The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-03-05
FROM DES MONIES.
The Debate on A. Johnson
The Democratic Conven.
ton.
Especial Correspondence OF the Ottumwa
CoURlER.l
Des Moi mes. Feb. 90.

Des Moi ines, Feb. 90.
The Legislature, after the recess
opened out splendidly. The frs,
day upon the reassembling was .
magnificent field day of dcbate-s
genuine old-fashioned political tourn
ament in which many a knight went
in with full armor, armed as the
law directs, and came out with the
glory of victory or. as in the case O.
the Democrats, with armors and
bodies pierced and spears broken
To drop the figure, when the General
Assembly got together after the re
freshing influences of a fortnight.
recess, the news from Washington
was Of the most exciting nature. A
johnson, in violation of plain law
and as if to insult the Republic and
revolutionize the government, had
attempted to place poor old Loren t
Thomas, Adjutant General, at tn,
head Of the War Department. Ever
Congress had become aroused from
its long lethargy, and cowardice, ant
seemed to be willing for once to fact
tho traitor and usurper in o square
fight. The people everywhere wer.
demanding the vindication of tn,
laws in the tones of popular thun
der which rumbled grandly al
around the skies.
1t was under these circumstances
that tho Legislature came together
OF course the representatives of the
people of the State of Iowa could
not sit still on an occasion of this
sort. Resolutions announcing that
Congress is the supreme Legislative
power Of this country; that its laws
are binding upon all, the highest as
well as the lowest; that the acting
President Of the United States has
violated the lazy, set at naught the
Constitution, committed high crimes
and misdemeanors and ought to be
impeached and speedily tried, were
introduced in both branches of the
Legislature--in the House early in
the morning and in the Senate soon
after moor. The debate in the House
was continued all day, up to dark.
when the resolutions We're passed
Mr.. Burnett, of Muscatine, who in.
troduced the resolusions in the
House, supported them with an ad.
mirable speech, by all odds the best
he has made this session, and ono o.
the best which has been made at all.
Mr.. Irish, Of johnson, followed or
the other side. He is young mar
of fine talents and a good speaker
He made about as good speech a.
could be expected, but went in q lit
tie in the king Cambyses vein, get
ting off some raw-boncs and blood
and-thunder sentences which nigh,
just as well have been omitted. This
brought out Capt. Wilson, of Davi
county, in his first speech, which was
short, but sharp as lacks and exceed
ingiy spirited. 1t was a very brill
liant debate, and received with hear
ty approval by the whole House an
the crowded galleries.
DIR, Craig, of Van Buren,, Mr.. Blaci
well, of johnson, Mr.. McNutt, {
Muscatine, Judge Cotton, Of Gin to-
Judge Wilson, Of Dubuque, Mr., Trus
dell, Of Clinton, Mr.. Werner, Of LIE,
Mr.. Ballinger, of Mahaska (who mad
a bifurcated speech, one prong dow
one side of the fence and the othe
down the other, to the great DISCUS
Of both sides), Mr. Rowell, of Unior
and others took part in the debat.
the big speeches Of these here note
being made by Mr.. Trusdell and Row
ell. There was fine debate lastin
through the afternoon in the Senat,
but | did not get an opportunity
hear much oft. The whole discul
sion resulted in the complete discon
future and rout Of the Johnsones
democracy.
Both houses adjourned over for tn
Democratic State Convention.
was quito success in point Of nun
bers, being the largest Democrat
convention held in the State, sine
that party went up a spout on a,
count of its attitude toward the wa
for the Union, The delegates, how
ever, almost without exception, wer
old-stager politicians, who have bee
holding Office or running for offic
eyer since Noah was ycarling, an
WILDE running for Office, should the
live so long, till eternity shall becom
gray. There were not az many nor
ofice-holding, office-seeking citizen
in the whole Convention as would b
in a Republican State Convention
from any single Judicial District i
the State. Ineed not comment o.
what these old party backs, cstims
bic mon though many. Of them are
said or did, because we shall whsl
them out in November by fifty thou
sand majority, which is larger than
church door. big enough, and will
do.
LINKENsALg. I.
Impeachment.
The Springfield Republican, one
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