The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-12-04
Correspondence of the Gra.
: REPUBLICANISM IN IOWA.

REPUBLICANISM IN IOWA.
LIE CLAIRE, Iowa, Nov. Is, 1856.
To e Editor Of the National Era:
ID AR Sir: Never have election returns been
SO a xiously wished for as during the last ten
days and yet so contradictory are the rumors.
and nch the hardness of reliable reports. that
1t Wa not until yesterday that the Republicans
in Il IS vicinity were willing to give up all hopes
of Z innsylvania and Illinois. The last account
from. the latter State gives the State to Bu.
char an by 5000 majority, but Bissell is elected
Govsrnor by some five or six thousand over
Ricl ardson.
Is2 US, it is matter of mystery how enough
vote, could be polled for Buchanan in Southern
llllr ois, to overbalance the sweeping maiorities
give q Tor Fremont in the northern part of the
STAFF. 1t is evident that large frauds have been
peri etrated, and it is rumored that the election
will be contested; it certainly ought to be.
!. former communication, informed YOU
thal.the Know Nothings were making great eff
tort7 in this county. The leading spirit in the
mo cement was j. p. Cook, of Davenport, ex-
mel Aber OF Congress, talented lawyer, a bank
er, And an old line Wing formerly, but lately a
Knyw Nothing. Much of the material aid y
which started and kept in motion the Weekly
UasOn was furnished by Mr.. C. ENCOURAGED
by .uch leader, the Fillmoreites strained every
mel sc, and loudly boosted of victory; now for
the result
II Davenport, there existed, a year ago, four
Kr3w Nothing councils, having a membership
OF more than 600. There, Fillmore received
jus. 80 votes, and many of these came from old
Inn Wings, who were never identified with the
kI 2w Nothing movement, while Fremont re-
Gel Jed 976, and Buchanan G73.
n this place, the Know Nothings have had
twrthirds OF the votes enrolled on their mem
bership, and for more than two years have
sw1pt all the offices at every election, township
an city, against all opposition. The Republi.
ca party was first organized here in May last.
1t has met with the fercest opposition. and
co1tested the ground, inch by inch, especially
SAGE the August election, as the Know Moth
inSs openly sympathized with and encouraged
thS BUCCANEERS.
Even after the close of the poll, the Know
boosted that Fillmore had received
tbs largest number of votes. Now, mark the
RS nit. The vote stood: Fremont, 1852; Fill.
M re, l43; Buchanan, lis. Our most intell
gfpt politicians had only calculated on l25
VIC ;es for Fremont. Such triumph augurs
WILL for the success of our principles hereafter
"a convention is to assemble in December,
" VI.
" c. Ellis, Esq, was the Republican nominee as
delegate to that convention, from this county.
lspur readers will remember that Mr.. Ellis was
81 lected by the publishers at New York, to ad.
d ess Colonel Fremont on their behalf, on the
'casion of their visit to the Colonel at his res
II ence. Being man of talent and energy,
a sd an ardent opponent of Slavery, (having
b ,en raised under its blighting influence, in
' irginla,) he took the stump, and went right
+. the root of the question, boldly exposing the
l, stltution of Slavery, and showing its benumb-
l e influence on all with whom it comes in con-
ct. Hence, he was stigmatized as Abolition
~, and every effort made to insure his defeat.
The Democrats nominated Mr.. Miller as Mr..
Us opponent, Know Nothing, and support
g of Mr.. Fillmore; the game worked well, as
llr. III. received the united support of the Bu-
ehansn and Fillmore men; but, after all, Mr..
ills was elected by large majority. The follow
Ing is the official vote of this (Scott) county:
fremont, LIS: Fillmore, 326; Buchanan,
k.ll9; Ellis, l,767; Miller, 1884. One township
ave 81 votes for Fremont, l for Fillmore an-
Their, appropriately named Liberty, gave SO tor
fremont, only l9 for Buchanan, and none for
fillmore. Fremont majority over Buchanan in
majority of Davis, Republican, for Congress,
q
republican gain of 220, though in August the
.inow Nothings voted Nth us, while in No
fember they voted against US. These facts
and more could be given, if space permitted)
Prove two things: first, the people of Iowa,
ihough once firm supporters of the Democratic
party, cannot be prevailed on to endorse the
Slavery extensionists who now rule the sham
Democracy; second, that the Republican party
IS strongest when it discards all union with
Know Nothingism, and boldly trusts to its own
principles for success, and relies solely on the
intelligence of the people for support. During
this canvass, the Republicans in this section
have studiously endeavored to keep the great
ssue before the people; they have acorked, and
the result, so far as Iowa is concerned, is a glo
rious victory.
Though disappointed, we are not disheart-
ened at the election of Buchanan. We shall
go to work determinedly and deliberately, for
he next four years, confident that if the North
g but true to its own interests and humanity,
We must eventually triumph. Let the friends
Of Freedom enter the lists with redoubled en-
ergy and zeal, especially in those States where
he sham Democracy have conquered.
Never was it more true than at the present
lime, that eternal vigilance is the price of
Liberty" In this campaign, we have learned
uos III NJ way CdH our cause NC 80 essSlly anu
10 permanently benefited as by securing
arge circulation for these newspapers which up
hold the Right against the Wrong. Probably,
,ne half of the votes for Fillmore in this place
we're secured by the circulation of paper for
which subscribers were obtained in December
asst. Ne,c is the time to work. Let every OPP
poser of Slavery make it his business to see
hat his neighbors are supplied with at least
,ne paper of the right kind, especially among
hose who have hitherto been regardless of or
opposed TO our principles.
/ need scarcely add a word for the Era. By
is long, ardent, and faithful opposition to Sla-
'ery, its hearty cooperation with every practi-
able movement for its overthrow, the Era COM
nends ITSELF and ought to be well supported.
Yours, &C., EDWARD RUSSELL.
The RIGHT SPIRIT.
The writer of the following is native of
SHELBYvILLE, INDIANA Nor. 10, 1856.
To the Editor Of the National Era:
Only two things are now necessary: LIST,
teady adherence to the Republican National
Platform of 1856: and 3D. an industrious and