Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-04
Another Democratic Ticket.

We received, on Saturday evening, print
ed circular from Iowa City, announcing tina
at An impromptu meeting of Democratic visit
ors at the State Fair, on the evening
of the 26th, Ben. NJ. Samuels, of Du
buque, was put in nomination for Governor
and Jesse Williams, of Jefferson, for Lieuten
ant Governor. A. T. Groendyke, Of Wash.
ington, acted as Chairman, and r. NJ. Long
of Cedar county, as Secretary Of the meeting
The resolutions, offered by LIE Grand Bying
ton, set forth that the vital interests of the
people of Iowa require the organization of
the Democratic party to be kept intact, and
that all good Democrats should spurn the i'll
trigue which has driven Judge Mason from
the field and put Col. Merritt in his place.
The proceedings of this meeting are accom-.
panied by characteristic address to the De-
mocracy of Iowa, fromLe Grand Byington.
Below is the main portion
For the past four months, few unscrupu
lous schemers, of doubtful political integrity
have labored to dissolve the Democratic party
of Iowa. Having been foiled, in two success
i've State Conventions, they have, at the elev
enth hour, made bold attempt to trGnsfe;
the eighty thousand Democrats of Iowa, by q
debauchment of majority of your execu
tive committee. Judge Mason seems to have
succumbcd to their Vaccinations, and is said
to have recanted his acceptance of your nom-
ination for Governor. He has been thus
duped, and your patriotic organization thus
betrayed, by faithless executive committee,
whose first duty should have been to shield
US from the catastrophe which they have
themselves precipita'ed and they now proffer
us Lieut.. Col. Merritt, as ''union candi-
date" upon platform essentially similar to
that of the abolitionized republicans and
sneeringly tell us, as the result of their thim-
bleringing, that we are reduced to the alter
native Of Merritt or Kirkwood.
But they arc mistaken! for our instanta-
neous reply is, that we do not know, nor do
we seek, for any better Union party than our
own-that no man who repels our nomina-
tons, and rudely assails our creed, can posi-
bly, be entitled to our votes-and that we caz1
make no choice between such candidates, who
are both, alike, the apologists of the high
handed outrages upon the constitution anc
laws, the peace, the liberties, and the unity o.
this country, which characterize the Lincoln
Seward administration.
The Democracy Of Iowa have no confidence
in the principles, in the honesty, or in the ca
pacity, of Mr.. Lincolns Cabinet t-and NJ
faith in the conduct Of any abolition wa
which may be waged, or in the terms Of any
peace which may be vouchsafed, by such /
Cabinet. They believe, conscientiously, tina
any salvation Of our bleeding country from
existing horrors and impending calamities
rests solely with the Democratic party; ant
they will utterly scout from their hearing, th'
delusive dogma of Col. Merritt and Govcrno,
Kirkwood, that the eternal principles of th'
American Democracy must be suspended
while abolition "republcanism" is rampant
in driving US to national perdition.
Beyond question, the withdrawal of Judge
Mason is embarrassing but, although he has
surrendered, the body of our glorious old
party are standing to their arms, and may
yet be rallied to victory.
This unexpected move is making the cam
paign quite interesting, especially to Demo-
Gratis. 1t isn't our fight; all we have to do
is to stand back and see the fur fly