Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-03-07
VI 60 FOR A CONSTITUTION
EAT a 80 FRAMED, TINT IT
354dLk NOT FRESTRATE THE
WILL OF TIE MAJORITY IN ANY
4ET OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
Hasaxys Of Fs1. Is, 1886.
III Our thanks are due to Messrs.
0ssss. = Iowa, and Douglass, Of Illinois,
~ Congressional favors.

Dssss. 4 Iowa, and Douglass, Of Illinois,
- Congressional favors.
Wig Aelisa 4 Nate Csssliiutis..
= another part Of our paper i. to be seen
= npitals The action which the organ Of
- Wig party in this Territory entertain.
- State Constitution. That the whie
10y. = heart. have been opposed to The
- pswes in any form almost, since their
nsn~sbls rsbake BY President Tyler, no
- ssa douba; but thst they were opposed
ssaH restraints - The will Of the majority,
sppessd to al guards and shields over the
private sigaAs ofindividuals, that they were
siAsss sfleasing heated majority turn and
svsssasa both the rights Of the State and
eilissns, without any means Of defence or
redress on the ysrt Of the injured party,
Was sscret to rs until announced by the
Ilswkeys Of this place. The Hawkeye
assumes to be the organ Of the party here;
sad although We are extremely 10th to
sAank tha the wing party as party, do en-
sestaia saeh doctrines, yet, in as much as
sess dssfriss 10 not denied BY the members
sfths party here, or elsewhere, to be the
Wig doctrine, We are compelled TO believe
sh3 the party in Iowa adopt the doctrine
sdvancsd BY the Hawkeye As the doctrine
sfthe party.
The doctrine Of he wings, then, is that
. sess majority in the legislature, whether
NY are disposed to do right or wrong,
vasiAsr hey are drunk with success and
passing sor revenge, whether they are hon.
- zen o. mot, whether they are disposed
= ssgsrd vested rights which the wings
have heretofore hsrped 80 much about, or
are bent On Sobbing private individuals,
without cause Or semblance Of justification,
whsthes thsy are disposed to carry out the
yish u their constituents or not-that
bsss n.josity shaIl IN al cases do just a.
sAsy plssse, and Jet be held answerable to
no eas. The doctrine Of the Hawkeye, and
- ws ere justified in saying, the doctrine
Of ihe wing party. until the contrary is af-
frmsd By them, 10 that the will Of the ma
joriay in The legislature shall not be frus-
trased in any ct Of circumstances, but .hall
b the supreme power. whether for veal or
for woe.
Now It might happen that majority in
she Ssyi.lsture wonld ,v;sh to pass law,
shae any corporation might enter upon and
ceaveTt to its own use the property, farm'
~ house, for instance, Of private indisid-
al, and Jet NOT BE- bound to give that in
dividsal any more than the corporation
aight ssy;-in such . contingency the
1Sswksys j. for having Constitution SO
ftaaed - 70 give them the authority. A
njesiy 10 the legislature might wish to
- any psssoa or company Of persons form
. baak with the most extended banking
pewers. This majority might wish to pass
= law allowing such banks to be organized
= = Indefinite number. These banks
nigM Aoed Iowa with their paper currency
In millions, and then deny specie payment,
applying to the legislature for liberty to do
=, audi n.jority might wish to allow them
The Liberty asked for; and might further
wisA to pass law that an suits against
soeh hsaks while suspending specie pay
asns shculd b at the cost Of the plaintiff.
IN "a these ssss Of circumstances, the
Hawteya = Or giving this majority the
pewss 70 d %. A majority Of the .egis-
hlurs nseh wish 10 abolish the election Of
III eseers y The people from the Governor
dswa = . constable, and to elect them BY
d. Legislature, and from their own num-
~. Hart shs power Of the people would
- w6slly abolished-their will set at def
seess-ws should then be a aristocracy,
governed by.s legislative dynasty. They
niok wish = declare akeir sitting peyma-
ssf, wkh the power to elect from sh~ir
ews bedy o Otherwise, all the officers Of
esas, even t. The most pal,ry town officers,
- = 81 vacancies in their own body,
whsaevse hey night occur. In all these
sas e circumstances. the Hawkeye is for
hsslAg Copslitasion % framed as 10 allow
thsa.jesiy. whether 6rst elected BY fraud
erast. = sxsrciss I'll the powers, or do all
IL thiags sanaesstsd above.
Wsa1akse n enanerating set after get
sfeksaAsfaness. which may always be Ii
shass = Z lsast possible, to happen; yet in
- Whsle e hen, however eztyssasas, ;,
yi6;es1ssn. = 9sS hey might be, the
ssSaa = u whig party in Iowa j tor l,av-
iae elala Ceaueituiiea % trssss5 = q AZ
Low thsn.josay = pespstrsts III thsss dssls
y sishipss sSss aks tsept si2 is.psn;y.
We - sssesss, shae the Hawk Eyes
idsa r ol.As Constitution i Il once anti
rspuhEsna, ut safs 10 Be trusted, and un-
= m q \