The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-07-07
Democratic State Ticket.


SAMUEL A. RICE, OF Mehaska county.
FOR REGISTER OF LAND OFFICE,
AMOS 3. MILLER, Of CcrrO Gordo county.
coMM'R OF Dds MONIES IMPRovMEST,
WILLIAM @. DRAKE, of Wayne county.
SECOND coSeR EssroSAL DISTRICT,
spazztTILLIANI vANDEvIR,o Of Duouquc county.
The Conventions.
1t is probably nobody's business but our own
if We do not choose to publish three or four
columns of proceedings appertaining to the
late Democratic State and Congressional Con-
vcntions held at Iowa City. In todays paper
will be found the Resolutions adopted. They
are not remarkable for point, but they express
all that is absolutely necessary, and under the
circumstances which surrounded several of the
delegates, the platform, in its non-recognition
If personal difficulties among us, is properly
worded. At all events we are content with it
as it is. But there were some proceedings at
Iowa City which we do not fancy and VIC may
as we'll say so now as to wait till some future
time in the canvass.
There was IN effort made by PORTION of the
delegates to spike upon the platform general
Endorsement of the Administration and special
approval of Senator JoNEs' course in sustain
ing tho President in his Kansas policy but the
effort failed by large vote. A resolution Of
fsred BY Hon. Geo. Gillaspy. embodying, in the
popular language Of the day, the POSITION of
Mr.. Douglas, was withdrawn by the mover to
avoid unpleasant wrangles as to the merits of
the man.-the Convention got through with its
business and adjourned. After the adjourn
ment, "the friends of the Adm inistraticD were
desired to remain in the Hall-these friends"
proceeded to organize, ard as the result of their
deliberations they decided to support the ticket
and defend the Resolutions Of the regular Con-
vention, but they went step farther and tack
ed on the rejected resolutions offered in the
regular Convention. This amended instru-
ment, carrying with it direct al pro al of that
policy which the English bill ignores, is placed
in the columns of the Davenport Democrat and
perhaps in q few other papers of the Stale, as
the Platform of the Iowa Democracy.
The Resolutions complimentary to Mr.. Blu
ehanan and to Gen. Jones, are no more binding
upon any Democrat in Iowa, than if they had
been adopted by thirty clerks at Washington,
and forwarded to Iowa City, but We object most
decidedly to this manner of opening the can
vass. and our object now is to protest early
against such . mode Of committing the masses
or the Convention 70 an IMPLIED approyalof
that particular. measure which could not com
nand. if submitted alone. one thousand votes in
the State. The pemoclpt and its advisers may
see somcshins irresstibly cunning n attempt
Jag TO load the party whose success they profess
to have at heart, with o measure which died
and was buried by consent Of the President and
Gen. Jones, but to Us the smartness of engraft-
Ing rejected and dead proposition upon the
living trunk of Popular Sovereignty, by publish
ing it NJ legitimately a part of the proceed.
ings, takes US 50 entirely down, that we despair
If ever seeing its force by the lights of COM
mon sense and party policy with which Heaven
has favored us. To offcr resolutions compli.
menting the President and Gen. Jones for their
respective moves ~ Executive and Senator,
would have been Gpropos enough had the COM
plimcnt extended to specification of their
final abandonment of Lecompton and support
of = BIZ (the English) which, in terms, direct
II refers the question Of Constitution making
to the PEOPLE. But, after the vote of the
Democratic members Of the Iowa Legislature
last winter, after the expressions Of democratic
popular dissent throughout the State, after the
recession Of the Administration itself, after
possessing themselves with the knowledge that
Lecompton Flag would be able to float tri
umPhantly in not one single township of the
State, however democratic that township might
have been regarded-it passes all ordinary
comprehension to account for the pertinacity
which actuated portion of the brethren in
council in pushing their ideas to this ridiculous
and possibly dangerous finale. They certainly
did not desire to wipe out the ticket they had
consented to support, and yet they knew DO
yond peradventure that the adoption Of a
Lecompton platform would have destroyed
every vsstige of hope for our candidates. The
Democracy donot belong to leaders. The pow.
q Of the National Treasury, the influence OF
high official position. the hope of rewards OF
the fear of punishments, talismanic as all OF
either may be on the nervous systems Of mere
camp-followsrs, have no effect upon the thous
an6s Of voters who support measure because
they believe il is right in principle and that it,
success will promote the best interests of om
common country.
Mr.. Buchanan ID an eminent and an able
Ssssssnan. His administration has been all
his supporters expected. with the exception o
his Lecompton policy which in his annual
message in December, he admitted was mea
surs Of ezpedisney against correct principle -
He advised that "in future no State Constitu
don should be received until il was approved
by the people," The party that elected him
with few distinguished exceptions, said "let
this Golden Rule. the embodiment Of the Ne
braska bill, b applied now" and the result O
The conference between the two Houses of Con
gresA was tho adoption IF that rule in applica-
don 20 Kansas! Senator JosEs was with the
President In the erpediency and he sustained
him in recsding from it, The last named gen.
tlsman 10 our friend, personal and POLITICAL
We like his boldnees as man, and effective
ness - Senator. He is admitted to be til,
bsae worker and one Of the most inAuentia
nsnben Of the Senate. But Of what use is i
to iaopard the success Of principle admitted
to be the only correct one. BY going back to
policy long sincs abandoned. and crediting dis
tinsuishsd 6tatssmen with it's support Ifthel
have conceded ito impraeticability. why need vi
ironieAlly paG them for ct one time advocating
Isl
Our candidate Tor Congress, Judge LETTING
wxLA. - "Anti-Lecompton.' He i said By
his opponsnts to be An able man and an &C
eomp1iahsd orator. He was born in sthe Ian,