Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-10-26

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iernor who shall continue in Office four
years, If he shall SO long behave well, he
shall keep a fair register Of all the official
acts and proceedings Of the Governor and
shall when required lay the same and all
papers minutes and vouchers relative
thereto, before either branch Of the Leeis-
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Is. shall be assigned him BY law.
From the Iowa CITY Reporter.
Debate ON State Boundaries. o4il
'a1ae 'is'' y '4al SAruRDAY, oct. u. Y
The report Of the committee on Bounda.
riesbeing under consideration, Mr.. CT ARxr
moved 70 strike out from saidireport all that
part which adopts Sullivan's line as, tie
southern boundary Of Iowa, and in lieu
thereof to insert the words ssnorthern boun-
dairy line of the State of Missouri.''
Mr. G. said he presumed it to be un.
necessary to occupy much Of the time Of
the Convention, in explaining the object Of
his amendment, as the amendment bore
that upon its face. If the language pro-
posed to be stricken out was retained, It
would force upon Congress, in connexion
with our admission, the settlement Of the
disputed boundary question with Missouri,
and this he did not want to see. ANY 9TH
er time, he thought, would be more propi,-
ious for the adjustment Of that difficulty 80
What be most feared was, that Congress
would not give to the subject that careful
and full investigation which was necessary
to the establishment of our claim: but for
the sake Of getting rid Of The dispute, and
preventing collision in future between
the States Of Missouri and Iowa, would de-
eide the question upon grounds other than
those involved in the merits Of the contro-
versy. A decision, aader such circum-
stances, might possibly be against Iowa, and
this was what he was most anxious to pre-
vent. II would not be asserted that even
the, Congress Of the United States itself
would encroach upon the territorial limits
Of a State, but it was clear that they had
the power TO add 10 those limits. In this
case, Missouri sets up claim ground
less one he admitted, but still it was claim
Ito . portion Of country ON her norlhdfa
boundary, over which Iowa has ever excr-
cised jurisdiction. Was there not danger,
that, as in the case Of Michigan, Congress,
having absolute control over the bcunda-
,rfes &c Iowa, might be induced to accede to
the claim Of Missouri, and as salro To ,,s
extend our territorial limits on the north?
BY adopting the amendment proposed, the
question OF boundary would be left precise
" where itnow stands, and could be decid-
ed judicially or otherwise hereafter upon
its own merits. When thus decided, Mr..
G.. had no fears for the result, but he was
not without apprehension, should the ques-
ton be forced upon Congress when we
come before that body for admission. 1t
might both lose us the territory in dispute,
and retard our admission into the Union.
Mr.. Lucas was decidedly and unequiy-
oca!ly opposed to the amendment Of lis
friend from Des Moines, Mr.. Clarke.
1t was in his opinion, as much ss to declare
by our constitution that we gave up our
own right to the disputed tract. The Sui
livan line was the true line-it was the
line Of de,narcation between the Surveyor
Generals district land-ofices and was the
line referred to ia all the Indian treaties,
SC. ii YN anif laE i ga3 a ala7
Mr.. CLARKE denied that by adopting
his amendment the Convention would SUR
render, or in any way prejudice the claim
set up by Iowa to the Sullivan line as her
southern boundary. The language Of the
amendment was the same as that employed
in the law organizing the Territory, By yir-
tue of which, Iowa has ever exercised iu-
risdiction over the strip of country in 4 s.
pute., It would, therefore, be giving up
nothing, but the question would be left
Just Is Il stands at present, to be settled in
such way - might be hereafter agreed up
on BY the parties. He repealed the. charge
Of trucking to Missouri, and maintained
that the adoption Of his. amendment was
necessary to avoid endangering the Just
claim Of Iowa to the country in dispute.--
Congress could only settle the question f.
nally in one way, and that was BY giving
the country in dispute to Missouri. The
adoption Of the Sullivan line BY that body
10 the southern boundary Of Iowa, would
not prejudice the claim OF Missouri, if well
founded, and the subject would still remain
open 70 dispute. E,s..,,-,. I'll j bs4st
Mr.. PEcK said that he should vote for
the amendment Of the gentleman from Des
Mcines. And If for no other reasons, the
facts stated by the venerable gentleman
from johnson and the gentleman from Wa
pello would be sufficient with him.
We are told that the Sullivan line is the
true line, we are also told that the Con-
eress Of the United States has repeatedly
recognized this line as the true one.l and
that the State Of Missouri, until within a
few years past has never set up any claim
to this new line; that they have always
recognized the Sullivan line.
These facts then establish the fact = -,
the Sullivan line is the nrrtherM i!,o,uodo,,
line Of the State tel f Missouri. The propo.
sition of TIE gentleT.., from Des Moinc.
tnere'csfe, ass,l.aes the same line as the on
, asserted IN lsrnss BY the report Of the com
\ 1h;bre,a taSaA - -lih 80 tHHsi E
1 Ths reason stated By the mover q thi'
/ ameadmeat, uas truly stated and the Oh
'Iiect clearly relucidated. and THIS reason, thu
|! fact that 4 We assert the Sullivan line i
4 ~ teba viii insure the united opposition