Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-03-07

peaceful policy which prevented an
Indian war last Summer, which
would have cost about rire millions
OF dollars and hundreds and perhaps
thousands of live,. For these -ea-I
sons, and on .ne grounds of justice
and humanity, he hopes that the
Chief Magistrate will be sustained in
this noole reform until the expert
pient shall be crowned with complete
Success. And he makes US hope sol
too.
The Fourth Congressional District
of Iowa, which is composed of Tama,
Benton, Jasper, Poweshiek, Iowa,
Johnson, Marion, Mahaska, Keokuk,
Monroe, Wapello and Appanoose
Counties, includes a larger popa!a'
tion than any other District in the
United States, with, we believe, a
single exception. What particular
reason there was for carving out q
District Of such shape we do not now
recollect. This whole business CT
Congressional Districting seems to
be the special game Of present and
prospective aspirants for Congress
sional honors. Under the new APP
pointment the Fourth District w,ll
of course be "chewed up". ".coDsidera.
bly,. We have as yet seen but two
"slates' which concern our County
one of them making new District
of Keokuk, Mahaska, Marion, War
ren, Madison, Monroe and Wapello
Counties, and the other putting Mu-
haska, Marion, Warren, Clark, Lu-
cas-, Monroe, Wapt llo and Wayne to-
gether. a third one which we have
heard mentioned, puts Marion and
Polk Counties together. We have
40 slate to propose, and only now
express the hope that the new Dis
trict in which we may be located May
be of a gooo shape, Of respectable size
and general status, and not in any
wise gerrymandered to the detrimep,
Ofany real interest of the people.
Senator Summer is, with apparent
authority, reported as declaring that
he will not support Pres't Grant II
rrnnfninatcd. Nunil: we are fully
sensible how much the Republican
party and the peop'e owe to NJ
sumner. Buff Presto Graut fs larry
nominated by fair Convention, and
Mr.. Sumner refuses to support him
let Mr.. Sumner 60. 1t viii only bfI
the worse for Mr.. Sumner. Lookin'
at the record Of Sec'y Seward, Chid
Justice Chase and Senator Sumne
must we conclude that when Il mar |
has once reached certain hight =
poIitical life he must either clini
one step more, into the White lious'
or else topp'e off from the ladder?
We sec it stated that CorgrcssmH /
Cotton. of the Second District ! |
Iowa, has introduced ]" ,ne liouf
bill to admit type metal" free
duty. This does not seem eXpiic
enough. 1t seems to us that, und'
existing circumstances, all type 'f
printing, and perhaps other printer
material also, should be put upon Il
free list. There has been a most ou
rapeous extortion in this matter, n
for the benefit Of the Governme
but for a few monopolists, and it
high time this state of things shou
be ended. Our Congressman FRO
this District has some experience
this respect; and we have been 100
ing for him to introduce the prop
action in the House.
Sec'y Belknap was before y
House Investigating COMMITTEE ia
Thursday, and, upon examinatit
concerning the alleged sales o arr
nv our Government to the Erenc
he stated that such sales were aoppI
by orders i'm October Of 187O,hs SOC
az II WAS discovered that Remngto
the purchaser, was agent for II
French Government. No saes ha'
ever been made to any KNOW age
of the French Government II
total amount realized from he sa
of arms was s9,74s,9i2. Sc'y BE
knap is not aware Of any tscrepa
c;es between the accounts othe w
and Treasury Department and
has not been able to olain az
proof, or any specific inrmaii'
whatever, showing that All Cover
ment officers are either fectiy
Indirectly interested in H sale
arms. The Chairman afhe Cor
mittee said he had invifi Senaff
Sumner to appear and tgive at