Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-05-12

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own conduct, Of their base intrigue and
insincerity, their palpable corruption and
double dealing, yet we trust they are all,
with that now under consideration, care
fully treasured up in the remembrance Of
an outraged and insulted people, against
the day of Judgment which is rapidly APP
preaching upon the wheels of time. The
instance here presented is the most glaring
one in the black catalogue, inasmucch as
the most weighty public interest was at
stake, and the issue was SO boldly and dis
tinctly made by the democratic members,
and forced home upon their federal oppo-
nents, that the latter could neither dodge
nor blink the question-though they did
refuse to meet it manfully- nor longer dis
guise their actual position and motives.
That issue was very simple one. 1t
presented clearly, on the one hand, the
course which the people demanded of their
servants, who had failed of carrying out
their will; the result of which would have
been the certain election Of United States
Senators in season to take their seats in
Congress at the commencement OF next
session; and, on the other hand, a refusal
Of the Wings and Possums to resign, on
equal terms for both, or rather, for all
three parties, the power with which they
were clothed into the hands of the people
whence it emanated-a refusal to submit
all the important questions at issue, to-
gether with their own condu Ct to
the tribunal of public opinion the conse-
qnence of which must be continuance for
two years of the confused and degrading
condition Of parties in our Legislative de-
partment, as they then existed-neither
party, the Democrats nor the Wings, hav-
Ing legitimate ascendarcy, but the balance
ofpower, AMI the consequent control Of all
legislative action, being in the hands of a
few notorious political spectators and
weathercocks, who are known to be con-
stanily in market to the highest bidder
This was the issue presented, and below it
will DO eecn- .---. ---.-- ------.
How the wings Wet that issue.
When the subject Of a general resigna-
ton was first mooted--soon after the Wings
and Possums had made an Intellectual effort
to elect that notorious wea,bercock, Nc
Carty-the talk among them was, that if
the Democrats dared to make such prop
osition, they would be taken up by the
Wings very quick-that they would! No,
the Democrats dare not, they boosted, make
a proposition for all to resign and try the
matter over again before the people; that
was just what the wings wanted, &c., SC.
With such apparent earnestness did
they assert their willingness to resign,
that some of our friends really thought
them sincere, and began to be apprehen-
sive that there was some talismanc pow
er in the gold of the eastern manufactu-
rers which they had used SO lavishly IL
the last canvass, on which they relied
with certainty to secure them success
again. A correspondent of the Missouri
heputiican, writing from Iowa City about
this time, spoke as follows, as if by au-
thorty of bis party:
"They, 1.-THE democrats. cay that il
they cannot elect two locofocos to the
| U. s. Senate they will all tender their
designations, and refer the question back
to the people. On this ground the aphigs
are ready 10 meet them!"
We confess that we were ourself de.
ceived, to some extent, by these fair pro-
fessions. The proposition was so reason.
able, and the course proposed one which
the, people had such an indisputable right
to expect and demand of their servants,
that we did not think that either wing or
democratic members could have the face
torejectit. Therefore, we stated, in copy
ing the above quoted banter, that we
| would not call in question the sincerity Of
| our opponents until it should have been
tested; and we expressed the hope, tha,
, after making this banter, they would not
refuse to "toc The chalk" when the propo-
sition should be made in form. How
they met it--how sincere they were
how they ''toed The chGlk," and how much
they respected the will of the dear people,
Will be seen from the following proceed
ings had in the House Of Representatives
on the eve of adjournment.
Mr.. Olmstesd, democrat, offered the
following:
''WHEREAs, it is believed on all hands that a
large majority of the people of Iowa are demo-
cratic IN their politics, and approve OF the policy
and measures of the general administration; and
whereas, owing to the condition of parties in
the Legislature, it is out of the power of the
Democratic members. ia elect United States