Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-07-26
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central csmmittee Of sDsstM uisae COUNTY
e meeting Of the Democratic eisizsns .
Danyllls township was held u The schoo
house for the pur pose. Of choosing delegates
to attend county Convention u Be he'll
at Burlington onthe 2lst inst 10 6Srninats
suitable persons to b nun 10 ocdndidate.
for county and TERRITORIAL officers at thu
coming election. sr asss e. sses2as
On motion, the meeting was organized
BY calling RlcHARD RosissoS 10 TIE chair
and "A. J Messenger u ct a. Secretary
Oaamotion, acDmmittee Of three was ap-
pointed, to wit: Colvin y. jackson, r. t.
sergent and Robert Names, to select suit
able persons for delegates who reported
tNe following names, 70 VIII James Banar
Richard Robinson, Samuel Chapman, Dan.
iel Long, VIM. Dayenport, r 10. Sergent,
John w. Williams, John Toothaker, Mm.
c.. Hanna and Calvin J.. jackson, which
report was concured in. On motion, the
delegates were empowered TO fill ali va
cancies. On motion, It. L. Sefgent and
G. ]. jackson were appointed . con.nittee
to draft resolutions expressive Of the sense
Of this meeting, who reported the follow
ing resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted: @s1alAdEu1 aae tsasgaae Al silsi
rive find ourselves reluctantly compel
led to omit most Of the resolutions adopted,
on account o. their great length. In lieu,
however, il may be stated that the first
resolution sets forth the importance d
union and activity ii The democratic ranks.
fhe "a approves Of thsila authorizing d
second vote to be taken upon Che constitu-
ton, and also u the constitution itself. The
Sd also endorses the constitution as thor
oughly democratic in its provisions, and
urges it, adoption upop the democratic
party. The 4th is approbatory Of that ar
'icle in the constitution which provides for
the election Of the Judges, and expresses
The utmost confidence in The capacity Of che
people to make cAbics Of all their agen4ss
The 9th 1rebukes the attemptamadc BY ihe
wings to gull the peopleinto the belief that
by adopting the constiJ ica in AuguSt they
Also adopt the Congress boundaries. ] The
9th, 7th, 9Th and 9th, we ippend:la s9ad
; Resolved, 6th-That we deem The sctiosi
laken BY the members q, the, Legislature,
in psoclaiming the Organic Law a. it was
given to Us by Congress in reference 70 The
tenure Of Office Of the members ofthe House
IF Representatives, and Is guardians 6f the
public veal Ia providisg againss he dill
IaH; ma uiJ nasE =; -
ordinary sessions Of 1874, 70, be wise and
iudicious, and the only proper course thai
could have been pursued under the cir
cumstances; and We should have consider
cd them derelect in their daty if they had
adjourned without providing against the
contingency Of another ..buckshot war" be-
tween two sets Of members claiming seats
in the next Legislature. sa tsfs hsiaaaifil
Resolved, 7ih--That the course pursued
by the members Of this county in confirms
ing to the intentions Of the people when
elected, by resigning and giving back the
power with which they were invested,
meets with our cordial appreciation. sa9a'o
) Resolved, ,8th-That we believe that our
delegate in Congress knowing as we do
the peculiar uniavorable circumstances
with which he was surrounded in the late
Congrcss) did al that man could do, and
that he fought manfully for the best inter-
ests OF the people Of this Territory; and
we esteem it a pleasure and great priv
iIege that we have it in our pow er 10 show
our approval Of his cause BY giving him an
honorable support 1T the coming election.
j Resolved, 9th-- That we heatily rejoice
over the two recent great . ictories Of pro-
gressive democracy--the one, the re-an-
,eralion Of Texas to the United States; the
other, the liberation of Governor Dorr from
loaihsome prison, to which he was con-
signed by the wing Algerienes Of Rhode
island, for advocating the fImness Of Dem
ocratic liberty. -s.ta. a.i, aa VA,
On motion, Calvin J. jackson, "A. J.
Messenger, Saml Chapman, VIM. q. Han.
ma, and Richard Robinson were appointed
. Township Csatfal. Committee. 40 aat
On motion, A, J. Messenger, Robert
Maines, A. s. Chapman, John Bosnian, i
! L. Screent, Thomas Dawler, James Banar
Richard Robinson, Daniel Long and O.. J
jackson, were appointed . COMMITTEES Q
vigilance to oct on Tie day Of the election
and see that no fraud il committed, As wei
as TO get all the votes they cah HONORABLE!
| for the democratic ticket. s@'aa 80 q M I.
On uuotion ef C.aJs Jackson, Resolved
| That the editor Of ihe Territorial Gazett
be furnished with > copy of the proceed
ings Of this meeting, and also copy Of n
resolutions and requested to publish th
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1 - Il = RICHARD ROBINSON; Cksir.
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! SAxse;is Of Des. ria ahsrecsrtsfr
which edestrcysd the dwelling of Ml
THOMPSON, IN West Haven, he was u
dsbsed for die preservation Of his own III
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