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Iowa News from across the
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- 1838 -
Cleveland Observer
Hudson, Ohio
Thursday, September 13, 1838
Died at Fort Madison, Iowa Territory, Aug. 8th, Benjamin B.
Bosworth, late of Nelson, Ohio, in the 50th (or 60th) year of his
age. Mr. Bosworth left Nelson with his family the first of June
last, and arrived at Fort Madison on the 14th of July; was taken
sick four days subsequent to his arrival and after a painful
sickness of twenty days, which he bore with much Christian
patience and resignation, he fell asleep, without a struggle or a
groan, in the arms of that Savior, whom he had loved and served
from his youth.
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Western Telegraph
Rossville, Ohio
September 13, 1838
At Fort Madison, Iowa the Fourth of July was celebrated by
citizens, with the Indian Chief Black Hawk, as their guest -- the
same who gave us so much trouble on the frontier four years
since. He was toasted and made this speech. "It has pleased
the Great Spirit that I am here to day. I have eaten with my
white friends. The earth is our mother - we are on it- with the
Great Spirit above us -- it is good. I hope we are all friends
here. A few winters ago, I was fighting you, I did wrong,
perhaps, but that is past -- it is buried, but let it be
forgotten. Rock river was a beautiful country. I liked my towns,
my cornfields are the home of my people. I fought for it. It is
now your's -- keep it as we did -- it will produce you good
crops." "I thank the Great Spirit that I am friendly
with my white brethren -- we are here together -- we are friends
-- it is his wish and mine. For your friendship I thank
you." "I was once a great warrior, I am now poor,
Keokuk has been the cause of my present situation, but do not
attach blame to him. I am now old. I have looked upon the
Mississippi since I have been a child. I love the Great River. I
have dwelt upon its banks from the time I was an infant. I look
up it now; I shake hands with you; and it is my wish and I hope
you are my friends."
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Wisconsin and Iowa. The two territories Wisconsin and Iowa, in
1830, had but 3,635 inhabitants. In 1836, they had 22, 213. At
present it is estimated that they contain nearly three times this
number. Four years ago, there was but one newspaper printed in
the territories. Now there ar eleven, and another is about to be
established.
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New-Hampshire
Statesman and State Journal
Concord, New Hampshire
Saturday, October 6, 1838
Died, in Bloomington, Iowa, August 30, Mr. John Sullivan Abbot,
formerly of this town, 26.
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Ohio Repository
Canton, Ohio
October 25, 1838
Territory of Iowa.
Congress has voted 26,000 dollars for public buildings in this
territory; also the like sum, to pay its legislative, civil and
judicial officers. This is done to encourage its settlements. It
sends one member to Congress, who is paid by the nation. We have
seen an estimate, showing that 25,000 settlers, and half a
million of dollars in cash and property, have been gained to the
United States, by the conduct of the Government of Canada.
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Missouri Republican
St. Louis, Missouri
November 26, 1838
Passengers arrived at St. Louis in the steamboat from Upper
Mississippin report that Cyrus S. Jacobs, Esq., of Burlington,
Iowa Territory, died a few days ago from the effects of a pistol
shot discharged by D. Rorer, Esq. Mr. Jacobs was the editor of a
paper at Burlington, and had recently been chosen a member of the
Iowa Legislature. Mr. Rorer is a member of the Bar, and was an
unsuccessful candidate for Congress, at the late election.
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New-Hampshire
Statesman and State Journal
Concord, New Hampshire
Saturday, October 27, 1838
Died, in Denmark, Iowa, Sept. 5, of typhus fever, Mr. Charles
Whitmarsh, formerly of this town, 46.
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Daily Commercial
Bulletin
St. Louis, Missouri
Wednesday, October 31, 1838
Died
At Iowa, (Iowa Territory) on Saturday evening, the 29th Sept.,
after a short illness, at the residence of Jona Morehouse, Esq.
Mrs. Ann M. Morehouse, wife of J.E. Morehouse, of New Orleans,
and daughter of the late Grove Cunningham of New York (city). The
New Orleans papers will please copy.
At Iowa, (I.T.) at his residence, on the 9th instant, Jonathan
Morehouse, Esq. aged 58 years, formerly, and for about 30 years,
a resident of Carmel, Putnam county, New York.
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New-York Spectator
New York, New York
Thursday, December 20, 1838
Died, at Portoro, Van Buren county, Iowa Territory, on the 5th of
November, Mr. Samuel S. Mott, formerly of this city, of an
inflammatory fever, aged 30 years and 8 months.
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Alton Telegraph
Alton, Illinois
December 22, 1838
Iowa Territory.
The last Dubuque News brings us the first Message of
Gov. Lucas to the Iowa Legislature. Like most of the official
communications of this gentleman, it is a plain, direct State
paper, and contains many valuable suggestions. It commences with
a reference to the act of Congress providing for the
establishment and organization of the Territory, and the duties
it imposes upon those charged with the administration of its
affairs -- emphatically calls the attention of the Legislature to
the high importance of establishing, at the commencement of their
political existence, a well-digested system of Common Schools --
recommends the immediate passage of an act to organize and
establish the several Territorial Courts -- suggests that not
only the laws, but the rules of practice and proceedings in the
different judicial tribunals should be concise, void of technical
fiction, and always directed to the merits of the controversy --
observes that, in preparing a system of criminal jurisprudence,
care shou'd be taken to provide for the punishment of each
offense in proportion to its injurous effects upon society --
expresses the opinion, that the legitimate ends of justice may be
more fully attained by subjecting the atrocious criminal to
perpetual confinement at hard labor, than by putting him to
death; but that if the latter penalty must be inflicted in any
case, it should be done privately rather than in public --
particularly notices gambling and intemperance as the fountains
from which almost every other crime proceeds; and says that to
check the progress of these vices is among the most obvious
duties of every wise and paternal government -- recommends, in
order to guard against those local excitements, to which the
agitation of the division of counties not unfrequently gives
rise, that the whole of the surveyed part of the Territory be
laid out into counties of a uniform size, and so bounded as to
preclude any subsequent subdivision or alteration -- suggests the
propriety of adopting a general road system -- enforces the
necessity of making immediate provision for organizing and
disciplining the Militia, with a view more especially to be
prepaired to repel any attack from the warlike Indian tribes
which occupy the northern and western boundaries of the Territory
-- urges the appointment of a committee, of not to exceed three
persons, of known legal experience and weight of character, to
digest and prepare a complete code of laws during the recess of
the Legislature -- declares that, while the Executive will, at
all times, pay a due regard to recommendations, he cannot
conscientiously, if known to him, nominate to office any
individual of bad moral character, or that may be addicted to
intemperance or gambling -- and concludes by assuring the members
that he will on all occasions take great pleasure in cooperating
with them, for the promotion of the interest and prosperity of
the Territory, and the happiness and well-being of its
inhabitants.
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