Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-08-05

q candidate for Governor, and one for Lieut. Gov
ernnr, by their REPRESENTATIVES i'll the General As
ssnbly. Cyrus Edward, Esq. always all opponent
of jackson and democracy, is their agreed upo,
candidate for Governor, g. Mr.. Davidson, speaker
the Senat, and an unsupported friend oftha prn-
ciples which bind the federal party of Illinois togs-
fher. is the gentlemen agreed upon in tho caucus
Nor. 1T. Governor.
II We do hope that we shall hear no moro about
&he wickedness ola from the federal prints,
how that the federal candidates for Governor and
FIT. Governor flllinois have been brought out by
the most objectionable kind of caucus, and now
that the federal party are about to hold National
Convention to nominate a candidate for the Pre-
sidancy.
The Democrats had a public meeting i'll the
State House, at Vandia, open and above board,
and recommended the calling ola State Convention
to try and agree upon some worthy democrat, who
shall be deserving of the support of every sound re-
publican for The important office Ex-Governor o. the
State of lllinoisEforts will be made to have eve-
ry county iu the State fully represented in the
Convention that the will of the people may be fair
ly expressed and obsyed.-[ Mo Argus.
PRlDE.-How contemplate is that pride which
scorns one of equal rank and dignity! How hui
initiating to human nature itself to one of those
sslf-important beings look down upon one. perhaps
greatly superior to himself, with superciiious con-
tempt, because he is not dignifed by soma arbitra
,rary distinction which he happens to -
"A man Of right will, like Sir William Jones, think
none below him, but the base AID unjust; none "a
bove him but the wise aud virtuous A Truly no.
BILE and elevated mind will not tread upon worm,
nor cringe TO an emperot.
fEt- The larger and beautiful brig, built and
owned by Mr.. Hagadoin, of this place, was launch
ed, according SO previous notice, on Thursday
afternoon last. The day was fine, and large con-
course of citizens & strangers assembled 10 swift
ness the pleasing scene, rich with thousand asso-
Citations, glowing in perspective.n She slide hem
s'nly ON her resting place, amid the paudits of
a multitude, into the waters Of the Fox: AID arm
harm with the noble steamer PENNSYLVANIA, the
:: Rocky Mountains" was gallanted to the mouth
of the river. She is, we understand, under the
command of Captain Very. Green Bay Democrat.
Gen,lemen--l hand you an extract of letter
received from friend in Europe. If you think it
will throw any light the subject referred to, YOU
can give it to the public
81 see people in New York are beating their
heads to account tor the present disastrous crisis
some attributing 1t TO the treasury ordei-somc to
the old bugbear oftho with drawa Of The deposites,
aud some one thing and tn another. | think the
story of the Merno buck places the matter in, its
true light.
During tho war of 1919 farmer in Connecticut
bought Merino buck for $500, for which he give
hisno, He sold it Immediately for one thousand
to his neghbor, and took his note--the latter did
the same by his next door neighbor, and in this
way the buck went through the whole village, each
man making little fortune by the operation
On otnnately before the notes became due, the
news of peace arrivcd.-Down went the value of
thu back. The golden fleece became wool again
nobody would paw his note the village failed, and
to wind up the affair, lawsuit was engendercd
between some of the parties relatives to the pro-
prietorship of the buck, which at last was taken
possession of by the lawyer in payment his fees.
take it the above is fair account of a vast
amount of the operations ofthe last three years
and is an Ineligible explanation of the cause of
the present distress Journal of Commerce.