Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-02-11

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Ne ceiy ~ fosiosing from the editorial col
umns 81 she 81. Iou5s 1ntesligencer:
he Democracy VI this State are n = ssfai
stSw. Tie eiectana Of Mr.. Palm, the Emancis
petionis Hank Director, has prccipitated them
they are Houndering af peodigious rate. in the
vain stsesapt 70 extricate themselves with de-
cency and honor. They loudly accuse the BEN
toniies OF throwing this apple OF discofd, the
Emancipation question, on the theater OF our
local politics; and jet there was not word SAID
In any quarter; either by the Bentonites or any
one else, about the matter, until they themselves
D4eusht it prominently on the stage By the cleo
ton Of an Emancipationist 70 office. When Ne.
Palms name was presented In the Legislature As
candidate for Bank Director, the chief, and in
deed the only objection urged against him, was
his ayowed Aboiisionisn. But the Democrats
| stood by him, and elected him, IN spite ~ that
objection. Therenpon that movement among
| the anti-SIavery elements Of the State began,
! which has come promise OF acquiring the CHAR
acter of struggle for the Abolition OF Slavery
/ In Missouri.
/ The whole affair was budget Of blunders.-
| It is ! blunder for Mr.. Palm, who processes to
| be National Democrat, to be an Abositionist.
1t was blunder for him to have written that
| celebrated letter containing the ayowal OF his
fAbolitionism II was biunder for the Demo
Gratis TO elect him Bank Director, and thereby
connive at, if not endorse, his obnoxious views
1 And it was a blunder for the editor OF the
/ Leader, the Democratic organ, to make such
laundering apology to the public for Mr.. Palms
election. This last was the greatest biunder OF
all. and demonstrates the vital Importance o.
having the party organ edited by an Old stasei
tothe manor.born instead OF being entrusted te
| an imported tyro, who has notbeen at the Soutt
long enough to know what Slavery is, and ha;
not been q Democrat long enough to know wha
Democrat is
/ What. for instance, could be holder blundel
than Tor the editor of the Leader, in deprecanor
of the rising wrath at Mr.. Palms election, to de
clare that ..the Democratic party is not u pro
Slavery partyyn Don't every beardless ant
fedgiing Democratic partisan in the land know
that the Democratic party is, necs ssarily, pro
Slavery party! Did not the pro-Slavery part!
of Kansas hold convention the other day, ant
resolve to drop the title of PRO Slavery ant
assume that of National Democratic, withou
the slightest apparent exertiony And conldn
the same party drop its new name and take VI
its old one tomorrow, if it choose, with thu
same ease? Does not this prove that ''pro-Sla
very and sNational Democratic" are converti
bic terms, and that they designate one and thu
SAuc paSby!
The next blunder of the organ editor was il
saving that Abolitionism lis point upon which
difference of opinion is allowable in the Dem
ocratic party" Everybody knows that it is 40
point upon which a difference of opinion
allowable" in that party-that, SO far from an!
difference of opinion on the matter being toler
!, ated, the clearest consistency, and most indubl
table orthodoxy, is demanded. 1t may be tru,
} that man in the northern States, can avow anti
Slavery and Abolition sentiments and yet be al
accepted Democrat; but the newiv adopted edi
tor of the Leader is egregiously mistaken IL
supposing that such thing can be in slav'
State.
The editor of the Republican, whose exploit
on the Emancipation theater in 1885, quaiit.
him to speak with more discretion on this sub
iect, has not been guilty of the bunders int.
which the Leader editor so blindly stumbled
He said nothing wrong, by saying nothing at all
He did not attempt to apologize for Mr. Palm
Abolitionism, but allowed the claims of tina
gentleman to the office of Bank Director, tt
rest on their proper basis his undoubted ant
indisputable honor, ability, and other persona
qualifications for the office.
There is furious storm raging in the Legisa
ture about this matter, excited by the Leader
indiscreet attempt to define the position OF tn
Democratic party on the question of Emancpa
ton. If this storm extend throughout tn
State and convulse society for the next ten years
who will be to blame for it, Who but the De
mocracy?