Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1849-02-06


a little water, with the taste of the leaves
of the hop plant-the value Of both is too
smnal to be calculated; and very light tax
is laid upon the mixture, which costs also
80 Ii tile labor as hardly to. be reckoned in
our coinage. A pint Of this sells, at retail
for four-pence; and if of good flavor, it il
reckoned cheap and we'll worth the money,
and so, it u.s.. 1t is drunk off in minute or
two-it is gone. On the same table on
which this Vas served lies a ne wspaper, the
Iarthing, and the duty thereon one penny,
with no deductions for damaged, crooked,
OF. over printed copies made ready for sale,
and changed too with carriage from mills
and stamp Office at distance; and it is COW
cred with half a million Of types, at cost
Of ESQ for itself and other sheets printed at
the same Office the same day; and this sells
for NO more than pint Of ale, the juice of
a little malt and hops. And yet after one
person has enjoyed it affording him news
from all parts of the world and useful tho'ts
on all that interests him as a man and
citizen, it remains to be enjoyed by scores
Of others in the same town or elsewhere;
and it promotes trade, and finds employ
mont. and markets for goods, and cautions
against frauds and accidents, and affords
subjects for conversations; and there arc
some who think this article dear, though
the swiftly gone barley water is paid for
cheerfully. How is this! Is the body a
better paymaster than the mind, and are
things of the moment more priced than
things lasting! Is the transient tickling of
the stomach Of more consequence than the
improvement Of the mind, and the informa-
ton that is essential to rational beings! If
things had their eel value, would not the
newspaper be worth many pints o. the oest
ale!-[Liverpool Mercury.
The MODEL TAYLoR11E.-He has a hor-
ror for wars. and a natural penchant for he.
roes. He a6mres the South hugely for its
maj orities, but hates it for it's slavery. He
thinks much Of Mr.. Van Buren, as candi-
date, bur very little of him Us President.
He adores Wilmot for his independence and
integrity. Greeley's sacrifices are such as
deserve to be remembered but not rewarded.
He imagines Capt. Allison to be brave
soldier, fond of receiving letters, but know
ing little about writing them. The Locofo-
cos are his John Joneses, and he delights in
worrying them oy oil manner of cruel jokes.
He sends them anonymous letters with tick
cts for Salt River. He gives their children
pictures of defunct ROSTERS and rampant
coons. He marks abusive articles in news
papers, and sends them by the post. At
meetings he is very useful. He appiauds
vociferously whenever an allusion is made
to old Whitley, and especially Buena Vista
He is an adept at grooming the Democratic
newspap per Offices. His favoritc orators are
] Gibbons and ''Lewin''-thev call out the
lokies by name, and slash abeut so first rate
the Battery. AS to whig principles, he is
when he gets to Washington. He has no
idea that any Loco should be kept IN office
There is at least one that he knows, whose
place would suit him, and he is bound to 90
Not that he cares for office, or that he voted
for old lack on account of office; but as
there are such good things he may as well
have slice. He wonld prefe. to be an in.
spector or letter carrier, but he will com
promise for almost any thing. One thing
he will not stand. He will not submit t.
found in the Engine house. They were al
Lokies when Taylor was nominated, ant
they came out for him when they saw it was
u sure InIuS. l1e uOcS nOL Oen1-tnP Mo
del Taylorite don't-that he was Native
and that he is one yet. Nc. he is proud o.
1t; and he thinks that is another claim add
ed to his list. He was the most active Tay
lor man in his ward. He helped to put a,
least six different suits on one voter, ~bt
threw six votes for old Bony Visty, in as
many different wards. He hunted out ,
number of houses from which removals took
place before the election, and fixed I'D al
thecitizens who voted on the names of those
who had so removed. He carried abou,
many hand bills, proving Taylor a good
Democrat, and stuck them under the doors
at nights. He got regularly tore every
evening at the meetings or ward house g.
while talking and working for lack. He
has been nearly ruined by his politics. And
he now wants to see whether it is os the
Pennsylvania says, tina: the Wing leaders
promise every thing before an election, bu,
never fulfill their pledges after it. ..
The cost Of the New York and Erie Rail
road, already finished from Piermont to
Binghamptou, has been $4,000 900, o,
$50, 900 per mile. The average cos: of the
railway from Boston to Albany has been $50
600 per mile; and yet both of these railroads
are expected to pay good interest on this
gigantic outlay.
The PopE.-The N. Y. Tribune has an
Italian correspondent, who writes as fol.