The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-01-18

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the Secretary Of 6tate and the Sup't
of Public Instruction be authorised to
procure seals fortheir respective Offices.
they being frequently required to give
certificates, which should 10 attested
by seal. 80
Our statutes lack any provision for
the management Of sayinga banks and
the security OF depositoss therein.
Many Of the States have adopted laws
upon the subject. The utility of these
institutions Is 20 familiar to you NIL,
that nssd only mention the defect,
and invite you to take action thereon.
sskt 95e -
I have thus briefly called your at
tention to such n,aitsrs - seemed 10
me necessary to bs prsssnsd for your
confederation at the commencement
Of your session. Other subjects will
doubtiess appear to you ~ equally i'm.
p0rtant - I have named aud there
are yet Others which must, ct no dis
cant day, be subjects o. legislation.
Additional public institutions will be
needed. An Industrial home for girls,
. retreat for idiots and feeble minded
children, and perhaps an asylum for
inebristes. are among the prospective
charities Of the State. The time has
mot yet come, apprehend. for action
In relation to these ,nsritOri0us objects.
Questions Of more immediate impor.
tance will demand your attention, and
those which will undoubtedly come
before you will make your session one
of unusual interest. That your deiib.
erations will eventuate in Legislation
such a. will deserve and receive the
appreciation Of your constituents, Is
my confident anticipation.
Our State. with Its hrst quarter Of q
century just completed, mas already
made . history by her pfosress, her
enterprise, and patriotism, of which ell
her citizens may be proud The
spsrsely settled territory Of 100,
sOuls. which twenty-five years sgo
became State has grown to al opu.
len: commonwealth Of $50, ,OlO peo-
pie. The Iuxuriaut soti Iowa was
known to prussess hiss moro thar
fdidilsd its early promise; while her
treasures Of stone aud coal, then hard
Iy suspected to exist. lsave added
largely To her wealth. Railroads. then
scarcely wes: Of Ohio, now stretch
their 5000 miles Of iron In network
over the State; and the telegraph goes
with them. Her political record has
been equally honorable. The first free
daughter OF tho Missouri Compromise.
she has been true TO her heritage Of
freedom. Among the first to rush to
the support Of an endangered Union,
and to lay her best blood on the alter
Of her country, she was also first to
strike from her constitution the odious
discrimination between her citizens
on account Of color. The past career
Of Iowa. both ~ territory and State,
has been honorable, progressive, sun
stantial. May her future be even
more 80 !!
Abroad. the year past has been one
Of sadness to many, both In our own
aud foreign lands. Our sister State
across the Mississippi has seen her
mighty metropolis laid in asher. and
farther north Wisconsin and Michigan
have been scourged BY fire until 1t
seemed that the very heavens were NIL
ablaze. Houses, shops, mills, stores,
school houses. churches, improved
farms, cultivated fields. all vanished
before the flames and cauntlsss thou
sands of people were made homeless
and deprived Of food aud clothing.
Relief. however, was speedy and
munificent, aud distant nations We'd
with our own States IN furnishing
prompt and generous aid to the needy.
Imme tiately upon learning of the
disaster aa Chicago, ut once telegraph
ell to the mayors Of the leading cities
Of the State, urging prompt measures
for relief The willing people, how
ever, had already set to work In many
places, and the fury Of the flames was
scarcely stayed before money, food.
aud clothing began to pour into the
suffering city from all parts of iowa ~
we'll as from other States and the
work was continued ~ along AS there
seemed u be vitSl need. Liberal
contributions we're also made for the
sufferers OF Michigan and Wisconsin.
NATIONAL AFFAIRs.--In national
affairs, We tind heAithful tone. The
past two yeare have witnessed the
co,,surnmation OF the Anal triumph of
the war. in the adoption Of manhood
suffrage and We now see all men
equal soveraigns befnW the law.
Every oitizena now stands the peer Of
his fellows. The true principles Of
constitutional liberty have become
fixed In the fundamental law, and
enthroned In the hearts Of the people,
never to bs obliterated from either.
The national administration success
fully feels its way along, annually
pay ing one hundred millions of dol
lars Of the puolic debt. reducing the
yearly interest more than sixteen
millions Of dollars, aud ut the same
time lessening the burden Of taxation.
The strong arm Of the federal power
has been welded for the protection oi
the rights Of citizens, and ciandestins
organizations, Cotton up for the per.
secntion Of those whose only crime IL
that they advocate principles just
sucl, as are held By q vast majority in
our own State. have been broken up
aud their members arrest edor dispers-
ed. The mode Of entering the civil
service has been reformed 50 Tar - thu
President can effect II, and appoint
Ment and promotion therein are here
after to he by aerit-so long at leas
- the present incumbent Of the pre-
sideOtial chair shall remain therein
And among the triumphs of thu
administrations, not the least is til,
settlement of our threatening ditiicul
ties with Great britain by . adjust
men. highly honorable to all parties.