Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-12-01
PoIitic;,I Regeneration.


complexion Of our Gen. Assembly, BY the
few elections which have been held 10 fill
vacancies, is indeed matter for rejoicing to
The friend. Of equal rights throughout the
State. The result in Lee county completes
the regeneration, except that the balance
IN The lower house il still held by Lee
county .'Independent." But It is TO be
hoped that this claxs Of politicians will see
the error oftheir ways, and no longer acl
with the federalists.
Inaany event, this result may be regar-
dsd - harbinger Of better days. II must
b. peculiarly gratifying to that Spartan
band Of democrats whose unwavering f.
deity and unfuching nerve have saved
our state from the disgrace OF federal
representation in the United States Senate,
and, BY planting themselves firmly upon
the Jefersonian platform Of principle and
spurning all compromise or coalition, pres
served inviolate tho honor and integrity
Of the democratic party.
At the same time, what food for bitter
reflection is here FIR the ruthless federal
majority Of last winter! Intoxicated with
their "lit,le brief authority" they ran riot
for season and took no thought Of the
morrow. Emboldened BY their accidental
ascsndancy, theinmain study seemed 10 be
how they could make the honest minority
(speaking more particularly OF the House
feel most kesnly their iron rule oftyrany.
The annals Of legislation may be searched
inIvain for parallel to their numerous and
revolving acts Of epcroachment aud usur-
patton.
!. The political tortures for the more i'm
mediate objects Of their vengeance, and the
CALLING chains Of federal bondage for the
anofending people Of the State, were
forged over their midnight orgies at the
"Whig head quarters" where they drew
themselves apart from all honnst men, lest
the public eye should penetrate the mys-
terry Of their dark secrets. The edicts Of
skiing" caucus were carried out with a
high hand, without an apparent scruple Of
conscience or sense of amenability to a
higher power.
Parliamentary rules and usages present
Cd ITO barriers which they did not readily
over-leap, and to gloat to the full their
inordinate thirst for power and unchecke ed
party supremacy. the sacred constitution
Of their country was rutblessly trAmpled
Under foot. Even the rules adopted by
themselves for their, own government,
when 10 the way of their fell de signs, were
violated with the utmost IMMUNITY. Anar-
chy reigned supreme, and oppression
ssalked forth at midday without the cloak
OF semblance Of decency.
They predica.ed all their outrages and
,insolence upon an assumed wing majority
in the State. As part of their "game of
brag," (see Hawkeye Of last February
they, in the early part of the session, az
fected to banter the democratic members
to resign on equalterms with themselves
boasting that they could secure still lar
gor majority by new election. But when,
at the proper time, our friends accepted
their proposition, and in turn peremptorily
challenged them TO resign, that the people
might judge between the two parties and
elect men who would obey the popular
will, they incontinently refused to do SO,
and even insulted tho democrats for max.
ing the proposition.
But the people Of the State have spoken.
OF the nature Of their verdict We need
not rerind our readers; but will ask,
where is their boosted ~his msjarity?-
Echo answers, where! They made mos,
desperate effort, again aided By money from
abroad; but the result was popular dem
ooratic majority Of more than one thousand.
And, despite the refusal Of the federal
members TO resign, thinking thus 10 per-
petuate the power which they had SO
fagrantly abused, We have seen the scep-
tire silently but surely glide from their
hands. lfthey have any Of the finer feel
ings Of men remaining in their breasts,
how keen must be their remorse when
they take retrospect Of their disgraceful
conduct and then reflect upon their condi-
ton, present and prospective, resting un-
der the ban Of popular condemnation, with
out ray Of hope to cheer them!
Let those political harpies and hireling
scribblers who have base!y illuminated
that honest, fearless minority, now hide
their diminished heads in shame and con
fusion. Let those political bla. kegs and
]azzaroni who Aocked TO the capital 10
brow. beat honest democrats and fatten up
on.she spoils, now that they have ample