Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-04-20

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We have no specimen ofshambsg more fstl
! than some Of the wing poetry, says the Eastern
Argus. laudiag their candidsts for the prcsiden.
cy. aud What thes will DO II they ean BE- elected
| The following extract from aekhis dong u OK.
! seedmgly rish. i reminds asfofrtwo doltArs :
day aud roast beef ssftSty peItsA v;esss II,
"Ths lahoring men who want more work,
And higher wages too,
Wilt help 10 put IN Harry Clay, 9a asi
e With better tunes in view, .laa Ii
They'll saw and chop, and grub and dig, J
And shovel, and shosel,sway, -
And shovel, shovel, shovel, shovel, y
Aud vote for Harry Clay" 'at4 Hao
"This seems to be the idea ct the fede, al nd
bobs. They goad on the labereys to shovel and
shovel, aud grub and Dig for Henry Gay, aud
reward them by proMises--promses which they
cannot, and never intend to fulfil. sSorrl a,casi,
say they TO the labowrs. sDig away, We
doubt whether the laborss, who have 6eaa once
most shametuily deceived, will stand the lash in
this way. ~ hilddelpaia Ledger.
Sir Waiter SeOtt's .adriesto liz Son.--Read,
my dear Charles, that which is most useful.-
Man only differs from birds and beasts because
he has the means Of awaiting himself Of the
knowledge acquired by his predecessors. The
swallow builds the same nest which its father,
aud mother built, and the sparrow doe, not i'm.
prove by the experience OF its parents The
son of the learned pig, ii II had one, would be !
mere brute, ut only 10 make bacon Of 1t is not
50 with the human race. Our ancestors lived la
caves aud wigwans, where we construct palaces
Tor The rich, and comfortable dwellings, r.r the
poor; and why is this-but because our Eve q en-.
ao!cd TO look back upon the past, 70 Improve
upon our ancestors' improsensGts, anieto avoid
their errors? This can only be done BY studying
history, aid comparing i with passing events:
Mr.. Dickens Hope The last number sc Mar
TN Chuzzlewit contains the departure Of Mir.
Dickens heroes from America, and closes as
follows: 1'.ia' sIsU-t4 2llsil1ss s7Ft -|-flT
g "lfI was painter, and was called upon 10
paint the American Eagie, how should do a?''
paint ~ said Martin, "as like an Eagle as
you could, suppose" ,..5 n
sir should want to draw it liAs bat, for ils
short-sghtednes like . bsntam,y Tor i.s byag,
cock, for its vanity; like On ostrich, for ia nut
ling lis head in the mud. and thinking nobody
sees it, tHgg~
$ sand like PhGhix, fof its power Of SPRING
ing from the ashes Of its faults and vices, aud
soaring up a new into the sky!" said Martha
swell, Mark, Re! us hope sou - hi'a aaa4d
n
ginia who scrubbed through the floor and tel
into the kitchen cellar, 10 bat one among the
very nice ladies with whicilpur country abounds.
We have heard of good old lady ia New Jersey
who whitewashed ali the wood She burt; and an
other in Connecticut who used three times a day
to scour the nose OF her lap dog, to keep him
from soiling the dish out Of which he ate his
meals; the same old lady took her food through
napkin ring, 10 keep flom coming IN con-
tact with her fps olsM LaasI4R gSyTis
Honor and Shame from no condition Rise"
JOHN H. STEELE, the recently elected Cover
nor OF New Hampshire, is native Of North Car
DINA, and was BY trade Z carriage maker I He
emigrated to New HaE.pshire some years since.
and soon, distinguished himself BY his ingenuity
as a mechanic and michinist. His intelligence
and integrity efcharacter, put him forward, and
he became q prominent and influential man:
finally reaching the honorable and distinguished
station to which he has been elected.
: One Of Mr.. Clay'sI biographies relates IN an
ecdote Of . dinner given by Mr.. Van Buren, when
Vice President, at which it is stated that he Mr..
Y. b. ssblushed up 10 the eyes, because Clay
toasted the tory ministry Of England. This was
highly honorable to Mr.. Van Buren,, who no
doubt fell. ashamed Of such guest. We. ven
ture to say that nobody ever accused, or win
ever have occasion to accuse, the wing candi-
date OF blushing. Aa' 6@nfaF ha7oSl Snaif
a mountain of a man said to be larger than
Bibin, the celebrated Belgian Giant, took pas
sage at Liverpool on board the ship Yorkshire,
bound for New York, on the I'd u /. His wife,
who IS nearly as large as himself, accompanies
him. On board the same ship IS d,carf only
% inches high, which is two inches below Gen.
eni Tom Thumb. gna1 aealaltnan aHI
II is said that museum in Dublin contains an
ossifed man-one who by catching cold, was
changed by slow degrees into mass Of hone.---
He was all bone short time before death, ex-
cept his skin, eyes and entrails. He was fed
through an opening made in the throat! fSi'i'si
CHEAP PuDDiNGs,--Take 2 quarts Of milk
eggs-2 heaped spoonsful Of sugar. do -four.
Boil the milk and put in the ingredients while it
is boiling. H1a1 adi lo intf6Nfe 1iii at 9Lno
The expenses Of the traversers, during the late
Dublin trials, have been variousiy estimated at
400 to $500 per day iail 9saoaad sN9niH90A \
The weight of new spapers from London now
passing by the mails on every Saturday night, is
not less than eleven hundred tons..i I4o1 -
ExrRAvAGANce.-Mrs Barger, Of Petersyille,
Maryland, about eighteen months ago was safe
ly delivered Of three fine children aud the same
lady last month presented her husband with four
healthy children At birth. Seven children in
ss"''s ~ uusst Off bas .gn0lleYisBll hns
u Quicx.=-Aa agent Of Pomeroy's Express nj
Buffalo for Boston on the 10th instant, and in
20. hours travelled more than 1000 miles. II, \
90 Resolutions Prntestiag against TIE amsxation
Of Texas have been laid on The table 10 the Sem
ate q Ne eye ork!li rol 4adio4d go .rK1 +
ID n LADY Sr ArAsnAst-.T The fadyueafes Of the
rights Of women will be pleased to learn that the
premier. to the King Of the Sandwich Islands is Z
female. Niwas 10 her that Mr.. Brown, the
United States Agent, presented his credentiais.
y Deaik 81 Commodore Ksnnedy.-An extract
from the Office Of the Norfolk Beacon announces
the death, on Tuesday afternoon wsek, q ~
O'Clock, aeeds6 years, Of tCommodere E. PEN
dleton Kennedy, Of the United States Navy. al.
ter short but very severe attack 81 paralysis
/, Spscie.--It is stated ia the, Boston Post that
the Caledonia brought over $4,000 10 specie
More is expeeted. ssa s6ih ktaa1oW
,seaArsi s. r ,so The wHics.-aI sM DO my w ~
ty euen u Mr.. Clay Is to Be bsagstted BIZ u, from
sDAom / hare &rpsTiesced ioalg UNGENER-
Gus TREATMENT IN REQUlTAL FOR
YEARS OF DEVOTED SERvIcE.N
7N7T - - haF1 as1 EGea. H1y7son.
af have done him tMr. clay) many fsvorss,
bat Ne has returned then III With thsS biack1si
ingtatitude. 'A--Gea. Havisoa. fsol tg9sd bsf77
Royal plsss.-It Il satd dat Ne bsss plate !,
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