Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-09-30
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To ,ha Psesidsas Of the United States.
From tns Wisconiin Territorial Gazette
COUNTY MEETING.

psapie Of Des hioiaes county, held IN this town
on Saturday, the 10th inst. IN pursuance OF
previous publicnotice, the Eon. ISAAC LEE
FLER, was called to the Chair. aud c. S.
JACOBS, Esq. appointed Secretary.
The chair having briefly and appropriately
stated the effects of the meeting. Ii was NOV
ed. by David Rorer, Esq, and seconded BY
Col. w. W Chapman. that committee OF
FIVE be appointed 10 draft resolutions express
i've Of the sense Of the meeting. Shereupon,
the Chair appointed David Rorer, Esq. COL.
w. W. Chapman, Judge William Morgan
tCol. Arthur Ingram and DR. George W. Teas,
said committee. who having retired for short
time. returned and presented the following re-
solutions. which, after due deliberation. were
unanimously adopted.
| LIST. ReSoired, That while.we have the ut.
most confidence in the ability, integrity ard
ipairiotlsm of those who control the destines
of our present Territorial Government, and Of
our delegate in The Congress Of The L. States,
we do, nevertheless, look TO a division of the
Territory. and the organization Of separate
4 Territorial Government, by Congress. west of
/ the Mississippi river, as the only means Of
Immediately ard fully securing to the citizens
/ thereof, the benefits and immunities of gov
eminent OF laws.
/ ID. Resoked, That we view with extreme
solicitnde and regret, the efforts of portion Of
the people Ct Missouri to obtain an extension
Of their northern boundary line, and deem it
The duty Of ourselves and all our leilow-citi-
zens west Of the river, TO take prompt meas
ures TO prevent the same, as al Infringement
upon our Territorial rights.
L. Sd. Rs$oiUed, That as settlers on the public
lands Of the United States, we are entitled to
the protection Of the Government in our homes,
and the Improvements made by, or paid for by
us; and that is duty weowe to ourselves and
our feilow-citiZens, to call the attention OF Con-
gress to that subject by fair and full prescn-
taton Of our claims. @
18th. ReSoice9, That we respectfully and ear
neslly recommend to the people of the Terri.
tory west of the Mississippi river, Immediate
~ 10 hold county meetings in their respective
counties, and appoint three delegates from each
county, to rleetin Conventional this place, on
the first Monday in November next, to take
into consideration the subjects embraced in the
foregoing resolutions, and the best means of
securing the speedy action of Congress there
J upon.
9Th. Resolcea, That as the county Of Dn
Bnque is large and ought and should, the
iopnion Of the citizens thereof, be divided, il
!, be entitled to double representation, or six
members, in said Convention, if they deem il
expedent or necessary 10 appoint SO many,
9th. Res0lre9, That we deem it our duty tc
call the attention Of the Executive of the Ter
ritory TO the encroachments ofthe State Of Mis-
, sourl upon our Territory, and that he be here
: by requested to use all means within his con
troll to maintain the sacrcdness of our bounda
ny and laws. ~
18th. Resoloed, That the repeated and con
. slant failures of the mails in the western por
ton of this Territory and the habitual neglec
| aud gross delinquences of some Of the con
I tractors for the conveyance thereof, is such al
$ in great measure to deprive the people of thu
: benefits fthe public mail; and that the Post
! master General is hereby and most earnestl,
requested to correct such abuses, ii practlca
, bic, at the earliest possible period.
. 9Th. Resolraa, That we have selected tn
!. town OF Burlington as the place5of meeting Q
: the proposed Convention, by reason of its be
e ing the temporary seat Of Government and a
y the place oil the meeting OF the Legislature a
! bout that tire.
9th. Re$essea, That the people Of De
: . Moines county be, and are hereby requisite
: 10 meet on the second Saturday. the 18th c
: October next, insthis town, at 10 O'Clock, A
Il NJ, for the purpose of selecting three delegate
= to the aforesaid Convention.
G Charles Mason, Esq, hereupon made a
81 appropriate address TO the meeting upon til
.. lisubect of the 18th resolution.--Ihe total ins
Is adequacy of the present mail arrangement, an
= the shameful neglect and delinquercies
! some OF the mail contractors and post maste,
e fl---and concluded by moving that committe
J. Of 7--- be appointed to draft petition to tn
re Post Master General, stating the facts in tn
1t case, and soliciting his Immediate attentio
h, too correction of the evils complained o
81 whereupon the chair appointed upon said con
d mittee, Charles Mason and G. S. Jacobs
e Esquires, Of Burlington, Mr.. Mason Wiso,
: Of Augusta, Mr.. Jonathan Morgan. Of Fin
!; = Mr. William Stewart, of Marshall, Mr.. job
" Lor,on, of Casey Prairie, and Mr.. James G
}, Guney, of fancy Town.
n Judge Morgan then moved that this CON
81 mittee be directed to furnish each Post-Mas
il ter in the county of Dcs Moines Gold Dc
Id Moiaes) with copy of the Petition whe
al prepared for circulation and signature.
Ut G. S. Jacobs, Esq, addressed the meetin
y upon the subject ofthe mails for some tim
:, y and observed that he app.ehended the rcsol,
10 ton in regard thereto, just passed, though VI
C. ry good in itself, did not 90 far enough, an
10 cover as much ground as the importance
he the subject seemed to require, and he woul'
therefore, offer short preamble and resol,
IT. tons i'll addition, which Were unanimously
i dopted.-.- s,
~ WHEREAS, The present arrangement of til
- mails for this portion Of the Territory of Wi
Se consin, is not such as the population, bus
n. ness character, enterprise and intelligence
ng the people require rdeserve---Therefore be
r. Resolped, That committee be apponte
s- to consist Of seven persons, whose duty
lis shall be to draft petition to the Post Mast
DIS General, stating fully the facts of the cas-
us aud roorcs,inr him to take such stems as me