The Davenport gazette., 1854-04-20

Adarnss ct ] w. Grimes.

Address o. J W. Grimes.
Hon. w. Grimes, Wing nominee for
Governor. being compelled to be absent
from the State during portion OF the sum-
mer, has addressed to the people OF Iowa
circular, giving his views upon the leading
questions OF the day and showing wherein
they differ from those Of his competitor, Mr.
Bates. As We have not space for the adj ]
dress entire oE readers must be conteat'
with brief synopsis OF il. In the aFst
place, he believes that the best interests OF
the State require the speedy amendment oi
the Constitution. The principal reasons
assigned in favor Of such amendment are.
sha, the Supreme as the District Judiciary,
IN his estimation, should be elective. and
tha, that part Of the Constitution which
prohibits banks and banking institutions.
should be changed so as to allow them to
be established in the State, under proper
restrictions Here he runs counter 70 Mr.
Bates. who was a member OF the Consuta-
tienal Convention, and was Chairman OF
the Committee on Interpretations, by whom
the prohihi,ory article was framed and re-
ported.
Upon the subject Of Temperance Mr..
Grimes is brief and pointed and for fear We
may not convey his precise idea upon the
subject, We give his own largaage:-
.It is cardinal principle Of the Wing
party that all questions Of eNpcdiencr be
long leci,imatey to the people, aud should
be settled by the Legislative department Of
the government, The veto should he ex-
ercised only for the gravcst constitutions
reasons Should, therefore, an act be pass
ed either prohibiting the sale Of intoxiea-
ting liquors. or licensing their sale, would
tif elected) approve the law, unless, in my
Judgment. paipably unconstitutional, 1t
would be violation of my o~n principles,
as well as of the party to which ! belong,
10 endeayor to thwart in any degree, the
wishes OF the people Of the State as express
ed through their representatives. The
friends of both the prohibitory, and OF the
license systems must bear in mind that the
executive OF the State has nothing whateF-
ert dowi the preparation OF the laws. To
the members TO be elected to the General
Assembly, therefore, they must look for the
eonsummation Of their wishes IN this be
half"
The third poin; of Mr. Grimes, is the ad-
rocacy Of internal improvements and an op-
position to Mr.. Douglas tonnage system,
which be considers impracticable. unjust
and calculated to injure the West by de-
preciatng the value Of her agricultural pro-
duetions and mineral wealth TO the extent
Of the tax imposed.
Fourthly, he regards the Homestead bill
as beuifcent in It's character, and as calcu-
lated TO greatly advance the material inter-
ests of Iowa In respect 10 this bill he
says
"But cannot give my assent to all the
provisions Of the bill recently passed by the
House Of Representatives, and now pend
ing in the Senate. cannot assent to the
principle Of discriminating against foreign
ers who come t. the country with a bona
fde intention to become citizens. do net
concur in the recent promulratons of south
ern politicians, that our institutions are in
danger from foreign immigration, and ! abb
hor the sentiment announced BY Senator
Butler, that Iowa would be more prosper
Gus with the institution of slavery, than
with her industrious and patriotic German
population
The last and amost important Of all the
questions nov engrossiag public attention..
and to which he gives the burthen OF his ad-
dress, is that of the attempt to introduce
slavery into the Territories Of Kansas and
Nebraska. This he most unequiyocally and
decidedly opposes. He says, whether
elected or defeated, whether in Office or out
Of office, the Nebraska outrage shall receive
no aid or comfort from me" Ofthe effect
of the passage Of the Nebraska bill upon
Iowa, he says
ssIl there is one State in the Union more
interested than another, in the maintain
ance Of the Missouri Compromise, il is the
State Of Iowa. With free, eBterprisiug
population on the west, our State will be
vastly benefited by an early organization Of
Nebraska. With slave State on our wes-
tern border. ] see nothing but trouble aud
darkness in the future. Bounded ou two
sides by slave States, we shall be intersect-
ed with underground railroads, and contin-
nsiiy distracted by slave hunts. lnstead Of
having population al the west who will
sympathise with US, we shall find th ,ir SYM
pathies and interests constantly antagonis-
tic 10 ours. The energies Of our people
will be paraIized-our works of internal
improvement will iangush and the bright
sr'icipations of the future greatness OF To-
wa, forever blasted"