Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-25

senator Hale .sGurro,cs.
The Ne~ York Times Bnck3pg U,oh,.
The fearful progress made in win.
n'ng large portion Of the people OF
tho North TO disregard the oblipatiops
OF the Constitution and laws, and 10
rely more upon what they may deem
10 he Higher Law" has so tlorouob-
~ debascd the party whose leaders,
nave advocated these anarchia theo-
RES, that they are frightened a, the
fearful results of their own works
The Constitution of the United State
Is ignored by them when they think !,
conflicts with their notions of moral
duty the laws and government of
Kansas are rcpndiatcd and rc,olu-
tonary government..sct up in its stead,
the Fugitive Save Law is oppose! ana
nuiliticd by many of the States where
Black kepublicanism has :. naiorit,
and the looscst notions of submission
to law are inculca,cd b, all the plon-
'ncnt leaders of that chameleon faction
The last exhibition OF "A contend for
forms OF government was exhibited hy
senator Hale in the Senate At Wash
ington when the question Of countlne
the Electoral vote of Wisconsin came
up for discussion. The Elcctoral!Col-
'ege OF Wisconsin did not meet Oh.
the day prescribed, hut on the follow
ing day, and her vote Was throw Il ON,
and not counted hy the Joint ,onyen-
ton of Congress. in counting the vote
Tor President OF the United STATES
ihereupoh Senator Hale said h., did
not care for the forms" Of I'm, So
that we had the substance For III.
expression, so perfectly consistent v itl
All The teachings OF the v. y. Y1me>
Tor two years, that Journal rolls up its
sleeves and pitches ia" to senator
Hale in the most scientific nannrr-
1t saws -
In the 'elegi"l hue accouid of lac base
IN the tniied states senate on M. question
OF thfo~i ( out the cltciotd to'. 81 " g
cohsn, MIR Hale Of New Hamn,hlr, :
reported as saying tina, he wa. H. fayer Il
The admission OF the Wisconsin vote. bee,
he preferred substance tc fotin,' Mr. Halo
should have remembered that Tho qursron
under debate would never have been raised
at all had not the electors Of Wisconsin.
like himself, preferred substance to form.
The forms OF tree government are tie
perpetual assurance OF he sub,l.icr of
freedom; and we are equal, asionish,d
and grleved that a Senator Of The Uriiec
states and n member Of the Repuhtctn Pm,
", should have suffered himself to Use ex.
pressions so loose and ihougi.l"s, u refer
ehce TO so vIt3l question OF Constitutional
Law IL matte IKE that unts debate
form is substance"
Why was not the Times "a>lou.,h,d
and aggrle,ed'' when band of butch
ers from the "Church of tie lIol, HI
flies" were sent into Kansas, by lis par
~, TO overthrow the forms" of 20,
crnment in. that territory Where
WAS its astonishment at the most rcyo-
lntlonary conduct .; disparity in .brcak-
ing up the nullificis of all law in that
Territory ,Then substance" Was
preferred to form" and |, sung dil
ierent tune until the result oftie i'rc>
idential election was known.
Again the Times says
1--WE counsel Senator Hale and al other
who may have occasion 10 refer 10 the ma,
ter, against triaing with such sharp edged
tools ~ the forms Of admnisiraiio, in a
Constitutional Government. Particular,
would We urge II upon all members OF The
kepnhIican Party 10 insist upon the dignity
and importance Of the forms which sustain
the substance of American liberty. Lei
our Senators. at least. our grave and selec.
ted men, show themselves superior 10 the
temper OF the times, fthey would convince
us OF their ftness to guide and g. co,trc
the times. We do not rec ON mend 10 Soma.
tor Hale TO take u leaf GU, of the black-lci,e
year books OF that celebrated Chief .Jus,ic.
Fitz' Herbert, who declared that formali,,
est lie plus chief chose de nostrc ley,-hn,
we do advise him 10 be careful when n,
talks about substance and form that h,
does not cOnfound the one with the oihe,
and mistakirg license for liberty ,saLe wa,
FOR the victory Of despo'ism BY thrown.
down those fences OF freedom which ar,
not her prisons but her fortresses.
What admirable language this wouic
have been before the late election =
But tLen substance" was all, -ant
forms repudiated, and, "mistaknig Ii
cense for liberty the whole BLACK
Republican press teemed with foul de
nunciations Of the Constitution. laws
and ''forms," which secured the state.
and territories in the enjoyment Of
their domestic institutions.
WANTKD.-Twenty.f five bankrupts Il
take stock in new bank. No one who i.
suspected Of solvency need apply. Fol-