The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-11-07
TProN, Oct. 18Th, 1855.


r receipts in our
TIrroN, Oct. 18th, 1855.
Mr. SrroER:-
Though the proceedings Of the
political convention held here on Monday last,
are, In regard to my connection with the com
mttee on resolutions strictly true, - they an
pear in the Advertiser of this week, yet the cir
cumsta0ces were such a. to cause the statemen.
OF them to place me In false position. You
will, therefore, oblige me by inserting this ex
plsnation in your next paper
In consequence, Ipresume, of the shortness of
hhs interval between the adjournment of the first
session of the convention and the hour set for
the committee to meet, it did not get ready to
do any business till was under the necessity O,
leaving the Court House, to which did not re-
tnrn till the vote was about being taken on the
Preamble; the clause therein referring to the
Presidents appointing foreigners to Office hav.
Ing been under discussion. Believing that the
convention was bound by the published call, in
obedience to which it met, to adopt platform
Of principles based solely on opposition to the
movements of the Slave Power, and therefore.
that 1t could not, In good faith step aside to re-
eosn'ze the peculiar views Of any political par
ty and being fully convinced that no political
organization can be formed in this country with
anything like reasonable prospect of success
IN opposing the spread of slavery and its en-
sroaeaments on the rights and interests of the
non Shareholders, 20 long as these who enter in
10 such organic, tion, manifest either an unwill-
insness to lay aside, 70 far o. this movement is
concerned, their own peculiar party predelec
lions, or determination to enforce CONFORMITY
OF opinion on other subjects of National or State
policy" and also that such a course canno. fa;,
to cause the vote of this State to be cas-. for
Slavery at the coming Presidential election
hope 1 should not have been willing, had
been present, to have the principles of the Know
Nothing party engrafted into the Preamble aud
Resolutions, and these then offered to the con
vention as report from committee of which
was member without expressing my disagree-
ment Herewith. Respectfully,
WV. MCCLAIN.
ouR REMARxs-We delayed giving
the above an insertion, hoping the au-
thor would not insist upon its pu bica,on,
but it appears he is anxious to have the
people know that he j. q Simon pure of
hiss and has no sympathy for the
American principles.
Well, we have no objections to his en-.
ter'ainlng any view he pleases of Am.
erIcanlsm, but it does look foolish for
man TO let the great bug bear of Know
nothlngism be an incubus to his politi-
cal actions.
He insists that the introduction of a
portion OF the preamble and resolutions
was not N accordance with the publish
ed call. In this there is much more nj.
Getty than wisdom, and We are not at all
pleased with the idea, that those who for
years have had but the one idea in pol.
tiles should now come to Republican
Meeting, and insist that their long cher
ished idea in the Alpha and Omega, body
and soul OF Republicanism, and all else
besides 1t is anti Again, i, does not
please US, that after meeting in conven-
ton and passing code Of principles as
was adopted tina, any one should turn
around and spit upon portion of it, be-
cause il contains an extra idea to the one
they consider the Ns-plus-ultra of men,
tai productions.
Again he insists, we must lay aside
all old views or notions In politics, lay
aside all party predictions, or the vote
OF Iowa will be cast for Slavery. Well
suppose we pu. the boot on the other
foot and say, that the outlaw or his follow.
ers must not determine to enforce eonfor-
nifty 10 their own views or the State will
60 for slavery.
Indeed i, is so. We find many factions
IN Iowa, and fusion must take place,
perfect fusion, or Iowa will go for slavery
and for free trade in Whi.key, and
An'i.American rule, for prescription and
increased insolence.
But TO excuse the matter for the author
OF the ADORE, we will say in plain terms
JUS. what his letter amounts TO, that he
Is ia stranger amongst US, was one Of the
committee, Is true freesoiler and holds
to 30 further political creeds, and wishes,
nay insists on being understood tha. be
does not favor Amerieanism. Well Ie,
Il go 50. He has not resided here long
enough TO know that Americanism is
quite popular in this vicinity.