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

Sir: The Hawkeye Of the 18th ultimo
contains reply, over the signature OF "A
Whig," to my communication that appear
ed in your paper OF the 2Olh ultimo, in
support Of the eligi iIity of Mes>rs. Letter
& Wright to a seat in the convention, which
il is my purpose briefly 10 notice.
The voters of our county, or those of them
who read my {. m nunicaiicn, will remem-
her that / called ,Leir especial attention to
the 7th sec. If tie Organic Law, and stat
ed that if A Wing had proved that the menu
bership Of the convention was IN office with
in the meaning OF the oth sec. of that law,
he had ed too much, and had shown
that all the members thereof must be APP
pointed by the Governor. The seventh
section, with quoted, is in the follow
ing words:
"That all township officers, and all coun-
~ officers, except judicial officers, justices
Of the peace, sheriffs and clerks Of the court,
shall lie elected by the people, in such
manner as is now prescribed by the laws
OF the Territory Of Wisconsin, or as may,
after the first election, be provided by the
Governor and Legislative Assembly OF
Iowa Territory. The Governor shall nom
mate, and by and with the advice and con-
sent Of the Legislative Council. shall APP
point, all judicial officers justices Of the
peace, sheriffs, and all militia officers ex-
cept those Of the staff, and all GIRL officers
not herein rvorided for.
Now, sir, let me ask, not in spirit Of
controversial triumph, what is the answer
Of "A Wing" to this section Of that law
Which he REGARDS as Of such controllin,
importance? l will give it in his own
words, that the PEG pie may sec the manner
in which this gentleman, who sought Sc
disintarestedly to enlighten them, now
skulks from fair argument Of the subject,
"A Wing says:
The 9TH sec. Of the Organic Law is
pointed out to me, and am asked to show
who would be eligible to this office. | de-
cline dcing 50. 1t is no part Of my busi.
ness. It is enough to support my own
side Of the argument, without troubling
myself with extricating my adversari, {
from the dilemma their disorganizing and
anti-law notions have drawn them into
Il has been my business TO show that Lief
fer and Wright are not eligible, and il is
no proof to show that they are eligible by
showing that under the 9TH section some
others are not."
This is an evasion or backing out which
could hardly have been looked for from
"a Whig," considering the bold and reck-
less manner in which, both upon paper
and on the boz he mace his onslaught up
on Messrs. LETTER and Wright. But,
sir, does it not prove that his position is
wholly indefensible there is nuthing
in tor that he now believes the Govern
or has the appointment Of every member
Of the Convention. And surely, il their
trust be an Office within the meaning Of
the Organic law, and that law be Of bind
ing force in our convention movement,
none would te so stupid As not to see that
the Governor must appoint all Of the Del
cgstes If they be officers.
"A Whig,' with that rancorous hate
which he has never failed, save when a
candidate, 70 manifest towards every DEM
ocrat, bitterly assails our worthy Judges
fsr believing Mess,s.. Letter and Wright
eligible to seat in the convention, but
modestly passes over Governor Chambers,
whom had named as concurring with
them in that opinion.
must make the 0nsende honorable to
"A Wing" for having charged him with
voting FIR the seat Of government. Il
was slip Of the pen. ] intended to
charge him, AZ now do, with voting for
and helping Ia elect the Commissioner, to
to locate tie seat q government, whose
trusts partoUk much more Of the attributes
d N Office than that Of the Dclegacy to
The Convention. But then he was engaged
IN thwarting The views Of : democratic
Governos Lucas who, IL they were