The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-01-16
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

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A convention of Republican Editors
has taken place at indianapolis, and the
question of Joint. ballot for the election
this winter Of two u S. Senators, enter
ed largely into their deliberations. They
came to the conclusion to urge upon the
Senate, (which is Republican, the pro-
priety of refusing to 60. into Joint-ballot.-
They justify themselves in this cause by
referring to the obstinacy of the Demo
Gratis in 1856. when the state of parties
was precisely the reverse Of its present
complexion. What business the Editors
of the State hak to meet in Convention for
the purpose of debating to one portion of
Legislative Body, we are at loss to de-
termine. Perhaps this move of the Re-
publicans may be justified too, on the
ground that the Democracy had Conven-
ton Feb. 2sd, 1855, at the State Capitol
to strengthen the ''back- bone of the faith
full on the resistance question.
If the Democracy we're wrong in 1856,
as every Fusion journal and orator in the
State vehemently contended, we do not
see how the same recusancy on their part
now, will make it less wrong in them
The Democratic Senate of 1855 would
have gone into joint convention for the
election of all the minor officers of the
State, but they desired to postpone the
election of Senator until the other work
was finished. The opposition did not
want the joint ballot to take place, though
J loud in their demands for it. They had
three divisions of troops in their Fusion,
each watching the others with jealous
:, anxiety. Each had it's candidates and in
no caucus held among them. could they
agree upon man for any position within
the gift Of the Legislature. An election
would have betrayed their want of unity,
, and hence it was not desired. Finding
that the Senate would not 60 into an cleo.
. ton they clamored for it with all the per.
tinacity imaginable. They hoped to make
the refusal weigh heavy on the souls Of
} the Democrats in October last, but the
: Endorsement Of their opponents at the late
State election ought to teach the Republi
: cans that their opposition must be fruit
, less for any thing except the entire depri
! walton of the state of her constitutions
representation in Congress. The differ
ence between the parties is here. Tht
t Democrats had the best Of reasons fov
Y supposing that their defeat was brought
i about by appeals to passion, by the unior
b Of religious cant with the lowest black
: guardism, and that the issues which hat
b floored them would be entirely abandoned
: in less than two years. In addition t.
: this the State had one most able Repre-
!, sentative in the person of Mr.. Bright, an,
AtS Htc'coto Coulu HOt Dc OctlcTcu "
4 sending Fusionist to neutralize his vote
The trick Of the Iowa Legislature il
r the election of Rev. Mr.. Harlan, also has
: a tendency to lessen the confidence of al
honorable party in the then Fusion organi
G zation. At all events, the Democratic
}. party concluded to take the responsibilit,
o of putting the election over till 1857, an,
9 the people Of the State have approved thei
: course.
: The Republicans say now that becaus
n the Democrats of '55 perjured themselve
o in disregarding their oaths Of Office, there
: fore they may pcrjure themselves in tn
. same way in 1857! They forget that tn
8 men whom they proposed as probable can
+ didates in '55 had been members of
! previous Legislature and had actually ad
t vised and voted for refusal to go int
s joint ballot when the result was likely t,
9 go against their party interests. TIL
q predictions of the Democrats have beef
$ verified. acknowledgement and tn
t Maine Law, the hobbies that galloped tn
Fusionists into power in "a, have boil
died violent death. and the men VIII,
then demanded that these issues shoult
, have Senatorial Representative at tn
8 National Capitol have denounced the doc
trines that then carried them into Office
: The State has no Representative after tn
, 9TH of March, and the Republicans ar
now so immensely in the minority in tn
State that no sound or sensible justi6ca
ton can be invented for their refusal :,
act with the joint-majority.
The New Constitution.
The Clayton County Herald proposes
, the following changes