The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-01-23
Mr. H. said he had recently seen the,

plan submitted by Mr. Rague and which
had finally been adopted by the commits
sioners. He said it was beautiful plan
and if carried out it would be magnifi-
cent-but it would cost, according to the
calculation ofcompetentj Judges, $3.50, 900
He presumed the gentlemen from the
north had made up their minds in rela-
ton to this subject, and their only hope in
accomplishing their object must be to d.
vide the south.
! He insisted that the commissioners had
acted wrong in not advertising second
time. The public should have had fair
chance and not permit two individuals to
be shut up in private room and there
make contract under such circumstan-
ces, so important to the interests of the
people Of this Territory, and which should
have been done in open daylight and SUBJ
ject to fair competition. He did not ac-
i. cuse Mr. Rague of any improper conduct
but he would not have been acting out
human nature if he had not made the best
, bargain he could for the promotion Of his
own interest. Mr. Fl. closed by saying
, that we had no security for the faithful
performance of duty on the part Of the
commissioners-there was not sufficient
, restriction on them TO secure this. He
5 thought he should stand in an awkward
: predicament were he in their situation.
t To vote for a bill with his own name in
. it for such an important trust as devolved
\ upon these commissioners. would be an
!. act which he thought he never would be
It guilty of.
it Mr.. HASTINGS said he was not prepar-
ed to go into full discussion Of the ques-
G ton then before the House, and that he
J. hardly knew how to shape his course in
o relation to the matter. 1t was we'll known
n that he had deprecated the agitation of the
subject. I,appeared to him, as far as he
f could draw any differences from the dis
IS cussion that the contest lay between Iowa
1t city and Mount Pleasant. He had hoped
1t that when it did come up the question
n would have been discussed fairly--he did
" not suppose that gentlemen would state
i things as true which they knew to be
d false. The father Of the bill (Mr LETTER.
|e states that the north have declared them
" selves absolved from all obligations to the
Of people of the south. He did not believe
e there was any such feeling. On the con
le trary there was a good feeling toward:
Of the south. understand the purpose why
= these remarks are made, said MIR H.
0, is to get up an excitement and array thu
Of south against the north. He calls US
err the north, the unhallowed combination
ar against the county Of Des Moines, ant
re charges us with wishing to cut and cary
"a. this county in the most shocking manner
to This awful butchery and destruction mus
he exist only in the imagination of the gen
tleman, for it is all imaginary. Mr. H
a thought that the members from the nortl
n had no such sectional feelings as ha
u been attributed to them. In order to ex
to cite sectional feeling they have quibble
he upon the phraseology Of the laws Of tn
n last session. They lost sight of the tru
Fir, issue. The only parties were Iowa cit
e- and the people generally, and Noun
nd Pleasant and Burlington. He was anus
he ed to hear the gentleman state that Bul
er. lington was not interested and trying
tie prove his sincerity by stating that if tn
he present bill passed the temporary seat
is government might be removed within
lat year. Why, all those interested in Blu
in ling,on, would prefer its being at Mou'
". Pleasant. How generous. then, in tn,
The offering Burlington sacrifice for the GOO
he of Mount Pleasant!
i; a He thought gentlemen should hay
lad presented bill for restricting the expe
up ditures of the commissioners, and def
zen ing their duties, rather than the one no
Law before the House. Such a measure won
M have been advocated by members fro
or- the north. They say they have BET
n waiting for this to come from the mort
ak and as they could wait no longer, the
ers have introduced bill to rensove the Sc
his of government. What will be the cons
m quence if this bill should pass? The
he have not considered that the faith of Il
Id. Territory is implicated in this matter.
for it is removed to Mount Pleasant, the pc
uld pie of the United States would have
ap- guaranty that it would remain there.
ais The bill requires that the commissio
orc refund what has already been recei