Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1848-02-12
THE EXTRA SESSION.

THE EXTRA SESSION.
!. seems that all that detected guilt. anxious
to free itself from the retribuion Of an abused
constituency, can divine or imagine TO .ay the
blame at other doors than their own, is TO be
resored 10 for the purpose OF kicking up a
muss and smotherirg the truth. That most
rnsc.upulous agent, the Reporter, is The me-
dunn through which the chosen champions of
The national executives wrong is 10 dI8gorge
the bile Of deranged political slomachs upon
the heads Of the people.
'ihe pretended rights 70 seats Of disqualified
members are 10 be maintained by such iesi-
mony as Judge S,orys- drawn from the black
letter history of British precedent 10 govern
HE action Of RepnbIieaa people. Because
able lneu have represented boroughs in Eng
land in which they did not reside. so any man
cao. under The conclusions OF the saplent ora
tors cf I.ocofccosm. consliu'ionally repre-.
sent the people Of district in which he does
not reside. These oraiors forget, however,
that there is no parallel 10 The eases quoted
1t was not, under Brush precedent, and is not
now. necessary that nan should reside at
any time ia the distric, from which he is ch0-
sen to represent il ia parliament. Here, thanks
TO truer IDEAS Of freedom, the constitution re
CURES HAT the person Offering himself as a
representative shall reside 10 the district from
which he may lie elected. But the self led
Democracy has suddenly become enamoured
Of the opinions Of federal Judge and quoted
this opinion, against The better opinion Of
Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson thought differ
emily, and declared himself opposed to the
construction pot upon The privileges Of a Rep
resettatve in Congress by Judge Story. OF
the purity Of Judge >tory's opinion we DO no,
wish 10 express doubt. No mans motives
were more exempt from tha charge Of selfish.
ness Than his but at the same time We beg
leave TO subscribe 10 different theory; ana
one better calculated to hold the Representa-.
tive TO strict accountability TO h is cooatin-
ents. The Whole representative system Ct
orr government is founded upon The rights Of
the people to be able 10 reach the Representa-
tive v.den he shall have violated his duties 70
his constituents Tia, riob, i l,st ,ndor tho
rjcu(ous theory Of Iowa Locofocosn 81 that
portion Ct il which has led of in the late
movements Tor calling ibis extra session to.
gether Fortunately portion al !he press,
of that paT;y. is opDoseu to the doctrines
sorgh, 10 be established bv The file leaders
who have controlled The action Of the Govern
or in this uncaled for session. The Keosau-
Qua Democrat disnoses of his afa,r-an e.
fai, 90, M, not Tor he benefit Of the paaple.
bu, to subserve the ambitions views oe heart.
less asriran,s-;n tha follow;,c s,,o.,,or,,
manner:
s.pbe lava Iaoisla,,,o ga rx,.,.,,, h,uo
closed the laburs Of the Extra Session called
against The VIII OF large majority of The PEG
Pc ~ 'o""' a'' We "si,,Ve against me WILL
,vhey ba,o aoooa',,l;.l,oI IT
the election Of u. S. Senators and rSuDreme7
judges. This every man of any capacity
'"'s"' nave iofseen
mere can De no DOUBT and we know there
IS no sfouho 'of dono', mat large portion
OF Inc party are disgusled at The selfish con-
disappointed and of1ice>huniiog aspirants-
some Of which have anied their last dime"
When the question, whether we are to have