Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-01-13

med, and IlcrrIck was impaiiently locking a.
bout Tor his companion. The Indian fitted an
arrow 10 his bow. There was no time to be
lost Norton sprang to his feet. The noise
OF the motion caught the ear Of the Indian. -
Tie turned, but too late. He had but time to
see the hunters yaugcr pointed TO his body ere
a stream of fire poured from its mouth. Its
sharp report rang through the woods, and the
wild scream OF the warrior, as he lcaped in the
air announced that its bullet had been death
messenger.
There is qnits correct view Of the standing Of
IA tos at the pyesen, session of Conarss5 ia The
If'.lwing letter from correspondent Of the Pco.ip
! Register. ThewGhsr, we think, naedro, apprchend
Any dobts to the course tac President W III pur.
uc--hc w,ll 10 the last manttn his views 40 al
sady expressed. no Gangs Of power can change
principle VITA Mr.. Van Butaa.
NEw YoaK, Nov. 80, 1887.
Mr.. Edtcr:--lhe position Of Mr.. Van Ru.
ren is by no means hopeless one. Still it is
| not desirable to be thus placed His lirnness,
liability and tdct make him more than an even
match FOR any Of the leaders Of the opposition,
and ,tlasa r",vnri..l considerations of private
interest, (n opposition TO principle prevail
Exclusively over mcu's minds, he will, before
three years from March, stand strong andifrm
| in the affections of the people. Truth mus,
| ultimately prevail with them, although they
may for a time consent toits snhjugationio err
ror, Mr.. Van Burcu's special message is as
honest as any that ever cmanalcd from Wash
ington and he will adhere to its doctrines,
"comc what, come may Let US run out tho
iprobablccourse Of things, aud thus ascertain
his ultim.ie position. The wings are for a ma
| lional bank; the conservatives for the state
bank system; the Van Buren, men for the sub.
treasury scheme. II is not probable that any
two will coalescc. and accept fully the scheme
of any Of them. The conservatives and whius
arc now united IN opposition. The wings deem
Il national bank Of the first importance. The
conservatives were the most active and the
most interested Of any Of General .Iackson's
friends in destroying the bank, with a view OIL
raising up the state bank system, which they
sill desire TO keep in operation If either Of
the two later systems therefore should hca
| dopted, il, will be complete victory of the one
party over the other npon the original grounds
of the contest. 1t may be assumed, therefore
that the wings are as much opposed TO the state
| bank system as the conservatives are to a ma
| 'ional bank Which will succumb! The wings;
Mr.. Webster charpes his friends to remembe
that the victory has been achieved upon who
principles, i. G. opposition to those who pu
down and will not consent to build up a M
tional bank. Stick q pin there. The conser
va,ives, with Mr.. Rives at their head, (Mr
'FalImadge is TOO small a man to be there have
grown up IN those principles, which go to strI
the general government of power; they are fol
a strict construction Of the constitution, and
the natural affinity of men professins such prin-
cip'es is association with Mr.. Van Buren, in
his sub-treasury scheme. Ifihcy go for ma
tional bank, they abandon all the professions
OF their lives, and assume the altitude of men
atoning for past error. Let no man believe
this Of them. What the conservatives and
wings can build up together, no man can de-
wise: their whole and only principle OF union
is one Of opposition.
What therefore will be Mr.. Van Buren's
position during the next congress? He will
have no power to carry out his own measures,
and none can be carried by the opposition a.
lgainst him. They will be as harmless as he
lis. But let us see what he can do without
them. Tie dangerous 0ad much abused cub
treasury scheme has bcen in operation since Nun
lust. 1t has not needed the contenance. il
does no, now need the support Of congress. 1t
will continue in operation despite the efforts oi
the opposition; for be it hnown, the only al.
Tentative is a national bank or the state bank
system; Of either Of which there is as much zeal
ousy. The sub-reasnry plan cannot be de
stroyed by the mutual efforts of the wings and
conservatives. unless they consent to choice
between those alternatives. Mr.. Van Burcn's
strength lays there. ADOPT either, and III,
Question is settled between all Tho parties; am
\ The wings will never corlgept ia this hec,rs,
they 50 fora national oa1h as the main object.
Mr. van buren,, witha majority against hin
10 congress- has not and cannot be driven from
MS g,onnn tilis year nor next year; ard 4hc
probability is, that his plan Of conducting tho
national finances will be in constant operation
It'll the end Of his term
| We may pause, therefore, and ask, What
victory has been wont What are the public