The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-09
From the Iowa State Gazette
MR.. GRIMES ABOElTIONlSM,

Some time since, when we were engaged in
the disse ction of MIR. Griu.es addresses :. TO the
people Of Iowa" We promised to revert to his
position on the slavery question at some flu ure
We must redeem our promise.
Mr. Grimes policy is to stand fair with all
parties ~ be an antrslavery man with The
ab"ltlonists and fus. onis,s, and q national wing
with the hid lin, n he therefore refuses to COM
nit hms-l: to either side of the ques ion, and
preserves dignih,d silence hen Intercepted
as H. his posltin on the fugitive slave law, and
the compromises OF 1850. Then as he does not
cary a window in his bosom, through which
we may read his thoughts, and we possess
positive evidence as 10 his sentiments, we must
have recourse To that which 10 circumstantia :,
aud judge by his conduct aud the company we
find hun in ; whch alter all, furnish most re-
liable evidence. There 10 much truth in the
old sayi lss, actions speak louder than words,
and ga nan known by the company he
keeps"
I've are told by those who were most intimate
~, h MIR. Grimes, that in IS49 he openly r-pu-
dated the wing party and denounced Mr Fill
more IN 1850, because he signed the fug,u, e
slave law. AT the time OF the Union meeiings
IN This city in 1850, Nh. G.unes held himself
alooi from them. refusing To attend, or have
anything to do with them. lie was then gene
ally considered Ia be with the ABOLITION faction,
who were, As they are now, urging the sectional
strife of north against south, to the imminent
danger OF the Union the national wings had
no clai u TO him, nor h. to them. 1t is not ,ri-
Gus that his tender sympathes have been SO
much attracted 10 those who were favored will,
black skin, that he has had none to spare fol
| those who have the misfortune to be white, even
though they may claim closer kindred to his
own blood. This is the attitude we find kim III;
now let US see who are his associates on the
slavery question. BY dInt Of Sc packing d. le-
gates to the whig stale convention, they manag.
ed to get majority Of abolitionis,s aud free soil
wings there, and nominated the abolition nom.
in.e for Governor, MIR. Waers, tor Secretary
Of State, by way Of making room for Father
Grimes, who they had every reason to consider
quite as good an abolilionist, and a little more
available they also nominated an aboIitionst
tor Prose cutting Attorney, aad agreed to favor
The election oil Mr. Shedd Tor Superinr endent, a
paid emissary OF all abolition society; this we
| think is evidence enough of their abolition pro.
| clivlties. N, vcrheless, SO strong were Mr
Grimes aboliton partIalities, that he hestated
| to accept the nomination OF a tchtg convention
and waited till his nomination was confirmed by
the abolition convention held AT Crawiol dsville
| a month or afterwards he then first formal y
consented 10 run. How cntaes it that all the
abolition conventions neld in our state since the
wing convention Of the -. Feb have responded
to It's nomination fer Governor, and cordially
accepted MIR Grimes as their cahd.date' How
cores il that the Crawiords vile Conven ion Vi
the % h Ma -ch, after resoloing to ablGe by the
Pittsburg lboIItlon platform; aud to retain
their "sepesate organizations, passed the fol-
lowing?
"Resoived, That We commend the Free De
mncracy TO cast their votes Tor James w. Grl-
mes OF Dies MONIES County, Tor Govener be
| cause we biieve, ii elected, that he will main
lain and carry out these principles.
How comes it that Convention of the same
party held at Fairfield Oh the 9th June, passeG
the iollnwlng5
LIST Res0ced, That We do not desire to dictate
to our friends al large what Course OF acton t,
pursue. but for ou selves we say that We cannot
set.d our influence our votes TO aid in re coz
strncting the wing parry.
2nd. Kesoiscd, That ii either OF the old or
| ganiEatons want our votes, they must r,cog
n'ze principles Us just aud act upon them al
expedent.
9th. Leso ucd, That we will support jaime
w. Grimes as IA ca ndd. te lor Goyeinor of lows
at The coming electou.
And The same may be said of other conven
tions of a similar Character, held IN other paris
of the state; whence comes this unanutlt',
There can be but answer; they knew "a,
Mr. Grimes was with them heart and Sc nj. n
Tins We may be sure they had ever f.ssuranc
be ore they consented To unite ID HIS supoo,t;
could not be otherwise;
'.ihe least Of all thes.- s.sns were pro5a
ble''
And to confirm tb,. Suspicious IF every maj
We mud Mr.. 1rlp.es harpins pc pet ua ly upol
VIC anu y theme, Ill his written an
spoAe" ao' eases 10 the people. vi this sub
Jtc' ne - tuil, aud GU. OF the tul ness of III
neas' the mouth spesketh He represents tina
Tue lain object # the formation OF the Unio
al Il the adoption ut the Constitution was /
!, prevent the extension OF slavery lie dole
forth abolition arguments everywhere. and ye
| has The assurance To ask that national whigs
and even democrats should i've him their sup
! poIt WI TREY do II! nous cefrOnS.