Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-06-02

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4 as it relates TO the politics Of the State .
Iowa in q very particular, manner, ! TAX
occasion to send it you. Ha5
For the Washington Union.
STATE OF IOWA. ID
Let the democracy of this young Stat,
not be caught mapping at their coming
congressional and State elections.
Let the facts and the result Of the last
October election be remembered by them
| and also let the means by which that re.
suit was accomplished be remembered, b.
guarded Against and overcome. a
And let them be IN formed, that, enccur-
aged BY the success through partial
which crowned their clfarts and reward
I'd their expenditure last October, the man
ayers of the whig electioneering fund who
sent an agent among them with money to
corrupt their election then, ,oil send mare
agents and greater means among them to be
Piled in the election which is to determine
who is to represent that State in the next
Congress.
Shall they be men who will support
he national honor and rights in the war
with i,,t,exico, and support the wise and
liberal commercial policy Of the country,
which by its freedom from restriction,
whilst it furnishes a largc revenue, IS also
enriching every branch Of legitimate bust
ness?
Or hallthey be men. ,cho, caring n,o,cc
for the interests of the enemy than for the
honor and rights Of their oun country.
would vote TO recall from Mexico the az
vancing columns Of our victorious army
before an honorable peace shall be secur-
ed, with indemnity for the past, and secu-
rity for the Iuture?
Shall they be men who would aid to
reconstruct that monstrous fabric of folly
and wickedness, apartial, sectional system
misnamed a protective tariff?
1t may be theirs to determine by the re-
suit of their coming elections the political
character of the next House of Represen-
tatives, and the honor Of success in this
important result, or the responsibility of
defeat may be theirs.
While they combat the wing party at
home, and its agents sent with money to
control their eIectiori, from abroad, let
them be active and v,gilan,. and above all,
" let there be no more STRIFE among them
selves" and success will be theirs. n
This State having been made the thea
tire Tor tue operations Of wing agents, and
the expenditure Of funds contributed by
manufacturers and pphti, ians of the wing
party, much interest is felt in its coming
elections. E E x. 7. H..
The author ofthe preceding communica-
ton seems deeply impressed with the truth
OF his statements and the Importance OF lay
ing them before the democracy of Iowa.
He assures us that s'there is no doubl Of The
fact" asserted in relation to The sending o!
an agent there with funds last fall by the
whig congressional committee then assem-
bled in this city. He Specifies thu sgent,
and affirms that the managers OF the wing
fund are about to send him back along
with colleague in the commission
They will probably reach Iowa about the
18th OF June, or the LIST ofJuly, and the i'm
mediate object of their mission will be 10
elect two specified individuals TO Congress,
from the LIST and the I'd districts. The
republicans were to hold their convention
and nominate their candidate for Congress
at Fairfield, Jefferson county, in the LIST
district, on the 30th instant. Our cores
pondent wishes to excite the vigilance Of
the citizens of Iowa upon the principle
that " warned is forearmed "
II would seem that, in September last,
while the whig Congressional Committee
was IN session here, engaged in fraLking
political documents TO the districts where
elections were 10 be held for members o!
the House Of Rep tesentatives, and gensr-
ally supervising the inter- sts OF the wing
party. they did Hot omit TO pay their res,
poets TO the State Of Iowa. Union
The people Of that State being about to
elect two Representatives. and Senator's, it
was worth their while to be PARrIc LAR
LY ATTENTIVE to this new State. There
fore it was, after having sent large num-
Der Of wing speeches throughout the State,
that it was thought expedient by them to
send an agent to Iowa, to expend the mon
ey which had been contributed BY the
wealthy capitalists of the East. who desir-
ed the repeal OF the tariff of 1916 This
was done to secure the election of two
wings TO the Senate and two to the House
OF Representatives, that they might be
able to repeal the tariff OF 1916 and re-es-
tablish That of 1912, under which they
were making suoh enormous profits.
The idea that lies at the bottom Of such
movement of the wing committe, then at
work here, is a pregnant illustration of
their respect for popular intelligence, and
their appreciation Of the patriotism, pride
and independence of the people Of Iowa.
The people of Lo,ea to be bought up! to
be induced 10 sell their votes; 10 barter off,
either directly or indirectly, The dearest right,
The modest franchise Of The american citi-
zen!! The very idea is foul asperslon
of their true character, and the knaves
who lend themselves to such base objects
deserve the severest rebuke.
Let them be told by the people of Iowa
at the ballot bax, that neither the brides,