Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-08-02
ME-. Wright and the ~ Law
Once More.

denial, That Mr. right voted ior the
Secretary to receive B for making deeds
for the river lands!
II is truly amusing, 10 see how tho
Republic men twist and screw, 10 ge
out of the predicament, in which they
have placed themselves by charging Mr.
Wright with voting for the 81 Law
We deny the charge, and we put it t.
every fair man to say; is it not the duty
of his accusers TO prove that he did, OF
stand in their true characters before the
public as calumniators, and slancerers!
Blu, we have already shown, that the
Bill which originated in the Senate, pass
ed that body without the 81 clause
The Locofocos amended it in the House
and sent it back TO the Senate, with the
81 clause in it; against two of these
amendments, Mr.. Wright recorded his
vote; the yeas and nays being called for;
upon the other amendments, the yeas and
nays were not called, and it is not
shown how the members voted. But to
put this matter to rest, and satisfy any
that may not already be satisfied that Mr..
Wright did not vote for this ST law, we
will give an extract from letter received
from him, George G.. Wright in which
he declares most positively that he DID
NOT vote for the Law under considera-
ton. Although we have no expectation,
OF desire to convince the Galphin's of
the Repu bile, for there are none SO blind
as those who won't see,) yet we feel
well assured, that the people of the
county and valley, who know George
G. Wright, will believe his word as soon
as any man in the State. Here is the
extract.
FARM1NeToN, July 90, 1850.
Editors of the Courier:
you will observe that the Dispatch
pretends to give my vote on the River
Bill. By examining the Journals, you
will perceive that the vote given, was
upon the Bill as it first passed the SEN
ate, and before it was amended in the
House. By looking further in the Jour
nails, you will see, that when the Bill
was again referred to the Senate from
the House as amended, that as far as
the Journals show the votes, | voted "a
gainst the amendments, and notwithslan-
ding the Ayes and Nays were not called,
on the final passage Of the Bill, still did
not vote for it. We had called the
ayes and nays often enough TO see the
certain fate of the Bill, and the oppo-
nents of the Bill gave up, and simply
voted against it without calling the ayes
and nays.
This charge against me, about voting
for the oil clause is absolutely false.
Please notice also the unfair manner
in which the Dispatch, attempts to pre-
sent this question, protesting to give the
final vote on the Bill, as it now stands,
when it does no such thing.
Yours in haste,
GEORGE G. WRIGHT.
| How stands this matter now? The
Journals show Mr.. w. voted against
the House amendment as far as it goes,
and we have Mr.. VS., word in black
and white, most unequivocally stating that
he did not uote for the Lav. We have
now done what we were not bound to
do, shown that Mr.. Wright, did not
vote for the law, and the Republic has
done what no justice loving, or honora-
BILE men would do, made grave charge
against public man, and, when challen-
ged to the proof to sustain their charge,
cringingly and meanly shrink from the
question, and say "you said he was in.
nocent, and what if we said he was gull.
ty; you are bound to prove his innocence
I'VE have nothing to do until you dc
that" A man declares his innocency
in relation to any matter Of which he ha.
been accused, subsequently, the county
indites him for it. 1t is obligatory OF
him now to come into court and prove
his innocency, says the learned jurist'
at the head of the Republic, and the &C
cusing party has nothing to do. We al
ways looked upon the law abilities 0
Of the Lawyer editor of the Republic il
no very favorable light; but we neve
had SO contemplate an opinion Of then
as we have now, since this exhibition o
extreme folly, gotten up on grand scale
Let us assure you, gents, that pettifog
ing, in conducting newspaper, will no
win. You may in your pet,ifoging day
4 have succeeded in low cunning plea
and technicalities; but when you com,
before a high-minded and inielligen
community to discuss great and practi
cal questions, vitality efecting the inter