The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-09-01
Conversational Contest in Boone Co.

BOONSB JRO, BOONE Co, Aug. ID, Ok.
Dear Col The Democracy of North Iowa
Cal. but be rejoiccd to learn that the prospects
Of electing a Democrat to represent the End
| Congressional District Of Iowa in the National
| Legislature are more than satisfactory
| Throughout the central counties there prevails
not only the most hopeful spirit on the part of
tn Democracy, but a corresponding despon-
dcncy with the opposition. These are encour-
aging symptoms, bat when added to the unmis-
taxable evidences of raj id change in senti
meut among the Republicans themselves, lead
inevitably to the conviction that victory will
perch once more on the standard of the De-
mocracy in Northern Iowa. The Republican
party is hopelessly divided into two factions or
classes. The spoils faction, and that class COM
posing by large number the majority of the
masses the rank and file of their organization,
who are influenced by love of principle. Or in
other words the Popular Sovereignty men and
the Congressional Sovereignty men. Mr..
Vandever, standing upon the Philadelphia Plat
form, maintains up to the handle, that Con-
gress possesses Supreme power over the people
of the Territories, and may govern them as the
That the citizen of Territory is an ovcrgrown
baby to be driven and led as lis maternal par
ent desires, and that popular sovereignty is
humbug and a suberfuge. He denies that the
people of the territories have any right to leg
islate for themselves other than Congress may,
in its sovereign will, kindly permit them to en-
ercise. The popular sovereignty wing Of the
Republican party declare they will not vote for
a man who avowsdoctrines Which sink the citi-
zens into subjects and confers uncomfortable
and despotic power upon Congress-which
strirs the citizen of all the rights guaranteed
to him by the Constitution of the United States,
and reduces him from the high estate of cii-
zenship to the position of an alien or negro,
without political rights, and this without any
violation of law on his part and simply because
he has in obedience TO the invitation of the
Gen. Government stepped across the boundary
of State into Territory. What shame.
less sentiment to address to American ears.
Numbers of this class of Republicans have
| already avowed their determination to support
Judge Leffingwell, and changes are taking
| place every day. The discussions at Vinton,
Buckingham, Toledo aud Marietta, produced
the happiest effects for the Democratic causes
and in each of the counties of Benton, Tama
Marshall and Story, we shall not gain less than
100 votes.
In this county the two candidates addressed
the people yesterday, and although Judge L.
was suffering from hoarseness contracted in
swimming creek the day before, he emphati
cally used up Mr.. Vandever. The meeting
closed in a Juror Of excitement for Leffingwell
while the yisages of the Republicans approxi
mated that of their candidate. ... ..
l have not time to give you particulars, but
your readers will be glad to learn that in Judge
Leffingwell they have a firm and fast friend TO-
and if returned to Congress, an able champion
of the McGregor Railroad. No friend of to
day, with feelings coaxed up to suit the occa
sion, but one who has heretofore given evidence
of his friendly views and sense of justice to the
people of Northern Iowa.
In 1853, believe 1t was Judge Lefngwell
then President of the Senate of The State Of
Iowa, who aided in the adoption of a memorial
10 Congress by the General Assembly for {
grant of land to built the McGregor and Mis-
souri River Railroad and to this memorial lii
name is signed as President of the Senate.
But must close this with hope that the
people of Northern Iowa will do as much to
wards the triumph of sound democratic prin
ciples and the selection of a fit man to repre-
sent this District in Congress as will the Cen
tre If they do, our success is certain.
ROOM r.