The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-09-04
II. II. Trimble, We Mighty Man Of valor, En-
lShtene We PQttnXattamiea.

On Monday last, after vain attempt in
the afternoon to get an audience together in
Concert Hall, the "unterri6cd' met in the
evening in the Council Chamber, to see their
|sgallant standard bearers fling their
'bunting'' to the breeze. With many 9TH
er Republicans, we went to see the perform
ance, and We are free to own, that we were
egregiously disappointed. Not that we had
my extravagant precouceptions of the cali
Der Of the speakers, by no means! Yet We
confess that, moderate rs our expectations
were, they were entirely too high. Mr..
TRIxDLK had been so lauded by the Demo-
cratic press, that, when he commenced to
speak, we thought he certainly must be
merely playing prelude before a grand
march, but ere he had finished, the convic-
ton was forced home upon US, that, if the
Democracy of Iowa can find no stronger
hand than his, to grasp their flagstaff, they
had better stick it in the corner of some
musty law Office till new crop of intellect
appears in their political arena. But, had
incapacity been tho only fault of the hon
orable gentleman, we would have listened to
him
"More in pity than in anger"
As it was, however, We became slightly in,
dignant to see the contemplate articles to
which he resorted, in order to glorify his
own party and ridicule the Republicans. 1t
must have been humiliating to all the high
minded democrats who listened to him, to
see him renounce his manhood, and descend
to the petty chicanery Of "tombs" law
yer. This was more than we had expected,
and if we criticise him severely, he must
thank himself for it. As regards the "high
protective tariff" which he harped on till
he made it sound ridiculous, we presume he
spoke honestly; yet, if his political views
were thousandth part as broad rs the
prairies which Iowa farmers cultivate, he
would never tell them, that because they
are not q manufacturing class themselves,
they have little interest in the encourage
ment Of American manufactures. He ought
to know, that the men who are guiding the
spindle, delying in the mine, or sweating in
tho rolling mill in the Eastern States, de-
pend entirely upon the farmer for their sub
sistence. He ought to know that were the
manufacturing classes protected from ruin
Gus competition with the "ten cent" slaves
of European despotism, they would furnish
a market at handsome prices for the sur
plus corn and wheat of Western farmers,
their manufactures as cheap or cheaper,
than they now get the refuse trash Of the
European markets. lie, no doubt, chuck
les over the fact, that America can buy
"slag" railroad iron, and other things to
match, of England at three-fourths the cost
Mt which she can make them, but if he should
chance to ride over their rotten "free- trade"
rails. on frosty day, he would be in con-
tinual danger of having his Congressional
hopes, and Trimbleing existence, extin-
guishcd together.
But we will let him ride his "free trade"
hobby, and pass on to his laughable attempt
Mt the eight rope performance" Tho time
was, when the cry: 81 am Roman citizen"
threw a shield Of safety around man in
almost any part of the civilized world, but
the cry Of the honorable gentleman-"I am
Democrat" has no such potent power to
save him from ridicule and dcrision, when
he tries to poisc himself so nicely as to kiss
cold Buck" and the "little giant" without
losing his balance. 1t sounds funny to hear
him speak SO carelessly of the "lit,le per-
sonal quarrel" between these two worthless,
when he knops that the whole power of the
administration was brought to bear upon
DOUGLAS, in the attempt to crush him for
ever. No! no! Mr.. TRlMBLE, this wont do!
You must be one thing or the other. You
must show your hand, if you wish to carry
the respect of Iowa voters with you, to your
retirement, after the ides of October. When
engaged in honorable conflict, defeat is no
disgrace, but to be badly beaten, and have
the odium of being trickster, resting on
you besides, will most assuredly, if you are
human, make you feel uncomfortable.
While the gentleman was defining his DO
sition, "backing and filing" between two
winds, we were much amused-but, as We
intimated before, our "dander riz" little
when, instead of "pitching into' the Re-
publicans, man fashion, and knocking the
props from under their platforms with
slcdge- hammer arguments, be misrepre-
resents their position and sentiments so
palpably, that were he to do the some thing
in the practice of his profession at the bar.
it is highly probable that a stray fist would
ind its, way under his nose, and ssyou're
i'ar,' would crate harshly on his ears. For
instance, he quoted from our Congressional
platform-"Free labor being the only true
support of Republican institutions, our 70.
vernment should maintain its rights: and IRE
therefore demand the improvement of our
r'rers--." Here the Hon. gentleman
stopped-hc would read no farther, because
it would not answer his purpose of misrep.
resentation. He laid great stress upon the
part We have italcised above. and claimed
that a. the conclusion meant to be deduct
bio from the premises laid down, in the
words-"Free Labor being the only true
support of republican institutions, our Co.
vernment should maintain itsfights." 1t
needless for usto say, that this mutilation
and perversion of the Republican platform,
BY the Hon. gentleman, was loudly applaud
ed BY the Democratic Democracy. To show
to what base and iguominious sabterfuges
this great s'standard- bearer" Of the Democ.
rsey, delights in resorting, We will here
give the resolution entire, and leave an in
tei'iseht comnanity to draw their conclu-
sions from the premises:
=, being the only true support Of republi.
rirhs~ -. our government should maintain its
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