The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-02-13
Iowa Union state Convention.

From the Jonrnal, of February LIST, W.
get the proceedings of a large meeting Of
Union men Of both parties, assembled Mt
Dies Moincs, January 3lst. j. E. William
son, Of Warren, was Chairman. A CON-
mittee Of seven, Of which p. G. Bryan was
Chairman, reported resolutions. Letters
were received from II. c. Dean and Judge
Love, warmly urging Cancellation and com.
promise. Deans letter, like most of his
is so able and SO long that a
newspaper won't hold it; and, therefore, it
had to be printed in pamphlet form to the
amount of 1000 copies for general circula-
toni Long sermons and long political doc
uments are not to our taste, and we sim
ccrely hope that gentlemen in the more
humble walks Of political life will quit this
habit of using up a quarto dictionary every
time they give their views to the public
not one man in fifty will read twenty col.
umn article. s........ ......s e.
We give the letter Of Judge Love because
it is brief and to the point:
q. ..r KEoKUK, Iowa, Jan %, 1861.
Hon. G. G. CoLE- Dear SIR: ! am very
sorry it will be out Of my power to be with
you next Thursday. I have several cases
in Admiralty to try; otherwise, no consid-
Grafton whatever would prevent me from
joining YOU in Des Mnines on the dav d.
signated IN your sr,n. IT MINK II ct The
very highest Importance to place ourselves
on the right ground at the very onset of
this controversy; and that ground is the
position occupied by Mr.. Crittenden and
Judge Douglas in the United States Senate.
Coercion by military force is, in the Ian
guagc Of Douglas, disunion; whereas. II We
can avert the unuttcrable horrors and woes
Of civil war, We may keep the slave States
of the border in their orbits, and ultimately
reconstruct the whole thing. In the dark
night which is now upon us. see no CLEAN
of light, exc,.pt in this policy. Can it tie
possible that SO awful fate awaits this
country as a dissolution of the present
Union, at this carly period Of our History :
This momentous question 80 engross my
thoughts and emotions, that l can think Of
nothing else. hope the meeting at tn
capital will take the right direction; as il
will in great measure give tone to tn
State at large. The prime necessity is, ia,
my opinion, Peace.
The iiea Of plunsing the nation into n
civil war without first exlhauSting all peace
ful anil conciliatory measures, SEEM, to me
nothing short Of a ,n"nstrous crin,.
l am, very truly, your friend.
aa j. NJ. LOVE.
j. G. Turk made speech. Mr.. Bryan
reported the following resolutions, which
were adopted unanimously, by rising
vote:
Resolced, BY the Democracy and Union
men Of Iowa, in mass Convention Assem-.
bled--
LIST. That We cherish deep and abiding
love for the Union of these States, laid III
wisdom and pcrpctuated by mutual forbcar
ance and cancellations; tina! we deeply de
plore and earnestly dcprrcatc any and ev..
~ att. mpt at its disruption. in whatcvr,
quarter II may arise. or from what. vel
cause orignate'l--ard that we hold it to b..
asacred duty dcvolvcd by its transmission
to hand it down to po>terity unmutilat I'd
and unimpaircd as We received it.
I'd. That it is the prompting Of patriot.
ism, and the dictate of wisdom, to make al
earnest effort to save the I'm on by concila
ton and concession; and therefore, i'm tn,
spirit of compromise, we are willing tn &C
cept the amendments to the Constitution
proposed in the United States Senate b,
Senator Douglas, or those proposed by Sen
ator Crittenden, or the "Border State Kesp
lutims'-or any other plan of conciliatie,
or compromise which has been, or may b,
offered, by which harmony may be restored
between the people Of the different 81 cti IN,
Of the country, and the Union perpct,nt,d
Sd. That we deny the CONSTITUTIONS
right Of any State to sccede from the Unon
and We are equally opp ,scd to nullifi a,io'
at the North, and secession ut the South. as
violating the Constitution of the Unite,
States. B s&'NE ~ IA
4. That in the opinion Of this Conv, n
ton, the employment Of military force b.,
the Federal Government to cocrce submits
sion OF the seeding States. will inevitably
plunge the country into civil war. W,
therefore earnestly entreat, as ". II the Fed
eral GovernIn, mt as the seeding States, I,
withhold and stay the arm Of military pow
er, and ON no preteXt whatever to bring nr
the nation the horrors Of civil war, urti
the pcopl, III mselves can take such actor
as our troubles demand. - -
9th. That We recognize the power an.
| duty of the FEDERAL Government to protec
the property Of the United States. AM
We recognize, and declare the duty an,
power Of the Fed raj Government through
the civil authorities within the juris,lictio,
u the States to enforce all laws passed il
pursuance Of the Constitution; but we dis
1 tl,~H n
has any constitutional power to call out til
military I" execute these lews within tn
limits and jurisdiction If any State, exc, p
in aid Of the civil authorities.
| 9th. That no political organization de
serves the confidence Of the American pee
1 pie whose leaders and members, lr,telin
party to country, and the unity Of thci
party organization to the Union Of tn
Stats, will rush madly into civil war, lru
ternal strifcs, and disunion, in preference /
a fair and honorable compromise, found,
upon such mutual conc .ssipns as are cor
sistent with the rights Of all the States, an
may bc essential to the eIsistencc Of tn
Federal Union.
7th. That We recognize in the cry Of ''n
concession" mo compromise, " h ard
many quarters, stubborn and sullen pc
siStcnce in that same course Of mad and il
fatuatcd tana,icisin. obtruded upon the pull
lie, as the memorable logic Of fatal polil
cal consistency, which has already brougl
the country to the verge of ruin, and tn
We denounce it as criminal against hun'a
Thirty everywhere, and as reasonable
the .op"s Of the world.
6th. That it is the duty Of. the sLegi>l
ture Of every State Of this Union, whi'
has passed laws to nl'strlct or cmbarasS Il
surrender of fngitives slaves. common
call led personal liberty laws, to inm tliatc
repeal all such laws, and We rjoice to 81
that no such laws have ever been four
among the statutes Of Iowa.
9th. That We have an abiding faith Al
undiminished cOnfid, nee in the virtue,