Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-10-29
Correspondence of the Herald.
BALrIMoRe, Sept. 25th, le4l

Correspondence of the Herald.
BAIrImoRe, Sept. 25th, 104l.
MessRs. HusHEs & RussELL:-C Conjecture
inc YOU might desire to hear from the city Of
mobs, monuments, and pretty girls have
taken the pleasure and liberty to address you.
NV passage thither was one "pleasansness
and peace and rapidly youare aware OF my
having left the Empire to,on Of Iowa on the
Goth CT August last, in the steamer Iowa, and
after pleasant trip in her was safely landed
at the mineral metropolis Of Illinois, ]. Q. lid
lena, on the ensuing evening at sunset; remain
ing over night at the above mentioned place,
took my departure in one OF the splendid ccach-
es Of the " opposition line, the next morning
at A. NJ, in company with eight fellow ira
yellers, and was safely deposited In Chicago
after ride Of SO hours, at the reduced charge
Of s5 co.! The subsequent day, at / A. NJ,
was suugly esconsed IN astate room on ooafo
the stauncl and beautiful steamer Missouri,
bound for the "Queen city Of the Lakes" we
numbered some $50 passengers. all alive and
kicking, and buoyant with elated hope Of meet
ing long absent friends. of mingling in the
mighty crowd, of bearing good news and true,
and Of participating in the refinement and luxu-
| ry, the s. splendid poverty of over ambitious
| and struggling mortals, striving for supremacy
through the various channels of worldly renown
| and evanescent grandeur.
You know full well am disposed to NOR
alize. 10 scan the bottom of all human things,
unblaseu ny preJuuIce, unTamme!ed oy Tear,
favor, or affection, and free to give utterance to
the working of the thoughts within me. ! flat
ter myself, without egotism, without being
''debased by slavery or corrupt by power"
and say, much rather would be in log
| cabin in the west than palace In the east, for
| real, solid, substantial contentment. For the
attainment of that gem no Indian mine can buy,
no chemc art counterfeit. 1t makes men rich
in greatest poverty, turns water to wine, and
wooden cups to gold.
| "Sellom it comes, to few from heaven sent, a.
| That much is little, all in all content"
| But to return to our trip over the inland seas
of proud America, upon one Of which the hon
or of.s our gallant little navy" achieved SO ma
! ny aurels-struck down the tyrant dag bear
ing the motto of British insolence and self-con-
ceited power, viz:
| "The winds and seas are Britton's wide domains,
| And not sail but by permission spreads"
| and reared upon the wide waters the star span
| ged banner, to hail the battle and the breeze
| Well to return, we had a very agreeable jaunt,
| lnle rough at times-lots of plank aboard to
answer in case of accident as life preservers,
that is in still water. Met our delegate, Gen.
A. G. Dodge, at Milwaukee, on his way to
Washington, whole souled man and no mis-
take, as had ample opportunity Of discovering
as we travelled together. We were detained
on bar opposite the town of Erie for several
| hours, our boat drawing foot more of water
| that the other lake steamers, and were finally
pulled off by the steamer Buffalo without much
| difficulty.
Rat ,,,t. of hat cC In all tho
veto, of Tippecanoe and Tyler too, cave there's
| the rub" all of these things have been on the
| q,ti riue. Bank men ready to burst with rage
at disappointed hopes-self ACCOMPLISHMENT
| mortified in the flesh and bleeding, for very
weakness, at everypore. Tyeris denounced,
eaHd daab ys9Issr nH
wre'ches, who cannot see the reason forsooth
why he should veto any measure proposed by
| the God Of unprincipled whigsm; q alas poor
Henry Clay!' The wings here are in utter
confusion, they are beg inning to see the fallacy
| OF their doctrines-the baseless and rotten fab
rick upou which their principles, or rather an
ti-princples, had been lettering they have fall
len to rise no more forever! The age of hum
bug must 60 down or conscience be obliteraied
| from the calendar Of the mind yes, man must
come forth in his majesty and strike for the
substance and not for shadows. The monied
power must be shorn of its thorns and thistles
and all will yet be well. g Fair play is jew
ell in all things-let US but have fair play, no
gonging, and we will beat them all hollow
let principle be the watchword, unconnected
with men, letjustice, honor, charity, and peace,
and good will be the objects,
Then conquer must,
For our cause it is Just
II the wings could only be made tolisien and
understand what Democracy means. what it is
10 'be just and fear not" they would blush
tor shame at their reckless inconsiste ncies.
But the people will veto all their measures.
Maryland will give, it is calculated, at least
1000 majority for Thomas our democratic Co
vernon. So cheer up Democracy. In great
haste, remain, as ever, yours.
From the N. Y. Tribune
TIL Nc LEOD CASE. b~s-