Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-07-26

fort 10 PROSTATE the democracy of Iowa
Than in the present campaign. and never,
In the history Of partisan strife, have baser
or more dishonorabis ,neans been resortedA
to. But truth and justice win triumph;
and then .ioxu awhile we en- aGaxd n IN
down our arms 70 be taken up again when
The occasion calls for il. v,,u
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The Candidates ~ FaiFllela.os |
VIII VII N .f1agF AlarlELD. Julyglsihs 1870
ADaas 1Sir:--Oni yesterday evening the.
candidates for Congress, Eenls..s Dostge and
Lowe addressed the, citis ems Of Jefferson.
county q the Court House in this place
HandLils stating that Gen. Lowe would
address the people (wi,h ann. B''that
Gen. spaagsf was inAited 10 astRAd bal
been posted up throughout the county for
some two OF three days previous, and he
wings anticipated = general turnout Of
their forces. Tie friends Of Gen. Dodge
not having heard from him, were ignorant
Ias to whether he would be here II not. II
was known that Lpwe'a friends had posted
up. similar, notices in Ice county, ,when
they Knew. that Dodge WAS some sixty
miles distant from that county, and consc-
quently could know nothing Of Mr.. loves
invitation. Dodge's friends here we've
therefore. in the dark as 10 whether be
would accompany Lowe or not, and for
this reason gave no notice to the country
democratic. In fact, hel .wlissvduring the
day previous were openly asserting that
'sDOdge WAS not coasing; hthat r he xasi
afraid 10 meet Lowell &c. Notwithstand-
ing all this about a many dsn6crats as
wings were present at disappointed hour.
GensD Dodge. at the req,iestaof hisconpet-
itor, led Oft in q, speech Of about an hour
and half in length, in which he gave a
plain statement Of his acts, Us Delegate,
during his last term Of service, and partic-
ularly Of his course in regard 10 the, pre-
sentation ofsour Constitution 20 Congress
and during the action Of that body upon it.
He showed that from The very start the
anti-slavery members had combined with
the western aic,nters 10 cut down our
boundaries. That he had succeeded, after
atssvere struggle with the ccmni,tee 70
whom the subject was referred, and who
had had the matter under considsratia,sat
no less than a dozen different meetings, i ia
getting report in favor Of the Convention
al boundaries. He then showed how this
combination worked after the subject came
before the House.. How the western men
who had always heretofore befriendsd the
Territory turned sagainat him and advo-
Gated the curtailment of our boundar les. .
He next read from the .whig organ at
Washington City (the ''Intelligenosr'') .
report Of his speech protesting against this
curtailment. his speech was stumrer
to the wings who had 50 willfulls.slandsred
Gen: Dodge abs.ut his being friendly to the
Congressional boundaries, and when.. read
by hlm, during his speech, caused those
wings who had circulated these hes 70 hang
their heads. J. Gen. d. then alluded to the
attempt made by the wings to show that
Congressional boundaries. He told the
people that lie considered it his duty, "a
their Delegate, to represent the true state
Of feeling among the members at Washing
ton, and SO thinking had acted accordingly.
He denied that he had ever beenin faysT ii
the Congressional boundaries, and chai.
lenged his opponent to produce any e,i-
dence that such was the Fact Hc had al
ways been in favor Of "a large State! He
had ever advocated larger boundaries llIan
those fixed by the .Conyenlion. He pre-
ferred Cow Lucas boundaries which were
still larger than those fixed BY the Corvcti-
tiol', TO smaller ones. He had at the SEES.
sion previous succeeded in getting the
House Of. Representatives 10 passla bill
giving Us about $4,000 square miles, hui
that the whig Senate refused to pass il
In short, he showed, BY all his acts, he had
been. and still was the friend If large
boundaries. He then spoke short time
upon The merits Of the Constitution. lie
showed, most conclusisely that sthescppo-
sition Of the wings, was not to small bonn
daries, as they pretsased il was, but 10 The
MISUNDERSTANDING were opposed
to the restrictions upon the banking and
money borrowing powers in that instf,l-
ment. They were opposed to giving to
the people the right 10 elect their officers.
That they were opposed 10 the low .sala-
ries, aud in fincthat they were opposed 10
every democratic feature in that instru-
ment. exposed the course that his
competitor had taken upon the Cons it,,-
ton. Gen, Lowe, had voted Gas lie i.
stated Lisnself) against The Constitution in
April last on account Of tie cwsailmcnt Of
bossdo,ies, and was going to vote against
i in August neat fr The same reason!
The inconsistency Of such q course, Gen.
D. showed in glowing colors. Gen. d.
then alluded to The attempt made by the
wings 10 lug int The contest his private
and personal affairs, and exposed the will
fulness and baseness of some efstAeA lies
that had been published about him. ssaf.
Gen. Lowe followed Gen. Dodge in 1
speech Of about an hour and quarter
He commenced BY explaining how she had
been brought ont As candidate, but aSsid-
! ed as much - possible any allusion to the
fact that his nomination wAs made by !
Convention ia which the Mhig psrft tam
al rasts Of the Territory were not repre-
eefsfed.s He said that it did not REQUIRE 1
man Of great deal of talents for Dele.
gate, but the Delegate, whsever b. vxs,
shssld, b eeod 6sggay. VI Hes intimiied
that h. himself had tlss3 s,,,al fsr.S;,>; sss u