Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-09-11
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N. n. RlCHARDe0H, Editor.
WEDNESDAY AORNIS0......s SEPT. II, 1851.
nRnoCRATlC STATE Ti,KET.
voB oovDaSOB,
ION. CHARLE MASON
u Dssnoinss County.
voR ususBnArF GOVERNOR,
COL. WIN. II. MERRITT,
or Linn County.
vos yuD0p suPssMs COURT,
HON. JAMES Ii. ELL WOOD,
OF Polk County.
A Very Large Bagbear.

A Very Large Bagbear.
In the Gazette, yesterday morning,
was incorporated into the leading edito-
rial, . letter purporting to have been
written by some individual residing al
Pompey, New York, who sets forth
that the Hon. Charles Mason, Demo
cratic candidate for Governor, is seces-
siouist; that his family when arriving
in that quiet little town, from wash
ipptop, sometime during the present
year, reported that their natural prosec'
tor not only sympsthized very strongly
with the enemies Of the Union, but 1t
was thought by them that he had already
packed mp his trunks and left the tede-
ral capital to join his fortunes with
those Of JEFF. Davis and bis followers.
Further than this, the letter goes on 10
state that when it came to pass that Mr..
Mason did not 90 down into Dixie to
give helping hand in the rebellion but
actually joined his family at Pompey, he
was not permitted to abide IN his broth
er's own house, but was thrust thcrcfrom
without ceremony. This letter pur-
ports to have been written on the 18th
Of August last, and has just found Its
way into public print. Why has there
been such delay in publishing this re-
markablc document
Without taking pains to inquire into
the truth or falsity Of the document, we
unhesitatingly pronounce it mere tab
rication for political purposes-some-
thing after the fashion Of the Crimes
Wilson letter which was made use Of
with such effect by the Republicans some
two years ago. We state this to be our
belief from our personal knowledge OF
the man. We believe as firmly as we
believe in our own existence, that there
is not in Iowa more staunch and hon
Charles Mason. Like the majority Of
Democrats in the United States, he has
entertained strong compromise ideas,
believing that through judicious arbi-
tration Of parties properly empowered
by the respective States, civil war aud
its concomitant horrors might be avert.
ed, and that peace and good will between
the States might be preserved intact
w. """h action W. ..,"'.~ ~. - :
he labOred strennously. What true
patriot with just appreciation Of the
benefits Of peace and the desoIatou
which war would bring did not. Scarcely
man in the Democratic party hesitated
to approve such action or to condemn
the fierce, blood-letting policy engen-
dered by fanaticism They entertain
ed the cheering hope that the South
would strike hands with the North, 10
this movement, and that both would
come together i'll brotherly love and dis
pei the dark cloud which was settling
over the country. That hope lost, Mr..
Mason 10 common with other true men
OF his party, remained as we believe,
true to the Government, true to the
Constitution in every particular, and
stood ready to defend it to the utmost
under all circumstances even to the Bit
ter end-in peace or in war either
North Of the confederate line or South of
1t. This is no surnse Of ours by any
means. We do not haye the informa-
ton second handed either, but from Mr..
Mason's own lips. We shall take his
word and abide by it. We consider it
better authority than the letters Of any
scribbler who does not even allow his
name to appear under what he says.
Such attacks have but very little inhu
ence upon our mind, and we presume
our Democratic friends through the
State, stand in the sane position. We
have yet every confidence in the LOYALTY,
fealty and patriotism Of Charles Mason,
and not until that confidence is DESTROYED
by some uncontrovertibe proof of dis.
loyalty shall We hesitate in our suppor,
OF him as candidate tor the Governor.
ship of Iowa.
WE publish in another column the
resolutions passed at the late Conven.
ton Of the Democracy of the State Of
New York. In speaking of them q
Democratic contemporary very aptIy re.
marks that the resolutions have fallen
IKE q thunderbolt upon the heads Of
the ultra abolition wing Of the Republi.
can party, while they are undoubtedly
pleasing to the conservative member,
OF the same organization. Not a word
about compromise with treason NJ
"white flag" is hung out. The pre,er.
walton of the Uaion under the Cons,;,n.
ton IL the great work to which the Ia
mocracy Of the Empire State have ded
icated themselves. Let all men who an
terrain no other object in the war r.ro.