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Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

work If continued in their hands, de-
mands change Of men; and we pledge
ourselves, and earnestly call upon every
friend of this Improvement in the State,
to commence that change at the next
August election.
On motion, the convention adjourned.
JAMES WEIR, Pres'L
WALTER CLEMENT, Sec'y.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

THE Notwithstanding 10 our
lates. advices from Fort Laramie, the ad-
vance Of emigranls was forty miles this
side Of the South Pass. The Kendall
county company from Illinois was thirty
miles ahead Of Dennison's company
from Ohio. Borough's company from
Illinois was close up 10 Dennison. These
three companies, il is stated, have been
racing the whole way.
The man with the wlieel-barrow is
the obsei we'd of all observers. His
whereabouts is spoken Of in one Of our
letters.-Mo. Republican.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

We notice by some paper that serio,
apprehension is felt that the vast amou
of timber used for Plank Roads. is lik
| ly to render all kinds oil wood and lur
Der scarce throughout. the country. e
US give one moments thought 10 this q
lection.
Suppose that every township in
county bad its plank road--a resuitwhi,
independently of the wood consum
would add immensely to the value
the land and prosperity Of the VIII
country. This would be road for I
every five miles, or one mile Of road
every five square miles. A good sin
track--and few roads need more
quires about one hundred and si
thousand feet Of lumber; thousand feet
are about equal to a cord Of wood in
weight; consequently quantity equal
to l60 cord is needed for every five
square miles. The average durability,
including the stringers, is about eight
years, or equal to the consumption Of
10000 feet of lumber, or 30 colds Of
wood per year for the FIVE square miles.
or four cords for each square mile.
Now, IN the thickly settled far,hing
districts. not counting cities and villages.
there are about eigty persons per square
mile, or Ten families, averaging eight per.
sons each. These families consume on
an average at least twenty cords OF fuel
each yearly-manv consume forty OF
ifiy--or two hundred cords per sduzrs
mile. This is just so times as much as
is required for The yearly use Of the
plank road.
Again nine-tenihs of the fences in mos,
parts of New York are made OF com.
mon stakes and rails; forty-eight Of these
are equal TO a cord oil wood, and win
build 3 rods Of substantial fence. Ii re-
quires TO fence one square mile in ten
acre lots, sixteen miles Of fence. Throw
ing off six-tenths for waste and wood
land. &C.. and leaving ten miles, HERE
are required for these ten miles no less
than 80 cords for each square mile, 90
times as muc. as for the plank road.
A village of fifteen hundred persons.
consumes in each year about enough to
build ten miles Of plank road; and the
yearly consumption of wood in such a
place as Rochester, Syracuse. or Utica,
would run half dozen roads in differen.
directions into the country, each fasm
ten to thirty miles long, estimating merely
the quantity Of wood required.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

bold relief, to brand the editor of the
Dispatch, as a hopeless simpleton, or q
wilfull and notorious libeller. Can it be
possible, that you have so soon forgotten
the union of the Locofocos and Free
Sellers in New York, Connecticut and
Ohio; were your ultras from the South,
and the Aboltionists at the North, so far
apart when they were ready to unite
upon one Brown, for speaker to defeat a
whigl Does this look like wings ''giv-
ing themselves to free soilers," and time
would fail us to tell Of the number oil
Uings and faces to Locofocoism.--
Who are your Classes, Van Burens,
Bentons and anti-Bentons, Calhouns and
anti Calhouns, Hales and Garrisons?--
Are all these divided into different par
ties? or are they not mere wrecks and
fragments of the Locofoco party; all
comprised Of heterogeneous mass of
isms and uniting for time, with what
is known as the bitter end parry; to Grip.
pie and break down the wing Admins
trahon, or dissolve the Union? You
talk bravely about wings squandering
the Public money, and increasing taxes!
You know this is stop thsef cry
Where are your Danbies. Wetmores.
Browns and Collins! are they ready to
disgorge their stealings. Where is the
100000, taken from the people in ex-
tras by one Lewis Cass? What is the
amount of your Locofoco War Debt,
which is daily increasing, by being at
interest! These robbers of the Public
Treasury, and the Locofoco debts adj
ded upon this nation, is what will grind
the face Of the Tax Payer.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21
votes i'm the senate.

We would call the attention of the
people TO the fact, that upon all the ques-
tons or amendments to the Compromise
Bill now before the Senate, offered by
Northern men, with the view of prohib-
ting the Introduction of Slavery into our
newly acquired territories, that our Sem
ators in Congress, Dodge and Jones,
vote with the South: and are as thorough
ly pro-slavery in their feelings and votes
in the Senate of the United States as the
most ultra of the slave-holding represen-
tatives.
In this they do not, however, truly
represent the feelings or wishes of the
people of Iowa: but very small portion
of them, known as the Dodge clique; the
present Locofoco candidate for Congress
in this district is one of the leaders OF
that wing of Democracy in this district,
aud met with the principal opposition to
his nomination from jefferson county,
his place of residence. on the ground of
his opposition to the Wilmot Proviso,
and his known adherence 10 the princi-
Piles of Dodge in regard 10 the Slavery
question. And although, as yet, he has
NOT publicly defined his position, it is a
well known fact that he believes the
Proviso to be unconstitutional, and is
what is usually termed an old Hunker;
and like Dodge and Jones, were he a
representative from this State, he would
misrepresent the people of Iowa by vo-
ting in favor of the extension of slavery.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21
Democratic Nominations.

The Democratic county convention
which met at this place or last Saturday,
nominated the following ticket for Rep
resentatives and county officers:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES HI. Flint and
Andrew Majors.
District Clerk-Thos. G. Given.
Judge OF Probate--George May.
Pros. Attorney-W. A. Thompson.
20. Commissioner-Gideon Myers.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21
9 y q q y q q 9 Z
Congress-.

s 80 ~>-'-~'
The candidates for Congress in the
lst District will address the people a,
the following times and places:
Centerville, Appanoose county, Sat
nrday. June % at O'Clock.
Abba Monroe county, Monday oath,
at o'clock. .,ess
Charlton Point Lucas county, Tues
day 25th, at O'clock.
Knoxville, Marion county, Wednes-
day, 26th, at 10 o'clock.
Eddyville Wapello county, Thursday
18th, at 2 o. clock.
Ottumwa, Wapello county, Friday
18th, at 10 O'Clock.
Agency City, Wapello county, Friday
28ih, at 3 o'clock
Other appointments will be announced
in due time.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

The following toast was given by Gen.
eral PILLow, of Tenn, at public din
Nor eiven 70 the delegates of the Nash
vile Convention, and was received with
enthusiastic applause:
1.-THE Aissoxyi ConspT0 mise-On thai
line wc will inset our northern brethren
with he hand Of fellowship; from It we
viii moi Be driven, except u die poin
Of the bayonet"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

THE IRoN BUSINESS. The New York
Tribune says of the iron business. that:
"A friend who has been some time
collecting statistics Of the present state
Of the iron business throughout Psnnsyl-
vania, has ascertained that of 600 fur
naces in the State. 275 are now in the
hands Of the Sheriff, and Of $40 iron
forges, 100 are likewise in the Sheriff7s
hands.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21
EppYyILLE, June Is, 1850.

Editors of the Des Moines Courier
Gentlemen: | am informed by some oil
the Delegates from the Wing county
Convention held at Ottumwa, on yester.
day, that ! was nominated as candidate
for Prosecuting Attorney at the ensuing
August election.
Not knowing who the Wing county
committee are. take this method Of in
forming you, and all others intere sted,
that decline the nomination.
Yours, &c.,
H. d. IVES.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

WHiGs NOMINEE OF MARYLAND.--The
Wing candidate for Governor, William
Beverly Clarke. Esq, is at present q
State Senator from Washington county,
and is In every sense an accomplished
gentleman possessing an unblemished
reputation, fine talents, and gifted with
great energy and perseverance. His
pleasing manners cannot fail to make
him friends wherever he may go.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

Comparative disfancc 6efsDsct B0s-
ton. Net0 Pork and Liverpool --It ap-
pears from an article in the New York
Courier and Enquirer that the distance
between New York and Liverpool is g.
06l miles, while from Boston ID Liver
pool il is but 2,649, making Inference
of 235 miles in favor of the rou from
Boston via Halifax. aS5l
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

R. B. RHErr. for many years a dis
tinguished memberof the House of Rep
resentatives, has been appointed u. s..
Senator from South Carolina, vice F. H.
Elmore, deceased.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

n The saw-mills at ST. Anthony run
day and night, and turn out 10000 feet
of lumber every "a hours. In addition,
some ten thousand laths and six thous-
and shingles are made daily. Sill, lum-
Der 10 in demand in that region.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

N Our thanks are due Thos. Ping
Esq, (the host Of the Ashland House,
for files of late st. Louis papers. By
the way, see his advertisement in to-day.
paper.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

LANsDowN, who was convicte of the
murder Of Howard, some time siite. and
sentenced to be executed by the y
is Criminal court, has been pari
conditionally by Gov. King,
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

The Secretary of the State of Ohio
estimates the population Of the State at
this time TO be two million and sixty
thousand. aui e5a .o7s
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

Some sets of harness lately ordered in
Paris for the Paeha of Egypt's state car
riage, are covered with diamonds to the
value of some hundred thousand francs.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

u See the advertisement Of Guern-
sey e. Co., in another column.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

Our good actions are always commen-
ding and encouraging us.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21


President and the Wing party? How
many prominent Locofocos are there in
Congress, and out Of it who differ with
your immortal Michigander, General
Cass. Is it possible that they have all
so soon ..repudiated'' him and Locofoco-
ism, which you hold as identical! Do
you see where your false and deceptive
premises intended to mislead and deceive,
lead you to! But many of the "new"
Wing press have deserted the wings
Is it possible! Where located, and who
edit them? Are they edited by Ameri-
cans; the rest of the nations, or the rest
Of mankind! Verify you man of the
Dispatch. must have the bump of dis
covery, as large on your Uranium as a
pumpkin. But we are told that the
wing party "has publicly given itself to
the congregation of factionists, ultraisis
and free Sellers" The present union
and harmony Of the wing party, on all
their great leading principles; their STAN
ding aloof from all factions, at the North
and South, and the fact that the Locofoco
party has split into many fragments; and
have given themselves for time, to
these fragments or factions, stand out in
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-21

10 the lies MONIES hlver Grant, Is false
and malicious, and was made and put in
circulation for the sole purpose Of ma
king capital to assist the Locofoco candi-
dates at the approaching August election,
by few corrupt and designing dema-
gogues, with the design OF covering up
and Withdrawing public attention from
their own bungling, tardy course in con-
Quoting the work; the desalcation Of the
former Treasurer of the B. of Public
Works, the enormous and unexplained
bull of contingencies rendered against the
State by the former Board; and the bold
attempt 10 fill their own pockets by issu-
ing twenty thousand dollars Of paper
promises to pay" to pay off the labo-
rers engaged on the Des Moines Inn
provement, while the Locofoco Board,
Engineers and assistants receive their
salaries in Land Office money: clearly
exemplifying their doctrine of .Rags
for the People, and Gold and SiiUer for
the Office hoiders."
Resoived, That the whole manage
ment of the Improvement from the COM
mencement to the present time, by the
old and new Board, resulting in the aban-
donment Of large portion Of the work
commenced; and the almost certain pros
pect Of the entire failure of the whole
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-03-16
CIRCULAR.

ExEcuTIvE DnpARTMENT, Feb. 90, 1850.
To ihc Chairman Of The Commissioners
Of free Schools of
Sin: You will oblige his Excellency the
Governor, by giving concise answers to
the following queries, as early as your
convenience will permit.
Respectfully, &c,
B I WATTS, Sec'ry.
lst. What is the present number of
male and female pupils at the Free
Schools in the District (or Parish) of
What has been the number since ls45?
I'd. What is the tuition fee for each
pupil? The aggregate amount paid to
the Teachers? The proportion of the
School Fund received from the State9
Sd Are all the pupils sent to the Free
Schools? If not, how many are instruc-
ted at private or public academies, and
at what cost?
4th What proportion of the youth of
receive no education? TO what causes is
neglect on this head ascribable?
9Th Are the Teachers competent men.
and otherwise qualified for tbsisst bI.ast. nneo n. q
and Saiis at something, g,ra,orv m 'e evan;
nation? dire they long in office, or are
changes frequent? If the latter, assign the
reason.
9th What is the plan of instruction?
State particularly every branch Of knowl-
edge taught, and how far carried.
7th What books are used, where bought,
and at what prices?
9Th Is there annually, or occasionally,
a public or private examination of the
Schools? If so, do the Commissioners, MS
q body, or any portion of them, attend?
9th Is the present system q successful
one in the If not, why? How NAV
it be improved?
10th State anything else in reference
20 the subject which you may think i'm
portant.
March 8, 42 4w
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TAH E
THE
Hesperian Harp.
A New Music Book i'm Pat
eRRt Notes.
BY DIR. WIN. HOUSER.

BY DIR. WIN. HOUSER,
rs the greatest work of the kind ever offered
n to the world 1t contains $40 pages, and
and more than 700 tunes-Psalms and
Hymn Tunes, Odes and Anthems, Sun,
Temperance, Moral, and Patriotic pieces;
Scoth, Irish, German, French and other
fine Foreign Tunes. Much new music
never before published; the noble old
tunes that thrilled the hearts of our fathers
and mothers in their youth, and one of
the plainest expositions of the principles
ofEmusc and of musical composition ever
published. 1t is specially suited to the
taste Of the South and West, (the author
is q Southern man in birth and education,
and all his afinities) and is adapted to the
Day School for children, the Singing
School, the Church Choir of every denom-
ination, the Missionary and Temperance
Meeting, the proud gala-days of our Re-
public. and the social party, where good
and noble should rule the hour.
Inquire of the Booksellers and Country
Merchants generally, and of GEORGE
A. OATES, & CO., Augusta, Ga.
Teachers who will travel and sell this
work, can make from $500 to $500 a
year. Address the author, Spier's Turn
Out, Jefferson CO., Ga.
March Q. Al I'm.
EB-All the South Carolina Weeklies
and Tri-Weeklies will publish this ad
yertisement for one month, and send
their bills to the author.
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CORN, BACON, &C.

THERE will hesold, at the late resi-
dence of Josiah F. Perry, deceased, near
the Tugalo River, in Pickens District. on
Saturday the 3oth of March, to the high
est bidder s.rss1'' ssss1''
Twelve or thirteen hppSSss,tSs55 p,,.,,o,o oe
POSITIVE vsfSS PSSeh1r
Two or tti,,ev Thousand pounds of Bacon,
Three or four hundred pounds of Lard,
Several head of likely Cattle, Steers
and Beeves,
A large quantity of Fodder, &c.
The property will be sold on credit of
twelve months, the purchaser giving his
note bearing interest with approved secu-
ity.
Persons already indebted to the Estate
are requested to make payment on the
day of sale.
B. F. PERRY, Admir-.
Greenville, S. @. Feb. 2, 1850.
80 At
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NOTICE.

Those indebted to me previous to the
lst OF january last, are requestcd'to make
immediate payment as Indulgence cannot
be extended.
A. NJ. FOLGER.
March 8, 1860, 40 If
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B % IN I'D s

Due to the Commissioner in Equity must
be settled; and those who owe them had
best see to it before return day-public
Officers in these matters have no legal
discretion.
MILES M. NORTON, c. e. ID.
Pickens S. G., March 2, 1850.
al o2St
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saEADQUARTERS.,
CHARLEsroN, Jan. 26, Ie5

CHARLESTON, Jan. %. 1850.
ORDER NO.
The entire suit Of the Governor are re-.
quired to attend him in Charleston on
Ffidaa the 22d of February next.
Each Aid, residing in the Brigades
coming under the order Of the 22d inst
will attend him at the reviews. Is
BY erder Of the Commander-in.c chief.
j. w. CANTEY,
Adjutant and Inspector General, i
80 d" Voc Est
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N E w q o Cd 81

THE Subscriber would again inform
his friends, and the public generally, tina.
he has just received a fresh supply os
SeasOmable Goods "a
consisting in part of the following articles
viz Calicoes, from to 20 cents per
yard Shirting, bleached and brown
Cambrics, Lawns and Alpaccas Cloths.
Iweeds, Cassimeres, &c, for gentlemen's
wear; Blankets, Hats, Caps, Bonncts,
&c; Umbrellas, and variety of other
articles, which he will sell very cheap for
cash.
S. r. McFALL.
p;ol,oo, N III ~ -
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VOX,ECE,

ALL persons having demands against
the Estate of Elizabeth Stribling, decd.
will hand them in legally attestcd, and
those indebted must make payment.
L. M. Stribling, 15.,,.o
M. s. Stribling. A""' 20
Jan. 10, 1850. 35 3m
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TO RENT.
AT ST UNION

AT w E s Il UNION,
A commodious Store House, Counting
room, with good fire place complete !;
situated as it is, ii miles from Pickens
G, H. IA from Milestone; Ia from
Bachelors Retreat; and Is from Pendle
ton, no other Stores to interfere, makes it
one of the best stands in the District for
the Mercantile trade. Apply to me at
home.
w. s. GRESHAM.
West Union S. G. March 2, 1850.
Al vN at
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
Pickems District.
Harriet Vanzant, applicant,

as.
Anean1a Jane Vanzant, Jeptha Nor
ton ponzant, Robert Wilhana Vanzant,
La0ima Elizabeth Vam<aat, George Ihos.
Vanzaat, Defendants.
It appearing to my satisfaction that the
Dciendents ali reside without this State,
1T is therefore ordered that they do ap.
pear and object to the division or sale of
the Real Estate of William yanzant, de-
ceased, on or before the I5iyJlEih day OF
April next, or their consent to the same
will entered of record.
w. d. STEELE, .. y. D.
Ordinary Office, 8 JAN, 1850.
81 I'd
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Notice.

e a good SHOEMAKER, wen recommen-
ded, can find elnploymsntby making i'm
mediate application tor
y Vi q. HAGOOD,
Twelve Mile s. @. March 9th 1850.
i6 F 40 If.
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"a GEM.---An orator out west (bv the

SCiniSncu head!-
If circumstantial evidence we're person
ied, it should be the foi..41?T Of beautiful
woman. Her brow should be the brow
Of Minerva; her smile the smile of Venus.
ner voice the voice oea syren. She
should be clad in the white robes ofinpo-
1 cence, but on her garments should be
seen 'gouts of blood Her step should
be the conqueror's desolation; and in the
back ground, haunting her footsteps,
should appear the shades of unquiet, per-
i turbed spirits, ranged in groups of twelve
representing the jurors who had been led
astray, by her knowing brow, her treach-
erons smile and yet more seductive voice. ,
ENDURING, AFFEcTIoN.-The Plea
yune says there was a man in New Or
leans thirty years ago who wanted a
young lady to marry him. He got the
question SO far out as to say
Madame will YOU
when his heart failed him, and he ran
away to France. Il few days ago lie
back and said:
came aoses,t?
and the old laSySbe-
49, ~ In jolly. compa; % % a.,
ny each one was to take e question; It it
was answered, he paid forfeit, orif he
could not answer it himself, he paid a
forfeit, Pats question was: How the
little ground squirrel digged his hole with
out showing any dirt at the entrance?
When they all gave up, Pat said, Sure,
do you see he begins at the other end of
the whole One of the rest exclaimed
"But how does he get there?' 'Ah,'
said Pat, that's your question-can you
answer ityourself?'
A COOP ONE-A Son of the Emerald
Isle lately had occasion to visit the city in
his vehicle, and having arrived at his
point of destination, alighted from it and
proceeded to transact his business. On
returning to the place where he had lefl
his horse and wagon, he was surprised To
learn from the Major that the horse had
run away with it.
"Sure, and did he break the rein?"--
inquired he Of his informant
:.Oii, 10 believe not" was the reply.
"Well, thin, how in the name Of ST.
Patrick could he have got loose, for sure
an I tied the reias to the ,oagonP
DIDN'r LIKE TO SwEAR.-Down east
somewhere pious old lady was summon
cd as witness in an important case. Hav-
ing lived in the backwoods all her days,
she was wholly unacquainted with the
rules of court OF justice. Being told
that she must "swear," the poor woman
was iilled with horror ct the thought.
After much persuasion she yielded. and
being told to "hold up her right hand"
she did so, exclaiming, "Well, if / must.
must-aamsa The court immediate.
ly adjourned.
Two Irishmen happened to be travel
ling together to York, and passed by a
gallows.
oe lBarRey, + s said one. , where would You
Faith, said Pat I'D be walking to
York by myself to be sure
There is great demand says Yam
kee pedler, for species of pluster, which
will enable gentlemen to stick to their
business"
"1s them old fellows alive now 2" said
an urchin to the teacher, "What old per-
sons do you mean, my dear ?" "Whg,
Paul ard Luke and Deuteronomy, and
them"
A western editor in p,aising the girls
OF his district, says they occasionally ride
tame wolf to meeting.
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HEAD QUARTERS.
CHARLESTON, FEB. 27, 1850
TGENERAL ORDERS .NO.--1

-'N--1 S~D@->"S ~ W.
CIRCUMSTANCES demanding that
the Governor should be officially acquain-
ted with the effective force of the State,
and the n r'ber of alarm men---the Brig.
adler Ge.,erals are hereby directed FORTH
with to make returns of their commands,
to the Adjutant and Inspector General
at CsmdelfS& A failure in responding
promptlyto this order. will not be over.
looked, and the newspaper publications
will be regarded as sufficient notice.
BY order of the Commander in Chief
j. w. CANTEY, Adjutant and In
snector General GA .eI es.
q Narch O.. - lm.