, 1860-03-09
QUE IOWA LETTER.


the wheels of legislation were completely
blocked By fac:ious minority. The denial OF
the requlsition Of Cor. Letcher for Coppoc by
Gov KIrkwood, has been seized on ns bait,
which looked we'll in tho eyes Of Democrats, for
political capital I gave you the particulars OF
a resolution passed by tbs Senate, and the re"
bukc Of the Governor thereto. In the House,
in the morning, Mr.. Gurley offered resolution
calling on the Governor for the correspondence
On the subject, and SITTING forth ina preamble
the course Of Gov. Letchcr respecting the de-
nial Of the requisition BY our Governor. Im-
mcdiateIy upon its introduction Mr.. Caldwell
moved the previous question, in order that the
question might bc disposed Of at once, us the
whole question had been discussed day after
day on the Governors Inaugural, when there
arose pclitica! wranglc that lasted till O'Clock
r.x. The resolution passed By strictly party
vote-yeas Il, nays q.
This morning the Governor sent in his Te-
sponsc to the resolution, giving the correspond
euce, and also his own yicws, which the Demo-
Gratis listened to with rs ill grace as criminal
to the Courts sentence.
Yesterday the Senate had 4 long discussion
on a provision in the Reported Code. that 1.-THE
general moral character of the witness may be
proved fer the purpose Of testing his credi.
bility."
Astonishing as' it may seem, this provision
WIS retained By the Senate by q large majority.
II such 4 law Us that passes, where is the limit
to evidence on the trial Of any cause, and who
shall bring order out Of tie confusion that will
inevitably ensue upon ererv snch attempt 70
test tue credibility- The biggest rascal 10 the
country could find compass enough to swear
himself m unblen1ishet character, wbie, it is
often true thut man whose neral character
woald be pronounced bad by all the temperance
men in the community, for notorious vice in
the virtues Ct tippllug, while such witness
| may never have told an untruth iu his lue. The
appearance, evidence, and department Of the
witness is the true test Of this matter, while the
law Of impeachment protects every one frum
notorious iiar. a n,ao ulay be addictelt J mauJ
vices and yet hold his word US sacred as
| Christian martyr his Bible. This law seems to
| Of every vice, aud that 10 immortality can exist
| without this constituent, which is proposition
absurd in i:sslf, aud denied By all experience.
Day before yesterday the temperance ques-
| ton took anothe airing in the House. Several
days before TINT the License bill was indetu,te-
I
that no further attempts should be made to
change the present law. But Williamson Of
Louisa, an uneducated, radical fellow. Of gener-
| al good sense, and with pretty good 1niud by
nature, and who gets of some Of the broadest,
roughcst, best hits in the House, must hare in
his clause repeating tue present law allowing
the manufacture Of lager beer. wine aud cider.
The Democrats, who look on the present law as
tho boud that binds the Germun vote to the Re-
publican ticket, are very anxious to repeal it.
They have au ant-tempcrance plank in their
owp State platform, aud if they eau force the
Republicans to adopt temperance and strict
prohibtory !asy plank in theirs, they hope for
tho entire foreign vote. Hence Democrats fa.
TOE the bill to repeal, which taken with the rad
ical temperance mel, are the majority Of the
House, ordered the bill engrossed.
Tho great trouble with the temperance men
is, as was Justly remarked by Speaker Edwards,
that they are forever passing laws, but are The
last men toftake hold and held enforce the law.
With rigid enforcement Of the present law in
temperance would cease almost entirely. Who
knows Of Gernan drunAafd on lager becrs
The example Of this nation is standing denal
TINT the habit Of drinking lager beer generates
a love ior something stronger. Distilled and
malt liquors are distinctly different in their
taste and nature, and drinking wine and lager
| beer no more generates love for "Sou corn
whisky than bread for arsenic.
The Senate has verr nearly disposed Of, by
| adopting, the new Code OF Ctyu Practice, witt
| tho amendments Of the two Judiciary Commit
tees, n,adc upon consultation with the Code
| Commis siuners. Thus far it has taken but little
time in that march Of the Legislature-not hal
80 much rs John Brown, and about the same 4:
! Cor. Letcher and the Iowa Coppoc. look fol
large and more bitter opposition to it wher
taken up in the House; though think major
ity hare settled upon passing it substantially a.
adopted By the Senate.
saThe Redemption, Stay Laws, and Appraise
ment Laws, are in abey rance. They hare no
been hcard Of for week. DEs MONIES.
Abraham Lincoln.
MAGNOLIA, Ill., March 4sh. 1ss9.
Editors rrcss aud Tnbuoe:
Dy order Of the Club herewith send you
resolution passed By Eaid Club al its first meet
ing, and for which it respectfully asks plac
in your paper. Yours truly,
II. L. STEPHENSON, Sec'y.
at "a meeting held in Magnolia, I'LL, Feb. astb
1850. for the purpo Of organizing Kepubli
con Club, the following resolution was unani
noasly adopted:
Atsolptd, That this Club use every houorabI
means in its power to secure the nomir rato]
of Abraham Lincoln for President of the Unite
! States, 1t the Republican National Convention
which meets at Chicago in May next.