, 1869-12-17
1Ha IOWA BOND CONVENTION,

4 the odium cf receiving L retainer against
hl>-licnt.
1hA IOWA BOND CoNvKHr1oN.
lie Iowa .s1ilemen Who profess to re-
est" laostheE for debt as violation Of
the vested rights OF y Tree people, met in
sonsentiua ut Muscat1.4. On the 18th in
a'ans4 sna resolved that th.- would not pay
the debt The President Of ths convention
Esxs Mr. GHnnelf. formerly a meo,ber Of
> ',DKrf ha. end tle Chairman of Tho Com.
sllffee Cn ilesu....--- -
:ssirkvood, a1d tk= legal advisor af fie 638dyS
IVES Attorney General O'Conao1, Il is po
sible that the two frst-named gentle |
;Geu took paft in The proceedings /!
for lie purpose Of controlling and
keeping them Ein.in decent bounds;
but, although the Ex-Governor drew
the resolutions, sna .ssei, ss'itdnnss vas dis
pusting to many Of the delegates. the rcso-
lations will live to torment every porson
approving or endorsing them. The Musc,-
tine platform asserts and proposes
!. That the decisions Of the United |
States Supreme Court, giving certain judy
1oenis for debt, and orae1ing executions
thereon, rgninst counties and cities in
Iowa, are dangerous to tue rights and priyi-
leges Of citizens.
>. They pledge their sympathy aud sup
po1t to such State Courts as shall set aside
the judgments Of the Federal Courts,
5. Tint tho Legislature Of Iowa appeal
to Congress and to other States to interfere.
4. That the counties against which iudg-
nents have been rendered show their con-
tempt for the judgments Of the Supreme
Court by paying no tax levied for that pu1-
pose, and permit no sale Of property for
srch tax until MI practical remedies are
exhausted.
5. Thnt the several counties refuse to
compromise with their creditors, and that
they keep and support lobby at the Legis-
tatnrc to take charge Of this question.
The amount of The debts due from these
counties and towns is rariously stated at from
four to ten millions Of dollars. The debts
were contracted ah far back as 1S36!7, and,
with interest Hnd costs, have become nearly
double what they were originally The
| counties Aase expended lasge sr.,ls in coau-
'F' 'AcN3* A1-4' "lA0"0tt PtS|ee1"Ea- - oA4!01'
tax OF one or two mills. continued annually
from The beginning. would have nearly paid
tue debt: hut the money which might have
been expended III that wnr has been wasted
~ an eno11 10 repud'atc' 1ae resolt is snat
these counties anu cities are now without
| credit, md are buried under a mortgage
Po; ulation and capital always avoid places
where the inhabitants proclaim themselves
either bankrupt, OF determined TO set tho
<'ec's'e1is OF the cont5 at defiance. IN
snentoble 1"ns'1s'on OF the psAc''Sal
ehfct m tue Mascas'ne PLATFORM
Is that OF Tie ctes ot ialena, IN this state,
Which, sitter ten or fifteen years 'aoor to
t+feat ser pubic efea''ofS, CONFESSED
through hef Mayor anu Common coanea, IN
eren court ssw days ago that I've sasae
II property IN the catF hao oeen go feaaee"'
~ ~. Nv s:o1a"s1 :. " eapt" ana poPo,a-
t'on. thaf II was not possible tor them, by
'a1nsion, 10 raise money enough on what
"ns le,' !" p@s 'us Interest " pt'"s'o.'
u Tue oe"' We VIII oo' reies !" .ae mel
aaenols case Of Laeaaue'-.ae on1s eooo"
y m 1o"a Tn'cn e9hio'.s aecl'ne ~ pop
u4aton' alaseanne ana heos"k may nua IN
toe n's'ots o. oa'cna inc 'nes''ao.o eonso'
4osoee oi "oAes'ns ~ Inc 2AoseaS4ne p'aA-
'osm.
on tue same oAs tast to1a convention
VAS ns!o .. Aloseaone' 1oe people oe heno'
Aas' Wisconsin, nesa meenne 10 decide
~nst toey "o"io 10 IN samilaf pfedlea'
men.- 1ney owe q nse Debt npon winch
the Federal courts hase rendered 3oos'
ment- Dut the proceedings we're OF ILL
fcrent character. from those at Muscatine
The taxpayers were all eager to propoae
TIT, ans to pay (not to avoid paying) ths
debt, Citizens offered to subscribe money
w,thor.4 waiting to be taxed. There was NJ
talk of ssassana&an8 the taz-ga4hezer, o
refusing to nay taxes or any othes 1neen
liarr aud ~, olutionary language. Will
hey denied the 'ustness Of the debt, the.
.ielaed obedience l. the law.
The contrast be.wcv> the action Of tn
citizens Of Keuosha mt Saas ot tae Low