The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-01-20
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The Washinton Union, Of January 18th, de-
MES that the Indiana State Convention lassed
the Wallace resolution. 1t publishes the series
of resolutions raised at the morning session,
and then in italics, seys: "No other resolutions
than those embraced in the series we publish
to-day were adopted by the Convention
We call upon the Indiana State Sentinel to
brand this statement as it deserves. WILL 1T
PARE TO 70 TT
The Union states in addition that ''the NAL
contents had been thoroughly beaten in every
test vote in convention during the day, BIT at
the adjourned Session they undertook 10 re-
verse the action of the full convention. At a
very late horr they did succeed in passing the
res"luti H. (Walace's ) but by a simulated vote "
Now TOR the figures. The RI solutions of the
committee were adopted by vote of 374 to
lS6. General Wallace's resolution was adopt.
cd by vote of 37S to lla. The affirmative
vote on the resolution Of Mr.. Wallace was great
er than that for the series Of resolutions in the
morning. Then the Conveu tion made Wal
lacc's resolution pat of the original series, and
by unanimous vote-including Petit and
Wiliard-aio. ted the whole. If this vote was
stimulated" then the whole Convention was a
fraud.
The Union adds
We submit, however, that this resolution,
| copied for a moment as the true expression oil
the sentiments of the Convention in OF position
to the s,lies formally repeatedly its committee
and ratified in full! session.
The simplicity of the Union is remarkable.
There is not Democrat in |, diana WHO doe:
not know that the passage Of that resolution
was the salvation Of the Tarty and of the tick
ct. Had the Convention ignored the great
principle of the party, and gone into the cleo.
ton even under seeming justification of the
| Lccompton fraud the ticket would have been
defeated by fifty thousand majority. We do
not mean that Democrats would vote the Re
| publican ticket under any circumstance, but
the party would not vote for ticket RAINING
upon the odious ll,tform that Congress may
pick up any sort of a constitution and force the
people of Kansas to accept it against their
clearly expressed wish and desire.
| 1t is high time that the Washington Union
should know that the Democracy of the West
men who belong to the party, because of its
principles, and not because of federal patr0-
nagc-arc wholly aud irrcconcilab!y opposed
to the Lecompton fraud. No threats, of the
Union. no attempts of that PAPER by snecrs ia
associate hem with Rcpublicanism can Diet
Them from adhering 10, and asserting on al
pro- cr occasions the great truths Of the Demo.
cratic platform.
Meetings have been held in various parts Of
this State, and the Democracy everywhere
have unanimously declared their abhorrt nee o.
the proposition to admit Kansas into the Unior
with the Lacompton Constitution unless thu
same be ratified by the people of that tcr;i,o"y
We publish this morning the resolutions adopt
cd at 81 ringfcld on the 18th. If the Inio,
discover them in anywise different from thos,
adopted on former occasions, it would be wei
for that Paper to ponder on the. act.--CA:cag'
| Times.