Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-07-29
The Peoria Register Of DIE 22d inst. saws

Inc Feorid Register oil the ia INST. says:
ave have nothing from the West side of the
Mississippi, in relation to the apprehended
difficulties spoken Of in recent letter written
by us from Wisconsin Territory, and publish
ed last week, other than is there commune
Gated. 1t is believed the Indian traders, to
whom the Indians are largely indebted, will
be abble to restrain them from breaking out for
some time to come, probably till government
is able to pay the annuity. 1t is said the lat
ter is making use ofspecie quite literally for
other purposes,---for purchasing horses, and
forpurchasing land from other tribes of Indians
1.-The Winnebagoes and Sioux, for example,
with whom Gov. Dodge is now treating at st.
Peters. This does not tell well for its good
faith: Better comply with past engagements
before entering into new Ones" We think it
likely that to hear ofany more danger and diff
fculty, the editor will have to go and talk with
the Indian traders. Eighteen days passed,
and nothing more is all the evidence, we think,
the editor can need. AS to the ability Of the
traders to prevent them from breaking out for
some time to come, we do not doubt, and
| should they break out at all, we have no doubt
but that they will be the instigation of it. The
! Government and the People have no worse
enemies among the Indians than are to be found
among the traders. Indeed the traders exer-
else an influence over the Indians far superior
to that of the Government The editor seems
to think the treating with the Indians for the
land on the Upper Mississippi speaks bad of
the faith of the Government. We see no rea-
sonable objection the editor can urge. The
Government has money enough to pay all an
nuitics due the Indians, and buy all the lands
suitable for its purposes, unless cheated out
of it by the Banks, and ifthe Banks, or Bank,
can rob the Government with impunity, de-
stroy them and give us no more such.
The Mayor Of St. Louis has issued a Pro-
clamation, ordering all dogs found in the streets
of that city for the space of twenty days, to be
killed. This is as it should be.
We publish to-day, the letter from the Com
missioner of the General Land Office, lgiving
a liberal construction to the presumption laws
passed by Congressy which will be found of
interest to many of our citizens on the east
side Of the river, and establish confidence in
the Commissioner among the people of the
} West, for his interest in their behalf.
; We clip the following from the Natchez
Courier and Journal, Wing paper -
GA NATIONAL PRESIDENTIAL CONVENTION
: At meeting of the general COMMITTEES OF the
Wing Young Men the city of New York '.ald
on the I'd of June, resolutions were passed recon-
! mehding National Convention embodylng repres-
entaons of the people of every section OF the u
United States. in order to procure the voice of the
Nation in the selection and nomination of suita-
S bic candidate for the Presidency. The idea is
good one without unity and concert OF action no'h
!, ing can be done.."
: What has brought about this change in thu
WING ranks, it is hard to conceive. Can it b.
that they are ready to sanction and adopt tina
= hydra-headed monster, a National Convention
: "a Caucus---a Packed Jury, as the means Q
II nominating candidate for the Presidency
Surely it cannot be that the Wing Aoung Me
of New York, numbering SO many thousan
l. able bodied men, who could march to VAST
Of ington with Mr.. Gould, and compel the Prt
n sident, backed by the United States Army an
oil Militia. to comply with their request,---wl
e. not submit to, letalone offer such 'DlcTATIoN
te But then, here comes the Journal, and says TT
~ idea is a good one; "without unity and Co
'r- cert of action nothing can be done.' This
"a. A.. HNyl,oe Oh ~,
lal he brought to their senses.---They have on
mt succeeded in clecting Wing President
m bargain and management---then they tried
a" succeed by running fair race, but being
ca feated, they started several scrub pos in t
OF field, but all were distanced. Now they WI
cd to sec what can be done by uniting on one a
DIG running another fair race.
eh- 15~Since the above was in type, we ha
81. received the Missouri Republican Of the l:
oV- inst. from which we copy the following artic
uyAr1oyAr. CogyENTIoS.-The Wing Cn.
ing lin, which lately sat in Columbus, Ohio, rect
in merded a National Convention, to be held in Ju
1912 in Pittsburgh for the pursose Of nomina,
tes' candidates for the Pesi ency and Vice Pfesid
,on- cv The suggestion Is good one and trust
ised meet the approoa.oh o. .ae wig parry 'hro1
and individuals nor to promote the interests or view
SEN sections of the country. The iabors of the p
arc for The success Of those great fundamentally
"a. cipes Of political virtue which alone can sus
ca. This republican fabric and which, when once
ar sight Of most lead to the prostration OF every
find we nola va"a ~ the present msrule are act.,
who NV those feelings which they profess, and that
AIRED are we doubt not, they will readily and cheer