The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-07-01
FROM IOWA.
LIE CLAIRE, June 81, Is!

LIE CLAIRE, June Il, 10! s.
To the Editor of the National Era:
The Republican State Convention Assem- sled
at Iowa city on the 18th inst and the Con- res,
sional Convention for the second district OF the
18th inst. :
Notwithstap ding the recent heavy rains and
consequent bad roads prevented many ffot at
tending, and caused all the counties on tbs
Missouri slip To be unrepresented, yet over 33Cs
delegates were present at the State Cor ven;
ton, and nearly 200 at the District Conven ion.
The action IF the former was especially inn
portant, givins. the key note of the latter, aud
placing the Republican party of this Staff re
newedly and upmistakably on the Philadel ,his
platform the first resolution, declaring thai
the principles laid down in that platform are
founded upon the Constitution of the Utited
States, are consonant with the teaching. o.
Christianity, AID are most heartily endorse by
this Convention" The second resolution Ays
That in the contest now wsging bett cen
Freedom and slavery, our sympathies are Thols
ly and strongly with the former-that we ha, nc
truce to cffer, no mercy to ask-that Wit Ut
the watchword is victory or DEATH"
Then follow eleven esolutions-denouu ling:
the efforts beiog made to extend the are Of
Slavery; protesting against the EnglIh LIE
compton swinile; declaring hostility TO the
new doctrines Of the bred Scott decision, W lict
carries Slavery, into all our national territ Try
rebukes "the gross and shameless use Of p esi,
Dental power and patronage to influence the,
action of Congress-" and protests in be lslr
of the people Of Iowa" against the Lavish ex>
penditures of the Government express I'm.
qualified appreciation of the talented and
efficient name, in which Messrs. Harlan, Cur
tbs, and DAVIS have represented the Stat Of
Iowa and taks decided ground the tight
of Iowa to receive five per cent. of the proct eds
of lands entered by warrants within the State
and also to aid,in the construction of railro Ids
&c, &c, from the General Government.
The following is the State ticket:
For Secretary Of &ate-Elijah Sells, Of Mus
aatine.
For auditor Of Ssate-J. W. Cattell, of ,Ce,
dar.
For Treasurer-John w. Jones, of Hariin.
For attorney Geaeral-Samuel A. Rices OF
Mahaska.
For Register of State Land Ofce-Amoi ;iBS
Miller, of Cerro G ordo. II
For Commissioner of Des Moines Ritter 6ns
provement-W. C. Drake, of Wayne.
The Congressional Convention adopted the
resolutions of the State Convent and on
the second regular ballot nominated Will am
Vandever, of Dubuque, as the candidate foI.
Congress. On the first ballot, Mr.. Wand, yer
received So votes, James Tho,ington 81, Sytntb
of Linn county 80, and Krkwood III. On the
second ballot, Vanderver had l02, Thoriug ton
73, and Smyth rs.
With both Senators and the Governor tatten
from the south ern part of the State, and the
Lieutenant Governor from the west, it was
claimed that policy and justice alike dictsted
that the Representative of this district she uld
be taken from the north. Thus there is every
reason to hope that Dubuque, long Represented
in Congress by that Misrepresentation of the
State, G. w. Jones, will be enabled to SEMI q
talented champion of Freedom and Free La oor
to the councils of the nation. EF.