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


these claimants, and TO set apart IN,
demnity lands. under the grant OF
July 18th, 1862, in place of these pre-
emptions; can 1t be psesuued these
ssttlen would be able - see throegh
the technicalitiss whjeh daaily 70.
dufda decision Of til court holdseg
thdIAtitles invalid : -
cannot believe, II the merits Of
these claims are properly presented TO
Congress, that they will 20 unadjusted
A case almost precisely parallel to-
this, relative to the lands on the Vir--
ginia eoidicrs' reservation In Ohio. .
portion of which were sold by mistake
in reference to the boundaries Of the
reservation, t. large numbers IT set
tiers, and afterwards entered by Gen.
Macarthur and others. with Virginia
bounty scrip, was fully Undermined
by the United States. MS far back ~
1921; and II IL believed the sense Of
Justice Is ~ strong now, both In our
people and government, as at any for
mer tirie. That il will cost something
h true but the army aud navy better
b. reduced thanto suffer this crying
wrong to % unsdjusted. The love Of
the people for their government. Sc
cured aud retained by the knowledge
that II il will suffer no wrong To its
weakest citizen. ~ a cheaper defence
than standing armies. | believe the
State should appoint an agent to pro-
ceed At once in thorough examina-
tion tn each Of these disputed titles.
That lists should be made containing
the name Of the settler. the length Of
time he has occupied the land, the
status Of his title; whether he has =
patent from the general government,
. certificate Of pre- einption. or simply
. sqaatter's claim the date Of his rec
ord title, IL he has one, aud the prob
able value of his improvements. The
report would enable thOse pressing
these claims vt Washington to do 90
intelligcntiy. and with ability to ap-
proximase the appropriation necessary
to secure . fair adjustment.
The report OF the Codifying Com.
missions will claim your attention. Az
It IL the work Of distinguished attor-
neys, VINO have given the subject upoL
which they report. deliberate thought
and atsdy, have no doubt the adop.
ton Of their suggestions will tend to
round out aud perfect our code Of
laws.
Ia reference To amendments 70 ex.
listing law generally. IN my Judgment,
IL il well to hear in mind that all chan
ges are not reforms. When the people
come to know the law, and their habits
are eoaiofmed to system. unless 1t
can b. materially improved. II II un.
wise TO confuse public business with
needless innovations.
But as my predecessor has submitted
an able and comprehensive Message
with the conclusions II which heart
lily Agree-any further reference to
these special subjects would b work
of supererogation.
have thus rapidly reviewed . few
Of the salient points which have pre-
scented themselves TO my mind n capa.
BILE Of ministering To the progress,
prosperity and happiness Of the people.
But while so mitch may be expected
from Intellectual aud material growth,
| would not be understood ~ ignoring
the fact, that the future Of Iowa ID
largely dependent upon the morals Of
her citizens. Relieving NJ do that,
except the Lord build the HOUSE,
they labor in vain that build It." am
hut loyal to = settled conviction OF
pabSc duty in acknowledging my
need, nGt only OF that support which
comes from the confidenos Of the psO.
re, bat thu Aid Of the Divine Ruler
who y tho Viss to err, and TO whose
laws nations, ~ individuals, are ALL .
amenabie.
Although gratefully accepted from
the hands Of u generous people, / am
not an,nindful of the great responsi-
bilitics Of the position they have con-
ferred upon me. These reflections
impress me the more forcibly when /
remember tha. my acts will 10 COM
pared by discriminating public With
those III an unbr0ken succession Of
predecessors whose statesrnanahip has
given an added lu.tre to tue history Of
the generation they M wisely served.
1t Ia no wise relieves these misgivings.
70 reflect, that this comparison will be
all the more sharply drawn from the
fact that assume these du: lies ~ the
immediate successor ofthe distinguish.
ed gentleman, WIN. during the last
sour years, has performed them with
such signal honor to himself aud ad-
vantage to the State.
Gcnfiomen Of the fourteenth General
Assensbty:
The trust oonflded tn us, In our CO.
ordinate departments, Is Of no ordinary
moment. hope to cooperate with you
in measures which will tend TO pro.
mote the welfare OF the people Of Iowa.
That | shall uniformly he free from
error, IL hardly probable but, believ-
ing in the utmost frankness, in my
admins, ration Of thes. dutie., I shall
have no concealments from you, from
my friends in other departments Of the
State government. or from the people,
Even \ mistake frankly acknowiedg
ed, followed by sincere attempts t.
ret,Ace the steps taken IN . wrong
direction, IL generally relieved OF half
its otherwise evil consequences. We
RAY differ upon ao,ne measures OF the
public policy. VS. may. ~ partissns,
be Republicans and Democrats. But
there Is one particular In which we
will not differ; In our abiding love for
Iowa and her people We are ope. And
my desire is that we may so meet our
joint responsibilities that, In the great
realm Of tho future, Iowa, and heI
character for Patriotism. Virtue and
Intelligence. will stand an exempl.l
In q sistsrhood Of EtAtes, the number
Of which no prophet may to-day pre-
dict: all consisting "one nation, ons
soyereipn nationality with ono nov.