The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-11-05
PARTY LINES DRAWN.

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as nsulshe Ne believe that the House of Repre-
the COMM Jsuiyes Of this Territory is the first
81. Louslnch Of any Territorial Legislature that
nj drew the party lines. The Van
n city h,,.3sen members, with their two or three
in front daority fel, that they had the power and
atIlson j the true spirit of loco focoism, they
log cabI ...1 = Tho u,,;os ,s Gar ,s o6
endal L,sa:lirg Offices for their friends was con-
lat they wiHsnel, were obliged to be mere ciphers
.-B. laTuesday last. This exclusive course is
The book ID sked upon by reasonableVan Buren, men,
70 becomg n, out Of DOORS as inconsistent, taking
~ the circumstances into the account.
that nev w,
in the oaio aa what ass 'eSe circumstances! "'y'
le Court N comparatively large number of these
which ii ro foco members owe all their dignity
''ufalzato3 all their honor as Legislators to the
cert6caia a. n,tas H., u,,;uod AL Id :. -,
Barton I'D "e ~
has accordsn for such votes they would never
the matte Hire been elected, and the Legislature
'Poated rAnad now have been whig by hand
~ u vusnune majority. We can name them, if
is the mos Il" names arc oS''eo 'o'' - was AZ
heard Of last expected of these men, that they
aFuuld show some respect for the favors
crap Of b,l had thus received from this portion
the lips olf their constituents. Vain expectation.
;, who ha1E Tie Wings who trusted in their honor,
he title ID .c.;,,, s,J ;,.,;.,;,, h h j..
that Col "s.' -, -, pal ''''' "a'0 ''." 0''
f Sackeu'1 pponted. That very disappointment
ere distpa aues with it its own medicine. The
cry! It 4 aser Of these representatives of part
h palpsbg lind no, of all their constituents will be
.rinn ra.s hort. Henceforward the people out of
IS Of iuforj bors will be as keen for drawing the
ulled! BaMty-lines as are their servants, within
walls of the Capitol; and no whining,
Ncompromise will avail in forwarding
soou JOA5 be views of these men hereafter 1t
a. : n vas anticipated that in the discussion Of
them said ny question that involved mere national
.''Why d Elon that the Van Buren, men would
;! "1ss IKE sides bu. in all questions of local
Character the people had a right to ex
1rct the observance of liberal course.
-, , ,uh;, the stand taken by the dominant party
I'LL WHC4l
however the House be persisted in, it can have
populara @oiher tendency than to create distrust
from hd md Discussions between members. sour
wounded h,ir d;.nos;,;on ,n1 uo.oua uho,,.o,,
their pard ~, 'A1 ""0'o'oD''
borrowed "esaNon' We noPe "hese lae'noefs
it seems vM bok well to the consequences, and
political they possess the political acumen we
the man have supposed they did, they will retrace
o'to"sN heir steps and hereafter pursue an i'm.
OK Td partial course as their predecessors have
Done, and agree to differ.
1898 Since the above was in type, we
are NV learn that the Council have gone the same
-. lyn way, in resolving, by the casting vote Of
e is the3 "' llesluent, mat we shoulo nave no
false mare in the printing the present session.
parue,'a thanks to the people and former Legis-
o 'ar T. aores, we can live through all that. 1t
d never not the shipwreck you intended to
ntersstH make OF it, gentlemen. Our defeat is
cummings only the price we had to pay for our OPP
;. ;. position to the oficeholders. The people
grs you1 vii take the matter in hand and right us
hereafter. We're buoyed up by the
0ahdence we have in the certainty of
'co CON harrison's election and as long as our
n Wsa Nngs hold out we shall hurrah for Old
ill Dsc- "p'
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