Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-08


could have doubted it. Nor is this all.
If Slaves are property under the Consti-
tuition as he maintains, it logically fol.
lows that as the Constitution is the Su-
preme law of the land, and guarantees to
every man the right of property, any state
that prohibits the right to
hold slaves conflicts with the Constitution
of the United States, and is consequently
null and void. Thus Slavery, under the
protection of the Democratic party, not
only has spread itself over the length and
breadth of our territories, but threatens
to sweep over the Free States themselves,
forcing Freedom from the National po-
silion which buta few years ago it occu-
pied, to take shelter where it had itself
then found refuge-reversing the former
position. making Slavery national and
Freedom sectional.
viii any man, then, contend in view
of these facts, that it is not time to stop
this aggressive food of sterility and
death Will any friend of freedom say
that there is no cause for alarm Is not
the disease preying upon our very vitals ?
There IS cause for alarm, and it needs now
the keen knife and strong arm of free
dom's surgeon to stop the progress of this
social and political gaugrene. The free
men of Iowa must counsel this operation
now. We have now the opportunity to
throw the whole weight of our young
States influence to that end. We have
now both Representatives to Congress
true to freedoms instinct, and if we but
do our duty this time we shall have both
Senators equally faithful.
The best interests of our State are also
involved in the success Of the Republi-
can ticket. Experience has proved the
utility and the necessity of banks of is
sue. The necessities of business de.
mand them, and common sense teaches
the propriely and the benefits of having
them at home. Banks furnish facilities
for the purchase and transhipment of the
agricultural products of the country, ane
we can see no reason why we should b,
compelled to pay interest upon the circu
lating medium of other States. The pol
icy of using the issues of far distan
banks, as we are now compelled to, is al
injurious one, as it is always difficult t
ascertain their soundness But, whethe
the policy of establishing banks in on
own State is the true one or not, the PEG
pie of Iowa have adopted it. They de
manded it of the Constitutional Conven
ton, and by the adoption Of the Consti
tuition have reiterated their approval @
it. tits to the Republican party that the
have thus far looked, and must now look
for these privileges. The Democracy hav
opposed the constitution which granted
them, the organs of the party oppose thu
passage of law creating them, and BE,
SAMuEIs. their candidate for governor de
willing to let the people of the State de
eide the matter as the constitution pro
vides they shall, but declares that he vii
veto any law which HE does not deem Judi
cious-and that even though he SHOULD
deem it judicious, and allow it to come be
fore the people, he would then work fo
its defeat. Is it not clearly evident, from
this, that it would be impossible to pas.
a law which such prejudices would deem
judicious ?-and is it not likewise evi.
dent that it is to the Republican party
that the people of Iowa must look fol
these facilities I?
The acts of pilfering locofoco officers
and the inadequate workings of our pre-.
sent school laws, compelled the people to
demand change in the system. This
change has been strenuously opposed by
the Democratic party, but nevertheless
the people have, through the Republican
party, achieved its outline. The details
are yet to be secured. Will you, is it safe
for YOU, to entrust to the care of a party
who has opposed this change of system,
the task of putting the new machinery in
operation to entrust its workings to men
who have heretofore striven to destroy
its efficiency? The Republican party
given you this change, and to them
: look for its successful opera
ms of Mr.. FAvILLE, the
for Lieut.. Govern
sreat indeed
of his