Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-11-22

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piled in such manner as the General AS
sembly may, direct. sa.Irsa sstY iesj, .ss,5:
i, 4. One township Of any of the pnblicI
lands, within this State, not otherwise dis
posed of. for the purpose Of finishing the
Peneten,iary of the. Territory Of Iowa. to
be selected as the General Assembly may
direct.
s. That all salt springs within the State.
with six sections adjoining or as contigu-.
Gus as may be to each, shalt be granted to
the State for its use, to be selected by, the
Legislature. f59 ,ssi ,i.a fs6r.tss2
6. That five per cent Of the, nett pro-
ceeds Of the sales of all public lands lying
within the State. which. shall be sold by
Congress, after the admission Of the State
into the Union, shall be granted to the
State. ~ R't" tE@ 7@3 q
Z. That thirty.six sections be granted
to the State for a I.una,ic Asylum. thirty
six sections for an asylum for the deaf and
dnmb, and thirty-s sections for an asy-i
lum fol. 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 I
visions of quarter sections. in such man.
ner as the Legislature may direct.
g. 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
cited 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.
To the Senate and House Of Representa-
ires cfthe United States.
The Convention for the formation OF a
Constitution for the State Of Iowa, having
performed that duty, herewith presentrhe
Constitution which they have adopted,
anL ask 10 be admitted into the Union Of
the States. .-.~---~-----4.s------
A large majority Of the votes in every
county Of this Territory were given at the
township elections in April last, for Con-
ven,ion to form Constitution for State
Government, and in pursuance of that de-
,ermin1iion, delegates were elected on the
frs. Monday in Angus. last, who met at
Iowa City on the first Monday of the pres
en-, month, and will close their labors with
this address. Lfe7er = e#
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
10 the principles of the Federal Constitu-
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 a 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 ,he insane, have
invariably been made BY Congress TO the
new States, and this well settled prece-
dent, fraught as it is, with incalcnlable
benefits, and based upon considerations
extending far beyond the mere limits of
the particular State 10 which such grants
may be made, it is confidently believed,
will not be departed from now, TO the dei-
riment and injustice of Iowa. aiF9'4
The Delegate 10 the Congress Of tie U.
States from this Territory, is fully ac-
quainlcd with the several objects for
which donations should be made; and
without further specification upon this
subject, we submit it TO The magnanimi,y
and Justice of Congress, trusting that in
this, and all other respects, we shall be
placed upon an equal fooing with the
States which have preceded us. L8
The revenue for the support Of State
Government must necessarily be derived,
10 great extent. from tax upon real es
tate; and for this Slate to be deprived of
the RICH, of taxing the lands of her citizens
for five years from tie time of sale. by
the General Government, would place a.
heavy and unjust burden where there is
less ability to bear it. Against this re-
siriciion, contained in the compacis with
many of the new States, this Convention
would respectfully protest.. as one thai:
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