Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-03-17

Sunday were lost. s,s1 Ssa ''si
The Wings Of Illinois are in a .speck o
trouble about their candidates. Cyrus Ed
wards is the candidate for Governor, nomina
ted at midnight caucus, and is supported b,
most Of the Wing papers, yetat meetings o
thepcople in the several counties, resolution:
recommending state convention have beer
PISSED. The Backwoodsman. whichis milk
and-wa,er concern, has a candidate of its owr
John Reynolds. We think, unless some
Their betters take him up, he will stand slim
chance for the stakes.
h The building Of the Military Academy al
West Point has been entirely consumed. The
loss to the Government is estimated at $780,.
0O0- This willlikely subject Governments lit.
tie pampercd aristocracy to some inconven
fence. We hope comfortable quarters will be
found for these little sprigs Of nobility, yclep,
cadets. otherwise they may take cold.
Gen. HARRlsoN, in a letter to the editor Of
the Missourian, says, ..that if elected Presi.
dent ofthe United States, he would, under nc
circumstances, become a candidate for asecond
term" This, the Galena Gazette thinks, evil
add much to his popularity, should he be fixed
upon as the Wing candidate for the Presiden.
cy." True---but should he promise TO resign
it Immediately on his election, we should think
he had the good Of his country more at hear,
than we do at present. Were the Wings sure
he would fill the station well, would they have
any objection to his serving a second lcrml
They doubt his capacity for The second---,he
Democrats for the first term.
ASTRONOMY. ---Last evening Mr.. Campbell
delivered an introductory Lecture on this SCI
cence, and will next week commence aseries
oftwelve lectures. We were prevented from
attending, aud cannot speak of his merits as a
Lecturer, hut from the nature of the subject.
we should think our citizens in general might
be rrofited by attending course.
RACINE ARGUS, is the title of new paper
started at the fourishing village Of Racine, in
this Territory. AS the editor, contrary to the
usual custom, did not send US copy, we are
unable to speak of its merits.
The PRrsIDENcy.--'rhc Wing presses are
beginningto excite the question as,o who shall!
be the next President, in right earnest. Mr..
Clay, Mr.. Webster, Gen. Harrison and Com.
modore Stewart have beennamed as candidates,
and their friends are engaged ia pressing their
c'aims---sone urging the necessity Of nation-
al convention, while others have faith in the
plan they tried atlhe last canvass---that each
State sticking TO their man, carrying it to the
House Of Representatives, then by bargaining,
one may succeed and the others receive APP.
pointments in the Cabinet AS to the final
result ofths pulse-feeling business, time only
willprove. Henry Clay,w we believe, stands ra-
ther the best chance Of being selected as the
candidate to unite upon should they succeed in
getting the election into the House. General
Harrison would likely receive the largest
support in the west, but in the east, Mr.. Clay
will run the strongest poll, and would doubt
less be preferred by many Influential men in
Congress, as Gen. Harrison has only his mi
li'ary achievements to bear him up, while it is
known he is of no talent. 1t is time
they were preparing their nags for the track, as
at the last election, none were found in soon
ditlon." The course which Mr.. Clay has pur-.
sued towards the "squa,ters" on the public
lands will settle him in the new States.
Should National Convention be held Mr..
Clay or Webster would likely receive the no.
mination. - gsa
Mr.. Bartlett, late editor Of the Galena G az
cite, has, as appears by publication in that
paper, abandoned the idea Of establishing the
North Western Beacon.
MICHIGAN. BANKs.---A correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette, in noticing communica-
lion published in that paper concerning Michi-
gan Banks, after noticing several errors in re-
Iaton thereto. remarks as follows concerning
those which have gone into operation lately
under the general banking law, and, as great
portion Of our circulation is in the notes of
those banks, our readers may feel interested
in knowing its features, and thereby be the
better able to judge Of the solyency Of the
Banks. @
"About the general banking, or safety fund
law Of Michigan. will make one remark. II
has been lately SO amended, that all banks
which 90 into operation under II, after Janua.
ry 10th uliimo, must pay specie from the
beginning. and not cease so to do. Thirty
per cent. Of the capital must be paid in, IL, spc-
Gle. Real estate must be pledged to the amount
Of one hundred and fifty per cent. upon the ca.
pital, the valuation Of which is to be made by
the County Treasurer and Clerk, and approx
ed by the County Auditor. all under oath; and