Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-16


SPEECH OF Col. ScHADE.-We regret that
our time and space forbid us, yesterday, from
entering upon the merits Of this speech
The Colonel is a short man, with rather a
good countenance, beaming with sort Of
hopeful vivacity. His stock in trade consists
principally of the Massachusetts, Amendment,
which he anxiously endeavors to fasten upon
the Republicans of Iowa. He is not ignorant,
however, of the overwhelming reputation
fthat measure, as he gave us passingly to un-
derstand The Col, in magnifying this single
infringement upon the rights enjoyed by for
eigners, confined as it is to special and COM
paratively snail locality, closes his eyes to
the wholesale proscriptive policy Of Demo
cratic Federal Administrations, before which
it shrinks into insignifcance. 1t is certain
that he remained profoundly mum in regard
to that precious document, the LIE Cierc letter !;
and, even upon his view of the case, has
made but poor selection in preferring no
citizenship at all to citizenship under certain
restrictions, however grievous. But we
repeat our protest against that measure, and
proudly point to the persistent opposition of
the Republican press at large against it, and
the action Of nominating conventions in other
States, as solid and substantial proofs of
friendship for and appreciation of foreigners,
in comparison to which Democracy at best
can offer but shadowy pretenses.
The Col. exhibits his usual perversity and
unfairness in attempting to saddle the Repub-
lican party with the responsibility of having
originated the prohibitory liquor laws, when,
in fact, the party had no existence at that
time, and the epidemic then prevailing upon
this subject was not confined to party limits
In abiding to lager-beer the Col. emphatically
declared against the harmless nature of that
beverage. "The idea," said he, "that lager
is not intoxicating is bosh lis humbug I"
But-"Why talk of dead issues?"
The Col. is in difficulty, also, about the
Know-Nothings. He seems to forget, un-
grateful as it is, the services that party rem
dered to James Buchanan in '56, and the
fact that it has since been absorbed by
the Democracy. The Cass doctrine, in our
opinion, is the quint-essence of that absorp.
ton.
Schade introduced at the close of his speech
bug-a-boo story that the Republicans were
anxious to colonize several counties in the
State with Africans, and made the ridiculous
assertion that they were aiming to force white
laborers into competition with the black
after which followed his precipita.e quietus
in the manner yesterday described. The
brief German interlude was substantially to
the same effect as his remarks in English.
Regard the speech from whatever point of
sight we may, it is utterly barren of the
far-reaching and humanizng views Of
principles and policy by which the highest
interests of society and the nation can ever
hope to be permanently advanced. In this
respect Rusch towers in majestic grandeur
far, far above his lilliputian antagonist.
Rusch is statesman-Schade pettifogging
politician in the pay of the pro-slavery, fill
clustering Democracy, or else man of limited
comprehension, who has become the dupe of
his own political ignorance and the tricks of
partizans His efforts will confirm Germans
IN their previous good opinion of Rusch,
whose fairness and frankness, no less than
his exalted ideas Of public policy, will be
rewarded by their votes.---Daily, 10Th.
,JA correspondent of tho St. Louis
Democrat writes from Gentry county, Mis-
souri,, that that county can furnish more
Elnanc: pationists than any other north of
the Missouri, and that in the course of FIVE
years they can elect their candidate with
ease. Three years ago no one dared utter a
word in onnosition to Slavery now II