Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-06-16
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North Vest, breatbes the spirit Of genuine
Democracy. If like sentiments were en-.
tertained and promulgated by every Dem.
ocrat, our party would soon regain the
power it lost through unwise dissension.
among its leaders:
A time has arrived in the political his.
tory of Iowa in which, in our opinion, i
the Democracy can not succeed, it may
n@ reasonably hope to do so for some time
to come. The period has arrived in which
in our opinion, the Democratic party O
Iowa can win back the State. In the ex,
preston Of these sentiments, we avow thu
utmost sincerity, because we believe trul,
in the words we speak.
But, to arrive at 80 desirable an end, a,
the redemption of the State from the hand.
Of the Republican party, the coming fall
condition Of things must be inangurateG
among the Democrats OF the State them,
selves, that has not existed for year d
two. 1t is undeniable, that for q period
most disastrous divisions have sprung W
in the ranks of the Democratic part,
throughout the whole Northern section O
the Union, from which calamity the party
in no State has suffered more than in Iowa
Nevertheless as the past is no criterion b,
which to judge the present, so are we no
bound to look at the future through the
medinm Of the present. What is past. i,
past. The present is with us, for action
the future is ours for good. Let US EN-.
brace both.
The issues upon which the Democracy
Of Iowa have hitherto been separated i,
sentiment, are dead. Transitory measures
not involving permanent party sentiment
should never produce permanent dissen.
sions in the party. Hence, to all reason.
able Democrats-all who wish well to the
Democratic party-must recur the idea
that success can now only be purchased b,
cancellation, harmony and determined zeal
These elements haze given stability to the
party, when in its greatest trials they
have borne the party to triumph. when the
elements ofoppostion ragged around, threat
enIng to engulph us all. The present is
no less suspicious for the triumph of union
and harmony in our ranks, than have been
a thousand other occasions in past times
At the head Of cur national affairs we
have an able, wise and discreet statesman,
whom the Democracy of the whole Union
elected 10 Office by an unanimous and con
soidated effort, two years ago last fall
True. his entire policy has not. unfortu.
nately, accorded with the views of a por-
ton of the party, but this result may rather
be attributed to the fact that all men are
not so constituted as to be able to see the
same object in the same light than because
Mr.. BUCHANAN has erred in his policy
We have, however, no word of blame "a
urge against those who could not see GER
tain Questions as he and his friends saw
them. and we are glad that the dividinc
issues are past away. Bet assurediv
there is enough to see in Mr.. BucHaxAy 5
administration to admire, and endorse &c
give both place of honor in the bosom Of
every Democrat. This is certainly true
and we meet few or no Democrats who dc
not unreservedly yield their hearty en-.
dorsement to the general policy of Mr.. BIZ.
cHANAs. This being the fact, it is no, true
as the opposition endeavor to make the
world believe that an administration com.
ing into power two short years since
amidst the acclamations of united party
has now no friends in that party to sustain
it. 1t is not true, we say, and our oppo.
nents, in arguing from such premises, only
exhibit their hopes without any accompan
yng logic.
Then what should the convention at Des
Moines do? Simply this:
hdop: Platform, harmonious, concil.
liatory. Re-aiiirm the doctrine of the
Cincinnati Platform, declare for the unity
of the Democratic Party and its princi
pies; denounce Congressional intervene
ton IN the affairs of the territory, as un.
derstood in the canvass of 1856, and as
embodied in the Kansas Nebraska Bill ;
endorse the general policy of the National
Administration, and boldly declare in fav-
or of the acquisition of the Island of
Cuba.
Second, to nominate such o ticket for
the support Of the People Of this State, as
will ensure its triumphant election upon
the platform made.
Now, we feel very sure that the adoption
Of such platform at Des Moines will meet
with the enthusiastic appreciation of the
Democracy of Iowa. Democrats feel this
platform to be correct--they will not hest.
tate to give vitality to its outward expires
sion. Such platform will unite and con
solidate the party. Such platform will
serve to rally the party again as in times
past, around common centre, whilst it will
entirely Danish those dissentions from our
ranks, that have caused so much mischief
and which, happily, are already nearly or
quite died out. Such a platform will be
Just to ourselves, to the National Admins.
tration, and the Democratic Party of the
nation, whilst it can do no damage to any
one, not even those statesmen and their
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