Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-02-04
=. ON ,he Iowa cry Repablissn.
Reception speech 0f the Etou. san,cs
xanranu h, III. iaxYsa SrDafe & S'hnfnhcr.

Reception speech 81 the Iiop. .san,cs
Harlan i'm flse Iowa senate Chamber.
Hon. Senator Sanders called the meeting to
rider. and Hon. Jadge Woodward Was ealie,l TO
he Chair, and upon au invitation being extend
ed Mr.. HARLAN said:-- ~
appear here 10 night without ans very we'll
ieined object, or any set speech 10 make Bat
,erhaps may properly review the reasons OF my
ppearing before you. A few years sincc, q Is
State was in the hand. OF your political oppo.
tents, the Legislature. the State and JudieiG Of
ices we're all decidedly in the m jolly.
Since that time there has been tsfcat rcvo!u-
ion. You have now the ascendency III This
State The Missouri Compromise hus bcrT re.
Jealed, and new order of things has been iusti.
tuted.
Mr.. Harlan then went into the caris history OF
political and legislative proceedings In Iowa
md detailed the circumstances of his ciccsiv'i,
md the protest OF sixteen State Senators, the
conduct OF Senator Jones in Congress, and the
fleet OF the State Senatorial otest oil the declS'
ION OF the U. ). Senate. The ground ot tile de-
yision was that all elections by the joint conscn.
tion, in which both Houses OF LeSisiaureneci,
in their collective capacity, could NOT be Corsti'
tutioual, il either House by majority, should
protest. In short, ii all the menlbers were 10
vote ut an election, it could only be tolerated,
because majority OF the States have atio2ted
this mode. senator Jones, for examplc, was
elected in this manner, without protest, which
constituted Il valid election. Under this knd OF
reasoning, MIR. Harltu's election was deciaird III
valid by the majority in the United States Seu.
ate.
On tile contrary, il was maintained that where
each branch beforehand agreed upon the tin",
place and manner oil election; and aste d as TO
,,,. tt,tn l4n
election took place in the time and place and
manner agreed upon, with no dissent before or
after the convention by the majority oi The col
lective body, an election was valid even II d por-
ton absented themselves. ...s..... s-.
Mr.. Harlan did not impugn the integrity ofthe
Senate in their decsicn. All the Republican
rnembers OF the Z. $. Senate, twelve III numbrr,
voted for the validity ofthe election. Four dem
ocratic members and two Americans. All The
remaining Democratic and Old Line Whig mem
bers voted against it. | do not, he added, at
tribute corruption; but state these things that
you may see how much political opinions iuiu
enced their votes. .-.....
Mr.. Harlan expressed very feelingly his graft
tude for the honor conferred this day-thc
crownipg honor of his liie-and expressed The
hope of making returns by industry aud fidelity,
on his resunling his seat III the Senate OF these
United States, with new commission. APP
pausc ... .,
In aiusion to the Kansas resolution of the
General Assembly OF Iowa, just passed, instruct.
ing Sen ,tors he said never, while GoD gave him
life, would he give his vote 10 extend Slavery in.
to Tree Territory. He went at length into tie
question, and the history OF ofCongrcsSomal action
on the subject, till the new policy OF Dousla aud
Others has OF late prevailed; and until the pres
ent term OF the Supreme Court OF the u. s, which
ia, b. l ppnI upIitlt that tho
ordinance of 1887 was unconstitutional This
decision; if it should be ma,le, we have TO meet.
|, said he shall meet one decision OF the Supreme
Court with another; the Court by Chet Justisc
Marshall, with thai OF the Court presided ovcr
by Justice Taney; especially when co"sidsr
how the Supreme Court is constitnt d, with ave
Judges from the South, appointed on account ot
their subscrviency to Southern views, and iour
from the North. p. a.. ..-
He spoke of the effect Of the late election of
New England in solid body, and New York,
with $4,000 majority, and almost the enlre
northwest, probably securing a majority, Mt The
next election, to the lower House ot Congress.
And in the South, the ,lnyes--rnore, ihaniour
tcnths of the Southern population ARE -Frrmopt
men, who have found out that only their iuus-
tiers are in favor OF Slavery. Great applause
And even the masters were held in dread OF h'sr
slaves as the result OF their false charges against
the Republican party. -s -.e.
He added also that the Democracy of Iowa,
who had carried things with so high huu'' tctc
in former years, Were now rcapng the biIt"f
fruit of thei, wrong doings, realizing the SAVING
those who SOW to the wind, will, ere long reap
the whirlwind.
Reieraling his sentiments ofsratlude for the
consideration in which he had been held here 10
day and this evening by the kind attention nnl
attendance of his trends, he sat down, alnld loud
and continued applause.