Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1842-12-17

LATEsrrnoM Iowa ClrY,-We learn by
james w. Woods Esq, who left Iowa
City on Tuesday, that the Legislature
adjourned over from Friday until Monday
last. and that up to Tuesday morning
no bills had been introduced or anv bus.
mess Of Importance transacted in either
House.
The printing had not yet been disposed
Of, and the probability was that it would
be divided among the different Offices of
the two political parties.
THE MESSAGE
Of Governor Chambers, addressed TO
the Legislature on the occasion Of IFS
annual meeting. occupies portion Of
this weeks paper.
We think impartial men Of all parties
will agree with US in asserting, that, as
whole, this document is extremely unloy
tunatc forthc reputation OF its author
The Hawkcyc shows itself to be sensible
OF this by the chariAess Of its praise (;
but the Iowa City Standard, with less
ability to comprehend the true character
Of the message, or deeper calculation, be-
stows upon it much lauda,ion, and pro.
nounccs It model worthy Of imitation.
Especially does the latter print coincide
in the views Of his Exceilencv relative to
the Peni;entiary. Now as we are so un.
fortunate, in common with our fellow ci.i
zens generally, as not to be able to under
stand this part Of he message, We arc Of
course prevented from speaking Of it in
terms either OF appreciation or dissent
We have read an rc.rcad j, more than
a dozen tunes, with the hope OF compass
ing its drift, but all to no purpose; aud
We finally gave il UP in despair, finding
everybody else as much in the dark on
shc subject as ourselves. Is it not pro.
babe that the StandarJcndorses the views
and reasoning Of the Governor ia The
particular alluded to for the reason lust
assigned by US for Withholding any ex
preston Of opinion, viz: because II dos
not understand them?
But in no respect is tho mes
sage respectable, when compared with
the executive communications which
ct this season Of the year almost dali
~ fall under our notice; nor, for
enlarged and s:atesmanlike views, cogen.
reasoning, or comprehcnsiyenes Of style,
will u bear any comparison with the
State papers Of Governor Lucas. Ills
such production as at least fifty persons
that We could name in our town could
equal, even without the assistance Of a
clerk to ''correct the grammatical errors''
such an one as any newspaper writer
the Territory could manufacture (sup-
posing the heads OF the different subjects
noticed to be given him) in two hours
But it has one merit. the mention Of which
should not be omitted--1yer,ty-a very
great merit with all such papers.
We have spoken Of the reputation Of
Gov. Chambers. At the time Of his ap.
pointment, our readers have not forgot
ten, much was saiI Of his eminent talents
by his parlisans and friends; and we
were congratulated from all quarters up
on the great intellectual acquisition our
Territory would receive in the person Of
it, Chief Executive officer. Aware OF
the ease and facility with which the
wings could convert pigmy into giant.
whenever party ends required it, and
knowing that while serving in Con-
gress Gov. Chambers gave no e,i.
dence that he possessed more than or
binary endowments, we were natu-
rally induced TO receive much Of the en-
comium expended upon him with many
grains Of allowance; taking nothing for
granted, but leaving the formation Of our
own opinion to time and observation. TO
the prudent caution thus exercised we are
indebted Tor exemption from the error,
now made apparent, into which very many
have been betrayed in forming an mpro-
per and cxtravagant estimate Of the tai
ents Of our chief magistrate. Gov. C.
has exercised the Executive functions for
nearly two years, during all Of which
time his reputation for ability has been
steadily on the decline; until the whole
stock Is At last exhausted And he may
shank his friends Tor it--po|itical friends,
We mean. They placed him in false
position BY giving currency to the belief
that he was eminently gifted in intcllec-
tual attainments The prctension and
reserve ofhis Excellency favored the sue
cess Of the imposture al frs:, but it could
not last; and the l'umbug has now finally
exploded.