Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07
A Few Plain Question:.

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| A Few Plain QUESTION:.
Who are in favor of extending the areo ~
slavery? The Democrats. II
g, VINO are in favor Of re-opening the African
Slave Trade? The Democrats. . 7E'~--
VINO attempted to deprive the Germans
IN Kansas OF their right to vote because thew
favored Liberty? The Democrats. nal. :
Who hold that adopted citizens are sinh.
Ject TO military duty in their native land p
The Democrats. ra' ..ls1, - - ~ :
Who made the law imposing heavy fine
upon freemen, who would not turn out and
nelp TO catch runaway slaves? The Demo.
Who are openly advocating disunion if
they are defeated in the next Presidential
campaign? The Democrats. -
Who propose, at no distant future. to call
their "Slave rolr' on Bunker Hill9 The
Democrats. - .3t>AAo'
Who have reduced the country in three
snort years from solvency to bankruptcy p
The Democrats.
Who believe that one drop of African
blood IN mans veins renders him incapable
OF having any rights that white men are
bound to respect? The Democrats.
VINO make the bred Scott decision the
corner stone of the foundation of their plat.
form? The Democrats.
Who, in 1856, made the law, which is still
IN torce-similar to the massachusetts Iaw''
compelling foreigners to be residents Of
South Carolina seven years before thew can
vote? The Democrats.
Who elected Hartford Convention Fed
erallst to be President of these United
States? The Democrats
-, VINO voted to increase the rates of postage?
The Democrats.
Who slaughtered the Homestead Bill after
Republicans had passed it in the House p
Democratic Senators.
REV. HENRY CLAY DEAN.-This individ.
ual, sent out by the State Democratic Central
Committee, visited this city on Saturday last.
and made speech at the Court House. In
personal appearance, he is curiosity. He
is about tive feet and half high, very fat
and very slovenl y, wears his hat tipped over
on one side, and when he walks rolls and
swaggers along like an over.fed butcher
His profession is that of Methodist Minis.
ter bat he looks and acts about as much like
preacher as porcupine does like an ante
lope, or hog like canary bird When he
commences speech, he thrusts both hands
into his breeches pockets, draws his head
down between his shoulders, doubles himself
into heap like another QU1LP, speaks in
low, whining, canting tone; PAGES the plat
form backward and forward, walks down
into the aisle among the audience; gradually
raises his voice, lifts up his head, brandishes
his fists, and makes grand climax bv rend
ing the air and paving the GROUND like
bull. ~ r.. - -o
The Rev. HENRY CLAY DEAN opened his
speech in this city by drawing a glorious
picture of the State as it was five wears ago
floods of emigrants flowing into it, every
department of industry, agricultural, me-
chanical, commercial and professional. active.
ly employed, labor in demand, money abun-
dant: and then he drew another picture of
the condition OF the State now the value of
land depressed, money scarce, laborers idle.
business OF all kinds everywhere staenant.
and more settlers moving out than coming
into its boundaries. And to what influence
did he attribute all this change? Can any.
body guess? Why solely and exclusively to
the administration Of the Republican plrtv
in the State Of IONA! This is fair sample
of the truthfulness of his whole speech.
lasting two full hours. Such sophstry, such
vulgarity, such blasphemy, such shameless
prostitution Of the talents of public spea.
ker, we never before witnessed in all our DO
litical experience. Such an ecclesiastical
monstrosity did he prove himself to be, that
when he yesterday attended the church of
the denomination to which he processes to
belong, the usual courtesies of the profession
were withheld from him, and the officiating
minister in the course of his sermon said
that any clergyman who would prostitute
his profession and his abilities in a cause
such as that which DEAN serves. would de.
serve to 60 to the lowest hell that any hypo-
critic would ever find!
So much for the Democratic speech of the
Rev. HENRY CLAY DEAN in the CITY of Du-
buque. The Herald says it made hundred
conversions from the Republican to the
Democratic faith! If he will repeat it from
this time till the election, it will add thous-
and votes to the Republican majority.
6uque Times, Sept. 26th. r..s
The CAMPAIGN OPiN1oN.-Judge Loves
"opinion" in the Babbitt case is published as
the last campaign document" of the canvass.
and too late to be discussed and answered in
one-half of the State at least. That Judge
should be able, in the course of two years,
during which the case has been before him,
to prepare an opinion which will answer as q
plausible campaign article, may be conceded,
especially if it be issued so short time before
the election as to leave no chance to circulate
an answer. The circumstances of the case,
and the opinion of Judge Mason, published
by way of defense and apology for Babbitt,
will 60 much further with the honest masses
in condemnation of Babbitt than all the soAire.
pashing campaign opinions that can be put
afloat from this time until the election
Gate City.
DEFAULTERs ON THE RIsE.-Eads, the