Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1837-01-11

The Harrisburg keystone, in speak
ing of the causes Of our diminished
majority, says: Libels and ISLANDERS the;
most foul, upon the designs and inten-
tons of the democrats on the question
of reform, were addressed to the eyes
or ears Of every man entitled to vote.
The farmers were conjured to come to
the polls, as they valued their proper
ty and privileges. They were told by
the false, infamous bankites, that the
democrats would take all their title
deeds from them, & ifthey did not strip
them of their lands & rights, an equal
ofproperty wasthe bestthat
could be hoped for-thata monarchy
would by established and every citizen
reduced to state of bondage.
More extraordinary exertions were
never used in any election which has
heretofore taken place in Pennsylva-
MIA. By such dishonest, wicked man
euvering, the anti-reform feeling was
aroused to itshighest pitch, and thrown
entirely into the opposition scales,
weighing with its whole force against
the democratic electoral ticket. These
practices were concerted with so much
energy, that every township was in
state of excitement before the work
was discovered, and the discovery was
not made until it was too late to coun-
teract its effects.
1t is miracle that we have carried
our electoral ticket against such ma
levolent, dishonest, cunning, and active
systems Of operations. Should we al
SO have majority in the convention,
it will render our triumph complete
and place it in the powerof the demo-
Gratis to postrate forever their SANDER
ing opponents, by showing that the
enlargement and further security of
the rights and the property of the peo-
pie, are the great objects for which the
democracy have been laboring to alter
the constitution, ever since the days of
Simon Snyder, who was himself the
friend of reform
From, the .Wsar York Duly Express.
Ertraetofa letter dated Lonioa, ;! Oct. ls3
STEAM N.aVIG.QTION OI-ER THE .4T.
L-ANIYC.
! have the pleasure to inform YOU
that the directors of the British and
American steam navigation Co. have
contracted for the building Of the lar
gest, and intended to be the most splen-
did steam ship ever built, expressly
tor the New-York and London trade.
sac will measure 100 tons, between
pcrpendiculars 235 feet, 22o feet keel,
40 feet beam, three decks and every
thing else in proportion. She will
carry two engines Of 225 horse power
each, 76 inch cylinders, and nine feet
stroke. In addition to her steam pow
er she is intended to be riggid in such
manner as to give her sailing quail
tiles equal to any sailing ship, so that
between steam and wind we hope she
will make her way across the Atlantic
in tolerable time.
The expense of this steam frigate is
estimated at 100000. These large
undertakings require time to mature,
but l think the business will at last be
done effectually.
We do not expect her to be ready
for sea before next March l2 months.
We could get the ship ready for next
summer but not the machinery. We
think it not advisable to start in the
autumn or winter, and therefore take
some extra time to bring us to the sea-
son ofthe year that suits best. A new
plan Of condensing, by which one third
OF the fuel is saved, and the boilers al
ways supplied with fresh water has
lately been introduced which will be
a great thing for US.
We shall probably lay down anotl-
err ship this winter and keep going un-
til we are stocked with fist rate ships
for both London and Liverpool.
Yours truly.
THE KING OF THE FRENCH.
We have before snoken NJ III. +ro,L-