The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-11-07
Hon HI. v. johnson.

Hon H. v. Johnson.
In another article in this paper we have
placed upon record, brief, but conclusive
refutations of few of the charges made
against Judge Douglas by the joint indus
try and mendacity Of the two parties repre-
senting the extreme sections of the Union.
Gov. johnson, the Democratic nominee for
the Vice Presidency, has been favored with
charges equally as base as those we have
referred to in reviewing the calumnics
against Douglas. 1t is but just that we
also briefly notice the falsehoods which
have, in imposing capitals and terrific ex
clamation points, so elegantly ornamented
Republican journals when occasion required
tho mention of this distinguished Georgia
patriot and statesman.
1t is said of johnson that in a Philadel-
phia speech made in 1856, he remarked
that "Capital should own labor" This ex-
preston has been tortured to mean that the
proper state of society North, is that in
which the worling man should be the prop
erty Of the capitalist, and upon this infer.
ence mountains of indignation have been
piled up in condemnation of the Georgian
Mr.. johnson has corrected in the inference
by letter and in speeches repeatedly, but
the correction was of no avail His speech
at Philadelphia was review of the condi-
ton of society North and South, and in ex-
hibiting the difference, he stated that in the
necessity South for field or gang-labor in a
climate destructive to whites, it was found
best for "capital to own labor" This is all
of that and the present non productiveness
Of Jamaica as compared with its yield when
"capital did own labor" has brought even
the London Times to confess that Mr.. John.
sons position is the correct one. He had
no allusion to free or white labor at all, and
each one of his slanderers knew it from the
beginning.
Again; it was reported of him that at
Pittsburgh he called mechanics, "the slaves
of the Shops" and informed them that they
chad to obey their masters" This took
air immensely, and though Mr.. johnson in
formed the country that he had used no ex-
preston which could by possibility convey
such an idea, yet the bogus quotation from
his speech went the rounds of press, ros-
trum and pulpit, (probably,) and had its
effect upon the minds of many good per-
sons, who did not stop to reflect upon the
improbability of sensible man like john
son making so impolitic Ito say the least
an observation in the midst of the largest
audience Of artisans that any city in the
Union can boast.
This last roorback was eclipscd, how
ever, by the Indiana invention. At Lafay-
cite, Mr.. johnson made speech and it was
there he is reported to have said that he
chad twenty boys (negroes) on his farm
who could split more rails than Lincoln,
and that he would rather see one of them
President of the United States, than "Hon-
est Abe !"
Had Mr.. j. made this remark he would
have exhibited decided leaning towards
the ''liberal views" of the leaders of the
Republican party, and hence would have
disqualified himself from serving the De.
mocracy; but the absurdity of imputing to
a Southern man preference for negro over
that of white government, to say nothing of
the fatal impolicy Of using such an Insult
ing expression to white audience, is too
monstrous for patient consideration. 1t
was not much denied by Democratic papers
for the reason that an attempt at refuting so
gross lie was an implied insult to the gen.
tleman who was viIlifed. But this, like
other nursery tales of the Republican Moth
err Goose, had its effect on some very small
people, and the end of the inventor was
Our space is too limited to 60 through
with the many munchausens which were
related of the Democratic Vive Presiden-
tial nominee. Suffice it to say, that the
whole canvass has been marked by regu.
lar network of silly clap-trap made up bythe
opposition and sent abroad throughout the
country in lieu of argument. This will be
admitted as true SO soon as the passions of
men have Gained down and reason has
driven out that low party spleen which, we
regret to say, is too much the controlling
element in American politics.