The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-07

the Territory assnow bounded ma s,ilta-
lsbIe situation for The future ormataon OF
Fl NO additional s.ates,each extending from
the Mississippi tothe Missouri river.
would also recommend the passage
| of law to provide forthe calling a cotl-
veniion To form state constitution, sc
!! soon as Congress may grant by law the
privilege 10 do SO. .lssse-.sy
fCongress.attbe last session. made two
important amendments 10 the organic law
Of The Territory. sho,h OF which were, ap.
proved the Sd Of March 1889. The first
| ,ntit,ed ss:An Act TO alter and amend the
organic law Of The territories OF Wlscon-
sin and Iowa, declares, that every bill
which Shall have passed the Council and
House OF Representatives of the Ter
ri;ories of Iowa and Wisconsin, shall, be
| fore ii becomes law. be presented to the
! Governor ofthe Territory. if he approves
Of ii, he shall sign il. bat il not, he shalt
return i, with his objections 10 the House
in which it snail have originated, VII"
shall enter the objections al large oniheir
| Journal, and proceed to reconsider u II
afer such reconsideration, lwo-thrdsi Of
Ilha, House shall { gree to pass the bill, II
shall be sent. sogethe the objecnops
10 the other House, by winch it shall ike
wise be. reconsldered, and # approved by
| two birds OF iha, House. it shall become
law. Bul ia all such cases, the yotesol
| both Houses Shall be determined by yeas
Ia. d NAYS; and the names of the persons
voting for and against the bill shall be
entered on The journal of each house res
1pectively. iany bill! shall hot befetnrn
Ell by the Governor within three days
! Sunday excep.ed}a iteri: shall have been
presented to him, The same shall become
a law in like manner as # he had signed
il, unless the Assembly by adjournment
proven. lis return, in which case IT shall
not be u law {"
The foregoing is a sa'utary amend
ment TO the orlgina: organic law, and Is
truly gratifying TO the executive. Il de
inesthe powers aad duties Of the execu-
tive, when those duties stand connecFed
with the Legislative Assembly, relieves
him IRON ,nuc leg islati:e responsibility
and places it where all Legislative res
lponsibiIity should ever rest, with the I'm
mediate representatives Of The people
|lln the original law ali the responsibility
was thrown upon the executive. No law
could take effect without his approval,
and there was no provision made Tor a
rrconside ration by Inc Legislative Assem-
bly, when the executive differed with them
! ia opinion. This amendment will doubt
between tho Legislative Assembly and
the Executive, and lead to more conven-
lent despatch of business. + So
The second is "an act entitled An act
10 authorize the election or appointment
of certain officers in the Territory Of To-
wa. and foi other purposes THIS ACT pre-
scrlbes that lhe Legislative assembly Of
the Territory Of Iowa shall be, and are
hereby authorised, 10 provide oy law for
the election Of SherItis, Judges of Pro
bate, Justices of the Peace, aud County
SURVEYORS within said Territory, in such
way or manner. and at such times and
places as to them may seem proper; and
after law shall have been passed by
The Legislative Assembly for that pur.
pose, all elections or appointments of the
above named officers. thereafter to be
had or made, shall b. in pursuance OF
such law" Ed, a.g b.
The fore going section vests IN the Leg
islative Assembly, the right 10 provide
by law for tn. election the aforesaid Of
6cers. This. no doubt. will be IA pIeasan,
duty to perform, as il is in s,ric, nccor-
dance with fhe, spirit Of our institutions.
Our government isa government Of pub
lie sentiment. and | have ever been oil
| ;he opinion. that the only safe depository
Of powerIs with the people. Tney are
the only legitimate sovereigns Of the
land, aud with them should be vested the
power OF elecllng all public functionaf-
les from. the highest 10 the lowest de-
Egrees. This has ever been my sentl
nent. and | take pleasure in urging up.
on the consideration Of the legislative as
sembly, on the present occasion. the pas
sage OF a law to provide Tor the election,
by the people, MOI only he officers above
mentioned, bul al! others within inc Ter
ritory thai are not exp essly prohibited
by the organic law.
! will again call your attention 10 tie
importance of providing BY law for the
organlzuiion Of townships. Such an or
ganlza,ion was doubtless contemplated
Thy Cong tess. when They declared in the
.Eofganlc law, that all township officers
should be elected by the people. The or
ganizaiion Of townships are so intimate
! Nv connected with every well regulated
system OF common schools, as well as
tina, OF pubic roads. that neither system
can he conveniently carried gu! in detail
without such Organization. Further, il
has been proven by experience, that the
4 ordinary local business Of the country
can be done with much more convenience
and less expensive 10 the peoples where
] the township system has been adopted
llhan in communities where it has beer
4 dispensed with. l.iherelore, earnestI,
press upon your consideration. the i'm
] por'ance oIlpassing a law the presen
sesslon.ilo provide Tor the civil organiza
!. ton of townships, and that provision b,