St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

matters of opinion I care not for
James Buchanan nor anybody else
have my own opinions, and by them l
expect to stand or fall. (Cheers.)
[As Mr.. Leffingwell was about to
take his seat Mr.. James Coley asked
-" What is the Democrats policy
with regard TO the government of the
Territories Shall they choose their
own territorial officers and make their
own laws, or shall the President and
Congress do this for them ?" Mr.. L.
replied that the people should have
this right when, on being reminded
that this was not done nor in any way
allowed, even by Democratic Ad.
ministration, Mr.. L. said that, if elect
ed to Congress, he would introduce a
bill giving them this right.
MIR. vANDEvER's REJoINDER.
Mr.. President hope the audience
will not be led astray by illusions to
speeches made elsewhere, nor be too
readily captivated by the rhetorical
display of my friend, the Judge, SO
full of sound and fury, signifying moth
ing This audience has to do with
what we say here to-day. and am
disposed to make my remarks practi-
cal. You, gentlemen, are suffering
for the want Of railroad, and yon
feel aggrieved that grants of land
have been made by Congress to at
least four Iowa Railroads, and that
your own road, the McGregor, should
receive no aid Notwithstanding it
was one of the four roads for which
aid was asked by the Legislature Of
your State. l hope my friend Letting
well will pardon me if l allude to the
fact that the road substituted for yours
as the recipient of Government favors
lies in his immediate neighborhood,
and that he is its attorney. We an
ticipate that our next delegation in
Congress will be Republican, and that
we shall all pull one way. | can
pledge you that whatever can be done
to repair the injury of which you CON-
plain shall be done. provided you sue
coed in electing me to q seat in the
National Legislature.
Judge Leffingweil has talked II
you eloqucntly about Popular Sove
reignty" and the rights of the people
of the Territories, but how does biz
language comport with the theory anG
practice of his party. President Blu
chanan in his message to Congress de
clares that kansas is as much Q
slave State as Georgia or South Car
olina," and that slavery is there pro
tected Ivy the Constitution. Admit
ting this to be the fact, the people o
the territory cannot abolish SLAYER,
while it is territory, and the mucl
boosted Popular Sovereignty "rightl
of the people upon this subject, are NJ
rights at all I!
, Our good Democratic friends are Of
ten accusing US with being amalgama
tionists-and even Judge Lefingwel
had something to say about our rails
, ing black babies, while he asked I.
represent purely white constituency
| do not understand this kind of talk
for the only practical amalgamation
list that l can now call to mind il thci
great godfather of Democracy, Rich
ard NJ. johnson. (Chcers.) We re
pudiate all such amalgamation.
Ny friend has talked to you yer,
glibly about the American Flag. Ger
ana not Only would defend it from
the assaults of foreign foe with my
very life, but desire to defend it from
the reasonable assaults of the Demo
cratic party. Call you that the Amer
lean flag with bred Scottish emblaz
oncd upon its folds J? Aye, It's toe
black for me. The blackness of DreC
Scottish may appropriately faunt a,
the masthead of some piratical Graf
like LecOmpton, but it will never be
recognized as BETTING the ensign o.
freedom-loving Republicans! CHEERS.
The Judge boasts of my being a
convert to some dogma of his, and
then arrogates to himself the holy
commission of calling sinners to re
pentance. We have before this heard
of men "who stole the livery of the
court of heaven to serve the devil in, ,
and | cannot doubt that hypocrites
labors will receive a hypocrite's re.
ward.
In the use that is made by the Dem,
ocrats of the names of Clay, Webster
and their compeers, great injustice is
done, and l must protest in the name
of common honesty against holding
these pure statesmen and patriots res
ponsible for the heresies of modern
Democracy Is there candid man
before me who believes that these men
would protect, uphold, and encourage
the Territories Of the United States in
establishing in their midst those foul
blots upon the name and fame of Amer
ica-Slavery and Polygamy? No man
believes it.
No doubt my Democratic friends
who are present, expected their candi-
date would refute, or at least attempt
to refute, some Of the arguments which
! presented when first had the floor !;
but he has scarcely touched, much less
refuted, a single point which previ.
ously made, and have therefore moth.
ing further to say on those subjects.
You will rccolIect, gentlemen, the
attempt which President Buchanan
made in his message to cast censure
and reproach upon the Republican
party, by charging that their acts and
principles were disorganizing and
would lead to the dismemberment of
the only free government on earth"
Let me ask, who are, in truth and deed,
the disorganizers ?-who engcnder
sectional prejudices and animosities |?
who are they that threaten the dis.
solution of this Union? Most assured
ly they are the FESTIVE spirits, the fire.
eaters and demagogucs of the Demo
cratic party - the Stephen Arnold
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