Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-02-18

Caileu Out anu ScTViuH ullucI tcYuISiuON
Of the Governor? These hardy settlers
were not tho men to weigh nice and dc.
ica:e questions Of law; they supposed
thc.nselvcsto- be lawfully called out: and
every officer who refused TO comply was
Instantly cashiercd, and was disgraced in
public opinion. Admitting the proceed
in. to be illegal, it was sufficiently pun
ished by cutting off all the gene raj off,
GERS from their pay. Mr.. D. was himself
one Of them; bat he was willing to dis
pcnse with his share, and SO were the
others, provided only that the men and
the subordinate officers could be allowed
what they understood 10 be fairly and
justly their due. 1t had heen said that 1t
was II bad and dangerous precedent thus
to set Americans 10 resist Americans
by force Of arms. and teach the people to
turn their bayonets against each others
bosoms. Admitting this. since as many
as eish: generals were to be deprived Of
their pay, he thought this nigh, be con-
sidcrel as a sufficient cas,iyation in the
way Of example and warning Out Of
the gross sum Of $l4 1855, over three
thousand was tor beef, -four. corn, and
oats furnished by the farmers in the
Territory for the supplies Of the troops;
and the furnishing it at that particular
moment was peculiarly painful sacri
flee, because land sale had been pro
claimed to take place in about three
months, and they were straining every
nerve to prepare themselves with the
money to secure their homes. They re-.
lied on these very provisions as part OF,
their means to raise this sum: they plead
ed this to the officers who made the re
QUESTION:, bu, were assured the General
Government, would without fail reimburse
them COR this advance. When the sale
came, they had been compelled to borrow
money to meet it, and that at enormous
rates Of usury. Would it BE- just, under
all these circumstances, to refuse to pay
them?
Mr.. d. made a personal appeal to the
MIR. UNDER WOOD, Il remark Ot whom, at
the last session, VIZ 'sthat he would not
vote 10 pay Americans for fighting each
other," had done more than any thing
else to defeat the passage OF the bill
One of those who mad moved III this brief
campaign had been acomrade OF that gen
.lemun in Buffers defeat, and had fought
through the war lie pleaded no more
than what he apprehended to be the Just
rights of his constituents, and earnestly
hoped the motion to reconsider the vote Of
the last session would prevail.
Mr.. u having concluded
The question on the motion to recon
slider was taken, and the vote Stood Ayes
SO noes 43. No quorum voting.]
The question was again taken by tell
ers, and the vote stood: Ayes ~. noes SO.
[S.ill no quorum voting
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON. by way Of gctt
ing quorum, asked the yeas and nays
on the motion TO reconsider, which were
ordered.
MIR. MEDlLL moved that there be Il
call Of the House, which motion was
rejetifd.
And The question, .'Shal' the vote be
rcconsldered?' was taken, and decided
in The affirmative: Yeas 90, nays 45.
50 the vote was reconsidered.
And the question again recurring on
the passage q. the bill
Mr.. ANDREWS, OF Kentucky, de-
manded the previous question, which was
seconded.
And the main question was ordered to
be now taken.
MIR. CAVE JOHNSON asked the yeas
and nays thereon, which were ordered.
The bill, at the request OF Mr.. ADAMS,
was read.
And the question, '.Shall this bill pass?'
was taken, and decided in the affirmative:
Yeas 80. nays 40.
So The Till ,cas passed.