Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-24

vrntiohs of the bar, SO as to keep the
election out of the arena of party poll
ties, | 10 not feel at liberty to disro-
gard the wishes Of my professional
brethren thus expressed.
therefore accept the nomination
rendered me 10y the meeting which
YOU represent.
am very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
q. G. Il. MITCHELL.
ML,sKs. \. i. BAkEH. W. T.. LEf-
FiNGWELl, and Others.
Since Mr.. M,iis' nomination, know sig
but lt,le about him, we have said but
little Of him To the charges preferred
against him Of making + fillmore speech
es. with quotations purportinr to be from
speech he had made, We had determin-
Ell 10 sny nothing ill the truth or falsi,y
OF tho matter could be established. We
had determined and many other Repub-
leans had determined, that IL Mr.. Mills
had cen making American speeches dU'
ring the late campaign, to lend him no
support. We are now happy to say, thai
Mr.. Mills gives the whole charge his
most en- phatic denial. and it, manner
that carries truth with it Gdseite
Below We give the proof that Mr.
Mills did make Fillmore Speeches, un-
less the President, Vice Prcsidcn, and
Secretary, of the Meeting held at Ly-
ons Tuesday Ang,2Gth, have deliberate.
ly lied III then communication to the
Weekly Union the X. n. paper pub
lishei in this City Sep, 18th 1856.
The Cnlon praises Mr.. Mills as Il
most rampant "haom- Noih.ny' and
the following official" report Of his
Speech confirms the fact-kEApn.
FILLMORE Mcetina o., Lyoss CIinson
County Iowa.
The friends OF Fillmore held a pub
lie meeting in this city on Tuesday eve.
ming last, which was highly respecta.
bio in point Of number, character and
enthusiasm.
On motion Of S. X. Williams, Doc,.
Chatterton was appointed President,
/ ennis Warren, Vice President, John
Ringer, Treasurer, ard S. II. Williams.
Secretary.
The Doctor, on taking the chair,
made an appropriate speech, returning
his thanks for the compliment of being
called upon to preside over the NICE
ting. He alluded to the principles Of
Webster and Clay, as forming q basis
upon which national and conserv att,
men conld unite, and regarded those
principles fifty represented in the per-
son Of Willard Fillmore and the Amcri.
can platform.
The President then introduced Sam.
uel j. Mills, Esq., recently of western
New York, now a resident of this city.
and an "Old-line Wing.
The call for Mills being loudly repes'
ted and continued blythe audience, Mr..
Mills arose and favored them with one
Of the best of speeches. In style, man.
ner, and impressiveness,it certainly waa
highly creditable to him. He was fire..
quently interrupted with rounds of ap.
plsuse.
We will not attempt q report in full
but to give our readers some idea ofhis
address. He proceeded to say that he
found We had fallen upon evil times.
such as had been seen and predicted by
the great and good men in the early
days ofour government, and against
which the father Of his country, in his
farewell address, had warned the Amer
lean people.
He alluded to the Democratic party.
south, and the Republican party north,
as entertaining antagonistical princi.
pies yet uniting-as extremes eften
meet -on common ground, threaten.
ing the overthrow Of the Constitution
and the disunion Of the states.
There was medium ground, upon
which It was matter Of gratifi cation to
him, that sober and conservative men
could unite, North and South. Tic
characterized Mr.. Fremont ~ an sdvon.
turer. and in giving him all the credit
claimed for him by his friends Is man
OF some science, and pathfinder. he
asked 1t these were the only oualiacs.
tons for the highest office In the o;ft
Of the people ! II 90, then vhy Arc
not Kit Carson and Don!phan equally
worthy ofths honor.
He commended Mr.. Buchanan a. i.
statesman Of great ability, and Of long
sxper oroe, but severely censured the
principle ~ held by him, and published
to the world - held IN hia Osscnd man.
ifesto, Of acquiring Cuba, "peaoesbly
Il We can. but forcibly, IL we must."-..-
lie shartarizsd il Only tho repetition
and endorsement 0fthe old bsrhsroua
maxim among nations. 'that rivht l.
might" and ~ unworthy oftks civilian.