Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1845-06-28
ADDRESS
To the People Of Iowa.

To the People Of Iowa.
FELLOW CITIzENs:-A convention of
delegates representing the democracy Of
tile various counties in the Territory hay-
ing again submitted my name to your con-
slderation as candidate for reelection to
the post Of Delegate in Congress, it seems
TO be consistent with that frankness which
should characterize the intercourse be-
tween the representative and his constitu-
ents that you should be made acquainted
with the efforts made by me in your behalf
since last | had occasion to address Won.
two years since-the success which has
attended these efforts causes of fail
ure, where failure has been the result-and
generally, to have rendered you such an ac-
count of my stewardship as will enable you
to determine, upon iuiassurvey of the
premises, whether l have SO discharged
the duties of the station as TO render me
worthy OF being continued in your service.
Awaiting myself of the medium of the
public prints, proceed to the Discharge of
this task-premising, in the outset, that
shall neither amplily nor elaborate more
than the occasion seems TO warrant and
demand.
The post Of Delegate is one of great la
bor and responsibility; and he Who as
sumes the discharge of its duties under
the impression that he is making for HIM
self bed of roses will soon be awakened
to the delusion. He viii not only find the
labors Of the station great, but increasing,
IN proportion as the population of the Ter
ritory is augmented. Representing con-
stiluency OF one hundred thousand ireemen
lnhablting an extreme frontier country,
who look to the general government for
aid and support, the delegate, in addition
to being the sentinel to guard the public
interests of the Territory, is the medium
through which nearly all the private busi-
ness OF his constituents connected with
Congress and the several Departments is
transacted. Without any disposition to
exaggerate, but with fixed determination
not to do so, ! feel fully authorized in say
ing, that during the whole period which
| have been laboring in your service my
business correspondence has exceeded that
of the entire delegation of the State of
North Carolina, represented by nine mem
bers. The constant and accommodating
wants Of new country, the domain Of
Which has SO recently been or is yet to be
purchased from both the Indians and the
government, together with other causes
known to exist which it is not necessary to
enumerate, but which cannot fail to suggest
themselves to all who reflect upon the sub
ject, serve to swell the labors of Dele
gate to an extent which, in comparison with
the duties that depolue upon representa-
tive from one Of the old States, is burthen-
some indeed. Still, these are legitimate
duties appertaining to the station; and the
incumbent would stand condemned before
his constituents for shrinking from their
discharge. How successful l have been
in performing them is for you to say.
claim to have labored faithfully and indus
triously to serve you. have made no
noisy professions of what l meait to do,
nor have at any time paraded any boast
of what | was doing. l have quietly, and
without obtrusion, performed my duty, to
the best of my ability; and am entirely
willing that my humble services may be
judged Of by their fruits. The appropria-
tions to which your attention is called are
those which / have obtained during nv
last term of service, and are as follows:
For the military road, ESQ Called lead
ing from Dubuque, through Iowa City,
and as many county seats as practicable,
to the northern boundary of Missouri, in
Van Buren county, eighteen thousand dol
lars.
For the Agency road, ESQ called) lead
ing from Burlington to the Sac and Fox
Agency, ten thousand dollars.
For the Improvement of the road from
the Mississippi Bluffs opposite the town
of Bloomington, to Iowa City, Jfve thousand
dollars.
In addition to this sum, | succeeded in
obtaining the passage of bill through the
House Of Representatives, appropriating
twenty-five hundred dollars for the last
named road, but it was lost in the Senate J
For the Improvement and construction
Of harbor at the town of Dubuque, four
teen thousand fre hundred dollars.
Dubuque is one of our largest and most
f1ourishing river towns. 1t is the depot of
all the lead manufactured in Iowa; and be-
sides that, the trade OF vast interior dis
trict Of country centres at that point. /
congratulate my fellow citizens, so much
interested, upon the prospect of a speedy
removal of all obstruction to free ingress
and egress of steam boats to and from their
landing at the lowest stage of water. We
have now got the government fairly COM
mitted for the completion of this improve
ment, which ! am glad to learn from Capt
Grams very able report viii cost but q
small amount beyond the appropriations
already obtained.
Fire thousand dollars was appropriated
on my motion, to defray the expenses o.
treating with the Winnebago tribe of In
dians for their lands in our Territory
known as the "Neutral Ground" and te
defray the expenses of their removal to the
country that may be selected for the place
Of their future abody. A commissionel
has been appointed on the part Of the
United States, and is, / understand, at this
time engaged in negotiating treaty with
these Indians. That he may succeed, in
view of the many benefits which will
enure both to the whites and the Indian.
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