Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-03-29

to comply with my request. That YOU
action in this matter may receive no mis-
construction, I now. state, in connection
with my request, that my engagement
at present, are such, as would proven
me from attending TO the duties q, III,
office, if elected. This should be ssh
cient inducement, place the next choic,
of the Convention before the people,,
Yours, in political faith, *
! D. A. MAHONY./
@The following communication W.
publish at the earnest solicitation Of maa1
subscribers. We know nothing Of the
wishes of the people Of Jackson county
as to where their county seat should be
located, and therefore will not be expect
ed to adopt the views put forth in the
communication, or recommend them 70,
the adoption Of others. .,,.s.,-... ......,-..-l
..r For the Miners Express.
Mr.. ED1roR-Allow US, through your
columns, to propose 10 the voters Of Jack.
son county, MAeuoKETA, X formerly Spring.
field,) as one of the points to be voted 70,
at: The coming election for the County Seat
There are some reasons why we thank
1t will be the interest Of the people to 10.
cate their County Seat at Maquoketa.
LIST. 1t has already become place oil
considerable business. Many persons
tell US that they can trade to as good ad-
vantage with our merchants as with those
Of Dubuque and Davenport.
Cd. There is in this immediate vicinity
any amount Of available ,cater po,oer, al
though but little of it is, as get, improved.
Still we have now in successful ope ration
4 saw mills, 2 custom, or grist mills, l
cardlng machine, ! fulling mill, &C., and
a large Touring mill commonwealth
within two miles of Maquoketa.
8. The people Of this place are willing
to do right by the county. Wherever the
county seat is located, it must enhance the
value of property; and it is right that
those who receive the advantage, should
pay for it. For this consideration, our
citizens have given their obligation to
build for the county Court House, that
shall cost twice as much as Maquoketa
academy, (Which has been put up very
economically at cost of $l,3OO,) and to
furnish said academy to hold courts in
until said Court House is finished. To
build just such house at Andrew, or any
other place in the county, would cost the
county at least $4,000 in county orders
they beinginow worth fifty cents on
the dollar; and should the county incur
the additional expense Of $4,000, our
county orders would be worth less than
three bits on the dollar.
We are perfectly aware that the coun.
ty seat, Of itself, will not make place Of
interest; but where place is already
endowed with interest and a considerable
trade, it will add something to its impor-
lance; and in this respect, we are willing
to pay for all we get.
There is but one permanent eountv
building now in our county, and that is
the Jail. This will not be lost to the
county. let the county seat be located
where it may, as there is no particular
reason that the Jail should be a: the coun-
ty seat.
The following is copy Of our subscrip-
ton:
We, the undersigned, citizens of Ma
quoketa, formerly Springfeld,) and Vi
entity, Jackson county, Iowa, agree, that
if the voters Of said county will perma
nently locate the county seat at this place,
we will enter into obligations, with secu-
rites approved by the commissioners Of
said county, to build Court House, with
in five years, which shall cost not less
than twice as much as the Maquoketa A.
cademy, which shall be not less than Two
Thousand Dollars, to be built on the site
and after the plan proposed by the prop
er authorities of the county. And we fur
the: agree, that until said Court House is
completed, we will furnish better room
for holding courts in, than we have ever
had in the county. The nature of the
obligation shall be such as to hold each
person individually responsible for the a.
mount Of his subscription for the purpose
above mentioned. sl 7a
Maquoketa, Jackson co., lowa,l
ar.5g Feb. "a, l848. f