Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-03-28

EE AS the time OF our Stale election
is fast approaching, it bchooyes Aery Re-
publican TO be up and doing. The great
error of the opponents Of the Locofoco
party has always been in their apathy
and indifference to the minor elections.
Indifference tothe less important interests
of party does and will bcgot apathy in
The major and more vital issues. The
Black Democracy seldom forget this i'm
portant. fact, and thus their organization
IS always perfected a. '-$' ,
Let any one glance at the position of
The Democratic Party to-day, and will he
deny that the fears of the friends of Free
dom were not well founded? How true
has proven the assertion that the Rcpub-
llcan party was and is necessary for the
protection of Freedom. The Democracy
Is sold, body and soul, to a pro-slavery
tyranny. They have proclaimed Slavery
national. A Democratic Supreme Court
has decided that it is not local institu-
tlon-a creature of local law--but is in
corporated into the Constitution, and IS
therefore National. It's tenure is the ton :
ure OF all property, and the Constitution
protects 1t as it protects other property.
How long will it be before it will, be con :
tended by the South, and upheld by a
Democratic Administration and = Dem
ocratic Bench, that q State Government
has no right to deprive citizen of pro-
perry which is guaranteed him by the
Constitution. And then Slavery can 90
where 1t wists-and Senator Toombs NAV
call the roll of his Slaves under the sbad :
ow of Bunker Hill monument. The Dom
ocratlc Party has upheld bogus legisla-
ture, made by pro-slavcry invaders, and
now Democratic governor has approved
q bill which makes resistance to their bo-
gus tyrannical laws treason, and puniM-
able aoith death.
Are the people of Iowa ready to sup
port party which advocates such mea-
sures and promulgates such doctrines {?
We think not. Our success will tell
secondarily, if not directly, against such
monstrous principles. We must protest
against them, and by an increased ma
Jority make that protest strong and en-
\ phatic. 49,, 81 -s s.
But aside from any other consideration.
we have ticket that deserves the hearty
support of every voter. The men who
have been selected on our State Ticket.
are capable, honest, and above reproach.
not reasonable word Of complaint has
or can be urged against either of them,
although the Democracy have as usual
racked their fertile. brains to find an OBJ
lection i'll any degree tangible.
For Judge of this Judicial district we
have man eminendy qualified, by his
legal knowledge, business habits and ir-
reprcachible character, for the Office. No
better evidence of Mr.. CooLEY's fitness
for the position can be given, than the
fact that even in Dubuque, that strong
hold OF Irish Democracy, nearly every
member of the Bar is pledged to 80 for
him, His opponent is the ayowed can
didate of the Irish interest of Dubuque,
and was nominated by a delegation com
posed of 18 foreigners, and 6 Americans,
OF whom but one man was lawyer
Judge WILSON is, and always has been,
little else than a political trickster, pos
seSsing neither the confidence of the Bar,
or the respect of his constituents. But
as pliabilily is the only qualification that
is essential in the eyes of the great un-
washed who have nominated him, he no
doubt deserves, and will re ceive, their
support. The strength of the two par
ties in this district is about equal, but
n
as Mr.. COOLEY will draw, a considerable
vote from the Democratic ranks in Du-
buque, We can easily elect him if the Re-
publicans in the other counties of the
District will but turn out in their strength.
Our candidate for County Assessor,
Mr.. HENRY B. HATCH, is 50 well and
favorably known throughout the whole
county, that it will be entirely superfuous
for us to urge his claims. He was among
the earliest settlers of the county, pos
sesses all the knowledge, judgment, and
independence of character essential for
an impartial and excellent officer, and will
most assuredly be elected by a large ma
jority. - ="
Ess- The growth of our town during
the present year will undoubtedly far cx-
coed that Of any previous one, from pre-