The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-04-26
EDlTORIAL CORRESPONDENCE
REVIEW OF THE SESSION.
No. VII.

Al HUME, ATRIL 18TH, lB4B.
] closed my last with an extract from a
letter written by one who u always ''post.
ed up" upon the subject Of internal i'm
provements, and proposed to poin, on. in
my next the remedy. II j, be true that
the only obstacle in the way Of our future
prosperity as State, can be traced to the
restrictions in our Constitution, it 10 the
duty Of every well.wishcr and friend Of 10.
wa, to insist upon reformation in the pol.
icy heretofore adopted by the dominant
party. To accomplish this one Of two
things must BE- insisted upon; either the
present Democratic party must alter their
policy, and principles, else we must sweep
them from position that 10 crippling the
resources Of our State. But says some pc.
litical demagogue, it never will do to alter
the Constitution in this respect, for the rea-
son that the State will become involved BY
undertaking system Of internal improve
ments. This was the argument used BY
the Loco members of tho General Assem-
bly, against tho amendment Of the Cons,i.
tuition. The same cry - heard in every
doggery and post Office in Iowa, and thus
they seek to divert public attention from
the true state OF facts, and shake the dry
bones of State debt and State Bankrupt
cy before the people, in order to make them
believe TINT plan is on foot TO get the
State to undertake system Of internal i'm
provcmenis. Our Constitution at prescn,
prohibits the State from expanding money
10 any shape for internal improvements
and no proposition that ] ever heard Of
would alter this policy. The Democracy
perpesrate vile fraud upon the people
when they charge the Wings with advoca-
ting any such doctrine, and they know that
they bear false witness ogains, the Wing
party when they assert il. The Wings do
not want the State to take the first red cent
Of stock in any work Of internal improve
ment, on the contrary, they are unani-
mously opposed to it; but they do ask the
privilege Of allowing individuals to associ-
alto their capital for this purpose, and IN
dertake to say that the people ask i, and
piu harc i, and woe, woe, to the party or
men who dare oppose il.
Who that has travelled through the older
States Of this Union upon the iron-bound
tracks Of commercial enterprise, doubts the
policy and expediency Of a healthy system
Of internal improvements in the new
States? The interest and future greatness
Of Iowa demand concert Of action on the
part Of every enterprisins citizen; to accom-
plish this great object. No party, nor Sec
sional feeling, should deter Us from grant
ing liberal charters to those who stand rea-
dy TO inves. their capital 10 the cons,ruc-
ton Of Railroads. Every indncement
should be held out to invite capital among
us, and the day 10 not far distant when the
jewellers upon the prairie soil will have rea-
son to bless the men who shall accomplish
this noble object.
next proceed to sum up the Importance
Of the various cuactmeuts of the last Cen
cral Assembly.
10 the first place, il will be seen by the
list Of acts passed, that there are some sew
enty five that may be considered Is strictly
local, such for instance 10 State roads, Fer
~ charters, Town interpretations, Mill
doms, SC. &C., all Of which might have
been passed aud approved by the Governor
in three days, as no objection 10 ever inter-
posed to these necessary local enac,men,s.
Secondly, the acts Of general nature.
| will take them in the order Of the publish
ed list, IAN act to gran, certain rooms in
the Capital for the use Of the U. s. District
Court" This bill passed the two Houses
in less time. than tho author was drafting
il.
ITO amend an act recognizing the Su-
prcme Court" This bill authorized the
Judges to hold extra sesms-passcd without
opposition.
"1'o establish Normal Schools" This
bill met with considerable opposition, and
the policy Of establishing three Of these
schools At this time, without my funds 10
support them may veil b doubted.
ITO regulate Grocery license;" ,his law