The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-07-24

Tho Cry Of Rcpub,icau state Ex,ravasance.
Tho policy of the democratic party of
this State, is quite transparent. They have
concluded to be mum on all subjects OF
national policy except to spout bad gram
mar and worse sense in denunciations of
the British aggressions on ourshipping, and
to devote themselves to the constant abuse
of the Republican administration of Iowa
accusing it of theft, bribery, corruption and
extravaganza without stint. H. 81
1t is no obstacle to this policy in the
minds Of these gentry, that the Republican
State Administration is innocent OF these
charges. That is but little consequence
in their opinion. Indeed it is rather an in
centive to their excrtioas. 1t is easy to
abuse an opponent when he is guilty OF a
thousand crimes-but to denounce and
villify an enemy simply because he is an
enemy, requires an obtuseness to right and
a proclivity towards wrong; possessed by
none but the true Locofoco.
Now the truth is that the expenditures OF
the State for the last year or two, which ex-
coed the average of former years, can all be
traced directly to Democratic sources, and
if anybody is to be blamed for it, Democrats
are the guilty party. We leave out of the
discussion the questions whether any one is
to blame at al! for the increased necessary
expenditures, and proceed simply to prove
that the increase of which the Democrats
complain, was caused by acts of their own
party. If we can prove this, we think they
will be debarred from any further abuse Of
the Republican party on that head, at least.
To the proof;
The first extra expense was for the extra
session of the Legislature. This session had
to be called to accept, to take care Of, and
to arportion the Railroad grant Of MAJ,
1856. Now there was a Democratic ma
jority in the United States Senate that pass
ed the Land Grant Bill, and Democratic
President signed it. 1t does not require
any argument to show that, had the Demo
cratic President or the Democratic Senate
refused the land, the extra session would
have been held, and the extra expense would
have been saved. We are glad the land
was granted, and believe the trihing expense
Of the extra session to be really nothing
when compared with the value of the grant,
but if any one is to blame for it, is It not
the Democrats?
Secondly, at this extra session PROPOSE
ton to pay the members of the Legislature
an extra compensation, was introduced and
passed both Houses. The journals show
that Locofoco Senator introduced the
proposition; that every Locofoco in both
Houses, with but two exceptions, yottd for
it, while number of Republicans voted
against it. If anybody is to blame for this
extra expense is it the Republicans or the
Democrats ?
Again, the Constitutional Convention is
another item Of the expense of which our
! Democratic friends are fond of talking
Now the Convention was voted for by men
of all parties. 1t necessarily involved
large expenditure; but in all the preliminary
movements of the Convention, the Demo-
Gratis were in the affirmative. The adoption
of a new Constitution not only enailed the
expense of Convention; but the expense
Of much legislation and an extended session
of the Legislature afterward, in order to
adapt the laws to:tho Constitution. Here
then, it is impossible to blame the Republic
can party on the score of expenditures
They did the work Of the Convention as
speedily as possible, and received ony the
wages provided by the law.
That a new Constitution was necessary,
is proved by the recent vote on the Banking
Question, wherein nine .enths of the PEOPLE
have manifested their disapproval Of the
Locofoco Constitution under which they had
lived for ten years, and which forbadethem
to say whether they would or woui not
have Banks Of their own. If tho Democrats
ten years ego, had allowed the people Of
Iowa, whcneve r they wished, to vote for or
against Banks, there would have been no re-
visal Of the Constitution, and the expense Of
the Constitutional Convention would have
been saved. Here, again, We find our
Democratic friends violating the plainest
legal maxim, and endeavoring to take ad-
vantage Of their own wrong. They are la
menting over expenditures which they them
selves rendered unavoidable.
Again, the large appropriations which
have been made to the Lunatic Asylum.
have been made matter of attack against us;
but these appropriations have always been
voted Tor by the Democrats, ana expended
by Board upon which not II few Demo crais
always sat. If anybody is to blame here, is
it the Republicans? The same facts and
the same question will apply to the appro.
priatious made for the Blind Asylum.
1t was to meet these expenses, to wit
those Of the extra session, the Constitutional
Convention, end the two Asylums, that the
loan madv ~ the Legislature, was voted
The Democratic members of that Cody were
active in urging that loan, and it was rcnd.
cred necessary, as we have shown, by Demo.
cratic acts, it was simple justice that they
should urge it.
One other item Of expense remains, and it
is upon this that our friends Of the opposi-
ton are most especially bitter. That is the
four or five thousand dollars which it has
cost to examine the affairs Of the Schoo!
Fund Commissioners, which invest CATION
has saved to the State nearly one hundred
thousand dollars of the School Fund. The
examination was rendered necessary by the
defalcations and frauds Of the Democratic
Superintendent of Public instruction, DIR. |
Eads, and here, again, these economical |
Democrats are grooming over an expense
which they rendered imperative, and which /
saved twenty times its cost.
There va, one act of the late Legislature
which was wrong, and we confess it with
shame and confusion of face. 1t was an in. |
crease of the salaries of two Democratic |
State officers, -Superi Of Instruc.
ton, and Register of the Land Office. The
act was clamored for so loudly by the Demo.
cratic journals that the Republican ajority
finally consented to its adoption. Many
insinuatons were thrown out about PARTIAL |
ty, &C., because the Republicans hesitated
to allow the increased compensation.
This closes the catalogue, and he who
knows the facts, as we have here set them
forth, will never be at loss to reply to the
Democratic charges of Republican extrava.
Times.
S-
william Walker, the fllibustcr, is
now making speeches in the Southern cities
of the Union. where he is received with en-. |
thusiastic demonstrations by the people and |
with every token of friendship and honor BY
their leaders.
During the course of speech delivered
by him in Columbus, Mississippi, few days
ago, he made direct charge against the
President, which is reported rs follows:
One part of the Generals address told
with deadly effect on his enemies. He stated
and assured his audience that positive evil
Ience was at hand, within his control and
oh thot NJ Runh,p,r u.b;l,