Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-04-10
The General Assembly.

In the House, on Monday, March oath,
| towards the close Of the forenoon session, Mr..
Bowdoin, of Floyd county, introduced the
following excellent rcsol utions, approving and
sustaining the course of the President:
Resolved By The General assembly Of the State
Of Iord, That we tender to Abraham Lin
coin the expression of our cordial approval
and thanks for the manner in which, amidst un-
parallelcd difficulties and embarrassments, he
has administered the Government of the Uni
ted States from his Inauguration to the present
time and that, as we have given to him our
unwavering support in the past, so for the flu
| ture, retaining an abiding confidence in his
| ability, integrity and patriotism, we pledge to
| him our earnest cooperation i'm all such meas
| urcs as he shall deem requisite and just, to ut
terly and forever yanquish the rebellion of the
South, and once more restore to the unbroken
American Union, the unquestioned supremacy
Of the Laws and the Constitution,
ResoiUed, That the Secretary of State be d-
rcctcd TO forward copy of the foregoing res
| olutions to the President of the United States,
and to each of our Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress.
Mr.. Bowdoin moved the previous question.
and the resolutions were voted upon and passed
with but five dissenting votes. Those voting
Nay were Harde Denlinger and McIennan OF
Dubuque, (NIahony Democrats), and Stewart
of Appanoose, and Ferguson of Davis county,
also Democrats. The resolutions subsequent
ly passed the Senate by vote of 80 to IL.
A substitute was prepared and offered in the
Senate by Mr.. Duncombe Of Webster, made
up of twattle about the President putting
down Secession at the South and Abolition at
the North, &C., which only brought increased
C ntempt upon the author. The Mahony Dem
ocrats of the House afterwards prepared a
solemn Protest against the action of the major
ity, which only served to show the impotency
of their wrath.
In the carly part of the session, the Rcpub-
licans introduced some half-dozen sets of reso
lutions respecting our national policy and en-
bracing as many different views. Some were
for immediate emancipation, some for declar-
ing the slave States territories, and proposing,
as the army advances, to abolish slavery and
institute new territorial governments. Some
were condemnatory of the President for reno,
wing Fremont, and countermanding his proc.
lamation, and some for approving the Presi
dent with an If and q but, erceR, &c. Meantime
while many were ready 10 fully endorse the
President, Others wished to instruct him thro
our Senators and Representatives in Congress
The Democrats understood this, and sought t.
distract the Republicans and put them in tho
position of opposing President Lincolns ad
ministration, and by amending all resolutions
make them such that a majority of the Repub-
licans could not vote for them.
If the Republicans introduced resolution
approving the course of the President, the
Democrats would move to amend by adding
:" especially in his removal of Fremont" :. his
course as to Fremont proclamation or s.his
removal of Cameron and appointment of Stan
ton," &C., &C., and then go into a long dis
cussion, and consume time with interminable
speeches, declaring that they the Democrats,
approved Of Lincoln's course in all these mat,
tiers, but that the Republicans did not dare to
do so.
Thus the matter stood until the Oath ult
when Mr.. Bowdoin offered the above resolu-
ton and moved the previous question, which
cut off all debate and amendments,and brought
SNSiy ohS W " s'lSNt NotS. AhC
it appears, were taken all aback They had
been Dragging that the Republicans did not
dare to endorse the Administration, while
they, the Democrats, did. Not only were
these taunts flung out in the Legislature, but
Democratic papers were re-cchoing the cry all
over the State. We congratulate Mr.. Bow
doin upon offering them the cup with draft
pure and simple. 1t seems that they drank it
without having time to think what ii contain
cd, but as soon rs they had swallowed the dose
it began to make them sick, and they have
been growing worse ever since. But this pure
Lincoln potion is down and they cannot throw
it up. 1t will do them good.
THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
On the 25th bill passed the House, just as
| it came from the hands Of the Joint Commit
| tee, apportioning the State into Congressional
Districts as follows:
1st-Lee, Van Buren,, Davis, Jefferson, Hen
ry, Des Moincs, Louisa and Washington coun-
ties
2d-Muscatine, Scott, Cedar, Clinton, Jack
son, Jones, and Linn.
3d-Dubuque, Delaware, Clayton, Fayettc,
Bremen, Chickasaw, Floyd, Cerro Gordo,
Worth, Mitchell, Howard, Winnisheik, and
Allamakee.
4th-Benton, Tama, Jasper, Powesheik,