Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-09-01

and endorsed by the Standard, to the'enect
that the wings would forbear to contest
the election Of Messrs. Thompson and
LETTER, if the Locofocos would only al
low Mr.. Harlan to 60 on III the discharge
Of the duties Of the Office Of Supcrinteh-,
dent. In view Of the disgraceful, boyish
and silly nature Of this proposition, we had
not anticipated hearing from it again, es-
pecially from any other wing editor in To-
wa except the one from whom il originated,
certainly not from one 's.ill having pre-
tensions to decency." But we were DOOM
ed to dispointment; and, however repug-
nant it may be to our feelings, we are COM
PEELED ourselves to descend for moment
into the muddy political waters which the
congenial editors Of the Hawkeye and
Standard have rendered SO putrid and foul
by their wallowings, that We loathe the
very approach to the stagnant pool into
which, as last resort, they have precipe-
tated themselves.
Upon the subject Of the proposed COR
rupt bargain and sale the Hawkeye, speak
ing of,he prompt denial, on the part Of the
editors Of the Burlington Gazette and Of
the Reporter to have aught to do with it,
says ss
"Knowipg their cupidity, we offered TO
compromise with them by relirqnishing all
attempts at ,itiating the election of Messrs.
Letter and Thompson, who have been
elected TO Congress without the au,hori-
ty Of any law on our Statute book. Both
the Gazette and Reporter come out as if
they were the purest lovers of law and
order to be found on this side Of Ca!lor-
ria. They intimate that even to save seats
for Messlsr Letter and Thompson in Con-
gress, they would moi be guilty Of violating
the Constitution. Now we have no bet
ter opinion of loco foco leaders than to be-
lieve that il by violating every article, sec
ton and line in the Constitution either Of
their own State or Of the United States,
they could secure the ascendancy of loco
iocoism to all indefinite period, they would
not hesitate to do it. Their hypocrisy
exhibits itself in their believing that with
out entering into the compromise We pro-
posed, Messrs. LETTER and Thompson are
safe, They dare no loco .toco House Of
Representatives to rely upon. If they had
they might anticipate no trouble. The
Reporter relies upon some cid musty Ter
ri'orial law, which he thinks will meet
the case. But he is mistaken"
We do not quote the above paragraph
for the purpose of adducing any addition
al arguments in favor Of the validity of our
Congressional elections. That they are
valid, We have before conclusively prov
ed. Nor do we allude to it for the pur-
pose Of rejecting the proposition to which
it alludes. But admitting that we were
unable to prove the validity Of the form
er, neither the democratic party or the
State authorities have the power-even
were they as regardless Of principle, of
law and Of the constitution, as those max
ing this proposition here proved themselves
10 be--to take advantage Of the latter
Nor yet are We DESTROYS 10 dispute the
palm Of relative regard for law and the
constitution with men who are so regard
less Of its spirit, and essence, to propose
bargain and sale which con,emplates
an entire disregard for, and 'rampling up
on of both the one and the other. We do
not propose to lower our level or insult
the good sense of the community ty any
such comparison. All we wish to do is
first, to place this damnable proposition
upon record before our readers; and Sec
ondIy, to notice the implied threat with
which those who have made it, now at.
tempt to brow beat and enforce a compli-
ancc with its lawless and unconstitution-
al demands.
1t is now pretty generally conceded that
there is TO be small wing majority in the
House Of Represententa,ives in the next
Congress, and the wings Of Iowa declare,
in advance, their intention Of taking ad-
vantage Of this state Of things 10 deprive
the people Of his Safe Of their representation
in this branch Of the National Legislature.
They hold out this threat as an induce
ment to the state authorities here to al
low an individual to 60 on in the dis
charge Of the duties of certain Office,
who, they are well aware, according TO
the decision Of the highest judicial tribu-
nal created by. and made an exponent Of
our constitution has no more authority,
in law, to discharge its duties, than has
the writer Of this article. They know,
further or if they do not, we will inform
then-that il is not in the power of the
Gen. Assembly Of Iowa itself to legalize
the past acts Of this individual, the SUI
preme Court having decided in parallel
case--that of Justice of the peace in JEFF