The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-10-06
For the Guardian.
LITTLEToN, Sept. 25, 80.


Mr.. EDIroR.-At the political discus
sion here on Monday evening, between
Messrs. Tabor and Roszell, Mr.. Roszell
made an assertion that showed him la
mentally ignorant of political history as
it relates to the formation of the Repub
lican party, or else base enough to will
FULLY misrepresent the facts in the case.
In his speech he labored to make foreign
ers believe that the Democratic party
was emphatically the party that held
their rights most sacred, and had no Ma
tive American proclivities whatever
lie stated that on the breaking up of the
Wing party, part Of il joi lei the
Radical Abolition faction, and formed
the present Republican party the re-
mainder resolved itself into the Know
Nothing party; therefore, emanating from
the same source, their early party preiu
dlces alike, and working together at one
time in this State to defeat the Democra.
cy, their views, ends and aims must be
identical. Now. Mr.. Editor, what are
the facts !? Did the Know Nothing parly
have an existence before the Wing party
was totally dismembered in 1854 and
So? do not believe that a single man
of any intelligence, who knows anything
OF political history for the past ten years,
will doubt it. Are not the radical Abo.
litionists as distinct a party now as they
were in 1874, when they ran James G.
Birney for President | think they are.
Where are VIM. L. Garrison and Gerrit
Smith? Do they act with the Republi-
cans {? Assuredly not Was not Ger
rit Smith the Anti Slavery candidate for
Governor of the State of New York last
year. @ a
AT the time of the discussions Of the
kansas-Nebraska Bill and its passage
on the 9th of May 1854, which caused
such turmoil and dismemberment
among the old parties, l was citizen of
New York, and have watched the differ
ent movements of the various political
parties with great deal of interest, ever
since the Anti Rent excitement in l845.
The Anti Renters held the balance Of
power between the two great parties, and
controlled the elections in the State in
great measure till 1852, when the Dem
ocrats elected their candidate for Cover
nor, Horatio Seymour. He, in the Spring
of 1854, vetoed the Maine Law Bill
passed by the Legislature he was re-
nominated by the Democracy through
the influence of the rum sellers, who
raised large fund to carry the State
This abeyance to the rum power offended
many leading and influential Democrats,
who joined the Temperance party and
supported the Wing candidate Myron II.
Clark, who, after campaign against
political intrigue and ballot box stuffing.
which lawless demagogues, under the
influence Of rum, and in the name Of
Democracy (?l only could invent, and
being twice declared defeated, was elec-
ed. Now. are there not every year. in
he eastern States, separate Anl.Saverv
md Know Nothing Conventions +? and
though the Garrisonians may commend
he Republicans in some things, do they
lot often deride them. as men OF no
'pirit-milk and water politicians, etc. ?
The Democratic Party still have strong
Inclination to keep the forces of The rum
power within its jurisdictions Let every
man think. and think boldly. Don'i ..go
i blind. but look into things, and il YOU
IAN swallow rum aud its banelul intlu.
,nce--Slavery extension. with all its az.
grayations, and political swindling aud
Snayery in all possible forms, then you
ire n good. consistent Democrat. and
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