Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-12-02

away every yestige Of the unprincipled
and corrupt party now striving for
power.
SOUTHERN SENTIMENTS.
The Convention of Southern Mer-
chants, which assembled at Augusta,
Geo. adopted, without dissenting
u0ice, report favorable to the divorce
Of Bank and State. Mr.. McDuffie,
the Chairman of the Committee, to
whom the subject was referred, and an
old protector Of the q. S. Bank, drew
up and presented the report which was
received with SO much unanimity -
We are grati6ed to perceive these
marked evidences of reflection and
honesty given, too, by SO highly
respectable, intelligent, and numerous
body of merchants.
When we reflect that the merchants
are more Immediately connected with
banks than any other class of the COM
mnnity, and when we call to mind
their vigorous crusades against the
Government for its policy in segard to
these rotten institutions, we cannot
sufficiently admire thisl magnanimous
and praise-worthy conduct of the
Southern Conyention.-[Mo. Argus.
The Bait. American of the lth inst.
says that sssome idea of the value and
Importance of the domestic trade Of
The U. S. may be inferred from the
fat that there arrived at Boston on
Sunday, three Barques, twenty seven
| Bligs and 81 Schrs. mostly from South
en parts, carrying upwards Of 10000
barrels offlour, besides large quantities
ofgrain, coal and other valuable mer-
chlndise.''
The St. Louis Republican, in an
article respecting the immense emf
grafton into Missouri during thu pres
ent year, says: "Should futur years
present the same increase ofpopulation,
we think we shall not be found too
sanguine in estimating ourtotal strength
when the next Federal census is taken
in 1910, at nearly half million Of
souls. = ~
4 The march Of Empire is Westward.
| Ten years hence, we shsi1 have the
physical and POLITICAL Preponderance.
A REsuRREcToN.-Abo forty
years ago a Mr.. Dean, then some TWEEN
| ty years Of age, leftthis city and large
circle Of relatives, to make voyage
to China, expecting to return with the
same ship; but being cast away, he
was doomed 10 the fate Of asluckless
wanderer in strange lands, with out an
opportunity Of returning home till
within few days past. Nearly hall
the time Of his absence was spent in
in confinement amog the Turks, Span
iards, and the savages, tof Madagascar;
thela Of whom cut offhis nose.
Strange to say, on his arrival in this
city, a few days since, he found his
mother still alive and well, together
with his sisters and brothers, with all
Of whom his name had long been men
toned only as a tradition Of the ancient
times. IN. Y. Sun.
Or They have newspaper in the
Sandwich Islands published in Eng
lish-at Owyhee, and edited by an
American. It was here that Cant.
Cook lost his life. Little did he think
| that those savages, would, in such J
short space Of time, be enjoying the
4 light Of christianity, and civilization,
4 with its attendant luxuries -dissina.
4 tons and vices. Such however. il the
fact, and that beautiful group ofisland.
in the Pacific Ocean, now has school.
urchcs--ships andprinting Offices.
"A machine is in operation in Phila.
! delphia for spinning silk, directly from
|, the cocoons. This must be 4 yerv.;m
!, portant improvement in the manufac
& ture Of silk. The fact that silk can 81
!, reeled from the cocoons, is proof assuf
fcient 70 US. that it can be spun from
i J them. Mo. Argus.