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Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-05-21
For the Herald.

"Yes and yet not only here
Come unto this church-yard near;
Where the gentle whispering breeze
Softly rustleth through the trees;
Where the moonbcams, pure and white,
Falls in cloudess light,
Bathing many turfy heap
: Where the Iowlier slunberers sleep;
And the graceful willow. waves,
Banner-like, DER nameless graves:
Here hath prayer arisen like dew
Here the earth is holy too.
Lightly press each grassy mound;
Surely this is hallowed ground
/ recently observed in the Burlington GA
zet,e, an article calling attention TO the condi-
ton of the burial ground at that place. The
writer appears to be actualed by holy reyer-
ence for the dead, and his lines express dis
interested sympathy, we'll worthy OF imitation.
as applicable to our own exposed, unprotected
and fenceLess abode for friends I'm eternal Sleep"
Ii is a beautiful feature in the red mans
heart, to adorn and worship the grave Of his
brother: to pay homage to the ashes of his
fellow-huntman and warrior, and is an attr-
butte of that truth and honor we SO often see
developed in the ludian character. The 'nar-
row house," to him, is Place sacred and re-
vered, and is often decorated at a sacrifice of
his own body! What comment upon civili-
zation-the white mans disinterestedness and
prospect for departed felow-moras!
We have beautiful spot to inter our dead
beautiful by nature, and that is all. We have
forgotten, or been careless in enclosing it from
the neighboring fields. 1t lies open to the in
cursions of the beasts Of the field as though it
were no more than common clay. This should
not be. Respect for the ''sainted silent dead''
is noble characteristic. A beautiful cemeta-
ry teEds to awaken sympathy for the living
TO refine and exat our natures. Who so base
and depraved as to be regardless of decent
burial? Who SO base as to care naught of
retaining place in the memory Of those friends
he has left behind him None--not one =
What so calculated to engender these consid-
erations as neatly enclosed graveyard, where
we can retire from the noise and hustle, the
vanity and veXation Of human pursuit, and
muse upon I" the state of man.!
A favorite boundary to their heightened walks
This cllurch-yard was And whether they had come
Ireading their path in sympathy, and linked
In social converse, or by some short space
DiscreetIy parted to preserve the peace,
One spirit seldom failed to extend its sway
Over both minds, when they awhile had marked
The visible quiet of this holy ground:
And breahed its soothing air the spirit Of hope
And sanity magnanimity; that spurning
The field of selfish difference and dispute,
And every care which transitory things,
Earth, and the Kingdoms of the earth, create,
Doth, by rapture Of .forgetfuhaess,
Preclude forgiveness, from the praise debarrcd,
Which else the Christian virtue might have claimed.
Bloomington, May 10.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-05-21

that those gentlemen went with letter from
Judge McLEAN, in favor of the latter, to pre-
vent his removal from his chaplaincy. They
found the General in the circumstances men,
toned by cores pondent, whose communica-
ton we gave some days ago in the Globe, and
then it was that he said to these excellent men
lin the language of the individual to whom
the facts We're communicated reduced them to
writing
sGentlemen, have been almost run down;
cannot stand it: this tnrning out Of acorthy
nse,, nerer ,ciH consent to. Only just now, a
beautiful, young looking woman called on me,
and said, My husband is turned out Of en-
poyment, and we are actually here In this ex-
pensive city having nothing to eat My dear
sirs,'' continued the President, "it almost kills
me can hardly stand it: the unworthy will
not 90 out, and Tee worthy shall not be turned
OUT
Should Mr.. Wester be inclined to test the
veracity of this statement, let him call before
his Commission of Inquiry the pure, pious,
and venerable men whose names have been
given. We have not communicated with them
on the subject and they doubtless had no ex-
pectation that the subject will ind its way in
to the public prints, but we do not hesitate to
say those patterns of truth and integrity will
make good every syllable here written down.
Gen. Harrison did say to them, ~ cannot stand
1t. This turning out Of ,oorthy men I aoiH
not consent to-" He did refer to the distress
Of the broken-hearted wife, and added, at a.
most kills me''-and Mr.. Webster may have
solemn record made of it, if he wishes, in the
archives of the Commission, now sitting in
the Star Chamber of the Treasury on the say
ings and doings Of the unhappy workmen, now
drawn up before it to undergo the law as laid
down in his circular. Nay more: we will
point out to him several other persons, to
whom Ger. Harrison expressed similar feel
ings of disgust in regard to the distressing
process which some of his Cabinet pushed
forward, without his knowledge in many cases,
and directly against his promises In others,
which we have specified in our former article,
and which that Of the National lntelllgencer
does no, deny. For the present, however, we
point Mr.. Webster and his prescribing col
leagues to the the testimony of the reverend
gentlemen whom we have named.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-05-21
HE AID
gi0omins ton, Friday. HAY FL. 1871.
pOIITICAL!.:

THE Democrats Of Muscatine county are request
ed to meet at Bloomington, on Saturday the gid
day oil May, for the purpose of appointing DELE
GATES to the DEmocRArIc TERnIroRIAL CoNvEN-
TON, to be holden at Iowa City, on the first Mon
day OF June next; and for the transaction OF such
other business may be presented.
A general attendance is desired
]. P. VAN HAGEN,1
j. E. FLETCHER, Central
d. J. SNYDER, Committee.
T. S. PARVIN,
Bloomington, April Is, le4l.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-05-21

w HAT SHALL PooR MAID DO an the lit
tic city of New London, Conn. thereare 10 less thar
three hundred unmarried ladies, between the ages O
10 and 30-the greaterportion of them handsome
well educated aud accomplished, and eminently cal
culatcd to make good wives. 'sWhy don't the mer
propose !'-Eastefn paper.
Why, let them learn to milk the cows, and then
take up their line of march for Iowa, ana we'll in
sure them agood market if they have been correct
~ lnvolced. This market is certainly good whe,
iour-ithssof the entire stock found suitors in the
last fifteen months, by duces sometimes without the
Bachelors Club missing the deserers from its ranks
CT The weather for the last week has been very
far, and favorable to Agriculture. Two Of three
DAYS have been nucomfortably warm
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-05-21

~ Through the haste with which our notice Of
the hotels in this place was put up last week, we
neglected to notice the CART. JIM, which omission
has given the mischiemakers of this place fine OPP
porunity for following their business, and well did
they improve that opportunity, succeeding in ere
atng the impression in the mind of the Capt. that
it was intended to treat his house with disrespect,
which very naturally created unknd feeling towards
us. Such construction was unwarranted, and its
use unjust We commenced that notice with the
sole view OF showing the improvements Of the place,
and as the Capt has long been in the business we
did not conceive that we were showing any disres-
pect or even want of respect, in not noticing it
mong the improvements. That we may not do him
the least injustice, mslead any of the travelling
public, we cheerfully state that Capt. FARMER is at
his old stand at ali times ready to receive and bes
tow every attention upon his visitors. His house
reeds no better recommendation than the fact that
it is generally crowded, and all who favor him with
their patronage are well satisfied with the entertain
ment and his terms.
To those who have taken occasion to sneer at the
Capt for supposed slight, we would state that we
have heard of a number of persons who have made
good living, and one in particular who amassed an
immense fortune, just by nsnding their o,cn bust
ness and what is yet strange, not one of them
ever tried to produce disturbance between their
neighhors.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-05-21

n~r The Territorial Gazette, after quoting our re-
marks in reply to Boosting paragraph from that Pa
ner. noticing The growth of Burlington, says:
We like you too much, gentlemen, to quarrel
with YOU about such small matters as :" skeleton
buildings &c We would just intimate, in very
nol;,e way that those" steamboat passengers have
been sof scanning YOU most confoundedy- that,Sall.
We could now add several" mare elegant build
nes 10 those spoken Of in former article, but 1t
is not worth while to,be particular about matters that
are becoming general
While OH the subject we will Just remark that we
have never been in Bloomington but once--now two
wears and half ago. 1t was then a hard looking
place, covered with ice. We slept, or rather laid
all night in the loft of rickety shanty-and break
tasted on piece of Geld pone and cup OF corn
whiskey, sweetened with Orleans sugar Our poor
pony a day or two afterwards III talking about the
matter confessed that for its part it could not even
acknowledge the cm1." Il had been tied up to Il
stump, and fed on rotten pumpkins. OF course VIC
were :" taken with leaving" Immediately after
breakfast, Notwithstanding the violence of snow
storm that was then raging. Ask "Om TED We
left hun sitting by little stove shaking with the
aguc."
| That may all be, Little Red" and yet Burling-
ton grow no faster than Bloomington. New York
| Dutch husband it showed there too, and yet it
| glowed or And even Burlington, seven
years ago contained but few log cabins, whose oc-
pants had nothing better to eat than dodgers.
Then why should Bloomington be ridicucd because
she was once-is yet--young. Did Burlington ga
Their all the honors Of the Territory, that other pa-
ces sprnging up after her, must yield the palm to
J her, and hang their heads with shame? We ad-
nit Fhat Burlington is the largest place, and well
may she be, for she is four years the oldest. She has
been highly favored in every way calculated to bring
her into notice, and yet real advantages fast
bringing US up with her. Bloomington is, in every
| respect far ahead of what Burlington was at her
age. But the editor, perhaps thinks himself better
capable Of judging from what he saw when it was
| new, than " steamboat passengers who have
both places in the same day, but cannot con.
sent to sanction his conclusions. But we have no
desire to build up good name for Bloomington at
the expense of 6urlington-we wish it WELL and but
for foul nest of bosterous wings in and about it,
don't know but it would be very pleasant village.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-05-21

At meeting of the Democratic citizens Of
Jackson county, held in the town OF Bellview,
April 81, IS4l, Gen. GEO. CUBBAGE was call
ed to the Char, and JOHN PETERSON appointed
Secretary.
The object Of the meeting having been brief
ly stated by r. B. Wycoff, Esq.
On motion, Resolved, That committee
consisting of Hon. Thomas Cox, William
Mordcn, and Arson Harrington, be appointed
to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of
this meeting.
The meeting then adjourned to meet a,
O'Clock, on the 22d.
Met agreeable to adjournment, when the fol-
lowing resolutions were unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That the success of Democracy
depends much on the early aud efficient organ
izalion Of the Democratic citizens, not only of
this county, but of the whole Territory.
Resolved, therefore, That it is the boun len
duty of every true lover of equal rights and
civil liberty, to unitedly stand forth in the
great cause Of human rights.
Resolved, That the thorough organization
in each and every county, will greatly tend to
maintain that high Democratic standard to
which this beautiful and fourishing Territory
has already attained.
Resolved, That the Democrats of each
township, be requested to hold primary meet
ings, in the several precincts, on the 18Th OF
May, to elect delegates to meet in county con-
veniion, to be held at Belyiew, on Saturday,
the 22d of May, to elect delegates to the Ter.
ritorial Convention, to be held at Iowa City in
June next, and also to nominate suitable can
didate for member of the next Legislature, and
TO transact such other business as may be
thhught proper, in relation to thorough or
ganizaiion.
On motion Of O. A. Crary, the meeting
then adjourned, sine die.
GEO. CUBBAGE, Gilman.
InuN PETERSON. Sec'y
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-05-21
HENRY MURRAY,
CYRUS SANDERS,
WILLIAM SrURGIS,
Committee.
Very respectfully,
Your obcdicnt servants,

Iowa Cry, May 18th, 1e4,s~ ,
GENTLEmES u acknowledge the receipt of your
letter Of the 18th instant III which you, a commit
tee in behalf of the democratic citizens of Iowa City,
invite to participate in the Inequalities of public
dinner to be given ME as evidence of their approba
ton of my official conduct Governor of Iowa Ter
ritory. While other arrangements must prevent my
acceptance of your kind invitation cannot, at the
time, refrain from expressing to you, gentle
men, the profound gratitude | feel towards the ci,-
Of Iowa City, in common with the citizens of
the Territory generally, for the kindness with which
they have supported in my feeble efforts to adj
minister the government Of the Territory upon such
principles deemed essential to the promotion
Of the happiness of its inhabitants, and general pros
perity of the Territory, in moral and political point
of view. Having identified my interests with the
citizens of Iowa, and concluded to spend the remnant
of my days in the Territory, confess that feel
paternal solictude for its prosperity and you may
rest assured, gentlemen, that whatever may be my
situation in life my best efforts be used, to the
extent of my abilities, to promote prosperity of this
fourishing Territory.
You will be pleased to accept for yourselves and
the democratic citizens of Iowa City my profound
respects.
Very respectfully,
NoI,r, 1,,yTia
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-05-21

The. Michigan State Bank, by many snppo-
sed defunct, recently resumed on sudden in
season to save its charter, and suspended as
suddenly. The Bank, having few more OF
Its bills to purchase at Is cts OH the dollar, will
not do any more business at present.--But, it
is supposed it will be prepared as soon as The
old Bank Of Michigan has gulled the comm
unity all it can; and then the stockholders of
the atter will let it 60 down and appear them
selves again in the State Bank. And vet.
# the press cries out against such bare-faced
rascality. ii is decried as .slocofocoism and
agrariansm. "--Chicago Dem.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-05-21

REMoyaLs-AGAIN.-CH w EsToN, \. >.
Attorney for the Territory, the last Democratic Of
flee holder in Iowa, within the reach Of the Presi-
dent, has been removed-who has been appointed in
his place we have not learned. This is prescription
with vengeance. Among all our officers but one
has been found upright in the eyes Of the Cabinet,
and he wing. Is anything more wanting to con-
vince the reasonable and thinking portion of the
wing party in this Territory that the Administration
intends to disregard its promises tramplc upon its
most solemn pledges that the "spoils was its mo-
wing in the late contest Up to the last cleo
ton, of complaint was found with our pub
lie ofIcers-whgs voluntarily published cards bear
ing testimony to their upright discharge of duty
More than three hundred thousand dollars at time,
have been in the hands Of one every dollar of which
was properly placed. If there had been DISPOSE
ton act unusty it would have been shown at that
time, when the grcatcst-thc ony-tempation to
act dishonesty presented itself But dishonesty was
not ,hereyct it is security against dismissal by
the administration.
With the exception of the Governor, and Rccciv-
or at Burlington, all our public officers were resi-
dents of the Territory prior to their appointment,
but the new administration considers our citizens
worthy of office, and has quartercd upon US hungry
Office seekers from the hot-heds of federalism, who
have not feeling in common with us, but look up
on the hardy settlers of the western frontier little
better than savages This is in good keeping with
the wings of the States who think that because they
bovo oonpr ,,o,var oil no Offices
long to them matter of right.
While condcmning the removals which have been
made in this Territory, we do not wish to be con-
sidered as censurngihe administration so much for
the principle for its violation Of pledges Ii must
BIC fresh in the minds of ALL that the entire opposi-
ton party prior to the Presidential election was We
ry bitter in opposing the administration because it
made few removals. and because it did not fill the
offices with greater proportion of wings. 1t now
looks very inconsistent in that party see it reno
Wing the most faithful public officers to make room
for its most active and violent partisans 1t is for
1his Inconsistency that we would expose it. We
have no disposition to complain of It's prescription,
bit on the other hand, we delight in seeing it. for
two reasons, viz 1t shows tho honest portion of the
wing party that they have been deceived by hollow
pledges and promises and because it will teach the
Democratic party when it again comes into power,
TO disregard the eamors of the wing party and place
the offices III the hands of those who will endeavor
so to carry out the inciples of the Democratic par
ty as will prove that they capable of preserving
the liberties OF our country, and rendering it pros
porous and happy.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-05-21

O. The editor of the Hawkeye is SO very consci-
entious in matters of religion, that he cannot take his
conscience allowed him to start for wing convcn-
ton on that day. If he has any soul, which may
well be doubted, the ID will be after him on short
notice
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-05-21

=" The river at this place is in booming Stage
Haukeyc of l3th inst
Wonder what river runs by Burlington? We
have very respectable river running by this place
in that direction but it has not been within six feet
of high water mark this season. There mus, have
been little cider on the glasses that your rib
nose when you penned such 4 yarn.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-05-21

Cr Remember that tomorrow is the day for hold
ing Democratic meeting for the appointment OF
Delegates to represent this county in the Territorial
Convention
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-05-21

O. Illinois papers state that John d. Whiteside,
Fund Commissioner for that State, has concluded an
arrangement with Dclafield, by which he will receive
from h m $4,000, the amount due the State for
bonds sold him by previous agents, which has here
tofore been considered lost
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-05-21

n~1rThe last eastern mail brought Us nothing of
Importance and failing to receive any late papers by
The steamboats,. we find it impossible to render our
sheet as interesting as usual to-day.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-05-21

Ct The Epscopaan denomination and the Ma
two-story frame building, ~ by % feet, the lower
story for the use of the former and the upper that
of the latter.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-05-21
Dinner to Coz. LsCus.
Iowa CETr, May l3

IOWA CiTf, Way IolIl, I5II.
To His Excellency ROBERT Lucas:
SlR-At meeting Of the democratic citizens OF
Iowa City, the following resolution was adopted
Resolved, That committee of three be appointed
to wait upon His Excellcncy Robert Lucas, and
tender him public dinner"
solicit you to participate in the hospitality Of public
dinner, to be given you for the many honors which
have been conferred upon the citizens of Iowa Terri
tory, by your Excellency, in the faithful and impair
tia discharge of your official duties as Governor OF
Iowa Territory
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-05-21

The last number Of the Eawkcye contains col
umn Of stuff to prove tha! Gov Lucas transcended
his powers in directing the next Legislative Assem-
hly to convene at Iowa City that he was guided IN
his course by interest," and that Gov. Chambers
should countermand the order, because 1t was the
opinion ,f Col. Beeler, member Of the House at
the time of the passage Of the bill providing tor The
location Of the seat Of government that the Legisa-
ture would meet at Burlington for the three years
following.
We do not consider the judgment of the editor OF
the Hawkeye, of sufficient importance to call Tor
sentence in defence Of the right of Gov Lucas to SO
direct even if he had learned of his removal as every
man of common sense knows that the Official acts Oh
an officer are legal until his term has expired, or his
successor entered upon tie discharge of his duties.
The thought that the legislature is to meet no more
at Burlington is CALLING to the Hawkcye, and well 1t
may be, for had not the sympathies Of its members
been solicited in its favor it would never have lived
to disgrace the party with which it now acts.
The editor says he should not be much surprised
fGov Chambers, after examining all the facts should
view the present as post facto law, and order
the next Legislature to meet in Burlington" We do
not wish to taunt the Governor, but we should be
very agreeab.y surprised at such an act. 1t would
settle the business for his party in this Territory If
it were in the power of the Governor to convene the
next Legislature at Burlington, he could not compel
it to hold its session there but it could and have
no doubt it would, adjourn to Iowa Cityin twenty
four hours. Burlington never was an agreeable
place for the Seat of Government, either for Wings
or Democrats, and so little respect was paid to the
peace or feelings of the democratic members duling
the last session. it would be difficult to contine them
| there for the next session.
Iowa City is the Seat Of Government as establish
ed by law, and all attempts to prevent the session OF
the Legislative Assembly from being held there,
whether made by rib-''ose of the Hawkeve, or Gov.
Chambers, will rccoil upon the heads of those who
make them.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-05-21

The CoNvESTioN SYsTEM.-Looking over late
exchanges from Illinois, a number of names
presented to the people candidates for Congress-
in the same district, each backed by his friends in his
own neighborhood. This is injudicious, and leads
to schism in the ranks. Why not adopt the Con-
vention System, meet upon eqna grounds, discuss
points upon which all cannot agree and in selecting
candidate, let no slight partiatcs prevent the
choice of a majority from being the choice of ALL
In this way all dsunion will be put down. and har-
mony prevail it its stead.
BY early adoption of this system, our Territory
bids fair to avoid forever the mischief which batch
Of selt-nomnated candidates always produce. AT
the coming election we believe that in no county in
the Territory will there be any other candidates in
the field than those Of the two parties This is the
way to manage such matters and If Illinois will take
the example set by her younger sister, she may pro-
fit by it,