The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-21
Exploded TYnmbuxs.

ExpAOued fAnmDugs.
since the result OF the LATE election bas be-
come known, ana u Is a'certained BY the ofii-
eis' eoun' 'hat 'he Temporary nave succeeded
IN eiectihg TWO OF their candidates Tor State
omces, they nave become quite Inbilaht, and
'oouge IN exstac'es OF deilght. we 90 not OBJ
lees 70 inns IN the ieast' indeed, we are entirely
wiling 'hat tney snonia make the best use
'"ey can OK 'nis apparent triumph. we are
no. 50 cruel az MOI 70 concede TO them the full
privilege OF induis'ng IN last foriorn hope,
snat the scep1re mas not departed from them in
iowa. TOT so long Inc Gibralter OF Democracy.
But while we concede them this privilege, and
invite 'sem 70 ENJOY themselves over it, we
teei pound 70 give them this advice, and we do
II In spirit OF pure friendship and guardian
care; they should be cautious not to build up
TOO hign hopes, lest the fall thereof should be
great. Above all let them not imagine that
the success OF the Democracy was owing to
tneT strength. Anybody ct ordinary discern
ment' ana OF arithmeticai knowledge enough
10 add and subtract, and compare figures, can
see very easily that It was purely because of
the careiesscess and apathy of the Republi-
sans that they failed to elect the whole ticket.
AND any one OF sufficient further ability to re-
meet seriously for single moment, can see
tnat II Will be only necessary for the Republic
cans 70 exert themselves little at the coming
August election in order to carry the State as
trumPhantiy as they did last August. So
much Tor this crumb of Democratic comfort.
But we did not set out to speak Of the boast
angs OF the sEam- Democracy over the bare fact
OF their having po.led few more votes than
ths Republicans. They make another boast
more signihc ant than this, il they could only
sunstantlate It. They talk about having de-
molished the principles of the Republican par
~, and pirate glibly OF exploded humbugs,' =
&c. Ihey mean by This, we suppose, that the
temporary defeai OF the Republican party hi S
annlhiiated the principles of that party, and
mat the said principles are now exploded
numougs." Perhaps they are-perhaps not.
Let US inquire little, and see what some of
these exploded humbugs" are. The Repub-
hcan party opposes with all its might the late
infamous decision OF the Supreme Cont Of the
United states. They have contended from the
beginning, and It has been great fundamen-
tai principle OF the party, that freedom is ma
tional and slavery sectional; that the Consti.
tuition OF the United States is freedom estab-
fishing instrument, aud that wherever it ex-
tends 1t makes the soil free, 80 free that moth
Ing but the Constitution Of sovereign State
can change 1t to slave soil. Well, if the De-
mocraey are correct, the principles Of the Re.
publican party are anrihilated in Iowa, and
this is one Of the exploded humbugs."
Inc Republicans have likewise been con-
tending Tor the entire truth Of the doctrine
long ago announced in the Courts Of England
and adopted in this couLtry-that there could
De no slavery upon free soil, but that the mo-
meat bondman set foot upon soil consecra-
ted to freedom, his shackles fall from him.
1nls u another OF the "exploded humbugs."
again, the Republicans contend that the in
ssnution 81 slavery is . great political evil |;
that It retards the growth and hinders the de-
ve'opment OF any State where it exists, and
that its further extension should be prevented;
that it would be wise and patriotic to make
provision that the rich and boundless prairies
and villages OF the west should never be con-
taninated by the touch of slavery, and that
they should be left perfectly free from its
blight; that the territories Of the United States
should be allowed TO grow up into great States
and free States. And in order that this desir-
able end might with certainty be consumma-
ted, the Republicans have been wont to con-
tend that ordinances should be extended over
the territories OF the United States, such ordi-
nances as Jefferson helped to extend over Ohio
ana Indiana, and Illinois, aud such as Clay and
Monroe extended over Iowa and Minnesota,
ana sucn as 'ne great Democratic party" of
tns morrill, until 1913, wished and voted to ex-
tsnd over every inch OF the territory Of the
United states. Ihis - another OF the "explo-
oeo humougs."
Inc Republicans furthermore demanded
'hat the rights OF freemen should be upheld in
Kansas. They demanded that the ballof-box
snouio DC projected against the invading hordes
oo.ue' humans; 'na' we people OF Kansas
'"ouu no. d colnpened 70 submit to the en-
.'' VI legislature imposed upon chem
w e'u1ens OF aho'ner State, and that free
ctAte uo'eis should not be battered down with