Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-11-10

tn. crTIzE Ms OF WESTERN IOWA AWAKE
tn THEIR INTEREST

THE crTIzE Ms OF WESTERN IOWA AWAKE
TO THEIR INTEREST.
AT a large meeting Of the citizens Of
Mills county, held at the Court House,
in Glenwood, on Wednesday evening,
10Th inst, for the purpose of discussing
the question of The immediate organiza-
ton of Nebraska Territory, the follow.
ing proceedings we're had:
The meeting was organized by the ap.
poin,ment Of the Hon. Geo. Hepher to
the Chair, and ID ii Solomon, Secretary.
The following set of Resolutions, Of
fered by J l. Sharp, were, after an ami
mated discussion which continued to a
late hour, unanimously adopted, as ex-
pressive of the sense of the meeting.
ResoIped. That the best inieres. Of
the citizens Of Western Iowa, as well
as that of the bordering tribes Of lndi.
ans, would be secured by an early or
ganization of the Territory of Nebras-
ks. .--
RESOLVED. That the boundaries of said
Territory, as indicated by bill introdu.
ced into Congress some years since by
The Hon Stephen A Douglass, of Hi.
nois, would best subserve the interests
of the whole country.
Resolped, That if the boundaries in
d:cated by Judge Douglass bill canno.
be obtained, we would next prefer the
parallels of 39A South and ~ North, as
the Boundaries. of Nebraska.
RESOLVED, That the Valley OF the Ne
braska or Platte River and The South
Pass, is the route most clearly pointed
out by the hand OF Nature for Wurlt's
thoroughfare and National railway for
the United States connecting the Allan.
tic with The Pacific Ocean.
Resoiued, That while we approve OF
an election by the citizens of Nebraska
Territory of Provisional Territorial Of
ficers as well as a delegate to represent
their interests in The approaching Con-
gress, we would not approbaie any nea-
sure that would reiard or 10 any way
interfere with the early extinction Of
the Indian titles 10 all OF said Territory
upon terms jus, and acceptable to all
parties concerned. .. ~
RESOLVED, That our Senators and Re-
representatives. in Congress be requested
to use their best efforts TO carry out the
policy set forth in the foregoing resolu-
lions, and that copy OF The same be
sent to each one of them, also to Hon
s A Douglass. T.. .1#
Resolved. That the Chair appoint a
Committee of three whose duty it shall
be 10 confer with The citizens of other
counties upon matters touching the local
and general interests of Western Iowa.
Whersupon the Chair appointed ID II
Soloman, ] l. Sharp, and DR. A Rogers,
said committee.
ResoiUed. That The ST Mary Gazette,
Western Bugle, and Iowa papers gener-
ally, Chicago Democratic Press. Peoria
Press, and New York Herald, be re.
quesied 10 publish The proceedings OF
This meeting.
The meeting was addressed with
great fervor aud eloquence by ] l. Sharp,
Geo Hepner, VIM English, ii p Ben
nett, and others OF Mills county; Geo
Sly les, and Marshall Truly, of Potia-
wattamie; Samuel McCracken, of Ere
mont; and finally after repeated calls, by
The Hon Ii ID Johnson, late candidate
and now Delegate elect from Nebraska,
and by ii M Clark, Secretary elect Of
said Territory. 81 s.u -.-. DID.
The meeting was upon The whole. a
grand affair. and one OF The larges, and
most enthusiastic perhaps that has ever
yet assembled in Western Iowa. The
speakers were repeatedly interrupted by
shouts OF applause which exhibited in a
manner that could not be misunderstood,
the deepest solicl,ude of the assembled
multitude upon The grea, question under
discussion.
GEO. HEPNER, Ch'n.
| d. III SoIaMoN Sec'y