The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-03-16
A sERENADE.
The Iowa Lobby.

The lows Lobby.
On the 18th ult., Hon. CnAs. G. MOUSSE
presented his vaIedictory as Governor Of
tie Third House. Of the Iowa Legisla.
ture. Adj. Gen. Baker was in the chair
Most o! Nourse's message was devoted to
burlesque on the democratic party and dem.
ocratc leaders, but without this attempt at
partizan wit, tho document would have
been unpalatsb le to those 10 authority.
Nourse has talents and likes fun, and we
perused his message "clear through" De.
low We append the Introductory, and, as
We think, much the best part of Charley's
nonsense.
GENTLEMEN OF TUE LoHBy Since the
date Of my last official communication to
you, "things" have got into considerable
OF musS,' and the causes thereof may be
set down numerically as follows:
Firstly, the natural "cusscdness' of the
human family, and their predsposition to
90 astray, when net under the restraint Of
wholesome moral Influence Secondly,
the Lobby has not been in session for the
past four years, and consequently the
wholesome moral influence aforesaid, has
been wanting. Thirdly, the contingent
fund of the Executive has been entirely ex.
hausted, and virtue has been without her
reward, and vice has been permitted to tam.
per with the American Eagle.
Your opportune meeting will at once re.
store public confidence; the "crisis" may
be passed by you as All enactment: an OK
hausted executive may be replcnished and
the functions OF government entirely re-
stored. But before calling your attention
to the awful wickedness Of some of "Our
Federal relations, I must ask your atten.
ton to few domestic Recommendations /;
for would have you do as charity does,
begin at home, and first take the beams
out OF your own eyes so that you may use
them as weapons of warfare whcrewith to
punch out the yves Of your enemies
FINANcEs.-The public debt is not due
Tor number OF years, and as long as the
creditors Of the State prefer its bonds to
the money, 1t will not accommodate any.
body for you to levy and collect taxes for
its paymcnt-should any Of our creditors
at any time conceive the unreasonable idea
Of wanting their pay, have made an ar
rangement whereby can bny sufficient
Confederate scrip with the gold now in the
Treasury, to pay off the entire State debt,
and then have more mo ncy left, than we
now have on hands.
HE WEATHER, &c.-Since the last ses.
sion of the Lobby, the weather and Thanks
giving Day have come around regularly and
comfortably until about the last days of
December, 1868, when the mercury went
down out Of sight, phenomenon which
can only be accounted for by the facts that
the appropriations for the State govern
inent had become exhausted, and the prices
Of wood and coal advanced considerably
faster than the Army Of the Potomac.
The last General Assembly adopted a
system OF county government, known as
the Supervisor system. Some Complaints
have come to my ears Of the practical wo,k
ings Of this system. Should the Lobby in
its wisdom see fit to adopt instead of the
Supervisor system, sy stem of county GOV.
eminent existing in the older States, known
rs the commissioner system. feel safe in
saying that the change would result in
making things" a grea. deal worse or
great deal better, really caa't say which.
| commend the subject to the wisdom OF
the Lobby, and desire that you will refer
the whole matter to guessing committee
of your honorable body, composed entirely
OF members who have gone Stone blind.
ANOTHER JUDGE OF SUPREME CcURT.-
The next subject to which call your at
tentiOn is the necessity Of creating va
cancy on the Supreme bench Of the State
l: has been supposed that the constitution
authorizes only the creation of an addition
nj Ind If ha On -
pears to me conclusive that the constitution
could never have intended the creation OIL
an additional Judge, unless there was firsl
place created on the bench to put him.
have referred this intricate question t.
the Professor Of Natural Philosophy of the
State University, and have his written opin
ion in the premises, containing much valu
able learning, and setting out in order thu
following philosophical conclusions:
LIST. That where one body u.s. there an
other cannot be-
I'd. That where a vacuum has been ere
ated the atmospheric or outside pressur,
amounts to Is lbs to the square inch.
Sd. That the principles Of Natura
Science arc applicable to vacant offices, ant
that where vacuum exists in a govern
ment position, the atmospheric or outsid,
pressure will be equal to the pay to be re
ceived by the person who can force himsel
into the position.
confess that had some doubts upor
the third proposition of the Professor, bu
the truth thereof has since been fully dem
onstrated to my mind, by certain expert
lnents lately made upon my official person
age by those who have desired the posi-
ton OF vacancy on the Supreme bench
in the which experiments have been one
rated on by means Of double geared fore
pump.
The SEAT OF GovERNMENr.-The mex
matter requiring your attention is the pas
sage of law requiring the future Eaecu
tive OF the State to live at the Seat Of Gov
eminent.
The constitution Of the State locates an,
fixes the Seat Of the State Government
within two miles of the Raccoon Fork o
the Des Moines river.
1t IS evident to my mind that this pro
vision Of the constitution is Fundamental
requirement. Why should NOT the Hea,
Oi the Government be as permanent as it!
seat? II the trainers Of the organic Law
thought It important that every one shoult
know where to find the Seat of Govern
Dent, is it not equally important that per
sons should be able to find the Head of tn
Government To presume otherwise is L
suppose that persons would more often de
sire to do violence t3 the dignity of tn
State, than to sue itfor favor.
MICHAEL HAHN, Of louisiana, electe,
governor, Feb. 22d, is not quite satisfac
tory to the radicals. 1t seems he was Sc
!ectcd in 1861 by the ladies Of New Or
leans to present stand Of colors to tn
Calhoun guards cnmnanv nf rahnl col