New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-14
Iowa.
Iowa, Monday, Jan J, lS3J

Iowa Monday, Jan y lSsi
r. ihs Ed!o, 81 TIE ~ \ Iri5Saes
The Legislature of this State has been ia
.es.icu Tor some weeks but has not done much except
70 retlect Gen George w Jones u. .. senator Tor ss
years from the ith Of March His friends at Dubuque
gave him grand congrs,ulstory supper the evonino
before he set OH for Washington to resume his sea
after his aruous duties at oar Capitol FOR week OF tea
days qttor hs opsaias Of Congress.
The various large towns on the Mississippi are con
tending betore tie Legislature about memorials 10 Con
ress for grants of Pubic Lands to aid in corsraetins
Railroads TO the Missouri Ii 10 probable that three
such will pass In favor OF Burlington Davenport wa
Muscaiine) aud Dubuque Via Fort pesmolnes) ana al
terminating at or Council Bluis on tho missouri
This point Is near the mouth OF the Big Platte River mp
whose valley 1t "a expected one great Pachc haifoas
vii, 90 and thence through the South Pass OF tho Rocky
Mountains This Il the Bet route IL Is very possoio
that il Congress does anything Tor our state 10 the way
of grants IL viii be for one main trunk road rom .no
mouth Of the Platte TO point ncar the ecnet OF VI"
state where our future capital will be- with branches 10
the three Mississippi River towns above speccd rh~
would meet eur wants -, $500,
state all eager TO secure our trade and travel and
route through our territory to the Far Vest Inc Gu
csgo and Rock Island Road to termins,e oppo,ue va.
snnor il rapdly progress ing and will be done thu year
The northwest branch OF the illinois Central WI also
be opened this year 10 Dubuque p'tmg INA, place W
connection with the East W orAnien are ho" bi'm"S
the road bed both sides Of Gsena and opposlto ps
buque - -. -,
The Southern NIscoasia Railroad Company are also
determined % share the prize of the Western anu iowa
husncss Committee Of the Directors has lust been
AZ Dubuaue and closed contract with the aathortes oil
that city and entered ino writings, by which Is pro
yded that that place shell BE- the terminus ana tha inc
section az the western end shell be upened tof
use a. soon any other part Of the road The city sub
.cbes for worth al stock and advances its bonds
and private individuals take 500 600 more The road
10 be Of the sirJef gauge This road 20 ehtehd rom
fanesyile Wis, the Mississippi Mt Dubuque. and be
q continuation Of the road bEd,ay, ON the same
gauge Che gauge Of the Erie Road) from Chicago To
Janosyille In former lettor stated that Chicago
wonld be the terminus Of twelve railroads Janessills
viii be the point OF junction OF eight viz from Chica
20 Racine Milwaukee now done,) Green Bay VIA FOND
du Lac Dubuque and Rock River Valley from the south
-Four roads then from lake poTs will there concentrate.
and proceed in one main trunk road to Dubuque.
We shall hardly got the Maine Lao from our present
Legislature Our Governor opposed it In bis Message.
some Of our editors have made themselves merry
this document in regard 10 this point Ills Exeellency
recognizes in all the naiarai r9h to drink and cell
what they please but in the next paragraph urges our
LegalstuTe 10 pa-- stringent law, with severe penal
ties agsust the circulation Of Small BdHk Votes Thefe
l. no natural Qht 10 give and take notes but there Is W
give or seD and take drains il0 expatsfes largely on
the dangers which threaten IA from bank notes ana pa
per currency but sees pertl In Hood OF whisky
But says naughty editor his Exeellency dspo'ed !"
Compound or ,nsbs Is ncinedt
b. dsanns bosc bs be- no mud ~
"The Mohawk DutchInsn" (Vnton) u lecturing In
This stat on Temperance think at the next election
there will be some votes for temperance Lover
Settlements IRE forming our Western border along
the line of the Missouri As the Eastern Kan
roads strike the Mississippi there will be an avalanche
of immigrants rolled III upon this state
ST. LOu.s and New'Orleans must besnr themse''esW
thew win lose all the business OF the Upper Ms'ssiPS
~ The numerous crossrosds pointing edSh
y Your. &c, OcofDgsrALB.