The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-02-09

Tor the Upton Advertiser
Mr.. EDITOR Il see BY a late issue
Of the Democrat that it has inscribed on
its banner tho name of s. A. Douc las, as
y candidate for the Presidency, "subject
to the decision Of the Charleston Con.
vention.' The editor Of tho Democrat
in placing the Little Giant" at the
head Of its columns remarks, that, he i.
"the only man the Democrats can elcct;"
aud the Democratic conclusion is tina,
he is the only man that can save the
Union. He thinks he Douglas will be
an instrument in the hands Of Providence
to 're-establish harmony in this distract.
ed country we do not deny that
Douglas has been an instrument" or
tool, but We do not believe that he is
in the hands Of rovidence for the pur.
pose Of restoring harmony, but in the
hands of the adversary for the purpose
Of bringing discord IS he has heretofore
done. When We reflect that Douglas
was the author Of a measure that has
resulted in the inception and promulya.
ton Of disunion spirit uneaualled bv
anything that has preceded it; when We
reflect upon the cold reception be has
received IN Congress and throughout the
States and that he is only supported BY
a few bewildered, misguided, broken
down politicians who in their mcapder
ings in search Of Office; or of an excuse
for their past conduct, have lost the
strai GIT forward path and the guide of
truth, and being unable to advance or
return, are standing upon treacherous
ground, or, We might say, no ground at
all: for they say they will abide by the
nomination Of the Charlestoo Cos,.n-
ton, knowing at the same time that the
convention will be composed principally
Of rabid pro slavery, disunion, Southern
bullies, or in other words, Lecomptou
Democrats, with whom Douglas has had
his principal quarrels. While they also
claim that territory may discourage the
introduction Of slavery BY unfriepdlv
legislation and at the same time see the
characteristics Of good and bindip, law
in the bred Scott decision, which hold,
that slavery is rational, aud that slave,
are to be regarded as other "chat,els
PERSONAL We may say, when We re.
feet upon such contradictory creed and
ON the limited qualifications and political
resources Of S. A. Douglas, We cauuo,
resroin from thinking that your neiyhbor
editor possesses microscopic vision of
great magnifying power to enable him to
discover in Douglas the vast powers Of
alienation aud salvation which said editor
out Of the plentitude of his fruitful i'm.
agination, has seen ft to ascrbc to him
or even an appreciable amc unit of the abil,
ity aud availability to support an unpre.
tending scrub race, during the comm,
campaign. And We canno. but beIirvr
that 1t will require vision of still great.
er maSnIfyins power to discover any
traces Of the Little Giant, or any Other
slavery propasand,st in the Presidential
chair after the next Presidential el,..
ton.
The Democrat also seems to think tina,
GOV. Loves message ana Kirkwood,s
Inaugural are very poor affairs-thiuks
his readers would not re d them-s,vs
he will not "tore his readers with them"
how considera.e.' But why don't he
publish the inaugural at least, that neo.
rle may see what bad man We have for
Governor. He thinks Kirkwood ,ays
too much about slavery. lie claims thai,
the decision Of the Supreme Court is
correct, that slavery il national. bu, in.
.i.,s that it should not concern tho ,on
pie Of Iowa. Are We to infer that Iowa
Is not part Of the United States, and
tha, the people of Iowa have no interest
in the Territories aud no right to settle
in them? Oh: wha. pity i. is that
there is not power enough in the Demo
cratic party to make Governor of said
editor 50 that We nigh. have messages
fit to read, aud that the whole State
might be resuscita.ej, renovated and in.
vigorated by huge stream. of ri.,lom and
piety flowing from the Gubnatorial chair
Now We think, Mr.. Editor, the reason
the inaugural is not published is, that i,
contains y plain statement Of facts tina,
have a tendency to shake the faith O.
Democrats who are willing to investigate
If it had been a windy speech full O.
fallacious arguments in favor of slavery
we have GO doubt it would have bee,
published. In the estimation of man,
Democrats it is right to talk in favor o
slavery but not RICH. to talk against it.
Perhaps, MIR Editor, this would be
TT occasion to make a suggestion to you
neighbor, and that is: that il would b,
convenient for him to get his cditoria
matter stereotyped in three parts, b,
might be thus enabled to put up his cdi
torial at less expense, and on extraordin
ary occasions : line or two might b.
placed between the different parts. Tn,
reason we make this suggestion is thai
he has one editorial which he general,
uses, the substance Of it Is: lst, "Sauat.
ter Sovereignty" I'd. Amalgam.tiou ;
Sd, Howls about the Union. The order
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