Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-03

upon us 10 represent and bring them ar
!, the State into disgrace both at Washing
ton and at home, there remained nothing
be done to avoid such calamity but to p,
off the election. In the adoption Of tn
course the undersigners are not unawar
that they are probably - suo'eoe ''eH
selves to storm Of abuse, from Tn
"Whig" press throughout the State; an
which, very likely, will be reiterated b,
the members Of that party every where
But, conscious Of the rectitude Of .heir in
ftention, and believing their conduct in III,
matter, throughout, to be wholly justifia
oie' ana necessary, to protect moi only thu
interests OF the democratic party but thos,
of the whole people of.he State, they fear
lessly assume the responsibility of the act
with the most entire confidence that it vii
meet your appreciation.
We have stated above that the demo
cratic strength, on joint meeting of TIL.
Senate and the House of Repre- sentative.
was members; while tina, of,he Wings
was n members. But, while not sin.
gle man Of the Is democrats represents .
WING county, the fact is that no less thai,
II OF tie u wings being we'll ON towards
one halt Of the whole number! represen,
mere counties which are thoroughly demo-
cratic.and which gave decided MA .orities for
The State andCongressional democratic tick :
els at the last election. Oflhese | / wings
representing democratic counties, S are
from Lee, 2 from Van Buren,; from Keo
kuk; from Wapello; from Monroe, and
l from Cedar.
Now there can be no doubt whatever
no reasonable doubtful that if the is
sue had been distinctly made, (and that
had been the only issue: in each of the
counties mentio led, whether Wing or
Democratic u. S. Senators and Judges of
the Supreme Court should be elected, the
result would have been in favor Of the de-
mocracy, as it was in regard to the cleo,
lion OF State officers and members of Con-
n@ress. And thus, instead of having these
ii Wings" in the Legislature, there
would have been - democrats in their
stead.
Deducting, therefore, II from The u
wings their whole number in the
Legislature-and it would leave but l6;
while, by adding l TO the 28 democrats,
II would make the strength OF the latter
81. Thus, then, the relative strength OF
the two parties in the Legislature, if sew
erai OF the democratic counties We're not
aa.eets,iidentaly and Temporarily n,isrepreseat-
10 Wings being considerably more ,han
2 toll! Or, by adding the 3 'spossums, !"
who rnisrepresented the democracy 81
Lee, equally with the 'sWhigs," the DIFF
ference would be still greater, to-wit: AZ
democrats to l6 Wings.
Ard yet we are seriously asked to give
the latter, with the aid of the " possums,'
The election Of U. S. Senators who will
20 to Washington and do all in their
power, by their voices and their votes, to
overthrow all the great principles to
which, the people of Iowa are dew ted, and
as anxious TO sustain as those Of any other
portion Of the Union.
That is we are asked to allow the "pos- |
sums and the Wings united to send to
he I. ). Senate men who will vote for
NE repegi of the Tariff law of 1916, and in |
FAvor of one far protection; for the re |
oeal Of the Independent or Constitutional !
Treasury Law; against a graduation and |
reduction of the public lands. and lbe-
al pre-empion law; and against a vigor-
,ns prosecution Of the war with Mexico! |
This, fellow citizens, is what we are
nodestly asked to do, and it remains for
'ou to decide whether or not we have act
ID properly in refusing. We most cheer
ully leave the matter to your decision,
With no douot upon our minds but that
'ou vii! see it, in the light in which we
,ave seen it aud pronounce our action to
lave been right
There remains, however, still another
lew t. be taken of this subjecf, before
We finally dismiss it. Or the ii Wings
Who represent democratic counties, as
he counties of Keokuk and Monroe,
AVE, sinee the commencement of The ses
ion o'the Legislature here, IN November
ast, received positive and explicit
INsrRU"Tloss from majority OF
III the voters in each OF those counties, 10
i've their votes for democrats as Sens-
orS; which instructions they have RE-
FUSED TO OBEY!!
Now. il these two men had obeyed the
instruction given to them by the people,
IS they should have done; and thus car
led out the knoun acishes Of the people,
which We're communicated to them at
lni!e an early day in the session, they
would, by voting with the % democrats
n the election OF Senators, have made a
majority Of the whole; and thus 2 demo-
ratio Senator'S would have been chosen
But this they utterly refused to do; and
'et they, and their friends, audaciously
SIX us to allow them to elect Wings, or
'possHms," to injsrepresent the State at
Nashineton.
Under this most extraordinary state of
hugs, as last resort, in order to give an
ther opportunity to the people to let their
wishes be made known through the ballot
'ox, the undersigned publicly proposed to
he Wings members oil the Legislature a
mutual resignation of their seats: that thus.
Nth the issue taisiy and distinctly made up,