The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-11
| Political.

POIIt1caI.
From indications that may be safely re
lied on, we feel assured that the prescn
division in the Democratic party will b
settled in less than sixty days. We hav'
never believed that BREcKINRIDGE designed
more than the compliment of an "accept
ance." He is the most cautious and artftl
politician in the Union, and his withdrawal
at the proper time will make his nomination
in '64 certainty. Thus far his being il
the field has strengthened DOUGLAS in tn
North immensely, and it is possible tina
his remaining on the track few months
will secure to the regular National Democ
racy large number of electoral votes
which would not have gone in that direction
but for the rawlings of hot-headed Disunion
lists in the capital States"
The report that the Milwaukee See Bote
a leading Democratic German paper, i.
against DOUGLAS, is indignantly denied by
the editor of that able sheet. His card, dc
nouncing the report, appears in the Milwau
kee Neus.
The Chicago Daily Herald, established
by the Administration and Cook, has beer
ranked by the Republicans among the Ger
tain BRECKENRIDGE organs Of the West. A
week since it ran up the names of DOUGLAS
and JOHNSON, and their election is deman
ded as one Of the plainest duties of all wht
love the union of these STATES. The Her.
aid is owned by McCoRxrck, the rcape,
man, and edited by McCoMAs, Rx-Licuten
ant Gov. of Virginia; it is one of the very
ablest papers of the West. We believe
FIELD, formerly of New Oregon and Deco.
rah, is its spicy local.
The opposition to Mr. DOUGLAS is led by
BUCHANAN, TYLER, WISE, BENNEr, GREELEY,
YANcEY, GIDDINGs, GARRISON, GREENE, Of
Missouri, BIGLER, BRIGHT, and other noto.
rious "rule or ruin" politicians, North and
South. If the "Giant' can't beat this lot
of fossilizcd incongruity before an impartial
jury Of his countrymcn, there is no credit
in being President of this Republic We
promise never to run!
There is scarcely anything in our ckchan.
ges but politics; our readers will pardon
the amount of it we are giving them just
now. The first, and the very last guns o.
campaign are always the noisiest. After
the battle gets fairly ablaze, there will bt
no necessity to publish so much by way o
explanation. Our candidate has three sets
of tickets to fight, and we can't bear to Sc,
so brave and so noble statesman sladcrct
without attempting to defend him. lie tell.
the American people who go into the Ter
ritorics that they haze sense enoayA ochoos.
their o'on domestic institutions, and for thi.
he is reproached by those who have no con
fidencc in popular judgement. The right
voice Of the PEOPLE is coming to the rescue
and despite the U. S. Treasury in alliance
with Wilmot Provisoism, DOUGLAS will b'
the next President
At Milwaukee, Oshkosh, Waukegan, OF
tawa, Syracuse, New York, Dubuque, Nash
vile, st. Louis, Philadelphia, and indeed
everywhere, the name OF DOUGLAS has raj
lied out meetings, such as have not beer
witnessed for enthusiasm for twenty years
The Republicans attribute to Mr. JOHN.
SON the authorship Of resolution demand.
ing slave protection in the Territories. TIT
resolution was passed by the Georgia Con
vention Of seceders, body of men with
which JOHNSON had no aftiliation! We will
publish his letter Of acceptance next week
and then you can judge the Man
1t has been discovered that Mr. DoUGLA.
is on platform, one resolution of which
recognizes the authority of the Supreme
Court in settling questions of law which
may arise in the exercise of Territorial
rights under the Constitution! When ;
blatant judy of an orator, or slick-tong
ued bush whacker, puts this bug-bear a
you, ask him to tell you ss'what is the high
est Judicial authority known to this Gov
ernment?' And, farther: "Ifa question o
jurisdiction, or a conflict of authority shoult
ARISE, sohere does the power to settle the is
ssue, rest:" If he is lawyer or man Q
good sense and honesty, he will tell yo1
"the Supreme Court must decide all sucl
issues when they are regularly brought be
fore it!' If he is knave, or ninny, h
will say DOUGLAS once voted for the Mis-
souri, line" or give you some other equal,
lucid answer.
Put the Constitution of the Union at sucl
wise-acres, and they Skinner down. a
once, or deny its obligations.