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The Power Test-The Dollar Journal
VS.. The Banner.
We published in our last, an article from
the Dollar Journal reading Hancock, of the
Banner, out the party, because Of the views
he expressed on the Power Question. The
Banner considers Gardenhire and Worries
as good democrats as Jackson or Clark, and
secuted the idea of taking position on SO
marrow and illiberal platform" as the test
prescribed The Journal thinks the test
platform the true one, as those who read the
article above referred to will recollect.-
Here is the Banners reply
THE DOLLAR JOURNAL,
''We are completely unchurched by the
Dollar Journal. What a dilemma we are
in! Is he going to unchurch the entire de-
mocracy of the fourth district? They have
nominated Worries unanimously-one Of the
men we said we would vote for. We hope
there are two keys, belonging to this Co.
lumbia Church lock, and DIR. A. Peabody
has in his possession one, and perhaps, o,
certainly, COL Sam Young has the other.--
Then DIR. we ask you no difference, the Col.
is very liberal man, and the first time we
learn that you are absent. we will call on the
Col. and we know he will let us back. He
is now fixing himself up for an independent
Whig candidate for Congress in the second
district. You know he wants all the votes,
and don't Just exactly know where he stands
himself Some time it may be necessary
/ for him TO run for the State Senate, and How
ard and Boone compose one Senatorial Dis
trict, and we will as usual be found in op-
position to the Wing Nominee. Col. for
heavens sake don't let the DR.. unchurch us
YOU don't know what may turn up yet"
A correspondent Of the Banner goes into
the subject more at large, as follows
ave have read with some care the edito-
rial article in the last number of the Dol
lar Missouri Journal" in which the Editor
takes exceptions TO the position Of the Banner
in refusing to proscrlbe and rule ont of the
democratic party those who admit the pow
er of Congress to restrict slavery in the ter.
ritories; but who at the same time oppose
the exercise of such power. Ii the Edi,
tor in this article has offered any good rea,
son for the adoption at this time of the test
which he is seekingt to establish, we are free
to admit our inability TO see it. That the
democracy of the Statesabminated, and elec.
ted men in 1852 who held adverse opinions
on this subject, the Editor of the Journa
must admit, and that this ticket received
more than nine tenths of the democratic vote
of that year, he must also admit. But tc
avoid these facts, and the inconsistency o.
his present course, and the few who arc
now acting with him, he tells the world thai
this was not then practical question, il
had not then been discussed the democracy
were in ignorance, the light of the journal
had not then been s. ined upon the world
and they had cloak for their skins, anG
generous soul he will therefore forgive, bu
now that he has spoken and his wisdom i,
before the world, all who do not admit hi.
: superlative orthodoxy, are to fall under the
application Of his test of democracy.
That first the reverse of what the Jour
nal asserts, is the truth.--this question wa,
, then discussed, freel y and warmly discussed
! throughout the State, and yet the whole de-
: mocratic vote was given TO men who admit
ted the power, but opposed its application
to lel,o tls
action of the democracy of Howard, we ap
peal 10 the poll books Of the county for 1856:
t by which it will be seen that Gardenhire
who admitted the power received 793 votes
i, whilst James S. Green who denied it-re
ceived but Sl7, showing conclusively thai
but twenty-four men could then be found il
, Howard who were willing to make this
= test question, n,-admitting that this dscre
pancy was produced by the application o.
this test, which is by no means sure.
|, But, again, we should like TO know wher
!; the causes lie, that make this now "a prac
!, tcal question more than in 1852? We thel
. had all the territory which we now have
r and 1t was equally in danger of the applica
ton of this dangerous power. All the ele
ments of our national greatness were thel
: clearly developed, and the progress of tn
I age as certainly pointed TO its organization
: and speedy settlement then as now, and ye
S in the wisdom of this orthodox editor,
was not practical questionable people
+ had not discus sed it-were in ignorance.
!, But, sir, we hope the democratic part,
will not permit itself to be drawn into thi
vortex Of ruin--and that the editor of tn
Journal, and others standing on the sam
narrow platform, will not force defeat upo
the party in almost all the counties an
Congressional districts in the State, by stir
I, ring up strife on this question. questio
. which had no practical bearing in '52, an
can have none now, for the simple reaso
that those who deny, and those who adm
o the power, if legislating upon the subjec
le would stand together upon the record, eac
m opposing its exercise, but upon difierer
:. grounds.
: Then why divide and give to our polite