Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-06-10

the Court House Saturday or two ago,
as spectator, and in compliance with
our promise last week, have q word or
two to say about il at this time. We
went there with kind feelings towards
all concerned, for the purpose of hear
ing what our friends opposite had to say
about the Code, and what they proposed
to do with it; feeling some curiosity and
an interest even, in everything transpi-
ring at this time, which may or can in
fuence the Legislation of the State
We carefully noted in our mind the pro.
ceedings and had proposed to ourself to
prepare report of the same; but short
sketch is all we can find room for in JUS
tice the Baltimore Convention.
We found assembled our Senator, and
COMPETING Representative, the County
Judge, Sheriff and his Deputy, Distric.
Clerk, a Justice of the Peace, the Super
visor General, members of the Bar, sew.
raj persons who are said TO be willing to
serve the People in the Legislature sub
ject to Convention, besides quite
number of farmers from the country,
who are not 10 our knowledge Office
seekers, but who are well meaning Dem.
ocrats and have been in the habit of go
ing to such meetings for years past, in
the hope! (honest souls) that they could
be made effectual for good. There were
several present who seemed 10 be spec
t,tors like ourselves, taking no percepl-
BILE part in the proceedings. The meet
ing on The whole was pretty well aiten-
ded; was composed of leading and in
fluential members of the party in town
and country; and its proceedings were
harmonious so far as met the eye. and
quiet enough too SO far as met the ear.
The meeting was organized and UNI
der full head way when we wen, H.
w. III. Brumfeld, Esq, was leading off
in few remarks, in his usual style, hav-
ing already made some progress. Mr..
b. alluded to the meeting being called at
his instance: 10 the undoub.ed righ. of
the people togo to meeting;examined sew
eral sections of the Code very critically;
stated wherein he thought our his OPP
ponents had got the advantange; passed
to the River improvement, Banks, &C.;
and expressed his views in relation to
what oughtto be done generally.
Remarks were made by Judge Biggs,
H. b. Hendersholt, Esq; II. F. Porter,
Esq; Judge Baker; II. G. Given, Esq;
Judge Osborn, and others. The re.
marks Of all the speakers were confined
principally TO the Code, and the amend
ments it required.
We should be happy to give sketch
OF them if we had room to spare. The
Road. Revenue, usury, and county or
ganization features of the Code were the
principal topics of discussion, conc,ud.
ing with the comparative economy of the
present and former statute, in which lat
ter our Senator. and Ex-Judge Baker,
and others participated and waxed some
what warm, the former contendlng that
the Code saves the county several hun
dreds, and the latter, that i. cost the coun
ty great many hundreds more. Refer
ence was had for practical Information
TO Judge Osborn, OF the County Court,
and L. G. Given, Esq, of the District,
Supreme and County Court, for statisti-
cal information. The conclusion of this
matter did not appear 10 be quite as clear
as mud, but was finally arrived at through
the strenuous exertions of our Senator
on the ground of perquisaes. or some
thing of the kind.
This meeting passed several resolu-
lions, one OF which we have already no.