The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-02
IOWA AFFAIRS.

IOWA AFFAIRS.
A large band Of Mormons on their way TO the
Great Salt Lake. had stopped In the extreme borders
Of Iowa 10 recruit They were nearly all Democrats,
but would vote 40 commanded by their leader. II
occurred the Federal leaders Of Iowa, that with
the aid Of these votes they might carry their State
for Taylor; and they resolved 10 make the effort
Warren was selected as the agent TO make the bar.
gain and he went into Il with his whole heart and
NE ,chos Mormon pofe tras bought up and gipsn for
Taylor This Is known and admitted And for do
ing this business, for buying up between 600 and
1000 men TO vote for Taylor, who had not shadow
Of d right TO vote at all this infamous agent has been
rewarded with one OF the most responsible Offices
under or Government r. Concord, N. H., Patriot.
1t is very evident, the Patriot is not a
very attentive student Of Iowa affairs, or It
would never have been betrayed into such
false statement as that above quoted.
The history of the transaction alluded to,
was given, at the time, in the St. Louis
Republican, at full length. II we mistake
not-for we speak from memory-the truth
Of the case was as follows:
A law Of Iowa permitted all the frontier
country Immediately west Of the western
most organized counties, to be attached at
any time, to said counties by the proper au-
thorties Of the same. The Democratic party
Of Iowa, taking it for granted, that the Nor
mons, who were settled in the frontier re-
gion west Of Monroe county, would vote, as
usual, for the Democratic ticket, determined
to take the necessary legal steps to secure
that vote, and the officers Of Monroe county
being all good and true Democrats, extend
ed the North and South lines OF that coun-
try directly west to the Missouri river, by
compass and chain, and erected the section
Of country thus included into separate
precinct, which they styled Cane precinct
This being done, and due note Of the same
having been made in the records of Mon
roe county, the usual political movements on
the part Of the Democratic party, to inHu-
ence and secure, beyond doubt, the Nor
mon vote, followed. The Wings Of Iowa
did not leave the field entirely open to the
operations Of the Democrats, but they too
went to work and endeayored to counterfeit
the political influences Of their opponents.
The Wings had the advantage Of the De-
mocrats in this canvass among the Mormons.
The latter people had become thoroughly
incensed at the prosecutions Of Democracy
in Missouri and Illinois, and they had deter
mined never TO vote for Democrats again.
They were hostile to the Democratic lead
ers Of the West, and were averse to do any
thing, by which any Of these leaders might,
in the future, be placed in power in Califor-
MIA, where the whole Mormon tribe was ga
thering. As a people, they were fascinated
with the deeds Of the Hero, TAYLOR, and
they wanted to see him made President 80
The Democrats, however, nothing daunted
by this prediction, or rather predetermina-
ton in favor Of TAYLOR, used every possi-
Bile appliance to induce the Mormons to 90
for Cass and the State Democratic ticket.
They thought they had carried the day--but
that was before the election.
The day Of trial came and to the utter
horror Of Democrats, the Cane precinct re-
turns gave the Wings member Of Con-
gress and changed the political character Of
the State representation from Monroe and
Wapello counties from Democratic to Wing.
Finding this to be the case, they concerted
measures to get rid Of the "curse,'' that
they had brought upon their own heads. AT
the meeting Of the canvassers, at the county
seat at Monroe County, the book containing
the Cane Precinct returns was handed by
the proper person to the Clerk Of the Coun-
ty, who received il and laid It on the table.
The question arose as to its reception. A
consultation Of the judges and others con-
cerned took place apart from the table In
a little while, the decision was announced,
that the returns would be received. The
party who had given them to the clerk re-
piled, that they had already been received,
whereupon il was denied--when 10 the book
could not be found anywhere. It had been
distracted by the Democrats, and Cane pre-
cinct was thus disfranchised.
The charge that Mr.. Warren bought up
the Mormons, who, it is admitted, were all
Democrats, IS false in every particular. He
had no more agency in inducing the Nor
mons to vote for Taylor and the Wing ticket,
han any other gentleman holding the prom
nent position he did in Iowa. If any money
was used at all to corrupt the Mormon De-
nocracy--it seems Democrats can be pur-
'hased--it was used by the Democratic
leaders Of Iowa. Il was alleged, at the
time, that prominent Democrat offered
thousand aollars-but in vsin--to promi-
net Mormon to use his influence to get his
people to vote for the Democratic ticket
The opposition have provoked controversy,
in attacking Mr.. Warren, that will recoil
with force upon certain persons head,
they little dream Of. Iowa affairs ale des-
tined to become better known in Washing
ton, than he who cerfif,ed N tLo ts.,,i r. al +. |