Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-11-12

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justice demand, that free and unob
structed navigation shall be granted to us
Resolved. That the Senators and Represen
tatives in Congress from the several States re
presented in this convention, be and they ar,
hereby respectfully requested to use their per
sonal end united exertons to secure the earl,
appropriation of an amount of money which
shall be adequate to complete the removal o
the distractions to safe and speedy uaviga
ton of said river.
On motion of Mr.. Garber of st Louis, the
memorial was then adopted as follows:
To the Senate and House of Representatives OF
| the United States in Congress assembled:
| Your memorialists, convention of two hun.
bred and ninety four delegates, from the States
Of Iowa. Wisconsin, Illinois and Missouri, and
the Territ.ry of Minnesota, assembled at Bur.
lington in the State of Iowa on the 23d and 9th
days of October, 1851, respectfully call the at
tsntion of your honorable body to the obstruc-
tons to the navigation of the Mississippi river
usually known as the Des Mones and Rock
River Rapids, and ask that the same be reno.
we'd by the General Government, SO that free
and practical channel be opened through them
Your memorialists insist upon the reasona-
beness, the justice, and the perfect practicable.
ty of their request The Mississippi being a
great National Highway, this is National
work, and has so been regarded by previous
Congress, in making appropriations for the
same object, which, though too small to COM
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navigation Of that river.
Your memorialsts further ST tate, that the cha.
racter of those instructions is such as greatly
to cripple the commerce of the river during the
larger portion of the time in which it is open
| for navigation; and that a removal of the same
while it would conduce to the prosperity and
convenience of the people who are dependen,
st1fc river an ontlet, would also enhance
the value and facilities in the settlement Of the
government lands Of the Northwest situated
above said rapids, and would be economy to the
government iii the end, in saving of cost OF
transportation of supplies and armament
Your memorialsts further refer your honora.
bic body to The resolutions passed by this con-
Nehtlol, ana 10 STATISTICS which Will he enibO-
died and furnished by committee of this body
Col. G. Madeira offered the following resolu-
ton which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, the sense of this convention,
That it is the duty of its members to use their
influence individually to impress upon the at
tention of Congress the great importance to the
commercial and agricultural interest of the Up
per Mississippi country, that immediate atten-
ton be given to their wishes and wants. as en-
pressed through their memorial to their honor
able body.
The following resolution was offered by D
Rorer and was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That We view the removal Of OBJ
structions in the channel of the Mississippi river
at its mouth, AS necessary to the prosperity of
the whole Mississippi Valley, and therefore,
matter of highly national concern; and that our
respective Senators and Representatives in Con
gress are requested to aid in the adoption of all
regulate measures for the accomplishment of
that object.