The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-02-16
THE LAST DEMUeRATIc CONVENE


It's Resolutions The scdy things look to an outsider
MIR. EDITOR: OF all the funny things done at the
Court House the other day, when the latterday De-
mocracy congregatei TO elect delegates nothing
comcal than the first batch of resolutions repor
ted and passed without adssenting voice. The afec
tionate smile of Col George, liven to his brother
Democrats when they ordered him to sit down and
stamped and hallooed in his ears, was not drol
The dramatical display Of the Hon. H. B. In declining
to act delegate before he asked to do and
when knew that his dear friend Street would prob
bly, be elected with overwhelming majority over
any in favor with 'the clique" very comica
indeed, but that action scarcely equaed the resolu
tions which to be the very quntessence of the
Imaginable. We know that these Democratic leaders
capable of doing many funny things, especially
when they cannot all be supplied with Offices at the
same time, and it becomes necessary to kill of por
ton; but what exceed in comedy, high or low,
the declaration Of principles contained in the resolu
tons published to the world by this Democratic
vention of Wapello county. They proclaim and pub
lish their principles, that the "dear people, may
anime and understand their positions.
! Voters of wapello, II you wish whether the
Democracy Of the present day stand with the party
| that once honored that name examine this recent
declaration of princpesthis batch Of resolutions in
cubated and Matched by the party leaders. Can you
tell If they endorse the principles OF Jeferson9 Mo-
Do you know whether they in favor opposed to
Bankinga No Do you know how they regard the
tariff No! Do they tell you that these questions
not mooted at present and that they have deserted
the principles of the old Democratic party dispose
of the slavery questions Not Do they tell you how
they stand how they stood on the slavery
question: No.! Do they tell you what position they
hold any question: No! But Democrat ex,
claims that they denounce and dbhor the irrepressbe
conflict doctrine ofthe Republicans and its didbocdl
effects carried out by John Brown. What is that
| doctrine. Mr.. Democrat9 Shall find out from
| your resolutions? No But Democratic friend
replies, don't the Democracy of wapello charge
you Black Republicans in these resolutions that you
are in favor of the irrepreasbie conflict, which
the cause of the John Brown raid-that you endorse
and sympathize with the John Brown rad-that you
endorse the Infamous doctrines and false assertions Of
the cowardly Helper-that you are enemies TO the
peace and harmony of the people ofhe United States
and dangerous foes to the Union-hat you pass laws
in several of the States atpg African Republicans
above foreign born citizens politically and socially
and hayerendered yourselves unworthy fthe support
American people, and many other things of this
kind?" Yes sir answer, these resolutions do make
these charges. But, sir has your party principles
that it can make known? Can you do nothing
than make cAdrgesf Do you suppose that honest in
quirng men, DESTROYS of being the political Is
sues of the present day, will be satisfied with bare
charges without one particle of proof? There are
men who are convinced by such arguments. They
need nothing more than bare charge which appeals
to.their preudices They do, not think care to be
riyM. They governed by their prejudces entire
| y and will listen to argument-they all preju-
dice and have reason. Your Democratic resolu
tons will suit such They for your prin-
ciples, they want proof they satisfied with
appeal to their prejudice and passions, and salts
| fed that you should carry such with you l do
MT write this article for this class of aen. Ihave
nothing to say to them, But appeal to the candid
men of all parties who wish to examine andpace
! them elves rigt--men who governed by good
and not by prejudice political motives, wheth
er the, find in this batch of resolves anything but
charges without proof and appeals made the preju
dces ofmen Read these resolutions. and ask your
selves If men fighting for principles would content
themselves such occasion in making these
charges in place of declaring their principles fearless
| ~ and frankly to the world.
When charge is made and not proved, IN Court the
charge is worthless il should be of Court. If
the latterday Democracy have principles to assert
and can do nothing but make charges without any at
tempt to prove them, their charges worthy Of
notice. When person party is charged with any
thing the person charged is not bound to dsprove,
but the person making the charge is bound to prove
up-hence claim that the Republicans not bound
to disprore these Democratic charges. But pro
pose to do more than duty in this instance.
1t viii this article great length to take
up each Of these charges and specifically prove them
to be false but shall attempt it in next consrru-
nicaton. Such charges made for want ofsomethng
better. They base appeal to the prejudices in
tended to deceive for the purpose Of fosting
Office So far as this batch of resolutions is
ii prepared before the Convention cut and dried
believe by the imam whom Mr.. Street makes his
"query" in regard to-
Had Mr.. Street added to his query, "How many
people will believe the charges contained in
buttons of this MANI think he would have made a
stronger and better point. ..
In closing We woutdsay that will speak hereafter
just to show how cosemptiby false the charges are
the endorsement of John Brown, Helper &C. and just
to please the Democracy Of this day. of the Coustu
ton, the Union, the Star spanged Banner and the
Eagle. remain Very truly,
4 JEFFERSON DEMOCRAT