Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-05-18
An EXCUSE WANTED,

An ExCUSE WANTED.
It l. not the least amusing thing in
the world, to observe the manner in
which the Republican party at large
10 endeavoring to clear itself from the
ignomiuy fastened upon it by the late
prescription vote in Massachusetts.
Had the leaders of the party been
sharp, they would, before the election
trauspired, concocted some scheme,
which should have been understood by
the entire party, and cleared it of its
infamy, or found some gap in the fence
BY which they could have let their
forces through en- mosse, leaving the
whole matter on other hands, instead
Of allowing their party to become 80
Disconnected, and ont Of joint in refer
ence to the two years amendment as
10 now the case.
OF the entire party, there are no two
leaders who have adopted the same
method or same line Of retreat. When
Il became known to them that bomb
shell Was descending into their camp,
threatening destruction and confusion
instead of rallying to any particular
point Of safety, like flock Of foolish,
frightened sheep, they lodged about,
eash member seeking his own method
Of getting out Of danger. Hence it is
that one Of the party organs gets up
the very weak and foolish plea that it
was Democratic movement, and was
carried by Democratic influence; an
other says that the idea was first con-
ceived, and set in motion BY Demo
cratic wire-pullers in the Massachu-
setts Legislature, and that by some un-
known means these Republican men,
ben were swiD1led into voting for it,
while the Democrats all backed out
other declare that the movement was
purely Of . Know Nothing origin, but
that the Massachusetts, Republicans in
order to secure the Know Nothing
party - an ally, were driven to the
necessity Of cutting off the heads Of
the foreign born citizens; others yet
claim that it was adopted by the Re-
publicans to save that State from fall
ing into the hands Of the American or
Know Nothing party; while others,
and the more honest Republicans ~.
ssrt that it was . pure Republican
scheme, and Wa carried out b. Ma
sachusstts Republicans, for good
reasons bet known to themselves.
These excuses, such - these, and .
hundred others, arc daily being con-
ooctsd among tho leaders Of the Re-
publican party. They do not-at all
events they cannot expect anybody to
believe them. The position Of the
Dsmocratic party Of the Bay State is
too we'll know throughout the Union ;
their record is opened to public view;
their acts have never caused them to
hssh, nor have they tried to hide
them, or shoulder them of upon
! another party. God forbid. In this
GO - IN al others, Whatever the
Democratic party does, whether in
Massachusetts, OF in any other State in
the Union,) is BY that party placed on
erseoed, to b seen Of neu,-to be
pointed out BY succeeding generations
= something worthy Of attention and
szanples
We Ghall continue to watch with
essat aaxisty tho attempts Of the op.
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