The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-08-20
KIRKwOOD & DODGE.
The Republicans Rejoicing The Demscra"
Chopfallen.

Chopfallen.
| On Thursday afternoon, our city was Wis
tied BY the opposing candidates for Cover
nor Hon. S. j. KrRKwoop and Gen. DoDcE,
and the discussion which had been previous
" announced, came off in the afternoon, at
Concert Hall. The attendance was quite
large, great many people from the coun-
try towns being in attendance. The debate
was opened by the Republican candidate,
Mr.. KIRKwooD, who made an able and mas
terly exposition of Republican principles
He clearly proved that these were identical
with those entertained by the early found
ers of the government, upon the great ques-
ton of Slavery restriction, and by all the
statesmen of the country, both great and
small, to within brief period. He cited IL
decision of Judges Mason and WILSON, made
while on the bench in this State, directly
declaring that Congress had full power to
exclude Slavery from the Territories, and
he also produced bill introduced by Cen
DopoE, himself, into Congress, establishing
n government for Nebraska, in which the
same power over the subject Of Slavery was
expressly recognized. He pointed out the
direct personal and political interests which
the frcemcn of the North have in this ques-
ton; showed how, step by step, the Slave
power had succeeded in obtaining the con
| troll of the government--that 1t has defeat
ed the Pacific Railroad Bill, the Homestead
Bill, and every other measure having ten
dency to benefit the free North, and that its
next demand would almost certainly be, the
opening of the Slave trade and the right to
bring Slaves into the free States, and retain
them as long as their owners might desire.
Mr.. KlRkwooD was frequently interrupted
by rounds of applause, during the delivery
of his opening speech.
Gen. DODGE followed in n disjointed and
discursive harangus of an hour and half,
during which he touched on great many
subjects, but without fully discussing any.
He admitted the early policy of the govern
ment had been in favor of Slavery restric-
tion-admitted that he had proposed bill
in the Senate containing that principle-ad-
mitted that Judges Mason and WILSON had
in iudicih decision 80 declared the law OF
the land, but, claimed that all this was
wrong that new light had burst in upon
the country upon those subjects-that the
Republicans upon all these points, though
now Standing where JEFFERSON and MADI
son stood, were in the wrong, and he final
! " gloried 10 his vote, in favor of repeating
the Missouri Compromise, as the proudcss
act of his life. Having thus relieved his
mind Of National politics, he passed on to
State affairs, md spent near an hour de-
nouncing the Lunatrc Asylum, the Agricul-
tural College Bill, the appointment Of JAS.
THoR1SGroS, as Swamp Land Agent, the A.
legged increase of State expenditures. and
finally, flaming denunciation Of Governor
GRIMES, who, according to the ex- m nis;ers'
showing, carries upon his shoulders the
whole Republican party of the State. Du-
ring all this part of the speech, the audi
ence manifested the most supreme indltfer-
euce. Hardly a single sign Of applause was
heard, nor could the val ant general do
more than raise few slight stamps, whea,
in conclusion he told his hearers what Won
derful things he had done in the Senate,
how he had dared SoULE, of louisiana, to
come on to Nebraska with his - niggers,%
how Judge UNDERWOOD had endorsed what
he said, and above all how proud he was to
march under the flag of Henry Clay and
Daniel Webster. Finally, he declared that
the support given BY the Republicans to the
Homestead Bill and the Pacific Railroad,
was all for the purpose of catching the peo-
pies votes, and that the Republican ,nem-
bers of Congress, never expected or intend
ed that either Of those measures should be
passed into laws!
| Mr.. KlKKwooD, then appeared on the
stand, and in the brief half hour allowed to
him made most triumphant,r to thedull
haranguc Of his competitor. We have not
space to notice the points which he made !;
suffice it to say, that he demolished, most
sffectually the charges Of extravagance
brought against the Republican State ad-
mnistration--noteed and viBdicated its ac-
ton in reference to the Lunatic Asylum,
and Swamp Land Agent, and declared his
hearty approval of the Agricultural College,
and showed that the great difference between
the way in which the Republicans treated a
State printer, who, as Gen. DopGE alleged,
! had got more money than the law allowed /;
and the Democrats Il Land officer which the
| L. S. Government charges with retaining
/ SO, 900 of the public moneys in bis hands, to
be this, that tho former direct the State prin-
terto be prosecute ed for the money, while tn ,
Democrats nominate their man for high
public station! In conclusion, he called
upon the Republicans to stand fast and firm
by their principles, to fight the good fight
valiantly, and assured them that a glorious
victory, both in the State and the Nation,
would sosn reward their labors. So well
pleased were the people, with the manner in
which Mr.. K. acquitted himself in that ef-
fort, that their delight could not be restrain.
ed, and be was interrupted by frequent and
continued outbursts of applause. The Re-
publcans were delighted, the Democrat.
chop. fallen, and were compelled to admit
that their boosted leader, had been fairly
vanouished in this intellectual contest.
Abe Lincoln.
This distinguished gentleman addressed :
very large audience of ladies and gentlemen
at Concert Hall in this city, Saturday eve.
ming last. In the brief limits Of newspa
per article, it were impossible, even though
wo welded the trenchant pen OF BABBiTT
which we do not) to give even an Outline
of his mastery and unanswerable speech
: The clear and lucid manner, in which he Sc