Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-11-18

fence, although if undivided, might WELD great
power. Those acquainted with the aDu Buque
candidate" know well that before he would
be compelled to declare himself in favor ofany
measure not right in his own opinion, he would
suffer defeat, let the consequences be what
they might. 500 -
II He tells Of the government officer" getting
horse to go to Cassville, and because he
kept him three or four weeks at livery rates,
and pay for his hire, it cost $50, there he con-
cluded to take it on foot. Now, he must truly
suppose the people of Du Buque to be curious
people. An old acquaintance of his in this
place, voluntarily offered to loan him horse.
He must either have supposed that his friend
would charge him for the use of the horse, or
that the additional feed Of the horse would cost
him something, otherwise he would not have
preferred wading sloos to riding.
We have noticed the editor further than we
ought, perhaps, but we are unwilling to see
persons protesting friendship, and concealing
the dart he sends at our country. In looking
over his article, and comparing it with other
places he has noticed, one will readily perceive
that in noticing this place, he has avoided men,
tioning any thing calculated to give character
to our place abroad. He thinks, or at least
says, there is no place in the west like Peoria.
There they get out of -four, because the coun-
try will not afford it, and live on potatoes,
while there is extensive Touring mills one hum
dred miles below on the river. Peoria people
may do it, but Du Buque people had rather be
excused, as they are not quite SO fond of a
picayune.
The Miners Free Press of tho Sd inst give.
statement of the amount of land sales in the Wis
consin Land District, for the last six months, end
ing October 3lst, from which it will be seen that
the pressure has proven ted the hardy yeomanry
Of the country from securing to themselves home,
| on lands that they can till and call their own.-
The entire quantity of land sold amounted to 49,
920 acres-for which the amount received was
/ S23,650. OF the amount of land sold, 1850 were
purchased by farmers who intend 10 settle thereon
1850 by miners, with the intention of digging
fof mineral, and the remainder by residents wsh-
| ing to invest their money, and spectators.
/ JAMES G.. EDWARDS, of Jacksonville, editor of
the late Patriot, in thai place, is about establish
ing newspaper at Fort Madison, in this Terrific
ry. We are always glad in Witnessing the rapid
advance which our Territory is making towards
bringing to light her natural advantages and re-
sources through the establishment Of public presses
in her prosperous villages, yet from sincere wish
that tho periodicals of our Territory may MAIN
lain that character both at home and abroad,
which generous public are pleased to bestow up
on the Wisconsin press, we regret to see one es-
tablshed of the character OF the one heretofore
conducted by that editor. In politicts he is Draw
ling, without political honesty regard for truth,
and no other recommendation to his party. than
that he cngs close to his leaders, lauds every fed
eral man and measure, and denounces every prin-
ciple of the democratic party. On tho subject of
Abolitionism, little more prudence only prevents
, him from going hand in hand with the late editor
of the Alton Observer, Beecher, and others that
compose the Abolition club. In principle he is
equally as strong abolitisnist as any that have
disgraced themselves and the cause of the religion
which they profess, and we fear that he is only
changing his place Of operations, in hopes 10 find
a place where the PRONUNCIATION of abolition doc
trines will be tolerated. TO supply the place of the
Observer. Knowing his principles, and that he
came from Boston year or twosince, with the in-
tention of establishing an abolition paper, having
, before bandoned the publication of scurrillous
political paper, because its many untruhs, his In
; consistency and hypocricy were exposed, he being
member of the church, he considered his reli-
gious character assailed, and feelings wounded,
as he said it was upeasant longer to engage in POI
iical strife, we cannot welcome him into tho Ter
!, ritory and bid him god speed.
CLEAR THE TRAcK--rHg RIDERS ARE Ur--A,
: a meeting in Mercer county, Iii. Jo. Duncan, Of
Illinois, was nominated for the Presidency, and the
Godlike Daniel Webster, for Vice President, and
: the following resolution adopted:
f Resolved, That having made nomination more
capable of supplanting the present dynasty and re-
trcyiug the once exhated character of our country
than any other ever offered to tho American peo-
pie, we will scrupulously adhere to IT. succumbng
to no available and yielding to no contingencies.
That's admirable! These ssuckers' are tho boyi
for spunk, they go in for having President from
among themselves, and have selected their candi-
: date Of soft and pliable stuff
The nomination Of sFrec Jo.'' as he is famil.
y arly called, brings mind good anecdote, which
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