The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-10-03

Congress. We deny oSthe State of Mis-
souri, the right to exercise jurisdiction Of
any kind north Of said line. We DENY
the rightof any foreign Governmental tax
the citizens Of the United States residing
within the organized boundaries OF the
Territory Of Iowa, Or any other interfer-
ence with their rights, and consequently
shall disregard any authority, or pretend
ed authority or clam, Of tho State Of Mis-,
souri,, to exercise jurisdictions within any
part OF the Territory Of Iowa. as the same
was transferred to us by the United States
at the time of our organization, and over
which we have exercised an uncontrolled
jurisdiction. We shall view all acts that
may be done by the authorities of Missou-
RI, or by individuals under pretence Of au
thority derived from that State, tnorth Of
said line as having been done without
any authority, and in violation Of the laws
of the Territory and those Of the United
States, and subject to be prosecuted ac-
cordingly. Should the authorities Of Mis-
souri,, in their attempt TO collect taxes from
the citizens Of the United states within
this Territory, trespass upon them, they
will be liable to an action for damages
Should they forcibly take and carry away
the property Of any of orr citizens, they
will be liable, under the laws of the Ter
ritcry, to be indicted for robbery, as we'll
as an Indictment under the law to prevent
the exercise Of a foreign jurisdiction with
in this Territory; and should they march
wi h an armed force, as indicated in the
proclamation Of the Governor OF Nilsson
ri, and invade our Territory, they may vi.
tlmately find to their regret, that it is not
the infant Territory Of Iowa that they are
warning against, but that by such overt
act they have levied war against the Uni
ted States, and by invading the Territory
Of the United States with an armed force
they have subjected themselves to all the
consequences Of such acts Of temerity.
The Governor Of Missouri, in the con-
Guiding paragraph Of his proclamation,
states, that in thus fulfilling the duty i'm
posed upon him by the constitution and
laws Of the state which are so ordered that
no right exists which enables the Execu-
tive to interpose its power, in order to ar
rest or even de ay the progress OF the civ
! il authority, until such time as the causes
Of the present difficulty may be removed,
and that no alternative is left but to carry
the laws of that State into full and com.
plete execution What is to be under
stood by the foregoing sentences Does
the Governor of Misso ri wish to be un-
derstood as regretting the existence of
the law that gave him no power to inter-
pose the Executive authority to delay its
progress until such time as the causes of
the present difficulty may lie removed!
j Ii so.why the passage Of the Missouri act
of the 18th February, 1889, in the face OF
4 the act of Congress, and after the commits.
sioners had submitted their report! II
the Governor was individually anxious
to avoid difficulty. why approve the act
t of Missouri, that is the very cause of all
, the difficulty. Why the military attitude
/ assumed by Missouri, if there was not .
]. disposition on her part to create a diff
|, culty2 Who has originated the cause O
d the present difficulty as referred to by the
Governor; and WHO'S pressing it on t.
f the disturbance of the public peace?-Ar
enlightened community will answer these
n queries.
y The Governor of Missouri further says
i that he Unjust at the same time express
G his extreme regret, that the peaceful ant
5 kind interchange Of friendly feelings be
/, tween the citizens of Missouri and the citi
zens Of the U, States residing within tn
/. Territory Of Iowa, is likely soon to b.
i harshly suspended, and that violent SIEVE
e rance is about to he applied to ties tina
! should bind people whose language, hab
! its, pursuits and principles are the same
e and whose mutual interests prompt then
ii to be neighbors in sentiment as well a
locality" None regrets this state of thing
e more than the citi ems Of the United State
n residing in the Territory of Iowa; but who
e let me ask, has been the cause OF all thi
K officially? Who is about to cause thi
# harsh suspension of friendly feelings
= this violent severance of ties that shout
If bind US together as neighbors? Has
]. been caused by any Of the authorities {
y the Territory Of iowa, or the citizens {
l. the United tates residing within this Tel
II ritory? Certainly not. The authorize
Isl of the Territory and those Of the Unite
,rI States within the same, nor any of the ci
i Ii ems residing therein, have never int
e fered with the authorities or citizens
d! Missouri within the coded and constitl
r tional boundaries Of that State, neither d
IS they intend to do so; but they have exc
cised jurisdiction over the Territory trans
. ferred to them by the United States at ii
b. organization Of the Territorial government
ID and intend, las before observed to col
lie tinue to do so, the menaces and threats
e. the authorities of Missouri TO the contr
lie ry notwithstanding. And if the friend
~ feelings between the citizens of Nilsson
ID and those Of the United States residing
er the Territory of Iowa should be forey
lie severed, aud instead Of friends and brot
I, .o.,1.1 txo Had bx, tho