The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-09-22

General, speaks at McGrcgor, ON MONDAY
next at 10 cock A. M. Turn out and hear
him if you would know where your taxes 60
to.
''16ud-sills."
The opponents Of the Democratic party,
since We were old enough to observe, have been
notorious for the advocacy Of positions entirely
impracticable. In their seacl for material to
defeat rs they grasp for time the illiberal
ideas Of "Anti"- Masons, "Antir- Foreigners,
"At'-Liquor dealers, "Anti ext, nsim Of Ter
ritory, "Anti"-Slavery. "Anti" anything out
Of which may grow. for the present hour, nm
addition to their d;scordant ranks. An cleo
ton usually scatters their "p inciples' to the
wind and there is no telling what shape they
will next assume, or what views Of rolicy they
may present TT the consideration of that un.
easy class Of persons Who are not comic, table
unless they box the political co,nIas once in
four years. To render their nostrums palatable
70 the various ism w"rshippers who muster with
them, all shades Of opinion on abstract points
are tolerated. You win find among the Re.
publicans of to-day, the sincere believer in
Inequality" the Anti-Slavcry extension
list. whose o. Unions are based upon his hatred
md disgust of negroes, the ntislavcry man
who objects to its spread only on the ground of
its political advantage to the South, down to
the "moral christian" who believes that it il
his duty to "agitate," while he admits, in the
same breath that dcnounces his southern broth
er. tia. 'no good can come 10 either the master
or the slave by such condemnation, and that it
would be bad pulley to free the slaves where
they are, and suicidal to the north to permit
their residence here
In this sliding scale Of opinion the same
liberality extends to other "anties.' Generally
the Catholic Foreigner is the head and front of
oil know nothing attack, but in some instances,
at Louisville and Baltimore for instance. German
Lutherans and Irish Pres ytcrians come in for
fair share OF broken heads. while in many
other sections Of the country the German Re-
putlicaa clubs were lauded to the skies for their
singular faitbfulness to American Institutions
Thus also has it been with the "Maine Law"
plank ct their general platform. In Maine It
PROMISED victory and it was adopted as sound,
in the west it promised defeat and hence
modification took place to suit it alike to the
palate Of the fanatical prOhibitionist and the
taste of the moderate d,inker. While the ex-
treme doctrines are howled into the ears Of
abstractionists as sound principles, the prac.
teal positions on all these subjects are advanc-
cd to the reasonable. as the best policy. In this
way all may worship at the same shrine. A
policy always at variance with their principles
puts them to trouble to keep their folks in or.
der, but the love Of the spells is 50 great that
they generally hang well together till after
election. Whenever they succeed, blow.up
is sure to follow-it cannot be Otherwise 20 long
IS there is no common, homogeneous, practical
ground upon which they can stand.
Another funny way our opponents have of
making points in tho game Is by seixing hold of
I'll the epithetical terms applied to them by
Democrats. and using them as badges Of highly
honorable distinction. We need not pariicu.
larze IS to the Fast. Cor Log cabins, coon skins,
hard cider, etc., occur at once to the reader
The latest application Of terms, out Of which
it is hoped may sproat little capital, is the
ono at the head of this article. Senator Ham.
mond, or some ether Democrat, in the course
of speech recently delivered, said in sub
stance that the laboren Of the north we're the
"Mud-sills" Of society, and at once with the
speed of the red-cross messenger of Rodcrick
DIM. the epithet was fastened over the coun.
~ as tan insult to the lsburing north. = and the
great Republican leaders advised the organiEa-
ton of .'Mud-Sill" clIbs! True, the thinking
portion Of the Opposition didn't zee much sense
IN this srt Of small clap trap, but IL it would
take with those who were assumed to be in
suited. it might be profitable TO use It and 60
they gave Il their countenance the papers are
in Tor it. and we suppose It will go through the
approaching presidential campaign Is one Of
the most powerful arguments that can be made
against the sspro.slayery Democracy The
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