The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-07-28
Mr.. Fosters Letter and The AgricHl.
tural College.

t4TIl SOiAtSCs
IN our columns to-day will be found
the communication Of Mr.. Suel Foster,
q member Of the Board Of Trustees Of
the Agricultural College. It will be
easily observed, to be an article Of just.
Gcation in the location of that Institu
ton a kind Of article much needed in
defence Of the Board, but which will
greatly fail to satisfy the intelligent.
farmers Of tho State.
In one Of our previous numbers We
published the proceedings Of the Board
At ito last session; since which we have
obtained another and somewhat differ
cnt report from the C;tiSen published
at Des Moines, and By the aid Of which
We will again review the late action Of
that Board, in conjunction With Mr..
Fosters letter Of justification and de
fence No. 2.-the FIRST having been pub
li.hed in the Musca,ine journal.
In the first place in the construction
Of statutes, when the law says certain
act shall be done or performed b. or at
such a time, it is understood also 10
contain the negative, that it shall nc,
BE done thereafter.
Now had this locating Board been
governed, by this long established and
very sensible rule, when they SAID, prop
ositions for donations to the Agricultu
raj College would be received up to the
LIST Of May, they would not have allowed
or accepted other propositions, offered
after that time. When they said that
all propositions should be handed in BY
that time, they indirectly, yet virtually
pledged themselves to receive none there
after, which they most shamefully VIC.
lated. And varnish it over as much as
they may, it will still appears base act
Of treachery and villsiny perpctrated
upon Tama, Marshall, Hardin and JEFF
fcrson COMMITTEES, who had fled their pre-
positions as required before the 1st Of
May.
When we first heard the result Of the
meeting Of that Board we supposed that
the site was the most important thing
with them, and that ours was objection
able in some particular. But we find
from their proceedings such was not the
case. To determine the County in which
the Institution should be located, re.
ceiyed an earlier attention than the site
IN support Of this, We present the fol
towing from their proceedings.
"On Saturday morning, the 18th, Mr.
Gaines offered the following which was
adopted.
Rcsolvcd, That the Board visit tho two
counties receiving the highest number
Of votes, and make particular examina.
ton Of the propositions Of said coun-
ties, before locating the College and
Farm"
After which some other business was
done and they adjourned to meet in the
afternoon.
SATURDAY ArTERNooN-Mr. Foster
offered the following, which was adop
ted.
Resolred, That we proceed to ballot
for the County in which the location of
the College and Farm shall be made,
dropping the one, at each ballot, re-.
ceiving the lowest number Of votes, IN
til one County obtains majority of the
votes.
The following ballots were then laid:
LIST. Polk 4, lama, 2, Jefferson l, End.
Polk 5, Hardin 5, lama /, Sd. Hardin
Z, Polk 4.
A Resolution was then adopted for the
Board to proceed on Monday morning
10 examine tho three sites offered in
Hardin County.
Adjourned to meet in the evening.
After assembling on Saturday eve
ming, the vote locating the College aud