Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-01-20
g'nE GIOROUs
8TH OF JANUARY.
DEMOCRATIC MTETkG AT THE
CAPITOL OF IVA.

! T4tAClitt1 llC NfIElkG Al THE
| CAPITOL UF IVA.
In pursuance oil presre notice, the
democrats assembled al Iva CITY, from
different parts 81 the Sta, met ct the
Capitol, in lie Hall Of the louise Of Rep
resent tises. OH the evsnir OF Friday the
9Th instant, where . large altering, COM
posed Of members Of HI Legislature,
strangers and citizens, W, found 10 be
present.
i The meeting was Gale to order by
Hon. S. A. BIssELL, Senior from Cedar
county, who nominated Ho,. r. b. BRAD.
Ley Of Jackson to presto over it's d.lib.
creations. Mr.. Bradley tqne>ted 10 be
excused on account of il health, saving
that, but for the importance Of the occa-
sion, and the lively in,erst he felt in it,
he should not be out ofhis room. He
asked t. be permitted, htreyer, to name
the Hon. JAMES DAVIS, oWapello coun-
ty, as President Of the meting. which mo-
ton was adopted, and d Davis accord
ingly assumed the chair
| On motion, Hon. TBoAs H. Brsrox
/! j.. Of Dubuque. was appointed Vice Pre-.
sident, and George S. Haapton, Esqr, of
! Johnson, Seer. tary.
A motion, made by Geeral v. P. Van
Antwerp, that c"mmitte be appointed
by the chair to consist of seven persons,
for the purpose Of brinsini in resolutions
TO be submitted 10 the needing for its con-
sideration, was adopted, atl the follow irg
gentlemen named as sub committee
Messrs. Van Antwerp Of efferson co,,n-
ty. Baktr OF Polk, Crawi;,d of Dubuque,
Day OF Mnsca'ine. .lills Of Desnuines,
Whitaker Of Van Buren,, md Hende sho,t
Of Wspello.
In the course of the sening several
gentlemen, to.wit: ]. c. Hall, Esq. Of
Desmoines county, Lewis Thomas, ESQ
Of Dubuque, Hon. Josep Williams Of
Mu>catine, and F. D. Millsof Desmoines,
having oeen called out BY the meeting,
addressed it successively iIpatriotic, elo-
quent and spirit stirring s,eeches which
were most enthusiastic ally sheer.d.
The committee, on its reurn, reported
through Gen. Van Antw erp its chairman,
the following preamble ar1 resolutions,
which, while being read, clled out peal
after peal Of laundering applause, and
were unanimously adopted y the meeting.
Whsreas this day, the Anniversary of cne
Of the mos, brilliant, achievements OF
American arms tie euenies oil our
country, has become, by cusbm, not only
an occa-io for national reioidng, but also
for the gathering together OF tire friends
Of Democratic principles and Republican
!, rule. in order TO compare ndes as TO the
past-see If err has PIE vailed, and. if
So, TO guard, as tar as possibl:, against its
occurrence for the future-and, by a
friendly interchange of sentiments, and
mutual counsel and advice. p inci.e and
stimulate each oiher to rentwed energy
and zeal in support Of tbse gloriols
principles -. md. uhereas here is, both
in our na'iaDal affairs and thee beloroinp
10 o"r "ditio" as people pst entering
aroft me STAN -. STE snvr.i,n'y and an
egu, fnn'ine in tie Union with the .ller
1f syu'H.rs thai compose u, much '!lat is
worthy ~ The elrnei ai-ri"n q! every
size, ir5cn' of his s,asIary:. = therefore
Resolre4, rnat, IN the late annual mes
sage OF President P Tx to III. Two houses
Of Congress, we find statement Of the
affairs and condition Of The United States,
as well in ccnnexion with foeien nations
as these exclusively our own, which is
pre-eminen'ly gratifying and Satisfactory;
and that more than ever, sfte' perusal of
that document, do we pride ourselves up
on being "American citiZen.'
Resolved, That, in the chic topic Of the
message, his exposition as to the war
which now exists between the United
S'a'es and Mexico-the Causes which led
to that war - the acts OF gIari'g and gross
injustice which, for long senes OF years,
We. as people. have su!feredat the hands
VI the Mexican Ration the Of repeated
and friendly but fruitless demands for
PREPARATION at her hands -tlr manner in
which The war was cu,nmenctl, to-wit, 10
repel inuaSion, and revenge a blow struck
at the honor and rights Of our country -.
the mode in which It has been conduc' ed
since 1t was commenced and, finally, the
resolution expressed to prosecute it with
vigor to sue cessIul terminaiion--in this
able exposition Of President bk, we have
a triumphant vindication of his course,
and Of the justice OF onr cause and that
he who, having read that exposition,
willnlly persists in prrclaimi'g his coun
try in the wrong, and It's ent,nies in the
right, can be, at heart, none other than a
traitor 10 the former. ..
Reyolred, That the ianguag, reported 10
have been used b, DANIEL WEBSTER
the great leader OF the Federal party at
The north, and already a nominee for the
speech deli,ered by him
q few weeks since at Fauueil Hall in Bos
ton, to-wil: that ut IS. perhaps, not an
american habit to CONSIDER NE national
justice of rar; but ii is an .A,,erican habit
10 count The COST! while perfectly consis-
lent with the conduct of himself and com.
peers in the war Of 1912, is, nevertheless,
\ base libel upon the character Of the A.
'nerican people. who will tse., with The
scorn and loa,hing which they merit |
he slanderous sentiment and ito God
like" C) author
Resolved. Tina. the labered efforts Of
Nj. Webster, both in the speech referred
o and another d-lir-rsd BY him subse-