The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-30

the county seat Of said county; which
were read, and
obDectlons being made to their recep
ton. the chair pultlle question. ..SIall III,
petitions be received which was deci
ded IN the affirmative by yeas and nays
4 Ayes-9. Nays-2.
=, !, Tuesday July 81.
! ihe following bills were severally read
{. a first,time..
! H. R. file, No. III, ga bin in relation
! to that portion Of country which is at
tached to the several organized counties
in this Territory for Judicial purposes, ?,
III. r. file, No. l7s, IA bill to district
Van Buren, county for the, election Of
county commissioners
81 II. r. file, No. 1873, "a bill TO legalizc
The establishment ola Territorial road
from the ferry landing opposite Oquawk;,
in Illinois, to Napoleon, in Johnson coun-
/, ty.'' 20 1921 2. @'
H. r. file, No. 1876, GA bill 10 district
Muscatire county for the election of couil-.
I.ty commissioners, and 7'a4 49, w
III. r. file, No. lS9, ga Bill TO review
the Territorial road from Wappello by the
head of Indian creek to the town Of Mos
COW. # s5s VIZ if. T.>tt
B O'CLOCK, p. NJ.
Mr. Hampstead, from the select commit
tee appointed 10 take into consideration
the propriety of adopting measures for adj
mission into the Union, &c. made the fol-
lowing report, which was concurred In:
The committee to whom was referred
the following resolution, that is to say
" Resolved, That a committee be ap-
pointed. consisting of one member from
each electoral district, 10 take into con-
sideration the propriety Of adopting meas.
ures for the admission into the Union as
all independent state, and that they re.
port BY bill or Otherwise And so
much of the Governors message as re-
lates to the same subject, beg leave to
submit the following Y ~ g
" REPORT.
That in considering this important
measure, it becomes necessary to inquire
whether it be expedient to take any pre-
para,ory steps for the admission of the
Territory of Iowainto the Union as an
independent state, and in submitting this
question to the people, your committee
believe that it would not be improper to
take summary view of the advantage
and disadvantage Which might result from
an admission into the Union. 22l s -
The committee, under that view of
the subject, would first enquire: What
advantage would be gained by the adnis-
sion Of this Territory into the Union as a
State? We answer lst. Sovereignty as a
people. I'd. Every sixteenth section in
each township of'the public lands in this
Territory, for the use and establishment
Of common schools. Sd. All salt springs
within the territory, not exceeding twelve
in number, with six sections of land adj
Joining or contiguous as may be to each,
for the use of the State. 18th. Two en-
tire townships Of land for the use and
support Of seminaries of learning. 5th.
Five per cent. Of the net proceeds Of the
sales of the public lands within the state
for the establishment of a system of COM
mon schools. 9th. Until the next cen
sus shall be taken one Representative and
two Senators in Congress. The forego-
ing is brief specification of the advant-
ages which might accrue to the people
of this Territory upon their admission
into the Union, and which are included
in a bill reported in the House ofRepre-
sentatives ON the 9th day of March, 1910.
and which will undoubtedly become a law
at the presen, session of Congress.
The only disadvantage which your
committee can discover, is the necessity
of supporting, by taxation, State form
of government and this expense it is
supposed, will not exceed fifty thousand
dollars per annum, which amount con-
sidered in connection with the donations
made by the General Government as
aforesaid, would enable the people to
bear this expense without any great IN
convenience. 5 t&
2 The first advantage to the people I'M
der State form Of government is the
right and privilege of.sovreigntyeand in
dependence, this TO a nation so proud of
civil liberty as the American people, is of
itself sufficient consideration 10 arouse
them from political infancy under a colo
NAL or territorial form Of government, for
under this last form of isgovernment the
people are but beggars for public charity
their principal officers are appointed
and placed over them without their con-
sent; they have no voice in the great
councils of the nation; and the right of
suffrage, the most sacred of all rights, is
confined to the narrow limits Of voting
for few territorial officers. Another
strong argument in favor Of taking pre-
paritory steps for admission into the
Union, and which your committee be-
lieve viii be duly considered by the peo-
pie, is The advantage of establishing at an
early period system Of common schools
and Summaries Of learning, for the ed,I-
cation and accomplishment of youth.
The liberal donation which the general
government propose TO make for that pur-
pose upon our admission into the Union
would enable the people of this Territory
to establish one of the most excellent sys-
TENS of common schools for the education
of their children, the happy influence OF
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