Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-08-03

y e0oe 0oet00b o. SOem Will 10 80 We
feel quite cos6dsst that they will not.
Re The state CasdSdates.
Dw Moiusa love- July 39th. 1851.
III IL Hon. CAsviss Mason, H0s. Astssia L.
N.ksy end Hon James n. Atseod,
DsAs Slas lyon have been nomins-
ted respectively, for the office of Gov
sruor, Lieut.. Governor, and Judge OF the
Supreme Court Of Iowa. . convention
assembled 10 this city on the oath inst,
pursuant to "call'' made BY ID. A. Ma
hony Esq formerly Democrat. That
convention Was composed Of delegates
elected regularly or irregula'ly from
twenty three counties, and OF persons
without any authority from two other
counties the whole number Of persons,
authorized and Unauthorized, 10 the con-
veutiou vas seventy eight twenty three
Of whom did not sympathize with its &C.
ton OF sentiments.
That Convention was called "ty the
sumption and exercise Of a,bita.y powers
by ono Of eleven executive functiouariss
Of the Dem ocratic party who not only
assumed the exercise of extraordinary
acts Of executive committee power, IN
warranted by the 'ussgcs of the party
but Who also arrogsted the functions OF
q Democratic Cor veution' not even in
vested by the Constitution of the party,
10 him aud the coordinate members oil
the COMMITTED and by stretch Of pow
er unknown to the Constitution sand
history Of the party has sought to sub
iect the Democracy Of Iowa, who are
loyal to the Government TO despot-
i.n of worse than military force" by
placing them in position Of apparent
sympathy with rebels. This was done
without shadow Of authority under
the modest dictatorship of an assumed,
but wholly Unauthorized cognomen OF
chairman, pro tena," use the language
of the "call," which was doub,le,s writ
ten before a mirror, and by slight
change Of language transferred from
the author TO another. l say the cal
was unauthorized, because | have been
showed letters from eight Of the eiev.n
menb ers Of the committee, expressly de
nouncing it as Unauthorized, unwise
and unpatriotic."
AN not gnilty nf Aattery or e@.sse
ration, when | say, that in you, in
common with the entire Democracy OF
the State, recognize men Of great moral
worth, Of sterling and tiled integrity, oil
undoubted Democracy and qualifications
eminently fitting You for the respective
positions to which you have Leen no,pl.
mated and as candidates Of the Demo-
Q, attic party upon platform Of Demo
cratic principles, you would command
not only tho entire strength ofthe party,
but largely more, by reason of your
known qualifications. But you have
been nominated by Convention OF
men, who have endeavored to steal the
name Of Democracy" to serve "seccs-
sion" in and while l know you well
personal y and have had reccn: full and
free interviews with two of you,and from
them think | know your sentiments to
be in accordance with my OWE and the
great mass ofthe Democracy oftLe State
and Nation, yet, | am forced to bel,eye
that il you accept the nomination OF th 81
Convention, you will be regarded as en-
Pertaining its sentiments, which are not
in accordance with the principles Of the
Democratic party, and therefore no,
worthy Of the supper, Of Democrats.
At the hazard Of making this letter
too long, l will briefly review the plat
form OF that Convention. The pream-
bic is q senseless collection Of words
worthy to have been received dmec,
from Mr.. Lincoln's Private Secretary
over at least three telegraph lines, with
modern operators.
The first resolution declares in sub.
stance that The rebellion and efforts to
destroy this Government b JEFF. Davis
and co-adjntors are .jusGfable as being
the legitimate resuA Vi the ''teach'ng Of
the doctrine Of the irrepressible conflict. :"
have no sympathy with that doctrine,
and believe the South has made it the
OCCASION for the rebellion but do not
bslieve il the cause, nor that the rebel.
lion 10 the' efore jus,ifi bile. As Dem.
ocra,, have been taught that the Con.
stitution affords o full and adequate
remedy for any evil to the body polite
under It, and that no Justification o,
even erc4se can be found for a ,ebe llou
against tho Government, at least unit,
al the constitutional remedies have
been tried and found inadequate.
The second resolution is = paradox
It admits that the rebels have been pro,
voked to their rebellion, tut condemns
Their course; it admits that the excuse
- good, but refuses to excuse.
I6e third resolution 81 the COuvcn.
tion 70 opposed to the doctrine Of seces.
SION, but when that doctr,un il carried
into practical execution. it says bv .
esr0'ed extract 10 the sixth resolve,
that there is no remedy for il. and that
force Of srms must not be resorted to to
prevent it, for thereby the whole Gov.