Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-10-12

The first appearance Of this gentle
man IN public life from all We have
been able to learn through the medium
either Of the democratic or republican,
press, was in Wapello county. number
Of years since, in the capacity Of Snr-
veyor under the United States govern
ment. Being directed to subdivide a
number of Townships lying on the
DesMoines river, he-as is proven by
the concurrment and uncont: addicted
testimony Of all of the old settlers OF
Wapello county made up his maps and
field notes in his tent without going
upon the ground. Shortly after, We find
him in the Surveyor Generals office
drawing his pay for the work thus
fraudulcntly done.
After the Attorney Of the United
States for Iowa has been directed to
prosecute Vandeyer and new survey
has been ordered, he disappears into
his native and congenial obscurity,
until the year 1854, when-by the re-
cords which VIC have published and
which are admitted to be correct by
the republican press-we find him oc-
cupying position for which he was
we'll fitted both by nature and educa-
ton, namely, that oflsecond fiddler, or
Vice President, Of a Dark Lantern
Lodge at Dubuque. When the power
of the Know Nothings begins to wane,
William Vandever ex Surveyor, be-
comes also ex-Vice President Of
Know Nothing Lodge, and again sub
sides for period into his native Oh
security.
His next appearance is in June 1853
when, in consideration Of his distin-
guishcd services as Surveyor, as
compliment for the able manner IN
which he discharged his duties as Vice
President of Know Nothing Lodge
and on account Of the fact that he re-
sided in Dubuque he was nominated
by the republican party Of the second
District to represent one halt of the
State in Congress.
OF his history since that time, to-
eethcr with the chameleon facility with
which he has made himself all colors
to all men, the public have been kept
informed through the columns OF the
Democrat.
In accepting the nomination, he
placed himself upon the Philadelphia
platform, declaring his confidence in the
doctrine of Congressional Sovereignty,
his unalterablc devotion to the cause
of mo more slave states under any cir
cumstances" and his abiding confidence
generally, in the eternal principle Of
"nigger' as means Of preserving the
liberties of the country and keeping the
paws Of the republicans in the public
Treasury. In his speech at Dubuque
he reiterated and enlarged upon these
sentiments. and two DAYS afterwards, in
an address at Davenport declared that
upon the principle Of Popular Sover-
eighty he had no difference with Mr..
Lcflingwell and the Democratic party"
10 his speech at Delhi he declared that
he "would vote for the admission OF a
slave state provided it was the wish Of
the people to come into the Union
with slave constitution" Afterwards,
finding that he had committed fatal
mistake, through the columns Of the
Dubuque Times, he denied that he had
ever used that expression at Delh, ;
but it being proven upon him by the
affidavits published in the Democrat,
he wrote letter to the Jackson Co.
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