Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-08-09

"a more truly patriotic body OF men
never assembled IN this country than the
convention that nominated J phn G. Fremont
and William |. Dayton, and when tn" I'm
ion declares that some Of its p -oinin, at ac-
tors when men who had been boldcst in a
vowing di,union sentiments; 1t makes a
most unwarrantabe and eckless statement
We challenge the Union 10 designate a
prominent actor IN that cuLycniion, or even
one member of i, however hi.mtlc, VINO
has avowcd ''isnnion sediments. II cannot
do II. The charge is utterly fAlse.-Gen.
James Watson Webb"
We pass over lie assertion th,t the Phil-
sdelphia convention was "pa,r,otc body
OF men" as enc Of these patent f,lschnods
which ntel no auswe Gen Webb va, a
prominent actor IN 'i.at con,ent ION, and
would hardly fail 10 triumph his own pat
rio'ism. Bat the gallant patriot challenges
ns to designate one member Of that conven-
tion WHO has avowed di,union seniinents-
As Nathan said unto David, so we say unto
Gen Webb-rHcU art the Ian. Read what
you said in the Philadelphia Convention,
Gen Webb, AIN DIST loud cheris VI the dele.
gates"
':rhey ask us 10 give a nomination,
which, when pu, before the people, will "
n,te public sentiment, and through the bal.
lot box, will restrain and repcl this pro-
slavery extension, and this aggression of
the slaveocracy. What else are they do
ing? They tell you that they are willing
TO abide by the ballot box, and willing to
make that the last appeal. II we fail what
then? We will drive it back, sword in
hand, and, SO help me, God believing that
70 be right, am with them" -Lold cheers
and cries Of 'Goodv
W. sr.,. tf,,llv suh,n:N - r. Vn-Il
that this sounds very much liAs disnnion
and moral treason. but perhaps the pa,vi-
Of was hurried into an impvudcnt avow al Of
the "disun'on sentiments" by the eAeite.
ment OF the occasion. Will he then read
the following VT ich was written with de-
liberation, a: he says himself, and tell rs if
that ~ what he calls patriotism, and il il il
the cherishiTg OF such s.n; imepts that
makes the Philadelphia Cony ent,on "a tru-
j. datriotic body Of men,"
The remedy is, to go to the POLLS. and
through tn ballot box repu late the infa-
nous plato. IN put forth at Cincinnati, and
over which The black flag OF slavery waves
with charac' er site impotence; and failin.
IN this do az our fathers did before us
sand by oar ,nal,snable ri.n,s, ard drive
back with aims those who dare Ia tra,nple
upon our Inheritance. Their. is no boa.t,re
s'u uo ti'1ea' w 'HIs. IL Is tUe calm Ian.
g'lage OF honest, cons cieniiou,. and deter.
mined freemea, waited ~ us nv every
breeze from the West aud they are slrea.
~ acting in strict conformity with their A.
vowed determinations"
II Gen Webbis not satisfied that his own
declarations contain s'disunion sentiments. ;,
We would accommodate him by The follow.
lug emphatic avowai made by hi. spec,a,
friend, Horace Greedy, just before the pas.
sage Of the Kansas act:
I'VE urge, therefore. unbendinc dcter.
m'natioh on the pari Of the northern mem.
ocIs hostile 10 this intolcrable OUTRAGE. AMI
demand or them, in behalf of peace. in he.
half OF freedom, in behalf OF iust're AMI
humanity, assistance 10 the Lar Re,,ar
that confusion should ensue-beiter .h.,
tiseord should reign in the national con".
cils-bctter hat Congress should break IN
IN wild disarder--nay, better that the CAM.
tol iise'f should blaze nv the torch Of The
incendiary, or fall ard bury all its inmates
beheath its crnmbling runs, than tlas this
lerniy and wrong should be finally accom-.
plished."
Aye verify, "a truly patriotic body Of
men," was that which non mated Fremont
and Dayton, and the above extracts from
Webb and Greedy but shadow forth the
reasonable dis-union principles Of the
whole black republican brood,