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Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
The Destiny of the Public Lands,

Every thing indicates the prevalence of libe-
raj views on the part of Congress in the dis
position to be made of the public lands within
the limits of the new States. Numbers of bills
have already been introduced and favorably
received, for extensive grants for internal i'm.
provement purposes; and Mr.. Walker of Wis
consn has given notice of bill making ces-
sion OF dAthe lands to the states in which they
lie, upon condition that they shall be given to
actual settlers To the principle of ceding the
lands to the States, to be disposed of at the
Legislative discretion, We give our unqualified
assent. 1t is doctrine we have entertained
for years. No more serious impeachment to the
prosperity OF the new states exists, than the
constant drainage upon their cash resources,
which is kept up through the U. S. land offices.
he state governments are best calculated from
necessity and position, to Judge of the proper
manner OF disposal and al the money which
can. in any event. be sealizfd from the sale OF
these lands. is of the utmost necessity to the
infant communities by whom they are to be
improved We hope, ere long, to see Uncle
Sam make clean sweep of it, in Difference to
the manifold wants Of his younger progeny.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24

A gentleman writing from Washington to
the Boston Post, in regard to the estimation
in which Mr.. Fllmore's message is held there
says
at is considered more reactionary, more an
ti-democratic, than even Louis Napoleon's late
message is. Nay, this is not all The denun-
citation Of foreigners, who have right, under
the laws,to come to this country. as mere guests
OF the nation. enjoying our Hospitality, which
may be Withdrawn at pleasure-the justifica-
ton of the murders by the demoniac Concha,
of the fifty braves under Crittenden-the
heartless and cold condecension exhibited to
the one hundred and sixty sufferers in Spanish
mines and dungeons-thc scrupulous care and
concern for the preservation of Cuba to the
Spanish crown, and to the dominion of despo.
tism-the farcical vindcation of American
vessels from the right of search, after inviting,
by the proclamation of last April, the exercise
of that very right-th adopting of the Span
ish version of the landing Of the Lopez pa:ri.
OTIS in Cuba into an American public documen,
the impudent denial of the right of Ameri.
can citizens to do anything for the spread Of
American free Institutions and the base adms
sion of the right of depotisms to do what they
please to put down lberty-are one and all
sufficient to rouse the indignation of the people
against an administration that has proved to
be such traitor to the principles, and doc
trines, and practices of American democra
! cy.'
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24

The last heokuk Wig is rampant with lies
and nonsense IN relation to certain loans which
are proposed to be voted by the people of sew.
erai democratic countie, in Iowa for railroad
purposes Without being wiling to admit
whether he is for or against such measure, Dr.
BowEN lampopns the democracy of the State,
because it has been advocated by democratic
journals IN behalf Of works which will affect
b'nehclally the localities of such journals. As
might have been expected, the veracity and
logic of the Doctor are both at fault His as
sertlon that "the locofoco party formed con
situation for the State which expressly prohibited
the creation of debts for internal improvement
purposes Is shown to be false by section one
pf article seven Of the constitution itself under
which.a State debt for internal improvement
purposes to an unlimited amount. NAV be
created. subject to the approval of tn. people
by ballot, on precisely the same principle that
it is proposed to create county debts. 1t s
upon the strength of this lie that our pious CO.
temporary affects to discover a prudigious in
consistency in the position of his "locofoco
brethren OF the democratic press, whereas, il
he had stuck to the truth, he would have dis.
covered neither gate or saw mill" in the
matter.
The truth about the matter is, the "Vhiq" is
utterly opposed to submitting the question OF
taxation to the people at all. It's instincts and
political ethics lead it to give preference to the
cd exploded plan of corrupt legislative log.
rolling, Tint is what it prefers, and AS We
have seen above, it will not hesitate to falsify
the statute book, and to insult the intelligence
OF the people of Iowa, to bring about a resort
to It's favorlte plan of saddling the people with
corrupt debt, through legislative hocus DO.
Gus, without giving the Peep who pay it, any
say IN the matter, Doe or Bowen learns very
sovly' for III opportunities he has had.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
Senate OIlIllittees.

The Standing Committees of the Senate oil
the u S. have been announced. Below We
present the composition of some Of the more
Important
On Foreign Relations-Messrs Mason, Dou
glas, Norris, Mangum and Underwood
On Finance-Messrs. Hunter, Bright, Gwin
Pierce and Miller.
On Commerce-Messrs. Hamlin Soule Dodge
of Wisconsin, Davis and Seward
On Public Lands-Messrs. Felch, Shields
Dodge of Iowa. Underwood and Pratt.
Gu Military Affairs-Messrs. Shields, Gle
mems, Borland, Dawson, Jones of Tenn.
On Pcnslons-Messrs. Jones of Iowa, Dor.
land, Foote of Vermont, and Geyer.
The composition of the committee on Public
Lands we regard as especially favorable to the
interests Of Iowa. The position of Gen. Dodge
VIII enable him to render efficient service to
our railroad grants. If the exigencies of the
case shall require it we expect from him an
able report upon this head.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
Refreshing.

1t IL pretty generally acknowledged that the
~. Y. Tribune is prominent and influential
exponent of wing policy and doctrine, through
out the Republic. 1t is therefore quite refresh
ing to hear cousin Greedy, in the course of
two column article, belaboring Mr. Fillmores
Message, in good set terms of ponderous de-
nunciation. for the multitude of positive and
negative sins which the President has commit
ted against the honor and interests of the
country; especially for the contrast which is
presented with the assinine te-deums which the
small fry of the wing press have doled out in
praise Of the wishy- washv production After
prosecuting vigorous assault upon many spc-
cific parts of the Message, the Tribune charac-
terists the geuerat tenor Of the thing, as being
"a non AS sertion, almost non. recognition Of
principle. All is second hand, superficial
make shift, and much is temporizing, timd
irresoiute. even with regard to our Foreign re-
latons, the reader is often befogged with re-
gard to the principles which have guided the
Presidential course" And again, says our
well beloved cousin Horace, their is no ap-
proach to the clear enunciation of vital prin-
ciple except in the quotation friendly rela-
lions with all, but entanglng alliances with
none.' This Will do pretty well for the grea-
test mouth piece of the whig party, and is
nearly as rich as to hear distinguished aboli.
tionists complimentng Mr.. Fillmore, for en-.
| courglng prosecutions for treason against those
who resist the fugitive slave law! We have
| every disposition to encourage the Tribune in
its efforts to tell the whole truth Of this mes
sage. but really can't see the necessity of &C
cupying two mortal columns to prove to the
| world that the message is "second hand
superficial, make shift" document. This is
sufficiently obvioufwitkout argument or e!ab
-2 scs1 PVT w. " ~ n i0iili l1I|
sentation Of the Presidents principles and pc
sition.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
Discharged.

We noticed, last week, the arrest of VIM
Fahrenholtz, charged with the muder of one
Albert Koehler. He was brought up for exam
ination on Monday last, and discharged, the
evidence not being sufficient to implicate him
in any manner as guilty of murder. On the
contrary every person who heard the examina.
ton became satisfied that he was innocent of
the charge. There was no evidence to show
that Kochler was dead or had brought any
amount of money with him to this place, and
according to his own declarations to Mr.. Helm
and family, he had no interest whatever as a
partner in the store with Mr.. Fahrenholtz.-
kochler, at all events was very eccentric man
his actions in continuing absent are very
strange indeed, and have given rise to- we have
no doubt, unjust and unfounded suspicious,
much to the injury Of Mr.. F., to whom it is but
an act of justice to correct the rumors afloat,
and to set him right in the opinion of the COM
munity.-lowa Statesman.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
Kossuth asks what can be opposed to the

Kossuth asks what can be opposed to the
recognition, on the part Of the people of the
United States of the Declarations If Indepen-
dence which he declares to be the only right.
full existing public law of Hungary, and by
which he is declared to be its freely chosen and
constitutional Chief.
Is it the frown of Mr.. Hulseman, the anger
of satellite of the Gear, called Francis Joseph
of Austria? or the danger that your minister at
Vienna will have offered his passports, and
that Mr.. Hulseman will leave Washington
should l be received and treated in my official
capacity! Further on Kossuth says, as to Mr..
Hulseman, do not believe he would be so
ready to leave Washington; he has extremely
well digested the caustic pills which Mr. Web
ster has administered to him gloriously. /
know enough of the sovereign people of the
United States to feel assured that their high
minded government will not permit itself to be
regulated in its policy by all the Hulsemans,
or all the Francis Josephs in the world.
kossuth expresses his conviction. that there
is moment. marked by the finger of God, near
at hand, which will call him, and all the
friends of liberty to the battle field, which he
predicts will be the last great struggle be-
tween liberty and despotism.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
More Mormon Tricks.

There seems to be no end to the difficulties
engendered by the Ishmaelitish disposition OF
the corrupt leaders of Mormondom The un.
fortunate discipline. which subjects all their
temporal affairs, no less than their consciences
in matters spiritual, to the absolute dominion
of their priests and elders-most of whom APP
pear to be INSCRIPTIONS, unprinciplcd mcrce-
nary scamps--is constantly placing them in
resistance to the laws of the land The latest
manocuvre,i i'm the way Of notification, is dis
closed by the last Frontier Guardian which is
Elder Hyde's wing organ at Kanesvile Iowa
There are several thousand dollars of county
taxes levied in the county of Pottawattamic
As tax-paying time has arrived, tins creature
Hyde, in his paper of Nov. %, comes out with
an editorial "opinion' that county orders are
receivable for county revenue, only in the order
Of their date and thereupon the Mormon county
treasurer publishes official notice to tax pay
ers, that he will receive orders except in tn e
order of their dates although the law is ex.
press, that he shall receive, in payment of
county taxes, all orders which are presented for
that purpose. But one explanation can be
given to this strange proceeding Elder Hyde
has doubtless in his possession, some of the
early orders, which he will hold on to, and
thereby compel all tax payers holding subse-
quent orders to pay their taxes in money!
Having thus collected all the money attainable,
the + der and his county treasurer and secur-
ties will be ready, nth tie money. to take up the
line of march in the epring, according to an
nouncement by prophecy, for Salt Lake, lcav-
ing the county orders to be redeemed by the
subsequent settlers of Pottawattamie county.
This is a second edition of Gov. Young's finan.
ciering with the U. S. building fund, in Utah,
and is perfectly characteristic of the thieving
propensitics of the Mormon Elders. No rene
can be had before the courts in Pottaw at annie,
inasmuch as they have Mormon Judge who
Is equally creature of Hyde. We sincerely
hope some citizen of that county may be found
with spirit enough to seek redress, through the
writ of mandamus orr Injunction from the Su-
pzeme Court. TIA u, q time an end was put
TO these charlatan tricks.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
Abstract Of X Ossuth's G reat Speech

New York, Dec. 7.
Last night kossuth' private secretary deliv-
cred to the reporters of the Herald notes of his
reception speech, which the wild enthusiasm
of the people prevented delivering at his re-
ception at Castle Garden. 1t makes two col.
ums OF the Herald and shadows forth the prin-
ciples which will guide him here. as well as
his hopes and expectations, from the people
of the United States.
He says he brings a brotherly greeting from
the people of Great Britain. who, united to you
with enlightened brotherly love as in blood
conscious ofyour strength, as they are conscious
of their own; having forever abandoned every
sentiment of irritation and rivalry, desire the
brotherly alliance of the United States to pro-
tect the sovereignty of nations against the en-
croaching arrogance of despots, and leagued to
you against the leagne of despots, to stand, to-.
gether with you, godfather to the approaching
baptism of European liberty.
| Kossuth considers it to be the duty of honor
and principle not to NEEDLE with any party
question in our domestic affairs, but processes
highly and openly his admiration for the g O..
rious principle of union on which stands the
mighty pyramid of your greatness, and upon
the basis of which you have grown in the short
period of seventy five years to a prodigious gi-
ant, the living wonder of the world. / have
the most warm wish that the star spangled
banner of the United States may forever be
floating over united and free people. ard be
the proud ensign of mankinds divine origin;
and taking my ground on this principle of nm
ion which find lawfully existingin an estab
lished constitutional fact, it is not TO party
| to the people of the United States that l con-
hdently will address my earnest request for
good and protection to oppressed humanity.
will conscientiously respect your laws, but
within their limits will use every honest ex-
ertion to gan yo1r operative sympathy, and
yoar financial, material, and political aid for
my country's freedom anG independence
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
More British Interference.

A rumor which was some time since preya.
lent, to the effect that England and France had
ordered their war vessels on the West India
station, to exercise general espionage over
American ships in those waters. has received
continuation from the publication of an official
correspondence between Mr.. Crittendcn and
the French and English minister's In this
correspondence, the position taken by the cx-
ecutive administration of our country is in the
last degree Illuminating and disgraccful In
stead of answering these "orders in council
with distinct aud emphatic declaration that
such visitation upon American commerce in
sight of our own shores, could not be permitted
and that their enforcement would be resisted
by the whole power Of the United States, Mr..
Crittenden, under the direction of the Presi-
dent, does not even rise to the dignity of de-
cent protest against the high handed assumption
of British insolence. hut does out about two
columns Of namby panty stuff,the fi-rcest son
of which amounts 10 only a regret that
ninStx, government should have deemed
~|SS reader our government any as
e in protecting Cuba can apprchcn
81 that difficulties will arise in the enforce
mcnt OF these orders and TO "a hope that
there may never arise any occasion for their ex-
ecution"l!
Heavens what a repre- sentative of the rights
ana spirit Of the American people have we
here! 1t amounts TO a erect invitation 10 the
practical operation the odious doctrine of the
right of search, without even the ptiful pre-
text of retaining deserters from British ships,
which produced the war of 1872 Truly Mr..
Fillmore's administration has brought us to a
pretty pass, with our gulf coast in effect block
AIDED by the war fleets of France and England.
and the trcnsit of American mails and passen.
gers through Nicaragua harra-scd and mpeded
by the Royal Navy acting under the orders of
the BunrO King of all the Muslnitns' Uut
what else could be expected, fer the Presi-
dent had been the first to put his countrymen
upon the high seas, under the ban of an Official
d4nuneiation as pirates, beyond the pale of pro.
lection or sympathy 1t requires no great de-
gree OF penetration to discover that these Brit.
ish and French orders are the direct and imme-
diate results of Mr.. Fillmore's ferocious procla
nation, the very doctrines of which must pre-.
clude him from offering any resistance to their
execution. The election oil 1852 will nut this
matter to rights, and give final quie,us to all
such wing doctrine.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24

The marke, for pc k, at Iowa City continues
brisk, at prices which are refnuncrative to the
farmer, and are relatively higher than at any
o,her point in the State. The quality and
quantity, to, surpass our most sanguinc OK
peetatIons. We have been informed by a pr:n.
etpal packer Of Ibis place. that the quantity
brought M, exceeds by twcrty per cent. the
amount delivered at the SIN period last sea
sou, and that corresponding per centrum ex-
lists in the quality aud weight of the hogs
This is an encouraging state OF things 10 our
agricultnrists-whus great interest lies at the
foundation of all prosperity, and will 20 far
towards compcnsating for the short crops of
grain, produced by the unexampled spring Of
the present year In spite of the inordnale
putting 50 pcrseHeringly practi.cd by other por
tons of the State their is no part of Iowa,
which offers equal inducements to the agricul,
taralist-every thing conaideycd- with this
portion Of ii.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
Another Great Railroad.

A public meeting was held at Delhi, Della
ware county, Iowa, on December 9th 1851
CHARLES w. HoDBs in the chair, and A. X EA-
TON acting as Secretary, at which it was resol
we'd to consult with the citizens of DUBUQUE,
Buchanan, Black Hawk and Bremen counties
relative to petitioning Congress for the right of
way and donation eff lands to aid in building
a railroad from Dubuque, by way of Cedar
Cedar river and the great bend of ST. Peters, to
the Red River of the North" Messrs. Ozjas
Kellogg, Z. A. Hobbs, John Benson, A. X. Ea-
ton. and Daniel Baker, were appointed a com
ml.tee to carry out the objects Ct the said reso.
luton.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
National Railroad to the Pacific.

From the mehgre accounts Of the proceedings
Of Congress which have reached us, we learn
that Mr. Senator Gwinn of California has intro
duced into the Senate bill providing for the
survey and eventual construction of national
railroad to the Pacific Ocean. Most ardently
do we desire to see this matter assume a shape
which will enlist the power and patronage of
the General Government. The political. COM
mercial aud social wants of this great people,
even in this generation, demand such "a work
and as the period is indefinitely remote when
state soverelgnties will be formed between our
Missouri! border and the Pacific, we hold it to
be the bounden duty of the General Govern
ment to prosecute the enterprise from the first
named pont-anl to commence it immediate
ly. Without such road, an empire of land
along its route is wholly worthless nay, a con-
slant bill ofexpense which, by its construction
would quadruple the cost of the work bv the
enhancement in value of these lands alone
q The entire failure of the President to allude
in his message, to this railroad, even as a pos
siblc event, is one of the most inexcusab,e
omissions of that very tame performance and
should especially estrange from his admnistra.
ton every northern and western man. irrespec.
tive of his political predictions Whole pa.
ragraphs are eliminated by Mr.. Fillmore, in
patronizing encumiums upon several works fol
inter-oceanic communication through Mexico
and tentral America, which have already alb
ooio~h SdPitoi ciouSu ~ nave Duilt Il TOdU
through our own territory, and even assumed
prgninent rank among the subjects Of on
national diplomacy; yet not syllable is lispet
by him, in communicating with Congress, OF
behalf of a work which undeniab'y has much
stronger claims upon their favorable attention
We may confidently assume that within
eighteen months from this there viii an unbro
ken chain o: railway from Boston, New Yorl
ard Philadelphia, to the Mississippi river a
Rock Island, all constructed through individ
ual enterprise, and covering a third part of tn,
distance across the heart of the continent. B,
means of the anticipated grant for the Daven
port and Council Bluffs road, this grand lin,
may very soon thereafter be extended to the
Missouri. From this latter point the govern
ment of the United States should prolong THE
GREAT ROAD to the golden shores of tn.
Pacific, and should make speedy preparation
therefor The rnmovable finger of "inanifes,
destiny points to such result, and the PEG
pie of This Republic will not be satisfied with
any thing less in this connection. May the
amplest measure of success attend the efforts
OF the California Senator. To the present and
all future generations, the gold placers of his
wonderful state, become insignificant in com
parison with the stupeudous work of internal
improvement which he has initiated in the
Senate Of the United States.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
The River COntraCt-.Time Of
Completion and price Of Lands.

From frequent inquiries made of US we in
fer there is strong desire on the part of our
readers to obtain some definite information IN
regard to the contract recently made by the
State with the Messrs. Bangs, for the improve
ment of the Desmoines river
In compliance with this general desire, We
shall from time to time communicate such in
formation as would seem to be most generally
demanded by those who are more especially
interested in the work.
In answer to two inquiries which have most
frequently been made, We would state that the
Contract stipulates for the completion of the
work within four years from the date of the re-
cent favorable decision of the Administration,
extending the grant above the Forks of the
Raccoon.
In regard to the price of lands, the State is
prohibited from offering for sale more than one
hundred and fifty thousand acres of land in any
one year, and may offer an additional one hun
bred and fifty thousand each successive year
till the entire amount above the Forks, estima-
ted at 100000 acres has been offered for sale.
For the first six months after each one-hun-
dred and fifty thousand acres is brought into
market. it is not to be sold for less than five
dollars per acre; after six months and within
five years, not less than three dollars an acre
shall be taken, and after the expiration of FIVE
years the price shall be reduced to and remain
at, two dollars and fifty cents an acre.
Persons who have, or shall have Claims
upon these lands according to the custom of
the country, will be allowed pre- emption rights
and can purchase at the above prices, on a
credit of five years by paying interest at the
rate of eight per cent per annum in advance
So much for the lands above the Forks.-Keo-
kuk Wing