The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-01-29
REPUBLICAN TICKET.


Inc case OF senator MARIAN - settieu rnity
and completely, and with expedition some
what surprising in his age of heavy g-roll
ing ard tardy legislation. The title by which
he held his seat has been declared invalid, md
the Legislator, has sent him back with title
% amended, that the most scute of the Sena-
torial Lawyers will hardly be able 10 pick
flaws in it. AID he has not merely gol d legal
title. He has something more substantial and
valuab' e--.he prompt and emphatic approba-
ton of the Legislature and the people. His
squad of enemies in the Legislature, it is Re
ported, were the instigators of the proceedings
in he U. 5. Ser ate They hoped that when
the case should come up for consideration in
the Legislature, personal differences and RI
valries among the Republicans woIld inter-
fere with the election, and possibly render it
difficult to fill the vacancy. They expected
to develop any amount of discordant elements
in the Republican party, and s. me INDUCED in
the fond expectation of making fatal breach
In those ranks, which. at the ballot box, they
had found to be rather too firm ard compact
How very forlorn were all these hopes, they
have found out. We can imagine how the
promptness a expedition with which the
Legislature attended to the case. m ,st have
demolished the hopes nd air-castles, in the
building of which the ''unterrfed natlonai
democrats" hal been indulging. 1t was cruel
to deal thus rutnlessly with them; lay such
wal,ton hands upon their 80 carefully prepared
schemes.
Whatever may have been the effect Of the
movement in other respects, Senator Harlan
has not beer the loser. The promptness with
which he was sent back to the Senate cannot
but be gratifying to him. As soon as the case
was officially communicated to the egisla-
ture, that body met in joint convention, and
without the Intervention of caucus, at the f st
ballot, and not single Republican vote OPP
posing, re-sested him. Surely this was the
very essence Of unanimity-by no means fiat
tering to those who had hoped to see quarrels
and distractions.
Nor is this the only reason why Sen. Harlan
has reason to be grati6ed at the result. He
has the satisfaction Of knowing that the Re-
publicans of Iowa place fell confidence in him
seat had been declared vacant, nobody ue-
manded that another should be chosen in his
place, and nobody had the most distsnt expec-
ta:ion Of the happening of such event. That
he should be sent back was the unanimous and
spontaneous voice expressed calmly and with
urally and confidently looked for. as thou-h
it were a matter as much in course as the
flowing on Of the river, or the rising and SET
ting OF the sun. Thus hath ended the first al
tempt to SOW discord in the ranks of the Re-
publicans Of Iowa.
U. S. Senate in this matter is TO b- aincerely
and profoundly regretted. Mr.. 1oomls, who
is by no means friendly to the Republicans, but
nevertheless frank and honorable enemy,
characterized the conduct of the democratic
members Of the Iowa Senate in the previous
election Of Mr.. Ha.lan, as ..factious.' and
factious i most certainly was. II was utterly
uncalled for, and unsupp rted BY right, or re-
gard for the interests of the State. In plain
terms, it was simply refusal 20 pelfo. IN
known duty, because such performance of du y
would interfere with the advane ement VI party
And no for the U. S. Senate to declare that
such proceedings shalt have the desired effect,
that they shall be allowed to hinder Legsa-
lures in the performance OF Constitutional
duties, is greatly to be lamented. 1t is to place
bounty up1n faction. II is TO tell all such
Mraly gentlemen as those who constituted the
majority, Of the Iowa Senate, that I. ey shall
hereafter have the Power, as they have here.
tofcre manifested the will, 10 defeat the rea-
sonable wishes of the people, and to sacrifice
great public interests apop the altar OF party
aud faction.