The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-09-01

BELLEvERETr-
!. En-. NoSPAHEn-As.y Jon san -fs to pub-
liz nv frs. instslnent Of ssgiissering gen
raEt;es, - to eonnent upo0 the same, and
] 70 express . vi.h TIA, you'd ven:i,a.e the
creed Of y party shrosgh your solsnns-
] feel eosstraised to again rush into print,
!. shesxh, perhsps. in = dssulsory nsnssr.
IL eonnsssiOz upon mJ letter Of last
ueek, you assert that the niger 10 n issue,
snd nuss Be desls With y whoever shall be
chosen President, whether il be Mr.. BELL,
Or am other man: yoa then inquire
s..rhsrs;n would Mr. BELL differ from The
other candidates, 70 far, a. seefionaltsm IS
concerned z. Nav, that the 1igger is 81
sz4ss, saassstx tssisa. Tier eae.-
ton la. become tie one great question !;
aad nan vino becomes . candidate for
any OtHee ia the sifs Of the people, from
PEesidsas Of the Cnited States, to town
Constable, " judged solely BY the position
be occupies upon ibis question Of the mig
ger. In order therefore, 70 answer more
enthusiastically, your inserrogasory, l viii
endeavor, FIRST, to show, briefly, the posi-
tons occupied BY all the candidates now
running and then ascertain By compari-
son, "wherein Mr.. BELL differs from the
other candidates, so far as sectioadiism is
coaeerned." candidate for President
can be known only By the platform upon
which be stands, when coming before the
people therefore, in judging Of the mer-
its or demeri's, the Conservatism or seetion-
alism, Of the mea at present before the
country as Presidential aspirar.s, We must
needs eoEhne ourselves, exclusively, to the
platforms upon which they stand, and
which they have respectively endorsed as
The embodiment Of their views upon the
most prominent matters Of Nationaipoiisy.
To this end, then, let Us look irss at the
platform adopted BY the Republican Ma
fiona! Convention a, Chicago, and see If we
can discover anything there that has the
appearance OF sectiona!isn. BY reference
to Art. 8, of that instrument We end the
following words - ...s
s. That The aaEIaaI coaifi0H Of all the territory OF
the United States Is thai o, ffeesiem That oar
ReEHbl.C fathers when they had abolished slavery
in all natluIaI efF.tsEy, ordsHe t,t mo pcFsj
should be deprived Of life, property, without due
process % law tesonIes daty by legislation,
whenever such Legislation is necessary, maintain
this provision Of HE Constitution AGAINST all attempts
TO violate AMI deny the aQhrrity Of Congress,
OF territorial legislature, Of auy individuals
give legal existence to slavery III any Tarrisory OF the
Emitted States. --r---------.
Now, ! ask, If any intelligent man, who
respects alike the rights and interests Of all
sections Of our common eaunsry-South, as
well as North-whose mind is gejudiced
by the effect Of party spirit, can carefully
read the above resolution and honestly de-
clare that be is unable to perceive anything
Of sectional character therein contained
Aside from the above resolution, | consider
the Republican platform a sound, national
documsut-=tIberal in principle, and conser-
vativc in policy containing But little tina,
could be objected to, by anybody; but while
that plank is permitted to remain, cannot
see how the party can clear itself of the
charge of sectionalism. Taking into con-
sideration the fact that Mr. LINCOLN en-
dorses this sentiment, while Mr.. BELL repu.
dates it, must conclude, sir, with all
Difference to your opinion, that Mr.. BELL
differs, favorably, with at least one of the
other candidates, in respect to section
alism.
In the course Of your remarks last week,
you make use Of the following language -
''The Singer" is at issue.-
lie cannoshc ignored. Whatever party
is entrusted with the administration of our
national affairs, will encounter the s.nig-
ser' on the Threshold of the. capitol. lie
cannot be lodged. Mr.. BELL, or Mr..
DoUGLAs, or Mr.. BREckISsIDcE, or Mr..
LINCOLN. or who ever the man may be, will
have to deal directly with the subject Of
Slavery or Freedom in the Territories. !"
This is the ''irrcpressibie couaics'' whI@h
has arrayed the people of the Union in Il
sectional contest. On tho side Of either
Freedom or Slavery, Mr. BELL, ifclectcd,
would be forced to array himself.' rs
In reply TO The assertion here made, that
'',ho Niger is at ISSUE" answer that. al
though the niger is at issue, he should not
be. Ii is an issue that has been forced upon
en- unwilling people, by schemins dema-
sosues, ms the stepping stone to political
power and prefsrment. This niger ques-
ton, yen say, in the above extract, has ar
rayed the people Of the Union in a sectional
contest. This remark is very true the po-
sitious taken By the Republican and Dem
ocratic parties, readers it, so far as they
are concerned, most truly Sectional on
test" But the Union Party do not propose
to take sectional ground in this contest
neither do We propose to dodge the niger
issue. We do not propose to deal with the
subject of "'FFeedom or Slaverr' in the
IerEitories,' neither do We propose IL ar
ray ourselves. az party, eisher for slavery,
or against IL. But, rs sou desire to know.
| will tell you what We do propose to do
With tais matter: We propose to ban,sh,
forever, from the Federal Capitol, this
''scutteman from Africa" and place him
where he will no longer be the cause Of so
much trouble, and discord, and unfrieniIy
feeling in our national councils. We pro-
pose - PLACE him-wherc he was oricinasiv
placed, aad where he property belong sin
The hands Of tbs people Of the respective
States aud Territories, to be disposed of 10
that mannea as TO them sesmeth best. But,
enough, For the present think have
pointed cut, distinctly, one candidate that
Ns. BELL differs With. $50 far as section.
alfsEn Is csuceruej,H aud 10 nv next, will
endsavor 10 to show yeu another.