Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-08-05

whole number OF voters In the State could
have witnessed the proceedings, it would
have lost to General Dodge at least 10000
votes. Never did see a man make HIM
self so.unpardonably ridiculous. Ineed hard.
ly tell you that the Democracy here are
very much chagrined, or that every Repub-
lican has grin on his face"
A New Issue.
The Dubuque North Vest, an Admins
tration paper, and the pet organ of Dodge,
Jones & Co., has announced State aid to rail-
roads-a scheme projected by broken-down
stock ;jobbers to replenish their purses and
bankrupt the State-as its motto for the
campaign. This, taken in connection with
the fact that at the Democratic State Conven-
ton Mr.. Dorr presented resolution de-
nouncing State aid, but was compelled by
formidable opposition to withdraw it, looks
as though the Democracy were fully commit
ted to this measure, and will use it as an
electioneering hobby wherever it can be done
to advantage. If so, no doubt the railroad
companies will exert their influence for that
party. Irish laborers will be imported, and
gold will be freely paid out to buy votes for
the Democratic ticket The honest, hard
working yeomanry Of the country, those who
bear the burden of taxation and are most
interested, must unite in opposition to this
formidable combination to plumber the public
fbo of IN
debt, or we fear it will be carried. We have
heard it intimated that the unprincipled
schemers of this gigantic swindle intend, if
possible, to secure in all the counties of the
State the nomination of men for the Legs
lature who are friendly to the measure or can
be easily bought over to favor it. Secrecy
will be observed in localities where it is dan
gerous to raise the issue, but in such places
as Dubuque and Keokuk, where the people
are inextricably in debt, and desire to get the
entire State in similar condition, the issue
will doubtless be openly adopted by the
Democratic party. We warn our Republican
friends throughout the State to beware of
these intriguers.
We do not desire to see State aid made an
issue, but, if the Democracy force it upon US,
we are prepared to accept it. This paper
labored, last Fall and Winter, to strangle the
monster scheme when it was struggling for
existence. We thought it was dead and
buried. But it seems it is again reviving
under the fostering care of the Democratic
party. We shall uncompromisingly oppose
it to the last, no matter by whom it may be
advocated, or what party shall adopt it as a
measure.
SIGNIEIcANr-Hon. A. II. Stephens, of
Georgia, who lately made speech Boosting
of the triumphs of slavery, and declaring
himself in favor of a slave code and the slave
trade, is cordially in favor Of the nomination
of Mr.. Douglas for the Presidency, as is also
Judge Walker, who is nominated for Congress
as his successor. What do the Douglas Dem
ocrats of Iowa, who declare they fare as much
opposed to slavery as anybody" think Of this
How long will they be in finding out that
vote for the Democratic ticket is vote for
slavery and against freedom?
SLAVE BREEDING VS.. TIE SLAVE Trade
The Brandon (Miss) Republican is violently
opposed to the slave trade, not because it
considers it unchristian or inhuman, but
because its revival and increase will spoil the
business of slave-brceding in the slaveholding
States. 1t argues very earnestly against the
injustice which would be done to such States
as Virginia or Maryland, and the ruin that
would come upon them, if, by the importation
of cargoes of Congoes into the extreme South
ern States, the business of,breeding slaves in
the old States for the Southern market should
be spoiled. This is the event impending
which alarms the Mississippi editor.
~It is reported in Washington that the
Mississippi State Convention has instructed
their delegates to the Charleston Convention
to withdraw from that body unless they sue
coed in ENGRAVING upon the platform the
repeal Of all laws against the African slave
trade, and the enactment by Congress Of laws
for the protection Of slave property in the
United States Territories. The South Caro-
lima delegation will follow them. The next
movement in the programme is to call Con
vention, if it is not already called, of disaf
fected Southern States, to meet on the 10th
of November, to declare the dissolution Of thu
Union, and to induce as many States as viii
cooperate to withdraw from it.
GETTING uoRsK-rILE. The Davenport
Democrat says in grandiloquent style o
Gen. Dodge:
"The old war horse is aroused and ready
for the fray. He is inspired with hope O
success in the coming campaign"
i ga short horse is soon curried;" and i
won't take Mr.. Kirkwood long to curry tn
General down and make him as docile a
one of Rarey's subjects. The Gold Wa
! horse" got rampant ut Oskaloosa last week
but was pretty easctualiy cooled down b
the calm reasoning Of MIR. ki,kwood.