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Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1845-06-14

CoprEa-GREAr DrscoAERv.--A ~ y.
Of copper has been discovered nsG 4
Wilkins, Copper Harbor, Lake Ssle
which is supposed to b rlchT g., ~ Z
other in the United States. At hes,s ,'s
it is about twenty inches wide, sps
out As it deepens, and i suppossd y n Z
least three miles in length. Spec...st u
the ore have been raised, which v
the belief that the mine averages 49,.
FIVE per cent. pure copper. fsrn: ~
silver and gold have been found i.te; 4 4. ~
with copper; and i y calculafsd Y N.
mine will easily yield $9, 600, ,00O 49, Z /. = =
Our information 10 from source - =
cannot doubt its correctuess. t "
Rspsb.
Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1845-06-14

Justice Wilson, signer Of the Declara-
lion Of Independence, member Of the
convention Of 1857, which framed the con-
stitution Of the United States, and after
wards Judge Of the Supreme Court Of
the United States, says: sOf the right of
the nsgority Of the vhols people t. change
their government At viii there isno doubt. y
Again, he says: "Permit me to mention
one great principle-ths vital principle
may well call it-which difIuses anima-
ton and vigor through IL the others. The
principle mean i this: thai the supreme
Or sovereign power & society resides u
As eifisess At large; and TINT therefore
they alsrsys retain he right Of abolishing,
sltering, Or smsnding, their constitution u
rhaiur manner they shaI deem expedi-
snt." uss. s
Again, he ssys: sTbsss inposs1nt truths
are iar from bsin& m>psly speculative; we
= this moment speak shd deliberate under
their insAcdiels ana benisn influence. To
he operation a the5e tru1hS W 1rs q -
cribs the eeene hiEherto unpof faIlslsa,
which Amesics now exhikfts q the worId
- eentls, H. raeslll, ! vslunkasy ana !
da6orate ~ lioa INN unG - don
n fovernf1ent q sno(ljSr flYuDh he con-
foder5lio6 to a. - (;jtl,iifIrnn ofthe Un;sed
w - ~ = - - "
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-11-12
GENERAL JACKSON.

The following incident occurred on visit OF
mine to Washington City in 1884 It's truth
may be relied on
widow lady in rather straitened circum
stances, had been keeping boarding. house far
some years in that city, and during the general
prostration OF active bushes, growing out of the
currency arrangements of that date had rot in
arrears ana to pay some OF her most urgent debts
sent such of her furniture as she could possibly
spare. to auction The purchaser was clerk in
one OF the government offices one of those public
loaieTs OF which there has always been too many
al Washington and elsewhere, who run in debt
as Tar as they can Obtain credit, and without even
intending to pay. The lady called on the auc
tloheer, respectable named Mauro | be-
lleve. He called on the official who prnposed to
pay as soon as his months salary was due. The
month rolled round, and June succeeded March.
and September June, without payment being
maze, TO the great distress of the widow and un-
easIness of the auctioneer. And after further an
piIcatIon. the office hulder refused absolutely To
do anything, alledgng it out of his power to paw.
The sun was too large for the auctioneer TO spare
out OF his own pocket, or he would have paid i,
himself, so deeply did he feel for the poor ered-
tor. In this perplexity. he concluded to call upon
the President and state the case, hoping he would
suggest some relief. He waited. therefore. on
General Jackson with his narrative
The old mans eyes flashed fire. Have YOU
Mr.. P-'s note o. he required No" was
the reply. g Call on him then, and without
speaking of the purpose for which You want it,
get his negotiable note and bring it here''
The auctloneer accordingly asked P for
his note. :" What do you want with the note
| don't know any body who would take,' re,
marked the debtor, adding, however, as he sat
down to write, there it isl Manro promptly
returned to the President, handing him the note
who, without saying word, sat down and wrote
on the back of the paper e" Andrew jackson -
8 Now sir" said the General, " show Mr.. p
the endorsement, and if he don't pay you, let me
know it." The first man Mauro met as he enter
ed GadSby's Hotel was P. {" Ahp' said he
. have you passed the note % So Not yet'' said
the other, " but expect to, for have got first
rate endorser to it," Nonsense" said p.
" who is itY'-The endorsement was shown
him He turned pale, begged the auctioneer to
walt few minutes, went out, and in short
space of time returned with the money. which
was paid over to the widow that day, to the
qualification of all parties. P kept quiet or
the subject for years. but finally on remark be-
ing made IN his presence, THAT General Jackson
did not endorse for any body whatever, remarked
he knew better, for tn e General had endorsed
once tor him, and produced as evidence the note
TO the surprise of all who knew not the circum.
stances of the case.
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-11-12
A PIROUETTE BY MOONLIGHT,

Lieutenant de OremieuIx relates the ColIowinr
anecdote, prefacng that, true or not. (and he in
clined TO believe it for its bizavere it was told
to him and others by one of the chiefly concerned
parties
In the summer of 1840 previous IN her do.
Partnre for Europe, Fanny EIlsler visited West
Point At this time the barracks were deserted
and the cadets occupied an extensive encampmao,
towards the northern termination of the plain
Every body has heard of the picturesque appear
ance presented by this white canvass CITY. tenant
ed by tall, well formed young men in handsome
uniform, and resembling with SONGS and the misc
and and hustle Of a bona fde campaign Hun
dreds OF visitors are yearly attracted to the Mill
'ary Academy, not only TO witness the evoutions
OF the cadets, bat to enjoy the natural beauty of
'he scenery, unsurpassed by any in America, and
to see Fort Putnam, Fort Clinton, and other
souvenirs OF the Revolution, to observe and speak
OF which is pleasing way Of evnciug ones pat
rotism.
But TO return TO the encampment, all are com
manded to stroll in its enyrOns at night about an
hour after tattoo, which is the soIdieJ. for On n
bed. OF course, the moon must be shining
brightly, silvering the clean cotton roofs and flash
ing, like pale white lightning, from the furnished
bayonets of the sentinels when they make a sud
den turn.
Well, Mademoselle Fanny had poetry enonob
IN her soul to select this Wheeling hour to iss1o
from the Hotel, in company with her chaperop
and make her observations. Now after inns
(Uuigo extiugush the lights) no one is permitted
to pass the lines surrounding camp, alone which
the military wachmen walk with slow measured
pace, without giving, on being CHALLENGED tho
proper 'cUuntersign. or this regulation the celes
brated danseusc was wholly ignorant So a.
she passed the limits the sentinel, as in dutv
hound, cried oOt. in stern tone of voice.
who comes thereP
This sentinel, who, by the way, was IN impu-
dent wag, and had the lieutenant's antborifv e,r
his story, was perfectly aware who it was he
questioned so abruptly but that was no differences
with hm-he was determined to spice his wearv
tour with some fun. Everything was hushed il
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ITALY.

ROME, Oct. Gas you will have already
learned, the Papa domiui ons have been troubled
with an attempt at insurr3ction at Rmni Incl
ted by some political refugees, who had cIandes-
timely returned, and some foreigners, chiefly Poles
rising of the people was effected, and thew
gained, and for time maintained the upper hand
But their triumph was not oflong duration. The
authorities acted with great frmness and decision.
and the insurgents were soon oyerpowered. -
Many OF them are now in prison.
spare you the details of the affair. which arc
similar to scores that have preceded it. and IN
scores that will come after it. A spirit is abroad
among the people, which will, sooner or later
compel the Papa Governmental accord them III, T,
political liberty to which they are entitled but Al
present the Government is to strong for the noo
pie. Event. 1t were not, it would be Supported h.,
the Overwhelming force which Austria woud No.,
hesitate to employ to secure the tranquility If bor
own Italian domlnions But, repeat. that ,ha
day will come when Italy will be free. f. MAJ
no wever, be demanded, whether such IN adg;.11i
att empts, as that which has just failed are ratbo,
cal culated to Tetard than TO advance il ,rba
eau Sc of the Italians possesses the symnstbies or
eve ry enlightened country in Europe but. IN be
sue cesstul, IT must be managed prudentlv. wseIy
and well, which certainly it has not vet been
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ELOQUENT EXTRACT

Inc following eloquent extract we clip from
speech of A. V. Brown the Democratic Cover
nor elect of Tennessee, made while canyassinq
that State
America may be the last asylum of liberty for
the human family In almost everv other conn
try, the just and eqnal rights of man have been
cIoven down by the sword, usurped by the princes
and Poientations of the earth Here. liberty has
reared her tavorte temple. She has laid phe
foundation deep and wide Her bulwarks have
been made strong; and the ministers who attend
her affairs, and The worshippers who thronr her
gates, shonid never surrender it but with tseir
ives Never was there people who possessed
hner or nober country. Go up with me in Inn
aglnatlon, and stand for while on some lo6v
summit of the Rocky Mountains. Let us s.ke
one ravIshng view of this broad land of Iibertv
iurn yonr face towards the Gulf of Mexico. what
do you behold? Instead of one lone star fa;,tIu
shining In the far distant South whole qasarv
OF stars ot the first magnitude BURSTING on rnUy
VISION and shining with bright and glorious ef-
fulgence
Now turn with me to the west-tbe mighty
wesl-where the setting sun dips her disk in .he
western ocean. Look away down THROUGH the
misty distance to the shores of the. Pacific with
all It's bays harbors, and rivers Cast your eqes
aS ldr as me RUSSIAN possessions, i'm latitu de sd
deg. Az min. new world lies before Won How
many magnificent States, to be the future homes
OF the sons and daughters of freedom Bnt von
have not yet gazed on half of this glorious conn
try Turn now your face to the east, where the
morning sun first shines in this land of iiberty
Away yonder you see the immortal old rhirtee
VINO achieved our Independence; nearer to us lie
the twelve or fifteen States of the great valley of
The Mississippi, stretching and reposing like so
many giants IN their slumbers o. now see
your heart is full--it can take no more Who
now feels like party man, southern man, or
northern man? Who does not feel that he is an
American, and thankful to Heaven that his LOT
was cast IN such goody land ? When did men
lai vision ever rest on such a scene? Moses.
when standing on the top of Mount Pisoah. look
ing over on the promised land, gazed not on a
scene halt so lovely. o, let us this day vow. thai
whatever else we may do. by whatever name we
may be called, we will never surrender one snuars
acre OF this goody heritage to the dctation of anv
King or Poientate on earth Swear swear il
my countrymen, and let Heaven record the VOW
forever. What if the English lion shall begin TO-
growl? Wha: ifhe shall presently fill the AR
with his roars Armed with right and Justice on
our side, we fear him not. Dor fathers did not
tear before US. Let him roar-the American en-
gle. your own bird of liberty, is even now nlu-
ming her wings for the loftiest flight, and win
soon utter holder notes than Englands lion ever
heard
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From tho ST. Louis American.
THE MORMONS.

There is more trouble brewing amoou the
Mormons. We gave yesterday. some details of
the resistance offered in Nauvoo, TO the arrest, by
proper officer, OF man named Reding, indicted
as an accomplice In the murder uf Col. Daven
port. This man was rescued. and is now secured
In Nahvoo-the officers were stoned and other
wise injured. We now learn from the Quincy
w hig, and other sources, that the Mormons in
Nsuvoo have actually defied the power of the
State, and declared that more arrests shall he
made in Nauvoo. On Saturday last, the Whp
says:
" Col Warren, Judge Purple, and Mr.. BRAY
man, Attorney for the State, visited Nauvoo.-
Near the environs of the city. they saw assembled
a force OF 2OO armed Mormons. This being con.
trary to the order of Gen Hardin. in relation to
armed men assembling in the county, Col. War
rem feit 1t is his duty, as an officer, To enquire
into the matter. For that purpose he invited
Brigham Young, and other of the LEADING author.
tiles to conference. He informed them that the
armed men on the prairie was contrary to ORDERS
ana wanted to know what it meant To this
Young gave no satisfactory reply; he stated
however, that 1t was their intention to submit TO
no further arrests-and rdiculed the Court. the
Judge, the Attorney for the State. who were
present, and in substance, defed the power of the
State. After him, Elder Taylor. another of the
Twelve. got up and abused the Government.
State officers. &c. Brigham Young again rot
mp and said he was not very good at an apology
out 'ney must not mind what Elder Taylor said
that ne was always making trouble-olfered to
ireat-and called in couple of gallous of wine
But Col Warren refused to drink with them-he
got up and told them in plain talk, what he
thought of their conduct, and that as an officer.
he should TO do his duty and carry out the law.
while this was going on, a deputy of the U. S.
Marshal arrived, with detachment of the Quincy
Rifles, with writ for Brigham Young. CHARGED
with connterfetlng the coin of the United States.
The Mormons assembled in large crowds. and
disposition was manifested by them to resist all
attempts to arrest any person in Nauvoo After
consultation with the officer, by judge Purple
and others, it was deemed advisable to postpone
the execution of the writ al the time-for the per
sonal safety of all concarned'
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-11-12
INVENTION OF A LETTER-C OMPOS-
ING MACHINE

The Augsburgh ''Allgemeine Zetung" reports
from Vienna:
An important invention, made in this place,
has already proved as perfectly practical, and its
results for the periodical press in general will be
OF the highest consequence. 1t is nothing more
nor less than letter composing machine, perfect
in It's kind, and in the shape of a harpsichord.
with an exterior contrivsnce peculiar to this sort
OF instrument, and scale of l2l keys, running
parallel in two rows or 6les-the one of which
consists of 6l BROADER bars, but the other of 60
more narrow ones. Now, whereas it is univer-
sally known that no compostor-no, not even the
most clever and skilfu one-s able to compose
and arrange more than 1000 letters in an hour.
this letter composing hacpsichord (if we may
style II SOY composes, even if it were PLAYED by
the most clumsy ten fingers 500 letters in min
ute, or II 600 in an hour One finper saves.
therefore. two hands; and the machine works
evidently ten times as quick, and even quicker
than the most experienced cOmpositor before his
desk. And more than that-the scale of KEYS
may be heightened at pleasure, and the single
letter composing machine thereby be converted
INTO double or treble one, and so on. By means
OF applying several letter canals, then, 20, 80,
nay, oO letters. and upwards, may be piled al the
same time, and by an only touch of ten fingers
so that whole squares could be composed at a
tlme-which must be, of course of the greatest
Importance to publishers of widely spread news
papers, pamphlets, and other works of litera-
ture.
The applicability and usefulness of the said
machine have been tried hard in the imperial
court and state printing office at Vienna, where
1t was finally achieved under the eyes and with
the indefatigabe help of the distinguished super
Intendan of this imperial establishment, after an
uninterrupted series of more or less successful ex-
perIments had been going on during the whole
space OF year; and it has stood the trial plo-
rIousiy. The machine itself is wholly different
from those two or three known to this day. IL is
real locomotive of the press, and wll--if we
may trust to what one of the most competent
connoIsseurs Judges ofit-perhaps never be sur
passed as to the simplicity of the principle of
ITS construction. The great typographical pro-
bem of the last century--to explain which. the
famous Hungarian mechanician, Peter Won Ke-
gel, OF Presburgh. Gas mach as we know. al
least,) first; then Young and DeIcambre in Eng
land and France last bat not least of all, Mr..
Menkh, native of Hamburg, at Leipsic. in
vain endeavOred-is, therefore, to be considered
now as fiaay and entirely solved and settled.
The invention will rank among the highest ofour
extraordinary age. The inventors name, hidden
so oft in perpetual night, as Klopsiock saws, is
F.. l.. Tschuik. He is young man of about
20 years, and a native of Bohemia He is now
bnsy engaged in completing his machine, by
adding to 1t another Indispensable one, viz de-
composing machine.
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-11-12
ALLEN o'MooRE.

OUR weapons were broken, and silent our Tyres
Umoore was a serf on the land of his sires
net oVer his heart, the vain hope to recover
HIS right, held sway-like the spell on a lover
IAnd could he but cope with the conuueror still
On curse on the slave who could censure the willy
I But IN the bright omens of triumph he drew,
From banding around him the faithful-tbe few
Deep certainty merely of merciless slauohIer
was read by his Aileen-his only-his daughter,
Bot if was strange that he feared not the dancer
SGr A,eJhs proud spirit to shun it, was stranger
Whose brow was with jewels the brightIiest laden
She startled our tyrants, while stalking along n
Our down-trodden necks, with the bursts OF bold
She kept the faint spirit of freedom in life
Yet vowed to betrGy, should zoe hazard the striCe
God bless u.s. we deemed that the fairies had caught
And left the o'Moore old crone for his daughter
And often, when only the crickets were keeping
Their watch by the 'Fakings,'* low whispers came
Around her green easement; and, fitGnlly start;ng
O'Moore could distinguish the fairies dcpartinoie
her prov lost its bloom, ind her step lost it's light
She shrunk to her bower from tho sun in its BRIGHT
ness :,
But when the last glories of evening were sinking
"nen the stars to each other deep silence were
The maid was away to dim lane or grey watert
he 2 uaIihSd the o'Moore-for the faith of his
4
~. bL
Else easy it were, courage relying. -
10 rive every chain--our old tyraut Law dvinot
And Gerald, the heir, seemed contrving by stealth
10 catch from the breezes the blessing of health,
50 Idly he roamed yet a manler form
Nc'er made OF young mortal match for the storm
Each sunrise he came to the fountain, but quaffed
Not drop till fair Aileen had lifted the draueht:
And quantity would tell the O'Moore--in the water
was seed, that fell from the cheek of his daugh
ter.
AT last he had laid his dark sire in the tomb.
And his check from poor Aliens had caught all
the bloom;
His arms and his gates were expectingly wide
she must mix with the maidens TO welcome his
bride ~"
And something uneartbly Of spirit and grace
Blazed out from her heart, Ger her form and her
face ~" "0
Nqw--now, while our tyrants are ooopcd in the
We may banquet our gaunt, haggard skeins upon
Oh would could spare the good Gerald from
The oMoore had forgotten the vow of his daughter.
VI.
Far out on the night-air the torches were b,,z;,o
The genties were danciBg-the vassals were gaz-
ing ."
The mir'h and the music-thc loving and laugh.
ing
The remains Of the turf.fre, covered I'm viii,
the ashes to keep it in I'LL morning.
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-11-12
For the New Era.
BATTLE OF CRANEY ISLAND.
I" Honor TO ,chom honor is due


Mr.. EDIToR:-I observed a few DAVIS sioce
communication in the Washington Union, in re-
lation to the battle at Craney Island during the
last war. This statement places the subject in
very different light from what have always nm
dersIood of the affair. entertain no donb, I'm,
that all who were engaged in that ,ransac-
ton did their duty, and am unwilling to de.
tract from any one. Justice to departed worthy
fellow citizen requires, however, some notice Of
this communication. Some short time preyious
to the battle small breast work had been thrown
up on the Island, and few artillery pieces mount
ed thereon These pieces, if am correctly in
formed, were under the command of Can't. Ar.
THUR EMMERsoN, now no more The comnanv
commanded by Capt. Emmerson was, a volunteer
Artillery Company, Of this town, which is still IN
commission, but which, am sorry to saw. ia mn,
in that Furnishing condition that il OUGHT IN no
and particularly 50 at this time, for it NAV not no
long before their services may be required in the
tented field, where they may again have an on.
?ortunty Of Distinguishing themselves as did those
who proceeded them.
The object Of this communication is merely to
request you to publish all, OF portion of the a,,;-
Gle alluded to, in your paper. / believe there a,s
now living several members Of the companv vyb,.
were in the engagement and wish them to co.
whether justice has been rendered them and their
associates. The memory Of Capt. Emmerson is
held too dear in this community, to suffer this mo-
tlce Of the event to pass silently by. To him and
his associates, in great measure, was sttribufsd
the honor Of the achievement on that day, and if
they deserve that honor let them still enjoy il 7
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Communicated. ]
HON. EDMUND BURKE.

1nr. Ed'tor;-To this gentleman belong the
golden opinions" that are everywhere elected
by the mastery essays of " Bundecund," on the
Tariff The interchangeable zeal, the pure demo
cracy, and the vast resources of powerful and
well stored mind, brought by this champion of
Freedom to the discussion of this subject render
his essays most worthy of the careful! considera-
tion OF every enquirer after truth, and friend of
right. But the country knows too we'll the
character and course of the present Commissioner
OF Patents. not TO read with intense interes, the
known eifusous of his pen And the presen, in
stance shows that though the authorship be un-
known, the potency of his arguments will win
their way and win applause, for they are truths.
w
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THE DEMOCRATIC REyJEW.

We have just received the November number
OF this standard Democratic work, which, on all
hands and by all parties, is admitted TO be the
most able periodical that has ever been published
in America. The present number is accompanied
by an excellent engraving of the Hon. John A
Dix, Senator from New York. The reading mat
ter is of high order, whether we speak of the
political or literary portion. We shall endeavor
TO make drafts on it, for our columns, hereafter,
especially of that article entitled the Review
of the Edinburgh and Foreign Quarterly on Ore
gon''
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WAsHINGToN. Nov O

FRAcAs.-Yesterday, an affair took place at
the Union office, between Messrs John P. Heiss
one OF the proprietors of that paper, and Gyms
Grey, Tor some time correspondent of the New
YORK Herald, but lately of the Charleston Mer
curry: Mr.. u. had but entered the room, when
Nr. H. drew forth cowhide and administered
several severe cuts with it. Mr.. G. offered no
resistance.
What was Mr.. Grey doing in the Union office :?
is the natural inquiry on reading the above state
ment in the Baltimore Sun.-.Ne,p Era
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MICHIGAN ELECTION.

The annual election of members of the IIerisla
ture took place in Michigan on Tuesday last We
have but few returns. jackson county gives 70 De-
mocratic majority; Macomb county $50; Calhoun
county has elected the entire Democratic ticket.
Washtenaw is reported to have given Wing
majority. These returns indicate a Democratic
triumph