The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-20
RETIRING MESSAGE OF THE
l.OVERNOR OF THE LOBBY.

lHSL Ais-lAe AASAS "s~' g AAASNNAA-,
Of the SO House OF the Iowa Legislature,
at which very rich Message was delivered
nv the Governor, Charley Nourse, from
viii ch we make few extracts:
The Doc LAw.-The repeal OF the dog
law by the last General Assembly has Civ
en- much satisfaction to the dogs and their
numerous friends. / recommend in View
Of the eminent philanthropy of those
who secured the repeal of so cruel law,
that the Lobby make an appropriation for
the purchase of sufficient number of the
canine species 70 furnish each of the said
persons with three copieSof live dogs, to be
bound with sheep and distributed under
the supervision of the Secretary of the Ag
ricultural Bureau, and that the balance be
equally divided between the Law Library
and State Historical Society.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE GRANT.-Tne
grant of the lands recently made by Con-
gress to this State for the purpose Of an
Agricultural College. ] recommend shall
be divided between the Iowa Penitentiary.
where vast number of agricultural inn
Elements are annually manufactured, and
the State University at Iowa City. where a
College of learning is now established
This happy combination will fill the agri-
cultural and college purposes and require
ments of the grant.
The COLLEGE FARM is still at Story
county, and contains abouta section of ex
cellent farming land. In order to protect
the right Of the State to this land ii is
necessary for you to pass a law making it
larceny for any Railroad Company to claim
this farm under their land grants. This
may be personally important to you, be-
cause under the present law by which you
receive no adequate compensation for your
valuable services to the State. YOU NAV
choose to distribute this farm among the
members OF your honorable body by Joint
resolution. If you have any desire or in
tention to do SO it will be dangerous for
you to delay the matter, as ] am officially
advised that the members of the inferior
branches Of the General Assembly are al
ready earnestly enquiring as TO whether or
not this farm is stationery.
Having disposed Of our domestic affairs,
Inow call your attention to the conduct Of
our
FEDERAL RELATIONSHIP order that you
may fully appreciate the total depravity OF
those who are in arms against the auihori-
ty Of this Government, it becomes necessa-
~ for me to verify the truth of history by
giving you something Of a detailed account
Of the origin and
CAUSE OF THE REEELL1oN.-A number
Of years before the State of Iowa was born
into the family of Nations, the people OF
certain thirteen original States Of North
America, Of whom the most self-smportan;
was South Carolina, issued and put in cir
cnlation certain legal obligations known as
Bonds OF Union.''
After the issue Of these bonds, when Iowa
was about to enter upon her career Of great
ness and glory, the Nations Of the Earth
loresaw that if the people of this State
would also become party 10 these Bonds
the Union, that it would add greatly to
tneir credit, and must forever preclude the
possibility OF their successful reputation.
IN pursuance Of this general desire of the
Nations OF the Earth the State of iowa, as
enc OF her first official acts became joint
ocligor upon the bonds, and thencefOrward
up to the year 1861, they were considered
sacred obligations.
These bonds Of Union were committed to
the custody Of distinguished old gentle
man, = friend to all the parties. known IA
mlllarly among them as Uucle Samuel.
aud who was also named as Trustee in the
very letter Of the Bonds,
In the Spring of 1861, few DESPERATE in
wvlouais of the State OF South Carolina at
tempted, by force, to enter n pnhlic mild.
ing belonging to Uncle Samue:, for the al.
aoolical purpose Of obtaining possession of
these Bonds, and Of tearing OF the s;rns.
lures ola number of the obligors.
This IS the way the thing begun. Since
this first attempt number Of desperate
men from ten or more other States of NORTH
America, and some from Africa, have haen
aasembled together in q violent and tnmnl.
!oous manner, with arms in their hands
ana have been sleeping out of nights. and
waiting for an opportunity to consummats
nelr 6urglarious designs. The number O,
0eso bad men yet nuconquered amouns tc
several hundred thousand.
PREPARATION FOR WAR.-As soon "A
reserved official information Of this diff
culty attempted to subdue these rebels b,
mora lnfinences, and at the same time
prepared for the worst.
Inc hrst thing did was to reorganiz,
myself as Executive of the State. an
POINTED an Adjutant General with a ful
80 d. VI BRASS buttons and blue coat. Also q
s"o" Aids, with one Paymaster t.
I p" AID, and four Quartermasters to eacl
traymaster. This was considered at III.
u H.ne mastery movement. / also estab
t lsne1 TWO border brigades, 40 lodges o
e aie knights Of the Golden Circle. so Conn
nns OF the Union League. and the sam,
Thu OF companies Of Home Guards.
me moral influence on the enemy WAS
produced as follows: had the Adyntsn
GENERAL aha make out "a full inventory Of the
s aoove forces, together with persona, do de-
sscrpiion Of myself and staff. and a FIJI
ali 11inssn portrait of himself and his clothe.