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Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-09
Village Of Pallmyra-Democralfc
TriulMphs

The regular democratic ticket, after sharp
contest, succeeded in the village Of Palmyra, on
the 9th inst, over ticket composed Of wings
and democrats, and supported on the temperance
or anu,heense question. The Wayne Sentinel
states INA! last year, when the same politicians
succeeded, the Evening Journal heralded it as
glorious swing victory in palmyra.o The Sem
tmei promises the wings like drubbing, in
whatever form they choose TO assume.
.fibany .fryas.
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-09
The steamer Lebanon.

This boat, Geo. v. Hight Commander, arrived
here on Monday evening last, and took several
OF our citizens 10 Rock Island on pleasure ex.
eursion. She is a well built, safe, commodious
and fast boat and is well calculated for this trade
Capt, Hight intends running her as a regular
packet between St. Louis, Burlington, Blooming
ton and Davenport, during the present season.
In addition to the fact that our wants need such
a packet, we have the assurance Of having good
commander and one that we do know, and can
therefore, for double reason safely recommend
her TO the patronage Of our friends and citizens.
Capt. Hight win, in the meantime accept our
thanks for his attention in furnishing us packet
Of late papers.
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-09
Treatment Of the scarlet Fever

In letter from Mr.. Edwin Chaplin, Of St.
Helena, S. c., recently published in the Charles
ton Mercury, he describes the following treat
ment for Scarlet Fever, as having been eminen,ly
successful. lie says scout Of 81 cases where
administered the jalap not one remained in bed
more than one day"
Observation-Disclosures on the first symp-
toms, which Is sore throat, give full dose Of
Jaap, to about 60, 20, or even 30 grains, at night
pint Scoring e e.. e. s"d sesaas o no
symptoms; the next day give a small dose OF
jaap, say half the quantity given the day before,
continue the pepper tea at night; and on the third
day, If there is any soreness remaining in the
throat, give dose Of salts, which will generally
effect cure; the dose Of course must be regulat-
ed according to the age Of the patient.vs
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-09
The New Post once Law.

M. MERRlCk reported the Bill referred to
the Comnn.ee on Post Offices and Post Roads
some days since, reducing the rates Of Postage
and changing the whole system Of ranking,
hostages. mail regulators, &c. The Bill is
changed little from the o. 'ginal Bill reported
by MIR. Merriek, but not as ahects the rates of
postage or the franking priyileg>. It is pro-
posed to reduce the rates Of letter pos,ge to FIVE
and ten cents. and to reduce the frankin. p,rvi-
lege by limiting the number Of franks. The
Bill is ordered to be printed.
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-09
Trm,h ,oell spcken.-Johu C. Calhoun

Truth soen spckcn.-Johu G. Calhoun,
in a speech on the tariff once said. He
who earns the money -pko Digs IL OIL Of
iAe earth with she sweat Of his brow has
a just title to il against the universe
Noone has right ~ touch it, without
Ais consent, except his government, and
il oaly 70 the extent Of its legitimate
wants: 70 take more is robbery 9s.7
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-09
Campaign Papers.

We see that our democratic friends
are preparing TO meet their opponents in
the cunning contest, aud many Of the
leading papers in the States have com.
naenced publishing extra papers, to con.
tinoe until after the election. We have
now before us q prospectus for the
Weekly Ohio Statesman, Zone Of the
best papers in the Union) afrom March
it'll after the Prssideptial Elsction,'' at
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-09
A PiOuS DueliSf.

"Henry Clay is not a reformed ducllist On
the other hand he has ever been the adviser and
abctter Of duelling-a sort Of walking code Of
the laws of honor counsellor in the last RI Sort
In high and difficult cases, duelists have always
been wont to 60 to him, Just as we do to Chan
cellor KENT in matters of law. In this way he
became partieipator, and eventually the res
ponsible adviser, in the conspiracy against the
life of northern member of Congress, which re-
suited in the murder Of Mr.. Cilley. From a
statement made by the Hon. Henry A. Wise,
who was Graves second in The bloody duel, and
arhch has been contradictcd, but IS, in all its
material circumstances, virtually and directly
admitted by Mr.. Clay, we find this 10 be the ex-
tent of MIR. Clay's agency in the matter.
4. 1t was at his suggestion, that Graves de-
mandsd ,criften explanation after verbal ex-
PLANTATION had been given and accepted, by which
the whole case was opened again.
2. He told Mr.. Graves, there was no alterna.
tive but to challenge Ciley.
3. He wrote the challenge with his own
hand
4. He persuaded Mr.. Wise to carry it, against
his conviction Of propriefy.
5. He overrued Mr.. Wise's plea that the
terms were s.unusual aud barb aroas."
8. After the murder was committed, and the
whole nation was deeply shocked at the attroci-
ty Mr.. Clay carelessly remarked, 1T is ONLY A
NINE DAYS BUBBLE!-N. Y. Emancipator.
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-09

Admissions eta Whig.-Ths Newbury
port Herald, wing paper, says, al the
battle Is to be fought in 1914, between
Van Buren, and Clay, We have not now,
and never have had, but very little doub.
as to the result. II will be the reverse OF
1910, and i will be brought abou, BY the
voice Of not less than 1000 citizens 10
various parts Of the Union, who will vote
for Mr.. Van Buren,, not because they 10
reality like him and bis policy, but be-
cause they dislike him less than Mr..
Clay. isa
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-09

The Hon. Samuel Beardsley has been nominate
ed to supply the vacancy in the Supreme Court
Of New York, occasioned b. the death Of Judge
Cowen. ts.
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-09

DEATH.-We notice by our exchange papers
the death Of the celebrated CARTER BgvrRLy.
which occurred in Fredericksburg. Va. on the
10th ult. Mr. b. was in the I'D year of his age.
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-09
Foreign Correspondence of the N. Y. Tribune
Glimpses of Europe.


| Mont Blanc has never been so easy of ascent
within the memory of man as during the present
season. The most dangerous and difficult creras-
ses have remained filled by compact snow, and
the perpendicular walls, which it is necessary to
ascend, have been also covered by the same ma
teral, into which steps could be easily cut -Four
parties have consequently succeeded in making
the ascent. Each gentleman is attended by five
guides, each of whom receives hundred francs
acting IN the triple capacity Of guides to show the
route, of friends to assist him in difficult passes,
and Of pcrters TO carry provisions and blankets.
On the last Of these expeditions variation from
| the usual course was adopted with much advan-
tage. The party started in the morning Cat first
attending mass, as is usual in Catholic countries
before eneountering any great danger) and after
mounting all day, instead of sleeping as usual, at
the Grand Muiet, Ga little rocky spot bare Of
snowy they rested at the Petit Mplet only from
to u in the evening, and then resumng their as
cent by moonlight, succeeded in reaching the top
boy sunrise. They were accompanied by little
dog, who with them overcame every difficulty,
even the steps cut by axes in the perpendicular
walls Of ice, and was at the top the first Of the
party, but no sooner did they begin 10 descend
than he rushed down as if mad, reached the vii
lage two hours before them, with one frozen foot,
and could never again be entieed TO 60 near the
mountain.
The ascent attempted by sergeant Talfourd, the
distinguished author of sion, narrowly escaped
fatal result. He was accompanied by a son Of
only sixteen years, and when halfway up the boy
became completely exhausted by the fatigue, lying
as if dead, scarcely breathing, and it was with
great difficulty that the terrified father could re-
store him again TO consciousness. Another Of
these expeditions resulted in the feet of guide
being 50 frozen as to require amputation, though
this was attributed to his carelessness in wearing
only ordinary shoes and stockings. Such are
some of the benefits of ascending Mont Blanc
My guide Michael Cachat) who had been twice
to the summit, had much good sense on his side,
when he said, "For as guides il is well enough
| TO 60 up, for we want the money; but for gentle
men to risk their lives and half die from fatigue.
and see nothing but fog at the top and 90 up only
to say that they have been at the top Of Mont
Blanc, it is great piece Of absurdity-c'e est ane
de
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-09

@ The District Court for Henry
County commences its session at Mount
Pleasan: on Monday rext.
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-09
The Girard will Case.

The iollowingis passage in the will
OF Glrard, the rich banker, who be.
queathed two millions Of dollars for edu.
ca,lonal purposes in Philadelphia some
years since, and which is now contested
by the heirs, on plea Of its uncons,itu
tionality. Mr.. Webs,er's argumcn, on
behalf Of the heirs was continued Tor
three days; his principal demurrer was,
that the will indicated hostility to the
Christian religion sutficien, to invalida,r
It. 1t this be so, il seems s,mew ha,
strange that they should have been $,
long in making the discovery:
Ertr0ct form N, VII Of Stephen Ct
rard.
81 cnloin and require that 60 ecclcsi
astic, missionary, or minister OF any sec,
whatsoever, shall ever hold or exercise
any station or duty whatever in said col.
iege; nor shall any such person ever Be
admitted for any purpose, or as a visitor,
within the premises appropriated 10 the
proposes Of tina said college. In making
this restriction, do not mean 10 cas-, any
reflection nron any sect or person What
ever, but as ,hc re is such multitude OF
sects, aud such diversity Of opinion
among them desire TO k>ep the tender
mind OF the orphans, who a,o to derive
advantage from this bequest, free from
the excitement, which clashing doctrines
and sectarian controversy are SO apt to
produce; my desire is, that all The in
sructors and teachers in the college shall
take pains TO ins,il into the minds Of the
scho ars, the purest principles OF moral.
~, SO that, on their entrance INFO active
life, they may from inclination AMI habit
evlnce tcnevoleace towards their fellow
creatures, and love Of truth, sobric,y,
and Industry, adoptin. at The same Time
such religious tenels IA their maturcd
reason may enable them to prefer"
Since the above was in type, we have
seen that the United States Sun ,cme
Court has decided against the heirs, and
sustained the will as made by Girard. in
faver Of the city Of Philadelphia.
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-09


ing from latitude to latitude upon the choisest
spots Of the public lands, and their moral sense
is SO wounded by the nation wishing to retain
the lands in their own hands, that they must
have them at their own price. And this was one
of the experiments of this administration, far
worse than the experiments upon the Treasury.
The administration, not satisfied with tampering
with the currency, becomes squatter, aud SET
ties dozen upon the lands Of Wisconsin,, becoming
mortgages ofpublic domain TO unkno,e,, mort.
gagees aud prs-emptioncrs. Mr.. Clay here vent
INTO an examination Of the land system as con.
s'dered disconnected from prescriptions, which
he eulogized very highly, and commended that
better system could hardly be .devised. Ohio,
Indiana, and several other Of the States, he said
were beginning to see that their exterior inte-
rests in the public domain. owing to the diminu-
ton OF the quantity Of public land in them BY
sales and prescriptions, was becoming greater
than their interior interest, and he prophecied
that.the time should shortly come when pre-
smptions would be as unpopular in Ohio, ili-
nois or Indiana, as they now were in Virginia or
Kentucky. Mr.. c. then commenced on the
manner in which this bill had been carried
through. What, he asked, had they seen? A
proposition was made BY an honorable Senator
from Maryland { Mr.. Menick) TO limitthe pre-
emptions to the citizens Of the United States, ma
tive and naturalized; rejected. And could any
body say after that naked vote Of the Senate,
that i has not become the permanent policy Of
our country to 80 on inviting all the hordes Of
Europe to come over and partake Of this bounty,
derived from our ancestors, and which we should
preserve for our prosperity.
D Again: in the Miami purchase, in the heart Of
q dense population, before the signature Of the
treaty was dry, We find a crowd Of grasping spe-
cuiatora rushing in to seize the land acknowl-
edged on that floor 10 be worth from forty to
Fifty dollars per acre; and yet when an amend
ment was offered to exclude these lands from
the bill, il was voted down. Then there was
the last amendment, offered BY the Senator from
Vermont (Mr. Prentiss) TO MAKE THE PRE-.
EMPToRs FAY ONE HALF THE AscERTAINED1
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-09

pre-eGpen00 clause 1t1cneo 10 u.
This Law, a. e veil known, was 50 framed as to
sluase eafisely cut ~ The right from every poor
sesssg she had Desedspss the nnsurveyed lands,
anA iG&hich chs were nine-senlss Of the then
iaassn1m = lswa. 4 vss % fiaaed Thai none of
the sssl Yiesarss Of de Western country could
vrsaesis say beasft fasn il provisions, while It
- lel tAeo u xsne sisuatios than they would
- kase bsea AaA ssek Law never been enacted, in.
: aaseh - tAe lasds they had settled - ssi is-
= pses nsss s.ajeet T. be eaterea BY soae jam-
Pc = elains ~ hsd undergone sone Of the
Slaahip q , Pioaser life. Ssch are the pro-
visDas e NJ CLAr's pre-emption (?) law
~ lnchAsssAe prsvisioas Of eiap-trap vita which
- - ssens ths passage Of The olious distribution
.ssAw. Ag6a Mr. Gays friesds say that this Law
s0as eSleslatsd T. heneft The Territories, mas
Rsch asthey alao receive proportionate share
~ assf proceeds Il de lands. But who, let
= - ~ Aagnfasa aAis provision? Was it in the
So ssisiaal hilR Wa.s sst IL netiea to include
1hen aaAe y democratic Senator and strenu-
= sssly erpsssA By - whis,s whsre then il
-as5h. Osy.s lsve fsrtEe Territories, Did he for
Ct fhen, - AiA be leave them ont iaseatiossuy
49, - - = hisfsnef scheoss fer Diazibutien?
= ~ seerfkes skles, - We will hereafter psove
~ 49,, ~ ~ spsecAas, and particularly By
!. "a RpDof 49, SpaeeA." -- an extnet frcn
j. Askslu1fg = wAieA re give below. Speaking Of
= - nfsseAsy seAinst De deneerats, BE ays:
sTse 81 EEsalA spetice, i the manner in
49, nDiesie hass beea lataly aAntted, a.
..;sznoAe - - tUsisn- n e.1y and regular
! E1S<1eqftie7f esvsnnek uas fs csaEssss to
ssS pfe1iopsIy lsW anshosi1iag = censsution
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-09
The Bread Fruit.

auctions of the fertile islands in the Pacific
There are about fifty varieties oft, Itprcducts
three or four crops annually, and is seldom with
out ripe fruit upon its branches. ltgrows spon-
taneously and furnishes the principal food for
the natives. The fruit is eaten cooked or green,
aud is sometimes fermented and beaten into .
kind Of paste. The tree furnishes valuable
timber for the canoes, houses, and furniture Of
the inhabitants; its bark is wrought into clothing,
and It affords resinous substance which is used
for making tight the seems Of the canoes.-Prsr.
Jour. ~ Ns@
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SERMON FROM THE LEAVES.

What is it that speaks more powerfully or
beautifully than the seasons?
Spring breaks out with the laughing mirth and
freshness Of the young child. Nature assumes
roseate hue, and JOY is written upon all Gods
works. How cheerfully we watch the budding
leaves and the unfolding flower. This is like the
dawn of life. The young mind lives in the pre-
sent glory, and sees not the future.
Summer comes. Nature is developed The
earths carpet is spread; the trees wave with
their perfect foliage the flowers are in gorgeous
bloom Heaven has impressed upon creation the
highest perfection. One can hardly realize the
idea that these are perishabe. So it is with the
early noon of life. We see man in the pride of
his greatness and strength, and woman in the
surprising glory of her beauty, but sec not the
invisible mortality growing beneath.
But Autumn is here. And now the flowers
have dropped, and the oscar and yellow leaf
has fallen from the chilled tree. The cold o'as.
has driven away the warm atmosphere, redolent
with perfume. Death is written upon Nature
and Winters white shroud will soon DC thrown
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DELICACY. OF ELEPHANTS.

OF all animals, says Colonel Davidson, saving
the Bundela goat, there s none that suffers moro
from change of climate than the elephant of the
numbers caught on the eastern frontier, probably
not one in four survives journey to Delhi. Bred
eternal moisture of the cool shady bowers under
which they rove; and are then expected to bear,
all on sudden, the most intense heat, acting di-
rectly their jetblack skins, when brought into
the plains of Upper India. A very clever native
told me he could make money BY anything but
young elephants. Another curious fact relative
to the elephant, mentioned in subsequent chap
ter on the authority Of Captain BroadMood, Of the
Madras Commissariat, is, that both wild and tame
disease, which proved on dissection to be tuber-
cular, in fact, consumption It was found to
yield, however, to copous bleeding, if taken in Ito
early stages. Black,cood. p a egis
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over her corpse. So it is with life. The chan
gng season teaches US mournful lesson, and
yet to him whose heart is right it 10 beautiful
mournful. tsg 6TfBfyI8 fIf
Ere many months it shall cast off it's funeral gear,
and spring up from its grave with new life, and
bud and blossom as before. Nature never dies
it but rests from its labors
Thus it is with human existence The great
principle Of vitality in nature is equally applicable
to the spiritual as tothe animal economy. The
intellect may throw its vision beyond the SHOWS
Of life's dreary Winter, and see itself in the
bloom of eternal existence. We pity the man
who esteems himself as OF less value in the esti-
nation of Heaven than the mute tree or the soul.
less fower.-PorL American. ser A!.aa9a
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!. POETRY OF LIFE"

When the celebrated DR.. Samuel Johnson was
asked why so many literary men were infidels, his
reply was, " Because they are ignorant of The
of general reading SO often fail to acquaint them
selves with the sacred volume, one reason that
may be assigned doubtless is, they are not aware
of its interesting variety. This feature Of the BIZ
BILE is well illustrated by Mrs. Ellis in the follow
ing eloquent extract from her recent work, enti-
tied the Poetry Of Life:
with our established ideas of beauty grace,
pathos, and sublimity, either concentrated in the
minutest point, or extended to the widest range,
LITIGATION not to be found in any other memorial
Of past or present time. From the worm that
grovels in the dust beneath our feet, to the track
Of the leviathan in the foaming deep--from the
moth that corrupts the secret treasure, to the
gle that scars above his eyre in the clouds-from
the wild ass in the desert, to the lamb within the
shepherd's fod-from the consuming locust, to
the cattle upon thousand hills-from the rose
of Sharon to the cedar of Lebanon-from the
crystal stream, gushing out Of the flinty rock, to
the wide waters of the deluge-frotn the barren
waste, to the fruitful vineyard and the land fow-
ing with milk and honey--from the lonely path Of
the wanderer, to the gathering of mighty multi.
tude-from the tear that falls in secret, to the
din of battle and the shout of triumphant host
from the solitary in the wilderness, to the satrap
on the throie-from the mourner clad in sack
cloth, to the prince in purple robes-from the
cravings of the worm that dieth not, to the sera-
phic visions of the blest-from the still small
voice, to the thunders of Omnipotence--from the
depths of bell, to the regions Of eternal glory
there is no degree of beauty deformity, no ten
dency to good or evil, no shade Of darkness or
CLEAN of light, which does not come within the
cognizance of the Holy Scriptures and, there
fore, there is no impression or conception of the
mind that may not find corresponding picture ;
no thirst for excellence that may not meet with
it's full supply and no condition of humanity ne
cessarily excluded from the unlimited scope of
adaptation and Of sympathy comprehended in the
language and the spirit of the Bible"
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VIZ NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS!!
w have just received, per packets Alexandria
and Victory, from New York, large and we'll
selected stock of FAMILY GROCERIES, among
which are the following viz:
SUGARS-Loaf, Pulverized, Crushed, Lump, ~
Orleans, Porto Rico, Muscovado, Havana, Brown &C.
MOLASSES-Porto Rico, New Orleans, Sugar
house Syrup
TEAS-Imperial Gunpowder, Old Hyson, Young
Hyson Hyson, Hyson Skin Pouchong, &c.-all well
selected.
COFFEE-Java, Angostura, Rio, Cuba, Laguyra,
ST. Domingo, and Burnt
SPICES Allspice Mace, Cloves, Pepper, Ginger,
Nutmegs, Cinnamon, SC. f ps# stt
FRUIT-Figs, Raisins, Prunes,. Citron, Tama-
rinds, SC.
OlL-Lamp, Sweet, and Florence
CANDLES-Wax (colored), Mould, Sperm, Pa
tent Sperm, and Adamantine
SOAP-Windsor, CASTLE, Palm, Almond, Brown
FlSH-Mackerel, Cod, Shad, Scotch and other
Herring, &c.
CIGARs-l5, 900 best Puerto Principe, and other
brands 4
MlSCELLANEOUS-Ch Cheese, Lard, Hams, Salt,
Macaroni, VermicelIi, Pickles, Catsups, SIC. Il
MATS-A great variety, made Of grass, hemp,
Sc, sc.
WOODWARD of all kinds. I
Citizens, generally are respectfully invited to give
us call at the of 7th and streets, opposite
the General Post Office.
mayl4-tf FALEs & GLOVER.
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d NEW AND POPULAR MUSIC.

d ti NEW AND POPULAR MUSIC.
hECEIVED this day--Songa for the Sabbath
The Pastors Daughter, 70 the air of Dan Tucker
Cherriy DER the Mountains, to the popular South
ern refrain. Going over the Mountain
LEnfer Quadrile Diaboliqas q.
Sweet is the Twilight Hour; The Focman Comes
Lo, the Watchfre! Over There, a doleful ballad
Souvenir Of Ole Bull; Sleeping, / dreamed, Love
n Lament of the Irish Emigrant .9aregUs9
Clay and Frelinghuysen; Kentucky Gentleman
Kentucky Melodies
National Songs Our Flag is There, Star Span
gled Banner, The Land of Washingtons Sc.
Marches, Duets, Quicksteps, &C.
large collection Of popular and favorite Songs,
Duets, Airs, Waltzes, SIC. &c. SC. for the piano
forte, &c. For sale by .ga;,n t
GARRETT ANDERSON,
Between llth and 18th streets, Pa. Ave.
N. B-A very large assortment Of Portfolios for
music and for writing materials, from so cts to IL.