The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-07-04

request to be on the committee on
resolutions wars not complied with.
Bennett made speech, declaring
that twelve men would wranglc too
much and 'resolve the convention to
DEATH" whereupon vote was taken
and Deans motion lost, and the Ben
nett-Claggett resolution to appoint
one from each Congressional District
passed.
\ little difficulty occurred, here, as
there was no delegate in attendance
from any one of the counties :ompos-
ing the Second Congressional Dis
trict, but substitute in the person
of one Van Tuyl from Davenport was
found and put on the committee. -
lii the afternoon session the com
mittce reported harles Mason, of
Washington City, d. c., for perma-
mont chairman, and the committee
on resolutions reported the following:
Resolved, l. That the maintenance
| inviolate OF the rights of the States, and
especially the right OF each State to order
aud contro' its own domestic Institutions
accortiinr to its own Judgment exc usively
| is essential to that balance OF power on
| which The perfection and endurance Of our
political FIJI h depends. ~
! !. =. That we believe each State has the
/ right to regulate the elective franchise for
sol md yys a u IF ha at 6,f
4 Iowa are opposed to striking out the word
i"Nhite'' out of our State Constitution.
3. That the existing tariff laws are un
lust and heavily burthensonle to the agrl-
lcultural States. without being of Il CORES
B ponding benefit to the government, and
only Of advantage To 4 few manufacturing
States. and should be repealed or greatly
81 modified. <sa9}aI1gr
! 4. Thatall classes Of property should pay
a proportionate rate toward defrayiag the
; lexpensns OF the government. We are
therefore in favor Of taxing Government
bondsthe same rs other property.
5. That we are in favor of repeating the
present Prohibitory Liquor Law of this
State, and in favor ofellacting a well regu-
lated License Law in lieu thereof.
8 That w are in f,vorOf an amendment
to the Constitution of oar State in giving
to foreigner the elective franchise, after
: they have declared their intention TO be-
come citizens of the United States and have
; resided in this State ono year.
Mr.i-- offered the following res
olutionand moved that it be added to thu
platform. Carried:
: 7. That we demand ofour public officers
in the State Of Iowa and in the Unite
! States the strictest economy. in order x
reduce the present system OF burdensom'
: taxation, and we denounee in severes
terms the profligacv, corruption and kna
: very of our State officers and of Congress
q. That the denial of the right OF repre-
. ssyeelp}tation to the States OF the Union thro
the Constitution shonl ffielpp VIOLA To-. ION
qualified opposition of every good citizen
McHenry, of Polk, and Dunlavey
G Of Davis, both rigid prohibitionist
protested against the 9Th resolution
g while Dean proposed to prop up tn
h platform with a series Of resolution
y Of his own atwhich many delegates
! objected
t s.Mr. Dem told him he needn't IT.
\ to choke. him down-he could tai
! him Crcst) down, and he would d
It."
Making in the course of his speec
in denouncing the resolutions the 70
j, lowing sage remarks: He ssprG
posed to R,y off those boids wit
= greenbacks, and didn't believe in thi
> Convention showing any eowardic
:, in the face Of the enemy. He didn
believe in catnip for cholic or sag
tea for cholera-nor anything els
: similar in treatment and effect on til
: bond question, which brought Fair
all ct johnson to his feet who sal
that the country should call on Coz
gress to recall the present bonds an
:. issue liz their stead those which coul
: be taxed"
"Dean wanted to know Of Faira
= if he was willing to stake his leg;
t reputation on his opinion given.
r Mr.. Fairall replied by saying tina
j. he wished TO avoid anything whic
) would lead to like action of discor
], exhibited at the last State Conver
q ton, and which was entirly prolnp
y ed by Dean, and asked What was til
i result Of that affair 500
. Dean replied that the result wa
Fairall's defeat.
= Falra!l retorted by saying that il
Q true result was that Henry Clay Dea
s. went to the Philadelphia Conventio
" and was politely informed he conl
! have no seat in that body; and PR
:. ceeded to pitch into Dean for. hi
: firebrand qualities, when Clags &
called him to order. l.g
a Dean called ont, aLet him go, nm
I'll skin him and let the flies bio,
< him." s.a
i. Fairall closed his speech abrupt
= and Dcan replied to him, saying tina
= the young man as he grew Older
d would learn to better use and hol
l. his tongue, and proceeded to sustai
Il his position by various argument
. which we have not room to mer
y ton" +
- AT the close Of this tilt Clagget
i attempted to pour oil upon the waters
/ to but little purpose as the Conyen
# ton proceeded at great length in a
y acrimonious manner to discuss the t
: nancial aud temperance aspect Of th
e resolutions resulting finally in thei
Il adoption substantially as above.
( The Convention then proceeded t
T ballot, for Governor, and the resul