Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-05-04
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ern4l improvements within the State,
would be governed by the principles that
should influence proprieiors and owners
of vast landed estates DESTROYS of dis +.
posing of them TO actual settlers. with.
oet. being so urjus, as TO wait for the
land TO be made valuable BY The toll and
labor oil those who first became purchas-
ers aud culiivators OF those lands which
otherwise would remain barren and
wor tblcss wilderness Ard they be
lieTe that the people Of this Stale are
justly entitled to be consulted, and their
wishes followed by Congress In making
these grants and
Whereas, Reliable information has re
Gently reached US from Washington city,
that the enemies OF the Iowa Land Bill,
in addition to using all possible means
Of opposition TO the measure, are repre-.
senIing that the sentiments Of The people
of Iowa have undergone a charge on
This subject, and that they now view
with favor routes for Rail Roads through
our stale which were unknown at the
Jas! session OF The Legislature. when
Congress was memorialized in behalf
of the Burlington and Keokuk, the Da-
venpori and Muscatine, and the Du
buque and Missouri River Rail Roads.
lie it Resolved. That as citizens Of
Burlington, we here take the oppor,uni
~ 10 declare that nothing has yet oCcurr-
ed to induce us to make any change
whatever in our opinion that Rail Road
routes across the State from the points
above indicated 81 Guild a, this time be
the true and only policy OF the people of
Iowa.
Pesolred, That the memorial passed
rs the Legislature at their session Of
1852 3 meets with our hearty approba
ton, that we trust the delegation in Con
gress from Iowa will continue to stand by
that measure alone and none other, re.
CARELESS OF all outside pressure, and all
efforts to misrepresent the true feelings
Of the people Of our state on this sub.
ject. a1sa3 .-la .
i# RfS0lced, That said memorial having
been adopted after the entire question OF
Hand grants had been fully canvassed by
the people, and the Legislature. both be-
fore and at the session above referred to,
we regard the question as no longer an
open one, and we consider said memo
rial as embodyine the fixed and unaler.
able sentiments Of the people of Iowa.
res ResoiUed. That we call upon the
friends of the Iowa Land Bill to rally
through the State, and by an emphatic
expression of opinion, and an energetic
Eunanimitv of action TO aid our Congress
ional delegation and. other friends of The
measure, in carrying-i, through Con-
gress.
ResoiUed, That we cordially assent TO
the proposal Of the citizens of Keokuk
to meet in Convention at Fairfield on the
9th of May next, and that delegation
of fifty be appointed to attend; and we
hope that all the counties along the line
of the Burlington and Missouri River
Rail Road will appoint similar delega-
tions 10 attend that Convention. Ana we
further call upon the friends OF the Bill
throughout tie State TO hold similar Con
veniions and expressions Of opinion, aad
laying aside all former local dissensions,
10 make one final and united effort in be-
half of the State. re~
IS Rescued, That committee of Cor
respontence and Arrangements consist.
ing of five members be appointed to car
'ry out the objectssof this meeting, and
10 make such arrangements as they may
deem necessary in ensuring the success
of the measure. typ
Resoiued, That standing by and zeal
ously laboring for The memorial and in-
siruc,ion CT the Legislature, and in firm
ly refusing to injure the present pros
pect OF obtaining a grant of lands by
.conscnting 10 countenance the claims of
outside and new born schemes, our entire
delegation in Congiess merit the graft
ude and hearty thanks of the people of
Iowa.
+. The chair appointed ,Messrs. T. II,
4 Warren, w. L. Coolbaugh, J. Z. Hall.
II. w. Starr, and J. F. Tallani said
Commi,,ee of Correspondence and ar
! raDgemenls, and, ~
!, Messrs. . 49,
A Harbaugh, n Grear, w Thomp-
' son, ii w Starr, w w White, + Ii
Warren, II G Kendall. w Sunderland,
o G Lockard, S b Wright ] F Brooks,
IF Abrshams, ] c Hail. ID Rorer, Ly.
man Cook, J NJ Morgan, J l. Corse, E
e Gay, ] p Wightman, J e Fletcher,
G II Phelps, w r Coolbaugh. Luke
Palmer, II Ray ] s Schramm. A w
Carpenter. r s Adams. @ g Wightnan.
i ID Stockton. w Garrei. NJ s Foote.
Thos Gordon, w H Posilewaitr, X
Flsgler r Ogden. r Stewart, A West,
N D Browning, Math .Bartscler. Fred
Funk. John s DAVID, H Starr. S
Heisler and G B Darwin, were Dele.
gallon 70 attend the Fairfield Conven-
ton.
fs,sOn motion, ordered that The Secretary
!. be instructed 10 forward copy Of ,he
!, proceedings Of This meeting 10 each q
our Senators and Representatives II
Congress, and to each Of the members
of ihe Commute on Public Lands.
Ordered, that the committee on Cor
,respOndence be instructed to prepare and
circulate q suitable Memorial for sub
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