Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-02-10

SayinS an1 Deinss = lsvga cry.
Iowa CRY, Feb. sth, 1914.
Tear Siv.-havine cone to ~ City u Wit
'ess some Of III Aoings 81 our Legislature, viii
levets leisure hour to advising you Of some Of
h. principal items ofay observations, which
'ops may not prove entirely uninteresting to
y6ur readers.
ne Llsisaaslre has how been IN session abou,
'ixty days, but has passea 60t lew laws Of !
general na.sfe--the greater part Of their time
having been 0ceNpisd il ne passage Of sefs sf :
local character, eonGsting Of ilcolpJsStioas
mill companies, ferry privileges, Academies,
Universities, &C., &c together with souN twsn-
y memorials to Congress, praying We donation
Of about onsthird Of the public lands in the Ter.
ritory Tor educational and other purposes. II h
: soNrce Of great regret that this evil hes crsft
into our Legislature. From our First organiza-
ton - Territory, We hsvs been Cursed with v
species Of local lsgislStion, which seems to in
crease every year; and il is high time that some
check should Be- put upon it--particalarly ~ We
shall in lew years become State, and then an
economisaticn Of time win Be demanded.
Politically, the Nss branches are divided-t6e
Council being wing W SOME 3 Or 4 majority, end
the House democratic by mijorty vt n. The
President Of the Council Il Col. ThomSs Cox,
well known to most Of your readers - staanth
democrat and complete western man. Ilsarn
that be has nessr ben eat Of the mountains and
has LIVED some IS yesrs n Nli~ess prior 10 his
settlement In jackson coNaty, Of which Ne i
how representative. he makes good rresi-
ding officer, ana he's the resrscs Of Ill. Among
Tie democratic memssrs Ut Ais body, Tie most
prominent il support Of democratic principles
AZ Gen. Cshon, Of d Busue, and MI. Lsiier,
Of Des Moinss county. The former Il never
found swer1ng b his vote, or Ia The exposititt
Of msasurss that ~ calculated to injars u.
eoNntry. Mn Letter is acknowledged BY al "a
Be- the most able debater in the Council, and
"Old Dee Moines" may well b proud Of such
representative. On the other aide Of the x6sf
ton Mefs Is hardly single aebater, altAessa
The sxntorian voics oftlN member NON Henry
county y frequently heard ia sehool-boy styK
Of defamation, attracting the attention Of hi
lobby ~ his loud and long drawn oSt Whistle
Prss-i-dentp' TN whigs, howevet, are never .
: loss to know on which sids 10 vote when pe,its
cal mattsss vcms in question Party arill wa
never more perfect than il il N Mis- hardfal o
wing pariaANs, yscme tArss or four Of whom %
tirely mis-repsessnt the wishes Of their ecnstitu
ents) foi il needs but motion OF q word iron
either the member from Henry, Mr.. s, Of Louisa
OF the Gtserel Coy coartesy to his excelency
from Cedar, 10 place me entire wig vote eithe
among the yeas ornays. BY NE way, this GsN
sral is entirely out cf place in digNihed body
such A. the Council should be. You will proba
bly, rsccllect The abusive letters Of the Iowa Cit
correspondent Of the ssDavsapovt Caaette,a pub
lished in that paper last winter. am told tia
THE self-same General was The author, and Il ,
said that he has resumed his dirty work this yes
sionr-epistle No. I having lately appeared i
that weekly issue Of political eth. Il Il nos b
meath ths dignity cfs cember vi the hekislatur
10 slnnd his time IN inditine low and sesns o.
epissles, abusing bic Fellow members, for publica
tions think the good people Or Cedar, Lin
end Jones, viii answer in tcrms Mot % b. m,son
derstccd At the next election. Among The mo.
important personages in the Council, Is the Ex
President Of that body, who still walks IA
Council chamber with his wonted dignity-hi
eoat-tsil up-lifted BY his hands, and quiverine :
your last winters correspondent has II, "with
healthy excitement" I am told, that after ma
king fair weather with the wings, he suddenl,
deserted them, and is now to Be found Ia The en-
braces Of Tylerism-- prospects u IN fndial
Agency, or Of situation as Government physi
clan, having had ! powerful influence upon nj
mind. He still, however, votes with the wing.
and acts in Some instances 10 i kind Of tool L
carry on their secret measures. Taking IN
Council IS body, think that II is no improve
ment on the previous one, and cannot be com
pared with the present House 81 Representatives
in point Of congregated TALENT
Passing to the other end Of ths Capitol, VI
meet with the popular branch Of our Legislature
which has for its presiding officer JAMES p
CARLToS, Esq, member from johnson county
good democrat, prompt and dignihed Speak
er and, from what opportunity had to judge, Al
excellent debater. The democrats have the DOW
er in this branch, and although on party mea
sures they vote together, still they extend to tn
minority that courtesy and attention 10 whicl
they, 10 common with all minorities; are entitled
although The contrary course is taken by the ma
jority in the other branch Of the Legislature.
Among the prominent and able debaters in tn
House are Msssrs. Carlton; Baker, fh6hbso
and Rogers, on the one side and MI. Crimes an
Mitchell on the other. may here add the name
Of Messrs. Robb and Wal~6ith as being Of tina
number aptly termed 'sfrothy spsaken:n Tn
style Of the former il may be unnecessary to de
scribe, inasmuch as specimen can be seeI
weekly BY reference to the columns Of IN,
Hawkeye, where, over the signature Of "Buz, ,
may be found the eminations Of his mind ans
pen. He, however, occupies the time Of tn,
House from 10 to Is minutes upon every motion
or question before it, in sing song preaching
sort Of style, never forgetting to tell the story
Jenny Bang, the wsaver," which, from hi,
long practice in relating, he is able to git(
with all the accompaniment, including The
bending ofthe elbow and inclining Of the cdr:
Mr.. Walworth is one Of your real eastern abb
lition fanatics. He addresses the HouSs upon
every question touching upon moral refofm, u
politics, and is looked upon a. one Of the wing