Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-02-22
From Warrington.
Correspondence Of the Gazctte.)

WAsHIseros CIrY, Jan. 81, AS.
Dmr Nr:-The resolution for re-anhex-
ing Texas has passed the House Of Rep
resentatives 100 to 9S, and has been COM
mi,ted in the Senate. The House is now
engaged in s'long debate'' upon the Ore
gon bill. The committee On Territories
have, as you know, reported bill for
making Iowa State. ] am informed
by our Delegate that there are objections
to our boundaries as proposed by the con-
Nention, and that several substitutes are
proposed ~ lesson the boundaries. One
Of these substitutes is the parallel Of 43 . !,
another. the parallel Of 43 ., go, each
terminating at the Sioux river and follow
iEg that stream to the Missouri. Anoth-
err is proposed on the suggestion of Nicol-
let, viz: the western boundary to be a d.
rect north line west Of the Des Moines,
and extending north to the southerly bend
Of St. Peters, thence due east to the Mis-
sissippi. ! do not at all like any Of these
propositions, but think the second line on
43 : !. go the least Objectionable. "A bill
is before Congress to confirm the Dubuque
claim, as it is called. The democratic
party appear to be in good spirits and
harmony; but the conservatives, Tylerites,
mongrels, new converts sshoc genus omnen
are anxious and boisterons in their efforts
to obtain place. Mr.. Polk, we have rea-
son to believe, will keep his hands clean
from the contagion Of Tylerism with which
the diseased will endeavor to infect him
have endeavored to infect him.
Abolitionism is greatly extending itself.
There are petitions before Congress for
the abolition Of the common law in Illinois,
and, for the abolition Of the army. There
are now, or have been before that body,
petitions for the abolition of slavery; for
the abolition Of the veto power; for the abb
clifton Of the naturalization laws; for the
abolition of the common law in Illinois;
for the abolition Of the army; and / think
for the abolition Of come other things. It
is supposed there are parties in the coun-
try for the abolition Of republicanism; for
the abolition of freedom; for the abolition
Of the democratic party; for the abolition
Of the Irish and Germans; and for the abb
clifton Of common sense. Their objects
win no doubt, all be accomplished when
the enlightened and virtuous intelligence
Of the people Of the country shall be sufii-
ciently wide spread, and equal to these
great reforms. And as all these works
must precede the greater and more gem
eral abolition Of parson Miller, who limits
his energies and desires to the single OBJ
ject Of abolishing the world, it is rather
probable than otherwise that Miller will
have to wait another year or two for the
fulflment Of his hopes.
Feb. |. The debate on the Oregon bill
has closed in committee Of the whole this
day at two o'clock, the previous question
has been called for and sustained in the
House, and the vote taken that the main
question be now put. AT this stage the
opposition, which has been very perse-
vcring and violent, and had tried all the
usual tactics for defeating the bill, moved
an adjournment which carried. / think
the majority fnr the bill will be greater
than that for re-annexing Texas.
Great preparations are making for re-
ceiving the President, and for the inaugu-
ration festivities.
sa Yours, &c., w.