Demoine courier., 1856-06-19
To the Electors Of the First Con
gressiOnal District.

gressiOnal District.
Having been nominated by the he
publican Convention Of the lst Ton
gressionnl Dis,ric, Of Iowa, and solicit
ed by friends, / accep, the position Of
candidate for Representative. Matter,
of vital interest TO the District and Stat.
are pending before the National Legisla
ture. Among these are our Railroad in
leres,s generally and a Pacific Railroad
especially.
M,llions have been lavished on oceal
routes Of commerce. diverting travel an,
trade through foreign countries, tina, for
merly passed through the Western State
and especially Southern Iowa. A Pa
cifc Railroad will restore i, aud increas,
IL 10 a vast extent. We have three grea
rivers which are natural commercial
channels; and the National Governmen
has. by small appropriations. admiue,
their nationality. Yet the Mississippi
Missouri aud Des Moinss are neelecle,
or only trifled with; receiving from
Governmen, mean pitlances, which serv,
no valuable purpose, while their com.
MERGE ia subjec, 10 an annual loss OF mil
lions for the lack of adequate improve
melt. Il is time the Yves, should asser
her right to commercial relief.
Our relations with foreign cour,rie,
have assumed d threatening attitude =
Our diplomatic relation. with Great Brit
ain are severed. and our relations will
Central American States are involved il
difficulty. and our friends aud neiehbor,
are leaving our shores to participate in
foreign revolution. Ger channel Of trade
with California is threatened with danger
and destruction, and our capital, com
MERGE and poIl,ica! lies are thus plac ec
in jeopardy.
There is also discord. strife and ami.
mostly within our own borders. SEQ
,ional jealousies have Seen revived ant
augmented ill passion has usurped pow.
or, where reason and honor SHOULD pro.
tect U destiny. Congressional halls
judicial tribunals, and frontier setlements
have been disgracsd by bell,geren, strife,
liz Kansas the rights Of person and prop
erty are a, the mercy Of armed MODS,
and The soil is stained with fra,erna
blood. Men III power look on with in.
difference or favor, and questions Of
peace and war, union and disunion, rev.
olu,ion and insurrection are calmly dis.
cussed and apparently disregarded. The
heart sickenr at the enumeration Of. evil.
that surround and threaten our sacred
Union. The strife 10 by no means in.
wiling, but duty 10 paramount. and i0r
one | am resolved 10 take any position
deemed proper by my friends to aid; 10
checking The progress Of political .des
lruction. ltis no time to consider per.
sonal convenience or personai conse.
quences when our. peace is threatened
and our country is embfoiIed. 10 bloody
strife. Every honest and h~ondFsbie man
has a part TO act, a duty TO peffofm,. and
there are no privileged. Glasses. when the
Republic Is threatened.
For The purpose .of presenting. my
vie VS. 10 the people on;tbe various topic.
before them. / appoint The ioIlo meet
ings. ell Of which ! will. If possible, al.
tend. AZ the places ae widely separa,
ed. l leave all arrangements for friends,
who will perceive the difficulty I encoun
ter in the arrangement and. fulfIIment o.
90 many appointments r.
Dnring a recent canvass | was a~ssailed
by Senator Jones and ofhsrs with un.
scrupulous vengeance, and ! have no,
deemed il necessary to reply. as ny
frends, ana Deighbors. sufficiently repel!.
ed them and viIdrated. truth and justice.
suppose truth, ialsehood and Seton will
again Dc resoried to. and woven into ne
work 10 entangle and control the masses
II occasion offers. ! will try to expose
The maneuvers BY an appeal to the sound
sober sense of community, and if l car
secure a listening ear ] have no fear O.
the verdict.