The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-04-07
LegIsIatYve Action.

Leglslatfve ActtOns
The 10th General Assembly of Iowa
has adjourned, snd its acts will soon be
made public. Among the many bills
passed than have become laws, we can
remember but few.
b. The Southerns bordess brigade, a useless
expense to the State, is abolished.
A bill increasing Jurors fees to So il
law.
A very important bill regulating the
construction of railroad bridges across
the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, and
authorizing County Boards Of Supervis.
ors TO determine the location Of The Iowa
abutments, was passed on the last dsy.of
The Capitol building question was set.
tied by the State taking the building,
and unem numbered block in Des Moines
and 100 acres Of land in Warren county,
and releasing the school fund debtors
from further liability. s'5- '"4 '''a2 'l s=a
A bill was also passed for the relief of
the families Of soldiers. af-o,s g..
Authority was conferred upon counties
to separate the offices of Recorder and
Treasurer, and to combine the Offices Of
County Judge and Recorder. ...,.
A law was also enacted fixing printers
fees for publishing legal notices. aF
Another bill, 10 which those counties
whose railroad bonds are af1oat are much
interested limiting the rate Of tax for
county purposes, passed both houses.
The educational interests Of the State
were cared for, and the permanent school
fund we'll guarded. '.s
These are few Of tho measures adop.
ted that now recur to rs. We expect in
few days to be able to present to our
readers an abstract Of the laws. Upon
the whole we are inclined to the opinion
that the time and labors Of our Lcgisla.
tors were not altogether pro6tless.-Mus.
cdtinc Journal.
Vim. Lloyd Garrison ON President Ltncoln.
The National Republican Convention
for the nomination Of a Presidential can.
didate is to be held in Baltimore early in
June. Previous to that time, it is right
and proper that the merits of the various
favorites should be fully considered and
temporarily discussed; but, whoever shall
receive the nomination at Baltimore, up.
on him the whole strength Of the Repub-
lican party should be CONGRATULATIONS
not an ounce Of that strength can be safe
ly spared in rivalry or division. It is as
palpable as "the sun shining in his
strength" that it is the aim of the cop
pcrheads to act upon the maxim, "diyide
and conquer aud, therefore, they will
leave nothing undcne to SOW dissensions
in the Republican ranks, and induce cs
many rival candidates to be set up as pos
sible-even on the plausible groxnd of
haring a more radical aati-slavery poll
cy carried oua-for, being "full Of ali de-
ceivableness Of unrighteousness,"" they
will assume any shape and resort to any
trick. In thus maneuveriag, they will
have the sympathy and concurrence of
the Southern traitors, whose final hope of
success in carrying their point lies in the
triumph Of the copperhcad party. What
enactments Of law, what national humil-
iation aud degradation would follow that
triumph, Imagination may in vain attempt
to depict. But it can take place only by
the fatuity of Republicans in allowing
themselves to have rival candidates in
the field, with all the disposition to dis.
paragc and assail those candidates which
such contest would endanger; and if this
shall occur, then the terrible unity which
prevails in the copperhead ranks will al
most certainly enable them to seize tho
reins of Government for the next four
years. Therefore, THERE MUST BE But
ONE CANDIDATE. = .,..s+ 49,,
Not that Mr.. Lincoln is not open to
criticism and censure; we have both crit.
icised and censured him again aud again.
Not that there is not much to grievc
over, and be surprised at, in his admihis-
tration, on account of its inconsistent
and paradoxical treatment of the rebel.
lion and slavery; of this We have spoken
freely. Nevertheless, there is also much
to rejoice over and to be thankful for;
and thousand incidental errors and
biunders to be borne with on the part of
him who, at one blow, severed the chains
of three millions three hundred thousand
slaves-thus virtually abolishing the
whole slave system (tbe greater uecessa-
rlly including the less) in quick progress
sion, as an act dictated alike by patriot.
ism, justice and humanity Besides, We
should learn something from the enemy.
"Any change" says the Richmond E.1.
dmtner, referring to the. approaching
Presidential struggle-'3aDy change will
be better for u.s." The copperhcads are
Of the same mind. Is it wise to attempt
to crafty either Of these parties?
In regard to the German mass meeting
at St. Louis, which adopted a call for
general Convention on the 10th Of May,
the Liberator says:
We do not exactly like this exclusively
German action, aside from considerations
of its impoliey in the present critical ex-
igency; it is not sufficiently An.erican-
though we have no doubt Of the earnest
purpose of'our German brethren to crush
slavery and the rebellion by the shortest
possible method But personal prefer.
eDce must give wav tn Tho ona ovo.vb H.,