Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-06-08

H.
.-neufs On the death Of this distinguish
800, lest we should unwittingly speak
.rnefuIIy Of the dead. When the earth
lns over the earthly tabernacle it should
,eser be disturbed. Let the dead rest
II The flowers that have been planted by
~ hund Of affection, and watered with
~ gushing tears of the bereaved, grow
q. He who would pluck them is das-
tzd-
Fd slight reference TO the life and
eharzcfer, the high aspirations and blasted
bepes Of Nicholas Biddle. may teach the
la;ne, without injury TO the memory OF
he dead.
Mr.. Eddle was man of superior tai
snt. capable of grasping great thoughts,
maturing large plains, and accomplishing
.,ccessfully. Ae took hold of the United
States Bank at time when its power was
f.1 subsiding, and the people were begin
ming 10 learn that it was cumbersome and
unnecessary--that the prosperity of the
country. and the domestic and foreign ex-
changes we're not dependant upon it.
Ed1le, when he took tho helm, deter
mined to 10 make the bank the govern
meut wiihoat the govermnent'-the great
controller of the people, of business, of
enterprise, Of money, of relative trade
wfh foreign countries, and. through all
desc. of the Executive. And he accom-
ukshed his object; Money rose and fell as
he uttered the Autocraiic decres. Trade
was regulated in his little Presidential
room in Philadelphia. There, sitting nn-
seen amid his money bags, he pulled the
wires that moved alike both people and
President. Men grew at once to high
wealth. or fell at once to extreme poverty
as he gave the word. He was monarch
The great men CT the land followed in his
train ane did his bidding, and he rewarded
t:rem, not with office, but discounts. The
people threw off their hats, and cheered
him as he moved through the streets and
hepaud them with the mcnarch's smile.
Like a Napoleon did Biddlc fight for
his power, when the hero of New Orleans
made his onslaught; and, though conquer
cd-leaving his Rlnk brcken-backed, a
mere stale institution--he retired like VIC
tor, bearing with him iorto thousand dollars
worth Of silver plate, given 10 him by
those most whongcI by his measures"
But the blow at last carnc-and more
terribly for The delay. The quiet of his
pos:ical Andelusia was suddenly broken
By the downfall Of the United States
Bank. And then came on the blast the
loud wall Of the widows and orphans that
were mined by his ambitious policy. On
The heel of these folio wed tie curse of the
impoverished. end the demand of Justice;
and be, once mighiiest in the land, heard
his name associated with swindlers and
thieves.
The revulsion was terrible. His mind
gradually lost its strcngth--and, shorn q
Ill its glory. HE DIP!
Is there not moral in the life Of Mich
olas Biddle?--Pcril0nd .7n.crican.
BADGrR ON CLAr.-The following ex.
tract is from the pen Of Geo. T.. Badger
If North Corolina---onc of the ssretreatins
Secretaries of ~, 1t will be seen thai
Mr. Clay was the subject of his discourse
sYou have seen the Secretary of State
challenging TO mortal combat member Of
Congress for daring in his place, on the
floor Of the Senate, 10 examine with free.
DOM and expose with boldness, the conduct
II the Secretary. You have seen the same
officer, forg etful of what belongs to his
high station, assume the character fla ira
udliny speech-maksr, and harangue publ,
gatherings in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and
Virginia, boasiing of his intrepedity and
virtue, and discharging his malignily to-
ward Jackson, Sometimes in gross abuse
and sometimes in i"yious appeals to heare,,.
Curious Gloves AID BooTs.-The "a.
tives Of Rehring Straits skin the paw of a
bear and'wcar it as a glove. As was the
case with the jacket, SO with respect to
the boots worn BY the women: they arc
made to suit their particular occupations,
and are, without dispute, the most extra
ordinary part of their equipment. They
are so large as TO resemble leather sacks,
and give most deformed and at the same
umc, ludicrous appearance 10 the whole fig
nrc. The bulky part is at the knee, and
he upper end is formed into a pointed flap
which covers the front of the thigh, and is
secured by button or knot within the
waisband Of the brecches. These ca pa
cious pouches are used as temporary bed.
to the infants. and, when in the vicinity O.
white men, as the recep,acles for stoler
goods.-Lomdon Polytechnic Magazine.
BURNING or THE CHURCHES IN PnrLA-
AELrHrA.-Thcre are one or two facts
ays the Spirit of the Times, connected
with the burning of the Catholic church
which strike home to the heart ofthe Amer
lean and Philanthropist. The bell Of St
Augusdne's which melted and fell in the
names Of the burning church, was the old
bell which first chirned musical pcals a,
the Declaration Of American Independence
the dawning Of freedom, political and re.
heious, upon this Union. The parsonage
back Of St. Angustinc's, was, al the time
q the cholera, given to the city for a hos
Pitsi, and the Rev. DR.. Hurley. now de-
CEASED, attended in person at the bedsides
Of the sick during tina. dreadful season.
Several Of the Sisters Of Charity also atten.
ded, and ministered to he sufferings Of our
citizens.
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