The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-08-26

which the Democratic party had treated
Kansas, but as he rather sneered at bleed
ing Kansas, it is likely he did not mean
that. He made one declaration which he
evidently intended to be witty, and
which caused something of a laugh
He said he was in favor of giving every
settler one hundred and sixty acres Of
land, and fencing. stock DC, including
a sow heayy ytA loig--all at the expense
of government. ;sr 4ss.
We think Mr.. Lefingwell must have
been struck with the remarkable indiffer
eAce between the effect produced on the
audience by the speeches of himself and
Mr.. Vandever. This difference was very
marked, and independent of the fact that
Mr.. Lefingwell got much the worst Of
the argument, because he had the worst
side, there was another cause which ten
ded as much as anything else to disap
point his friends. 1t is known that ever
since the canvass commenced in this
district, the Democratic papers, headed
by the Dubuque Express d Herald, have
been lauding Mr.. Letting well to the skies,
and claiming that he uses up Vandever
in every contest so completely that even
Republicans could not deny it. We
know not how it has been in other places,
but we do know that here his farago of
nonsense had its effect, and the conse-
quence was that the Democracy went to
the meeting jubilant, and certain of an
easy triumph, while many Republicans
were trembling between hope and fear
When Mr. Vandever bad spoken an
hour, every Republican in the house was
re ashured, and felt confident that even
the sledge hammer blows which it was
predicted would follow, could not upset
those positions. When Mr. Lefingwell
took the stand every Democratic countc-
nance in the house was suddenly made a
shade brighter by the prospect of the
good time which they thought was
already in sight. But alas the crush
ing process somehow didn't begin. The
towering eloquence, the convincing log
ic, and the irresistible conclusions did
not follow each other with that lightning
rapidity which they had been led to ex
pect; and although Mr.. Leffingwell re-
ally done as well as most any man ought
reasonably to expect from candidate on
that side, yet the truth is that his friends
and enemies were alike disappointed
The laughing place was not discovered
until it was TO late, and but faint effort
at applause was made when he took his
seat.
1t is impossible for us to give any idea
of the effect produced by Mr.. Vandever
in his closing apeech of half an hour
The energetic manner IN which he ex-
posed the sophistries of Mr.. Leffingwel's 5
position was clear and pointed, and caus-
ed rounds ofapplause until the close
Mr.. Dorr, of the Express & Herald. was
present, and interrupted Mr. vandcver
by question, (the particulars of which
we give elsewhere) but the crushing re-
ply caused roars Of laughter, including
Dorr himself, who took his discontinue
very good naturedly. When the meet
ing adjourned stranger to the whole
audience GOULD have selected the Repub
lican part of the crowd by their smiling
countenances, which were in direct con
trast with the elongated visages of the
Democracy. On the whole, we confess
that of the many public discussions
which we have attended in the course of
our life, we never saw one which termi-
mated in so decided victory as was OBJ
tained by Mr.. Vandevcr al this meeting.
We assure our Republican brethren OF
other counties that we of Linn are all
right, and that we shall prove by our
vote at the polls, not only our devotion
to Republican principles, but that we
consider Mr.. Vandever as leder worthy
to receive our support.-Linn Co., Reg
ister.
The candidates Of the Second Congress
sional Districts of Iowa had set to at
Iowa City last Thursday evening. A
good audience were in attendance. The
pelting of speech lasted for three long
hours. And now the smoke of the con-
test having cleared up, candor, and a
decent respect for the opinions of our
fellow men, compel US to say, that the
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