Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-08-02
ia VOTERS.

Remember that at the election 10
br holden on Monday next, the issues
to l,c Decided are not merely local, af
iccting onl, our COUNTY and State, ba
they are naaioral and will Influence
the future affairs oftllis mighty empire.
\ member al Congress is to be elect
Ell, ano is either Il national and [ mon
lowing man, who will labor for the G.
Enlistment Of peace harmony and jus
ticc 10 the whole people who will
breast the sectional storms which now
threaten our national existence, aud
pscser,c the integrity and stability OF
great democratic principles and meas
ures or a man will be elected whose
sectional alulilionism, hatred Of the
principles Of self government, Of the
equality of the people, and the rights
Of adopted citizcns, will increase the
danger, of ;rn:erchy and hasten that
fearful crisis when the sword and the
rife will o,cr,!row the power Of the
hallothnN and swallow mp in the surg
ing hllows If revolution, both our ma
,ional liberties and our national exist
cnco
Shcph,r.l LETTER IS 4 man Of high
moral excellence. .rca, intellectual pow
crs and elevated in his patriotism, fully
compr bending that every other 1uos-
ton 81 . sectional character is Of minor
consequence, compared 10 that Of our
nation existence. lie sees the evil of
Aircan Slavery affecting those who
establish II in their midst, dcrlores
the influence which it exercises upon
the prosperity Of the States where it
exists, bat he finds in the Constitution
Of the Republic no power authorizing
t"ngrcss TO abolish it, or legislate up
on the subject Of slavery at all, unless
II hc under that clause providing for
the return Of fGgitive-. Ike does not
propose to exercise doubtful constitu-
tional pow crS, but recognizes in the
principle Of aJ.goroamem the only
safe standard of Congressional lccisla-
ton nthose matters purely local. lie
believes ,ha. the people of,he Terrific
rics are a we'll qualified 10 legislate for
themselves rs the carly colonists were
under British rule, and therefore he
VIII not seek /" disturb the Kansas Ne
hraska Bill Between the two men,
DAVIS and Letter, fherc is difference
a. wlde apart As the two continents
divided 10y the Atlantic, both in states
manshir and patriotism, and in person
al fitness for the HALL of Congress.
REMEMBER also that il is ofthc high
est Importance that we should elect
cur candidates for the State Legisla-
turc, fol they will he called upon not
only to decide upon many radical
changes proposed in our State laws,
hut they will elect Caitcd States
Senator to take the place Of George
W. Jones, and all must confess the i'm
Portance Of securing a national man
for that post. We have one abolition
ii Senator in the us. Senate whose
IGNORANCE has already disgraced the
state :fand Iowa should preserve the
proud position among her sister States
which ha, hitherto given her so much
influence in the National Councils
Let every voter remember to do his
duty at the polls, and let him feel that
perhaps upon his vote depends the
safety of the Republic. Patriotism
has higher claim upon the citizen
than that of every thing else. except
allegiance to Heaven. BE mindful os
vour duty and do it fearlessly.
REMEMBER also that our county has
to be rurged Of the miserable nincom-
poop officials, whose inefiiciency and
inability has cost the county treasury
so much IN the past year. Remember
that the county paid very large sum
for legal assistance to II. G. Barner the
Prosecuting Attorney, who also drew
his salary as though he had performed
his duty, and also remember that the
County Clerk is Of all men the least
qualified to continue in the place he
now disgraces. The eyes fthe whole
world are upon US in the approaching
elections, and the two parties are anx-
iously awaitingthe result. If the de-
mocracy are triumphant joy will ill
the hearts Of liberty lovers the world
over, if defeated, tyrants and aristo-
Gratis the world over will he filed with
transports at what they belicvcto be the
final overthrow Of our Republican
Government.