The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-05-14
/" Our Principles,

out EIinCipies.'
"Our principles are truly national
they prescribe no section and they are
plain to be understood by all "--7ipton
Advertiser.
The last Of the above assertions we
admit to be true Tn second ia con.
tradicted by the sweet German accent
of Massachusetts. Mason 4 Dixon's line
marks the first unques.ionably false. -
Io9a State Reporter,
We wish we we're able .ruthfully to
return the compliment, and say that the
principles of the so-called Democracy
''are plain to be understood by all :" but
the facts will not admit of such an asser-
ton. 1t may be that in the minds of
Democratic leaders, and We believe it is
SO, 1t is of no Importance to the common
people that they should understand the
principles that are to be settled by their
votes; in fact they are often induced to
vote directly against their known wishes
and Intentions by the peculiar oftsoap-
ing aud wool pulling Of their leaders, for
instance the vote Of Pennsylvania for
Polk, Dallas, and the Tariff of 49,
and later for Buck, Breck, and Free
Kansas We publish in another col
umn an article from the Consultation,
giving Its position on the question of
" Popular Sovereignty vs. sqnatscr Sow
ereienty," and We would like to know
whether the Reporter is in favor of Pop
ular Sovereignty" or "Squatter Sever
eighty" as there defined. If it is
in favor OF its old doctrine of "squatter
Sovereignty" it is no longer a National
Democrat, but is sectional and opposed to
the Constitution. The Reporter does not
attempt to show that any of our princi-
pies are MT National, bot refers to Ma.
son i Dlxon's line as proof that they are
not Wha: thinks the Exporter Of the
following from the Washington States,
douglas organ: "The Democratic par
~ has the present control Of the Govern
ment, and commands an undoub.ed una.
jorl,y in nearly ha!f the States Of the
Union" According to its reasoning
this would make The Democratic party
sectional, for that part Of the States in
which the Democrats, have an "undoubt
ed majority" is South Of Mason & Dix
on's line. The State Democrat, in speak
ing Of the nominee Of the Charleston
Convention, says that whether "a Ma
tlonal man, or Douglas man, he will
receive, &C." Why this ex expression, if
portion of the Democracy, and that por-
ton too, to which the Reporter belongs
are not sectional There are no princi.
pies Of tie Republican party, that have
not time and again and for long time,
been advocated by the best and most
favored statesmen on both sides of Mason
y Dixon, line. This cry of soctionalism
against the Republican party is all u
humbag, dcsi gned to effect weak minded
men and aid demagogues. 1t is about
played out
1t is rather beneath the character of
the Reporter to charge that because
some, not all by any means, Of the Re-
publicans in Massachusetts have adopted
a certain measure, which is repudiated
and opposed by all the Republicans in
other States, therefore the Republican
party as party are in favor of that
measure. We doubt not the Reporter
would gladly determine for us what our
principles shall be, but, unfortunately for
it, the Republican party is abundantly
able to adopt its own principles. It has
done this heretofore and succeeded. at
will do so again. .s