The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-07-25
HE PATRIOT.
IDU1alLINGgE@SJs
T URsDAY, JULY Is, 1899.
CANDIDATES.


meeting was held in the Methodist
Church, which, a part of the time, was
quite full. Nearly all the candidates who
spoke seemed more or less embarrassed
in consequence. we suppose, Of being
obliged to address their fellow citizens in
such an unusual place, on such an occa-
sion. There were also other draw
backs which diverted the attention of the
audience and must have been another
source of embarrassment the candidates;
we allude to the large Public Sale,
which attracted quite number Of people,
and the almost ceaseless and deafening
noise of the martial music, incident to the
military show which was got up on that
occasion. Out of the seventeen or eigh-
teen candidates, but nine or ten had time
to address the people.
Col. BEELER was the first to speak.
He expressed his regret that the Laws and
Journals Of the last session had not yet
been published, which prevented him
from laying before his fellow citizens, in
black and white, the doings of the Legis-
lature of which he had been member.
He stated that the Law Incorporating the
Burlington and Des Moines Transports
ton Company, with a capital of ST. ,0OO,-
900, which they were authorized to loan
to the People at rate of interest not ex-
ceeding twelve per cent. had not unfortu-
nately, for want of time, been acted on by
the last Congress, notwithstanding all the
stock had been taken and the first install
ment deposited in the Land Office. From
some statements made by our delegate to
Congress-Col. Chapman---he had no
doubt the law would receive the sanction
of the National Legislature. Col. B. ex-
pressed himself in favor of judicious
system of Internal Improvements and of
asking Congress for donation of Lands
for the purpose of uniting the Missouri
and Mississippi riverside was also in ia
vor of memorializing Congress to pur.
chase the lands on our western frontier,
inasmuch as the Indians were willing to
sell. Education was likewise topic in
which he declared himself to be much in
tercsted. He was in favor of leaving the
locations of county seats with the voters,
and of passing bill to call convention
to form State Government. In speak.
ing of the location of the Seat of Govern
ment, he went somewhat into detail, Civ.
ing his reasons for voting as he did for the
future location in johnson county. II
that subject was again to be discussed, he
was willing to leave that also to the peo-
pie. He however felt satisfied with the
present location, because he believed the
bill which located it there was an honest
bill, clear of all bargain, corruption or in
trigue, and that from the assurances of
our Delegate to Congress we should yet
obtain donation of four sections of land
in its vicinity.
Mr.. DELAsHMUTT was the next to ad-
dress the audience. Owing either to the
incoherence of his remarks or our own
stupidity, we find, by reference to our
notes, that it will be impracticablet to give
an adequate sketch of the speech he de-
livered on the occasion.
DAVID HENDERsHoTT, Esq. was favor.
able to Education and Internal Improve.
ments-leaves the location of the seat CT
Justice to the vote Of the People. He
spoke in strong terms against the location
OF the seat Of Government in Johnson
county, and contended that the location
was illegally made, inasmuch as two OF
the locating commissioners were members
Of the Legislature at the time of their ap.
polntment, which was contrary to the Or.
ganic Law in this particular, and that the
same law required that the location should
be made on Surveyed land, which had not
been done. Before closing his remarks.
Squire II. attempted to describe what
qualifications were requisite to constitute
an efficient Legislator in Territorial AS
sembly. He said that much more was
required Of Territorial Legislator than
from one who simply represented in part
e state government, and closed by saving
that ''none Of your velvet mouthed gentry
would answer. He must be man whose
mouth is hard enough to chaao gravel, his
stomach strong enough to digest a brick
bat, and VINO can stand his hand at fisti
cuffs whenever occasion shall require
SHEPHERD LEFFLER, Esq. thought we
were too young as a Territory to ride on
rail roads or canals, although whenever il
was necessary, he should be in7favor Of