The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-07-30

Inc TWO CORVent1,
Since our last issue,
proceedings Of the two
recently held at Des M
not permit the full publ
and we therefore put NJ
head of our editorial c.
with in parallel column
two parties.
| We submit that there
tween the two docume,
this crisis of the count,
business partners could
terprise and that each
satisfied with the other
convention adopted it j.:
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
/. That the Constitution
aud the Union. ard the
laws must be preserved and
maintained in all their
rightful supremacy, and
that the Rebellion, now iDi
arms against them, must
be suppressed and putt
down !; and that we are I'M
favor OF all Constitutional,
means for hat purpose, mott
merely by force OF arms, butt
by such other measures asi
common sense, reason, and
patriotism will readily sus-i,
gest to the governing pow
ers. !,
2. That Che true inter- I
ests Of the country, as WELL
as the dictates of humani-,
ty require that no more
war or acts Of war should.
be prosecuted or done than,'
are necessary and proper I
under the Constitution, fort
the prompt and complete
suppression of the rebel, I
lion. Il
8. That the pres ent war;
as avowed by the President
and Congress, and under
stood BY the people, was:
commenced and prosecute
ed for the purpose of sup-,'
pressing the rebellion, and
preserving and indicating,
the Constitution and the.'
laws, aud for that purpose,
only. i
4. That the doctrines OIL
the secessionists an d Of the,
abolitionists, as the latter,
are now represented I'M;
Congress, are alike false toll
the Constitution and irre-
concilablc with the unit,
and peace Of the country =
the first have already I'M
volved us in q cruel civil
war, and the Others CHE alb,
olitionists) will leave to the
country but little hope OF,
the speedy restoration Off
union or peace, unless the'
schemes of confiscation,
emancipation, and other
unconstitutional measures,
which have been lately carr
ried and attempted to bel
carried through Congress-, !,
be rebuked by the people. !,
s. That the doctrine of.
State necessity is unknown,
to our G overnm ent or laws
that the Constitution and
the laws are sufficient for
any emergency, and that
the suppression OF the free
dom OF speech and Of the,
press, and the suspension
the writ OF habeas corpus,
in violation OF the Censti-,
tuition, ia States, where the,
civil authorities are unim-i
peded. is most dangerous
to civil liberty, aud should !
be resisted ut the ballot
box by every freeman OF
the land.
6. That this Is q govern
ment of white men, and was!
established exclusively Tor.
the white race; that the
negroes are not, entitled tot
political or social equality
with the white race, butt
that it is our duty to treat
them with kindness and
consideration, As an inie-i
rior aud dependent race i
that the right OF the seve-,
raj States to determine the
position aud duties Of the
race Is a sovereign right,
and the pledges Of the Con-
sIitution require us a. 10y
al citizens not to interfere
Herewith. That the party
fanaticism or crime, which,
ever it may be called, that
seeks to turn the slaves Of
the Southern States loose
to over-run the North and
enter into competition with
| the white laboriDg classes,
thus degrading their man.
hood by placing them on
an equality with the ne-I
groes in their occupation. ),
is insulting to our race and
merits our emphatic and
unqualified condemnation
7. That the purchase OF
the slaves, by the Govern
ment, as proposed by the
President, will impose all
onerOus and uncomfortable
burden, upon the present.
generation and entail upon
po>terity grisvoas eAac-
| tons
8. That Congress, in the
enactment OF the tate Tar
III and Tax bills, and the
President, by his approval
of those acts, have imposed
unfair and unjust enact,
ments upon the people at
large, by discriminating I'M
these acts in favor ofthe.
comparatively wealthy, and
against those who are least
able to bear the burdens Of
taxation.
Q. That we recur with
patriotic pride to the bra
very aud valor OF the off,
GERS and soldiers of all the
Iewa regiments exhibited
in the struggles, uIoni
many bloody fields iui
which they have been en-
gaged-and that this Con-:
vention in behalf of the
Democracy of this State
tenders to them a united
testimony to their valor!
and devotion to the Consti-i
tuition and the Union ; and
offers to the friends and
families OF those who have,
fallen upon the field, itsi
sincere sympathy and con- |,
dolence. ],
10. That viewing theil
glories of the past and !,
contemplating the gloomy,
realities of the present, We,
believe there is no hope I'M,
the future for the perpetu-il
it, of our system of Gov-il
ernment, but by preserv-iI
ing the Constitution invio-!
late, and in respecting it by,
both Government a nd PEG !,
pie, as a sacred depesitioDi,
of individual and Slater
rights. !;
In an economical andit
systematic Administration.
OF the Government by,
which corruption will be-,
prevented, Extravaganza
restrained, expenditures ,
reduced and heavy taxa
ton rendered unnecessary. j,
In cultivating among,
the people that spirit OH,
American fraternity, which,
once knew no North, MOI,
South, no East, no West, 1,
except as parts Of one UNI,
broken Union. i
In submitting questions
which might arise hereaf-i
ter, affectit g the legal,
rights of states to the Ju-,I
dicial Tribunals, and not to-.
the Executive or Legisla-,,
tive branch Of the Gov,
eminent. ],
And firmly believing in,
the efficacy OF the princi-i,
pies herein enunciated, wei,
implore the blessing OF
God upon our efforts to-
have them applied to the,
administration of the Gov,