Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-30

=. preparing their report. There will be n
increase in numbers Of either, but the Buck
: Africans will be placed in larger minority
s There is some talk of taking from the Socon
Congressional District, and adding to the FRS
If this can be effected without injury to eithe
:. State or District, it should be. The electio
! of q staunch Republican from the First shoul
7 be placed beyond all contingencies.
A bill providing for an agricultural surve
of tho State, with an appropriation of 49, 90
to defray the expenses Of the same, wa
defeated in the House, to-day, by large vote
ZENI.
SENATE CHAMBER, Desmoiues,
March 22d, 1860.
FRIEND JouRNAL:-An article commentin!
on the votes of our worthy Representatives
Price and Shipman, on the liquor law, whicl
l find in the Zcitung received here yesterday
requires q passing notice from one who wa.
present and 'saw the thing did," woule
ask the Editor of the Zeitung to pause 8
moment, and ask himself if tho spirit of th'
to 20 upon. Ii SO, then there is justice, there
is propriety, in applying it to all the concerns
of life. Must a man be ostracised, and removed
5eyond the pale of human sympathy and
appreciation, because, forsooth, in the dis
charge of the duties incident to IN exalte
trust, he acted from conscientious motives
1t strikes me not. Would it be wise or just
in me (who choose to differ from the views oi
gentlemen who voted for that billy to say that,
ever after, should mark them, and scratch
the ticket upon which they stood as candid
ates. Would it be wise in me to say that,
because one differed from me in his opinions
upon religion, or any moral question, therefore
I can never support him for an office. This
vexed and vexing question Of intemperance is
| question Of morals every shade of opinion
exists as to the most efficient means to
suppress it. We do not all see with the same
eyes, or look through the same lens There
were men who, on Tuesday last, voted for a
license law Ibelieve them to have acted, not
from unworthy motives, but unwisely; and l
believe so for the same reason that am
opposed to any compromises with slavery
| am opposed to compromises with evil in any
shape, manner, or form. But will not refuse
to support at the ballot box friend of COM
promises, when know that he is in some
way disposed to, at least, mitigate an existing
evil. l know that every effort will be made
to fasten upon the Republican party the
charge of reviving and endeavoring to re- enact
the "purtanical nonsense" of prohbitory
law. lay this charge at the feet of the
Democratic party, where it belongs. The
members Of that corrupt party In the Legis-
lature said among themselves this "We are
on the eve of an important Presidential
election. How shall we redeem Iowa from
Republican rule? 1t is notorious fact that
the Germans hold the balance of power in the
State. Give us these votes, and the State is
safe for our nominees. How shall we get
them? Look at the petitions on our tables
they certainly have their friends, who are
conscientious, and so conscientious that they
will pay no heed to party drill: We will now
turn the tables-we will, for purpose
change our tactics" And they did so. The
Republicans saw the bait, looked at it, and
said: "Let US now test the sincerity of the
great Democratic party, who have, time after
time, in their conventions, condemned, in
unmeasured terms, the prohibitory law Year
after year stand they upon the record as
opposed to the principle. Try their metal
and dare them to desert their platform of
1859. We will 60 with them to test their
professions, and, having them upon the record
here, we will slay them in the Senate" A
constitutional majority passed the bill-a
majority of the Republicans voting for it;
doing so for the above purpose and no other
Had there been any probability of this bill
passing the Senate, knoso it could not have
received constitutional majority, for the
reason that then, and in that case, it would
not have received the vote of the Hon. G. @.
Shipman, nor the vote Of the Hon. NJ. Price,
in nv opinion, though of the latter cannot
speak positively. / have endeavored, without
going into detail, to give the position of parties
on the liquor question.
The House, to-day, passed the railroad land
bill by large majority. Also, bill relating
to divorces granted since July 4th, last, per-
mtting parties to again marry. Persons
interested will please take notice, and act
accordingly. The establishment of a County
Court will be considered, to morrow, in the
Senate. The latter body is now waiting upon
the House for business. t'
[ cannot close this communication without
refeHing in an especial manner to the officers
of the Senate. 1t is not necessary that |
should introduce to your readers the presiding
officer. They have seen his tall, spare form,
closely shaved, good natured face; have heard
his fluent speech, uttered in the German
tongue, with its pleasing accent shall
therefore speak of him as the urbane, decisive,
prompt, good-natured and popular Lieutenant
Governor, er-c6fcio President Of the Senate.
He is all that his friends ever proclaimed him
to be. Il have never seen presiding officer
who was more familiar with parliamentary law
than Mr.. R., or one who was more impartial.
Not more than three appeals have been taken
| from his decisions He never gives one which
is controv> rted without specifically stating his
| reasons. He has won host Of admirers and
friends, even among those who, last Fall,
traduced him. $3.50"
J.H. Saunders is short, stubby, sandy
whiskered specimen Of the genus homo good
natured, polite, accommodating, whole
souled fellow, (although he won race on me
early in January y and Secretary Of the Senate.
May he live long, rise higher, and his shadow
never grow less, will be testified and sworn to
by every correspondent, reporter and member.
The others will mention hereafter. "
When the Investigating Committee went to
Mt. Pleasant. the Monday after their arrival
q summons was sent to ye Rev. Henry Clay
dean to appear before them. The bailif
returned with the announc cement that the dean
had gone into Lee county to attend funeral
Each succeeding day, during our stay there
the dean was sent for, but had not returned
from the funeral. On the Monday following
only a week having elapsed, he was sent fol
the last time The bailiff returned, but Dear
was still attending the funeral. In to.day's
ournnl, Of this place, appears letter, with
out date, Of some three columns, addressed te
the Hon. A. o Patterson, Chairman, inform
ling the Committee that he (Dean) had returned
from The faneral-one column Of which is tn,
corrected copy Of speech delivered "promis
rounnus IL y, LOST Fall Funeral fnrsnoth I Th,