Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-06-10
TREASURY ORDER.
From ti,s New Orleans True American.

from tts New orleans IIue American.
Thisisa thorough going Wing paper in all poll
tic al questions, but in the present contest for specie
between England and the United States. i, is ,.ue
to its name. and stands oy the United States. Ii
thus speaks OF the Treasury Order under date of A
pill 2Sih.
some facts are beginning TO traDspiIe, that lead
Us doubt whether the policy OF the Govefnmen; be
not Correct. BY strange anomaly the present dy-
nasty has bundered On a measure that by the is,
OF October next, if persisted in, WILL BRING Exc.
LAND AID FRANCE AT OUR FEET! We have the
specie, and all we have to do, is TO keep, as ba-
SIS FOR or banking system iiEngiand yet not spe-
Gle from America, SIZE will be bankrupt, and reyo-
luton must ensae. We shall enlarge on this topic
Tomorrow. the resolution to refuse
paying the custom-house bonds, iii, the specie cir
car be repealed, will only benefit this country,
RUIN THE MERCHANTS THEMSELVES, and enable
the Government the better to cary out its plans.
If MIR. Van Buren, would issue orders that nothing
bat gold or silver be received N payment Of dues
to the government, ne will secure ais point, keep
the specie here, and preyenfcxcessiye importation
the bane Of ourtr.se prosp.rity-Thesed doctrines
may be considered as he,etodox BY many, but We
are ANXIOUS to arrive the truth in financial mat
tsis without reference To political feelings. The
subject should bs canyGssed, weighed and well
Considered, in every counting house, every palace,
every hamlet jn the Union, for our deepest inter
hare no national debt to labor under',
| Ths present struggle between the paper sys
TENS OF England and the United States. One or
the other must blow up. 1t is death struggle be-
tween the Two systems; and in this struggle the
most OF those who were with England against the
United States during the late war, are with her in
the present great struggle between tho two coun-
tries. Attn head Of those found against their
country IN both these is Mr.. Weba,er, and il
J a ftr,se IL IL.
and leave 1t on record, in both cases. His spcech
es In Congress during The late war shew where he
then was; his speech in New York in March las,
snews where he now is. In that speech he ga va
the specie in the Yves, ia ssnisplaced,n ind advi
ses "ttrenty millions Of doliars to be shipped 10
Europe. lie says the 10 millions of specie in the
country, docs US but little good, and that we should
do better II we had less Of Il! But the speech
snaii oe published, and our citizens shall see for
themselves whai, otherwise. thsy nigh, no, he A. !
Die 10 believe tpresent we only refer 10 i, to
/ contrast the Wing orator Of New York with the
4 WING editor OF New Orleans, and 10 shew tina, |
] many Of those who plead the cause of Great Bri-
tam against US during the late war, are TO be found
~ inc present specie war bstween the Two coun-
tsiosin sas samc place in which they were found
DUELLINo.---The French Courts have lately
pronounced some important sensations, OIL
hlch the repetition may prove fatal to the
system Of duelliDg They have given DANA
ges to the widow or orphan. to be levied on
the slayer. The Royal Court of Bordeaux
seems TO have set the example, by giving the
WIDOW Chenret damages against Dutheuil,
VINO had killed her husband in DUEL. 1t ap.
pied the same principle 10 another case; and |
an appeal being made TO the Court Of Casa
tion' the sentence was confirmed. The trial |
OF young Sivey, for killing l. Durepane in
duel, has occupied the Assize Court Of Paris |
many days. and It terminated on Sunday, by
q verdtct Of damages in favor Of the widow.
PLAIN pgAIIsc.--During Sir Robert Wal.
poles administration, when bribery was com.
mon, II not universal, there was one particu.
lar question which he wanted to carry through
the House Of Commons, 10 which he knew
there would be violent opposition, and which
was disliked by some Of his own dependents.
AS he was passing through the Court Of Re- |
quests, he met member Of the opposite par
~, whose ayarice, he imagined, would moi re.
lect large bride. He took him aside, and |
SAD, "Such question comes on this day; give
!nc your vote, and here is bank-bill Of two
". thousand pounds, (which he put into his hands.
ne member made this answer. s'Sir Robert,
~ nv nave lately served some Of my particular
,l,s w and when my wife was last at Court.
1914, -" n'es was very gracious 10 her, which
,h as. nave happened atyour instance. should
tinr ,,l unink myself very ungratefnl, (put-
rcfsa s ~ k-bii' Into his pocket) il were to
me .,ln .asor you arc now pleased 10 ask of
'e. Il Book ofrablc Talk. i.s
roRr-CouRrEous. Two Of the
suesle a. public dinner having got in
to an alteration, one Of them ! hl,,.
tering vulgarian, vociferatc. q Sir vnul
are no gentleman!" Sir. +, sa;d 'h;;s
in calm voice, and with I
derssiYe smile" yon are judge