The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-12-11
s5dl which il herewith submitted.

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nenrl, completed A portion q their re-
81, il herewith submitted
II,o Board a pab!ic Works have no'
n,aac llicir report - me-, rs required bs
lhe s,,tu,c. same jlsliiithle cause has,
anslnll,edlv, produced the delay.
1be frs, section of the seventeenth arstcle o.
be G institution, provides that the mtlli'a oi 'ns
.,ate. shall be composed oil all able bodlea "ii'e
male citizens, between the ages q eighteen anu
ferty-iye year except such as are o. my 80
alter BE- exempt by lhe laws o. lha aii iI ,hs
and shall bo armed eqaippna, and iialhca' ~ w
c.ner,l Assembly may provide ~ law
Innyl ast M ssagr presented the number o.
all allie hndied White male citizens, between wy
aars oil eighteen aud forty five years. sunlee, 70
military dutv5 in each % the counties which ""u
been reported 10 me in accordance with an ae'
emitted san act requiring the assessors 70 'aNe
lists OF persons subject 10 military auty, aPp'o
ed ian 25 Is 49, aud urged an organization o. me
militia as speedily as practicable. No steps,
however, were taken hy the last General Assem-
H.. 10 effect that object. The Sd secnon ~ me
ID we NE ,toncd article Of the constitution pro-
yiles that call commissioned officers OF the n,lii
| tia (siaT officers excepted) siall be elected oy
| the persons liable to perform military duty, ana
| shall be commissioned BY the Governor ne
militia law is al present, deal letter upon the
Statute book Some measures should BIO taken
| 10 arrange the militia into Divisions, Brigades,
| Rpoi4ntuts &c 10 provide Tor the election o..
officers in accordance with the Constitution sand
10 provide further for such an enrolment a. WI
enable The S ate 10 draw her qaeta OF arms IRON
the General Government.
| Aithe last session OF the Legislature, JOINT re-
| solutions we're passed, insirueting oar Senators
aud requesting our Representatives in Congress
/ 10 procure from the Government OF the tinted
States iran of land 10 aid IN the construction OF
/ Il r Ill Road from Dubuque 10 keokuk, and also
ore from Davenport 10 some suitable point near
| the Council Blafls, on the Missouri river Our
delegation in G lncress have ahored faithfully 70
obtain these grants, hut their etlortshave, rs ycf,
/ been unsuccessful. The attention OF that body
/ has. il a great measure, during the last session
been directed towards The adjustment OF difficult
| ties which threatened 10 disturb the harmony oil
our Union. ] conceive II the duty OF the Legs
! fat1ire TO press upon Congress the NECESSITY and
, importance ei these works. Further npplica-
tons, seconded BY the exertiens OF our Senators
| and Representatives may. aud undoubtedly VIII;
secure the desired donations
The Legislature appropriated the sum OF three
thousand dollars towards the completion OF the
Pahi buildings in this c ty. The money 10 be
exnendei under the superintendent OF ion. Ia-
sanh T. Fales Most ofthe improvements spcci-
fed in he act have been made, and they add
much 10 the appearance and convenience oil the
buildings. A further appropriation wiil be reed
I'd 10 finish the wok according TO the original
plan.
81 al, set entitled San aet reative 10 the Ptni
tef4tiaff = approved Jan. Il, 1910, MIR. A. u.
Haskell was appointed Superintendent Q. that
institution, and entered upon the discharge 0:
the duties Of his Office, on the 10Th day OF March
following. His repor, of April e3i, 1919 cxhib-
It's an inventory Of tho property pertaining - the
prison. amounting IN value 10 The sum OF S>Ge5,-
Tkaa ct n, sSs fsEal1 Far per mn
the hui'aina, which sum has been drawn BY Mr.
Hask ell, and expended, as VIII appear from his
report al NeY GS 1919. In April last, receive
ea satormatioEAf ms dssti. aud BY virtue OF the
authority granted me by the 10th secton Of the
art. | appointed Nlr. John Soft, OF Lee county.
til fill tlfr vacancy. For information conce rang
the condition oi the Prison, a, The time Mr..
Haskell became Superintendent, and the progress
which has been made in repairing the same,
respectfully refer Won 10 his reports aud TO those
oi NJ SOFT With are herewith submitted.
Tie Supreme Ciun has appointed Hon.
George Greene one Of their number, 10 prepare
and report the decisions oi thai tribunal. The
first volume Vt hs reports has already been pnb-
Ilshed. The manner in which this work has
hctn executed, II highly cFedtable 10 Mr..
Greene, md will iivorabiy compare with the law
reports Of cur sister states. | have subscribed
on behalf OF the STATE for City copies OF his first
volume, which were deposited in the S.cretafy's
Office. \ large portion OF them have however
been subsequently, exchanged for the reports OF
the several states and territories. IL will be-
come Your duty 10 make an appropriation TO
meet the Expense incurred on hshal. Of the stale
From tile formation ofthe Constitution 70 the
present .inc, there has been 10 subject which
has 30 seriously threatened The dissolution OF the
trion. os that OF slavery That Instrument re-
co enizes the system, and provides for the restor
alton ofsnrh slaves rs shall escape from their
masters. Gad find refuge in other, non-slave-
hci1ing States. This clause was inserted as a
compromise measure, to conclliate ard harmon
,ze the differences of opinion existing al the
formation OF the Constitution. relative TO this
subject. aud to induce tho southern States 10 en-
Ter INTO tac federal comPact:c nseqaently itslet-
lcf mud sptrit should receive steady and un-
ftnching supspri from cvefy friend ofthe Union.
Congress, al last session. pissed act By which
that clause of the Constitution could be more
cfiectualiy carried out. ene great object lead
lng 20 the passage OF the law was TO exhibit 10
the.slayeho'ding States. determination on the
par, OF the National Legislature 10 protect and
enforce al OF the tights guaranteed 10 them by
the Constr uilon, aud thus aas any apprehen-
sious which they might experience concerning
tho security OF those rights. Since the passage
OF that act. q disposition has been manifested in
some OF the northern stntes 10 ress. its provisions
\ good citizen Of Iowa can, Tor a NONE nj, sane
may assert, without fear of contradiction, that
the people OF this state are u law-1bidng people.
One ui the prominent reasons urged Tor resisting
the Law is, that Il violates that portion oil the Con-
stHution Of the United States which provides
that .thc privilege Of the writ OF Hajeas Corpits
shall mol be suspended, unless when in cases Of
rebellion Of INVASION, The public safety may re-
qGire IT, il may be well tor every citizen 10
remember, that Congress can pass no law pro-
ltiting the issuing OF this writ, unless the con-
iingencles specified should occur As no "re-
belon or tnyas!on'' exists now, and did not exist
at the time OF the passage ofthe act, the writ o.
Iabeos corpus is IN no manner suspended by lis !
provisions
Bus whatever differences ofopinion may bt en-
tertained in regard :oihs law, Il il now our duty
TO support i 50 long as il remains the law OF the |
land; anu trust that every citizen OF the State
Will, although he may be opposed to some OF Us
dctals, as an American citizen and a lover OF
the Union, stand firmly by il.