The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-12-14
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Iowa Cry, Dec. 9Th, lSiS.

rolling, and .snoise and confusion 10 the
Capital City Of the Hawkeyes--bo,h Hous.
es organized temporarily yesterday at II
o'clock noon--no,hing done. Last even
ing tho un,errified met in secrc, conclavc
and nominated the greatest set Of j,cknss-
es in tho State 10 Gill the various Offices in
both Houses. and rs matter of course this
morning they elected them; do not wish
to be understood as including all their nom
nations ns belonging TO tho long.eared
tribe, Cor among them nrc some very good
ones. Bonhnn, Of johnson, is Speaker Of
the House; DIR. Selman, President Of the
Senate. The Secretary Of the Senate is n
three legged animal from the north fork oi
the Big Sandy, totally unqualified Tor any
station, unless il he still worm for the
Hairy Nation; Rockwell of Jones, who was
assistant Secretary in the Senate last win
ter, and who is in every way qualified, was
made assistant to this thing. The Chief
Clerk Of the House is another specimen Of
humanity of the same calibre. Among the
first Resolutions offered in the House was
one giving the incidental printing to the
Reporter Office in the usual form, but the
Chief Clerk made il read something MS fol-
that Palmer & Paul Of
the Capital Reporter pay the incidental
expenses Of this House during the present
session." There is no doub, but that The
Clerk read the resolution as it ourh, to
have been framed. but unfortunately for
him it read little different. These two
beautiful cubs have been pa'mei al upon
both branches to keep certain locoloco
members in the traces for Augustus c.
Dodge, he who holds the Democracy in the
palm of his hand, and threatens political
destruction 10 nnv poor loco who refuses 10
dance up To his music; he who seems deter
mined to DO 90 Iowa what Tom Benton is
T. Missouri, or ruin the party. Ny word for
il he succeeds, for while several of the
promincn, locos curse him beautifully for
his dc,a,on and interference with their MS
pirations, not one Of them dare kick UP
muss, or say their soul is their own. II is
understood here that Dodgc is backing
Jones Tor Senator from the North against
Wilson. and SO complete is their organization
that they have spy upon every loco mem
Der 10 proven, Wilson and his friends from
getting bold Of them; prominently n, the
head Of this hand Of worthless from tho .'S,ar
Chamber" stands Your transient citizen.
Capt. Spunky of,he 'iiniry Na,ion;' as a bo-
nus for these Dnnkeys, j, understood tina, il
is necessary that large quantities of public
lands hc surveyed in this State immediate.
~, and all tho contracts be Let before On
lack gets wind Of il. II remains to he
seen whether this game will win. The To-
cos have a caucus this evening 10 compare
notes. Richman Of Musca,inc, who run
aeains, Alser, aud 20. the most votes too.
but vino did not &c, the certificate of elec
ton, gave notice 10 the Senate this morning
by communication, that he contested Al
gers scat, The whole matter was refer
rcd 10 a select committee consisting 0!
Coak, Crawford, and E-py for nves,iga-
ton. Il seems that when Algcr was elect.
cd 10 the Senate he held the Office OF Schoul
Fund Commissioner, OF Muscaiine county,
aud received large amounts Of money, that
he still holds on To the office and has receiv.
cd some $1,000 or $4,000 since his election
to tho Senate, consequently our consii'u.
ton disqualiiics him lor seat in the Gen.
crai Assembly.
When the locos crow about their major.
i,y in Iowa, we poke Old lack at them and
then they squat.
Yours, SC.