Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24

0f endurance, We ADJOURNED 10 uihher.
At night german band of young men called
the Turner's, some eight or nine hundred in
number, had a torch light procession, the effect
Of which was splendid. They proceeded to
the Irving House where Kossuth is staying and
gave him fine serenade He appeared upon
the balcony and made short speech "amid
thunders Of applause" as the theatrical bills
say. after which the crowd dispersed and the
curtain fell upon the first act of "Kossuth in
New York" Z. II. \.
From the New York Tribune.
IOWA.
There is hardly an equal section of the hab- !
liable globe 80 interesting to the Philanthro- /
pist, at the present time, as the youthful State
Of Iowa. 1t reaches from the 9lst TO ths 2eA
degree Of west longitude (from Greenwich,) and
from4O deg IS min to43 deg 36 min of north la
titude 1t extends, therefore. about 300 miles
in one direction, and $50 in the other en-.
braces an aerea of $4,000 square miles
Its climate is that Of the est parts of
Pennsylvania and New York, and although
not one of the largest States in the I'm
ion, it probably contains moree of the
first-class arabic land, in a healthy climate,
than any other of the United States, and far
more than any other equal section OF the globe
elsewhere Nor is this all 1t is bounded on the
east, in its entire length. by the noble Missis-
sippi, and on the west by the majestic Missou-
ri, and numberless fine streams flow into one
or the other of these great rivers from various
points in the interior; while the Des Moines
rises beyond the north west corner ofthe State
where its waters commingle with the branches
of the Missouri, cross the State diagonally and
fall into the Mississippi at its south east angle.
There are ten very considerable streams which
arise in the westerly part of the State, and
flow eastwardly, transversely into the Mississ-
ippi. These streams have, universally, rapid
currents, and abound in fine mill-sites; and in
two respects they give to the inhabitants OF
Iowa very great advantage over their neigh
bors in Illinois. In the first place, they far
nsh an abundance Of pure and wholesome
water; and in the second, they supply plenty
Of motive power for running mills, grlst-
mills, and woolen-mills for the manufacture OF
yarn and coarse clothing ,which::are an inconcei'
| yable source of comfort and convenience to the
new settler; they furnish him with building
stuff and clothing in the first instance. an
they enable him to turn his own spare timber
trees and wood to the best advantage afterward
Whereas, with the exception of Rock Rivcr,a and
one or two others, the streams Of Illinois are
sluggish and almost stagnant. Besides the
supply of river water. the rain from HEAVIER
which fall upon the undulating surface of Iowa
] persslatess = meve sandy er sxsvsliy xeoiA tbe'
that of Illinois, and gushes out into innumer
able coplous springs, COOL. clear and whole
some. t#
In regard to its pure water and the frequen
cy of its "mill. privileges" it seems to me tha
Iowa need not shrink from comparison witt
this regard striking superiority over all tn
rest of what is called 'the Western country"
There are two great facts in regard to low
which are of immense importance. Its climat
is universally good; and it's soil is UNIVERSAL
:. and uninterruptedly of the finest quality-an
: l challenge any man to prove the same thing
? to be true in regard to any other equal sectio
of territory in the known world. Its Whei
= crop is believed to be more sure than that {
Illinois; and as for Barley, Oats, and India
y Corn, there is no such thing as fixing any lin
= its to its productive power. Nor is this all
!. it's Coa!-feIds are boundless--its Lead Min,
are incxhaustitle: and its Forests, containir
: White Oak and Black Walnut, Maple al
= White ash are the finest in the world.
- With such soil, and climate, such rive
and other resources, where is the land whiG
= :, can be named in comparison with the State
/, Iowa! Where is the spot on the earth's 81
- face, where all thai contributes to the comft
a. and happiness of man can be produced in SUI
- ease and ab, ndance? Not one, l fearlessly a
., swer. ..r
~ More than this-Congress, with wise liber
0" ity has made munifcent donation in additi
- to the ordinary grant of a 10th section for
use of Common Schools, ,saS 100000 ACRES
"a. LAND for Educational pur Des; and the ST.
'"' has shown its proper appreciation Of the va
- of the gift, by its iudicious course in the sci
=" ton and disposal of this great property.
-, education of youth seems to have been the f
NJ great object which engaged the attention
'AA the first Legislators Of Iowa. And in this
gard they have certainly taken a stepin
'1 vance Of even most of the New England Sta
seeing that they have created public off
nu whose incumbent is elected by the People.
W. whose whole time is to be devoted to the gr
e." business of Public Instru ction, and VIII
get clothed with extensive powers and respons
ost and onerous duties. The present incumh
as is Thomas H. Benton, Jr., a nephew Of the
er tinguished Senator Benton, and 80 far as b
nat had the opportunity for judging, he dew
we himself to the duties of the office With car
on industry. The last Biennial Report to
mp Legislature is now before me, and have
'me duced some interesting facts from it whi'
ted may append to this paper. The Roman @
ION. olics have some institutions Of their own, p
IS iy Tor education purposes-one OF their m'
use stories is established not far from Dubu
zes' and presents quite an attractive appeara
the as you pass over,he great road leading I
cav Dubuque into the interior, in southwest
'rds direction--it is Trappist Monastery. !
pee an opportunity of conversing with the fr
most pal few days ago, as 1passed down the
gay er to ST. Louis. He is a learned and COURT
tely gentleman, about 40 years old, and yer.
hen teresting parsonage. do not know how n
ding snch establishments there are in Iowa; b'
sari- they are numerous and under the lead of
one accomplished men, they must have pow
rass influence for good or for evil. The Protest