Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-12-16
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Among II IL Ting .i>ht, lame. wh,ch
n l'u'r he grand s.!.xy q Democratic
Statesmen, there i, none more worthy,
Il ne more ah,c, none more deserving he
rnsiuoh oil Secretary OF slate 1t the LLiie
s.N'es, fh7n DE great name thai heads, tbs
coIuinn While cheerfulIy conecde and
i 'ily iEd5fs he validity u The claims
and 1natioua. srgo.ation OF other r,Aiiteut
.eHll-:l e.. ihr =. session q every q.al-
liieaiion f,r lie hone able disch.rg. OF The
du.iss OF so exalted post, canno, with
hold the eypresso' of my emphatic opinion
that, all hiugs co s'ierei, Governor Dick
inson is more entitled 10 tins experiment
than any l'iag America Statesman.
cannot co4h' 'ta TIE Pre- iieai IN making
ia selection Will sci with Gst reference to
Tue great interests IT Democracy end the
highest gooi OF our common country,
and in looking ov.f The Republic for
All adviser 10 place nt the head OF his
cRblncl, who more likely TO attract his al
ttniion and secure his choic,. than The IA
vor,o son Of the Empire sh.e, whose name
is tower of strength d whose rnird is the
embodiment Of every consistent political
principle. He who in The darkest hour Of
oar diversity an he greatest OF our peril,
nobly. threw himself INTO .hi breach, gal
lan'ly marshalling our forces in order and
harmony. carrying them by the elo-
,ao,,ra ~ h;. ,ryouart 20 :. :, a ,ha e,,,a a, 4
correctness OF his reasoning, aud bIiogisg
them cut, II not decsed with ne laurel
crewns Of victory, with the Just less than
| triumph, in solid column, unsubdued and
unhurt, With colors flying, drums beating,
and trrinpets sounding, ready for another
onset. "A nus patriot, he was never wea.
ay but Ike an adeclionate FREUD, was most
, indefstigah'e i'll his legitimate duties when
bis country was in The creates, danger. II
the enemy gained foot-hold upon the soil,
lie did not, like the hireling, tee away III
hopeless terror, or abandon her in disJ all
to the Invader ana DESTROYER OF his liberty.
H. LAS within him IN i,npe,ishsble euthu-
: siasm~-heilltf sword Tor famine cab reach
n-h"r'el - Y IS ~ the d-p'hs Of his own
f. great soul, aCa nNt. tnll ,!y Il. e;oped
: VIXEN hope ',s'-t rs on the lip. I've tint,
- b. overe, -, tie ccrru:;abie iua, be
..sc', he islorant Try le ,scsivei--
tile liked in principle, the honest AMI tn.
1rish', viii resnAin as arm and .inlaosa
BILE a. the eternal principles which they
Sustain. \ statesman, whose gigantic in
tei!eet Encompasses the knowledge Of aa-
fiona! tights and interests, reasons with the
readiness Of intuition aud the clearuess Of
demoastralien, grasps with herculean
strength the arguments Of his opponents, and
with an unerring discrimination detects
their most plausible sophistry and exposes
the most latent absurdily, he may be justly
regarded as one OF the brightest ornaments
OF the Country, and most powerful Of free
dom's advocates. The phiian,hropis', op.
posed TO monopoly, arisiocracy, chartered
rights or exclusive privileges, having an
abiding confidence in the people, swing
conscience absolute liberty, destroying the
monopoly Of thought, emancipating the
press, and acknowledging that the sum Of
moral worth and intelligence should rule.
The Democratic Representative, unosien,a.
tious in his person, fsmiliar y his inter-
eeusst, issak u ~ expssssisa of his oPin-
.ens, sayeestisg he great prineipls list