The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-12-05
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THE MISSOURI OUTRAGE.
u Below will bc found letter which We
nave been permitted Il, copy, and which
y full Of fearful forebodings. We have
never been called on to record grosser
violation of the rights Of citizenship, or
more palpable> act of notification than
nave been brought to light by this epistle.
II the Governor and authorities Of Mis-.
souri, oiH persist in coantenancing these
hlgh-handed acts Of open rebellion-if
they 'oiN continue TO uphold such mani
fest breaches of the laws and constitution
OF the United States, then is it time that
some adequate remedy be employed to
check them in their mad career. But
where is this remedy to be found and
how is it to be applied! The governor of
this Territory says he has done all that
ne deems it his duty TO do, by giving in.
structions to the sheriff of Van Buren,
county to resist by civil process all intru-
ders within the Territory. The Sheriff
in accordance with these instructions, has
arrested. and has now in his custody, the
Sheriff of Clarke county, Missouri, who
was taken in the act Of selling the prop
erty of the citizens of this Territory to
pay taxes levied by the authorities of Mis-
souri,. Governor Lucas deems it useless
to protest against these acts Of aggression
to the Governor of Missouri, because it
is partly at least, through the influence
and'by the instructions of Governor Boggs
that these outrageous acts have been per.
petrated. What, then, again we ask, can
be done? Governor Lucas, if we under
stand him. is willing TO act Immediately
in this natter, provided the United States
Marshal will make an official demand
upon him for assistance. But after all
such aid would be inadequate, unless au-
thority was given our citizens to cross
the line and redress their grievances
on the soil where these outrages have
been principally committed. This, under
the circumstances, seems out of the ques
ton; for the first move of this kind woult
cut off all hope of sympathy from tn,
general government, and instead of secu
ring its cooperation, we should invit
its censure. What, then, is the remedy
AS hard and repugnant as it may seem Il
those who have been the chief sufferer
during this controversy, we can see III
other constitutional remedy than to vai
the action of the general government. B.
) thus trusting to the justice of the paren
government for redress-by appealing t
her for protecticn-by relinquishing a
attempts to carry on war on her own re
observation-disclosures she may SUITE
from the unconstitutional overt acts Of tn
government of Missouri-would exa
Iowa to an elevation in the scale of NOR;
t grandeur, that would call forth the adm
ration of every State in the Unior
Throughout this unhappy controvers
she has been in the right. She may ye
e keep so. True, such a course Of condut
is opposed to all our notions of patriot
chivalry. and may involve present sacr
fee Of feeling; but it cannot be long b
!, fore an answer to the representations a
ready made to the department at Wasl
ington, will be forthcom ng. and then ii
most favorable consequences may be ant
: cipated-Nissouri will be disgraced az
Iowa exalted.
Fort Ml9ison, Dec. FL, 1889.
e To His Excellency, Gov. Lucas:
Dear Sir: conceive it my duty as
v citizen of the Territory, to acquaint ye
f with the measures adopted by an armt