The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-12-22

fore, and essssm hin - such now. although
Ne arsss far spars, politically, y the poles"
= in consideration Of eur having "notieed
and commsnted upou'' his fssmsr article, u
cut with smother producsien, in which hs
sets forth his ssvisxs 10 relation to Slavery
in the Territories" and puts So few plain
ipterrogasories'' to rs. For the porpess OF
gratifying sar ssfriend'' BAkIH-in s.jus-
tee" to whom, We may say, We have always
honared him a. thorough bred pro-siavery
Democrats good vire-worker for his party
-as.fea.lsss" big Sheriff, and "good egg"
gensrally-we propose to nstics and com
msns upon his last political document. we
care not to say anghs in relation to what be
sets forth - his .riews in regard to Slavery
in the Territories because those views are
set forth much more plainly and succinctly
in the Breckinridgs platform; which found
but little over one thousand supporters in
the State of Iowa. This fact should satisfy
eur afrisnd" BAkkR, that there 10, perhaps,
something wrong 10 his ''views in relation
to Slavery 10 the Territories"
Now for the s'fcw plain interrogatories.'
Here We have the frss Of the series ~ follows:
Frat. Don't you honestly believe this 10, Ard has
been ever since the formation Of this Government the
bess and conferred blessings. POLITICAL religious
and social than any other Governments under the sun,
upon its citizens?
IL erasifes Us exceedingly to be able to
respond to the above decidedly in the affirm.
alive. Bot this great and benefcent Gov.
ernment shall be destroyed, says BAKER
Wherefore? Why, because the party to
which be belongs has been defeated in q
consest for the Executive department of the
sane-and different policy is to be inaug.
urased from that which MIR. BAKER and a
factious minority think essential to the we'll
being of their party. ra
Second And you not aware that this Government
which IL blessing to be e;izeno has been in the
hands OF the Democratic party tourfths Of the time
since its otgsnzation its honor maintained at home
and abroad by that party which you cannot Ian
suage degrading enough express your contempt for?
| Sorry are We to confess to our ''frisIdi'
BAKER, that We were not before aware that
this Government " has been in the hands of
the Democratic party four-ff,hs of the time
since its organization" The Democratic
party has had control Of the Government
only about one: fourth Of the time since its
Observation-Disclosures Under Jackson, 5
years; Van Buren,, years; Polk, 4 years /;
Pierce, years Buchanan, years making
a total of "a years-all told.
In regard to the second clause Of the sec.
ond "plain" in;srrosatory, as above, We
plead guilty, emphatically. We neuer were
much on using degrading language, and We
therefore cordially thank "friend" BAkER
for saying to the world that VIC could not
''use language degrading enough to express
our contempt" for the present Democratic
party. We can never be anything but a
personal friend to our late Sheriff 90 long
as be does US such ample justice, a. this We
have noted.
that portion OF the Republican platform that says all
men are born free and equa-whether means the ne
gro as we'll as the white man2
This inquiry, We are happy to inform friend
BAKER, is founded on false premises. No
portion of the Republican platform says
that call men are born free and equal''--
nor yet intimates any thing Of the kind. Mr..
BAKER should become better posted in regard
to what the Republican platform contains,
before he attempts to draw conclusions from
its premises. Misrepresentation of this char.
acter, by men no better informed than Mr..
BAKER, is what has created the present
trouble.
Fourth. As your party will be in power after the 4th
Of March next, you inform how you are go
ing TO administer this Government to better cond-
ton and make prosperous a nation than we
present, and have been since its organza-
ton?
We think we can give the desired informa-
ton. The Republican party proposes to
administer the Government in the interests
of free white labor, instead of, as at present,
in the sole interest Of a few thousand slave
holders; to arrest the enormous plundering
of the treasury which has obtained under
Demo cratic sway, and conduct the Govern
msnt on principles Of economy, as in the
days Of its founders; to encourage and build
up the industrial and mechanical interests
Of the nation, by means Of comprehensive
and judicious tariff, so adjusted as to secure
to the working men of the country "liberal
wages, to agriculture remuuerating prices,
to mechanics and manufacturers an adequate
reward for their skill, labor and enterprise"
and thus to the nation greater commercial
prosperity and independence; to dsvelops
the country by giving to settlers on the pub
lie domain . homestead Of leo acres-and
by the construction Of the Pacific Railroad
thus opening up the whole country to the
march Of civilization.
As briefly as possible, have We answered
the "plain'' interrogatories of WILLIAM
BAKER, late Sheriff of PotsawattanieC oun-
ty. We hope he is satisfed-if he is not, We
shall conclude that since the late election,
bis Wits have constantly been "wool- gather.
ing" WILLIAM, adisu-bus when you shoul-
der your mu.ket for the wars, don't get
disco uragsd and turn back, a. you did once
upon time, after you started your pedal
sx.remities pike's Psak. wards.
GIVE have ct last the official vote Of
California. Total vote, lls,sl3; Of which
LINCOLN received sc, 12S; DouGLAs, 81, 1854
BRkckNaIpeE, 1851 BILL, 9,ll3; scat