Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-01-10

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Harbour and others, and condemned by
Folsom, Negus. Haun and others. Flint
and Babbitt charged all who did not 20
with them as deserving the Democratic
Jacksonian faith, as traitors to the party,
that they were upon the wing platform,
they commended what have always sup
posed was creed in the Democratic par
ty, that the individual liability clause
should be applied to corporations. Fol-
som and others drew the nice distinction
that such clause was portion of the
Democratic creed, but that it was TO be
applied TO all interpretations, except those
for works of internal Improvement.
The hards or Jacksonian Democrats
secuted at such distinction, and intro
duced the journals of the convention that
framed the constitution, to prove that
such distinction had been attempted to
be engrafted in that instrument, and
which was voted down by strict party
vote. The hards had the best of the
argument. Personalities were used in
no slight degree. Negus took the liber-
~ of saying he would not believe what
Flint said, that Allender was Jackass, &
that he ought 10 be restrained under the
act peventing such "crefars" from run
ming at large; and that Rabbit had once
been a Wing, and therefore was not to-
be permitted to dictate 10 him or read
hun from the Democratic party. Bah
Bit replied by wanting 10 know what
party n egus belonged to when he ran
for Judge in your District against the
Democratic nominee. This was home
thrust, and actually caused the gentle
man to blush. .., .....n-
In the midst of this excitement, Price
from Allamakee, rose and said that in
behalf of the great National Wing party
he and his friends in the House from
Van Buren,, Henry and Washington,
would be prepared TO perform the great
and imposing ceremony of baptism, up
on the great accessions both in numbers
and talents, the Wing party had reeeiv-
ed. And he welcomed his friends Fol-
som, Negus and others into the folds of
the Wing party, comured them not TO
fal,er, that they were on the right track.
II was expected that the ceremony of
baptism would have been performed this
morning, but it is now understood thai
the ceremony will be postponed few
days. as il is said there are several gen.
tlemen in the Senate, who are anxious to
be baptised-and Price concluded TO
postpone the matter until sundry Sena-
tors by their acts had shown they were
really converted, and were in fact upon
the Wing plat ua 4
Notwithstanding the number of in
huen,ial and talented members of the
House belonging to the late democratic
pariy--that joined and voted with the
Wings of the House, it was very close
vote. Babbitt's proposition was lost.
ayes Is nays 20. Allow me 10 congrat-
ulate the wings Of Iowa--of TIE United
States, upon this great wing victory, a
victory of principle, what we have long
contended for.
There must be something "rotten in
Denmark" or i. would have been UNI
nessary for Hepner, TO have introduced
a resolution into the Senate this morning,
for the appointment of a committee OF
three to inquire, what members Of the
Legislature and of the State government
were interested pecuniarily in any of
the works of Internal improvement now
projected throughout the State, and that
they have power to send for persons and
papers. This resolution Of course me.
with violent opposition from the Loco
focos of the Senate, caused much twist
ing and squirming, but finally prevailed
on call of the ayes and nays; ayes 10,
nays 7. Butthis inquiry will be sup
pressed--and much corruption will be
brought to light if this examination is
carried out. The committee appointed
on this resolution are all Locos, although
the proposition was carried by Wing
votes.
During the debate upon this PROPOSE
ton Selinan said he was in favor of the
resolution he hoped strict iaquiry
would be Instituted, he said a great
change had taken place in the Democrat
ic party, and he wanted to know the
cause Of it. that he found large portion
of his party voting for the principles of
the wing party, and he wanted 10 know