The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-10-09
TO THE VOTERS or THE Attn
CoNGRE SIGNAL DISTRICT
Of IOWA.

OF HOW 4.
Inasmuch as an important election is
approaching we deem it becoming IN
us, in this crisis Of our country's peril,
to address you few earnest words.
We believe with the patriotic Exccu.
two OF our State that "thc cause OF our
country may be as fatality lost at the
ballot box as on the battlefield, and
that it is the sacred, imperative duty of
every man who enjoys the inestimable
privilege Of tho elective franchise to ex-
ercisc it promptly and wisely on every
occasion.
At a Convention called at Montczu.
ma, Iowa, on the 9th day Of August
last, to select a candidate for Reprcsen.
tativc in Congress- from the 4th District
of Iowa, all pe.sons in favor Of sustain
ing the National Administration. and Of
bringing the Rebellion to speedy end
were invited to meet.
At that Convention numbers who had
been Democrats and friends Of the Ia
mcnted Douglas acted with Republicans.
The Convention unanimously nornina-
ted Hon. J. Il. Grinncll Of Poweshick
This gentleman stands upon a patri
otto platform-a war platforms plat
form which recognizes no other issue be-
fore the country than that Of sustain
ING the Government while it uses all it's
powers, and every means which the usa-
ges Of war sanction 70 suppress this
causeless, unholM Rebellion against ats
r;ghtfnl authority. The platform
adopted by the late Republican State
Convention, declares for the mos, vigor.
orous and decisive measures affirming
confidence in our President and pledg.
ing hin, cordial and honest support
ltapproves ofthe Homestead Law which
gives to every citizen, and to every sol.
der tnougi, he be = minor, and to every
foreign born soldier who has fought in
the Armies Of the Union, free Home
stead Of l8o acres. 1t approves Of the
Pacific Rail Road Law, which seeks to
bind together in indiesolablc union the
States Of the Atlantic and Pacif. by
increasing the facilities for mutual in
terccourse and commerce. It endorses
that great Act which freed our Nation
al Capital from the curse Of human
Slavery. 1t endorses in emphatic terms
the Contiscation Act-which provides
that the cost of this civil war shall be
paid, as fir rs possible, by the propcrt,
Of its wicked authors. Il approves Of
the law for employment Of the Slaves
Of rebels III the lahors of the camp and
trench, aud wherever he can relieve the
white soldier from that menial drudycrv.
and that exhaus,ing toll to which he
ought never to be subjected IN the
miasmatic climate to which he is unac
cnstomed. Such are tie i.riEe,plcs of
Of the platmform on wii.sl OR canli
date cheerfully stands.
ADemocratic Conv es;iion, afterwards
called, nosMinatcd for the momen:ous
trust of representing YOU in Congress
Mr.. Martin of Iowa ceanty, and placed
him OH what is fa,rii;arly agd truly
styled the Mahory Platform. It was
drawn by Mahory who is now military
prisoner for reasonable nttcrauccs and
disloyal practices-for discnnrag:ny en-
listmcnts.
"A streasa Cannot rise aseve its foxn
tais". "Nax do not gather grapes Of
thorns, nor figs Of <s,istie<.s' That plat,
form contains no word Of encourage
ment for-no expression of confidence
in-our true and trusty Presiient. It
calls upon the pcoIie to rcbakc the
Congress for treeing oxr Capital and
territories, for the conEseaAi0n Of rebel
property and for the relief Of our sold.
iers from the onerous labors they have
heretofore performed to the detri,nent
Of their health and the sacrifice Of their
lives. It asserts that tho suppression
oftraitorous presses, and the arrest Of
those known to be tlisicyal are acts TO
he resisted. Without . single speciti-
cation it complains Of the Tariff and
Tag Laws as unfair and sni just virtual
~ opposing all taxes whereby our
National Credit may be sustained. and
the money issued may DO .pade of any
value to the Government and to the
soldier.
Can loyal mon at hcme-can soldiers
in the ield-sustain candidate on
such a platform? Can you sustain a
candidate who has evaded q direct
question as to his apnroval az a .cooe-