The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-01-09

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States in the west. The south then, to
: prevent preponderance III favor Of the
non.slayeholding states in the Senate, will
advocate our having these extensive boun-
daries and they will probably be the boun-
, daries Of the future State of Iowa. Look
ing at these, will Iowa city ever be cen
tral! Will it be the right place. No, sir.
The citizens on the eastern bank Of the
Missouri would never submit to it. If the
capitol was as large and magnificent as
St. Peters, they would sooner sit in a log
cabin, centrally situated.
He contended that the donation of Con-
gress was made to supply the present
: wants of our population, and as nearly two
thirds of the population were south of the
Iowa, they had the right to expect, the
public buildings south Of that stream.
; As the law now stands the Governors
obliged to hand over to the acting COM
missioner the $40, 900, and he can spend
. it as he pleases. 1t should be deposited
in the Territorial Treasury-but he has it
and intends to keep it. He limited before
he left Burlington, that if the seat of gov
eminent was removed, he was safe. Mr.
L. called It a gross assumption Of power
: and said that the commissioners were
under no obligations to take care of the
money.
Mr. L. then pointed to the 9Th section
of the Organic Law, which makes provis-
ion against the appointment Of members
of the Legislature by their own body to
offices of profit, &c. He contended that
as commissioners they were officers
they possessed all the attributes which
/. constituted officers. An oath had beer
: imposed upon them for the faithful per
$ Torrance of their duties and they received
: compensation for their services. As two
t of these commissioners were members o
i the Legislature when they were appoint
; ed he thought their appointment void.
J. Wr l.. thought the section Of land grant
9 ed by Congress ought to be given up, OF
\ the ground that Congress intended to re
e tain the four sections surrounding it, unit
i the lots in Iowa city had SO for advanced
n in value as to make it an object to dispose
e of these reservations for the benefit of tn
a Treasury Of the United States. He con
: tended that Iowa would be disregardin
. her own interest if she accepted this dc
IS nation.
10 Mr. CHURcHMAN, from Du Buque, fol
E. lowed Mr. Letter.
lie He was aware thatin attempting to stan
ct up for the character of the people north {
SIS the Iowa, among whom so many fire
ne brands and hot shot had been thrown, h
was doing no more than his duty. b.
e. the manner in which they had been a
is sailed and the excitement that was a
n tempted to be got up, made it imperati,
ne on him to say something on this occasion
ed He was surprised to hear the gentlems
n from Van Buren, (HalI say that this one
do ton would probably consume a week
no time Of the House, when the same poin
is were overhauled on another question
few days since. He hoped SO much tin
p- would not be consumed. He admired Il
no ingenuity of the gentleman from De
To- moines, (Leff1er.) Du Buque had cor
on in for quite a large share of the gent
IN mans sarcasm. / did not come here
ea throw firebrands or draw lances with ge
lge tlemen. said Mr. G. but as they had p,
He sisted in throwing out their invidious
,ch marks against the people of the north,
lp- felt disposed to take up the glove that h
ur. been thrown down in such derision.
asst thought that all the gentleman had $;
ave about Desmoines being quartered a
the hung could be found alone in his own i
Get agination. Perhaps we Of the north h
e deserved the reproach that had be
ce. heaped upon US, because we had not be
lite awake to our interests and had given
ar so much. He thought the gentlema
gs, argument in favor of Mt. Pleasant as c.
he trail location did not amount to much, wi
the lit was considered that that place was t
,re- miles nearer the Mississippi and seve
red miles nearer the Missouri line than 10
Jos. city.
ken The present selection was made un
E is the direction Of the Legislature and in g
red faith. Now the gentleman wants cha
.ase made. Mr. C. contended that a vote
in the subject by the people, as required
one the bill before the House was illegal
GO the Organic Law states expressly that
IL ., lo,,t;o,, cball hn m ode under the dlrec