The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-07-03
Tho Ball Observation-Disclosures Meet
ings...Republican Up and Doing.

Tho Ball Observation-Disclosures Meet
ings.--Republicans Up and Doing.
w A regular meeting of the County
Republican Club was held at the Court
House in this place on Saturday last. and
although no particular effort to obtain an
audience was made, further than the cir
culation of few handbills, day or two
previously, announcing the speakers, the
large court room was nearly filed with
earnest. active Republicans, mostly farm
ers. Butt Democrats, we are sorry to
say, were present. The speakers an
nounced were JOSEPH A. CHApL1ks, s.
P. ADAMS. and Hon. THOMAS DRUMMoND,
of Vinton. Mr.. ADAMS was prevented
from attending. but Messrs. CHApLrNE
and DRuMMoND were on hand at the pro-
per time. It was arranged that the for
mer should speak in the afternoon and
the latter in the evening. After the US
ual business of the club had been dispos-
cd Of, the President introduced Mr..
CHApLINE. who was greeted with hearty
applause. He soon established a chord
of sympathy between himself and his au-
ditors, and under the influence OF their
enthusiasm we venture to say that he
made one Of the best speeches he ever
made. We have no space for even an
outline Of it. He talks with fluency. and
has a good vein of anecdote and humor
He laid out broad and substantial foun.
dation for his argument. and built it up
in the strngest and most symmetrical
style. He showed that the Democratic
party was responsible for the slavery agi-
tation, and for the existence of the Re-
publican party. That when the country
was at peace, STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS threw
the fire-brand OF the repeal Of the Mis-
souri, Compromise into Congress. and set
on FIRE the elements which have since
blazsd so fiercely. He showed that Mr..
DouGLAs's first bill for the organization
Of Kansas and Nebraska contained no re.
peal of the Missouri restriction /; that he
had but short time previously prouounc-
ed that Compromise as sacred as the con
stitution itself; that in lS4s he had NOV
cd its extens Don to the Pacific /; but when
Mr.. Dixon. Of Kentucky. told him. on
behalf Of the South. that the Compromise
line must be ripped up. and that unless the
Committee on Territories would do it, he
himself would propose it, Mr.. DoUoLAs
suddenly found that what he had just
pronounced sacred was violation Of the
constitution. and was the man to do what
he had previously pronounced impious to
attempt. The speaker took up the ques-
ton ofthe power Of Congress over the
Territories, and showed that the policy
OF the government. formerly. was pre-
cissly that of the Republican party that
AOWSs nuu al tuo NoEtnWeSleTU oTTl-
tories were under that policy. and that it
had not been considered tyrannical but
. beneficial one. He showed what a
change of policy had done--what it had
done in Kansas-and quoted Mr.. DoUG-
LASS late boast. that Squatter Sovereign
" had given to slavery degree and a
half moro Of territory than it had ever
asked. He showed up the fallacious char
actsr of Squatter Sovereignty. by ref
erencs TO the vetoes. by the governors of
Kansas and Nebraska. Of the bills pro-
hibiting slavery in those territories
showed that tho President, under that
doctrine. was the ruler of the Territories.
for he appoints the governors. who can
veto tho laws Of the territorial legisla-
turs. and though those laws may be pass
cd over his head, yet the President also
appoints the judges who control the ad-
ministration OF them. He also read an
extract from speech Of HENRY CLAY's.
denouncing in strong terms tho prop
osition Of permitting slavery to 60 into
the Territories. Democrats denounced
Republicans for not acquiesing in the
decisions Of the Sup.eme Court. Mr..
Chapline read from decision Of Chief
Justice MARSHALL. deciding that Con.
gress has power to charter a United
States Bank he then read from the Gin
clnnati platform. which is still the plat.
form Of The Democracy. wherein it is de.
clared that Congress has no pover to
charter a United States Bank. On a
question Of freedom and slavery this
party would allow no difference with the
Court, but on aquestion Of banks they
bid the Court defiance.
Mr.. Chapline made many other points,
which he put SO forcibly as to draw ex
preston OF applause from his audience
lie spoke Of our candidates and paid
them proper tribute. He showed thai
the contest was not between Mr.. L;nco,,