Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-10-20
The New Capi,al.

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it is evident that the location Of the site
for our prospective seat of government,
meets with the most unqualified and uni
versal disapprobation. Indeed, the bare
term disorprocaI, is altogether inadequate
to convey an idea of the feeling with
which this foolish move is hailed. /. is
laughed at and der,ded outright, oy the
people of that immediate section which
was expected to profit by it, as well as
those in the northern and eastern divis-
sons OF the State, and those who are only
interested as citizens, having no sectional
interests to advance or suffer by removal.
Two presses in the Desmoines Valley
the Iowa Sentinel and K.osauqua Demo
crat-cpenly condemn the location in the
strongest and most unequivocal terms;
while the poor banlling has not one solita
ry advocate among the press Of the State.
The Desmoines Valley Wing occupied the
fence until it saw which way the wind
was going to blow, being little for and a
little against the new capital site, but was
finally compelled to come out and cav, in
substance, that it "lacked the popular IA
vor to such an extent" that the editor
could not recommend the investment of
money in the lots offered for sale The
federal print at Burlington, also, which
took occasion to say, ave have no par
TALLY for Iowa City," was and is in the
same category with the above named sheet.
We had intended to have given extracts
from the Iowa Sentinel and the Keosau.
qua Democrat, to show the state of public
opinion upon this subject in.he Desmoines
Valley; but, unfortunately, both these pa
pers have been mislaid The latter han.
dies Monroe City and its founders without
mttens, and concurs with a correspondent
IN calling for public meetings in that sec
ton, to prevent, BY their expressions, the
final consumation Of the gross iniqui,y.
1t may be set down, therefore, as s'fr-
ed jact,' that the government of Iowa will
never take up its ''bed and walk" to this
prairie town, whose chief recommendation
IS, that it is situated midway between the
Skunk and Desmoines rivers, on each O.
which there is "a right srnart chance" for
a mill seat, and within five or six miles Of
STOOLS Point" The Legislature, at lis
first session, will beyond all doubt take
prompt measures for remedying the evil.
1t would appear that the strenuous ad
vocates and supporters fthis measure, iii
and out Of the Legislature, did not fully
count the cost before acting land have there.
fore been sadly disappointed in the result.
The history of all local legislation goes to
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