Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-01-19
to expectas a matter Of course. We trust


heir hypocri,ical cant, but will unite to
oaffie their designs in hi. behalf Aside
rom that dispensed By the wing House
10 their own press, the ''patnonags" of'he
present session will be exceedingly limit
ed, and the pay probably poor and uncer-
lain. For our own interest, we had rather
....,ere were 'none Of it, because Of the OPP
portuni,y which it affords for whiggery 10
iamper in an important matter which
should be finally settled on the principles
of justice and equity. and according to en-
lightsneJ policy, By the Democracy alone.
Corwinism III I,sv.a and Ohio.
A resolution WAS offered in the House
Of Representatives by Mr.. Leffingwell,
one day last week, admitting all Judges
Of the Supreme and District Courts, Ex
Governors and Members of Congress, Of
the State and Territory Of Iowa, to seats
within the bar Of the House. While this
was under consideration, Mr.. Olmstesd
proposed to amend the resolution SO - TO
exclude Thomas CorUin, the person 10
whose 'kind care and keeping" the in.
terests ofIdwa in the United States Senate
were confided BY the wing party Of this
state, on the pa Of February last. This
amendment was adopted without dis
sen,ing voice. So the adopted wing SEN
ator for Iowa, Thos. Corwin, was very
properly excluded from the bar of the
House. But, though the wing members
lacked the courage TO vote against the
amendment excluding him, they subse.
quently voted down the resolution az
amended-:hus denying 10 those distin-
guished gentlemen of our own state, whom
the people had honored with marks Of
their confidence and esteem, the privilege
which could not be extended to their ia
vorte champion Of toryism in the United
States Senate. 'z
Perhaps we should not have noticed this
little incident, but for oar attention being
attracted to a proposition recently made in
the Senate Of Ohio with reference 10 Mr.,
Corwin, which shows That the people Of
his own state are no less alive 10 the deem
disgrace entai!ed upon them by the con.
duet OF this Mexican Wing. On the 23d
day of December, MIR. Reenelin present
ed a memorial from 81 citizens Of Rich.
land county. Of both political parties, ask =.
ing the General Assembly to "invite
Thomas Corwin to resign his seat, and to
contns the saia Corvia in The Ohio pe,.i-
century until The close of the uar."
Mr.. Reemelin moved the reference OF
the memorial to the Committee on Fede-
raj Relations; whereupon spirited debate
ensued. MIR. Johnson, wing, remons,rat.
ed azainsti lis reception, on the ground that
j, was "disrespectful and asked for that
which could not be grsn,ed." We regr ct
our want Of room to give sketch Of this
debate, showing TO what pretexts and shifts
the federal members OF the Ohio Senate
were reduced, in order TO shield their re-
creant United States Senator from the
summary consignment to infamy proposed
b; this memorial, and which they let he
SO richly meri,ed. We must content our
self with laying before our readers copy
ofthe memorial, which reads as follows:
To the Honorable General assembly of the
Sac Of Ohio:
Your petitioners would respectfully rsp.
resent, that being engaged in Just war,
Brought on by The acts Of the Republic of
Mexico, as solemnly declared by the uni.
ted vote OF our Representative in Con
gress; and whereas the Hon. Thomas or
win. Senator from this State, has, by his
speeches and other acts, given laid and
comfort to the enemies of our country.
while in a state Of war, thereby prulons
ing said war, and increasing the expenses
Of The nation, causing the lives OF nany
brave andpatfiotiu soldiers, who have leit
their families and friends, al the cali of the
government, TO sustain It's honor and re-
dress It's wrongs, ODE placed in great dan
ger, and thereby preventing an honorable
peace; we therefore respectfully ask your
honorable body 10 take into consideration
the prcpriety Of asking the said Thomas
Corwint 10 resign his seat in the Senate Of
the United State; and further, if in the
wisdom Of your honorable body it should
be deemed necessary, that he be kept in
close confinement in the Ohio Peritentia-
ry until tie close Of The present ar. lest
by the Influence he may exert upon weak
and fanatical minds, dissolution Of the
Union may be effected, and himself declar
ed dictator Of Mexico. az
lSisned by 81 eiiizens-lnany Of them
signing as wings
After considerable debate, in the course
Of which Mr.. Burns stated that he was
personally acquainted with most of the pc
titioners; that several Of them were wings,
as they purported to be; that they were
among the most respectable citizens Of
kichland county-ail honorable men and