demo
Gratis either openly or ,actly took The
opposition. The Gubel natorial canJi.
dates took opposite positions on The
former issue while on The latter thew
agreed, but in many of the counties the
Democrats openly advocated traffic in
whisky. in which instances The people Sc.
the seal OF their condemnation against
them. The question of the revision %
The State Constitution, to which the
Wings have long been favorable, also
had some influence.
Tia, the majority of The voters OF
Iowa fully understood The issues we are
convinced. for they were freely and dis
passicna~;y discussed. Never before was
there such general interes, exci,ed in
our State elections. Pnnciples-no,
men-were at stake, aud the result SHOW.
ed that the voters had resolved to ac, as
became free and enlightened people, and
not as nenials 10 a domineerlng and
nnscrupulonsly exacting party.
We deny iha. tie result. is an abolition
triumph. That The Free Sellers voted
The Wing ticket almost unanimously we
will no, deny br, they did so because
they knew they were too weak to elect
candidates Of their own and therefore
voted for the wings because thew came
nearer rejecting their sentiments than
The Democrats. So iastead of the
Wings yielding TO the lewd embrace of
Abolliicnlsm.' as asserted by the ST.
Louis Republican. voters Of all parties
Hooked to their standard on account Of
their truly republican aud consistent
course. The enlightened people of Iowa
care naught for The dc,a,on and abuse
OF the 81. Louis Rrpubiicm or any
other representative OF slave propogah.
dism. They feel consciousness OF hay.
ing done right. They have neither en-
dorsed the platform of ultra abeilionis m
nor bowed Submissive to the yoke Of
executive dcta,ion and slasocracy. bu,
kept"'Fhe Golden Mean" well knowing
that truth and justice is most often found
between extremes. Muscniiae Journal