The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-09-24

dldateS, Will strengthen me nahus OF
traitors by p:o;laming that there is
divided North When that day comes,
YOU will be astonished at the strength OF
that party. And what do tie Peoples
party propose to do They propose to
DIVIDE the Union strength of this State
into two parties, and thereby run the
risk of placing the control of the State III
the hands Of men who ap plogize for, and
even sympa,hize viii treason. That is
what they ask us TO do. They do not
intend, by the resolution passed few
DAYS ago, 10 give aid to the disunion party
in the State but by their action, they
afford to the disunion party its only pos
sible chance of success by dividing the
strength of the Union vote of the Stale
between the two tickets. That's clear.
! do not presume they intend that, but
ii there is any means by which this thing
can be done, it can only be in that
way. Mr. Mason can only be elected by
the division of the Union party. Our
Union friends ask OF us who have party
which Las strength. 10 60 over to them
who have, think, but little strength
They ask us who, for several years past
lave carried the election of our candi-
dates by unequiyocal majorilies, to di-
vide our strength, abandon our position.
leave our iutrenchments and notifications
and expose ourselves AMI them to attacks
in font and rear, surrounded by an enc
my, and have the whole camp captured
would like t. speak to you further
of pc sonal matters, but | will not do it.,
because you cannot di,est yourself Of
the belief that am talking for myself
l am solicitous that the Union cause in
this State and Nation should be success
full. ask you to bring to this subject
The same calm, sound sense that you do
to your own private affairs. and such as
YOU usually do when you wish TO accom-
plish an individual end.
There is one subject, my friends, upon
WHICH desire to make few remarks
before | close, and that is with regard to
affairs in Washington City, and our du
" to the Administration there. You
Douglas men may not think there was
sufficient energy manifested in the prose
culion of the war. Very we'll. | may
think so. You may think Simon Cam
eron bad man. may think so too.
but think him badly abused man.
You may think he does wrong. but you
cannot rely on all YOU hear. l was re-
Gently in Washington City, and had 10
pass three days in the War Department,
aud found the rooms of that Depart
ment full every day. Nine tenths of the
men who were there were there for place
and plumber, and they were moi all Re-
publicans by great deal, either :
Laughter They consumed the time
of the Department that ought 10 have
been employed for other matters. They
80 there and force themselves on public
men and when they go away, as thou,
sands of them do, disappointed, they
brand the man as imbecie and corrupt
who disapponts them. They get some
scrbber 10 write something 10 the news
papers, cha"ging incompetency and We
nality Oh the officers of the Government.
That's the way great deal of this sort
OF thing is done. Hundreds and thou
sands o: newspaper ISLANDERS are gotten
mp by men who have been disappointed
III getting contracts. But for the swarms
OF the men in Washington, crowding
all the avenues Of The Capitol, the War
Department would be able to devote its
energies more effectively TO its legisla
tive duties. As told YOU before, | was
there three days in the Hall of that De-
parmert before could find the men
whom | wanted TO see. Why, they even
got 10 know that | WAS Governor of To-
wa, and they never forgot me The rca
son this was SO. probably was because
looked 50 much unlike other Governors.
Great laughter. But even with a
knowledge of my official position, and
with knowledge by the Department Of
the nature Of my pressing business, l
was unable for some time to reach the
presence OF the Secretary Of War. | do
not believe that Mr. Cameron is open to
the charges preferred against him. do
hot believe word of them. | do think
he allows too much of his time to be Civ
an to his friends and TO be imposed upon
by them, but that he is a corrupt man |
do not believe.
Let me say to my Democratic friends,
thu in my judgment they have nothing
to complain OF relative 10 the manner in
which appointments have been disposed
by the War Department. Have you
b en- ignored ? Have you been treated
as outsiders in this contest ? Look at
h9h military names which have been
b ought before the country since the
enhancement Of this war Are they
OF Republicans merely? Look at the
appointments which, as the Executive of
lDwa, | have myself made Have g-
nored you, my Democratic friends
Douslas Democrals-aye. eckinridge
Democrals-have been permitted to di
vide with the Republican. the best mill
tary appointments Of the State Look
at every loyal Stale in this Union, and
you will find a spirit of iberality mani.
tested by Republican officials in the dis
pensation of Offices and patronage, such
rs you nerer showed to your opponents
when You We're in power. GO back TO the
history Of the Mexican war. Tell me the
aame of a single Wing who was placed
IN the high command by President Polk.