The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-30
The committee after retiring, submitted.

! /, ~ " atter retlrlngis omitted
the following resolutions:
F lst. Resolved, That as citizens Of the
Territory of Iowa, wesde precate the con-
duct Of the friends Of the present admins
tration of the general government within
this territory in attempting to introduce.
party tactics for the purpose of elecling a
delegate TO Congress, as untimeis, a1ncal-
l led for, and in opposition to the best in
fterestsS Of the community. 80 gisf. I.
I'd. That as friends of good governs
ment and equal rights, we look with an
.teigned regret upon the course pursued
by the friends of the present administra-
ton IN endeavoring to make this territory
the scene Of party strife.
90. That from the position assumed by
the federal Office holders of this territory,
who call themselves the people, in placing
one OF their own number in nomination.
for delegate to Congress, thereis no choice
left to the people but tame submission to
the dlctation of federal Office holders, or
unqualified opposition to their nominee,
4th. That at the coming election, com
PEELED as we are by the position assumed
by the Office holders and others to draw
the party lines, we will use every honor
able means to defeat their candidate, and
to teach them at the ballot box that the
mlnlot,s of a corrupt administration are
formidable only TO tyrants and not to.
.jreenee,a.
9th. That whilst the of1ice-holders are.
continually crying democracy, denocsa-
cy, and proclaiming their love of the peo-s
pie from the housetops, they are in reali-
ty disregarding the rights Of the people,
trampling upon their liberties, and con-
.centrating in the chief magistrate of this
Union all the powers Of the government.
90. hat almostevery prominent act of the
present administration, has been not only
dangerous to the best interest of the coun-
try, but has been in direct and open vio-
latlon of the long established principles
and professions of the republican party.
18th. That the direct tendency of the
present. administration is, by system of
rewards and punishments, to corrupt the
pare. to reward the disappointed but pill
ant partisan, and unite in the hands of
the Executive the purse and the sword of
the nation.
& sth. That all the friends of Harrison
and reform in the county of Lee attend
the Wing Territorial Convention at Bloom.
ington, on the 29th instant, for the pur-
pose of taking such measures in relation
to the nomination of a candidate for Dele
gate. to Congress as may be deemed ex-
pedient.
I 9th. That the proceedings of this meet
ing be signed by the President and Secre-
tary of this meeting, and forwarded to the
editor of the Hawkeye and Patriot for
publication.
The foregoing resolutions were unani-
mously adopted.
Spirited addresses were made by Gen.
Learned. Of Burlington. D. f. Miller,
Alfred Rich, and H. L. Reid, Esqs. of
Fort Madison, and Mr. Hall, of Van
Buren,, which were received with much
applause by those present, and the whole
passed off with a great degree of unanimi-
ty and good feelings, and much to the
satisfaction Of those present.
VIM. STUART, President.
TIMoTHY Fox, Secretary.
West Point, July IS, 1910.