Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-11-28
CAPITAL MEETING.

despised inferior and servant.
CAPITAL MEETING.
Pursuant to previous notice, a large
and respectable meeting was held at the
Court House in Oskaloosa, on the evening
OF the 9Th, to take into consideration the
removal Of the capital of this State.
The meeting ives organized by calling
DR. Roach to act as President, and A. S.
Nichols and ]. F. McGlasson, Vice Pres
idents, and appointing H. J. Skif' and H.
Temple Secretaries.
On motion Of R. Z. Harbour, the re-
port Of the committee appointed at form
er meeting was read by E. w. Eastman,
Esq. After being fully discussed by
Messrs Sewers, Harbour, Needham,
Skiff and Eastman, the report was unani-
mously adopted.
On motion,
Resolved, That the proceedings Of this
meeting be signed by the officers and pub
lished in the Oskaloosa Herald, and that
papers throughout the State be requested
to copy the same.
S. ROACH, President,
]. j. F. F: N's91.s: MeG1.s:o,, Vice Presidents,
II: #: i rss',s, sn,,s' Secretaries.
The committee TO whom was referred
the subject matter of several newspaper
articles, and particularly the Burlington
Gazette and Hawkeye calling for.an ex-
preston Of opinion by the people of this
portion Of the State, in reference 20 the
immediate relocation of the State Capital,
and suggesting Oskaloosa as suitable
place for the permanent seat of govern
ment for this State, have had the subject
under advisement and respectfully
Report THAT when the people Of the
State shall deem it advisable, and for the
best interests of the State, TO select more
central and convenient location for the
State Capital, the people Of this county
will be ready and happy to cooperate
with them in permanently locating it a,
Osksloosa. But the people of Mahasks
prefer TO bide their time, and leave the
subject to the natura! impulse of the peo.
pie of other portions of the State rathe,
than themselves become the agitators o
an immediate removal believing as they
do. that time is fast unfolding the natural
advantages Of this place, and will soon de.
the State, as will bring a large majority o!
the people irresistibly to the conclusion
at which we have already arrived, tina,
Oskaloosa, by its natural advantages,
healthy location and central position, is
most admirably situated for the permanen,
seat Of government Of the State Of Iowa
Oskaloosa is situated in the county o
Mahaska, near the N. E. corner of T. 70
N. of II. Is w. This is about 100 mile,
due West of the extreme Eastern border
of the State. Kanesville, OIL the Nilsson.
ri River is, a, determined by the survey
of Judges Mason and Webber, in the con
tested election case of Thompson and Mil
Ter, on the S. E. corner of T. 75, N. of R
43 w., being about 1872 miles West o
Oskaloosa; thus showing Oskaloosa to b.
only about Is miles East Of the geograph
ical centre Of the State. Now let lin,
be drawn due North and South from Os
kaloosa, and it must be admitted by ever,
, unpreiudiced mind, the centre Of popnla
ton will always be East of that line. Il
rejecting upon that subject it should b
. remembered that the whole Eastern por
tion of the State, has great advantage
, over the Western in its access 10 market
f 1t is reported by government surveyors
and others who have explored the in,erio
of the Western portion Of the State, tha
! there is in that region great scarcity c
\ timber, hardly enough TO support spars
, population and besides this, that the in
!, terror of the North West is low, marsh
land, partially covered with water som
portions of the year, and having neithe
: timber nor soil inviting as a settlement
. This tends to throw the centre Of popula
: ton to the South East part Of the State.
Oskaloosa is not far from 40 mile
= South of the geographical centre Of tn
4 State. But when we consider the differ
: ence of climate of the extremes North an
: South and the truth that the Southern bo1
der counties are susceptible Of heav
: population, across the Western borders
n and the great advantages Of the d.
5 Moines Valley, in the Southern half
|, the State, to support dense population
n and contrast these with the fact that Il
If whole N. w. part Of the State has b
e poor access to market, and large portit
e Of it not susceptible Of cultivation or Sc
!. Element at all, and the universal belief tn
}, the Northern portion Of the State genera
n ", will not be Sc densely populated
j. the Southern: it becomes evident that Il
1t centre Of population never will fall eth
: West or North Of Oskaloosa. Tai
another example. Draw line dire
n from Dubuque to Oskaloosa and then
l. due South to the State line, and we We
h ture the opinion that not only the great
k part Of population but the major part Of I
g the mileage Of members of the legislatu
l. will 60 East Of the line. The followi
,e calculations and comparisons, which ha
been made and instituted by your col
Q, mittee, have tendency 10 illustrate q
,e strengthen this position.