St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-05-13

gress. These, gentlemen, are the
reasons why you have the information
you remark
1.-THE very same mail that brought
our correspondents letter, also
brought the news that no more
" grants of land for internal improve
ments would be made by Congress
" to those States which have already
received such aid"
Mr.. Mack, very modcstly, with this
state of things before his eyes, in
demagogical way volunteers some
wholesale opinions and advice, viz:
The man who, either for interest or
/" political consideration, was guilty Of
" the treason, should be marked and
" thoroughly spotted, be he Democrat
or Republican, and not be sent back
ITO repeat his treason upon that, or
"any other portion Of your thriving
State"
l think that advice, my guardian
friend, fits you snugly. l very much
mistake the people of Northern Iowa,
if they have not already spotted you,
sucking the substance out Of the hard
earned contributions of the yeomanry
of Northern Iowa, to support you in
Washington to take the "status" Of
General Jones. If there is any thing
more base than taking the money out
of the treasury of a Railroad Company
that is struggling to compete with q
wealthy rival which has capital and
lands to sustain it, then some status
other than modern financiers will have
to be found. From the tone of Mack's
article, one would suppose that a
special messenger was desired to be
dispatched to Washington, before
Northern Iowa settles down on her
candidate for Congress, to ascertain
from him the status of some man there
abouts that will come up to his stan
dard of interests to say nothing Of his
political standard.
In conclusion, pardon me for cor
recting you in some general remarks
as to my being candidate to succeed
Mr.. Davis. You say:
This promise, it is said, was made
" Mr.. Thorington by the friends Of
"Gov. Grimes in order to induce him
"to withdraw his claims to the Sena-
"torship and leave the way to that ap-
"pointment more open and Free"
This language Though unintention-
al | belieye) is calculated to do in
Justice to both the Governor and my
self. Although l may have with
drawn from the contest referred to,
yet it was not for the reason you as
sign. 1t was too evident that Gov.
Grimes had the field to himself, for
me to undertake to defeat the will Of
the people through their Representa-
tives, unless by degrading myself il
my own estimation, in joining in a
low personal warfare which was got
up by Gov. Grimes enemies. l declined
all such warfare, and declined the use
Of such tools to advance any supposed
or real claim Of my own. If had nc
other motive, if such proposition
had been rendered me, for declining
that arrangement, l knew neither Gov
Grimes nor myself had the power II
trammel thus the people in their con
victions for their nominee to Congress
l think am too much Of politician
to proceed in that way to secure tht
nomination to any Office. If Gov
} Grimes Or his friends felt, after tn
i struggle was through, that they owe
r me q return Of any favor, it was the
\ business it was not Of my seekin
nor brought about by any understan
ing between us, or between OF
:, friends. I made no such bargain
!, nor did my friends for me.
q Permit me to refer to another re
mark Of yours, viz:
|, ut therefore behooves Mr.. ThoriDe
: "to set himself right before the pee
] "ple Of this district ere he solicit
3 /" their suff'rages."
!. 1t shall always be my pleasure I
y do SO. My first step in political lif'
K was prompted by feeling Of Dea
kindred to this advice ] have live,
+ up to it and shall continue to. Mere
t decere the people, is an axiom of price
: less value to the politician. Any 9th
) err conduct, like chickens, will surel,
: come home to roost." A pure recor'
= is any mans heaven on earth. N.
3 happiest moments Of reflection owe
: my political life, are, that have eve
. done my duty to an intelligent ant
confiding constituency. Ihave serves
r the people here, at home, many years
in various honorable and profitable
: positions, when political odds wer
t largely against me. 1t may be van
|. ty, but l have the belief within m
n that they regard me as a faithful an
D energetic servant.
Pardon the length Of my commu
|. nication. As to Mr.. Mack l hav
r never given him any cause for his VI
!: justiiable assault on me, and if
;, have been seemingly harsh, he wi
g find the contents Of his letter fn
r jus ti6cation of any retaliation hav
meted out to him. ] therefore dil
8 miss that branch of the subject.
; am willing to follow up the other
o the satisfaction of those who have
e right to expect it. have learned
e many instances Of hostility to m
in this Northern Iowa Railroad ma
;. ter, that it arose not so much from
q love of Northern Iowa interests ;
! from disposition to corer up tracks,
i with hope that something might tul
- up for certain other gentlemen's ben
fit. These gentlemen in sleeps clot
70 ing may yet publicly learn whom !
% Jude to. For your kind attenti'
% toward me, accept my best regards.
: Yours truly,
= JAMES THoRINGroN.
81 BORN,