Demoine courier., 1856-06-12

7th That the Slave power, the present
national Administration and it, adherents hay-
ing violated this policy, and the principles on
which 1T is based, by 4 disregard OF Law and its
own profession, by an invasion Of the state and
personal rights, and by breaking solemn GOV.
nants, has forced upon the countr, the LssSe.
whether Freedom shall be limited to the Free
States, OF Slavery TO the Slave States, and made
that Issue absorbing ant paramount.
8. Rssolred. That while the rcopIa Of hi,
Congressional District rejoice at the beral dis,
position manifested by the present Congress. in
making Grants OF land TO aid The Construction
OF Railroads, they cannot but feel that the in.
terests OF this District have bcen neglected in
the Bill passed for the benefit of Iowa Rail
roads.
g.. Resolued, That in view of The demors.
trated negligence and inefhciency, of our own
immediate Representative in that regard. we
hereby appeal directly to the ibersIitv and
justice Of Congress, on behalf of additional
grants OF land 10 Iowa, in aid of other i'm.
portant Roads running through thi. District.
but utterly disregarded in the Bill already pa.
sed.
10. Resotrsi, That we have witoes.ed With
modification and regret the failure of impor,ant
appropriations made by Congress for Western
improvements IN consequence CT the exercise
OF the Presidential veto; and we look unon tho
hostile attit le assumed towards Inter- al I'm.
provements y.the Platform of the Dsmocra-
tic Party. as authoritatively aud practically
expounded by the President, as unjust, iniur.
GUS. anu destruotive, in Its operation, to the
Valley.
l. RESOLVED, That we hereby request our
Senators and Representatives to urge the in
mediate Adoption, by Congress, of measures
calculated to secure the speedy Construction Of
a Railroad from some suitable point West OF
the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean, running
its enare length exclusively With, the a.
states, 'nat II may aid the purposes Of National
defence by ~atfording the means of sneedy tram
portation fors II oops and munitions Of war
and thattt may be a great highway of Navig..
hon, travel andC and cement the bond,
OF Union between the widely separated section,
tof our Common Country.
~. Resolved, That we cordially invite DIR
FELLOW citizens everywhere. and inespective of
old party lines, or past differences, to unite with
US IN nattins for Territorial Freedom, and Con.
stitutlonal Liberty, and to this end, we hereby
pledge them our hearty sympathies and coon.
erauon curing the present combat.
Is. Resolved, That the spirit Of Border
! unlinism, manifested in the lawless inyasions
OF Kansas, the mul der ing Of her citizens. the
destruction of her free presses, the sacking
Of Lawrence City; and the plunderlng of her
Citizens, together with the outrage
1oos ~ neeGom OF speech Dy the brutal as.
sauit upon the Hon.. Charles Sumner in viola.
ton OF the dignity and tights Of the American
Senate, is reeoghized as part Of. thatsystem CT
measures by which the supporters of the AID.
ministration seek ssto subdue,, the friends re-
10. Constitutional rights Of the free Citizens OF
the United States.
Ia. RESOLVED, That we are in favor Of the
immediate Admission of Kansas as a State, uu-
DER the free Constitution adopted by her own
Citizens.
On motion, The Report was received
and unanimously adopted.