Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-07-01
CIRCULAR.

CIRCULAR.
To the Yoters Of Du Buque county: ,
FE1Low-C1r1zENs:Myn name hav-
ing been brought before you as can
diddare by a meeting of my democratic
on the 18th instant, to
f;ll the vacancy in the House of Repre-
of this Territory, occasioned
by the death of H. T Camp should be
wanting in every principle Of demo-
cratic usage, if | did not respond to the
sentiments of this meeting, believing AS
I do. that this course of policy is the
only safeguard to our liberty.
There are many Of my friends who
differ with me in politics, who oppose
this course Of doing business, and Tor
aught I know, many who are demo
c, ats oppose it on the same principle,
believing we have nothing to do with
party politics, or through fear Of rem
dering themselves unpopular by close
adherence to their political principles.
Il have no such fears or scruples;-tor
my part wish every voterinthecoun-
ty fully to understand my sentiments,
which have grown with me from my
earliest recollection. am friendly to
the present administration on every
leading principle.
| With regard to your ownlocal wants
and interests, fellow-citizens, do not
pretend to know more than those who
have lived and been with you as long
as l have myself. This much will
venture an opinion upon, that not quite
SO much legislation would be bet
ter for the community at large. My
opinion is, that well digested code OF
laws, enacted for the good government
of our affairs, would be far better than
SO much time spent in granting rail-
road charters, bank charters, &c.
| l am opposed to pushing internal
improvements to such lengths as most
of the legislatures Of our country are
now doing. l am in favor of improv-
ling all the navigables streams of any i'm
portance to any section of the country.
The high hand carried on for the last
few years in making roads, canals, and
other public works, and in the manu-
facture of great many millions of pa
per money, is course Of policy that
must always keep the country under
embarrassments. Every few years,
every thing is prosperous, money plen-
|ty, every body turns speculator. the
farming interests of the country are ne
elected, roads and easSls Of but little
use but to TRANSPORT thes speculators 81
ward the ssfair w4r to rake from the
7 a1al59v pi;opsssss - home for which he
| Ms ssdered I'll the tolls and privations
incident to frontier life Fellow-ci-
tizens, it is for you to puta stop to this
kind of proceeding or legislation, by
lelecting men who will go as your ser
wants, and not as your masters and die
tators, and then your work can be done
according to your instructions.
am in favor of the right of instruc-
ton to the fullest extent. In all mat
tiers Of policy, l shall feel myself bound
to obey the instructions of my consti-
tuents.
am opposed to Imprisonment for
debt, and believe it should be stricken
from the municipal code Of every civil
lized nation.
am opposed to the barbarous Gus
tom Of punishment with death for capt.
tai crimes, believing that better plan
Of punishment might be substituted
than the taking Of the life of fellow
being in cold blood.
am opposed to the whole banking
system, believing that we have no use
for any better money than gold and
silver.
Feliow-Citizens, being unable to vi
sit YOU in person. I avail myself ofthe
means of addressing you through the
medium Of circular.
Should you elect me to the station to
which / now aspire, / shall go unbiass-
ed by sectional feeling on all local mat
tiers, endeavoring faithfully to discharge
the duties imposed on me.s
+ / am, with due respect,
I Your fellow-citizen,
JOHN PARKER.
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