Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-09-05

Prom The Saline c0as', No; Herald lKnow-S0'h'
Was there Black Republican Candidate
Ton Governor
During The Guberuetofial canvass
which hsS resulted 10 the election Of
Col. Ssswsss, By very mesgrs MAORI
y, the most uniting efforts we're made
81 the NstiosalsD s0ocrats TO identify
Maj. Rollins with the Black Republican
party, though himself largely interested
10 slave property, while bis competitor
was neither directly nor indirectly inter-
ested in il.
A msp csllsd Frank Blsir's Emanci.
patton Map Of Missouri, which Blair
might have carried 10 "his saddle bags
till dooms dsy without doing injury to
sny person, wss scattered broadcast over
The State, BY . Journal WELDING . po'
tent influence, and having . larger CIR
culation than any paper 10 the State, for
the double purpose Of proving that Ro!-
iins 10 Black Republ can, and OF secur-
Jog to Col. Stewart the heavy vote OF
tho largo slaveholding counties. 1t is
highly probable that public sentimt ut
vas 10 come extent, misled by such Q
course, even Of home-but to . far grea
ter extent abroad where eli the facts
were not known.
Now, after the election il over, these
same pspsrs are publishing the impress.
sions made upon their credulsus Repub.
lican noighbors Of Chicago, by their
own representations, to prove that Roll
line triumph would have BET q hailed o.
Black Republican victory.
Let 10 sec whether there 10 any good
reason to call it such. II 10 said that
more than 5000 OF ultra Anti. Slavery
voters OF st Louis would not vote for
Stcwvrs because he did not belong to tho
right side OF the Democratic party; nor
for Rollins because he was large slave
holder.
Again lot Us take the eleven counties,
which own, each 5000 slaves and up
ward, or an aggregate 47,935 slaves,
or nearly one half Of the slave population
the State, and see what was the result.
Well, Rollins in these eleven nties,
obtained 3,5l5, majority or nearly thir-
~ per cent. moro votes than Stewart
II, then, Maj. X. was tho candidate Of
the Black Republican party, how can we
account for bis large majority, in the
largest slave holding counties? Upon
no other suppositions than that tho PEG.
pie in these counties either do not no
derstand their interests, or arc not will
ing TO msintain them. No man who II
acquainted in those counties will attrib-
ute their support OF Rollins TO their ig.
noranoe, for . more intelligent people
cannot DO found, in or out Of Missouri;
nor can it be attributed to 40 unwilling.
ness to guard their interests, for men
more tenacious OF these cannot be f0nnd.
Tho fact is, they believe that Roll'ns Q
large slave holder could be trusted, a
patriot and statesman they could cor
daily support him. Hence his largo
majority IN these counties.
But 40 we have tsken the eleven larR.
oct slaveholdiog counties and shown that
they supported Rollins right heartily,
we will examine the eleven counties (of
which We have returns) holding the few
est slaves and soc how they voted. Well,
these eleven counties own just 33l slaves,
OF less than 80 on an average to the
county. In them, il in any part Of the
State, Black Republicanism might be
supposed to DO fully developed. And
how did the they vote9 Why, they gave
Stewart vote Of 81 per cent. moro than
Rollins, or in other words, for every
hundred votes Ro!liOns received, Stew
art got ISL! Lot it not be said that we
have acted unfairly in the selection Of
the counties. We took the only counties
containing over 5000 slaves each, with
out regard TO their political complexion;
then We took a corresponding number Of
counties owning tho fewest slaves from
the returns before US. Tho result 10
plain. The counties most deeply inter.
ested in slavery supported Rollins
Those least interested in it supported
Stewart. Where, then, 10 the Black Re-
publican triumph