The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1847-01-21
MONDAY MORNING, JAN, is, Is47.
IOWA-U. s. SENATOR-LOCOFO-
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A friend has handed US copy efthe Bur
lingion (Iowa,) Hank Eye which gives de-
tailed account OF one of the most fasc ally
transactions of the locofoco party OF thai,
Stale, which we have been called upon to
record for a long time. The developments
show up the locofoco party in lis true colors
Every where its practices are the same,
whether il be juggling for the Presidency, Tor
Il seat in the United States Senate, or for
the most petty Office. Deception is first re
sorted 10, and when that fails bribery is used,
votes are bought, Offices sold, and every
species of corruption praciised to acquire
power and retain il which can be thought Of.
Occasionally, however, as in the case We
record, they wake up the wrong passenger,
and then, even the heads of the party are
astonished and COMPOUNDED, or seem 10 be,
al the audac;ty and recklessness OF what they
term the unprincipled (as if principle had
any thing 10 do with any of the breed) portion
of the party, and cry thief most Justify in
hopes 10 escape the conviction ofwbich they
knew themselves deserving. But to the
story
The Wings and the Locofocos are lied in
the Iowa Legislature, the possums, as they
are called holding the balance OF power
The locos desired TO elect Gov. Dodge TO The
United States Senate, but this could not be
done without the assistance of one Wing
vote, to procure which they had recourse at
once to the bribery system. Mr.. KING from
Keokuk county, was the man whom they
thought they had purchased. The tools Of
Gen. Dodge had been tamperng with him
for more than week. During that time, al
though several of Dodge's sworn friends.
among whom was government agent en-
ployed at FIVE dollars day 10 detect couu-
terfeiters, &C., we're continually urging him
to vote for democratic" Senator'S, the chief
instrument employed to win Mr.. King from
his integrity was one Marshall. He held out
every inducement for him TO vote for Gen.
Dodge. According TO Kings statement
Marshall first offered him one hundred dol
lar Missouri Bill, with the promise of more
K. would close the bargain by entering in
to writing. King put him of at that time
and Immediately consulted two confidentia
wings. They advised him to accede TO thi
propositions of Marshall, get what he would
give him and at the proper time, bring TIL
whole subject before The House and their de
posite whatever was given him onthe Clerk
desk. To make Kings voting appear plaus
ible to his constituents, the friends OF Gen
eral Dodge promised to send an express L
Keokuk county and get instructions from
majority of its citizens for Mr.. King to vot
for locoloco Senators. They thought the
could do this, as Keokuk is decided locofoc
county And sure enough in few day
King had piled upon his table BY the ennis
saries who were apoointed,a large bundle c
petitions containg batween two and tire
hundred names, among whom were his loco
foco opposing candidates, nstrucnng him
vote for ssdemocraticn Senators. immed
ateIy after the meeting of the House in tn
afternoon, Mr.. King rose from his seat and az
dressed the Speaker and made the tollowln
statement: ca g aa.,asosa on dsig ,