Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-09-01
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS
FOR GOVERNOR
BEN. NJ. SaDmueOs.
voR LIEUT.. GOVERNOR
George llillaspy.
"Ft Smelling Swindle.'

''Ft Smelling Swindle."
by the way. what Is the reason that the
Democratic journals Of the West are entire
" silent relative 10 this matters They are
here upon the ground and are well qualified
tho value Of property, and what the probs
Utilities were Of n fair sale had II been put
up at public auction. They also know the
against the administration. Why are they
silent y'--Chiedyo Press
II was once said by an eminent
British Statesman, in reply to just such
cabal as the Abolition Republican
Kansas shriekers, that because half
y dozen grasshoppers under fern,
make the field ring with their impor-
tupatc chink, while thousands Of great
cattle, reposed beneath the shadow Of
the oak, chew the cud and are silent,
pray do not imagine that those who
make tho noise are the only inhabit-
ants Of the field; that, of course, there
are many in number, or that after all
they are other than the little, shrireied,
meager, hopping, though loud and
troublesome insects Of tie hour. In the
same spirit do We reply to the ridicu-
lous interrogatories Of the Chicago
Press, that VIC have placed at the heal
Of this column. The Black Republican
journals of the North, have lost all
character for truth, sincerity or fairness
Of discussion. Their tricks, false
shrieks Of imaginable wrorgs in Kan
sas, and their general reputation for
total disregard Of truth in politics, has
rendered them perfectly harmless for
mischief At their incessant clainoI
against every Democratic measure, il
became necessary for the journals OF
our party to show the people, the I'M
truthfulness and hollowncss Of these
ahriekers, and now the cry Of "swind-
ling" or Of "fresh outrages" falls upon
Indifferent ears, as the cry of "wolf''
did upon those whom the lying young
shepherd had so often deceived. The
Chicago Journal took the lead in the
cry for "liberty of speech as violated
In the person of Sumner, and immedi-
stely thereafter followed Hon. Stephen
A. Douglass to the stump with their
shrisking hirelings, and UNANIMOUSLY
violated the freedom Of speech They
howl about the equality OF the negro;
deplore those laws which create any
distinction Of color, as violation o
that "Higher Law" they pretend SC
much 10 admire, and then when Con
situations are to be framed and law,
are TO be passed in the free States
making the negro "equal;" not a Re
publican journal can be found brave
enough to defend their own doctrines
ofnegro equality. They shrieked lout
and long about the Missouri Ruffian,
entering into Kansas and immediatel,
thereafter, they aided and encouraged
the organization Of . band Of cut throat.
under Jim Lane, to invade Kansas and
by force Of arms, defy and resist the
laws Of that Territory. The people
have seen 10 much Of the meauingle s,
pretensions Of these debased journals
that al their terrific bowling canno
create = ripple Of excitement. Their
power for evil is gone-irrevocabl,
gone-and oil BY their contemptuou'
neglect Of truth. The Chicago Pres,
i anxious to have the President march
troops into Utah, TO conquer that re-
bellious nest Of traitors. Young resists
the laws Of the United States and the
officials Of Utah Territory. At this
the whole Abolition Black Republican
pres call upon the President to send
forth troops and crush them, and
dsuounce him for the necessary delay,
attending the expedition. Here
10 . parallel--bleeding Kansas
The free State men Of Kansas, under
Lane, like Young of Utah, utterly defy
al law, al Territorial officials, all
Governors, Judges and Sherias Of the
Territory, and are in absolute rebellion
against the United States. Gov. Wal
ksr threatens tn put down this rebel
lion in the same manner that the
Prsss calls upon Buchanan to pu,
down Young The cases are, in all
rsspscts. parallel. But in the case Of
Kansas the Press shrieks out denuuc;.
s&ious against Buchanan for doing
what il counsels him to do in Utah
Both are cases Of "Higher LAVISH
But one in Kansas the 'blarney stone,
Of Black Republican, and the other i.
Utah, fr away in the Rocky Noun.
tains.
Now the Press, falling to arouse any
sssitsnsst Fby it, transparent false
Aood Il Kassas and Utah, snaps Il
vhoe h calh Tie AT Smelling swindle.' .
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