Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-02-17

How many boys arc there IN the United Sntess
~ years old, unable to tell whether man ot No.
nan governs the nationp Sao ID .s51Alai5tai if5
" On teaving ShedEeld, my intention was to have
visited shs celebrated Peak Of Derhyshise, and
viewed The grotto and lead mines Of Dsrbyshirel
but previous engagement to lecture before The
British Temperance Emigrating Society, q Liv-
efpool, prevented; and on the morning Of The Goth
ei Dec, with no little regret, I bid adisu to my
kind friends Of Sheffield, took the coach Cor Man
chester, and from thence the railway 10 Liver
pool; and By half past seven ia the evening, !
was addressing my Liverpool friends n The larya
assembly rooms, Queens Square, apon the -.
sources, fertility and productions, Of The prai'ies
Of Western America. sfs .ssaf#f .as s,s vsllg
y Yesterday, being Christmas. Ienjoyed rich
treat, Is well . being the humble medium soi
giving one. At the request Of some fisnds,
4 had previously promised 70 entertsin the
sSunday-school children Of Toxteth Park with
= lecture ard description Of the Indians oi
North America. Expectation sswass on tip
toe. The Hinis,Ns Of the two schspeis had
given !, cut e. aNeday evening. il Ansr =
Christmas brsakfasis prepared o. Monday mom-
ing, At which about so children partook, they
repaired 70 4 spacioass hall, accompanied with
their tsachets, to wisaess the performances Of the
Indian warrior. A stout, full grown led, stood
ready 10 b painted and dressed in full costume
Of 4 Sac warrior. e0ne hours rehearsal made
him quite ~ adept performer. Afer half "A
hours conversational lecture, ! introduced ny
loving fynsr in the pessn Of one Bill Smith,
alias, the American lndiap. think 4 or 500
children were never 50 happy befose,v but ihs
fright Of some was equal to the Joy ofths osAsrs
Billy Smith has immortalised himsslfin ~ ssti.
nation Of every child Of oToxts,A Park. ~
doubt not but that the Indian war.whesp will
be the theme Of conversation in the narsssies md
schools until next Christmas ifnst Ger yeafs IA
come, s;issHb sisfgsssss
] think many highly respectable ismlllss will
50 out TO Iowa in the spring-paspls ef mode
rate, but respectable means, Tor nsw eeontfyI
say from 100 TO a00 and 500 pounds eseh.
think at least a dozen families are sHxisss "a
leave when Ireturn, ar they can wind ap theiI
business. Tho fact ID, that hitherto they have
known nothing about Iowa. r They hsd foI
| sometime heard Of Illinois and Wisconsin, hi
every year, nay, every month, something d I'D.
ed to the Englishman's stock Of Information con.
ccrning America. It is astonishing 10 see how
our productions are finding their way into Thu
heart ef this county, Go into any little village
Or market, town, aud ron viii see Ia large let.
ten over The shop windows aAmsrican chesse,'
"Amsrican spples," &c.. -. Evsa = Che,
shire, have sat ct the table e - 6nea1 u1U
troduced ssAmericsn ehsesess if ~ = fsssgs N
In the political world there i nothing Psrfisa
i.ssynxw. Sntisc Umsfsaw -fexdefr corsin
We 10 keep up their meetings in various parts Q
the kingdom. Their power Is daily increasing
They have talent, money, and the people viii
them. My opinion is. that Toryism will wage
warfare, at the coming session Of Parliament
with a foe that will not only throttle but com
psetely floor its champion, and throw the sophis
| tries Of Sir Robert Peel to the winds. The peo
pc are up and doing, as they never were before
and, in the present social and political strnggles
England is certainly rapidly bursting asunder 'h'
old shackles Of feudaiism, that have 80 long par
allied the energies Of her people.
s7eog Yours, &C, @'
w CHE-Mo-KO MON.
r. s. Gan. I'd, 1sl4) n now quite "win
terish,o and this morning saw snow for thu
first time in England.
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