Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-09-16

years from this time, un{er the auspices of Mr..
van buren,, three greatfeasnres, gilmore inn
portance to the people lhan all our previous
legislation, DiH be carried. / mean tho cnt-
ing down the tariff on Ialt, leather, wuollen,
and other fabrics consulted by all portions Of
The community; the reelection Of the price of
public land, in favor d actual settlers, and
the establishment of a, currency equivalent To
gold and silver. It's tine, indeed, that some-
| thing should be done fonhe laboring man. We
hear good deal of himjustbefore an election,
but let a philosopher exhmine our law, and he
would conclude that thdewas not a poor ma,,
in the country. Every Necessary of life has
fbrrn taSed: INC "lree trade'' for which we
fought, has not been granted us. and the very
soil which our fathers conqnercd>is reserved
for the use Of those that have money. The
currency which was intended as fair mea-
sure Of value, in the exchange of products, has
been perverted by the machinery of banks into
a means of making the ''richricher, and thepoor
poorer" All this is the result of opposition
councils.
They established the tariff, and refused to
reduce it. They have defeated every attempt
made by General Jackson, and Benton, and
| Walker, to bring down the price of public
/ land. They established the gigantic bank---
that bastard of violated constituion---wh which
became the property of British lords, and APP
Ipropriated to itself the sacred fund provided
by Congress to support the soldiers of the re-
volution in their declining hours. These coun-
ellis must no longer prevail.
For myself, never voted for any bank, State
or National. When in the Legislature, Ipro-
Tested on the journals, against the passage of
1 a bill Incorporating one in the county from
which came. have always viewed them,
in the abstract. as unfavorable to human lber
ty and national prosperity; and nothing short
OF necessity, mperlous, absolute, unavoidable
necessity, to relieve the country from mpend-.
ing bankruptcy, and to swallow up, and sweep
OIL the hundred shaving machines scattered
throughout the Union, without any actual cap-
ita, could induce nc to vote for bank, to
endure only tor short term of years, tied up
by every possible restriction, and sanctioned
by the Constitution. Such an alternative may
or may not be presented. | believe the adj
mlnlstration will suggest other and better re-
NEEDLES lie this as it may, after the obliga-
tons of my oath, my first duty is TO tho people
| of Mississippi. and their interest will keep
constantly in view. shall return TO them I'M
willingly, unless something be accomplished
for their relief.
Fc.cw-citize"s: Onthe eve ormy departure
for the high and honorable post TO which you
have called me by an overwhelming vote,
appeal to you for Justice. Ihaye been misre-
presented every where by those who we'll
knew had no time to put my vindica,ion in
| your hands. From the commencement of my
career, have encountered the most vindiclivc
opposition, even in the place Of my birth, be-
cause ! have not meanly covered before the
influence Of numbers. Thus far, have been
sustained. My appeals to you, from the in
Justice Of my enemies. have never been made
in vain. That | hare been true to you, and to
the great principles ofdemocracy, your verdict,
just rendered at the election. triumphantly
proves. That will remain faithful to both,
let the FUTURE determine.
Very respectfully,
Your fellow-citizen,,
JOHN +. II. CLAIBORNE.
MADIsoNvlTLE, July 81, 1887.