Demoine courier., 1854-06-22
THENOMINEEFOR CONGRESS.


Mr.. Clarke, the Wing candidate for
Congress. being a new man. and but lit
tie known out of his own neigh borhood,
II might be expected of us, being some
what acquitted with him, TO give Short
account of his history. He is native
OF New York, was brought up farm
boy in Onondaga Co.-became thor.
ough practical farmer, then studied Law
and practised in the State. and while SO
practising, was connected as Editor and
proprietor with the frs, paper in N, Y.
which flung the name OF Trough and
Ready" TO the breeze.
He moved to this State some four
years ago, purchased farm near Mt.
Pleasant and since that time has devoted
the most OF his time in culiiVatiDg the
soil. The appearance of his farm, and
stock. shows that he takes a deep inter.
est in the advancement of agriculture,
and the Development of the resources
OF our young and rising State.
Mr.. Clarke is brother of Grace
Greenwood, whose fame is world wide.
whose beautiful writings and noble
thoughts have stirred the soul, and walked
10 glowing light the intellect Of her ten.
thousand readers.
Mr.. Clarke's numerous friends in the
East will be gra,ifed to learn tina, his
talent is duly appreciated in the West.-
1t will doubtless be urged here, as art
objection, that he is no. sufficiently
known. has never been Unidentified with
the politics OF the day. this. instead of
being an objection, will certainly resnl,
in his favor. Coming fresh from the
people. without having previously dab.
bled in politics. with no old issues 10
meet, no old prejudices to coun,erac,,
he comes before the voters of the first
Congressional district, the strongest man
that could have been placed upon the
track.
Mr.. Clarke will canvass the district.
and if we are not deceived, his oppo.
neni and the opposition, at the end of
the canvass. will know him enough to
fear him. We anticipate lively time,
and # his competitor will meet him on
the stump. there is fun ahead.
Mr., Clarke is right upon the Nebra..
ka QUESTION, the great Issue in this cam
paign. IL is TO be decided the coming
election whether Iowa will sell herself to
slave power. whether she will Weld to
the dictaiion OF Southern arrogance,
whether our Senators anG Representa-.
tves in Congress by their trucking TO
Southern politicians and Northern
donghfaces. NEE, with the appreciation
OF the Freemen OF Iowa, whether we
"preier' slave population to that Off
wanderers from other chimes, who leave
the land of their nativity "a, escape from
tyranny and oppression, andeseek to find
here home of Liberty, whether we
are willing iha, slavery should extend
her diminions over land that was made,
Tree more than thirty years ago by SOL
emu compact between the North and the
South. whether Iowa is willing TO be
bounded on the ives, by a Territory,
that can at any moment become slave
territory, whether We as free people.
knowing the bligh,ing influences Of
slavery, willsanction lis further extension
these questions are to be decided in
August. Bernhart Hem, our present
Congressman, has sanctioned all these,
has endorsed them all the way through
by his words and his votes; and now
comes up Augustus Hall. and re endor-
ses them in the Charlton resolutions, in
his speeches. and in accepting the nom-
nation OF party that has sold itself to
slavery extension.
Freemen of Iowa. will yon longef be
led, as dogis led by his master BY these
northern doughfaces, and southern aris-
tocrats! The August election will deler-S
mine.-M Pleasant Obser,er