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Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-31

The Investigating Committees.
1t will be remembered that the Loco
focos started dark rumors against Mr..
Crawford, Secretary Of War. crinina.
ting his conduct as public officer very
much. The Locofoco majority raised
a committee, to whom his conduct and
the charges were referred, with power
TO send for persons and papers.
The majority Of this Locofoco CON-
mittee, after examining into the whole
affair, without the manliness to come
forward and make report, as that Of the
majority, condemning the Secretary have
by course Of mean pettifogging quib-
bling tried to leave the impression on the
public mind that there was some foun-
dation for these base inuendoes and sus-
picions.
The Locos made an issue themselves
by charging directly that Gov. Craw-
ford, had paid an unjust claim, to him
self. Now it was the duty. nay mag
nanimity and fairness required, that they
should meet that issue boldly, and say
in their report, guilty or not guilty
This they have not done. They dare
not say guilty; for the testimony, which
the country must see, would not justify
the verdict; and to say mot guilty. which
Justice and the evidence demanded at
their hands, would have been to cover
tie Locofoco majority in Congress with
shame and confusion, and brand certain
foul mouthed defamers in their ranks as
base calumniators. Hence they chose
the cowardly mode of explaining, by
species Of low quibbling. why they did
not make a report.
In the case Of the wing Door-Keeper,
Horner, against whom Brown, of Mis-
sissippi, made charges of a serious ma
ture, the committee, majority of which
we're Locofocos, have reported the char
ges untrue. Here is another Of the
Browns done Broun and laid on the
shelf as a vile traducer and defamer of
private and public character.
The committee raised to examine in
to the conduct of Sec'y. Ewing, at the
head Of which stands the accuser, Rich
ardson, of Illinois. will soon report; and
there is no doubt but that report, while it
exonerates the Secretary, will brand the
defamer as cowardly assassin of Off
cial character, and place him where Mr..
Bayly, brother Locofoco, said he must
stand if the charges were not true: sin
an unenviable position
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-31
New Patent Currency.

The Board Of Public Works have ia
ken it upon themselves TO supply the
community with novel kind of money.
Not "Benton mint drops,'' of which we
have heard delightful accounts from Lo-
cofoco editors and orators from time to
time; nor any Of the hard stuff of
which they proclaim themselves the ar
dent friends and admirers. Nor We. is
it any Of the deceptive Bank-rags against
which the people have been warned. Ii
is simply printed paper, much in the
shape Of County Orders, promising to
pay when they get money. This new
currency is now being hawked about our
City at about eighty cents on the dollar.
Such are the quickly ripened fruits Of
incompetence and Encouragement, of
which we gave the public fair warning
prior to the last election.
Let US now ask the people if it would
not be good policy to put sterling Wing,
like DR.. Nosler, into this Board, that the
people may at least learn something OF
how matters have been conducted. We
have decided curiosity TO learn many
things in reference to these matters, into
the light Of which DIR. Nosler would
readily admit US. IL the people gener-
ally have any such desire-if they dosbl
the economy of discharging Col. Curtis
as Engineer-if they suspect that the
members of the Board and Engineers
receive better currency in payment OF
their salaries than the laborers do for
their wages. we hope they will vote for
DR.. Nosler that we may all learn how
these things are managed.-Whig and
Regiskcr.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-31
Stand from under!-"Let her Rip,
She's ala Oak -

AT the Locofoco county Mass Meeting
which came off at the Court House, on
Saturday last, in this place, held for the
purpose of selecting delegates to their
State and Congressional conventions, the
bitter-enders we've electrified by the in
PRODUCTION Of set of humiliation reso-
lutions introduced by one Charles Cor
kerry, clerk in the office of the Board of
Public Works, formerly Of Dubuque, in
this State.
You must know, good folks, this man
is schale, and no one can doubt this,
who heard him spout out those tremen-
dous resolutions. They were levelled
right at the Secretary Of the Interior,
tom Ewing,) the Wing party in gene
raj, and Old lack in particular. 1t fair
ly made the hair raise on ones head to
hear the froih and foam spit out by this
would-be big 'un, in his spiteful resolu-
tions--he looked so awful "skeery."-
II old Buena Vista and the Salt Boiler
had been present, with all their bravery
and learning, they would have "gin in"
and "cayed."
And it is the prevailing opinion here,
that SO soon as these resolutions are pub
lished and sent on TO Washington. and
the President and Cabinet see them,
they will all Immediately resign, and
place the Government in the hands of
Mr.. Cookery. In the meantime, he will
it is understood, endorse the Shin Plas-
tiers put in circulation by the Board,
which is their "BETTER" currency, and
the bills will Immediately go up TO par;
as the name of this august parsonage,
President ad interim will be of itself
sufficient to make ii good all over the
world. We heard some Of the out-si-
ders remark that he was ssome punk
ms" While another said "go it Capt.
Cookery, if you bust your biler."
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-31

Our PARTY.-The Albany State Reg
lister, well says Of the Wing party tina.
1t sis not a socialist party, is not an an
ti-rent party, is not an abolition party, is
not sectional party; but a great national
party, constitutional party, law-lov-
ing and law-abiding party. General
Taylor, It's cl.ief, is not socialist, MOI
an anti-renler, nor an abolitionist, nor a
sectionalist, nor nullIfer; but NATION.
AL WING, and the impartial Executive
of the whole Union.'
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-31

The Locofoco press in the State are
heaping their scurrllous abuee upon this
gentleman without stint. The philoso-
ply of the human mind has taught us
that the infiction of great injury upon
any one, begets haired for the recipient
of The wrong, commensurate with the
injury inflicted. Keeping this principle
in view, we are at no loss to account fer
the unusual violence and malevolence
Of these papers in their simultaneous at
tack upon Mr.. Harlan.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-31
INVASION OF CUBA.
New York, May "a.


The Ohio, from Havana, whence she
sailed on the 9TH, arrived this afternoon.
Gen. Lopez landed a, Cardenas on the
18th, and with 500 men took the two
garrisons. Six hundred surrendered af-
ter losing three of their number. Gen.
eral excitement prevailed at Havana -
The city was under martial law. Seve-
raj thousand militia had been enrolled.
Troops had been dispatched to Mantan-
zas. 1t was reported that troops were
collected at Women's Island: several
vessels had started for that place. The
Spanish steamer Pizarro had returned
with los prisoners--French and Ger
man.
Gen. Lopez landed from steamer
which left New Orleans on the 7th.--
Several other vessels, containing in all
some 1900 or 1900 men, had left New
Orleans previous to the Creole, but
where they are to land is not known.
Arms were being delivered 10 the mill
tia. Resident foreigners and all were
called on to enrol. There were 500
troops in Mantanzas; 500 more were
dispatched from Havana at l A. M. to re-
inforce them, aid march against Gen.
Lopez. g
Rumor says that the force under Lo-
pei had increased TO two ihousand--thai
he was already half way to Mantanzas.
On the 18th, news was received at
Havana, that a large force was collected
at Women's Island. A General of Ma
rines, with several vessels, and about
1000 men, started Immediately for that
place. The force on the Creole with
Lopez, which effected landing, was on
ly small part Of the expedition. Il is
known that some ten or twelve vessels
have left New Orleans and different
parts of the Gulf, probably to land sim
ultaneously at different points.
1t is reported that Gen. Lopez had
broken up the railroad to Cardenas in
several places. The merchants, bank
ers, &C., in Havana, were removing the
money, plate, into the Fort for safety
Capt. Schenck protested, through the
American consul, to the Captain Gener-
al, and demanded safe anchorage; he
was refused, and told that if he did not
like it, he might 60 to sea as soon as he
pleased--.he Spanish Government would
not be responsible for the safety of his
ship. None of the passengers, except
those having passports, were permitted
to go on shore. No communication
was allowed between the passengers
while in port; not even between the Of
ficers; permit was obtained from the
Captain General.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-31
Hail storm.

A severe hail storm passed over this
place on last Monday the 10Th inst
The rain fell in torrents, and the hail
stones were SO large, and were driven
against the windows with such violence,
by the wind, that great quantity Of
glass was broken. In some houses near
Iy all the windows were demolished
The hail beat down and materially inju-
red corn, wheat and many garden veg
etabIes; many gardens are almost entire
ly destroyed. We never remember to
have Witnessed 90 severe storm of
wind, rain and hail. II has caused all
the smaller streams to be flooded, and
the Des MONIES has risen some 4 or five
feet
Lead = quoted in he Boston "A slas 0i
the oh = q, rs.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-31
Paoearss OF L.BERIA.-Liberia

PRoaREss OF Observation-Disclosures is
progressig rapidly and prosparously.-
Massachusetts has chartered a college for
Liberia, and paid $4,000. Two broth
ers, residing in Louisville and Cincinnati.
offer to pay Batavia mission in the in-
terror OF Africa. An experienced geolog-
list offers to make survey, if means arc
found TO defray his expenses. The
sum of $4,000 has been given by
citizen Of Philadelphia, the mex. incoms
of which 10 to be appropriated to pay
the expenses of Sunday schools in liz
IBERIA. VIM. Short, Esq, has left Sl0,-
900 for the Colonization Society. Tho
free negroes Of the British West India
Islands are orgaLizing to emigrate to
Africa with considerable stock aud
means.
New York, loo, has contributed ell
800 10 send the Rogers slaves TO Liberia.
These are glorious evidences Of the
regeneration OF Africa, and il ought 10
gladen the hearts of all here that Ameri-
ca, which has done so much wrong 10
the African race through the slave trade,
il to be the chief instrument Of her
moral and political regeneration.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-31


The New York Commercial gives the
following letters from California, by the
late arrivals, which seem 10 present les
pecially that from Mr.. James King, for
merly of Corcoran & Riggs banking
house, in Washington more compre-
hensible idea Of business and business
prospects in that country, than anything
we have yet seen:
EXCHANGE OFFICE OF JAS. KING,
San Francisco, California, Mar. 81.
Business Of every description has
been very dull this month. The long
looked for crisis seems to have arrived.
Merchandise Of every description is un-
saleable at any thing like fair rates. AT
auction, enormous sacrifices have been
made. Lumber, which three months
ago brought. $500 to $3.50 easily, has
been sold ashore at $40 per M.
In the money market the rate Of in
terest may be quoted still at 10 per cent
per month, for we have not yet got TO en-
terrain less rate. Money, however, is
heavy. Tery lille good paper offering,
and the rates of interest must soon go
down. The truth is, there is a: present
no business. that will justify paying the
former rates.
Through the winter the ingress of SO
many strangers created demand for
houses and carpenters, and the price of
lumber was Ike pit up. and with it, wages.
Eating houses sprung mp. not at every
corner, but every step. Large hotels and
restaurants, furnished most extravagant-
| ly, soon got under way, and for a time
fiourished. Their day is past. For a
week or so, scarcely day passed that
some hotel or first class restaurant did
not close, and the eating houses without
number.
Competition among mechanics soon
brought down the price Of wages. The
same cause has destroyed the retail OF
merchants. Carting, too, has suffered,
and $50 per day is a good average now,
whereas IS 10 500 was made.
AS the rainy season passed of. our re-
dundant population starred for the mines.
In few weeks our city has become
depopulaied. Houses to let may be
seen wherever the eye turns, on every
street. Landlords stood awhile for rents,
but it was useless. Rents came down.
dow, down; or, more properly speaking,
the prices vsked came down, for compa-
ra,ivelv few have been re rented.
| When change in business affairs
may be looked for ii is difficult TO say
The accession to mining population must
sooner or later, consume the stock at
present in the mines. That of course
will create demand; but nothing, in my
opinion, but another immigration over
land and by sea, like that OF last year,
can produce anything like an approach
TO the former state of things. The CO.
ming fall good business will be done
here, and fortunes will be made between
this and then at the auction mart alone.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-31
Iowa Contested Election.

In the House of Representatives, on
the 18th, Mr.. ScHENcK moved recon-
sheraton OF the vote by which reso-
luton was adopted, ordering the printing
of the testimony in the case of the con-
tested election from the First District in
Iowa. Mr.. Schenck explained the OBJ
ject of his motion. The Testimony
was very volumlnous. II the printing
were ordered, following the practice
which had been witnessed since the COM
lnencement of the present session, the
testimony would not be laid on the table
until some six months hence, or perhaps
next year. He did not know the char
acter of the testimony. but he suspected
that it made pretty clear case in the
minds of the committee, certainly MEG!
of them, in favor of the contesting mem
Der. He thought the members Of the
committee sufficiently acquainted with
the character Of the testimony, to obviate
any necessity for printing il for their in
formation.
Mr.. Ashe said that the committee had
come to an opinion in reference to the
case, and were only waiting for the re-
turn of one of the members, now absent,
to make report in the case whenever
it might be the pleasure Of the House 10
permit il to be made. 6
Mr.. McGaughey said that the COM
mittee was unanimous in favor Of prin-
ting the testimony.
Mr.. Schenck desired that the resolu-
lion be so modified us TO give the prin-
ting of this document preference over all
others, and then the principal objection
he had to the resolution would be obvi-
ated.
Mr.. Strong defended the course of the
committee. He contended that the House
would be brought to speedier action on
the resolution by the course which he
suggested than that proposed by Mr..
Schenck. He had intended to 90 10 the
Committee on Printing and TO ask thai
instructions be given to the printer to
perform this work without delay.
The motion to reconsider. was lost
Iii quite clear from this debate. tina,
no decision of this question is TO be made
until the close Of the session. The To-
cofoco majority of the committee viii so
manage things as TO ensure this result
II Wing were the sitting member, and
not a Locofoco, the case would then be
very different.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-31
~ There are now six. steamers pl,

az There are now six steamers ply
ing regularly between New York and
Chagres. On the Pacific side there will
soon be twenty large steamers plying
between San Francisco and The ports as
far down as the Isthmus. 1t said that
one house alone in New York, having
command Of large capital, has embar-
ked nearly half q million Of dollars in
one Of the most promising Of the new
steam enterprises.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-31

This is the question put by the New
York Tribune in publishing the follow
ing item:
"Hon. Alfred Kelly, President of the
Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati Rail-
road, who went TO England early in A.
pril. has succeeded in purchasing 5000
tons of rails. sufficient to iron that road
The iron will be sent forward at once,
via Quebec. No previous arrangement
has been made on equally favorable
terms. Mr.. Kelly has also negotiated
at good price the bonds of his compa-
ny TO an amount suficientto pay for the
above iron"
The Tribune goes on 10 remark:
Were this an isolated case, it mig hit
pass without comment; but when we
consider that these five thousand tons Of
British Rails are but part of the five
hundred thousand rec emily procured, al
ready purchased or about to be contrac-
ted for, we bespeak for the subject a
thoughtful attention.
AT this moment, while our chief sta
Piles for export are bringing good prices
cotton an unusually high one-and
our country is in full possession Of all
the elements of prosperity, we are rush
ing swiftly, madly into debt to Europe.
National stocks. State stocks, Railroad
bonds and other forms Of Indebtedness,
are weekly sent across the Atlantic in
reams, to purchase the peoducts of Brit
ish and Continental industry. In the
full enjoy Of peace, health, plente-
ons harvesls and all that should make a
Nation thrifty and independents wise,
frugal and far-seeing public economy a.
lone excepted-we are running in debt
at the rate Of not less than fifty millions
per annum. AT least one-third Of our
iron works are now closed, and mos. Of
the residue working feebly and dubious
ly-while we are buying iron of Great
Britain by the five thousand tons at a
dash, and giving our notes for it.
Foreign silks come in upon us by the
twenty millions worth, but our own in
FAINT Silk Factories are fast dying OUT
British cotton and woollen fabrics are
flooding the whole land in unparalleled
profasion, while American factories are
shutting up, or beginning to work short
time. And, the fools not being all dead,
The Union tells the people that this
Stacking work is nothing but . trick oil
the manufacturers to drive Congress in
to an increase of the Tariff!
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-31
CALIroRNIA EmloRATIoN.-'rhe 81

CALIFORNIA EMIoRArIoN.-The ST.
Joseph Adventure of last Friday, says:
.California elnigrants continue TO arrive.
overland with teams in great numbers.
Those starting from 81. Joseph may be
set down at thirty thousand persons,
from points above, 70 Council Bluffs,
about ten thousand. The number oil
animals will average more than two 10
each person, say from one hundred
thousand to one hundred and twenty
thousand horses. mules and oxen, will be
taken on the plains from the States This
spring Those arriving now cross the
river Immediately, three fsrries-one
steam ferry boat and four fials-l,ave
been constantly employed for the last
four weeks.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-31
Repert or the Compromised Conn
mittee.

Below, we give recapitulation of the
views and recommended tons contained in
the Report by Mr.. Clay himself, Chair
man of the Committee:
l. The admission of any new State
or States formed out of Texas to be
postponed until they shall hereafter pres
ent themselves to be received into the
Union, when it will be the duty Of Con-
gress fairly and faithfully to execute the
compact with Texas by admitting such
new State or States.
2. The admission forthwith of Califor-
MIA into the Union with the boundaries
which she has proposed.
3. The establishment Of territorial
Governments without the Wilmot provi-
SO for New Mexico and Utah, embracing
all the territory recently acquired by the
United States from Mexico not contain
ed in the boundaries of California.
A. The combination Of these two last
mentioned measures in the same bill.
5. The establishment of the western
and northern boundary of Texas, and
the exclusion from her jurisdiction of all
new Mexico, with the grant to Texas Of
a pecuniary equivalent; and the section
for that purpose TO be incorporated in the
bill admitting California and establishing
Territorial governments for Utah and
New Mexico.
6. More ef1ectual enactments Of law
TO secure the prompt delivery of persons
bound to service or labor in one State,
under the laws thereof, who escape into
another State.
And, Z. Abstaining from abolishing
slavery; but, under heavy penalty, pro-
hibIling the slave trade in the District of
Columbia.
The grea. length Of the Report pre-
vents our publishing it; but the above syn
opsis will give correct idea of the
views and recommendations of the Com
mittee. The discussion of the PROPOSE
lions brought forward by the Committee,
will occupy the Senate for some time
to come. The admission OF California.
and all other useful legislation will be
postponed, probably, until the next ses-
sion OF Congress.
Many Northern men, also Downs,
Davis, .Borland, Mason, Berrien, Yulee,
and Clemens, have declared their oppo-
si,ion to the Report. If it were adopt
ed to-day, it is clear that the ultra disu-
nionists, of the South, would not be sat-
is6ed; and the object Of Mr.. Clay. Bell.
and other good men, to-wit: The peace,
quiet and safety of the Union, would mol
be attained.
The unreasonable demands of the
Nullihers, and Disunionists, ought to in
duce every friend of the Union, in and
out of Congress, TO support the patriotic
and sagacious plan of the President, for
settling this vexed question. While the
adoption Of this plan could not fail to re-
store tranquility, and would enable Con-
gress to transact the business for which
il has met, and which the interests OF
the people most imperlously demands,
should be attended to without delay.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-31

We have just time before going to
press, to notice the nomination of BERN
HART HEM, of Fairfield, Jefferson co.,
by the Locofoco Convention, which
came off yesterday at this place. We
have no time TO notice the proceedings
of the Convention this week.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-31

"Thomas, have always placed the
greatest confidence in you. Now .ell
me, Thomas, how is it that my butchers
bills are 50 large, and that always have
such bad dinnersl' sReally, sir, !
don't know. for am sure we never have
anything in the kitchen that we don't
send some Of itup in the parlor."
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-31

.appointment. ]. r. Bartlett. long
known as q bookseller 10 New York. in
the firm Of Bartlett n Wexford, has
been appointed u. s. Commissioner, to
run the boundary between the U. States
and Mexico.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-31

The descent upon Cuba, il is said.
was to have been made on the 18th inst,
and the landing place somewhere in the
neighborhood of Mantanxas. The la
test news from the Island is only to the
9Th inst.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-31
GuARDrAr OF THE HuNoARrAs CRow,

GUARDIAN OF THE HUNGARIAN CRowN.
Letters from Germany, received by
the last steamer, informs US that the ven-
cradle Odor Beothy, the guardian of the
Hungarian crown Of St. Stephen, the
chief Of all the civil governors in Hun
gary, and of the supreme Court Of the
whole country, is coming from Helego-
land to New York, 10 escape persecution.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-31

"The flag Of Cuba" floating from the
New York Sun building, is great eye
sore, it is said, to the Spanish Consul
in New York, who, on Wednesday week
called upon Mr.. Mayor Woodruff and
asked him to order il down. The Mayor
Of course declined.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-31

A Female Medical College has been
incorporated by the Legislature of Penn
sylvaLia. Elizabeth Blackwell, M. D.,
is talked Of for the Chair Of Surgery.
that being her tavorite study.