Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-10-06


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+ Exnn Geo. ". Jones.
The citizens oi Dubuque. without als.inc.lon
OF party, rendered pubic dinner % me non
q " Jones, as token Of sheir gratltude lot MS
untiring and efficient services IN the late ses-
sion OF Congress. We subjoin the written re-
|ply of the General as published in the M'"er''
kzpresss
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honor rendered me-
Al the same time that feel constrained to
decline receiving at the hands of nv esteemed
neiphbcrs and friends, SO gratifying a compli
ment. I must nevertheless. endeavor to ex.
nress through YOU to them though am sure
| I can not find words adequate thereto the pro-
found and heartfelt sense of gratitude which
feel towards them, for this, the second tender
to me Of a public dinner, the first some thir.
teen wears past, in addition 10 the many other
acts Of courtesy and kindness which, during
the whole period Of nv reeidence amongst
them. numbering upwards of twenty -four years
thew have uniformly extended to me. If there
be any feeling more profound thaa all others
it is that which public servant entertains
wben convinced that is course, as such meets
with .nnro,a,;o, of tbose who have ccnfded
:, him Such INV ue;phbors and friends. are
mr f..,;,n. IN tho nresen, occas;on can.
e,ss that an, ,ro,;fed bevona exnressiop. at
,ho or;d.no. a;ve, now and always hereto.
.,ea,o ro,os.5 ~ ~. 7 om
.,,,.r..ss.a .na ov.rnoxered NV tho ob,;oa.
uaor which T GOO, mvself nl.ced towards
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MO. ,,;,, ~. n,rov,, of NV constituents Il ;s
... 1.,, s,r. hac,,so of ,nv d;s,,,v of orato.
u;.a, ,h;,;,u ON ,,,, hnt becons. of the
h.,;of tho, have hoo, .ss;duous honest and
e.;,hf,, 3, Tho a;sch.r,e ri NV dutv IT
, oror hoo,, uu ,,,o,s
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.h. hos watched n,v co,rso :,
80. g., 90 no,o,,.o uhon 7 rsnrsso,ted
.u;s.s ,,,roo s,.,os and ono Tor.
,s s:.,e. 80 u.u. son.,or Az thu,
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s..o ~ which 7 nroc,red was that 70 estab.
i'll Tho Tor,torv IF J.w,, ana ,ber,bx IN seve,
nvse,f from constituency who had on every
occaeion oi,en me their almost unanimou:
sunnort for couoress. At the same session ol
cnnnross 7 nrocured large apnropriations OF
money for the removal of the distractions to
tho navioation at the two RAPIDS in the Mis-
s;Ss;,n; River for the pnrcbase of the country
from The Indians which now forms our beau
t;ful s,,te-for the erection Of our Capitol and
per;teut;arv-acts for the establishment and
,,c.,;,, of tho ;mnortap. Office of surveyo,
co.,, i, 1o,,o ;,s,eod Of W;consin where
,han ros;dsd- a Land Office each at Burhne
.,a nr,rore and grants Of GAO acres o.
I.nd Zach for the Towns of Fort Madison
p,,~,;,.,o, R.;,evue Dubunue and Peru
,;,h o,hor .cts ton numerous. here to specify
~sfer 70 these acts not in selfexultation but
80 ov;dances u,m;st,keable that I have moi
to., .o.,oted bv scct;onol or .elfsh motives a.
hos hoo, u,oanerouslv and falsely charged
...;,s, mo hecou,e of NV advocacy Of the Du
hnor. and Keoluk and the Davenport and
con,c;l R,uffs Railroads, That I have beer
constant and unwayering in support of thos,
o,s,ros 10 mos, true and for the all sufficien
rea.on that 7 was twice solemnly instructed 81
,o 4, NV The LEGISLATURE of nv State, and b,
numerous conventions by the people held eve
~ ve.r dur;np nv senatorial term. As ser
.r. of tho neop,e feel in honor and in con
.,;.n.. hou,d to obev and carry out their wish
es reoard,ess Of threats and denuncia,ions from
.nv onarter and especially of those whose Sc
cret motives for their unceasing warfare upor
mn ,r;u;,,t.d !, NV failure to procure Offices
for them and to nander totheir selfish and mer
.on.rv d.s;res have neither been governed
hv sectional pre,l;lections in nv legislativ,
,d vo,la nc alwavs have done