Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-01-26
IJNAvOIDABLE DELAY.


|at oor raper, owing 70 an outrage per-
|ssFated upon Us BY some miscreant,
khoss si'liany entities him to the halter.
Eelr Office was entered on Sunday
FIGHT, and all our matter thrown into 81.
xceps ono form, which was almost en-
rely destroyed by blows from d Ratchet.
We regret 70 think there is creature in
Pnr community, either man or boy, SO
per lectly destitute Of every principle Of
Eecency IS to DO guilty of such an act.
ket such character exists among us.
IND 4 i duty which every citizen owes
3 himself and family to endeavor to hunt
pm q them out, and bring them 10 jus
Zee; for, i such outrages are allowed 10
eess unnoticed, no dwelling is secu.e from
Pc torch. The monster who would ne r
Petrate this act, would be guilty ofthe
Eorst species Of robbery, rapine and mu r
sr. Let those rowdies, who were en-
kaged, last Sunday evening, in int rupt-
ms the service at the Methods. Church.
b touching off traits Of powder upon the
|ence, mark well their future course
ne commission Of this dirty act, wheth-
q prompted BY malice or curiosity, is Of
|ise!f anevidence Of their guilt Of the
Pthcr; for beth bear the same general
character.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
The Chancellor Of the Exchequer Of
(he English Parliament, in a late speech,
eiyes the following important statistics.
4 tracing up the cause Of the great finan-
fial pressure in England, he say s--aThe.
eoat Of corn imported from June, 1916, to
the 9th Of Jan 1917, was G5,I39,476.
The cost Of corn imported from January
e July 9th, is47, was Gl4,ls4, GOO; and
he cost Of corn imported from July 9th,
81 Oct. 10th, {only three nonths,) was
I4,24o, 900. This is statemen. of,he
|cst 70 the importer" From this state.
nent we readily perceive that no less
lum than ESQ 1858 ATS was expended for
Foreign corn, within the short space Of
fifteen months. In discussing upon the
East amount Of capital expended in the
80
fonst ruction Of railroads for the past three
Pr four years, the Chancellor remarks
y y clear, therefore, that, on account Of
pathways alone, the amount Of available
fapital 70 be distracted from other pur-
Resss during the present year, 1847, lin
ffuding expenses, is not less than ESQ.,.
p00, COO or 80 ,ooo, Ooo.n It manifest
rom this statement, that the great la,i-
ndc given to expenditure upon railroads,
Fas formed the chief cause Of their pres
niunexampled embarrassment Il is to
heir unwise and prohigate embarkation
g general system Of internal improve
rents which has reduced them 10 their
present distress.
MS IS q most solemn lesson 10 our
wn country, not to engage blindly in a
|ystem,the natural and inevitable tenden-
Of which IS, to work bankruptcy and
tuiu. Under the administ ration Of John
Adams, general system Of internal
improvements was recommended. and
arcfully fostered. TWAS received wi,hl
treat favor, and fastened upon the public
pind such an unfinching grasp, that had
ot the glorious ship Of State fallen into
he hands ofthe veteran statesman, An
rev Jackson, it would, in all probabiIi
Z, havo produced state Of financial en-
arrassmeni IN this country, more op-
ressive than that which the people ofI
treat Britain are now struggling with
ess,isfy emory 70 throw of. But tho la
eptsd Jackson, with sa gacious eye,
~ the danger approaching, and with 4
Ic:sion Of character and an energy Of
1rpose peculiar 10 his great mind, de-
trimmed 10 avert the evil. He did SO /
his celebrated vctoes ofthe MaysyilleE
Bag bill his refusal 10 sign an 'sact ma
RS appropriations for building light
buses, light boats, beacons and monu-
cnts, placing buoys, improving harbors,
ed directing surveys" in Gan act au-
orizing subscription TO stock in the
plisviile and Portland Canal Company
ssal act for the Improvement Of GER
lrs harbors and the navis ofcertain
ers b: and ian act TO improve the Wa
sli Tiver. These several yetoes, for a
h. checked the mania which had seiz-
upon tllc public mind, and proved a
|bet salntary ansidole 70 the disease
~ facted under the administration OF
h "a deil,s. \ happy state Of Gonzales