Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-11-25

| to market u Be- sold = he highest bid
der, and TO put the money thus ex-
itorfed frDm the hsrd earnings Of "A
honest and laborious people into the
Golfers Of the public treasury, would be
an act Of injustice to the settlers which
would scarcely receive the sanction Of
}your honorable bodies In most cases
the labor Of years and the accumulated
Icapital Of 4 whole life has been expend-
Jed in making improvements on the
public land, under the strong and firm
belief that every safeguard would be
thrown round them to prevent their
property, thus dearly earned by years
of suffering, privation and toll, from
sbeingunjustly wrested from theirhands
Shall they be disappointed Win
Congress refuse to pass such laws as
may be necessary to protect a large
class of our citizens from systemized
plumber and rapine? The members
composing this convention, represen-
ting very large class of people, who
delegated them TO speak In their stead,
do most confidently express an opinion
that your honorable bodies will at its
present session pass some law remoy-
| ing us from danger, and relieving us|
from fear on this subject. The men-
bers of this convention for themselves,
and for the people whose interests hey
are sent here to represent do motres-
pectfully solicit that your honorable
bodies, will, as speedily as possible,
pass presumption law giving to eve
| ~ actuel settlers on the public domain
who has made improvements sufficient
to evince that it is bona fde his design
to cultivate and occupy the land, al
right to enter at the minimum govern
ment price, one half section for that
purpose, before it shall be offered At
public sale.
MEMORIAL ON THE SUBJECT OF THE
MISSOURI BOUNDARY LINE. :,
To the Honorable the Senate and House Of Rep
ressntaiires Of the United States, ia Congress
assembled:
Tbs Memorial Of Convention Of Del
gates, from the several counties in
the Territory OF Wisconsin, west of
the Mississippi river, convened at
Burlington, in said Territory, Nov.
8, 1887,
RESPECTFULLY REPRESENTS:
That your memorialists are desirous
Of asking tho attention Of Congress to
the adjustment Of the boundary line
between the State Of Missouri and the
territory Of Western Wisconsin. Much
excitement already prevails among the
inhabitants situated in the border coun-
ties Of the State and Territory, and it
is much to be feared, that, unless the
speedy action Of Congress should be
had upon the subject difficulties Of a
serious nature will arise, initiating a.
gainst the peace and harmony which
would otherwise exist among them.
At the last session Of the Legislature
Of Missouri, Commissioners were APP
pointed to run the northern boundary
line Of the State. They have recent
~ been engaged in the work, and ac-
cording to the line run by them, there
is included within the limits Of the
State Of Missouri,la considerable tract
ofcountry, hitherto supposed to belong
to the Territory Of Wisconsin, and
which is still believed Of right to be-
long to it. The northern boundary
line Of Missouri was run several years
ago by commissioners appointed by
the State Of Missouri, and win cross
the Des Moines river at point about
twenty-four miles from its mouth. -
This line, if continued on due east,
would strike the Mississippi river near
the town Of Fort Madison, about ten
miles above the rapids in said 1iveg,
long since known as the Des M6in6s
rapids; and this line, SO r1p blythe
commissioners, has always baeb con-
sidered as the boundary line between
the State and Territory. The present
commissioners, appointed by the State
Of Missouri, giving different con-
struction to the act defining the boun.
dairy line Of the State, passed up the|
Des Moines river in search Of rapids,
and have seen proper TO find them
some twelve or fourteen miles further
up the river than the other commits
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