Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-02-06

Democratic Meeting Mt :sGin.own.,
The following, which we copy from
Hooser paper, (the Indiana Broad Axe,
abounds in good humor a. well as capita
hits at the fallacies Of the modern Democra
cy:
TELLER BROAD AxE:--nlthough the Dim
ocrats Of Gintown is one man in opposr
Dnglas, thar has bin reports circulatin tha,
in other pre~inks many dimocrats has tuck
the kidney worm, and caved in, especially
in the Elynois and Chicarger and Novy SEQ.
shy, and tine State Of New England, " har
thars lots of abolitionists to be ali the time
a taintin of en.
| When this news arriv at Squire Bobhins'
offs. it was imlnejently resolved that the
dimecrats of Gintown ard visinity hold a
Nashunal Convention, without distinction OF
party for the purpos of passin resolusions,
| exp-essin gineral dimocrat platform for ali
Ameriky, extending from Indiany to Carli
ner, and from Orleans to Massysippi, and
par.ickerly all along the Elynois river, as
tar up as Chicarger.
The meeting was appointed to be held at
Old Muggins' grocery, and tuck place at one
O'Clock, Amen. Doctor Jinpson was ap-
appointed Secretary and standin committy
on resolutions. with Dorathy Bobbins to
help him. Old Muggins was appointed sur
gent at arms. While the community on
resolutions was retirin to draw em up. Doc
tor Jimpson stated the oljeek of the meet.
in, and Squire Bobbins secunded the mo
ton. Before the squire was done soundin
the motion, thar was gneral hollerin for
hlm to go on, 80 on. He then perceeded to
deliver one OF the most eloquent eulugcums
on the dmocrat party ever before heard in
these parts. AT the latter end of the con-
clusion of bis speech, he ventured the pre-
diction that eff the sp.rits of our fathers
was to see Duglas pretendin to be dino
crat, and actin as lie now is in the United
States Snit, they would take him by the
nap of the neck, and The seat of his breech-
es, and cross him over Jorden, without al.
lowing him time to change his close. At
his pint, and in the midst of three over
p"werin cheers for Squire Bobbns, the
committee on rcsolushens arriv, and that
peUnced order ilnaejently. The resoIus;ons
was then read as f lows:
Resolced, hat to be dimocrat. a man |
must be born accordin to the Dreadful Sc UT |
decision, tor, accordin to that decision, eff |
man is born ngger, lie is jist equal to |
boss or cow, ana shall have the same rites |
That is. niggers is personal property every
where under the c"nsttushun. Therefore,
Resoh'ed, That nigger schools, and nisger |
meetin houses, and niger preachers is ali |
nuisance TO the Din6crat party, because
aint qualified to worship the Lord,
no how.
Resolred, That accordin to the Dreadful |
Scott decision, niger steal,n corn is the
same as as COW stealth fodder; and that |
eft one is sent to the penitentiary, so ort the
other.
Resolved, That this Nashunal Dimocrat
Convention, held in Gintown, without dis.
tinction of party, has but one obieckshun to
the constitution, and that is, when three |
fifth nigger votin takes place at the South,
three. fifths OF cur cows and hosses ought to
be allowed to meet 'em at the poles, on
perfect equality, and for why? because
property is property. and if a nigger has
right to vote, so has saw-mill.
Resotved, That eff United States Mar
sha is allowed to vote, 80 ort bloodhound,
because they are both oceupyin the the
same nfhs under the consttu, hun, the only
difference bein, the bloodhound catches mig
gers with his smelers, and the Marshel takes
'em with his peppers.
hesoiued, That while the limocrat party
OF the North Is willin to help the Mar.hals |
ketch every niger whose coat tail pints to
Carliny, they will expect the Marshals of
the South, ct they find any stray stea,s or
spotted pigs, whose tails pints to the North
star to ante 'em over immejent]y, because
what's sass for the goose is sass for the gan
der
Resotued, That this convention is unfincl-
in in favor of squatter sovrenty. that is,
for all the people of the Territory to be al
lowed TO vote, purvided they vote with the
party, and accordin to the in>truc-
tions of the President and the Supreme
Court.
Resolred, That at fust squatter sovrenty
ment everybody, but since the Supreme
Court has decided that niggers is h,,sses
and Cattle. the same as any other COWS, alb
ol'tHthttt1 has no rite to vote, because they
are siea2 3in the c"ns:itushun, and wants
to Set the ftggers free. Let EN- vote as the
President wants 'em to, thea they'd have no
difficulty in gIttin thar rites which they
make So much fuss about. Let EN- be thank
full to The Supreme Court that they aint Mig
gers, for it only requires another Dreadful |
Scott decision to make 'en nggers, anssa
little amendment to that decision will pnSte j
'em hosses, then whar will they be when Il \
comes to votIn?
When this last resolusion was red, the
Convention was so keen to pass it that they
wnuldn't wait t. hear the balance. and |
Squire Bobbins moved that they all be
adopted hy unanimous viva voce Vote
III lie molten was carried before any body had |
time to secund it.
Joash Trnesrit, Squire BoLbns and D, ra-
thy Boblin> Was then appointed to attend |
the Sth Of Jiuuary Convention, at I,jenopo-
lis.
Adjourned spontaneous.
Yourn, fur the Diniucracy,
JoAsn TRUEeR1T.