Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-07-01
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kcokuk, June 10th ST.
Objections to tie ne,o Coastitutlon-G Game Of
The Political Huckstcrs-1Ae "harl money!
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send herewith copy Of The new Consitu-
ton for your examination, Being aware that you
THE lively interest in the affairs of this Safe.
L is submitted to the people for adoption or re
jec'ion on the first Monday OF August next.
think IL will be very &c eptable to the mod
crate and conservative men of both parties.-
The opposition to il will come from the ultra of
all sides, and probably from very opposite eau
ses.
Some hostility to this instrument has already
exhibited itself, and several presexts are offered
as reasons OF opposition. The real grounds, in
| my opinion, are the articles permitting the PEG
pie to vote tor or against any banking system
that may be presented 10 them ty The Legisla-
ture, and the location OF the seat Of government
| 1T Fort Dcs Mones
There isa great deal OF "noise and confusion"
attempted 10 be made about "nigsers," but this
is all hosi. The new Constitution is almost
verbally identical with the present one on the
"ntgger" question. 1t is true there is a separ-
ate clause submitting the question of Negro
Suffrage" 10 vo,e OF the people, but that has
nothing more to do With the main body OF the
new Constitution than the bred Scott decision.
The question of Negro Suffrage is presented
as separate and distinct question, Just as it
was presented by the Democratic Convention in
Michigan in November 1850. great effort is
being made, however, by few dlshones: per
sons to identify this separate question with the
new Constitution itself, but the people are
too intelligent TO be caught by such shallow
trickery. a---l., -.-5-ss-
] repeat that the real causes of opposition are
the permanent location of the Capital, and the
article on corporations. Aass7f s4..f
A number of gentlemen who are interested IN
some very proper sites tor the Seat OF oosefh-
n,ent, don't want it fixed any where at present.
They want 10 kept location question an OPP
en- one, hoping that by some hook or crook
!lture Legislature of Iowa may be induced 10
select their city as the fa' ored spot. Such
men are opposed to the Constitution, and have
a great hostility to all spectators i'll town lots,
especially those about Fort Des Mones.
/ think the Convention acted wisely in at
tempting to permanently fix the Seat OF Govern
ment a, Fort Des Moines. 1. ls the point for
the Capital 1t was fixed by orc Legislature,
and the location aequeseedi in by another, and
Tor years public opinion has decided in favor
effort Des Moines Its position is On the Des
Moines River in the heart of the great Des
Moines Valley, not far from the geographical
centre of tie State, destined to be the great
railroad crossing Or centre of Iowa, and sur
rounded 10y mes; fertile country. Fort Des
Moines | repeat above all other places in the
State, is the proper site for the Seat of Govern
nent, No objection is made here TO this part
o! the new Constitution, for our leading rail-
road interests are most closely connected and
identified with Fort Des MONIES. 81 zssa
The article corporations in the new Con-
stitution is assaulted. You viii observe this ar
tcie does not establish any banking system
whatever, but merely gives the people an op-
portunity of voting For or sgains, any banking
system presented by the Legislature. To this
the 'ftard money" Nebraska Banh mea object
most strenousis! The people are not - be
trusted on the subject, They will, If peymitea,
nix dangerous system of banking on themselves
dangerous TO their prosperity and liberty, al d,
worse THIN all, dangerous to--,hc glorious mo-
nopoly of the inaa cial affairs of the State, en-
joyed at present by the owners of Nebraska
wdd cat banks. GREAT rs DIANA OF THE
EsRssIANs.
These hard money" Nebraska Bank gentry,
through their presses, tell the people that it is
not Demoertic TO issue and circu ate paper 10
money -shey are strongly snt-bank-go for
gold and silver, DC. They forgot, in their Zeal,
That are issuing. or al least circulating pa.
per as none, some OF which Is not even auth.
ortzcd by any law, but is against la~-they ior-
got, III their great snxiety Tor The Welfare Of the
Os4aocratic party, tina, the Democratic Conveu-
tions of Ohio, Indiana, Mlcp.ssn, Wisconsin,
aud Illinois, all authorized b.nssng, and they
iersof, 100, that daring, The las, HDtsr the Dea-
eefattc Legislature vi Wisconsin increased the
banking cap tai OF that State many m,iiiens,
The question is no, however, between ..Eord
,,,a,.eg" aud bank paper. but Between The raper
OF Nebraska aud other Mid Cal institutions, and
that .. well secured Iowa banks. The stu one
hi,,is IN the Nehrssks bank news,a prrs about
Laws bel.ise n hard nioncin SiaIe S,. Is s,r,,n-