The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-06-08

i Dodge and Jones address to Messrs. Toombs
and Dawson, the Senators from that
State the following note -.
! senate CHaMnER, April &C. 1854
] Genfl.iaen.--It Is asserted BY James W. Grues,
Esq, the Wing candidate for Governor of Iowa, that
a distingnsed Representative from Georgia ha. lie
eiared that Iowa will be SLAVE State In fifteen
VIII YOU do the favor to inform ii ether Of you
has made such declarstion or have heard
Of your colleagues in the House of Representative
giving utterancc to sucli an opnionr
Very respectfully, yours.
A. g. DODGE,
GEO. ". JONES
Hon Vim. Dawson and Robert foombs
And received the following reply:
SENATE CHAMBER, April &c, 1854.
/ Gentlemen:-four letter Of to day Is received We
answer, each for himself, that used the cx
preston attributed to representative from
Georgia, BY james w. Grimes, Esq, or any other Of
similar iport, nor have We any knowledge that any
and we believe the whole to be sheer fabrication.
We are respectfully. your obcdient servants
r. TOOMBS.
Hon. \. c. Dodge and George w Jones.
Now why did they not address their note
to the Representatives. from Georgia! Where
they not in attendance upon Congress, aud
could not an answer be as easily procured
from the Senators of that State. Were
they not assembled every day under the
same roof. Do the Senators from Iowa ig-
more the existence of House Of Repre-
sentatives Is their position so exalted that
they could not address the Representatives
without diminishing their dignity. Or did
they know that a response from them would
be altogether different in its character from
the reply OF the Senators. | made no state
ment in relation to the Senator from Georgia,
bnt did charge that Representatives from
Georgia expressed the opinion before stated.
Il now reiteratc the charge. The opinion
was expressed by the Hon. Alexander H
Stephens, of Georgia, in the presence, and
to the Hon Charles Mason, Commissioner
of Patents II was publicly expressed, and
doubt not, conscientiously believed. The
remark was repeated by Judge Mason to
several citizens Of Burlington. submit
that the attempt to disprove what Repre-
sentative said, by the note Of the two Sena-
reputable to an old Baily practitioner.
The Union" says :. Mr.. Grimes and his
party, among other objections to the Ne
braska bill, declares vehemently that there
is no necessity for organizing these Terri
tories, &C. This is simply untrue.
made no such statement | said that no
man was more anxious for thair speedy or
ganzation than was. still say so, and
the g Union,' its uiders and abettors knew
this charge to be false when it was made.
The Z" Union attempts to excuse Messrs.
Dodge and Jones for voting for the bill with
the anti-alien clause, because they knew
it would be stricken ont in the House,
How did they know it How could they
know it, The only question for them to
DECIDE was,is the bill just and right as it
d bill containing maniestY~ lin Yale for
provision with the expectation that a CO.
ordinate branch of the government would
correct their wrongs! Is this the way SEN
ators wonld shrk responsibility! Is al
wrong to be justified in one man because
another may possibly rectiiy that wrong
The !. U lion," or the Iowa Senators in
the :. Union," very softly attempt to change
the responsibility Of the Clayton amendment
from MIR. Atchison and TO tasten it entirely
upon Mr.. Clayton. Is it possible that they
suppose they can deceive any one in relation
to the history ofthis amendment! Is it pos
sible they imagine that the people OF Iowa
do not know who was the prime mover and
principal advocate of this anti alien restric :,
ton! Do they suppose that there Is a
German in the whole country who does not
know that it originated with Mr.. Atchison,
of Missouri, the President pro tem., of the
Senate! The amendment was drafted, as
is we'll known, by Mr.. Atchison, and was
carried by slave holders votes in the Senate
against non-slave holding votes, and after
il was incorporated into the bill, was sup.
ported and endorsed by the Iowa Senators,
but under the suprositon, say they, that another
bo9y uould strike 1t out. As to Mr.. Atch-
sons authorship of the Clayton amendment,
the Missouri Democrat says:
I'VE have in type the speech Of Mr. Atch-
ison, pending the amendment of Mr.. Clay
ton, which Mr.. A. says he wrote out and
rave to him to offer, excluding foreigners.
who have declared their intention Of be-
coming citizens, and taken an oath to sup
port the Constitution of the U. States,
from voting or holding Office in the Terrific
ries of Nebraska and Kansas, and shall lay
it before our readers next week, in order
that the cple may understand the motive
which Influenced Mr.. A. in his course. He
saws, in his remarks, that he objects to fer
eigners moulding and forming the instltu-
tions of those Territories. Hear hin:
1.-The first Legislature may decide the
question OF Slavery forever in those Terri
tories. Nebraska and kansas,) and decide
as to the right OF the people OF one half OF
the States of the Union to 60 there or
not'
A correspondent Of the "Missourl Re
publican journal favorable to the Ne
braska BILL thus speaks of Mr.. Atchson's
support of this amendment:
"Atchison addressed the Senate with
rrcat earnestness and ability on the same
side of the question. He contended tha'
the admission OF unnaturalIzed toreignersto
vote would overcome the voice of American
settlers, and Danish Slavery before South.
ern men could have a fair expression oi
| the popular feeling on the subject. The
first vote wa Of the greatest Importance.
II would decide the whole question. Hc
wished that issue to he left to American
citizens. and not to persons having no stake
| in the country The amendment was adopt
ed-yeas % nays &c"
| am accused of changing my views since
the adoption of the Constitution OF TINS
State on the subject of electing Judges
That is true. and it is the only true a'lega-
ton contained in the long indictment II
gains, me. When the Constitution was
| framed the election of Judges was Il new
question. Mississippi was the only State
/ that had tried the experiment OF eiectons
/ Inv the people. was fearful Of the result,
but have been happily disappointed. My
change OF views on this subject has been
known for years. have all along Thought
that some change should be made and some
l;nt,uonce should be brought to bear upon