Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-03-24
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I.st an editorial article with the above caption,
having for its object, proiessedy, the correct.
Of a1statement made by an Iowa City corresro.
dent Of the st. Louis Republican, Gin le,, ,,
under date oft 17tii Of Febr uary,) in regard =.
/. the nominations made for U. S, Senator. d
democratic members of the Gen. Assembly N
Now. as to the corrections made bv Tho y.
zette, OF the statement referred to-which. AZ ,b..
paper remarks, was false, no spch action >, a..
Republicans correspondent mentions b.v;no w.
en- place-it is all right and proper enough and
we say amen to II; but our Contemporary at Bur.
Ehngton Will, we trust, excuse us for sn,oos,;.-
that when It becomes necessary to, correct srsb
/ iaise statements Of our political onnone,ts
shouio De taken by those who do it, not to fall
INTO error themselves; and especially. where i.
ehect however unintentionaL, may be. to Il, -
justice their political friends. In tbe c..
article to which we have alluded, the to,Ior;s
statements occur:
1.-The object of resembling the first nouinst;o,
that of Gen. Dodge was 10 test ,bo ,,'laaoh,
OF the possunn gentry, and it did test :,
Lee county members were informed of ,rho, L ihe
been done, and were requested to attend ~ i,au
Gus me next evening. Mr.. Hunev alone it,
ed, ana ne refused to vote OF take mart ~ ~
proceedings HE caucus proceeded TO non;,a;e
a Senator IN lieu Of Gen. Dodge. and Ca WA
Antwerp receiving fifteen votes, was deciarostn
be nominated. When the result was snnnmroaS
the usual resolution pledgius to the nominee tbs
unanimous suppertof the members, was in,rn
asced and passed; but 10 and as hid been antici-
Pated by MARY, when Hanor was called upon 70
say whether he would support Gen. Van Ant
werp OF. not, ne openly declared that he would
not Iilis declaration showed plainly enough
that ''possumism'' was but another name for
treachery, and all further hope Of Inducing them
TO act with The party was gwen up. Had anv
two OF the 'possums" voted for Gen. Van Ant
werp he would have been elected.
'Oar only object in making this statement at
the present time is TO vildicate truth. In any
other light the subject may be regarded as of bnt
little importance. The facts are as we have
stated.'
Now, in its very laudabIe zeal to :yindicate
truth, the Gazette has, in at least one of its
statements, which is NOT unimpol tant, oyersbot
the mark and missed the ssfact;n while a,o-ber
of tAem is SO worded as to leave wrong impress
sion upon the public mind.
The laisstatemcnt Of the Gazette is contained
III this sentence; '.Had any TWO Of the Possuos
voted for Gen. Van Antwerp, he would have
been eieeted,'' At lie time Of Gen y. As nom
ination, which took place on the l2ta ofJaauarv.
there were BUT TWO ::Possum' democrats in the
Gen. issenbiy-the vacancy occas:oncd by Cor
lees death not having been filled until some two
or three weeks subsequently, ard; Consequently.
the whole matter rested in tue hands Of Sir. Ht-
ner. who ALONE, BY HIS SINGLE VOTE. (ie with
the - democrats making Z9--while The y wings.
with Clifton, the other Postum, numbered TWEEN
ty-e;ght,) could have elected Gen. Van Antwerp
If he had chosen u do so; but who, as the Ca
2ette truly states, being present ty invitation in
the caucus, and asked, after ;he nomination of
Gen. VI. 4. had been made and unanimously d
geeed to.whether he would snppo.t Il, o;enly
.'declared that he woGld net
But there is another statement contained in
the article OF the Gazette, which, though he
rally Fact is calculated 1--WE trust unaesig4-
cd!y) 10 create l'roug impression. II Is con-
tanned in this sentence: The caucus Frocce!el~
nominate a Senator in lieu Of Gen. Dodge: aad
: Gen. Van Antwerp receiving FTTTrF'; votes.
: Was declared to be. nominated" The lu-abCs
Of members present al the caucus Telcu q was
&c: the whole number Of democrats. il the Nv.
branches OF the Legislature, beiEc 2~--ol wien
, MesAs. O>Brien and L"f'iHgweti. crlainrd 10
their rooms al the time by sIekneSs,( WUc eb-
sent. rom the 2G members. tLt,.. ,.!H Wcrc
present in the caucus, il is true, 4. s:aet By tie
Gazette, that Gen. Van Antwerp received. on
the first baioting Is yotes--afd ihaf in rcce,y-
cd them against ] votes cast tog the .u'. Can
didates namcL-Gur il nur.hc:.
But II is Furthermore. trDG-,'Itj Ills iiF VIII