The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-09-30

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gas- Last Wednesday was gala day
for the Republicans of Buchanan County.
They came out by hundreds and packed
the Court House almost TO It's entire ca
pacity, filling the seats and crowding the
aisles. True to the announcement, the
speakers were all present, made fine
speeches, and sent their audiences home
pleased and jubilant. The day was amost
successful one for Republicans, for the
friends of the Government, for loyalists.
The afternoon meeting was opened by a
speech of three quarters of an hour in
length by Col. ALLISON, the Republican
candidate for Congress in this Congress
ional District. He opened by stating that
be found himself differently situated from
candidates who have heretofore gone be-
fore the people to canvass for their sua'ra.
ges. There used to be great questions of
party-great questions of political signii-
canoe, to discuss. The Slavery question,
the disposition of the public lands, the tar
iff,and other great matters Of public policy,
were then foremost in the public mind.
These, however, had disappeared. Sla.
very had been scotched-he hoped and
believed killed-in the house and
by the hands of its friends. That and
all other questions had given way before
the momentous one Of preserving the in
tegrity of the government-ma maintaining
the Union and the Constitution. In this
centred and were absorbed all other is
sues and questions, and upon this the
people demanded that candidates should
make themselves understood.
His opponent was, unfortunately, in a
position that rendered it impossible for
him TO discuss these questions with the
speaker before the people. But we were
not left, however, without proper knowl-
edge of Mr.. MAHoNY's views. These he
had given day after day in his paper, the
Dubuque Herald, and going to the files
of that paper we could learn as distinct
ly as could be desired, where and how
Mr.. MAHoNY stood and stands relative to
the great question of secession and re-
| bellion.
Mr.. ALLISON then read number of
extracts from the Herald, from the com.
mencement Of this contest down, in
which, in various forms, MAHoNY argued
and labored for the recognition Of the
Southern Confederacy, declared for the
right of rebellion, argued that the inter
ests Of the West were with the South, de-
nounced the measures of the government
for It's own protection, defended rebellion,
and justified the South. 1t was damn
able record, and Mr.. ALLISON enforced,
with vigorous words, upon the minds Of
his hearers, its infamy of treason. He
showed how certain it was that the Val
landigham party, of which Mr.. MAHoNY
was devoted member, would refuse to
vote dollar in money or soldier, TO
carry on the war for the sustaining Of the
government.
For himself, he was for using whatev-
er means, consistent with civilized war
fare, that God had placed within the
reach of the government, for the speedy
crushing out of the rebellion. He would
use the provisions, the cattle, the horses,
and the SLAVES Of rebels, against them
He saw no reason why a negro should
be exempt from the hardships and dan
gers incident to other loyal men. He
did not regard the negro as better than
the brave white men-our brothers and
friends-who have left their homes to 90
forth to battle for the government. If
no better, he could not see why they
might not be used to entrench, to dig
bitches, to build Notifications, to should.
Ci ihuShCt, III oClouoc VI tiO SONclu-
ment. He did not know of good rea-
son for this demand for total exemption
OF the negro from the perils of this war.
Id would uae him because he believed
the negro a great element of strength of
the rebellion. He would use him, use
anything. consistent with the general
rules of enlightened warfare, to crush re-
bellion.
Mr.. ALLISON spoke effectively, and
was listened TO attentively, and greeted
repeatedly with applause.
The next speaker was our able Sena-
tor, JAMES w. GRIMES, and he well sus-
tanned his reputation. He is tall, of
commanding presence, speaks huently
and sloquently, while dealing with plain
facts and substantial. practical issues.
He held the deepest attention Of his au
dience for an hour and a half, making
no demogogue appeal, but challenging
their reason and their Judgment. He