Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-07-25

~ lar the largest and most imposing
demonstration. of a political or any other
character, ever held in the State of Iowa,
came off at Des Moines on Wednesday
the 9Th inst.
The Delegate Convention was unusually
large, casting over AGO votes, the delega.
tons being quite generally full. while the
call for Mass Meeting on the same day,
issued at so short time previous, aud At
. season SO inconvenient for general
attendance, called out nevertheless from
twelve to fifteen thousand Of the sturdy
yeoman:y of the State, who came up from
all directions and in m my cases hundreds
Of miles 20 represent the enthusiasm of
the people and their determination to
achieve the redemption Of the State and
Nation, as the first essential to the resto.
ration Of the Federal Union. :"
The Mass Meeting was held in the Fair
Grounds near the city, and continued open
from Tuesday evening to Thursday NOR.
ming, the best speakers in the State being
on hand to address the multitude.
The ticket which resulted from the deli.
beratons Of this assembly, is one in which
every citizen of Iowa can place confidence
and which will not only carry the conser>
vative vote of the State, but command the
endorsement Of every man who protests
against foisting upon the citizens of Iowa,
. man of the mental incapacity, meagre
acquaintance and moral turpitude Of VIM.
n. Stone.
MAuRrIS L. FISHER Of Clayton coanty,
10 man who is we'll known throughout
the State. He has filed various positions
Of public trust. His very name is a syn.
onym Of recitude, discretion. political
consistency and patriotic sagacity.
JOHN f. DUScoaBE, Of Webster county,
il younger man, an eloquent orator and
= resolute, energetic, untiring Democratic
champion.
The name Of CHARLEs MAsox, honor,
ably identified as it is with the history Of
his country, reflects great honor upon the
ticket. He is lawyer of high reputs, !
gentleman Of scholarly attainments, in the
full maturity Of vigorous powers, and will
add lustre to the judicial, ermine with
which the people will mantle his shoulders
in October next
The Platform adopted by the Convex
ton is as follows:-
!. PREAMBLE.
~. The Democratic party has ever been,
and yet is law'abidng party. 1t asks
nothing out its rights under the Constitu>
ton and laws. 1t resorts to no violation
Of either 1t countennnces no violation Of
either. 1t has right to all the guaran.
tees OF public and private liberty and of
property contained in our fundamental
laws, and it will surrender not one Of
them. 1t has the RICH. to discuss public
measures, and will discuss them. It has
the right to propose and advocate that
policy which it deems best for the nation.
and it will discuss them. It has the right
to propose and advocate that policy which
it deems best for the nation, and It will
exercise. that right. It has . tight to
have its policy passed upon BY thu people
at peaceable and untrammeled elections,
and it will maintain that right. II found
in the minority it yields obedience to all
lawful rules of the majority; If i. be the
majority itself, il claims that its lawful
acts will be respected. Whether ir a ma.
jority or minority, it obeys all laws that
are in force. Those that it dislikes il
seeks to overthrow, not by violence, but
by legitimate repeal Those tina. il pro.
poses it seeks to carry. not BY force ont
by legal enactments. And what it does
in all thaSe respects it demands, and has
. right to demand, that all others shall do.
They owe the same obedience to the Con.
'stitotion and laws that Democrats owe
They have the same interest to maintain
free government; to protect liberty, tobo
secure in their houses, persons and pro.
perty, that Democrats have. It's neither
their interest nor ours that despotism OF
anarchy should prevail; and If they wish
10 avoid both, let them see to Il n time
that they give no occasion for either. We
will DO our duty; but let them remember
to do theirs. s.5.#s #& 8 #.4 #.. ..
In yisw of tho circums. ances that have
brought rs together, We hereby resolves:
80 REVOLUTIONS. " Dr.
/. That The will Of the people is the
foundation Of all free government. That
to give effect TO this will, free thought,
free speech and free press are absolutely
Indispensable. Without free discussion
there is no certaintysof sound judgment;
without sound judgment there can be no
wise government. a.E !. .s m#.tssr
2. That it is an inherent and Constitu.
tional right Of the people to discuss all
measures Of their government, and to ap.
prove or disapprove as to their best iudg.
ment seems right. That they have ike
right to propose and advocate that policy
which in their judgment is best, and to
argue and vote against whatever policy
seems 70 them TO violate the Consti,u ton,