Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-04-25

former condition OF dreary wastes, and
crumbling ruins would alone mark the
sites Of present thriving civilization :"
and that 'they have to q goodly degree
tanned the fury Of the hordes Of Abor-
igines within their borders, are setting
them peaceful examples Of the advan-
tages Of civilized life, and teaching
them its arts, and feel abundantly able
to cope with the malevolence Of the
few who may still prefer bloodshed to
peace" "They have enacted good and
wholesome laws, guaranteeing and pro-
tecting equally the consistent and just
rights and privileges Of all classes Of
residents, and Of those travelling
through their borders and finally, the
number Of their population calls for
and warrants a more extended sphere
for governmental operations than is to
be found under a territorial organiza-
ton, and being aware that the genius
Of our free institutions most Justly ex-
tends to the governed the right of
electing their own rulers and officers,
and of enacting their own laws and
making all needful regulations not re-
pugnant to the Constitution and laws
of the United States (which they have
no design, desire or occasion for con-
trovening,) they pray for immediate
admission as a free and sovereign
State, and as in duty bound will ever
pray" On motion Of Mr.. Seward the
memorial and Constitution were order
ed to lie on the table and be printed.
Mr.. Hanson called up for considera-
ton, the resolution submitted by him
on the 10th Of February, in relation to
the establishment of Protectorate over
the States Of Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa
Rica, GUATEMALA, Honduras and San
Salvador. lie proposed to amend the
resolution so as to contine it to Mexico
proper, out Of respect to Great Britain,
with whom we are now negotiating in
relation to Honduras. He reviewed
the present condition of Mexico and
pointed out the great danger of her
being precipitated into absolute anarchy
and confusion; contending that it was
a great leading duty Of our Govern
ment to secure safe neighborhood from
Mexico, a policy alike demanded by
humanity and interest. lie reiterated
the Monroe Doctrine as the policy to
be cherished by our people, and con-
tended that we should never permit
Mexico to be resubJugated by Spain,
VI piaoou uuuci IHC uOIuiuIOH vi any
foreign power, and therefore that we
ought to assume a protecting power
over her. Mr.. Hanson spoke over an
hour and was listened to with intense
interest. On motion of Mr.. Seward the
resolution was ordered to lie on the
table and be printed.
In February last the Galena and
Chicago Union Railroad Company dis
covered that Warren Nichols, their
agent at DeKalb station, was deficit to
some extent in the settlement of his &C
counts, and Mr.. Porter, the pay-master
of the company, was sent out to De
Kalb to investigate the matter. He
soon ascerta;ned the fact, that for a
long time previously, Nichols had been
in the habit Of making false enteries
on his books, showing that sundry
freight charges were still outstanding,
when in fact he had collected them at
the time they were due. Nichols, on
nding that his game was discovered,
left for parts unknown. Nichols at the
same time had been officiating as agent
for the American Express Company at
DeKalb Station, and when he left it
was ascertained that he had given the
Express Company's receipts for monies
which he had never sent forward,
detectives were at once detailed upon
the track of Nichols, but many diff
culties were in their way. lie had a
start Of three weeks upon them, and it
was ascertaincd that he was carefully
avoiding the usually-traveled routes
the railroads. His track was, howev-
er, followed from point to point, with
various sue cess, until Tuesday last,
when he was found by the detectives
at Hannibal, Mo. He was at once ar
rested, and on Friday, left Chicago in
custody for DeKalb.
The news from Europe by the Saxo-
MIA was mostly anticipated by the
Arago.
The simultaneous removal of Lord
Howden and the Marquis de Turgot
from the posts Of British and French
ambassadors at Madrid caused sensa-
ton in that city.
Advices from Australia, dated at
Melbourne and Sydney on the 18th of
February, inform us Of the arrest and
committal to prison of three Of the
mutineers and murderers of the ship