The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-12-31

raised, and the tactics OF politicians were
at once changed, The champion of the
South, the great HENRY CLAY, % be himself
declared, was thrown overheard in obe-
dience to the anti-slavery public sentiment,
and "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" were
nominated by the Harrisburgh Convention,
to conciliate the South md secure the votes
of the abolisionists at the North. This was
one Of the double games of the Wing party;
it was difficult game to play out, and the
cheat was too apparent to DO successfully
played the second time. The Democrats
accused the Wings of being in league with
the Abolitionists, and the Wings indignant
ly repclled the charge. Wings from the
north fastened to the south, to do homage
to the "peculiar institution" and DANIEL
WEBSTER, the God-like DASIKL--stood up
in the Old Dominion, aud, under an Octo-
ber's sun, pledged his party to be true to
the behests of slavery.
The spirit Of slavery was appeased, and
the greatest intellectual giant of our nation
bowed himself before the southern idol in
the presence of the WISE men, near the same
spot where Brown ard his confederates
were recently executed. The sleepless Wig
lance of the slave power was satisfied: O..
Tho next step was to satisfy the abolition
;sts-ths whole machinery of party was set
in motion, the interests and better feelings
of the abolitionists were appealed to, and
every article which human ingenuity could
devise, was used to persuade them to vote
" this once'' for the Wing candidates. The
political idols of abolitionists were borne in
professions by the High priests Of "hisge'
ny and consecrated by religious ceremonies
on every hill and under every green tree,
and the excitement of party enthusiasm ane
political idolatry ran so high, that when the
fugleman gave the signal for the people to
fall down and worship, out of all the Anti
slavery host, but seven thousand men were
found to stand up in the gap which political
purchase and sale had made. Seven thou
sand me,, with spartan heroism, stood firm
amidst the Tippicanos tornado, against the
food: of hard-cider and the log cabin ex-
element which beat against them.
The Liberty ship was now fairly launched
on the sea of politics, with brave crew,
skillful pilots and courageous officers. Dis
cussions on the question of slavery became
more and more earnest. extending to all bod
les of men, religious and political; the peo-
pie were becoming indoctrlna,ed and
imbued with higher principles of liberty,
and the dignity and greatness of man.
The two great national parties, each in
solemn convention, pledged themselves
"against the agitation of slavery, either in
Congress or on. ofit.' Yet, notwithstand-
ing this pledge the ''irrepressible conflict"
still! went on, and seven thousand liberty
loving men of 1910, became nucleus
around which thousands Of additional forces
rallied in 1871, throughout all the State
elections in Northern States. At each State
election the liberty vote increased, and, in
the fall Of lS43, the Buffalo Convention
the largest and most enthusiastic Conven-
ton ever held in Observation-Disclosures
ratified the nomination Of lo4l. The first
was made amidst the yeIs Of an enfuriated
mob, the ratification was accomplished
peacably and quietly with only the outburst
Of JOY and sladncss of fifty thousand free