The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-02-19
From the Burlington Hawk-eye.
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There are some honest men still acting in
the Democratic party, who cannot persuade
themselves that the principles of the party
they belong to, have changed within the last
ten or twenty years. They profess to be-
leve it to be the same, high toned, liberty
loving party, that it was, when it boldly
proclaimed it's free soil and free labor prin-
ciples, in its every platform, and on every
stump. Nor, can they be made to believe
that there is any antagonism between their
interests as citizens Of Free State, and the
interests of the slave owners who have got
the complete control of their party. And
hence they follow along wherever their slave
masters lead, giving their assent to whatev
er they do.
1t does seem to us, that if anything in the
world will open the eyes Of these men, it is
the recent vote on the Homestead Bill, in
the House Of Representatives,. Every intel
Iisent man can readily judge for himself,
from that vote, who are the friends Of the
laboring poor-who are the genuine Demo
cracy-aud who they are, who seek to eie-
vate the condition of the laborer, by giving
him I'm interest in the sol. We imagine that
very few men are so obtuse RS not to per-
ceive that the slave propagandists are war
ring. not against color, but against condition,
and that they seek to keep the free workman
and mechanic on the same social level with
the slave.
The whole stock in trade Of Gen. 4. c.
DoDGE, in all his political canvasses as q
delegate to Congress from Iowa, were the
votes and speeches of Mr.. CLAY against the
pre-emption laws. He talked about nothing
else. By Mr.. CLAWS record on that subject,
he satisfied himself, and tried to convince
others, that the Wing party was opposed to
the interests Of actual settlers and honest
toll. And he succeeded in a good Degree
When this distinguished Individual shall re-
turn from the virtuOus court of Isabella of
Spain, to canvass Iowa as Il candidate for
Governor, he will be sadly bcwildered in his
rock onings. lie viii find new party formed
during his absence, bearing none Of the obi
um that he used to attempt to fastGn upon
the old Wings, but occupying and going far
beyond the ground he professed TO stand
upon--he will find his old southern associ
ates holding II new position on subject of
Western settIemcnts-his former political
capital wholly exhausted; and he himself
vii! be found moving in the political dance,
With n ncw set Of partners and on new side
Of tho question. Such are the changes
brought about by the spirit Of slavery pro-
pug@ne.isln.
We beg every one of our readers to exam
inc closely, the following analysis Of the vote
IN the House Of Representatives on the
Homestead Bill. When YOU have read it,
show it to your neighbors. File it away for
future reference. Instruct your children as
to the issue it involves. Teach them the
mora! it contains; and thus prepare them to
minEle intci.iErutlv in the great contest
which is to settle the character Of this
continent. ana finally If the v,r,I. far free.
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