Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-09-23
Senator Gee. w. Jsnes.


The great exciting topic Of the times
lthe Kansas question: having passed from
existeuce in the States BY reason Of its &,
nal settlement at the hands Of the people
Of Kansas Territory. let US revert for o
moment to the position Of one whose lot it
was to cast vote in the premises and
while thus reverting to :he past, let Us 81.
SO glance incidentally at the happy condi-
ton Of affairs now existing among the
Iowa democracy--a democracy who know
how TO differ honestly on quessions Of ex-
pediency, without precipitsting themselves
into fatal quaTels and unnatural divisions
"a democracy who know how to preserve
their unity and power, despite the machi.
nations Of willy and unprincipled enemy.
Although we have differed with our wor.
thy democratic representative in the Uni
ted States Senate, Gen. Jones, on the lie.
compton question, we have At no time de,
sired or designed that anything which We
may have said on this subject should be
brought to bear against that gentle mans
fair standing with the democracy Of Iowa,
or to initiate in any wise against the just
fame which he has ever enjoyed, and still
enjoys. among our people, as On efficient
and faithful representative. We have
cheerfully accorded to him the same priv.
ilege which We claim for ourselves. and
which we hold to be the clear and undoubt
ed privilege Of every democrat-the rish,
10 think and act for himself. We have
treated the question frvm the start. 80 far
as differences have grown up among dem
ocrats, as one relating to expediency rath
er than principle, ard about which demo-
Gratis could differ without compromising
in any respec: their political integrity or
their political reputation. Gen. Jones has,
in this respect, simply exercised q right
which belongs 10 him. For reasons sufli
cient for himself. he has deemed it his du.
ty to adhere firmly to the policy Of the ad.
ministration, and the whole history Of the
man is guaranty to US that he has adopt
ed and adhered to this line Of duty from
honest convictions and conscientious mo.
tives. The demonstration of an adverse
sentiment from his own, on this Kansas
question. among large portion Of his
democratic constituents. only serves to
bring in still greater relief the high moral
courage Of the man and the unyelding in
tegrity of the statesman. While, there
fore, differing widely with Gen. Jones on
this isolated, but somewhat exciting sub
ject, we cannot for a moment question the
purity of his motives, nor shall we pretend
to withhold onr admiration OF those exalt
ed qurlities Of character which en.h,ne
duty as deity in the heart. and give the
impress Of here;<m to every act performed
in obedience to his disinitv.
1t has been TO us a source Of unfeigned
pleasure TO observe that, Of all the demo
cratic journals in this State opposed to the
Presidents Kansas policy. not one has
ever upbraided Gen. Jones for his vote on
this question. This fact, while honorable
to the fairness Of the journals in question,
is u high tribute to the character of Gen.
.Jones-it is tacit declaration Of coutin-
ued trust and confidence in the fidelity OF
the servant and the democracy of the
man-it is the tribute which justice could
not decently withhold from honesty of
purpose aid independence Of spirit. We
heartily rejoice at this state of facts
among the Iowa democracy, and only re.
gret that equal justice and equal generos.
ity do not prevail elsewhere throughout
the country. Fortunately there are no
scisms among US as the result Of differ.
ence Of opinion on this subject. Neither
the press nor the public men Of the Iowa
democracy have forgotten their duty or
their self respect amid the din which has
been raised about this Kansas question.
We are as fully united today as party.
throughout the State, rs we ever were
Republicanism, with all its industry and
anxiety, has not been able to make sin
gle breach in our ranks, or to stir up the
slightest murmuring in our camp. 1t re.
mains entirely with ourselves 10 perpetu-
ate this gratifying state Of affairs, and to
continue to hold the republicans at arms
length. We shall do this the more effect.
lively by adhering rigidly to our old and
,ime>honored organization. and by deal
ing justly toward all the public men Of our
party.
But brief term Of service (until the
4th Of March next) remains to our indie
fatieable Senator, Gen. Jones. That that
brief period will be signalized, as all his
former services have been, by untiring in,
dustV and by eminent success, we have
not doubt. At the end Of his present
term Gen. Jones will have served the State
ten continuous years in the United States
Senate, and all who will recall and Justly
estimate the value Of these services--the
muniGcent donations Of lands for railroad
purposes, and the hundreds of thousands
appropriated for our rivers aud harbprs,
and for public Improvements within the
State--will not hesitate 10 commend his
labors with well done, good AMI faithful
servant NJ Sta,e has ever hai more
useful or more efficient representative --no
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