The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-04
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Correspondence of the Herald

Correspondence of the Herald
af ..eaes Iowa CRY, May TO- 1916.
The Legislature of Io,ca-Great Dissatisfaction al
the Proposed Limits-Mr. n. c. Dodge-O6fce-
Seekcrs-Ihe APPOINTMENT of Surveyor and Cor
enor of Wisconsin-Mr Vinton's Objecf-1he
Eva of Na,row acknowledgements to this
State, &c.
| The Legislature of Iowa is now in session, and
will probably continue in session for some weeks
Their sessions are limited by Congress to seventy
five days; and whether there is much or little to do
they sit out the limited period, and no longer. The
narrow limits assigned by Congress to Iowa, as the
| terms upon which she might be admitted into the
Union, have produced general dissatisfaction, and
defeated the excellent constitution formed by con-
venton last year. The late delegate, Mr.. A. G..
Dodge, is much censured for conserving to the
boundaries as fixed by Congress- He might have
obtained the Missouri as the Western Boundary, if
ne had so chosen; Br ne was anxious n ior seat
fore impatient for the admission OF Iowa. And as
he had partizans at the north, whom he did not
wish to throw into northern territory, he request
ed the Missouri as the Boundary. He will hardly
be re-nominated again. But if nominated, will be
beaten He has given much offence by encourage
ing host of applicants for the offices now, with
few exceptions filled by democrats. They all flock
ed to Washington, at the 4h March, but instead of
finding friend to urge their claims in the delegate
who invited them to come on, he gave them the
cold shoulder He had his peculiar protsges, whom
he intended TO recommend from the start-men
without merit, except their services TO MIR. Dodge
But he desires no appointments made until he Sc
cures his reelection II none made till then,
the present worthy ncumbents, with few except
ions, will hold on. The applicants, after besieglng
Mr. Polk month or more, have returned indignant
at the dupicity of the ex-delegate. H \
The appointment of Mr.. Jones, Surveyor ct this
Territory and Wisconsin, gives satisfaction, that
also of Gen. III. Dodge, as Governor of Wisconsin.
| think Iowa will insist on her boundaries pre-
scribed by her convention. She does not relish
being the first victim TO the policy Of making
small States, In case OF rupture OF the Union, she
would be at the mercy OF Illinois. and Mis-
sour. The argument made by MIR. Vinton
cogcnt and lucid in the opinion of the late del
egate, when closely scanned, amounts to nothing.
His proposition is for the sake of gaming votes in
the Senate, to cut and carve mp the west into numer
GUS small States. Now, it is obvious that fifteen
large States In the Mississippi Valley, would be
vastly more likely to control the action of the gene
raj Government, than thirty small ones Experience
proves that the large States, by facility OF combining
in the House Of Representatives and by their power
over the Presidential election, have more than the
proportlonate weight which any number Of small
States with an aggregate OF the same number of
votes. Suppose Ohio, Indiana and Illinois had
been divided into six or nine States would the
great works they have completed and have
In progress have been soon Undertaken! The
statesmen ofthe old confederation Congress justly
foresaw the consequences OF so cutting up that terri
tory. They gave those new States great natural
boundaries, the lakes and rivers Iowa desires that
the same great natural boundaries which nature IN
dicates, the Missouri the west the Mississippi on
the east, be given to her The plan OF two tier OF
States between the Missouri and Mississippi rivers,
Is ridiculous and in my opinion, the people OF
Iowa will never submit to having any State inter-
posed between her and the Missouri The proximl-
y OF vast hostile tribes OF Indians on our west, rs
another cogent reason why Iowa should be large
State. But enough at present; viii resume the
subject and give you the views OF the people OF this
territory on this subject hereafter more al large.