Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-12-11

'...llv conccded; bot being destitute
se",sIy,s Of the nieans necessary 10 its
0..molishmeni,e the question at once
....o,. itself, chow, and at whose ex.
r 4 The work 10 be done 7" AT pre-.
r., We have but one resource to turn TO.
~ ,ha, i. the general governmen,.-
w. c'.o,, Of lands have been made in several
',.,,oces by Congress to works Of inf
n :..ly lass importance; and for any rea.
NV" ...bIe donation Of this kind to the i'm
j pavement in question The government
r.;;.b, safely calculate upon being speed.
u seimbu.sed, in The increase Of It's re.
,o,s from the land living contiguous to
=. river. A memorial 10 Congress,
lining forth the subject in its proper
r,h,. might possibly receive a favorable
'...n,ion ., the hands Of tina. body
whether OF no. such memorial shall be
adopted is for you to say.
j The rapid accumulation Of the public
i l,b, Of The Territory is beginning to at.
4 rae. the attention. Of the people, who, as
s. period approaches at which they ex-
nor, 10 be called on to support the ex.
o,uses Of State government. naturally
~ to advise themselves Of The extent of
ne burlhens they are abou, 10 assume
Th,, our Liabilities, with our legislative
and judicial expenses borne by the
General government, should have reached
their present aggregate, is truly unac.
coun.able. VIVA, is past, however, can.
no, be repaired; we can only guard
,ssins, the augmentation Of the debt in
G,ure. TO do this efectualy, it will be
necessary to institute a more rigid system
/ Of enquiry and invesiis alton into The Just.
ness and legality Of claims brought against
The Territory than has heretofore prevail.
ed. Il will also be found, upon examina-
non, that under our laws there are some
items Of expenditure chargeable to this
fond which might be either diminished,
or totally done away with. without serious
de4iment 10 the public interests; and in
Ill such cases take it for granted, the
proper corrective will be applied. II
possble, also, some measures should be
adopted to ensure the more regular pay.
msns Of The Territorial tax into the irea.
sury Of the county collectors, much delay
and irregulari,y in this particular having
heretofore prevailed.
The reports Of The Auditor of Public
Accounts, Commissioner OF Public Build
ings, and Warden Of the Peni,entiarv. no,
beng yet before me, am unable to com.
intricate 10 the Legislature any informa.
ton 10 relation 10 those subjects which il
Is no. already in possession Of. These
documents will doubtless be forthcoming
Al the proper time; and at a day early
enough to admit OF such action in refer.
snee to them as in your judgmen, will
b.s. advance the public interests.
The evils of over legislation are SO
generally acknowledged, tina, any attempt
BY me to impress The impor,an, truth upon
your minds. would justly be looked upon
as supersrnga,ion. At the same time
that We concede the evil, however, we
have not avoided running into il; for
perhaps no community ever suffered more
severely from the cause in question, than
have the people Of Iowa. Stability in the
laws presuming them to be wisely fran
81 is of the utmos, importance to those
isr whose bene6. they were enacted; bu,
with Us, few enactmen,s are permitted TO
rmaln long enough on the statute book
to permit their wisdom to be tested. The
magnitude Of the evil is Eel, and COMPLAIN.
ed Of BY the public; and should feel tina,
part Of my duty had been omitted, did
pa" by the subject without. in some
manner. alluding to it. In view Of our
admission into the Union as State a, an
nrly period. the fewer the changes made
our statute book, the better. Acts of
f'nic'ous tendency, it is true. should no,
ePermtsied to remain in existence after
beng tested and condemned by time; bu,
@po'ai'o be avoided is, legislation for
egsa'ion's sake. 1 trust and believe
that The Legislature will be found to en-.
3''aA views on this subject similar 10 my
own; and that. animated BY wise counsels
sad P''riotic considerations, it will limi,
/" sc!'on to such subjects only as are Of
Fs's'ng Importance, and are conceded 10
sselise the inierp0si.ion Of the law.
Economy in the expenditures of the
WAC SCI apart by Congress for The
legislative expenses Of Iowa is Of the
"impor,ance, and canno, be 100 rigidy
r.eused. The appropriation being amply
'eme'ent as | conceive il to be, after
nyng OF all the arrearages Of the Nav
'.''.on' 70 defray the expenses Of =
.''''oa o. such Duration as the public
.Io require. we should incur a heavy
"a 81 responsibility indeed were we to
sA''ae' an excess Of liabilities, especially
4. ',en excess wonld inevitably fall upon |
~ territorial treasury. and would thus
..Oe 70 swell the load Of debt, already
= s..e'en''y large. which the peopIe will
,"qo'red to assume upon The organiza.
u'a Of State government.
"a,' myself Of the opportunity 10 saw, |
=. %i.'nc'us'on. tina. it will afford me grea, |
1 N 70 Cooperate with the Legislature
.a measures calculated to exer, IA
l.. sue Influence upon the des,inies Of
r.,I. s''''9 Dry, and the Happiness. Of its
s.p. Uniting. as we undoubtedly
."' 10 our efforts to effec. so desirable
!. .u'', my sincere prayer is ina, we NAV
N 4" = disappointed in our an,icips,icn of
"ssees Of our works. -
n JAMES CLARKE.