Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-09-01


70 the Address Of ~ vsigs 81 Dssrsis,
published bslow. We ississ the whiss
Of lowe to ned shis.sdtsess. IL 10 sign-
"a by men wAo sisce the rdmission OF
Misssg an ipse the Uaies, have been the
leaders Of he Wing p s'y 10 shsss state,
8lling tho highest aud most honorable
possstoss. ssT
App NJ Of M. Whigs 81 Dessen - she
" hSss % NstcAigsn.
The saJessigosI being hs.ss, With you,
ci,a ps,celes. LoI's'csl inheritance Eel
10 4 -o,t,zcncso 8 common country; mem
b.ss OF = great, conservative, Dss,oosl,
and once triumphant party, desire to 3D.
dress to yos sfew words 81 warning end
Of exhortsslon, 10 view Of the causss
which endssger abe perpetsisy Of she
government, disturb the -epose OF the
country, snd threaten 20 eradicate from
the nationsl mind that sentiment OF unity
v b cb has hitherto made Us ono people.
Though d,sbsnded BY the death Of our
parliamentary leaders. reduced in nun.
b-r by detection in our rahks, dishssrt-
ned y the political in6delity OF come
- our chosen instrumentalitie', We be-
eve there still SAUNDERS in the bos1m OF
ur party scot ment which will cordi
My respond TO every note OF appeal COM
ing in the .ms Of that revolutionary
VA chword which lid 90 much to sustain
our fsthers during the long ssrugg.e
which interviewed tetween tho battle o.
Bunker Till and the termins tion OF she
s,ege Of Yorktown, in the surrender Of
Lord Cornw HE.
II 10 TO tn. scattered but living mem
ters Of that national and gallant baRd
.ho wept for their country a. the defeat
Il Henry Clay 10 1874, that 10 make
this brief address.
Beng ourselves among the number o!
those who joined the wing STANDARD, no
ESQ from on ardent alteration OF two
men, me distineuished above all others
lpr h,S power of marshahne the hosts
which entered tina ranks OF his friends,
mi the other for massiveness ~ intel
lecs which gave abresdth and soliilty 70
me party cep0eusurste With she consti.
'uuon OF our country, than from sin-
cere conviction that their views OF the
0i!enses Of u revenue tariff, Of . national
currency, end Of the priDc'ples wh,;h
shou govern the administrations OF p,lb
nc affairs, a. we'll a. the lspi.l.tioo Of
Congress, IL carried into effect, would
have promoted the prosperity Of the c, j.
Aens AMI increased the stability Of the
government.
These convictions enable Us TO retrac-
our party history With q Just sentiment
pride. embi,terej only by the regret,
that We failed 70 enstsmp our principle.
upon the government aud the county,
and TO rcquto with becoming manifes
ta,on Of gratitude, those eminent men
whicn challenged the admiration. seen.
red the support and conf ience, OF much
4 ,hs talent and Intelligence Of the
country.
Whilst We approve Of tho measures ad
v"csted by the champions of the good
OLD Wing cause, re-atfirmed in the sc,s
Of our national convent,on; whilst We
revere the memory OF those who have
departed in the faith, leaving us the
fragrance Of their good names, and the
ynluence Of q COOL example; and whilst
W n'httC "ub
example Of our great men, both in he
past history Of the party and in the re-
cent acts Of some Of its distinguished
members. we would fain have you re-
member that there 10 only left for Us the
du'y of choosing between an effort to re-
organize and reconstruct tho Wing par
", or to abandon our duty as citizens in
refus,ng to vote at the coming election.
or 20 merge ourselves, 10 violation Of all
our antecedents, into . party sectional
IN its organization and dangerous in it's
tendencies, or that Of boldly taking sides
IN the present campaign with our ancient
but national opponent-th Democratic
party.
As Whigs-as men, having the warn
ines OF Washington in our memories-as
citizens, knowing our Owo history, so Us
10 distinguish between The powerleesne-s
of population, as aeen during the con-
unuance of the confederation, and the
might and majesty OF people, as or
gained under our glorious Constitution;
MS intelligent and patriotic freemen,
knowing the imposs'b,lity Of reconstruo
ting such another political fabric, Of We
permit this one to be ruthlessly destroy
ed, We warn you against sn alliance with
any party Of men, Republicans or other
wise in nams, who seem ready to do ac's
that will inevitably loosen the bonds that
now bod US together a. q nation, and
constitute US one people.
Whatevsr our Wing friends in other
States Of the Union may, 10 the circum-
stances by which they are surrounded,
conclude to do, FOR Ourselves, in tho ab
-ence Of en- unalIoyed Wing organizs
ton after careful survey Of the politi-
cal horizon Of tho country-in view Of
the temperament Of our people when ex-
cited to transportation by tho designs OF
the demagogue, and Of the danger tina,
acts may be done by them, under the in
fuence Of temporary alteration Of
judgment, however patriotic the motives
Of the actors, which will cause the stars
Of our cherished confederation to go
down in an endless political night, AMI
the Gag Of our Union to be stained 10
fra'ernal blooj-we deem it to be par
amount duty to leave untried no houora-
bile means which may lead to the defeat
of the Republican ticket, and thereby
preserve to ourselves an independent.
existence. ready for future action and
entitled to q glorious triumph, when our
now excited and de:uded friends shall.
resume their wonted deliberation, and
renew their allegiance to that conserva.
tive party which has hitherto lookei up.
on the United States 90 one country, an
has engraved in illuminated letters upon
'ts chosen STANDARD this patriotic motto
''Liberty and Union, now and fovever,
ono aud ;nseparskle - and therefore
have resolved
That We sill preserve our political
identify by joining "no party that does
not carry the Flag AID keep ttep TO the
music OF the Union - that in our iud,.