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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-06-12

CONGRESSIONAL NoMlNAT1oNs-The Democ-
racy Of Iowa have done themselves the credit OF
selecting for their standard bearers in the com.
ing political campaign, two gentlemen who COM
bine in themselves all the necessary elements to
constitute that strength which is essentialto sue
cess. e4ta,5-.. .-.-..... IS
They possess in an eminent degree, that abil-
ity Of discerning right, and the strength of pur-
pose to put in execution, that which their judg-
ment and reason lead them to infer. a'. "
We need but to mention the names Of BERN
HIATT HExs and LINCOLN CLARK to satisfy our
readers Of tho truth Of this assertion. ..,
The former is long and favorably known to
the people of Iowa, as thorough and consistent
Democrat. He has the unbounded confidence
Of the democracy his district, and if any Dem
ocrat could be elected in the first district, BERN
HART HESNswould be the man. IT,. .s4t
LINCOLN CLARK has not had the advantage Of
along acquaintance with the people of his dis
trict, but the best evidence of his popularity was
given by the Convention by which he was NOM
mated His nomination WINS both unsought for,
and to him unexpected He was not present
at the Convention, nor was his name mentioned
at that stage of the proceedings when friends
put forward the names Of their choice.
This, we say, is the best evidence that he has
made a favorable and lasting impression upon
the democracy of Iowa. Democrats remember
his services in the last Presidential campaign in
which he carried the banner Of Cass and Butler
through that political fight, and when casting a
bout them for fit advocate of the same glori-
GUS doctrines in the coming campaign, they have
done well and wisely in selecting that stern and
unfinching Democrat, that moral good citizen,
LlscoLH CLARK, *
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Further Foreign News.

HALIFAX, June 3.
The steamer America arrived in port to-day,
from Liverpool, after short passage. There
had been a slight decline in the prices of Ameri-
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-06-12
UT IF long continued service in Office be a
guarantee of public confidence, Mr.. Lewis can
give unexceptionable recommendations

give unexceptionable recommendations.
rExpress oflast week.
We have been informed that Mr.. Lewis, GU,
nominee for State Senate, takes exceptions and
finds fault with this language as applied to him
He construes it into hostile manifestation OF
feeling on our part, while the plain and evident
inference to disinterested person would be in
direct opposition to the construction which he
thinks proper to place upon our language. We
find fault with his construction with greater
show of reason than he can with our language.
It is true, Mr.. Lewis was not our choice before
the Convention for the nomination, but when
the choice is made as it is, the choice is ours
And in speaking of him only Us we knew him,
we said that SO far as we were acquainted with
~. We could 60 no further for the very rea.
son that beyond that we know nothing and there.
fore could not speak. tits not our custom to
grope in the dark nor go hey ond our own cxpe.
ricnce. a &t4 81.
Now, as to the construction put upon the
quotation from last week g notice, we say that i,
is not the logical, nor the reasonable, nor the
grammatical, but the malicious construction
Those who choose to be malicious and feel of
Tended at what their own disingenuousness
makes hurtful, must bear the pain. For oul
part we take the language in its logical, reason.
able and grammatical sense, and conclude from
it, PosTERIoRI, that if MIR. Lewis has had the
confidence Of the public for number of years,
he must have deserved it, and pRIoRI that il
he has deserved it for numbered years he sho'd
have.it, r not this logical? And is it not rea.
sonable to say that public confidence is an un.
exceptionable Recommendation" Whoever feels
tired Of the incumbrance Of such recomenda.
ton can find suitors for the burden. We should
never ask for better, he
With these remarks we trust we shall not a
gain be misconstrued, if we sh0uidbe mtsunder.
stood II unpleasant to be obliged to ones
self for an explanation Of sentence Of plain En-.
glish. a 1r s5}
WnIc CovsIsTEScY.-On Of the resolutions
adopted by the Wing State Convention squirt
edspretty strongly Of Freesoilism and its con-
comitant repulsions. One Of the candidates at
least, Of the Wing party for Congress, is an Ill
TIA Southerner on the same question. We al
lude to MI. Henderson the Wing nominee in
this district Of course we find no fault with
MI. Henderson for his views on this peculiar
question, but we cannot help comparing Wing
principles professed with wing principles acted
The resolution as we have before intimated,
was trap for certain members Of the Cabinet,
but the subsequent action Of the Convention or
y least Of portion Of il, was intended for home
effect. Oh what = shady jewel art thou
Whiggery.a Thou AT A. 4 glass Of water in the
hends Of = necromancer; thou canst become Ell i
thsf wine ~ wlliskey u suit the tastes Or thy
alluded yotaries. ~ ,'a l,t XII 'a'ii5 4,
HAND TREArMEKT.--They put man in the
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-06-12
Q,y1vnDnrsDAY II, 1850.
6EMoCRATTC NOMINATIONS.


For Coagress-2d District,
\ LINCOLN CLARK. asR
Dsstrict Of Dst~qsc, Clayton, Dstaaoars, &c
III II ,sS FoR THE sESArE, lv&a a*3
WARNER LEWlS.
RsSssssntatice D;strin Of Dubuque, Dela,oare
BnckaHan &c. els
FOR REPRESENTATIVES, Hi
AZ .bsssss HUGH " GILDEA,
THEOPHlLUS CRAWFORD. sE f
as ba}ni4s A.. K. EATON. " saa6at
.ss dialogue County Officers. "@
FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY,
DAVID s. WILSON. ~~-r--'~-~~-~
ass roR cEERK or THE DIST. COURT. ,r,
ssf.. /. RI. .VANHAGAN. a.ss aa
ron COUNTY COMMISSIONER. s"+.
LYMAN DILLON.
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR, &
9 THOMAS HURLEY.
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DEMOCRATIC
Conversational Convention.

At Convention of Delegates from the seve.
raj Counties composing the Second Congress.
sional district of Iowa, held at Davenport on the
5th day of June, 1850, for the purpose Of nomi.
mating candidate to be supported by the Dem
ocrats of the district for Representative in Con
gress, the Convention, was temporarily organ.
lied by calling HENRY MOORE, of De.
Moines county, to the Chair, and appointing
CHAs. o, WATERS, of Muscatine, secre.
tary d. e-, , t
On motion of DR. Bissell of Cedar, commit.
tee of one from each county in the district was
appointed to examine the credentials of delega.
ties, and the following were appointed, viz:
From Scott county, Mr.. Miller; Des Moines
Stevens; Muscatine, Waters; Linn, Durham
Dubuque, Heatherington; Washington, Sales;
Jones, ROCKWELL; Cedar, Bissell; Clayton Muir
dock; Fayette, Baker; Buchanan, Beardsley;
Wineshiek, Falkner; Delaware, Penn; Jack.
son, Montague; johnson, Paul, and Clinton,
Ames ...e...u.- ,.,
Resolved, That said committee be instructed
to report permanent officers for this Convention,
and also to report the number of votes to which
each county is entitled in this Convention.
On motion adjourned to o'clock P. M.
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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-06-12


reached the Bluffs.
Purchased light two-horse wagon few hours
ago to carry out grain, and one more horse We
now number horses and two light wagons, and
shall probably push out tomorrow with grair
sufficient for 20 days. Company all in gooa
health, but rather discouraged with the prospect
ahead; my health was never better than at this
time, and to morrow push out with determi
nation to push through in 70 days, should we all
live. have so accustomed myself to walking
that have no fears of being left, if we lose eve.
ry horse on the plains. can now shoulder my
rifle, and walk IS miles a day, with as much ease
as could one before left. We have started
for California, and nothing will stop us on the
plains but sickness or death The hardships o.
a trip like this are great; no one knows anything
about it until they try it once-and would say
if there be any behind who design coming ou
this season or next, by all means 60 by water
many men of robust constitutions have seen
who are now broken down. have passed 3 o.
4 who have died on the road, and large mum
Der who were left among strangers, sick, ant
with little or no attention paid to them. heart
a few days since, that three men, from Illinois
who were quite sick, would not consent to re
turn, and were taken over the river in thei
wagons.
P. S.-Since the above was written, have
been informed that Hewitt e. Boones compan,
had lost no horses-wers seen at Loup Fork las
week, getting along well. You will please cor
rect the statement in the Journal ,@ssdI z
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er more pleasant; reached Council Bluffs at
o clock Pm
23d. Kanesville being filled to OVERLOOKING
with emlgrants, we were compelled to find quar-
tiers miles below, at Council Point, this morn.
ing, at which place we design remaining until
Monday the goth. ~,
23d. Sold our yoke of cattle and heavy wag.
on to-day, and purchased more horses to pack
with. We now design taking with us our light
wagon and a horses, together with 3extra hors-
es and pack saddles. Purchased to-day thirty
bushels corn at ~ per bushel: grain to-day is
advancing in price, owing to the large number
of teams coming in.
24th Weather more pleasant to-day; some
prospect of grass; about Is teams arrived to-day;
about 1900 in Kanesville, as near as could
judge from report; every hotel and private house
is crowded, and every ravine is filled with camps
in every direction for miles up and down the riv.
err; about 600 teams had crossed the Mo. rive,
ut the three ferries up to this date, and all have
engagements for about one week ahead;-the
rush to cross the river Is SO great, it is almos,
impossible for ferrymen to keep emigrants back
until their time Of crossing arrives.
55th. Weather quite warm to-day, which has
made every one more anxious to push ahead;-
grass has commenced making its appearance in
the Mo- river bottom; but the prairie still looks
bare; grain still continues high, and corn is to.
day worth 1925; Hay 800 per ton; provisions
and groceries are in proportion; saw large mum
Der to-day selling out to return home, out of mo
ney and discouraged. A great many who have
shipped grain around, have been waiting here or
heavy expense for two or three weeks, have
determined to push ahead with what they car
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-01-12
THECOMMITTEES

The following Congressional commit
tees are the most interesting to our To-
cality. Inr. Cobb seems to be trustwor-
thy to the South in their construction,
az far rs we can see from sectional rep
resentation: Le
OiWays and Means.-Messrs. Baylv,
otVirginia. Thompson of Mississippi,
Einton of Ohio, Green of Missouri,
Toombs of Georgia, Hibbard of New
Hampshire, Duer of New York. Jones of
Tennessee. Hampton Of Pennsylvania.
On Foreign Alfaiis-Alessrs. McCler-
nand of Illinois, McDowell Of Virginia,
Winthrop Of Massachusetts,, Hanlson of
of Georgia, Hilliard Of Alabama, Wood :
ward of South Carolina, IStanly of North
Carolina, Buel of Michigan, Spalding of
New York.
On The Territories Ness S. Bovd of
Kentucky, Richardson of Illinois. Rock
well of Massachusetts,, Seddon of Virgin
ia, Glingman of n ,rth Carolina. K,iufman
Of Texas, Gott of New York, Fitch of In
diana, Giddinos of Ohio.
For the District Of Columbia - Messrs.
Brown of Mississippi, Inge of Alabama,
TAYLOR of Ohio, Rulerof Maine, Norton
of Virginia. Hammond of Afaryhnd, Al
len OF Massachusetts, Williams of Tennes
see, Underhill of New York
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-01-12
ROADS.

The Commissioners of Roads DC, met here
on last Monday, and took into consideration the
road from this village to Grecnvile. Alter
some delibcr alton hey appointed committee
of ihrec, consisting ofCoL John a. Easley, Jr
Col NJ Nj. Norton, and Maj, a. Rial, to lay out
this road and to supermtcnd its working.
These gentlemen, we have no doubt, will have
this road much improved, and it will not be
done before it is needed.
They laid ataxof twenty per cent on the
general tax
The Commissioners of the Poor, we are n-
formed, have laida tax of l2 l-2 per cent on
the general tax.
The Commissioners appointed lay out a
new road from this place to Pendleton have
appointed Tuesday week for the commence
ment of their duties.
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slavery therein. he demanded the pre-.
yious question thereon,
Mr. Stephens, of Ga, moved to lay
the resolution on the table.
Mr. Wentworth called for the yeas and
nays, which were ordered. The question
was taken, and resulted in the negative
yeas 81, nays lol.
The question REQUIRED on the motion
fo&the previous question, but
Con motion of Mr. Houston, the House
adjourned till Thursday next.
So that we may expect to hear some
thunder shortly on this proposition.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-01-12
KEow EE COURIER.
Saturday, Jan. Ea, 1850.

With view of accommodating our Sub
scribers who live at a distance, the following
gentlemen are authorized and requested to
act as agents in receiving and forwarding Sub,
scriptions to thc KEowEE CoueiER, viz:
MAJ. w. S. GRIsuAM, at West Union
EDWARD HucHEs, Esq, Horse Shoe
E.P. NERNER, Esq, Bachelor Retreat
NJ f. MlrcuELL, Esq. " Pickensyic
j. f. HAcoep Twelve Mile
Il. ]. WEBB. for Anderson District
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CALIFORNIA ANDNEw MEXICO

CALIFORNIA ASDS MEXICO.
The following resolutions, relative to
these two territories, were introduced in
to the Senate by Mr.. Clemens of Alabam-
a. They will probably bring tn Light
whatever agency the administration may
have had in the political organizations
which have been adopted in them.
The correspondent of the n. Y. Herald
intimates that their paternity belongs to
1r-o--t',eun, puO uiIUVire, .,vt, VIC
deem them highly important as calcula-
ted to evolve such discussion in relation
to the project for admitting California as
aState as will cause Congress to pause
ere they recklessly co such injustice to
the slaveholding States.
"Resolved, That the President of the
United States be requested to inform the
Senate, as early as practicable, whether
any person has been by him appointed
civil or military governor Of California
sincet c 4th day of March last; and if so,
who has so been appointed, and what
compensation has been allowed him.
"Also, that he be requested to inform
the Senate whether any agent has been
appointed by the Executive, or any of the
Departments of the Government, ana
sent to California with instructions or
authority to organlzea State Government
for that Territory, or toaid and advise
the people within its limits in such organ
ization.
"And further, that he be requested TO
inform the Senate how the delegates re-
Gently assembled in California, cal ing
themselves Convention, were elected;
by whom the qualifications ofthe vot, S
were fixed and determined; what the c
qualifications were; anu by what law the
tine, places, and manner of holding said
section was regulated.
"And further that he be requested to
.pform the Senate, whether any census
o the inhabitants of said Territory has
ben taken; and il so, by what law, and
u 'der what authority
"And further, that he be requested to
communicate to the Senate all orders,
written or verbal, instructions, or cores
pondence with any person as civil or mill
tary Governor Of California, or as an
agent on the part of the United States
Government in California.
"And further that he be requested to
inform :he Senate whether any steps
have been taken by the Executive, or
any Department of the Government, to
assemble convention in New Mexico for
the purpose of adopting constitution
a'd making application for admission into
:he Union, and if so, that he be request
ed to communicate to the Senate all or
dsrs, instructions, and papers in relation
thereto
"And further. that he be requested to
iasorm the Senate upon what ground he
bases the opinion expressed in his annual
Message of December 4. ls49, that the
people of New Mexico will "at no very
distant period present themselves for ad-
mission into the Union"
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THE SOUTHERN CONVENTION.

We would suggest as suitable persons to rep
resent this Congressional District in that body
the HoS. B. i, PERRY, Of. Greengille and Mn.
RoBERr a. MAXWELL, of Pendleton.
The course of Maj. Perry, as high toned
politician, is too well known 70 need comment.
Mir. Maxwell, though living for the most part n
retired life, asmade federal politics his study
and we willventure to say that there are few
ncn VINO better understand the true relations
existing between the Fo icral and State Gov.
ernmcntr. Wolmow Of uono more competent
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which they partook of refreshments hand
somely prepared and courteously tender
ed by the family in one of the rosins.,
Upon the return of the. procession to the
Banner office, an eloquent address was
delivered by Stevens 1'homasSEsq The
procession also marched to the house of
Col. Cobb, the father of the Speaker, and
was received by the aged and venerable
gentleman in manner touching TO all.
IT, l,>.a NO ranu for further details.
Suffice it to say, that the whole demon
stration came off in manner every way
gratifying to the friends of Mr.. Cobb.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-01-12
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, OH Nouday, nothing of
consequence was done.
Ii the House, petitions were presented
by Messrs Venable, of North Carolina;
Mason and Stanton, of Kentucky; Thom-
as, Stanton, and Jones, of Tennessee; pro
testing against the appointment of Chap
Inns to the two Houses Of Congress, in
the Army and Navy, and against the re-
cognltion by he Government, in any man
ner of established religion.
Mr.. Vcnable presented resolution
calling upon the President for information
generally in regard to the conduct of the
administration towards the Territories of
California and New Mcx co since the ad
journment of the last Congress; and par
licularly whether any agents were APP
pointed by the President, their compensa.
ton. under what law appointed, &c, 10
visit those territories.
The resolution was amended at the
suggestion of Mr.. Stephens of Georgia,
SO rs to make the call also applicable to
the action Of the tie administration in re-
gard TO the Government Of those terri.
tories.
Mr.. Stanley and Mr.. billiard desired
that the resolution should be so amend
ed SO as to leave it optional with the
President to report all the matters called
for, should ii be inco npalible with the
public interest
Mr.. Vcnable would not yield to the
suggestion, and the House refused to A.
mend the resolution in accordance with it.
The resolution was then agreed to.
Mr.. Woodward offered the following
Resolution:
Resolved, That it be referred to the
Committee on Pos, Offices ard Post
Roads, to inquire into the expediency of
establishing the following mail routes in
he StNte OF South Carolina, to wit
From Camden, in Kershaw district, by
the way of Ridgewood, to Winsboro', in
the district of Fairfield; and thence on,
by the way of Monticello, to the village of
Newberry, in Newberry district,
From Rocky Mount, in the district of
Fair6 Id, to Long Street. in the district of
Lancaster.
From Darlington Court House to Cam.
den, in Keyshaw district.
agreed toi
NJ. Niller Of Ohio, submitted a reso.
luton directing the Committee on Ways
and Means to report bill! for abolishine
the Home Department.. He moved the
previous question on its adoption. Tel
lcrs were ordered to ascertain whether
there was a second. They reported ayes
SO, to SO in the negative.
There was not a second, and there be-
ing a disposition to debate theresolution,
it lies over. iaa H-
~ GH- Mr.. Root, of Ohio, submit. cd a
resolution directing the Committee on tor
rltorles to introduce bill providing ter
rto1al governments for the territory CO.
ded to the United States by the treaty
Of Guadalouqe. Hidalgo, and prohibiting
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HON. HOWELL coBB AT HOME

The following notice of complimen
tary demonstration Of his fellow citizens,
of Athens, will show the estimation in
which this distinguished gentleman is
held at home. rs large lumber of
wings participated in it. it cannot be look
cd upon us an expression ofmere party
feeling, butas tribute { respect from
his neighbors. without distinction of par
ty. In the social relations o. life, Mr..
Cobb is not less esteemed and admired.
than he is by his political friends for his
merits as politician.
On Thursday there was such al, out
burst Of joy among the democrats, as well
as large portion of the wings at this
place, at the news Of the election of Mr..
Cobb to the Speakers chair, as to call
for public demonstration. The Banner
Office was Illuminated, and torchlioht
procession wound through the streets,
preceded by band OF music, to his dwell
ling, wkers ah address was delivered to
= f+si siecsearss Of oar cid1cns, after
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FIRE,

We regret to learn that the dwelling
house of Saml. Maverick was consumed
by fire, on Monday last, about o'clock
P. NJ. We understand that nothing was
rescued from the famcs--all of Mr.. Nav
erick's valuable papers were entirely de-
stroyed.
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oHANGEoF POST MASTER.

T. Alexander Esq. having resigned the Office
of Post Master at Pickens C. H., Mr.. f. E. AL
exander is appointed in his place. The latter
being business nan and quite competent to
discharge the duties of the Office, we anticipate
no Inconvenience from the change.
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OUR HAMBURG CORRESPONDENT.

OUR HAMbU hD CORRESPONDENTS L. 4
His last three favorS lave rot itaol ed us
until the mai! after our paper was out. Weare
sure that there is something wrong 0nshe
mail route from thi, place to Hamburg. let
ters are detaiIed-private papers, and may
be money lost Where does the fault liel We
hope Mr. Collamer will look to it, FOR really the
mails are rather nuisances than blessings, for
nothing can be trusted III them. If nothing
else can be done, we would recommend the
turning on; of the whole fry of Postmasters'
as the right one would be certain to be over
hauled
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-01-12

to attend TO our interests in this Convention, nor
ofany into whose hands We would more viii
lingly confde them. e
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Ma of the Goth, and Berlin 10th. The
funds had risen at both places.
The rumort jny circulation on the pre-
vious evening, not turning out true; the
National Guard of Epinal has been dis.
solved by decree of the Presidant
A circular has been addressed by the
Minister of NVar to the Adjutants of the
regiments of the line, commanding him
not to suffer any person protesting ex
treme opinions to enter the barracks.
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q .LfyEupooL, Dec. 18Th

PARIs-The Moniteur contradicls the
rurlors that were circulated on thursday
in the Assembly. of Ferdinand Barrot and
Dumas being about to quit the Assembly.
Il telegraphic despatch was received
on Thursday night With ncws from, vicu.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-01-12

GnEAr FIRE AT AKRON, ONO Ohio;
Dec. %. '49-A fire broke out about IL
o'clock last night. which destroyed some
eighteen buildings, including the large
store blockin which was the bank. Prob
able loss $4,000, The funds, books
and papers Of the bank were all saved.
The post-ofiice building around to within
two doors of Cobb's Exchange was en-.
tirely consumed.