Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-03-26
WV, For The Hrps. Eye.

"is convene,
Pursuant to call of The ~" b
mlliee, convention Of the . tt'ct N
~ county, Iowa, was held ' .s NJ
House in Mt. Pleasant. o. a'e \
OF March, A. D. 1916. Thu NC u M
was organized by sppoin,ina . e''s
son President, and ii. II. ME-. rev Ia
reiarv. AeAIas M
:, The FL. President having slated !
OF the convention, VI Ia
On motion, i. was Re,,l..,
committee composed Of +, .
layton Wilson. Tho's A. n.
Wright, A. Telegraph, c, c %ih
Brazellon,S. H. Dover and I j.
be appointed TO confer loge,bs s.a'l u, s
TO The convention. Two sni,,h,
be run as candidates a, n. R
for the convention 10 form ,t J, -
tuition. The committee ha,in Sa Y \,
convention WAS then ably ,Ii 1'e
A. b. Porter and N, Lathfyoo 'a'''' Z
81, ne :, committee reported Il. :. q
Alvin Saunders and Cen. =, III
two suitable persons. to BE- :, r.. .''' A.
dates for the conven,ion;whi.S' u N
imous'y agreed TO bv The enna V N
On motion Of Mr. Button : h
solved, that the delegation ~. !" II
township, at this convenlion :. "'' m
ml'iee of vigilance. for Their ~ ~ III
Townships a, the approacbjr, y, \ "
On motion of Evan Jaw ' b
Resolved tha, it be recomm,,i, 10
wings of Henry County. 10 bos A.
venilen in Nj. Pleasant, on 4. ~ III
urday Of June mex, Che 9rs, ID
purpose of nominating candid,,.. si
Territorial Legislature and co','' n
GERS. And also tina, the follosi'a. 81
be appointed whose bushes, ! ~
TO give notice Of the time and !. M
holding Township meeiinp,ol < n
speciive Townships for he prn, i
appointing five delegates "a. d
Township to NEE, in convep,as b
9th day Of June next. viz: r, b
Samuel Black, Jefferson, c. Crs' -
lem, Albert Button, New I.ouJs, L.
E. Lynn. Tippecsnoe. Tho. n p
Centre. Jos. Harvey. Marion. 4 u
gersoll. Jackson,D W. Henderson " v
Mr. Hockritter. Baltimore, E. Al ~
Tn motion of Ii. II. McNalu y
The following preamble and rw
were adopted.
Whereas, The voters Of this T..
will soon be called on again 10 er
gates 10 Convention 10 mt,l A n
next at Iowa City, for the Dun. ],
forming Constitution for the fulaa n
of lows; and as j. is highly ima,
view Of the future prosperity, and i
uess Of the people, that a Cons i
should be so Trained, that il wiIlh I,
power of the people, (Ihrongh h \
resentatives in the legislaiure.) y =
such laws, or pursue such CO.. n
policy as they may deem best 10 nj /.
their true interests and welfare: ID i,
Resolved, That the Consliiula n
has been twice rejected BY The ps 81
this Territory. was such Consia m
The opinion Of this convention, a b
have been highly detrimental snI L
Gus TO The prosperity Of the sax b,
which a majority of the peof. b
Territory were opposed to, a il
always (if left free 10 express ihsr !,
sentments) oppose. fr
Resolved, That the Wings d IA
Henry" are still on hand, ready, p
and willing, honorably TO elect 'ra b
to the Convention. as in their
will reflect their true sen.mssI II
respect to a Constitution. u
Resolved, That we will use al d
bic means in our power, TO SER v
election of Alvin Saunders and v
llobson, who have been this day u
mated as candidates by this canw =
be elected delegates to the CouTs1 j
form a State Constitution. &
Resolved, That the proceedinu j
convention be signed by the Pr =
aud Secretary, and a copy ofbss .
sent 10 the editor Of the Burlirsioa I
Eye for publication. ID
On motion, The convenIloh ID
sine die.
PEYTON Wilson
II II NrnrrY.z Sac'v Pr