Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-07-22
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DU BuouE, SATURDAY, JULY 90

OF lour companies of Infantry, heretofore ST.
toned at Prairie du Chen, bound for Jeffel
son Barracks. We understand that the CON
panies stationed at Fort Winnebago will occu
Py the post at Prairie du Chen.
Some of the passengers on the Irene state,
that the Indians, amounting to five or six hun
dred. had assembled at Fort Smelling, and man,
more were expected to be in soon. It wa.
thought doubtful that treaty could b con
cluded, as the. Indians seemed averse to sell
ing their lands.
We will be enabled to give an early account
Of their proceedings as the senior editor Of this
paper is up there, and will be present during
the Commissioners stay.
From the tone of the Wing presses, as well
as Of their travelling orators; it is settled be.
yond doubt, that strong efforts are to be made
at the special session Of Congress for the es.
Enlistment of National Bank, Itbehooves
every true friend of Liberty to be on his guard
The Wings are openly and loudly rejoicing at
the embafrassments of the government, and
every Bank that has disregarded their admo-
nitlons and continues, OF resumed spccie nav.
ments, has been singled out and abused BY the
opposition. What difference is there. in prin-
clple, between the men, who, while they pro-
claim 1t that we are on the eve of a revolution.
throw every obstacle in the way of the gov
eminent, and the tories Of the revolution who
denounced the war, and aided the British!
The times speak volumes in favor of the
constitutional currency, and against banking.
What cause other than the Banks has brought
on this pressure? If gold and silver, or the
notes of Banks based upon the same, with an
amount equal to its circulation, was the only
currency, what fear need we have OF ehese PEI
riodicai prcssuress The country would then
60 on in its wonted prosperity. The Wings
say we musthave National Bank, or the coun-
try will be ruined---that the Banks have the
upper hand Of the Government, and ask
tor a National Bank to put them down and
establish auniform currency. Well, if the
Govcr:mcnt is now in the hands ofthe Banks.
the establishment: Of another is but adding
strength to its enemies. The Government is
never safe in the hands Of the Banks, land
" Vile in their hands is out of the hands of the
People. One must rue---either the Banks or
the People. Choose between them.
The greatest statesmen Of the age have OPP
posed the United States Bank on constitutions
al grounds. Thomas Jefferson, James Madi-
son, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, and Dam
iel Webster, have all opposed it, and shown
good grounds for the same. And further, the
People of the United States have sigp,d its
death warrant.
"'1is an III ,oi;,d Atat Jioscs nodody gooa,''
is an old saying, the truth of which is being
verified in the Lead Mines. But few
months ago, times were SO good that many
heretofore Industrious miners had acquired
considerable quantityof the ready, and seat
ed themselves down to enjoy il as gentlemen
OF leisure, but the hard times and constant COM
plants of those around them, have brought
them to the conclusion that by industry is the
most secure mode of obtaining a ving, and
have accordingly taken up the pick and SHOW
el and gone to work like good fellows, and
will, likely, in a short time, realize something
worth setting down to leisure upon. Mineral
isnow selling at SIS 90 per thousand pounds,
and we understand the miners are beginning to
dsaw i, out in fine style.
The special election held in this county,
has resulted in the election Of A. w. McGre-
gos, Esq, by majority Of 1873 votes. Red
Cedar, the only precinct not given in our last,
we learn verbally. gave Parker majority of
thres votes, one hundred and three votes being
given.
The Wings, at the time Of the re-charter Of
the United States Bank by the Legislature Of
Pennsylvania, proclaimed great victory
that the same Bank would still exist--the same
capital was invested by the same stockholders,
and managed by the same President and Di-
reetors, and that it would be able to do all that
could have been performed had Congress
granted the Charter. But how we'll has it full
flled the anticipations what United States
Bank could do. II has failed in every respect
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