The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-09-23

struction of Railroad from the western
border Of Missouri or Iowa to the PaciRc
ocean. The commencement OF this project
would at once draw tide Of emigration from
the middle and eastern states, and from
across the Atlantic, which would grow strong
er and stronger year by year, filling our State
with people and with money, and supplying
us with an ample market at home for all the
surplus our farmers could raise. 1t v ould
Oil the immense regions west Of us with
free and industrious population like onr own,
and would eventually make Iowa, lying as
she does between the two great rivers oil the
continent, central State Of this great con-
federacy. With the country west Of us rap
idly settled up, through the influence Of the
Pacific Railroad, We shohld require railroads
in every direction through our own state,
and they would be built, and would pay after
they were built.
And now is the very time to push this pol
icy upon Congress and the country. The
northern slave states are not very warmly in
favor Of getting Cuba, and they are not at
all committed in favor Of the Arizona route
for the Pacific Road. They would NOT all
unite with the extreme South against US on
either'G these projects, and we doubt not
they might be neutralired, or rendered ia
vorAble to the construction Of Pacific Rail-
road on parallel Of latitude so much nearer
their own than that Of the extreme southern
route.
During the next three years there should
also be large grants of lands made for rail-
road purposes in Minnesota, Nebraska and
Kansas; and in all these grants, and in the
location and connections Of the railroads to
be constructed by them, our State has deep
interest.
With such immense interests at stake, it 10
Of the utmost importance that the people of
the First Congressional District send their
most competent man to Washington City, as
| their Agent and Representative, to attend TO
their business in the councils of the nation.
| Col. Curtis, our present member, il a gen.
tleman Of fine presence and of courteous
manners, who has had remarkable facilities
for making the acquaintance of influential
public men, in all portions Of the country.
As civil engineer, with q familiar practi-
cal acquaintance with all the great works for
| the development Of the West, and personal
acquaintance with all those who are engaged
in these enterprises, be possesses advantages
enjoyed BY scarce another man in the entire
western country. These facts secured for
him prompt recognition in Congress, as one
Of the leading men Of the North weat, whose
counsels and services were sought upon all
measures affecting the development of this
section Of country. Hence it was, that al
though now member, the entire delegation
in Congress from the Northw- west, conceded
him position on the most important Special
Committee Of the last session--thnt on the
Pacific Railroad. And during the session,
Col. Curtis achieved higher position and a
more favorable reputation than any new
member OF Congress, or than any member
ever there from this State. He has anothe,
eoostob VA sCt yCe w 0uItbk WuiCi
he will extend his acquaintance and familiar.
ity with the business Of Congress- and tn,
interests Of the West; and will then be ready
to enter upon his second term with all thes,
personal advantages and this Gongrcssiona
acquaintance and experience in his favor.
On the other hand, his competitor, Mr.
Trimble, has no advantages Of person, man
ner, position, knowledge Of ralroad and lant
interests OF the West, general acquaintance
with public men and Congressman, or expert
i, ence Of Congressional life. Nor is the lacl
Of nll these advantages supplied ~ superio
talents or special genius, for Mr.. Trimble j
confessedly very ordinary lawyer, will
very ordinary experience, and with no re
markablo general knowledge outside Of BIZ
profession. Surely then, oil men who regar.
: tho interests Of Iowa as their own, and Loo
: to tho advancement Of those interests as th
chief business OF our Representative in Con
gress, will prefer Col. Curtis to Mr.. Trimble
: as their Agent to attend to their business II
a Congress.
! That twelfth CascAnd Its CoroIiary
OF the twelve Criminal cases passed upo
i at the last Term Of the Supreme Court, elev
. en- OF the Judgments rendered by Clagget
! were reversed. The twelfth case which 10 re
n ported as having been affirmed was that Q
10 Abrams of Burlington. In that case verdiS
i and judgment was rendered for one hundre
. dollars and on the application for IN appea
Q Claggett required bail in the sum Of FIT
d thousand dollars. This order was reverse
= BY the Supreme Court md the bail reduce
y to the sum Of five hundred dollars in place O
. FIFTY thousand, though the final judgment wa
"a affirmed.
. On occasion of the order Of Judge Clnc
b get fixing the enormous bail Of Nifty thoussn
i dollars to secure hundred dollar judgment
: the editor Of the Hauk- Eye made some com
a ments showing tina, the Constitution Of th
: State which forbids the requirement Of cs
% cessive bail had been violated Whcreupor
n Claggctt became prosecutor, witness nm
!. judge, and put tho editor, Durham, throng
Q bis masheea. Durham took the case to th
i Supreme Court, which reversed these bro