The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-02-18

Abls-ssCan you cay il tooa'' Janes--ss
Am for TITLE Dug nov and eternally."
Rabbit, (,ceak u the knees)-Says h
"supported little Dug when old Buck va,
nominatsd- should 60 for the nominee q
the Charleston Convention-thinks they hat
better send James-was afraid to run aga'ns
James fears he viii get beat-sees Shoe
maker walking in the crowd-satisdcd It II
! sons cass- guesses he wont 90 as dele
gate-- finally, after beating all around the
bush, Is for Douglas, provided they viii
| send him to Des Moines. Williams take.
pity on the COL, and sends him and James
! up BY acclamation.
The country up to this time had been left
out. Baker thinks they are . i" little ahead
Of the hounds, = nominates Sigler, OF Cres-
cent, who made two telling points 10 answer
l--ssis not green enough to be bought up
nov, - but makes the convention swallow a
bitter pill, by nominating A. II. Palmer.
The cry for Palmer now was vociferous, he
! had been on his knees to the Douglasites,
but they didn't want him. Larimer scuds,
James gets behind the stove. Dan jackson
carries his points, and Palmer is elected.
Palmer, tickled, comes out for the country
Democracy, boldly, and instructed Central
Committees to call delegate conventions
hereafter, to prevent skullduggery. The
delegates are instructed to vote for Doug.
las men. Quiet being restored, JsD. Test
opens the ball again with FIRE brand, in
the shape Of resolution, SO drawn, that it
took all the back bone left, to it. Here
| it is:
RESOLVED, That the treaties, the laws Of
the United States, and the judicial decisions
thereupon, recognize the institution of
Slavery, as legally existing; and, tits our
duty, as good citizens Of common Govern
ment, in good faith, to stand by that Con-
stitution, those treaties, those laws, and the
decision Of that final arbiter of all disputed
points, the Supreme Court Of the United
States.
Crawford here took the stand against the
Resolution, and made good Republican
speech. He was opposed to Slavery in all
shapes, manner and ways-believes that all
men are born free-impugns Tests motives,
and wound up by. whitening his right arm
before supporting it. Test asserts his mo-
tives to be right, md stands up to the rack
lis for old Buck, but expects to work next
Fall for 10. Lane.
Palmer is in a tight place-don't want to
support Tests resolution because Test drew
it-dar not vote against it, his head is a
little unsafe-offers substitute, endorsing
the Cincinnati Platform and the bred Scott
decision.
Crawford won't stand either, and the i'm.
maculate Parrot comes to the rescue, and
gets between Test and Crawford, to save
the party-saysif they defeat the resolution,
the party is dead, and if they pass it, the
Republicans will use them up-is judicously
inclined 10 the matter, and recommends it.
Referred Ito the Grand Jury, believes there
it can befxed all right.
Babbitt follows, and the crowd leave. lie
is in favor of the resolution, provided it
don't control his opinion. Don't like the
Constitution of the United States, should
make different one-(a Democrat soto roce
81 should hate to live under q Constitution
you would make" Thinks they must obey
the laws, but don't think the laws of Mis-
souri, right-wants to runs for Congress
next Fall, and would like to be reported as
Free-Soil Democrat to catch Republican
votes-beats to all points Of the political
oompass-is very eloquent, and figures up
the cost of the Insane Asylum, saves the
Union and is bound to 90 to Charleston.
James is short and to the point-would
rather vote for John Brown and his cresc,
than fall into the arms of old Buck.
Test meets the question, and will not give
IN inch, says they are all going Cover to Re-
pnblicanism" God forbid it.) Concessions
had ruined the party-let the "whiri- winds
pass that are wiping them out, aud stick to
the good old doctrine that Slavery is nation
al and Freedom sectional, and the day will
come, when they will again be appermost.
He is evidently bound to carry out the an
ecdote as related by his Father, about the
pioneer and his chickens. "IIe is on his
back to have his legs tied" Finally the
resolution is amended, and smuggled-bu
We luckily copied it, and bring it to light
again. We should like to see the person,
who, after listening to the proceedings OF
that Conven ton, could tell US Of what De.
mocracy consists?
THE MURDER CASE.
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