Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-03-08

- vO0 - - HE W0lks.eLef
g oeoocfafs bevtarei
51se % epoeestsd clint On foot among
u wAig ladsrs throughout the Territory
. 0n1s breach in The democratic ranks
y eonfaaiag ths public mind in relation 70
shs anefsnsnts to the Constitution, and
40 . destroy the popularity Of our Del
eSale b circulating every species Of false
bod il relation 10 his action upon the sub
jsstafths boundaries. Afraid to make the
aaop9it4 q the Constitution party issue
-una6le "a. withdraw from il the support
o. many honest men Of their own party
yet. desperate in their anxiety TO defeat it,
saa blindiy resolved to leave nothing un-
dsns which might tend to accomplish such
> resuh. We shall find them from this time
sntii th< election easy in the work Of mis-
rsprosARiion -n.isrrpreseu,ing The action
kCsaeress-misrepresenting the action Of
aas Delegate representing the views
81 Ii friends Of the Constitution here and
through out the Territory. We would
therefore warn he democracy to be on their
guard. i.et tl'em " aich, it'll Argus eyes.
every mos s,nent of The enemy. Let them
f.l into no trap. Let them not be deceived
BY any xhig trick. The hopes Of the OPP
pusitiou rest entirely upon deception. Let
no friend to the Constitution be caught in
their toiis. or walk blindly into the net set
far him. The singularly laundering and
u.fastuaaie action Of COngress-the many
phases which the amendments have at one
time snd another been made to assume
hate thus far rather favored the purposes
ofihe whigs who seek to destroy the con-
ss;tntioa BY deluding the people with a
thousand different tales. and thus produce
. general confusion in the public mind
But no true friend to the Constitution
shoald make up his mind to 60 against it
unail he knows fully the final action Of Con-
grsss. and that that action is positively
sgainx Us BY compelling US to vote for the
new end narrow boundaries It the same
time that we vote for the Constitution
What The final result in Congress may be,
NO one can know until next week--after
which there viii be sufficient time before
tho election to communicate that result
thssuehout the Territory. 1t Is, Of course,
the wish Of every friend Of the Constitu-
lion t. save it, if possible. Hence the i'm
psopns.y and danger Of hasiy conclusions;
and when our friends shall view the mt
tss il this light. they will, we are well
psrsuidsd, make up their minds 10 wait
nall ihex hear ~ hef&sthey ,aci. and will
wing trap. We admit that this week the
intelligence IL not 60 favorable as it was at
aarlat publication. Thenthe amendments
seensd to be diejoined from the Constitu-
tin, and ne could have voted for the lat
ses without reference to the former, and
without committing ourselves in any way to
- nsaion Of Congress. Now the question
aeens % be involved in doubt, TO say the
49, We are aware that some contend
thsE the question stands precisely a. it did
. wssk ago, and that We still have the a.
taeasfivs left NJ to vote for the Constitu-
den without adopting the amendments
thss theugh perhaps true, is BY no means
elsss to our mind. We shall not, howev.
=. e this 6ns sttsnpt TO discuss il, but
shall ~ upon The suggestion which we
bnSa nads to our fSiends-await the in.
eoaiseace Of the 6nal action Of Congress
bs6uEs We come to determination a. to
whst shan Be- our own FINAL action. We
shsll wait for light to guide our steps. We
shall net attempt to grope our way in dark
nssA nos run The risk Of leading othersin-
e IL dieh. We shall venture no specu-
Iatisas whsisver, - every effort Of the kind
nns Iead to more Or less confusion in the
niafis q more or less readers, but shall
slnly await the news Ct the adjournment,
which viii surely leave the whole matter
n snch . shape that no one can be mista-
hsa - 70 the course he ought to take. Tho
probability Is that the wing s'ppium" com.
nitiee 70 which the bill for our admission
has been referred ia the Senate will let it
"~isep the sleep Of death" uader the false
jnFsession that they will TINS be doing the
democracy Of Iowa deadly harm. This
xonld b cheering news, indeed, a. il
rwenA leave rs m opportunity to vote for
tAs Cscstiinfion without being hampered
~ : single condition But, be the result
e & may, we shsll forthwith communicate
tito our rsadsrp. and in snHcisnt time be-
saFe The election 70 enable item to take
such scion 8 in their (then) well inform
ID spinioa tlsy may deem most expedient. !
We esnneG close this article without |
nEAieiag . sunar which We understand /
= aaase m Van Barren county. and which |
was deuhelass invented and put ID eircula-
do wiah view # injurins the popul.i-
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