Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1847-12-15
! GEORGE GREENE, PRoralrrox,
WIN. ii. MERRITT. Eplroa.
Tile Capital Of Iowa.

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ing the agitation Of :ile r..a,,er, at tina.
early period Of our existence Us an ude-
pendent Stats, unviss and injudicious, we
took occasion 70 give expression to our
feelings OF dissent; but, so.eager we're the
majority TO riature their plan, tha: before
lie people in the distant parts OF the
STATE could be informed that 4 proposition
oil that nature was under consideration,
much less TO be heard in counsel, the
rules were suspended, tho Till hurried
through, signed, and, OF course, became
operative MS law, binding in is eff
feels. II being natural with US to submit,
without murmuring, to that which Gun
not be aver:ed, we have, since that
TIME, seldom, if ever, made mention Of it;
but new location having been made by
The commissioners un,,sr that law, afford
ing the people Pore tangible evidence
than before, of the improperly Of this
nasty movement, and an opportunity for
the representatives ofthe people, TO avert
in part, the evils of hasly Legislation be-
ing likely to be afforded by called SEES
sion Of the Legislature, we tako this oc,
casion TO give tho matter further re-
view.
Having, in the outset, ventured the
broad assertion that the agitation of the
suh;ec. Of removal, at that time, farther
than 10 make provision for the selection
Of the:lanls donated by Congress, was in
judicious, we shall proceed to brief ret
respective review Of our condition, and
consider the reasons which led - TO tina:
conclusion.
Upon entering the Union as free and
Independent, State, we found heavy
debt, necessarily accruing while in our
minority, Gin preparing 70: on: adnis-
sion, 9-c.,) still resting upon our shout
ders, with resources for the support Of a
State Government 80 scant, that many
feared to cut ourselves loose from the
care Of the General Government, lest our
necessities should force US to an additional
assessment to already oaorous system
of taxation. To resort 10 still heavier
taxation, all will admit, should be avoid
ed, if possible, yet all would chez rFully
submit to it, did our necessities require it
in order TO sustain, unsu'ied, our charac-
ter, reputation and credit abroad. A
large number Of our most entcrprising
aud Industrious population have invested
their entire capital and labor upon lands,
the title to which is yet vested in the gen
eral Government. to obtain WHICH the
s.rictest economy is necessary, conse
quent|y an increase Of taxation would
operate with severity upon them, and ii
is feared in some cases to such an extent
asto deprive them oftheir homes. These
arc some Of the reasons which have in
duced our law making powe' to avoid the
commencement! of any undertaking re-.
curing further outlay of ca pita., and 70,
of immediate and pressing necessity. TIC
these may be added, that we have Peui
tsn.iary, in a half-fuished condition, TO-
tally unfit for present use, and going tc
deca., for want Of further means to com
plete il; State house located, in posi-;
ton as central to our present population
north and south, as could DO selected, and
as the new portion of our State is las. fl
ling up, il is daily becoming more cen.
trail east and west, SO thai for the present
and for twenty years TO come, change
to any other place, whether we view it as
matter Of convenience, or in pecuni
nry point Of view, would be highly de.ri
mental TO the interests Of the State; anc
furthermore, our State House is now ir
such state Of forwardness that with ar
additional expenditure Of few thousand
dollars, it could be rendered as comlor,a
bic and convenient as the mos! fas.idious
could desire.
But, leaving this part Of the subject 70,
the present, let US proceed tom enquiry
as 10 the reasons assigned by the friends
of.remoyal, for the adoption Of this hast.
step. The principal, if not the only rea
son assigned BY the friends Of this meas
ure, as that the valuable lands, from
which our selections should be made
were fast passing into the hands Of pr
vaie individuals, and hence, in a sho
time we should have onlythe refuse LAND
from which to select. Admitting tha. tn
choice lands are first selected by the en-
igrant, we can discover 10 necessity
that fact for this hasty location, dcscryin
Of serious consideration. Is there an