Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-07-08
CIRCULAR.
FELLow-C ITIzESs:

views on some topics of public concern.
which / supposed might interes, you
in.he ehoiceof a Representative. Since /
The issuing of the former short address, /
l have learned that reports have been
circulated by my enemies, giving an
entirely false view of my conduct aud
opinions upon subjectsn not embraced in
that circular. and | have therefore tho't
ii due 10 you and to myself, that there
should be correct understanding upon
these subjects.
Ii has been said that / am opposed to
any division in Du Buque county, and
that if elected. ] will act and vote in
accordance Herewith. / pronounce
this charge not only false, but as desti-
tu.e of the semblance of truth. and ma
liciousiy invented and propagated with
an intention of injuring my standing
among the people, now say. direct
~. and without any reserve, that am
in favorof adivision Of Du Buque eoun-
ty, to be made at the next meeting of
the Legislative Assembly. l think this
an act Of justice to large proportion Of
settlers, who reside entirely too remote
from the seat of justice, and | think it
will be advantageous even to the min
| ing district in which l reside, being
that portion which will constitute new
county of Du Buque, with limits much
circumscribed, and have the town of.
Du Buque for its seatof justice. can
not say now, because do not know,
where the division lines ought to run,
| or into how many new counties this
county ought 10 be divided:-whe l
see map with the township lines, |
shall be better able to judge.-It is my
impression, however, from my present
knowledge of the dimensions and form
+ of the county, that it ought to be divi-
f ded into about four parts, making al
together four counties.
: Another reason has been urged for
, not voting for me upon the present oc-
; casion, which, perhaps, deserves some
notice, because there are many persons
: who did reside here at the time, who
are not fully appraised of all the circum-
, stances. ! was elected by the citizens
! of Du Buque county, in the fall of 1885,
. a member Of the Legislative Council of
Michigan, at a special election held in
pursuance of Proclamation issued by
. Stevens T. Mason, then Acting Gov
ernor of the Territory of Michigan
This Council was ordered to convene
the first day Of January, and DR.. Hill
and myself, who were electedto repre-
sent this county, did not attend-a
course which was very satisfactory to
those who elected me, at the time. In
the Proclamation of Governor Mason,
we were ordered to meet at Green BAY
on the first day of January. and l had
made every necessary arrangement for
starting SO as to be there at that time.
Gov. Mason was superseded by Gov.
Horner, and on the last dun Of No
MEMBER, / was showed Detroit news
paper containing a Proclamation Of
our new Governor, ordering the Lee
gislativc Council to convene on the
FIRST day Of December at Green Bay.
This was the Discrimination we receiy-
ed of the change, and this information
came accidentallyin stray newspaper.
which was received occasionally bv
Mr.. Charles Stowell. The reasons for
this sudden and extraordinary change
were stated in the Proclamation to be
"good and sufficient" but ho,v GOOD
and hoso sufficient, the public were not
, then, and have not since, been enliqht-
ened upon. 1t was deemed impossible
and useless to start upon one days no.
tlce, OF an inclement season Of the year.
to travel two or three hundred miles
& to attend the session OF Council held
at place not authorized by any act Of
Congress, when it was deemed more
than probable that not more than half
Of those elected would, in time, receive
tidings of the second Proclamation.
when, perhaps the Governor who ;ssu.
ed his mandate from Detroit, would NOT
himself be able to attend, because he
had more than enough to do at Detroit
rheresult verified the calculation which
we made. The Governor did not meet
the Council-instead of leaving for
Green Bay, he departed for Washing
ton;-of course no laws could be pass
ed, and the time of the Council was en-.
ployed chiefly in censuring the Gov
ernor for trifling with the people il
making the change, and triaine with
their representatives by not meetinp
them at time and place which he had
himself appointed. Of what use nv