Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-12-20
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when The result u The late election becsm
fuily kpowp, add Tie Consequences ~ that i
sult began 10 b asttated, there wsrs NOE : lev
even Of our Democratic friends. who cLerishe,
. hope that the supremacy Of Whiggery woult
be accompanied by gres,er zeal for genera
intere SITS, and greater efforts to secure those in
,te.ests. than are usually characteristic Of Whit
administration
= The party had been long excluded from III,
places" and the "spoils;" no mongrel ALLAN
.ces had heretofore been made to extricate j
ifron On otherwise hopeless minority; it hat
gone on for years. abusing the management o
public G fairs and the offspring Of Democratic
ilegisla,ion;it had rushlsssly denounced thu
Democratic party Tor occasional evils. ant
deficiencies that unavoidabiy. and in all cases
attend The organization aud development o
infant Stale govern ments; it had invented. and
alleged detects, where none existed. OF. a ten
fold more obnoxious ard detrimental charac-
Ter than the actual; in word, had condemned
SO unexceptionably and dragged SO obstrep-
crously, that it was hoped. whea once 10 the
ascendant, that an Effort .: least. would be put
forth to eradicate such grievances, and redeem
its boasts.
We never thought il; never expected il; never
once dreamed Of any good issuing from such
Wbirr asnocia1iv
from the Abolition Whiggery which now glo-
ries in an i'll gotten triumph: aud our views are
well nigh confirmed by the tone Of Mr.. Grimes
Message, the tendency which it was anques.
,ionably designed to exert. and the gra,ulations
with which his adherents gloat over its abo-
limitations.
What are we naturally to expect from guber
nato. ial Message Is it not states man-like sy.
nops,s ard analysis Of supposed public wants,
with recommendations and suggestions adapt
ed to NEE, them successfully?
But what have we before us IN the Sophonio
rical prelude to an incendiary finale. tina. con.
sli,ute the sum and substance of this mastery
"'stump.spet CHI" ofour new Governors Let Us
examine it candidly for few moments.
IL The first place, We have lengthy dssei-
tation upon legislation, defining its duties, its
nobleness, its responsib lities perhaps intend.
ed for the benef. OF the new order Of "raw re.
crui.s" whom 10 expected to meet upon the
floors Of the General Asse mbly and all well
enough. if they will only apply IT. Present
appearances at the Capitol, however, would
4 bn al
We are next edited With the sage and origi-
nal remark that Government is established
for The protection of the governed" and few
Blackstoaisn reflections upon that novel and
important fact.
Tea follow a short haranguc. in favor ofed-
uca'ion o conviction that property should be
taxed for its advancement: the proprie'y Of
district school libraries the recommendation
o. Polytechnic school to be carved out
Of the University fund; slight touch on coun.
ty Fairs, 1--WE wonder he "Iowa Farmer" was
left out;) q glance at the State Charitable In
mentioning a retrea. for the Insane
only; a statement that the people want the
Constitution amended, adding that if they de-
eide a, he ballot box against revision, why. all
right for it. and in favor Of Wing policy why
hel popular sovereignty" win BIZ vindicstcd:
AS if popular sovereignty" could fiji Wing
foot only, when in fact that very foot would
rush it out and destroy it.
The Governor lodges around the Maine
Law, squints al prohibition and then, as il glad
The dull introduction was over, throws off his
Goa, for the great work he had in view at tie
outset. and launches on: upon the Nebraska
Bill.
Thus far the Inaugural reminds US Of the
lwkwaf1 school-boy, who makes full one half
lis essay but an introduction to the other,
Trough the difficulty Of reaching directly the
ubject of his theme. He skins over matters
erests Of the State. with an INDIGENOUS haste;
ieignng but superficial consideration or
lone at all, to ideas that hold public regard
respective Of party. and in vain may we look
o< cogent defence or ava.id objection to
Jingle idea, advanced, or even a fair presents.
ion Of it TO the people. Bat notwithstanding
10 mas thus exhausted patience and insu'sed
common sense; hs has done still more:-he
as violated the dscorum OF craftsmanship and
he swee, dictations Of civil concord. by devot-
ng nearly half Of his address 70 an inaamma.
DRY TRADE against the Nebraska Bill.
II, rs they say, the Measure has been de.
,ounced by the people as with one voice. why
i'd fuel TO the fame, that is alleged TO have
,wept orer aud obliterated the very vestiges Of
I'D party -lisesS Is it simply to induce the
State Of Iowa to present herself a. an enemy to
he constitution Of the Federal Government, in |
what Mr. Grimes sweepingly aud
assumes to be the 'nstionalization Of
laveryY" Is it simply to induce the State Of
owa 10 favo, that repca' which would result in
Fedeysg sanction of slavery upon the soil OF
lausas. in contravention Of legislative action
". the Territory herself? We can tell You
vby, fellow Democrats Mr.. GRIxEs breathes
n atmosphere Of The rankest abolitionism; his
deviation depended, as we all know. upon the
imely succor Of tina. faction; he - DESTROYS 70
use With it the name and substance Of what
vas once the Wing party; and this Inaugural
address is designed merely to clinch the Il.
lance more insspsrably. Itisan appeal to his
bo,i.iop .ympasl,iaers; it is the already Joni +