Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1846-03-04

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between tie American Secretaries and the
British Hsnipotenliary and that both the
Honor Of the nation, and the interests Of
1.-The people, ilhperstively require thas
IaI'Hr NoTIcEn should be promptly giveu
| ~ the American to The British govern
u.en., f,r the termination Of the joint
occupatIGn' Of The Territory.
8. Rssolred, That justice % our fellow
citizens .lready in Oregon (many of them
but reteiily our neighbors, and those
who may choose 70 so hereafter, calls for
the pass BE Of a law BY Congress for their
protscfienJ without delay; and that, 10 ef-
feet such! object, the suggestions contained
in the nafssage Of President Polk should
at once bse adopted, regardless Of threats
or apprs;iensions from any quarter.
8. Rsplved, That we utterly repudiate,
as mol wprihy, in our Judgments, Of the
demecra{y Of any portion Of the Union,
the dottsine intended 10 be expressed by
the newly coined phrase, ga mastery m
acfirity3' with regard to Oregon; that the
result If such policy could be nothing
short Of The loss to us Of thai Territory;
| and ,l.st we, therefore, turn the phrase
o:er oeur political opponents, the wings.
as an appropriate and suitable conpanion
for their General .Arafhy"!
| 10. Eesolued, That while pointing with
feelingspf pride and satisfaction 10 the
government Of the Union, as administered
since lie 4th of March LAST, we cannot
refrain from contrasting il with the imbe-
cile and moltled dynasty which, on that
day, most happily for the people, ceased
/ to be. .
! II. Rssolred, That a7yterism," though
in a solitary instance or two it may, by
accident, nave operated beneicially upon
the bodyY olitic--as the most loa,hspsnc
diseases will sometimes drive from the
human system others OF equal mslignty
and danger, and thus save the PATIENTS
life--,et, s'take it by and large" 1t was
All awful scourge upon tie country, from
whose effects long years Of penitence and
patience must be endured, e'er it can be
wholly purified; and that well may they
exclaial who tempered with, 10 profit By
II, soay id s.ot! ,eiW these Aands ne'er
be cleadsn
! II. Reso1rel, as the sense Of this meet
| ing, taht the interests of the people Of
Iowa Mil be eminently promoted by her
becoming sovereign and independent
State, il The earliest practicable period that
she can be lna,e so Nth suitable bounda-
RES aid d i~oper constitution; and that we
will exert ourselves in every honorable
way to effect that most desirable object.
ID ResolUed, That the ends to be al
tanned by coming into the Union are ma
| ny and important, to-Wii: much more
rapid Increase Of population, accompanied
4 by the introduction Of capital to CORES
! pondif,g exrent-rank and character with
/ the peLp!e Of the States, which, however
| unjlst,y, are Gas the citizens Of a Terri
tory," with no sovereign power of its
own, but wholly dependent upon the gen
eral government withheld from us-the
possession Of large amounts Of moneys,
arising from the sales of the public lands,
aud enjoyed b. every new State as soon
as she GENES into the Union, for the adj
! internal improvements, bur from which.
while we remain Territory, we are
Uholly cM oT'-the proud privilege Of
demanding, instead Of begging, as we now
do, that our interests shall be attendedto,
land our rights protected-ihe improve
mer,t of the rapids in the Mississippi riv-,
/ er--a voice ia The next Presidential cleo.
/ tipn! sc, &e.-tliese are few of the ben
| ellis Of seaeaal character to flow from the.
/ proposed char &c in cur condition as a
people.
IA. Resolced, That another object to be.
| reached, and which, though local in its
mature, is scarcely secondary in impor.
ttnce in its bearings upon the interests of
aslarge porii'n Of the people of this Ter
rs,ory, is the improvement of the naviea-
ton Of the Desmoines river, that most
bsautiGul of all the tributaries Of the great
'isalher of Waters; that while we re-
main Territory all hope Of attaining
that desirable object may be set down as
iallaeious; and it is only by becoming a
State that lis contamination may, with any
degree Of confidence, be expected.
10. Resolrcd, That, as the first step to
be Ia ken towards getting into the Union,
We recommend the holding of Conyen-
ton II this place, on --- The 49, day of
March next to be composed of delegates
from each township in the county, which
SHALL nominate two candidates for Dele
gates to the Convention to be holden at
lewa City, on the first Monday of May
next; and that we hereby pledge ourselves
10 give such nominees our cordial, united,
and vigorous support!
l6. Resolred, That we have not been UNI
mindful Of an ar,ful scheme set on foot by
oar political opponents-and which there
are reasons for believing to be the result Of
matnrely concocted "plan of operations
under the stale cry of mo party" and
with an lily affected air Of moderation, 10
l,'l the Democracy of the Territory into
fatal security, Wv needle into their tolls
such as may chance to be weak or I'M
principled enough TO be thus used, and
then, by coop de main, to carry the Ter
rito-y at the approaching election.
II. Resolrsd, That such a result, would,
as we sincerely believe, be productive Of
deep and lasting injury to the people Of
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