Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-02-28

but recently onr neighbors) and those VIII
may choose to 60 hereafter, calls Tot tn,
passage Of a law BY Congress for their pro
lection, without delay; and that, to effec
such object. the suggestions contained il
the message Of President Polk should a
once be adopted-regardless Of threats 0,
apprehensions from any quarter.
o. Resolret, That we utterly repudiate
as not worthy, in our judgment, of the de-
mocracy of any portion Of the Union, tn,
doctrine intended 10 be expressed BY Ill,
newly-coined phrase "a mastery inactiv
ity" (?) with regard to Oregon; that tn,
result Of such policy could be nothing
short OF the loss to us of that Territory; ane
that we; therefore, turn over the phrase t.
our political opponents, the "whigs," as az
appropriate and suitable companion 70,
their General Apathy!''
10. Resolved, That while pointing will
feelings of pride and satisfaction to the gov
eminent Of the Union, as it has been admin
istered since the 4th of March last, we car
not refrain from contrasting it with the i'm
beetle and notified dynasty which on tina
day, most happily for the people, ''ceasee
to be."
IL. RESOLVED, That "Tylerism," though
in solitary instance or two it may by ac
cident, have operated beneficially upon III,
body politic-as the most loathsome diseas
es will sometimes drive from the human
system others Of equal malignity and dan
ger. and thus save the patients life--yet
'1ake it by and large" it was an awfu
sconrge upon the country, from whose eff
fects long years of patience and peni,ence
must be endured e'er it can be wholly Nh.
rified; and that well may they eyclaim
who tempered with, TO profit by it, "out
damned spot! will these hands ne'er be
CLEANUP
IL. RESOLVED, As the sense of this meet
ing, that the interests of the people of Iowa
will be eminently promoted by her becom.
ing sovereign and independent state, al
the earliest practicable period that she can
be made so with suitable boundaries, and
a proper constitution; and that We will ex-
ert ourselves in every honorable way to
effect that most desirable object.
ID. ResoLued, That the ends to be attain
ed by coming INTO the Union are many and
important, TO Wit. much more rapid in
crease of population, accompanied by the
of capital to a corresponding
extent, rank and character with the people
o. the States, which, how ever u Justly, are
Gas the citizens Of Territory, with no
sovereign power Of its own, but wholly de-
pendent upon the general government
Withheld from us,-the possession of large
amounts of money arising from the sales of
the public lands, and enjoyed by every new
State as soon as she comes into the Mon,
for the advancement Of the causes of educa-
ton and internal improvements, but from
which, while we remain Territory, we
are wholly cut off! the proud privilege of
demanding instead of begging, as we now
DO, that our interests shall be attended to,
and our rights protected-the improvement
Of the rapids in the Mississippi-a voice in
The next Presidential eleciioni sc. SC.
These are few of the benefits of gen.
eral character II Cow fsoaethe praposed
change in our condition as peaple.
n. fesofUeI. Fisat sa,uttrr oh set TO lie
reached, end which, though local in its ma
tnre, is scarcely secondary in importance
in its bearings upon the interests Of a large
portion of the people of this Territory is
The improvement of the navigation of the
Des Moines river, that most beautiful Of
all tributaries Of the great Father of Wa
lers;' that while we remain Territory
all hope Of accomplishing that desirable
object may be set down as fallacious. and
It is only by becoming state that its con-
summation may with any degree Of conf
dence, be expected.
10. Rcsoiped, That, as the first step to
be taken towards getting into the Union,
we recommend the holding Of Conven-
ion at this place on 49, The - day Of
IF March next Ito be composed of -
delegates from each township in the conn
" which shall nominate two candidates
or Delegates to the Convention to be hold
N at Iowa City OH the first Monday Of May
next; and that we hereby pledge ourselves
o give to such nominees cordial, united
ind vigorous support!
is. Resolved, That we have not been
of an artful scheme set on foot
~ our political opponents--and which
here are reasons for believing to be the
'esult Of mastery concocted ''plan Of op-
'ra'ions"--under the stale crysof ''no par
y" and with an lilly affected air of moder-
.tion, to lnll the Democracy of the Terri
DRY into fatal wheedle into
heir tolls such as may chance 10 be weak
" unprincipled enough TO be thus used, and
hen by coup de-main, to carry the Terri
ory at the approaching election!
II. fesoired, That such result would,
$ we sincerely believe, be productive Of
Ieep and lasting injury to the people Of
owa, entailing upon them, as it doubtless
would, . constitution filled with provisions
lot in accordance with The spirit Of the age;
nd that no Democrat, who Is truly such,
t heart and in principle, will lend himself
o such scheme.
Is. Resolved, That in politics we adopt
Or the government Of our conduct The ad-
ice Of General Jackson, and discard the
words 'policy" and ''eSpediency'-in the
ense in which they are generally used BY
iaz;d and time ser, ing, alias conservative
terms that should find no
lace in the vocabulary Of the true Democ-
acy; that, in the language Of that great and
,ise man-we believe that ''honesty is
,uch the best policy in politics as in every