Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-06-12
To the People Of Iowa Ter.
riQOry.


danger of having the interests of our
future State sacrificed to the baeful in.
huence of party spirit. An effor, ough.
to be made by the independent men Of
both Parues to take the boundary ques-
s.on out of the arena of politics. |
know. that wha. | am about to say,
will by heated parlizans who have only
their personal interests To advance be
attributed to sinister motives. | care
not what motives are imputed to me, if
the advice offer in all patriotic homes
ty be followed. | am a Democrat. and
the reason select this medium Of com.
munlea,lng my views, is, that well
know that the political organs Of M
own party. would no. publish them.
because they impeach the discretion
and sagaclly of the lale Delegate and
may impair his prospects of beng again
srierted as our Representative in Con.
gress. Reasonably. have no objection
TO The late Delegate, and would, per
hap>, rather smooth than obslrnct his
lofty aspirations. But ! cannot sacri-
fee the permanent welfare and future
political importance of Iowa to minister
TO the ambition Of any one.
am candid!y of opinion, that our
Delegate in the management of the
boundary question egreglonsly mls,ook
or misrepresenled The wishes of his
constituents. as well as misconslrued
his own duty. He was not authorized
nor IN any way instructed to obtain the
admission of Iowa into the Union, upon
any Terms. lie was not authorized
nor instructed To assent To her admls-
sion on any terms but those specified in
our Constitution. He shmId have re
fused to assent To her admission upon
any terms but those proposed by her
self. Yet, wha, kind of defence did
he make of the boundary proposed by
Iowa! None that would not have dis
graced boy of twelve years. Indeed.
he seems from his address of the 4th of
March. TO have been convinced by the
Uhig arguments of MIR Vinlon of the
feebleness of our claims and of the Wis
dom and expedency of the boundary
proposed by Congress. He speaks of
MIR Vn,on as having made lucid
AMI cogen, argument" against the rights
and CLAIMS of Iowa. Thus encourag.
| ing Congress 10 persist in the bounda
ry prescribed by it, and committing
Iowa as far as he could commit her, TO
acquiescence in that arrangement lie
tells US also, that il is of no use to ask
Congress TO reconsider this boundary,
for no argument, however "cogent and
lucid can possibly counteIvail those of
the great ur V,n,on.
Now l have carefully perused this
mighty effort of Mr. Vin,on so conclu-
slve and convincing in the opinion of
our late Delegate. think i, very
| pretty we'll written essay on matters
aud things in general; but l have sought
in that speech in vain for any argument
or any shadow thereof. on the point an
dispute, respecting the boundary ques.
uon. | can find no argumen, in Mr.
Vin,on's speech why Iowa should be
selected as the first victim to the pro-
cess of circumscrlbIng State boundaries
so as to make her take rank among the
Sd or 4th rate States in the Union. In
deed find much matter in that speech
which suggests to my mind very Geo.
gen, and lucid' reasons why the d.
mensions of Iowa should not be less
than those of her powerful neighbors
Illinois and Missouri. All that Mr.
Vin,on says about the ordinance of
1887, and the cession of Virginia can
have no bearing on Iowa. because this
Territory never was subject TO the ac
ton Of Congress until after the purchase
of Louisiana. What he does say res
pec,ing the policy of making small
States out of Western territory, TO ac-
uuire influence in the Senate, as an
argument, is suicidal Because he
shows us that tina, policy was abandon
ed, on mature consideration and with
better knowledge. Let the West en-
bark in ,ha, policy; let it cut up the
public domain into 81 or 4lh rate States
and what political influence she gains IN
the Senate will be al the expense of her
strength in the House of Representa-.
lives and in the election of the Presi-
dent. Experience has demonstrated IN
the history of this Republic that The
large States of New York. Virginia,
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. the
latter large comparatively in The early
his,ory-the frs, 30 years nf the Re
pubic controlled and dictated the
acton Of this government. Indeed dc
not New York decide the recent cleo
ton!
maintain that for, the purpose Of
effective influence on the destiny aht
action of this Government, II IS beue'
for the West that there should be only
fifteen States in the Valley OF The Ms
s,ssippi, rather than thirty; ! say tha
thus organized. the West, by the great
er facility with which large States car
he combined, can act IN the House :"
Represen. atives and On the election
President, so, tina, her influence ~ IN
c,nduc, Of the Government, will b.
greater than if her Perjury were Gu
nm in,o numerous small States. So ia
AS il respects the conservative lnhnenc
of the ives, in preserving me inlrgri'
ar,ho JIn,on tha, conservative Intiuenc