Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1842-11-19

! JEFrensox CRY, Oct. &c, 1912.
! GENTIEMEN:-
| have to make my most sincere thanks
10 tho Democracy Of Boonvi'le and Coo
, Ger county and TO yourselves, for the
kind in, itation which you have given me
to visit your county, and 10 accept the
honor Of Public Dinne.'. TO visit you
and to remain some time in your county,
in common with Others in your nei ghbor-
hool, it has been my intention for years.
and the agreeable task was commenced
in 1889 and intended to bc promptly fol-
lowed up, but has been prevented thus
far by the long sessions OF Congress, and
The extra session which intervened.-
The next summer will bring the long re-
cess aud j; is then my Intention to devote
my whole leisure time to my constituents,
and to visit many parts OF the State for
the purpose Of seeing them. The town
|.f Boonville aud the county Of Cooper
would not be overlooked in this general
visit; and have the pleasure to assure
you that shalt take an early occasion in
the spring to be with you. A fixed time
is not necessary; for, as ! do not take
public dinners, and shall stay long
enough to sec my icl!ow-cit ;zcns indiyid-
ua!ly--a way OF seeing them more agree.
able to me than-that OF large masses
there will be time enough after arrive
for all to hear oft, and for ali those to
SEQ me that will do mo that honor.
thank you most cordially for the ap
probation which you have expressed Of
my public course, and feel bound to say
that nothing but the generous confidence
Of my political friends il the State, and
the friendship Of my colleagues in the
Senate, and in the House Of Representa-
,ives. could have carried ne successfully
through the long service, in the difficult
times during which have been in the
Senate. have been there now two and
twenty years, and have had 10 act de-
cidcl part, in succession ofgreat events;
undis is great satisfaction to me to find
my self sustained by the appreciation Of
those who placed mo in such responsi-
bic situation. During u.l that time my
motto has been ''erery thing for The cause
-nofhing for mems" and under the gui.
dance 1f this motto have been fortunate
enough TO gain credit for good intentions,
aud for eXcrtions TO do what was hes, for
The country, regardless Of all selfish,
persor<ai, interested, or individual con-
silerarions. The same shall be my course
until cease to serve you, and come to
spend tho evening Of my days in tho no
bic State OF which VIC are citizens.
| The limits Of this letter and tho few
minutes have to give to it, do not per-
mt INC to dilate upon general politics.
Suffice it to say, that the ledcralists have
now been in power nearly two years, and
have had two sessions oil Congress-, aud
that the fifty previous years Of the exist
encc cf our General Government do not
furnish as many instances OF violations OF
The Constitution, violation Of tho rights
of States aud OF individuals, aud Of op.
presslve Legislation. as these two years
have done. TO enumcrate their bad
measures would be to give history ol
their acts for two entire sessions.
When this party came into power. one
LOT its most conspicuous members, MIR.
Webstcr.) had The eifrontery to say thu,
they would open new sci OF books
that they would lay away the old books
used by the previous administra.ion--an
\ take new set for their clean and patri
otto entries. y understand that the &C.
counting officers succeeded. in preventing
this fine scheme oiluylng away the old
books and commencing OH new SGT: bu,
ii new books could not be opened, new
entries have at least bcen made III tho old
ones: entries which wore strangers Ia
their pages when Jackson and Van Blu.
rem were ut the head Of the government,
aud Democratic majorilics filled the twu
Houses OF Congress. Among these now
entries We find iares, loans, uarcdcemed
Treasury Notes, National debt, proAi6ito
|ry tariff, distribution o land reuenMe
,.on.ruye.ent of public creditors protested
bits on tie Government, disgrace, tie Dor
lypuing ogen. Of the Government insulled
in Europe, prescription, a Manaamus act
a habeus corpus act, and an outla,yry &C
against the States, (this last pocketed b,
, Mr.. ryler,) reputation IF priput
debis wnder the pretert Of hank
!