Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-02-10
Cd all attempts to enslave it, BY trying to force
the publication Of charges, which the propa.
gators cannot establish.

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gators cannot establish.
:. CASAnA.--'rhcrc are 80 many conflicting ac
counts from this Province that il is impossibl.
70 form correctidea of the actual state AZ
falrs' A private letter received by gentle
man IN this place, states that many of the pri
soners taken BY the Loyalis,s will DO sent te
Botany Bay.
The following beautiful touch of the sub
} lime, It 1t does not reach the ridiculous. is
from the Hon. VIM. L. May, Representative
| In Congress from the northern district ia Hi.
. nois' to his constituents. In speaking Of the
Conservatives in Congress, he says:
II stood side by side of the gallan, little
''band who were determined to hazard everv
''thing for the sacred cause Of liber,y.-.who
''were resolved at allhazards, to stay the farth
Ter progress Of executive encroachments. We
fought, we triumphed, and the echo of the an.
''proving shouts Of multitudes has scarcely vet
'd!ed away upon the distant shores of the Mis-.
'.sissippi.''
"Oh, my soui!!"
1t has now ceased, Col. We heard the last
murmur not long since, IN the north.wcsa cor.
ner Of the District, two miles above this place.
IT sounded like Distant -.dumb---thunder! We
thought when we heard Of the rocks crashing.
it would make real Major Of Mr.. May. bu,
the worst como afterwards. 1t was an unfor-
tunate explosion of miners blast, which
shattered the hand Of an industrious German.
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The editor Of the Peoria Register is
again at his dirty work of calumny and
detraction. It is TO US a disagreeablc
task to meet and refute the foul SLAM
ders of this individual, upon our coun-
try and its inhabitants, inasmuch as
their refut:tion must convict the editor
of base attempts to injure the character
of our country abroad, by representa-
tons as false as their truth would rem
der the country disgusting to our .ir-
tuous and enlightened community
Under the head If the editor abroad
he has been for the last six months,
giving what purports to be q sketch Of
his travels through part Of the Terri
tory, but destitute Of any thing Of in
tcrest, and if we may judge from that
part where the facts are know to us,
has been characterized by a total dis
regard Of truth, and a disposition TO
injurc the character Of every place
where It's citizens have not bowed the
knee to the misery, gold-lovng calf
that Johnny Horncr brought to Wis
consin.
Should our remarks be deemed too
severe. we give below an extract from
his paper of the 9th ult in which he
speaks Of "Wisconsin character" in
terms jusifying an exposition Of his
conduct while amongst us, although it
will degrade him in the eyes of every
liberal, high minded and honorable
man, it will show just reasons why our
citizens have kept aloof from him, and
incurred his displeasure, as the extract
shows. He came to tho Territory, as
we stated in speaking Of him last. SUM
mer, under the promise Of patronage
from John S. Horner, then Secretary,
bringing with him an old ran,age press,
a few cases of type, and few hands,
with flaming prospectus, promising
to cnlighten our citizens, and expect
ed to do the printing of the Territory.
In this he was disappointed. He then
visited several places in the Territory,
asked of the people donations Of town
lots as an inducement for him. TO locate
himself in their village. At first they
were disposed to encourage him, but
his vanity became so apparent, that
they resolved to have nothing to do
with him He also brought with him
a quantity Of flour, for speculation,
and would sell none for less than SIS
or $50 per barrel. Until all other sup
plies in the place (Cassville) were cx-
hausted, he sold none, during which {
time, and until he departed, although
there was good tavern in the place,
he erected a camp, with forks and
planks, cooked his own provisions
(side bacon and potatoes) rather than
pay his board and live at house like ,