Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-02-12
FROM A coRREsP sPoNDENT.

"oUTRAGE AGAINST A SOVEREIGN STATE.
Tha the youngest State in the Unon who has questions
before Congress deeply interesting to her welfare should be
denied the privilege Of having representatives in the Senate
Of the United States participate in its proceedings, and
that brought about by the Whg party for the sake of their
own miserable party purposes gross and almost unpar-
aleled outrage"
So speaks the Union in its preface letter annouE-
cling that Iowa will be represented in the Senate this
session Of Congress "a gross and unparalleled outrage
do what To do precisely what the Locooco friends of the
editor did at the regular session Of the Legsa
turepeven the election of Senator's Their conduct pro,
pery characterized in this paagph- was gross and
unparalleled outrage, panned and executed or the sake
of their miserable party purposes And yet the Exc
cutve organ filled with patriotic Indignation had
word say then-neithcr rebuke escaped it,
What are the facts The Wings had majority in the
House, and with the independent Democrats, majority
joint ballot Their opponents held the Senate and they
agreed to meet the House in convention until they
thought the candidates Of their party would be elected to the
Senate then they the joint meeting accordance
with the resolution offered by Wing Senator that the
Houses should and elect" United States Senators and
Supreme Judges As soon however, the result Of the
first ballot announced showing that their nomi
could and that Wings would be elected the political
friends Of the Union did all in their power and finally
succeeded to adjourn the meeting and afterwards, not
which they had met, did they refuse to meet again. Their
conduct in the meeting not only bullying but dis
graceful, the proceedings viii show.
The Legislature doumed, therefore, without an election.
In the time in consequence Of their success in filing
two vacancies which had occurred in the House Of Repesen
tavesone in the county Of Dos Mones and another in the
county OF Lee-hc Governor called special session. The
Legislature assembled, and in the Senate and also in the
House there was a filed by member who had removed
10 the adjournment Of the regular Of the
Legislature into another than the county he originally
chosen to represent These members had rendered their
rnaons TO the for this reason, which he view
OF his intention call special session. refused accept
And why Because the counties they assumed represent
to represent at the and by the will Of partisan
Of doubtful politics, and would probably have
returned Wings their Thswoud have suit
ed the Governor and his councillors who in violation Of all
propriety and all right resolved TO elect Senators
in violence to the declared will Of the people.
Looking 10 this Of things and believing that Legis-
aure thus constituted could neither constuonay right
fully elect either Senators Judges, the Wings Of the House
declined 10 pass resolution providing for their election. In
this they did their duty their constituents and the constu
ton and we rejoice that neither fears threats deferred
them from its performance. Let the Union rail on, then
the facts furnish their vndcation.