Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-09-10
OUR CANDIDATES.

lection of Judge LOWE and Dram FAv-
LILLE, as nominees for Governor and Lieut.. |
Governor, has made happy choice
To Mr., FAyILLE we have yet to see the
first objection advanced, even by the OPP
position, who are SO expert in discovering
blemishes in the characters of their OPP |
pcnents, as well as fertile in the creation
of them where they do not exist. Mr..
FAvILLE's character and ability they have
not yet dared to question, and that they
can do so successfully we have not the
least fear. To Judge LOWE, it is like
wise evident, they have yet been unable
to harrow up sensible objection. Ii isl
true, they retail among themselyes.some
indistinct illusions TO Spiritualism, as
connected with the Judge, in which it is
rather limited than asserted that some
years since he had investigated phenome-
ma which have attracted the attention and
challenged the investigation OF some OF
the ablest minds in the country. Sup
pose he has investigated it, or even adopt
ed it, (Which does not appear,) would
that render him any the less capable OF
fulfilling the duties of the Office for which
he has been nominated Does the adop-
ton of spiritualism render that celebrated
chemist, DR.. HARE, of Philadelphia, any
the less capable Of conducting his inves-
legations into the mysteries OF nature, or
unfit him, in any manner, for the profess
sorship which he holds in one of the best
medical institutions of the country p
Does it detract, in any manner, from the
reputation of Prof. FARADAY, England s
scientific oracle, that he too has exam
med this matter i? Does it initiate against
Prof. AGAssIz and the whole faculty ot
Yale, and hundreds of men of talent and
standing throughout this country and Eu-
rope, that they have endeavored to solve
the mysteries and explain the phenome-
ma of spiritualism ? Certainly not. And
why is Judge Lowe any the less capable
of performing the functions of Governor
Of Iowa, because some five or six years
ago be too endeavored to satisfy himsel
OF the causes Of spiritual phenomena
There are thousands of men in this Stalt
who believe that there is more of super
stition, more that is demoralizing ant
dangerous to the state and to society, il
the religion, and forms and ceremonie:
of the Romish church, than in Spiritual
ism, and yet what a howl would thes'
gentlemen who urge this objection agains
Judge LOWE set up. should some of the
popish candidates be objected to on tina
score. And they would have right Il
cry out against such injustice, but Ger
! this manner Of prejudicing his position
and the Republican cause. 1t may hay,
| lis effect in such places as Dubuque, an,
the Roman Catholic srongholds of til,
State, because il is well known to ever
Catholic that the Pope has issued spe
cial bull against Spiritualism, pronounc
ing il the work Of the devil, and forbid
ing the faithful TO have anything to d,
with il. 10 call the Judge Spirlualis
is therefore 10 excite every Roman Catho
lie against him, and this, probably, is one
reason why The Story is brought tortl
and so sedulously circulated. But tht
main reason is because it tends TO keep il
the background The great principles in
volved in the contest-because il draws
public attention away from the position 0
the two parties upon these questions, ano
brings tie contest down 10 one of men and
not OF measures.
But while the journals of the opposi-
ZION are by this foolish objection. and this
alone, endeavoring TO make head agains,
the Judge and the principles which he
and his party maintain, the better men Of
their party-those who have known him
long and well, who have bad the best
opportunities OF marking his course and
Judging of his abilities, are compelled TO
acknowledge his worth as man and his
eminent fitness for the position for which
he has been nominated A meeting of the
Democracy Of Henry county was held
recently, to elect delegates to their SAFE
Convention. Court was in session, and
several dignitaries were present, among
them Henry Clay Dean and Judge Clag-
geu. They were both called out. ard the
Mt. Pleasant Home journal gives a sy-
nopsis of their remarks. The following
extracts show the feeling of the Democ-
racy in reference 10 those of the party
who voted for the new constitution, rs
well as the estimate in which Judge Lowe
is held. A tribute of this character, COM
ing from polilicalopponenls, is sufficient