The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-01-23

opponents resolved 70 kill time bye making
speeches for the next nine days, and thus
st.ve of the bill. But the majority were
anxious to brig itforvasd, ,ad q slved 70
ess possession II the shdif, which vas then
held BY the chairman Of the committee, 70
whom the printing bill was referred.
Speaker DEcKxE swors he would have
the chair, ifhs died IN the attempt. The
Council was not in session, but : message
was announced from them, and DEckEH
claimed the Chair, for the purpose of re-
ceiving it. This was objected to BY the
minority, and DrckEE insisting,a gs.sral
row ensued, making one think that ''Hell
had givens holiday, and turned oil the dew
lis loose into the Legislature" Consider
ing it free fight, several Of the members
pitched in, and after half an hours sparring,
the Hobbies were cleared, and the House ID
iourned until the next morning. ~
On the 9Th, the House again met, and i'm
mediately adjourned to meetin Florence the
next morning. Florence, you are aware, 10
six miles above here, and it Is reported, that
the late Mormon Governor Of Utah, il one
Of its proprietors. At any rate, it is known
as "Mormon town." and many of the polyg-
amists reside there.
The Council met ct the usual hour, and
after transacting some business, adjourned
to the same place, and majority of both
bodies are now in session at Florence.
Thus the session will close no laws will
be passed as usual-the interests of the peo-
pie and the whole Territory, will be allowed
to 20 uncared for another twelve month ~
We have nothing but common law to protect
us-and it is oil owing to the unprincipled
selfshness and venality of . few beings, who
seek their own personal aggrandizement,
and are not devoted to the interests Of their
constituency. How long We are to Be thus
mis- ruled, is problem, but certain it is,
that there is point beyond which endu-
rance ceases to be virtue, and l think thi,
point has been well-nigh reached. Weshal
see. ~ sss- q..... 1oa
Following close upon the heels of the
revolutionary movement on the part of thu
Legislature, "a majority of which is Demo
cratic) was the meeting in the Capital, to-
the purpose of organizing "the Dimmikrat
ic party' of Nebraska. After appointing
two or three committees, the meeting i'd
journed to meetat 2 O'Clock, and hear tn
reports of tho different committees. " O.
At the appointed hour, the faithful me
and permanently organized, by choosin,
Judge KINNEY a. President, three Secreta
ries, and q host Of Vice Presidents. Judg,
HOLLY, chairman Of the committee to draf
resolutions, reported long list Of resolu
tons, the first Of which, was to- the effect
that they heartily endorsed the Cincinnst
platform; second, that an early organization
of the party is demanded; third, that the.
will extend the hand of fellowship to nj
good Democrats, whether they reside nortl
or south of the Platte, or in any section o
the Territory; fourth, thas mo better ds..
could have been selected, than the sth O
January, for the natal morn Of Nebrask'
Democracy; fifth, that the principles lai'
down in the organic act, are not, and Cal
not be rejected by any Democrat; sixth, tina
being twin sister of Kansas, they sympa
thize with whatever may effect the veal o
aarken the future of that Territory; lain
that shrieking for bleeding Kansas?) tn
seventh, eighth and ninth, l give in FULL
These, together with the sixth, were rathe
too strong for the of6ce-holders to swallow
and at the earnest solicitation Of the Presi
dent, Associate Justic BLACK and Land OF
fee TURK were withdrawn.
| Resolved, That as government can only derive II
just powers the Of the governed consti
tuition for State organization be binding upon tn
people to be governed by it, except BY their full fai
and untrammelled concurrence and ratification.
Resolved, That the people in organizing their Stat
government have the right to mould oil their 9th
domestic Institutions to mould that Of slavery
Res0iued, That far We look upon the administra
mocratic principles and while differing on the score
expedency from its recent exposition upon the LecOmp
ton constitution We have an abiding confidence In y
honesty and fidelity to democratic principles and oo
forward to event which will impair that conndenc
| or release ~ from our allegiance. y
The tenth fixes the first Thursday Of Jun
for the final organization of the party; tn
eleventh and twelfth, provide for commit
tee to draft an address to the Democracy o
the Territory, and for the publication Of tn
proceedings Of this meeting. T.
There was not even . hundred in attend
ance at the meeting, (although it purport
ed to be mass meeting of the Democrac.,
Of Nebraska, and many Of these were boy
and Republicans. But little interest wa
manifested, barring the discusion on th
above three resolutions, which waxod warn
at one time. There was one other resolution
which is not published in the official pro
ceedings of the meeting. Why it vas omit
ted, know not, unless for the same reasol
that the above were Withdrawn. It real
somewhat on this wise-stthat the principl
Of popular sovereignty, set forth inthe Or
ganic act, and as promulgated BY hat i'm
mortal Tor Heavenly, have forgotten
which, trio, DOUGLAS, CAss and RcHAaD
sos, is the vital element of Demoesacy, AMI
cannot be, and is not rejected by am Demo
GRAFT" l suppose the federal Offices fssrst
heir ssheads might drop into the hitter tn
neA minute" if this was allowed p appear
on hsir minutes, and therefore sQpresset
it. y
| anticipated to hear something II inter
cot whenSI went to tho mssting3 but wa
disappointAd; there was but one spsecf
worth iistsiiag to, tho delivery 4 which
hminded nsx . Nethodist dsaconat camp
I melting, praying in . sing-song, &s~ling
nasal zoe; the Tzses calls it ''igssistibl'
eloqusaes" but I failed to see any 4oqaencs
therein.
1 onr ae~ Governor, Col. Rl0eAlDsos,
arrived in Oi,ha last Sunday, sa5 ! Bal
was given at :, Hamilton Hsuss, on Mon.
} day evening. u epor Of ii. assiiaL ".
look for great g,d q his hands, nd trust
Ice ma = ~St ~ A. IS.E