The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-11-19
MODE OF VOTING

House Of Representatives by MIR Lewis,
and which now lies on the table, TO as.
certain the wishes of the legal voters Of
this Territory in relation to their prefer.
ence Of voting by "ballot" or g viva
voice." We can see no possible injury
in passing such bill and permitting the
people to decide at the next election
which mode they like best. Some re-
marks may be found in another column
which were made by Mr. Miller on the
Subject.
i a Bill was introduced tile other day
by Mr. kirkpatrick Of the Council on the
same subject, but which authorized the
Legislature to change the mode at the
present session. This was by some con-
sidered premature. Messrs kirkpatrick
. and Hawkins advocated the viUa voce
system in very able and appropriate re-
marks, copies of which we hope soon to
lay before cur readers. Mr. Bailey op-
posed the measure with his usual zeal,
but was willing to submit to an amend
ment, continuing the present mode OF vot-
ing by ballot, but requiring each vote'
to place his name on the back of his
ticket The bill was killed on the mo-
ton of Mr. Hastings to postpone it indie
fnilely-all the Van Buren, members vot-
ing for the postponement.
We would like to see this question
placed on its merits before the people,
1t is very evident that if the viua voce
systam had been in vogue during the late
election, at least. many suppesable cases
of illegal voting might have been detect
ed, and there would have been no neces-
sity, and there could have been no object
gained in depositing the votes in the Land
Office before they were half counted, as
,oas the case in this precinct.
IF the viva voce mode had been in
operation at the late election the result
would evidently have been different in
this and in Henry county, and instead of
now having majority of partizan loco
focos in the House of Representatives,
there would have been majority Of
wings. That "pure hearted and clean
handed member from Des Moines, and
the +" unpledged" chairman of the COM
mittee who was of opinion that we wish
ed "to make political capital of the
whole circumstance, would have been
left at home.
1t is our aim, as general thing, to take
no notice of the miserable and vulgar
slang that emsnates from the loco foco
presses of this Territory. The Hawk
Eye and its editor seem to be goading
thorn in their sides. The editors of these
veritable loco prints are not only united in
the fruitless task of destroying what little
reputation we may have honestly acquir-
ed, but "lanse" correspondents also en-
ploy their leisure hours in assisting them
in their dirty work.
Hear one who halls from the National
Hotel, and is employed as regular cor
respondent to one of these loco foco pa
pers in this Territory
"To-day a test question came up for
consideration in the Council. Mr. Bailey,
sterling Democrat, offered a resolution
that the Gazette office do the incidental
printing of the Council. The Wings NOV
ed to insert the Hawkeye and Patriot in
its stead; they struggled hard, moved to
adjourn and all other queer things, but
they failed signally, the President came
up boldly to the aid of the Democrats and
wrested from the filthy and polluted devils
the democratic patronage on which they
have lived and had their being.
i "This was glorious triumph indeed
to our cause. We have stamped our seal
of condemnation upon the revilers of our
illustrious Dodge. But this IS not get
enough, for these Wings have of late
grown SO audaciously impudent that no.
thing but the frmest union, united to per-
severing efforts can subdue their naughty
SOULS
! So, it is not enough, aye! Perhaps it
would have been if we had permitted
your "illustrious Dodge" to trample us
under his feet, as he threatened to do,
with horrid oaths and bitter cursings.
We wonder if ''our llustrious Dodge"
is still receiving .nine dollars day"
as Register Of the Land Office. We
have not yet seen any statement showing
that he has resigned that place. There
are number of transactions which,
taken together render him very "illustri-
ous," and on the whole we consider the
phrase as very opposite, very.
/ We are of the oniniOn that JUDGE Will