The Washington union., 1857-05-01
THE RESULT IN IowA--JUsIICE TO HER GAL
LIANT DEMOCRACY

THE RESULT IN IOWA--JUSIICE TO HER Gar
LIANT DEMOCRACY.
Wheneyera revolution occurs where modern repuh
canisn has held sway the higher-law organs habp.l
seek pretext upon which TO account for it, in order
TO break the force OF that popular tide which ADVANCING
10 overwhem them IL Is not surprising therefore that
they should endeavor 10 console themselves for their
cent defeat in Iowa by attribung the result 10 "a mail
uOe Were this assumption correct the fact would at
least indicate an apathy and indifference on the par or
those heretofore dupcd into their support arising from
loss of confidence in that party which aimed 10 marb
into power through the flames Of civil war and who wer
ready hazard the Union for the qualification of their
unhallowed ambition.
But the assumption is not correct either in its p,emi
or conclusions for by looking at the returns in detail
we that the most remarkable changes have taken
place in the large ownssuch Iowa City, Davenport
and Dubuquewhere the full vote certainly was poled
as their charter elections held the day with
the State election and il will be found thouehou,
the the larger the vote the oompctehas been
the revolution
AS citizen of Iowa. feel that il is due to her noble
hearted democracy dsabuse the public mind with ref
erence to her political character and history by citing At
tention to the leading facts and the influences which have
been operating in that State they only known and
understood there.
Knoag-notlingis the nucleus of that combination
subsequently known 'fusonists," and the main ee
ment of their organization and success for their first
victory was obtained by appealing to the native Amer
can and anti Catholic preudices Of the country The
ground thus gained enabled those petty dema
gogucs who trade upon the capital of sectional prejudice
and fanatcism to carry the State for Fremont by small
plurality The reaction which is the ''sober
second thought Of people who have analysed the
motives and professions and reflected upon the danger
ous tendency of political organization which, under the
assumed of republican, ignores the constitution
and recognises but half country.
This reaction hats doubtless received very material
impulse from the wisc firm, and equitable policy of Mr.
Buchanan administration, and the popular voice is Civ
ing an emphatic response to the wisdom Of the national
democracy in selecting that eminent statesman the
man ride the storm which convulsed the country and
threatened to extngush the light of American liberty
In no other State of the Union did tho democracy have
to contend under such adverse circumstances and against
such formidable influences, in Iowa and none
titled to higher credit for the gallanry with which they
fought tho battle of the constitution and the Union
against such fearful odds.
The Kansas abolition frccbootcrs having been driven
out of Missouri as route of emigration, Iowa was &c.
leced their general rendezvous their recruiting ground
and highway to Kansas. Into her borders all the armed
ruians and cut throas of Lanes expedition poured
with all the money raised by Kansas mid associations Of
the East and of hired emssares to the
State and poison the public mind by rank lsehood and
ncendary appeals to passion and while pcaccabc
citizens were bued upon the streets, and insultcd
and molested in their public assemblies treason
preached from the pupits unrestranod, with mpious
nvocaons to the name of the Most High as an incentive
to deeds of murder
At the town in which the writer resides there was
regular ''frce-State garrison from June till November
and by the aid of oydnizaous hundreds Of those Kan
vagabonds quartered in remote parts Of our
State where they undoubtedly podd al both Mc August and
NorcbT elections All this under the official sanction
and implied protection Of BLACK REPUBLICAN, dovERNoH sls'
tanned by a legislature Of the same complexion
Add TO this that for two years previous, there
had been large immigration from the East strongly i'm.
bued with abolition sentiments, and it will excite the
wonder of friends abroad that not beaten
worse than we were. At the time, view of all
the facts in connexion will convince every candid mind
that the late result in that State is the precursor Of
thorough and permanent regeneration.
Yet we will undoubtedly have hard fighting to
do in future with the odds Of official power and patron
age still against us for majority Of the State officers
elected last August for two years; and in the
vention to amend constitution the republican major
y took especial care to perpeatc their Legislative power
by continuing the present senate for another term II
that is ratified they will elect United States senator to
succeed Gen. Jones
Hence the importance of encouraging tho sterling and
true democracy of Iowa, by evidence Of real syna-
thy on the part of the national administration in
warng their noble efforts and sustaining thcir working
men for the conflict which yet awaits them. The dis
unonists will bring all the appliances within the scope
ingenuity and corruption TO bear for final and des-
peratc struggle in which friends in that State will
need that aid which it is now in the power of the ma
| tional democracy to extend them.
To those who have encountered the demon of dsunon
in his very den meeting the appeals to sectional peu.
dice with arguments for the Union and appeals to the
fraternal feelings of people with heritage
is due that the true spirit of union and fraternity bo
manifested in return by earnest Of that equity which
is their only bond and basis With strict adherence in
internal party policy, to those principles of justice
which form the basis of the democratic creed there will
be no dminuon of that confidence which has been 80
fully manifested by the democratic of the Moth
west and in Iowa especially uncertainty to future
results The star of democracy, above her po
litical horizon, will continue to rise until it shall become
| permanently fixed in the ascendant
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