Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-06-12

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and weak and divided in the House
| of Representatives, and feeble in its
influence on the election Of President.
| repeat here, that small States with
an aggregate of votes equal to certain
large States. have always commanded
less influence in the II. r.. and ex.
erted less power in influencing the
result Of the Presidential election. If
there were wisdom and justice, as
contend results have demonstrated
there were, in giving Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois the great natural bOunda-
res of the rivers and lakes. it would
be unwise. unjust, and invidious, to
deny to Iowa the similar natural limits
which God and nature indicate-ihe
Missouri and the Mississippi. am
informed. credibly tina, the committee
on Territories offered to our Delegate
the Missouri as a boundary, with the
same dimensions as those prescribed
by act of Congress--bul he preferred
the boundaries such as they have been
fixed. It's, therefore, not yet hopeless
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the Missouri as a boundary. And
| ! should by no means despair. had
we talented and able Delegate in the
mex, Congress. whose reach of mind
extended be, ond the impatient hope Of
seat in the Senate of the u. S,
tina, such cogen, and lucid arguments
might be urged by him as would in
duce Congress 10 grant us all We ask.
La order 10 etecs such desirable OBJ
! Ject. | would propose general con
venuon of the people without regard to
/ party divisions, whose business, it
I should be TO select some suitable gen
tIeman as the candidate for Delegate.
! wha should be eminent for talent. aud
ot such character fer pro5liy as III
deserve the confidence of the people.
Such a man, if elected t. Congress by
the general consen would in NV opin-
ION, obtain Tor US all we desire. A
considerable acquaintance in the Ter
riiory satisfies me that we have more
than one such citizen. Oar late
Delegate having expressed the opinion
thar nothing can alter the fixed resolve
Of Congress (though he can know no
no more what the meet Congress may
be willing Ia do than any Of us) would
be precluded from Offering his servi-
ces again. II would be hardly safe
to send an agen, TO perform duiy, the
performance OF which. he has declared
III advance to be impossible.
| think Iowa ought not to consent
to enter The Union, unless with terri.
tory at least equal 10 that of Illinois or
Missouri. THIS much may be Obtained
with prudence aud perseverance, But
it ought to be insisted on with conf.
dence, boldness and determination by
all our functionarles. la a case Of the
rupture of the Union.th States would be
| thrown back on their own sovereignty.
Each would be independent at the
other, Then, IN such a lameniabe cat.
asuophe, Iowa with the limits propos.
ed by Congress, would be at the mercy
Of her powerful nelghbors. Illinois
and Missouri. When Missouri and
ILLINOIS consent to relnquish third
of their imperial dimensions, Iowa may
then freely enter the Union with The
limits which Congress has assigned.
There is potent argument on the
score of difference in expense and
economy IN favor of making large
States which presume never struck
our late delegate, unless he might have
possibly found j. in some Wing speech.
The expense to the people of the
West to carry on thirty small STATES,
would exceed, by one third, the ex-
pense OF administering the govern.
NETT of fifteen large States.
There is a morbid and itching i'm
patience on the part of some Of our
politicians, to clutch the offices which
mus, be filled after our State organiza-
ton. This Impotence. fear, will
prejudice The interests ot Iowa on the
boundary question. That is now the
great paramount question, overriding in
importance all others. l. is of precious
and PRIMARY magnitude. Il should be
treated as secondary to no other qnes.
tion. The whole energies of the pub
lie men and patriotic citizens of Iowa
should be directed and concentrated
on the great object of securing the
boundaries claimed by Iowa originally.
There should be no fallering, no
d,ubl-. no fears expressed as 10 our
ultimate success. Public meetings
should be called in every county. and
the original boundary firmly but res
pectialy insisted upon.
Ii pract.cable. convention Of dele.
gates. composed Of the strong men Of
HE Territory, should be assembled,
who should memorlalize Congress on
the subject in. resnlute but respectful
terms This convention might be
constituted without regard to party. s.
as Ia presen. To Congress, evidence o.
/ the undivided sense Oflhe people here
( Acomm,..ee might be appointed to visi
( Washington and urge the admission o
The claims and rights Of Iowa.
l see II proposed that we should au
thorize the election Of State officers
elect Senators and Representative I,
Congress and send them on TO wal, III,
4 ac,lun Of Congress. llhink this cours