Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-08-03

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A large aud enthusiastic aestiag Or the a.
uocracy Of our city took plsce On "Wednesday
night last, u Kimball's corner. i Wa The Grit
meeting Of our friends held ont Of doors, dur
ing the canvass, and the turn out was excel
lent,
Mr.. MlLIs addressed the assemble for
about two hours, in an eloquent, bold and mas
teriy speech, in which he-conhned himself prin-
cipally to review Of the Infamous system Of
elec,oueering resorted to BY the wings to de-
feat the democratic nominees, Tor the Convention
in this county; and seldom, fever, was an audi.
enee better entertained or more highly gratihea
He commenced by noticing the charge made BY
: wing orator, and alluded 10 in our paper Of
week before last, that the U. S. Bank Of Penn
sylvania was chartered by the democrats; and af-
Ter utterly disproving the truth Of such assertion
by simple statement Of the facts, passed on to
that most ridiculous Of alfhambug the alleged
inelligibility Of Messrs Letter and WRIGHT TO
seats in the Convention, because Of their having
been members Of the last Legislature. The ut
ter and absolute absurdity Of this position Mr..
Mills fully demonstrated, BY showing that if the
gentlemen mentioned are not capable Of being
members Of the Convention. then, under the Law,
no election can be holder; for Il the post Of del
egate be an Office within the meaning Of the law,
it must be filled by appointment BY the Gov
ernor; and no proviso for such appointment be-
ing made, it follows that no convention can le-
gally or properly assemble. This he proved to
be the inevitable tendency Of the construction
put upon the law by those who deny the right
Of Messrs. Letter and Wright to sit as delegates,
ifelected; aud If il be. correct, then it follows
that the Legislature in passing the law authorize
ing the people to elect the deleeat and the
Governor in approving Of il, were triaing with
and deceiving the people. After dwelling upon
this subject at much length, and showing that j
was mere afterthought-a Tick Of the enemy
got up for electio, eering purposes, and urged
| with the hope of here and there deceiv,ng some
unsuspec,ing democrat, and in that way carrying
through portion Of their ticket, Mr.. Mills
took up the charge made against MIR. Hepner, q
having, while member Of the Legislature, been
| instrumental in the omission Of clause IN the
law relative to wills, &C., whereby the property
Of unnaturaized persons is asserted to be in dan
ger, and clea. ly proved from the journals as was
most satisfactorily demonstrated BY writer IN
last weeks Gazette, that il blame is to be attach
ed 10 any man or set Of men in relation to this
matter it is to the wings; that party haying the
majority in the committee that reported the bill,
the majority in the upper branch Of the Lrgisla-
ture BY which it was passed, and the Executive
whose signature made il law being srhig.
II was shown, however, that the omitted clause
| is Of no kind Of consequence, aliens having the
control Of their property as absolutely secured
o them under the treaty Of 1903 and ordinance
Of 1887, as any other class Of people.
Mr.. Mills alluded to maIy other subjects,
which we have neither the room nor the time "a
,otice. suffice i, to say, he turned all the weap.
aus aimed at the democracy BY their adversaties
against themselves, aud most ably exposed the
recklessness Of their Conduct since the CON-
nencement Of the present campaign. His speech
was well received; and. il any who heard i, had
previously lieut. leo willing ear TO the inSease
stories of the wings, they must have gone away
not only fully convinced Of their error, but high
y indignant At discovering that premeaitased
attempt had been made to deceive and BAN
booxls them.