Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-12-09

D1sBASD1Se OF THE aryoIo1,e.'
ARMY.
When has the sun. in Il, :.
81 time began, shone upon ~ . eOs''s
ike the disbanding Of the revo,n ,teas
larry army? Where is tho h;..o S.uuea.
can boast its equal? An armv ~. ,a,s
with victory, that had just ACHIEVE, rsa, e
independence Of its countrv 80.
en- It . name among. nations: A. ' ~. slv'
.nat with Undesirable hard,hin.' ~
hlled the high purpose Of it, - e., ;a''
N ment, and that had just claims un s &.
treasury, as well as gratitude # ~. -
nation . is summoned upon The n. :. u,s
Tor the last time; their arre,r,a $3.50. ~
u y, they are without doII,, Y Z
their pockets; without a sinsl. 49,. y
rations in their knapsacks; hupd, ~ |.
miles from home, which home m.a
have been desolated in their ,b, =,
BY savage violence; many Of them '. y.
l + by sickness and protracted n:
ferings, and all Of them roaded - =. !.
IRENE a. !. sensitiveness by most elsau =,
exhibition Of their deserts, and Al -.
citing Portr,iture Of their grievance =
by a talented and ingenious laction;,t
Will their love Of country oyercoms
the prompting Of sel6shnes.. and ths
keen and bitter sting Of disappoint.
ment? Will they refuse to listen 10
the song of the syren shat iustifes and
urges self remuneration? Will thew
literally surrender the means Of redre.,
in their hands, and trust to cold chart.
ty for bread, and the tardy justic. Of
their country for remuneration On.
it is more than human-it is sodlike.,
The drum beats-the line is formed
the flag of independence is advanced
to the front officers, with uncoy-
cred heads, bid their men silent fare
we'll; ming on, they pile up their arms
in silence, and with clasped hand and
averted eyes, are dismissed each to his
own way. Is there aught in Greci,n
or Roman story, in ancient ormodern
revolutions, that can equal this last act
of our veteran fathers in magnanimity
and patriotism Lawrence's Grafton.
We this morning noticed finelarge
buck in an enclosure at the Eagle Tav-
ern, which was caught in Lake Mich
igan, near tho Manitoowoc Island, in
a manner which must have been Sin
TO Davy Crockett He was discovered
in the water, about seven miles from
shore, by those on board the steamboat
Pennsylvania, as she was passing, and
five Of the hands, taking small boat,
Immediately gave chase. The pursu'
ing party were provided with slip
ping moose, which, lasso like, they sue
ceeded, after some maneuyripg in
throwing over his antlers; but soon
found that they had caught 'tarter,
as he was more than match for the
i've oarsmen, and pulled one way fast
er than they could get ahead the other
Filming it impossible to row back t
the boat with him, they had to let oa'
their line, and pull him in from Of
board the boat. He is supposed Z
have been chased into the lake by tn
wolves. Captain Cotton, of the Penn
sylvania, brought the stranger to TIL. J.
city, and presented him to mine hos.
of the Eagle, who, to the sorrow O
many epicures, intends keeping tn
same alive, if possible. This, howev'
er is doubtful, as his exertions TO e.
cape, when on board the boat, nave y,
materially injured him. Buffalo Aov.