The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-07-26
COON REASONS.

GOOD REASONS.
Mr.. Geo. +. Hubbell, Esq, Of Daren'
port, we'll known as a Jealous Douglas
man, has published in the Davenport Ca
zetse, his reasons for supporting Mr. Lin
coin for President. We publish below
the main part of his declaration" and
hope that our readers will read it careful.
ly, and give it to all candid Douglas men
to read. We do not claim that Mr.. Hub
bell has left the Democrats and joined
tho Republicans, but we do think hi.
reas ons for his course are good. He
says:
The history Of the present Democratic
Administration Of these United States is
a history of repeated injuries and usur.
pations, all having in direct object the
establishment of an absolute political tyr.
amy over the members of that party
To prove this let facts be submitted to q
candid world:
1t has abandoned the Democratic doc.
trine of non .intervention by Congress 10
the domestic affairs Of the organized Ter.
ritories.
1t has appointed Governors for those
Territories instructed to carry out the
doctrines Of non intervention, and then
it has removed those Governors faithful.
ly obeying such instructions.
1t has approved of the acts of those
who invaded these Territories with the
avowed object of establishing therein the
brutal institution of negro slavery, aud
has sent its armed forces to resist and
punish those who were opposed to slav-
cry therein.
1t has expended lerge sums of money
70 put down a monstrous system of theoc.
raoy and rebellion in Utah, aud when the
army had reached the scene Of the disor-
der after having had its baggage destroy
ed and its soldiers butvhered by the reb-
els on the march, it has hastily proclaim
ed general pardon without an effort to
punish the traitors.
1t has for long time by inaction al
lowed the citizens of these States to carry
on the barbarous and brutal trade of i'm
porting African slaves, until the voice Of
the civilized world induced it to make
some feeble show Of arresting this great
wrong.
It has permitted and directed its off
cials to act as sole judges of what private
mail matter should be deemed "incendi
arv documnets," thus violating the Con
stitution OF this nation which declares
that Congress shall pass no law :aurius
ing the freedom ofspeech or Of the press
Il has officially declared that the citi
zeus of these United States of foreign
birth, may be kidnapped and compelled
to serve in the armies Of foreign monarchs
if at the time of their naturalization the,
owed military service to such moua-chs
1t has totally neglected the "genera
welfare" Of the nation by dcvoting it
time almost exclusively to those act
which would give greater extent, powe
and security to the system of Domesti
slavery: BY seeking to make Kansas
slave State. BY seeking to acquire Cub
at an enormous cost to add to the so.ca
led /" balance" of the slavery power
BY hunting down those prominent Den
ocrats who demonstrated against thei
anti Democratic tyrannies. BY appro'
ing Of the murder of Senator Brodericl
of California, in appointing to the Off
Of U. S. District Attorney for that Sta
the malignant second Of Judge TER
who assisted at the murder. BY settir
his official hound, upon the track Of Il
distinguished Senator of Illinois, to sla
der his fair name, and to procure Il
| election Of Republican in his place.
BY approving Of new and dangero
dogma and insisting upon its adopti
into the Democratic creed-namely'
protection to slave property by Congre'
in the Territories and on the high Sci
BY decapitating every official, subject
removal by the Federal Government, v
refused assent to these political heresi'
BY importing and employing a lar
number Of laborers at the navy yart
works and armories of the United Stat
just upon the eve of important local eli
tions, for the purpose Of electing to ca
gress by the addition Of such voters, Re
resentatives pledged to carry out
views upon the slavery issue. BY e,
pending the public treasure in enormo
sums, with the view of indirectly inf
cncing the elections, and burdening 4
nation with debt Of many millions
times of peace. BY vetoing the HON
stead Bill at the demand Of the Southe
men, SO as to prevent hardy freemen fro
settling upon the lands of the Territori
in such numbers as to render the esta
lishment of moro slave territory impos'
Bile. BY using all its power aud patro
age to prevent the nominations of tn
heroic Senator from Illinois, as the Der
ocratic candidate for President; and
causing secession from that Couyentio
and John c. Breckenridge (thc presel
Vice President) to be nominated by Il
secessionists aud avowed disunionists
the South. by pursuing with mercile
cruelty every prominent Democrat
these States, who with the Hon. s.
Douglas sought to preserve tho old Ian,
marks Of Democracy::from the innovstin
and dangerous doctrines Of Southern Al
stractionists