The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-04-22

cate, pfomIssory note, or other paper, OF
the paper Of any bank, TO circulate as mon.
ey," thus leaving the people Of Iowa the
|: choice Of two evils, viz:-"Banish trade.
Danish commerce." Danish improvements,
IN hne ba nish yourselves, or receive az a
circulating medium such trash in the wny
fof foreign baok paper, and doubtful shin
plasiers rs chance, or sharpers may throw
among US. Acnrrency be il remembered
over which you have no control. A cur
rency perhnps that would not sell at home
Tor "ten cents grab" may food the State
at any time, and the unsnspecting be swim
died out Of their hard earnings, and appeal
IN vain for protection, or redress.
/ II the Democracy Of Iowa, who created
your Constitution, and seem determined
to make you keep il, unaltered and unal.
terable, would only carry out their pre-
tended principles, and while they prohibit
The creation Of sound currency, would
,lso prohibit the circulation Of any and all
lpaper money, You could 1t least give
them credit for consistency. You could
give them the credit Of confning the circu-
lh,ing medium to specie basis; until then
they stand convicted Of glaring inconss-
tency, and direct assertion that you are
not capable Of selfgovernment.
Again, fellow citizens, your Constitution
prcsumes that you are not capable Of ma
king your own contracts, or that you have
not honesty Of purpose enough to be trust
cd in making them. II provides that you
.shall not in any manner create any deb,
or liability which shall singly, or in the
aggregate with any previous debt or labil-
lies exceed the sum Of one hundred thou
sand dollars. Now you are asking the gov
ernment Of the United States TO make to
this State magnificent donations of lands
worth millions, for purposes Of internal i'm
provements. Already the question has
been raised 10 your Legislative halls, as 10
the rgh, Of Iowa TO receive this grant, with
he condition appended to it. Should our
State be SO fortunate as TO obtain this
grant, may we not expect to encounter
serious difficulties? 1t is stern realit,
hat the resources Of Iowa are crippled b.
this "model Constitution" and every ci,i.
zen will frankly acknowledge it, except
such as are blinded by party drill, and who
will not concede any thing if they believe
it will make against the success Of the
"party."
During the las, two sessions OF the State
Legislature the Wing members introduced
bills for acts authorizing The people to vote
upon the question Of calling Convention
to amend the Constitution, but the Democ-
racy, true to their real principles, answer
''no! tho people are not to be trusted with
important matters Of Locofoco policy. II
is enough for them to know, when, and
how We expect them to vote the Democrat
c ticket. Our pet Constitution is not to
bo despoiled Of its fair proportions by the
rabble."
We ask you fellow citizens to mark these
acts, and mark the men. Do not suffer
any man to represent your interest in the
the next General Assembly who is afraid
to trust you to vote for, or against any
given proposition that directly concerns
the welfare and prosperity Of yourselves,
and your State.
We speak by authority Of The Wing par
y, derived from repeated declarations and
acts, when we say that they are in favor
IF the amendment of our Constitution, and
expunging ,herefrom all, and every restric-
ton calculated to retard the growth and
improvement Of Iowa.
We deny the right Of any party toiake
from the people the power Of creating and
regulating their own circulating medium;
and upon the same principle we deny the
| right Of a party TO interfere by positive re-
strictions to prevent the people from adopt
ing system Of internal improvements
which they may think best adapted to their
interest, and the progress Of the uge.
We charge the Locofoco party Of Iowa
With creating, adopting and advocating all
these restrictions, and for proof Of it, we
have only to refer to the Constitution and
laws of Iowa, whose paternity they dare
not deny. We would not knowingly, will
fully, and "wilh malice aiorethought" pluck
from the bushing brow Of the Democracy
{, single laurel to which they are entitled
for giving Iowa Constitution and "Code"
Of laws. They are entitled TO the credit,
and all the credit Of organizing the gov
ernment Of this State, aud the laws which
now govern US. While we thus surrender
to the Democracy all claim, all honor, and
all eclat, for whatever of good, or evil,
there be about those laws; the Wing party
/ of Iowa ara datern,ined moi IN he held res