Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-21
Speech os Gen. Cass.

iy '"S'' VII u'eiciy ieuark lhat, Wltn
respect TO these particular roads in Iowa, my
own personal knowledge of the route is quite
limited. nave been through that country but
IL was iong ago. II was before the white man
haa estaoiished himself there: and a more beau
''iui country the sun never shone upon.
Mr DODGE, oi Iowa IT Is twenty -hve years
ago' s'r, SINCE you came IN canoe along the
: saw you men.
- .. ~ was therc twice, ana both times
!" s"as .'' Aoosse'nMai "a cohveyance. ihere are Two
law. :. u."'"s ne.l,y a. 1'gns angies--one along
80, s''. i,.,, ~ Ps"s'sA"s vest o"tn
49, s |. q ~. ~ Soauuss ses'
y L
Gass Il conl ESD itse}l With Jks Indian co,,,,.
try, where the operations 81 settlement, as we'll
- Of war. NAV REQUIRE their use. Such are the
considerations connected with these Iowa roads
Independently Of the financial results, and the
duty Of government to take part in the projects
Of improvement, these roads are particularly
important to you, for they open communication
with your vast domain beyond them.
hope this bill will pass. hope so for the
whether they have had one hours good sound
sleep since this bill has been under considera.
ton. must say, whether it passes or not the
State Of Iowa owes a great deal to the exertions
Of her two Senators. have never seen, in my
legislative experience a subject of this kind
prosecuted more earnestly, with more zeal, en-.
ergy, and talent. than have been ,lisplayed by
those Senators in the nrosecut;o, of ,b;s hill
Al, our ..soc;,tes in mi. chamber con ho,rov
;aence =, tbe ,ru,h of +h;s st.,on,ont Auh.r.
seen with what nerseverance and .b;,;,v Tho
hill b,s beer ,road. how ov.r, f.o. onn.o,.a
with Il has been laid hefore ne ond ali lnov
40 woll 90 do ,hot 10. ono ;ns,,n. 80 .;u. h..
hoen lost i, conseou.nce Of onv rs,,;ssna.s ~
~. 49,. ot .has ,an.,a
~. e.. i.
n,.11, o,r !, rour.ss .a s. a. -.
a -, -. l;aaa.,.... :.-:
,rh orh ~ ,,rooross ,f ~. go, ,,..;.-
80 10 ,,hl;. l.nas hat sor,a f,nla,,..,
oh,nno met oro 1ono oco,r ,,ho .vs,on, :.
the;r ,dm;n;str,,;on w. c.,,ot oo an with
nretensons so radically different On the one
ho,d with l.roo ,orton of tbe real nron.rtv
in many of the new States placed beyond The
reach of the respective legislatures-tabooed. in
fact ns to all nublic obiects--an inert mass
amid life of struggles and privations, while
the great landbolder does almost nothing com.
planning indeed that he is asked to do ANYTHING
and on the other hand propositions are pres
sed here which lead in their principle. to ths
division of all this domain among the several
States of the Union, constituting their authori-
ties the great landlords, controlling immense
regions in other States, with all the difficult
and delicate questions to which new relations
could not fail to give rise. repeat, it. every
thing indicates that We are in chrysalis con-
dition, fast approaching our destined change.
And it occurs to me that there is one practical
plan which furnishes far better solution o!
our difficulties than any other proposition yet
suggested and that is to grant tract of land to
every person unable to purchase, and who is
willing to occupy and improve it for given
term of years. have heretofore, in the Senate,
when the subject was incidentally before us,
connected perhaps, with a proposition made bv
distinguished Senator from Massachusetts
since transferred to tho Donor,m.r,,of s,.,o
,,I.o, aoa,.;o,, :, o,,.o.. -,
v;ous t,u,r.h,o 70 ,ha,,.. IT, -,
dad forc. 70 NV .onv;o, ;ons ON n. snh;o., .na
hoy,evo 70 ~. nrhl;c c;n,nros.;ons :, ;,s sauo-
! an, mot now oo;no int, ,h. .;lar..;.rs.o,
nscted With ,h. .onas,;on 7 sh.1, ~, ,r;,hso,a
,n,. u;or. ,,ha. !, h.s,-.. !. ....
r. sep-.a..,:. - :. ~
80, -. o,,.Is .. -
con, .s ono wh;oh ,n,s, S.ns - -. :. 49,
b.,r;no ,non our f,.rro - .ot 49,. ;,..as,,;..s
,ot;on H.. n,,s. .u .h., SC -, a..
.;,,ons b.vo soo,, :, .o,.t;o, - .h,.a,,ss,;r
,ho Nh, h.e,,,,to uar.o :. -. ,~ ~ -.
;,a;.; 81 ,,u...:..na uz:,- !. -, -,
nron.rod ,r;,h nood foo,;n,. al a.l ;,,J..,..
w;th ,ha w;sL - 60. ~ a.o,t 80, !,
ho h..s.o.a :. III:
make /, his own w;,bo,t nonov n ~. ;nono.
diate inception. but not without nr;ce and a
heavy one. Loo. in the final aconis;t;on-vears
Of labor. Of exposure Of suffering. Of trial such
as frontier settler only begins to know when
he strikes the first stroke in the great primeval
forest. But all these sacrifcss bring their re-
ward when the land is reclaimed from state
Of nature. aud he sees the comforts Of life, Of
independent life, gained by himself for those
most dear To him