The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-16

J. WV ". s ba Woodward Secretaries.
For the Hawk Eye and Patriot
HALL OF THE BLOOMINGTON EDUCA-
TON SOCIETY.
Bloomington, July 8, 1910.
According TO previous arrangement, the
Grand Territorial Convention met here
at the hour appointed. A full represen-
tation from every electoral precinct in the
Territory was in attendance, consequent
ly very few seats could be reserved for
distinguished citizens who were present
to witness the proceedings of the Con-
vention; the house being calculated for
the accommodation of only about three
hundred. Convention was called to or
der by the reverend Abner Kneeland. a
delegate from Van Buren, county, who
addressed the throne of grace in behalf of
our beloved country, and of the party. A
president and four vice presidents were
called to the chair, and four secretaries
Addresses of thrilling in,e.
rest were then delivered by gentlemen
from every part of the Territory, all of
whom gave testimony that Martin Van
Buren, is the lllus,rious successor of Gen.
Jackson--lhat he is the pink of democra-
cy, the hope aud stay of his country. That
General Harrison is a coward, debau-
chez, poor man, who. having handled
millions of money for his country. had
not sense to secure enough for his own
domestic wants; that man who cannot
take care of himself is not fit to take
charge Of the affairs of the country-that
he is federalist, an abolitionist for the
blacks, a pro-slavery man for the whites
and SO on. Near the close of the day a
resolution was recorded that General
Dodge be The democratic candidate for
Congress-a vote of thanks to the citi-
zens of Bloomington for their hospitality,
and a contribution in money to the Bloom
ing,on Education Society for the use Of
their room, and a gratuity to the colored
man that furnished and waited on the
house, were respectively passed.
Yours truly, &c.
Such is sketch Of the proceedings as
they were to have been But-saints and
angels defend US! what falling off was
there in testing the reality. In the first
place the room was fitted up for making,
as FIenchman would say, one gran
display. Sambo was conveniently sta
toned and ready with his ice water to
cool their parched tongues and husky
threats. The day and the hour arrived
and so did twenty eight delegates. They
waited until five o'clock in the afternoon,
when their numbers were doubled Mean
while the gentlemen present were not
idle. They besought one General Finch,
and he, being very unexpectedly and very
pressingly importuned, very reluctantly
TO give, and endeavored to i'm.
press, his views upon such as viewed the
matter in the light that he did, and quite
in his w-d'ye-du-like- sort-o' style. told
them--,hem? yes Mem--the walls, much
about metallic specie currency. Lord
what fnancier he is! He there gave us
the stereotype stuff about General Harri.
son with all that sweeping grace which
would convince - himself that all
he said was original. How vexed Gen.
Harrison will be when he hears that Aaron
Finch does not think well of him. Well,
at five O'Clock some passengers got off the
steamboat Indian Queen when the whole
house consisted of fifty-eight. They
forthwith resolved themselves into house
of delegates, and then resolved that there
was (constructively) present two hundred
and forty in the house, with authority
from the people. Laurel Summers was
counted TENN! and Dr. Hetzell, Of Lee,
THIRTY. No difficulty at all you see
in making up the number. Would you
believe it! Abner Kneeland is turned
Roman Catholic. He voted the sreal
presence clause, and went the whole
figure with right hearty good will. Well
the house Of delegates being thus organ
lied, recorded the edict of the 22d March
that General Dodge be the democratic
for Congress, and then adjourn.
ed and dispersed in double quick time. In
ten minutes there were not ten strangers
in the place except by construction. The
of Bloomington were much pleas
ed to learn that SO many were present to
witness the prosperous growth of their
town. e. they were pleased to learn by
the resolves of the meeting that there were
two hundred and forty men here at one
time. | don't know how the tavern keep
ers will like the constructive presence of
travellers here. / heard one of them say
there was no one at his house that he
knew Of until he heard of the resolution,
when he regarded his house as being con-
structively full and he prepared con-
struc,ive supper foHthem The Bloomington
Ed. Society understood that constructive
purse was raised for the use of their room,
at which of course, they are much pleas.
ed. But Sambo, poor ignorant fellow.
feels i'll his pockets for his gratuity, and
says he no un'stan dis 'struction business
If dis 'mocracy, | quit bein dem crat.
Ispected some spectrum circumlar-guess
| kno who gets my ice water mex time
waiten dare all day an clean up de house.
In short, Sambo is and ever has been a
rigid strict constructions, Of the old Vir-