Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-05-17
!, BURLINGTON, IOWA: SATURDAY, MAY II, ls45..

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upon your consideration at each successive
session, the Importance Of further and more
sewers. legislation upon this subject, and
now again respectfully suggests the pro-
priety' Of such add;tionaliegislation as will
restrain the p.actices referred to. The con-
sequences resulting, from the continuance
Of this traffic are checking to humanity and
disgrace to = .christidn peeple-we have
undertaken the guardianship Of this unfor-
tunate race, and are responsible for lis
faithful execution, and know. no reason
why the persons, as well as the purses pf
this class Of offenders should not be reached
if necessary for the attainment Of the OBJ
ject. ISL
Our Statutory code seems to be .satisfac-
tory to the people, and am not aware that
any material changes in It are necessary.
No provision has been made for the publ
cation Of the acts Of the extraordinary ses-
sion Of the Legislature, held in the month
Of June Of last year. Ibeg leave therefore
to suggest the propriety Of providing for
their publication with the acts Of the pres
ent session. i
I. The appropriation made last year by
Congress for the expenses Of your session
was made subject to the payment Of arrear-
ages Of expenses of previous sessions, and
has been So far applied to that purpose as
to make it necessary that your present ses-
sion should be short one to bring the ex-
penses. Of It within, the amount remaining
in the hands Of the Secretary for their pay
ment,, and l earnestly recommend that it
may not be exceeded. The creation of
demands against the Territory, for the pay
merit of which the Treasury affords. no
means, underthe expectation (Which may
be disappointed that Congress will pro-
vide for them, is productive Of great in
convenience to those 10 whom they are
payable, and ought to be avoided. There.
fore respectfully recommend despatch HI
the performance of your duties, and beg
leave to assure you Of my readiness te CO.
operate with you in any measures tending
to the promotion Of the general good.
] am very respectfully, your ob't serv't,
4 JOHN CHAMBERS.
Iowa City, May S, lS45.
[corr.l
EXECUTIVE OrrlcE, BuRLlvcToS, Iowa,
4e April 10Th, lS45.
Sir: IL"
have this moment learned with
deep regret that citizen Of Missouri,
known by the name Of William P. Linder,
has been tried and convicted in the county
Of Davis, in this Territory, upon an IN
dictment for an assault and battery, and
kidnapping and falsely imprisoning tone
Frederick ,Achison,ia citizen Of this Ter
ritory, and that the charge involves Dues
ton O. Jurisdiction of the tract ofcountry
claimed by Missolsi Within the assigned
limits Of Iowa. Mr.. Linder, as / learn,
justified the arrest which gavelrise to the
prosecution against him, under legal pro-
cess issued BY authority from the county
Of Adair in Missouri, and put ia his
hands. as deputy sheriff Of that county.
No official Communication Of the arrest 81
Mr.. Linder, or the. circumstances which
gave rise to II, had been made to me, and
the rumor Of the collision had passed away
under the impression on my part and that
Of the Judge and Prosecuting Attorney, Of
the Judicial District, that it had been a
mere personal collision between individ-
uals, of which it would be the best course
to take no notice; but at the eommenee-
ment of the term Of the Territorial Dis
trict Court in Davis county, last Monday,
Mr.. Preston Mullinix and Mr.. VIM. P.
Under (the individual convicted) pre-
sented themselves in. discharge Of recog-
nizances into which they had entered, and
demanded to be- tried. The case Of Mr..
Mullinix was postponed until the newt
term, and upon his refusing to give his
indiridual recognisance for his appearance
at the next term Of the Court, he was iof
necessity ordered to be committed to pris-
on. Mr.. Linder having urged an imme-
date trial, was INDUCED in it, and the re-
suit was as have stated, the effects Of
which / have fastened to prevent, 80 far
as he is concerned. by extending to him
an unconditional pardon. have also par
doned Mr.. Mullinix tho offence imputed
70 him, and ordered him to be released
from custody. .s
Your excellency will, feel confident,
unite with me in deeply regretiing the ef-
fects of the unfortunate conflict of iuris-
diction which has given rise to these pros
ecutions, and will see the unpleasant pre-
dicament in which the Territorial authori-
ties are placed. Without power to adjust
the dispute, and yet bound to maintain The
jurisdiction over the limits assigned them
by the General Governments or be consii-
cred, unfaithful to their trust. You win
observe that BY thus presenting the SUBJ
ject, I Intentionally avoid any discussion
Of the question Of 'boundary-iit will BE
useless Tor us to discuss that question,
while Iowa remains without power to ad-
just it, Or enter into any arrangement BIZ
which i can be judicially settled; and
here; it IS proper that 4 should inform you,
that it's well understood here, though n hi
yet officially. ascertained, that The people
have At Their election held oH the FIRST
Monday in this month, refused to accent