Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-04-26
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We fud the following exalted compliment
in the New Orleans True Delta, published un-
der the above caption.
It is singular but most creditabie fact to
Iowa, that no State in the West or North in
which slavery does not exist, has with equal
fidelity to the federal compact, maintained the
rights Of the South. On no oc.
casion within our recollection has that noble
North. Western State disgraced itself through
its Legislature by the passage of resolutions
intended to warp Congressional action in re.
lation 20 slavery. or through its able delega
ton in either branch Of Congress, fed the fires
of fanatacism famed into blaze by Other free
States OF the confederacy. In pursuing acourse
SO just and patriotic, the people of Iowa. like
the citizens of other free States, do not, it is
plesumable,r slavery in the abstract with
any more favor than the most miscbievously
intermeddling of its neighbors, but more true
to the Constitution, and more faithful to its
inculcations and the duties il presc,ibes to all.
the sons Of that prosperous commonwealth alb.
stained from an agitation which they wisely
perceived could result in no good, and might
produce national distractions, il not disun
ion.
In all Of the angry discussions to which sla
very has given rise in Congress in the last
three or four years, the delegation Of Iowa has
stood conspicuously forward as the champions
Of truth. right and justice, and it is no exag
geration TO assert that to her more than to any
other free State is the South indebted for what
ever of good has sprung from national leglsla.
ton, within that period. Her Senators, Messrs
Dodge and Jones, have been among the chiv-
alrous few from the free States who maintain
ed the doctrines of the constitution in opposi.
ton TO sectional agitation at all times, and il
is not claiming too much for them u 4ay ~
in industry, intelligence, and gep1I41
ism their supeIiors-judging It.
in Washington.
We are reminded at this time u thsjf emi.
nent services by speech Of great power, de.
livered by Mr.. Dodge on the Nebrask abiil be.
ing laid before US by an esteemed friend Of
theirs and ours, whose intimate knowledge OF
! their constant attention to their public duties
and the best interests of their constituents can.
not be surpassed. We regret that our limits
GO not enable us to lay this brilliant effort be
fore our readers, as we are sure they would be
both gratified and edited by Us perusal, Will.
their respect for tho youthful State, whose en-
iighteDed people select such noble specimens
OF patriotism 10 represent them, would be. il
possible, still further INCREASED. Iowa is rep
resented BY men worthy of her rising greatness.
aud her future glory.
The above article is an unexpected and an
unsought tribute TO our State. to her reprcsen
tation in the Senate. and to that singuiarly ur
biased and coneiliasory spirit Of concord ant
non Intervention, to which as State we owe S,
much by the abandonment Of which we hav
SO much to fear. 1t is gratutous and volun
tary compliment, paid by distant contempt
| rary Press, and through that Press, may be re
garded, as an expression of the feeling Of ,ha
state, The interests Of whose Democracy til
Dclts so continually advocates and successful
| ~ upholds.
With Louisiana We have few mutual inter
! ests. Our commerce flows in another direc
ton; our travel follows principally the sam
course; aDd;the bulk Of GU r immigration find
its way Gown the Ohio or across the prairie
| of Illinois. But though our interests be sever
ed; though We hold few syn pathies in com
mon, we are proud to say that no discordan
influences have been permitted to stain our 50
cred relation as sister States of the same grea
family, and peculiarly called upon mutually t
forbear and forgive.
1t is compliment no less gratifying to tn
oedtc ~ '"Bo, lila" W Ihe HiohoIao'e oeoatots
whom we have elected 20 subserve our vita
interests as a body polite. 1t is a voice Of re
buke to that reckless fanatacism and blinde,
7eal, that have given birth to sectional differ
thces, aroused The bitterest animosi,ies Of tn
heart, and arrayed State against State. in a
| attitude threatening our social and politica
| subvcrsion. 1t is also voice of rebuke to tn
same spirit which is working out its Iunhol.
purposes With our own State, reckless of tn
ia al results TO which political dissensions ar
ever Leading, and dead to the moral power o
those obligations. which accompany our ma
tIonal compact and can only become annulied
when that compact is dissolved ard our polt
! ical fabric overthrown.