The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-18

ton with the ready access which We
would have To the coal aud minerals Vi
our State, could not fail To result in The
establishments manufactures among u.s.
and gradually release US from that Deepen
dence upon other States, which is nov
our greatest bane. This, we conceive
I would be the inevitable result Of the com
plction Of our railroads.
We therefore sanction, and shall sup.
port, every measure that we think is nc
cessary for the furtherance Of these pro.
jects. II the proposition now being dis.
lcussed, that of State aid, is necessary tc
their advancement, we shall most un.
doubleday contribute our mite towards
its adoption. We. cannot conceive tina,
the probable risk is at all commensurate
with the probable benefit TO be derived.
We believe there is no constitutional OBJ
lection to the proposition, and that il is
entirelya question of policy. If the roads
cannot be builtwithout the aid proposed,
then We 60 for the proposition, for we
think that between voting the aid, and
having no railroads, there is but one
choice, and that always railroad.
We are glad to see that the subject is
exciting the attention and discussion
which it is. Our county readers, we
hope. will not forget that meeting in
reference to the subject is to be held in
this place on Saturday next We hope
Buchanan county will be enough inter-
ested to send her quota to the convention
70 be held at Iowa City next month.
The following letter from Hon. GEO.
GREENE, formerly Supreme Judge. treat
Ing Of the constitutional objections made
hi the premises, viii be read with inter-
est:
PLATr SMITH, Eso-DEAR Srh -
am pleased 10 learn BY yours of tile I'd
inst, that State Convention has beer,
called to take into consideration the pro-
priety of Obtaining State aid for such
railroads as may be considered Of State
importance. l have read with much IN
terest your arguments upon this subject,
and consider them. in the main, sound.
That section of the Constitution which
forbids the State 10 loan or give It's credit
TO corporations, l consider restriction
upon legislative action only, and is not
intended to limit or qualify State in
debtedness authorized by Sec. 5. Art. z.
Under this section single object must
be distinctly specified by the law. That
object may, be single, and still confer
benefits upon, or affect a plurality Of sub
Jects. The single object of law NAV
be 10 benefit or donate q stated amount
to the several Agricultural Societies of
the State. or the single object may be to
and certain schools, or to improve certain
narigable streams or that specific OBJ
Jeet may be to furnish iron or money To
aid in building certain railroads and
still all money raised by such a law may
be restricted to the specific obje ct there
in designated.
" The necessity for immediate action
in behalf Of the leading Railroads Of our
State must be apparent TO all. Something
of this kind must be done by our peo-
pie in order TO revive the present lifcless
condition of our State.
.~.
Meeting OF the County Board Of Presi-
5 dents.
Er Agreeable to a call of the Coun-
~ Superintendent, the presidents Of the
district boards Of school directors met
at the Office Of the Superintendent, in
this place, on Monday afternoon last, for
the transaction Of such business as the
law requires them 70 perform.
Presenl-O. PREDLE. Of Buffalo Grove.
DAVID Lesser, Jefferson IIEsEy BLANK.
Newton; JONI CAMERON, Perry; JAMES
FLEMIsG, Prairie J. NJ. MILLER. Spring;
WV. G. NELSON, Superior Albert
RlsLEy Middlefeld ALBERT cLAnk.
Washington J. b. GLEASON. Conc.
On motion. Dir. NELSON, Of Superior.
was appointed Secretary.
The County Superintendent. who is
president Of the Board, then read the
provisions Of the law under which the
board is created. and also those detailing
their powers aud duties. He also
stated, that having been elected mem
Der Of the State Board Of Education, he
had likewise desired to meet them in or
der TO CLEAN from their experience intor-
NATION as to the practical workings Of the
school law, 50 that he might the better
understand what alterations, ii any, i,
would be advisable to advocate and sus-
,aU ut the meeting Of the State Board.
lie then stated that since his election he
had visited q schools in the county
he had not visited. lie had examined
"A teachers, given certificates to 60, aud
refused them To 5. He had occupied II