Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-12-24
For the Quasqnetoa Guardian
Iowa T.. 3. Senator.

Hdic uceH pleaseo, NIL Iuiooi, WIN
the course of the Guardian on the qucs
ton of who shall be chosen United States
Senator in place of Gro. W. JONES. Sew
eral persons have been spoken of among
the Republicans, and feel no disposition
to utter a dlsparaging word about any of
the gentlemen who have been named
Still, in this county, believe the inhabi-
tants are almost, and might say, entirely
unanimous in favor of Gov. GRIMES.
1t is important that our men, who are
best qualified for them, should be placed
in those situations which demand the
most ability, integrity, iirmness and ex-
perience. In all these Gov. GRIMES is
pre-eminent. He is no eleventh hour
soldier in the Republican ranks, drawn to
! our colors only by the hope of spoils, and
standing aloof until the surety of success
was with our cause. When we were in
a hopeless minority he was as true, rs
Jealous, and as unfnching as he is now.
In good and in evil report he has always
stood by republican principles, and it is
to his untiring energy as worker, to his
intelligence and knowledge as politician,
to his eminent honesty and spotless char
acter as citizen, and to his eloquence as
a speaker, that, in great measure, Iowa
is Republican state. His time he has
cheerfully given, and his money he has
| freely spent, in the service Of the noble
principles to which we all, as anli-slavery
men, are attached, and never has heshown
himself selfish and time serving.
His fitness for the Office of United
States Senator cannot be questioned, and
it seems to me that gratitude and Justice,
as well as expediency, point him out as
the man for that post Aware that in re-
spect to character, ability and mind, Gov
GRIMES occupies position that cannot be
gainsayed, the friends of other candidates
are making geographical issues, and are
attempting to excite our local pride by
appeals to the Northern portion Of the
state, as such. But as Gov. GRIMES, off
cially, during his gubernatorial career,
has been emphatically the Governor ofthc
mhole state, so we may be sure, that in the
capacity of Senator, he would be far above
all sectional prejudices or interests. Ev-
cry incident of his past history confirms
this suppositisn, and the interests of onr
party demand, as well as those of truth,
humanity and justice, that we should
avail ourselves of our best men, let them
be located in whatever portion of the
state they may.
These, | am satisfied, are the views en-
tertained by the Republicans throughout
Buchanan county, and could it be left to
them to designate the next United States
Senator, Gov. GRIMES would be elected
with hardly dissenting voice. Our rep
resentative for this county, as know from
actual conversation, shares this opinion,
and am sure he cannot more certainly
carry out the wishes of his constituents
than by giving his cordial support to an
old and tried servant to whom we owe SO
much, and whose future conduct we can
so confidently predict.
The late revolution in Democratic pol
itics also demands "good men and true"
at Washington. The position taken by
Douglas and Walker must divide the
democratic party asunder, and we may
witness the gratifying spectacle of :" ten
cent Jimmy" in a minority in the nation
al legislature. In regard to the blows
Douglas is now striking, we can wish the
little giant" God speed; but after all,
we can build no certain and reliable hope
in the justice and patriotism of men who
have heretofore given so many signs Of
possessing neither: / am ready, however
to give even the devil his due, and will
not withhold praise from Douglas and
Walker when they seem to deserve it
Yet, must confess, l am afraid the
quarrel between Douglas and Buchanan
will only be a sort of variance between
Plate and Herod, and that neither will
prevent the "higher law" from being
crucified, SO far as they have power In
the matter. At this juncture we want
men like Gov. Grimes in the U. S. Sen
ate, and it is to be hoped our next legis-
lature will do honor to themselves and
the state by electlng him.
S. J. w. r.
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