Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-11-29

Penetentiary Of the Territory Of Iowa. 4
De selected as the General Assembly NAV
direct. sg3 asas
s. That all salt springs within the State,
with SIX sections adjoining or as contigu.
GUS as may be to each, shall be granted Ia
the State for its use, TO be selected by the
Legislature.
6, That fua. nor cent of the nett nro.
ceeds Of the sales of ali public lands tpp ,oo
within the State. which shall be anli rs h.;
Congress, after the admission Of the State
into The Union, shall be granted to the
State.
z. That thirty.six sections be granted
10 the State for a Luna,ic Asylum, thirty,
SIX sections for an asylum for the deaf and
dnmb, and thirty-six sections for an asy-
lum for the instruction Of the blind TO be
selected from any Of the United States
Lands within the State of Iowa, that may
be subject to private entry, to be selected
IN not less quantities than the legal subdi
visions of quarter sections, in such man.
ner as the Legislature may direct.
3. One quarter section of land in each
township for the purpose of purchasing a
library for the benefit eff the township.
That in consideration of the grants spe
Gifted in the eight foregoing propositions,
it is declared that this State will never in
terfere with The primary disposal of the
soil within the same by the United States,
nor with any regulations Congress may
find necessary for securing the title in
such soil to the BoNAFIpE purchaser there.
OF, and that no tax shall be imposed on
lands the property Of the United States,
and that in no case shall nonresident pro.
prietors be taxed higher than resident.
MEMORIAL. taa.
TO the Senate and House of Representa-
fires ofMe United States
The Convention for the form alton of
Constitution for the State of Iowa, having
performed that duty, herewith present the
Constitution which they have adopted,
anG ask to be admitted into the Union of
the States.
A large majority Of the votes in every
county of this Territory were given at the
township elections in April last. for a Con.
vention 10 form a Constitution for State
Government, and in pursuance of that de-
termination, delegates were elected on the
first Monday in Angus. last, who met at
Iowa City OH the first Monday of the pres
ent month, and will close their labors with
this address.
The population Of the Territory, as
will appear from an abstract of the census
was, in the month of May last, upwards
of eighty thousand, and having conformed
TO the principles of the Federal Cons,lu-
ton, we confidently rely upon the guar
an,ee in the third article of the treaty be-
tween the United States and France. for
admission in the Union of the United
States at as early day as possible. Lib.
cral donations of land for education, inter-
nal improvements, seats of government,
for ameliora,ing the condition of the deaf
and dumb. the blind, and the insane, have
invariably been made by Congress TO the
new States, and this well settled prece-
dent, fraught as it is, with incalculable
benefits, and based upon considerations
extending far beyond the mere limits of
the particular State TO which such grants
may be made, it is confidently believed,
will no, be departed from now, 10 the det-
riment and injustice of Iowa.
The Delegate to the Congress of the U.
States from this Territory, is fully ac-
quain,ed with the several objects for
which donations should be made; and
without further specification upon this
subject. we submit it 10 the magnanimily
and justice of Congress, trusting tina. in
this, and all other respects, we shall be
placed upon an equal footing with the
States which have preceded US.
The revenue for the support Of State
Government must necessarily be derived,
to a great extent. from tax upon real es
tate and for this State 10 be deprived of
the right oftaxing the lands Of her citizens
for five years from the time of sale, by
the General Government, would place
heavy and unjust burden where there is
less ability TO bear it. Against this re-
striction. contained in the compacls with
many of the new States, this Convention
would respectfully protest, as one thai.
would be calculated, if applied TO Iowa, to
affect unjustly and unequally portions Of
her citizens, and greatly retard the pros,
perily Of the State.
DONE in Convention at Iowa city, this LIST
day of November one thousand eight
hundred and forty-four. and of the Inde-
pendence of the United States Of Amer
lea the sixty-ninth.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have here's
unto subscribed our names:
SHEPHERD LErFLER. President.
Robert Lucas Joseph G. Hawkins
Stephen Hempitead George Hobson
James Grant Henry M. Salmon
VIM. l.. Toole Charles Staley
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