Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-12-19

Col. BL1ss.-This gallant officer is to
marry General Taylor's daughter, and
also. if we are TO believe the Pittsburgh
Commercial Journal, is to have a seat in
the cabinet. The Commercial names, him
for Secretary Of War, and says signf-
cantly enough: -
ii There will be propriety and fitness
in the selection Of Maj. Bliss as chief Of
the War Department that may not strike
all with the same force it does US. We
allude to the intimate professional inter-
course that has for SO long period ex-
listed between Major Bliss and Genera!
Taylor, and the undated confidence and
friendship which still subsists between
them.
ARKANSAS CoURTs-THE WAY THEY DO
TIA correspondent Of the New York
Spirit Of the Times, writing from E, Do
RADIO, relates the following "good 'un.''
r. Ii. NJ, an attorney Of high standing
at our bar, being counsel in a case then
pending, was called by the sheriff from
the court house door three times distinct
ly-R. II. NJ. Esq, R. II. NJ, Esq, R
II. NJ, Esq.-but no answer to either call,
and it was impossible to proceed with the
case without him. Some inquiry was
made by the court Sin person." when one
of the crowd walked up to the bench say
ing: "Ef you wan him pretickeler, Judge,
he's over to BIS, playing poker.'
Here was fix. The court had too
much respect for such sport TO break up
the game, but could not conveniently ad
journ; so after rejecting moment, he
very cody remarked to his informant:
$50 over and play his hand awhile, and
tell him to come into court" wa '
MARTIN VAN BuREN.-The Worcester
Palladium thus depicts the character and
conduct of the arch migrate: ~
''The Democracy, in important sec
tons, has been paraly zed by the treachc-
ry of an arch apostate, whose consuming
ambition would have no alternative but
'rule or RUM He has slandered with
base allegations the great and generous
party that warmed him into life,' and to
which, far more than to himself, was he
indebted for what he has been. His few
remaining days may we'll be spent in sort
ing and counting tho votes he has receiy-
ed in this election from democrats, wings,
abolitioniss, &c and from their sum to.
ia! deducing the estimate in which he is
now held by the American people; espe-
cially by the gallant party that broke it.
self down in attempting to carry him up
on their shoulders in the great contest
of 1910, and which wisely rejected his
pretensions in 1914. q "t~.S.I @"9ls1' .
The NABoBs IN A D1LEH1MA.-The ex-
ira session Of the Massachusetts Legisla-
ture, commenced on Thursday. Yesterr
day, it = is probable, they voted for cleo
tors Of President and Vice President; and
if they make choice Of Taylor Electors,
it is proposed to revive the motion for a
vote Of thanks to Gen, Taylor, which was
last year moved and voted for by the de-
mocrats in that body, but which was vo..
ted down by the wings in a strict party
division. If they go against it now, in
order to preserve their consistency, it
will be a curious inquiry to ascer tain on
what ground they give the electoral vote
" ttS StotS -AOh gNACu. dJ lOTs DuL il
they pass it, (as it is presumed they may,
though, with an i'll grace and many WY
faces it will show that they have become
converts TO the democratic faith in one
point, which will lead US to hone that
they may become so on many, and per-.
haps all others. If they should now re-
fuse 70 pass such a vote Of thanks, very
likely the president elect might refuse to
acknowledge the peculiar claims Of the
Massachusetts, wing party upon his ad-
ministration. Mind what you do, gen
tlemen! Abbott Lawrence and the cor
poration clique, mot to mention the whig
office expectants, in this State, which are
neither few nor modest have much at
stake; and the. old General will no more
brook an insult offered to his patriotic
services II the army, than GA Hickory
cauld andt,ra thn COR ril nf ions cr q Il