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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-05-15
WEBER CREEK, CALIFORNIA, !
n..H- Feb. 10Th. 1850. -. -

I'll Respected Brother: Knowing that you are ev-
er anxious to hear from me-, whilst in this far
western country,I will send you few lines, SO
that you may still know that I am in the land of
the living. Blessed with the choicest of gifts,
good health, am enjoying myself very well in
digging gold, to the tune of from $40 to $20per
day, now that the weather has become settled,
and the rains have ceased; but i have not done
much during the winter, or rainy season, as it
rained nearly all the time,for about two months,
dec. and Jan.) There has not been any rain
this month yet, and the weather is very fine, in
deed as pleasant as the months of April and May
in the States. There has not been snow enough
to cover, the ground here this winter; and the
ground has not been frozen an inch deep: grass
looks quite green on the hills, and the trees are
beginning to put forth; the waters hayc been
quite high this winter, but they are still too high
to work to advantage at mining, as the best Dig
gings are on the beds of the streams, many of
which are nearly dry during the summer, at
which time there is no rain for S Or 6 months,
and weather quite warm, SO that all vegetation
is dried up in the fall o. the year, There is no
farming done in this part Of the country the peo-
pie all turn their attention to trade or mining
but there is some farming done in the southern
part Of the Territory, and with very good succcss
still the expense here is too great--a manstimc
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-05-15
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How TO GET UP Row WITH yo,,p w

5 How TO GET UP A Row WITH YOUR WIFE.
First plan--Take her to the theatre. Se-
lect the prettest girl in the house, and keep your
lorgnettc pretty constantly fixed on her. Remark
to your wife that, thatis the style beauty you
ad mire. Wife will get figety and cross. Oh.
serve what. an odd thing it is no woman can
bear to be told of anybody being prettier than
herself. + The row will thus be put in train, and
you can make it more or less strong as YOU
please. Second ptan.--Wait until your wife is
at her toilet, preparatory to going out She will
be sure to ask youfher bonnetis straight, Say
that the lives Of nine-tenths of the women are
spent in seeing whether their bonnets- are
straight, reasoning by a general series of re-
Aeetions on the whole SEX as being set of dres-
sy humbugs and winding up with a remark, that
you never knew but one girl that had common
sence about her. I'D Wife will ask who that was.
You with sigh, reply. t'Ah! never mind. =
Wife will ask why did you marry her, then.
You say, abstractedly, "Ah! why indeed2'' The
row islnow safely under way. Third plan =
Tell your wife you are going to Paris for amontl,
She will ask to accompany you. Reply that,
that is out of the question:; you are going upon
business, Wife will ask what business. An
swer that hisa secretiwhich you are not justified
in revealing. Wife will say, s'Ah! pretty sort
Of business that you're afraid to tell your wife
Of" Do you keep silent and the lady viii
finish the operation Of gettingup d row herself.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-05-15

Do you READ THE MERCHANTS $ MAGAzINE?--
We ask this question of the citizens of Dubuque,
and from the known intelligence ofour iner
chants and business men, we presume it will be
answered afirmatively by many Of them. To
those who do not read it, we beg leave to say
that you are depriving yourselves, of most val
liable source ofinformation. To those who wish
to be well informed respecting the commerce Of
the world, and the rapid growth and vast impor-
tance of our own commercial interests the work
is truly invaluable. Although professedly de-
voted to the interests of the merchants, it is no
less valuable to the statesman and political eco
nomist To the politician and scholar it is Of
value in presenting promptly, and in condensed
and systematic form on immense variety of statis-
teal information unattainablc elsewhere, except
by the greatest labor andrescarch f,.~,-.,, ...sI
The May number is before us. It is richly
laden with valuables, 1t contains one hundred
pages, great varietylof subjects, all Of which
are ofinterest to the general reader, A five dol
lar note, directed to FREEMAN, HUNT, No. l42
Fulton st., N. York city, will procure the work
for one year, .--. Il
~ N. B.--Will Mr.. Hunt please send us the
March and April numbers, which we have not
received 'pccant gctalong aci,hout them az = /
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Congress.

"&'. I'll" ''.-S7.' WAsHINGToN, May 3,
The House, after consuming an hour on a.
mendments, Mr.. Wilmot asked leave, that the
committee take up the California Message, to
enable him to make few remarks. By unani-
nous consent the Census bill was laid aside
Members drew around the gentleman, and the
confusion which pervailed subsidized into res
pectful attention ss3sllfs 7itia2 ia is'5l' @5iaH
q j Mr. Wimot said, the debate on the subject Of
the admission of California and questions con
nected Herewith, had, in his judgment,pro-
duced wonderful results. Jag iE3 "A .a5naH&4
The settled and fixed purposes Of Southern
men had been discovered. There was no doubt
extend slavery over the Territories. 9t''lt7S
Ifthere was any room to doubt heretofore,
there was doubt no longer. There was no ques-
ton more fraught with consequences than the
ultimate decision of that measure in hand, and
which is to determine the character and position
Of the southern portion Of the country.
It will settle another question, to wit: wheth
cr the Government lis to be administered in thu
spirit which gave it birth, or whether an aristoc
racy based on slave property and slave represen
tation shall control It In this aspect il hui
been viewed by the South on the part Of South
ern men, bordering almost on madness. They
were bound byano sacred ties to the, Union, but
banded together as one man for the accomplish
monIof their object. Andthat is the PertinacitJ
lofslaycry. There isno disguise. The existenct
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-05-15

ANOTHER CLAlm.-The Washington cores
pondent of the Pennsylvania thus alludes to a
claim alleged to have been recently allowed to
Baylie Peyton, of Louisiana: -...:t ....<
p Among other strange allowances made by the
presant administration is one to Mr.. Baylie Pey-
ton, ,$l2,O00,) in the shape of extra lawyer S
fees. You will recollect that he was Harrison S
District Attorney for Louisiana. This claim
is understood to have something to do with his
connexion with the government in that capacity
So they thus seem to be all feathering their
nests. The payment of this demand is said to
have been refused by the Tyler administration,
as we'll as that of Polk. iabaa-~a Sart
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DUBUQUE:
AY.:::::::::::::::::::NIAY Is, 1850.
The Des Moines River Improvement Tay-
VI lOriZed. '''.. ..''..

1t will be remembered, that the late accom-
plished Secretary of the Treasury, Mr.. Walker,
decided that the grant of land to this State, for
the improvement of the Des Mones River, ex-
tended to the northern boundary line of Iowa;
now, we have the mortifying intelligence bro t
to our notice, by the Board of Public Works,
that Mr.. Ewing has reversed this decision, and
confined the grant to the main, or Raccoon Fork
of the Des Doines; thus inflicting upon this
State serious injury at the expense of impartial
justice. '.'..
Were this new feature of Wing policy, we
would be inclined to manifest some degree of
surprise at such injustice being done to SOW
ereign State; but knowing that it is, and has
been an established feature in Wing tactics to
prevent the settlement, growth, and prosperity
OF the western States, we are neither surprised
at this decision of Mr.. Secretary Ewing, nor
will we be disappointed if the whig party, even
here, will applaud him to the echo.
We proclaim it boldly and unhesitatingy, that
the Wing party, through its influence in Con-
gress, has always been opposed to the prosperi-
ty of the West, that it has always opposed the
liberal policy proposed for our benefit by the
Democratic party. And to verify that assertion,
we commence by offering the case in point as
the first in the series of proofs. We could null
tlply evidence to sustain our assertion, by refer
ring to the votes and debates in Congress, from
our infancy nation, to the present time, but
presume that no one, who is at all acquainted
ed with our political history, will question our
assertion. ?
What strange and striking contrast does the
action of the cabinet present in its decisions on
unliquidated claims, and it's illiberal and unjust
policy to this State. On the one hand we be-
hold the administration paying out hundreds of
thousands of dollars against all the precedents OF
the government; and on the other, we find them
withholding from this State the public lands,
which former administration had literally be.
slowed for the construction of great public
work.
Our political opponents must not grieve, if
we make this decision of the cabinet against our
State one of the issues in the coming campaign.
We must confess that we rejoice at the boldness
with which the administration is unveing the
Wing doctrine to the peoples view. This is all
we want, and we shall stand or fall upon the is
sue.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-05-15
CITY HOTEL.

o.n A. H. MILLER, late of the Lecare House,
: i.AMEZA Davenport, would advise his numerous
i1sS14 friends, and the public generally, that he
La has taken the above named spacious estab-
S.hs lishment, where he fatteIs himself that he
1 Will be able to accommodate his guests In a
styleto meet their entire appreciation. e f5bi 9ag.
To his ST. Louis friends who have heretofore honored
him with their patronage he would say, that the vicinity
Of Dubuque abouds with variety Of objects of interest
70 the visitor The grouse shooting is not to be surpassed
and the besttrout fishing easy distance. leao1H8
Passengers conveyed to and from the boats in carriages,
free Of expense.
.,'D 1919 e. 5.'"' sAa A. II. MILLER.
81 Dubuque, Sept %, 1s4s. 1a-Iy.5 'T" Ell,
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The Exnress Ioh Nhic,
of the Union and stability of the Government

OF the Union and stability of the Government
are threatened by the South e.ilii 10 aet9sfl
In his Judgment this spirit Of threatening
and defiance must be resisted, or the North are
the greatest of slaves What he asked was,
shall the line of duty be prescribed under press,
ure of reasonable threats? Shall we be told
what we shall or shall not do, at the peril fthe
existence of the government itself' If we sub
NIT to this any longer our freedom here and the
fundamental principles ofthe Constitution are
condemned, d" Hf51s1 si.* 81. a1&ss 3t-st
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-05-15
CrOckWell'S Hotel.

'""E 15Ezjt"Hg 3tE@fEgt@1 n IEHeGtG III = .f'.t
NHE subscriber would respectfully inform his numer
GUS friends, and the public in general that he is in
full blast ready at all times to give good Supper and
warm Bed to all that may call on him, and any time
the night. He also has good Stable, well furnished with
the best of grain and everything that will make horse
comfortable Those from distance, looking at the
try find better place in the interior to get nfor
nation in respectt good locations. Iag fga=
Be sure to inquire for CrOckwells Hotel .,l
C. L. u. CROCKWELL.'
aAnamosa. Jan. 23 1850 2O-ly. 4B H22,"t
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-05-15

VINE IN MlssoURI.-In a late contest for
one hundred dollar prize, for the best wine press
ed from Missouri grown grapes, Mr.. Jacob Ro-
mel Of Herman, was the successful candidate.
out OF twenty seven competitors. Mr.. Romcl
stated, that hc had raised 200 gallons ofthc same
wine from the vintage Of Is49. .
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-05-15
SWANS HOTEL,

q iowa City. .,y
House would inform the public that he has taken
possession Of said and is prepared
Inolate the travelling community, transient regular
boarders, and will endeavor give general satisfaction
~ o. '{.''.. I'd ,'Gs.& t-. lfE" lCHAS. ]. SWAN.
FConnected with the above establishment Is large
and extensive Livery Stable, where strangers at all
times be accommodated with conveyances any part
the country. A"t MAY 16, 1s49. 371y .5''
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-05-15
FARMERS HOME.

VTVIE undersigned still keeps this long established and
Il we'll known Tavern at the corner Of Main and
the Market Square, in this city; and is now better aed
than he has been before to accommodate travellers
and regular boarders the reasonable terns he
several additions, and improvements to the
former ones. He would especially recommend his esa
shment to Farmers and Tcamster as his stable and yard
accommodations surpassed by any in the city,
Charges moderate. Come and try me- g.. g! -':'s
VIM. ZUMHAFE.
March 6. 1850. 29-tf r .~..;
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-05-15

IRISH EsTATEs.-The encumbered estates in
Ireland are being sold under a parliamentary
commission, to the highest bidder, and during
all coming time. Hitherto it was next to an i'm
possibility to get fee simple title to Irish es-
tates; but under the present arrangement, not
only is the title made perfect as to tme but it is
also perfect without reference to any previously
existing defects of ownership In a word, the
land is purchased from the government, much
in the same manner it is done here at our land
office, except that being improved, it costs more,
and is sold to the highest bidder.
This is the greatest reform that mas taken
place in Irish affairs for centuries past What
ever object the government may have in view,
and by whatever means it has been forced to a.
dopt this policy, the people of the country will
receive more substantial benefit from this pro-
ceeding, than they have hitherto from all other
statutory reliefs combined.
Could the great mass of the people be enabled
to purchase even few acres under this commits
sion, Ireland would at once become an indepen-
dent nation. All that has hitherto prevented her
pSA's5 81, AASA AAoo III
the soil, nothing to gain by success, nothing to
lose by inaction. '''.1
A correspondent Of the Boston Pilot states
that seventy millions of dollars worth ofproper-
ty is now offered by the Estates Commissioners,
and we are informed, from other sources, that
much of what has hitherto been sold, has been
purchased by tenant farmers, called in Ireland
Middle-men. The average price of land sold
by the commissioners, is about 40 dollars an a.
cre;-this is much less than improved land can
be purchased for in the wel-settled portions of
the eastern States. We should not be surprised
to hear Of some American capitalists making a
fortune speculation in Irish lands. How
the old lion Of England would tremble at such an
anticipated. .........s...
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-05-15
Empire Store.

uyHE undersigned having purchased the entire Stock OF
I'd e. BROTHERS, begs leave inform the
citizens of Dubuque, and the public generally, that he
win continue the business at the old Stand, on the
wost side Of ais nearly opposite tile NAPLES House.
where he will be glad to receive tho custom Of the friends
Of the late firm. ,gnrt rU a.3 ,fIh hH.ttPg
Hcis authorized TO receive all moneys due the firm OF
woodward C Bros., and TO receipt for the same XIV
.iif d@H If 5Ggt3 fys1 B5 II IA EDWARD WOODWARD. /
nuh,,aue. LInyYa. Eab. 90 1850. 24-tE
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Ito Bassil Gooddaire, leao#Ho& 4ssE&G
d Dubuque, Iowa. s. ,7aE .aafl s.r5.o,7.

KEosAUeUA JErrERsoNlAs.-We have Just re-
ceiyed No. Of this new Democratic Hebdoni
dal, and welcome it into the ranks of Iowa De.
mocracy. This paper takes the place Of the late
Iowa Democrat 1t promises both in word and
deed to be an efficient auxiliary in the promotion
and yindicatio Of the political principles Of the
great man, whose name is synonymous with
Democracy. ashi3o'#19 r '4.ss., g78fssl'ii ~ Z
5rTT Terms Of subscription, 5000 per annum, in
advance. Proprietor, Q. E. jones.
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Rates OfAJlvertisf,nx.


! square, 40 lineslor less) lstinsertion M on
Each additional insertion, SIS 80
One month, So n. .-,...Is,- :. & +, .,s sn
Three months, a .fise ,.g 4 -..#sts,3. q S0
OK months, 49, 80 gs5s-sv -, 500
Dne year, 1000
nloIesslonal ~ Gard {under blines) per an. 500
Merchants advertising by the year, will Il ss
be entitled to half column, for 2s;.,o
Patent Medicines, halt, column ! year,o 5000
do do whole column, do 5000
The Express Job once
Is one of the most perfect in the North West
We have lately purchased from one of the best
Type Manufactures in Boston, an excellent as.
so.nnent Of jon and Fancy Type, which, to-
gether with the stock previously on hand, will
enable us to do'alt kinds Of Job and Book work.
in the latest and most elegant styles of Printing.
Blanks Of Of all kinds, constantly on hand, Or
printed to order without delay 1f .zsy
10 Handbills, Of all sizes and styles, printed at
the shortest notice. zo2 alaa55Aa6a=E aflsgfaatgH
Book Work executed with neatnes and dis
patch. Tg sd iigs Ha5tG5Ga@sgqa1 fa aieRd sii.i
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-05-15

NAPOLEON AT SEA.-Bourienne, in his me-
moirs, gives some interesting particulars of the
habits of Napoleon when at sea. In the follow
ing passage, the good natural feeling manifested
appears in strange contrast with the reckless.
ness induced by military conqueror's usual pur.
suits: s-.t.L ..,t.@.'g ID ii s9gssst..,ss.s ys-E.
"ln long voyage lis impossible to prevent
accidents from men falling overheard. This oc.
currence happened several times with us from
the crowded state of our vessel. On these oc-
casions it was strange to witness the instructive
force of humanity in the bosom Of that man SO
lavish of the blood of his fellow creatures on the
field of battle, and who was about to shed tor.
rents of it in that very Egypt whittier we were
going. Whenever a man fell into the water, the
Commander-n- Chief had no rest till he was sa-
we'd. He constantly ordered the ship to lay
to, showed the most lively uneasiness till the
unfortunate was recovered, and ordered me TO
recompense literally the most active in the res
cue. Sailors who had thus distinguished them
selves, when guilty of some breach of diacipline,
were always exempted from punishment. l re-
member, during one dark night, a noise was
heard as of man overheard. Bonaparte in
stantly gave the word to put the ship about, till
the presumed victim should be rescued from ine-
vtabe death. The crew fastened from all quar-
ters; exertions were redoubled, and at length
we fshed up-what? The victim was quarter
of beef, which had slipped from the moose over
the side He ordered me to reward the sailors
who had exposed themselves more than usual,
1T might said he have been a man, and these
brave fellows have shown neither less activity
nor less courage -...-.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-05-15
From the Merchants Day-BOOI of April l.

From the Merchants Day-BOOE of April Is.
When General Harrison was elected Nose:
H. Grinnell, Edward Curtis, R. Nj. Blatchford
S. Draper, jr., J. Bowen and one or two Others
formed themselves into sort of committee fo
the purpose of disposing of the government pat
ronage. General Harrison let them have theil
own way with matters and things in this city anc
they operated upon the then Secretary of State
in manner that made the office giving busnes:
turn very materially to their advantage. Gene
ral Harrison supposed himself President of al
the States, but that was only mistake of his
New York and the New-York Custom House
never were under his administration. He re
commended Mr.. Tucker and asked the Collec
tor to give hlm an office. 1t so happened that
the General died before MIR. Tucker presented
the letter to Mr.. Curtis When it was presen
ted the nation was in mourning for the President
Mr.. Curtis could not do less than pay respect tc
the last letter of the hero of Tippecanoe, and Mr.
Tucker was appointed inspector This Office
he has held until zone of the committee has
seen fit to order his discharge.
During the administration of John Tyler anc
James K. Polk the powers of this self appoin
ted Harrison committee were dormant, but when
the prospect of whig administration began to
brighten they again bestirred themselves, and
having bought up the Courier and Enquirer and
obtained the powerful influence of James Wat.
son Webb and Hiram Fuller, they set to work
to defeat the nomination of Henry Clay and
bring about that of General Taylor. In orde,
to give more weight and influence to their exer.
tions (for they knew full we'll that the most stu.
pid portion even of the whig party mistrusteC
and doubted their motives.) they issued circu
lar calling upon the people to unite upon Gene
raj Taylor as the only available candidate, ant
stating that they had no other motive in urging
his nomination than the success ofthe whig par
ty. They pledged themselves, one and all, ir
this circular not to apply for nor accept any
Office in General Taylor was elected. Thi:
paper was signed by Simeon Draper, Jr. Moses
II. Grinnell, Hugh Maxwell, Prescott Hall
James Watson Webb, Jas. Bowen and
Butterfeld.
Now then let us see how these pure patriots
and honest politicians kept their pledges.
Simeon Draper has no office, but is going to
San Francisco to look after some Custom House
business. His brother Lorenzo is Consul at
Havre Moses II. Grinnell has no office. His
brother in law is Navy Agent; Prescott Hall is
District Attorney; Hugh Maxwell is Collector;
Bowen is something-what the dogs is Bowen?
he has tried for so many things we have for
gotten what he is; and James Watson Webb
was Charge-on his way-to Austria. Webb
was the most honest Of any of them, for he
qualified his pledge by saying that he would not
accept any Office on this continent Poor fellow!
he has Jared the worst Of them all; but what q
comment on political honestly! Such bold
bare faced, hypocritcal attenptto pass for honest
men never before was undertaken in respectable
community.
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LOVE AND THE holland GOLD MlNE.-A cor.
respondent of the Platte .4rgus tells the follow
ing good story in relation to the gold mania re-
Gently prevalent on the eastern frontier of this
State:
The Noland gold mines have created quite
sensation in some parts of the country. The
history of these mines is one of the curiosities
of the times. l do not vouch for the positive
truth of the report, but it is currently rumored
that love was at the bottom of the whole of it.
lady, and she returned it, but her family made
objections. To remove the objections he went
out on the Kanzas river and manufactured gold
mine, brought some sand in well filled with gold
filings, exhibited it to the grand father, father
and other members of the girls family, and the
bait was swallowed most admirably. Messages
were sent to all the family connections, compa-
nies were formed, the excitement spread to ac-
quaintances and neighbors, the grandfather and
father made great preparations for taking out the
gold and all relatives and friends were soon to
grow immensely rich. In the midst of the ex-
citement the young couple were married, and
the bridegroom too happy to leave his bride so
soon, declined leaving his comfortable home to
seek for gold on the bleak knobs of the Kansas,
during the past inhospitable weather. The long
trains of wagons took up their different lines Of
march, arrived at sthe promised land" and after
laboring some time, collected some beautiful
specimens of sulphuret Of iron, and returned
literally with their ''pockets full of rocks" but
no gold The young couple enjoyed their fell
city, quietly laughed at their dupes, and were
the only gamers by the discovery of Nolands
Gold Mines" ..... ...r--~' '....-. . -. -....
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-05-15

al'ye found the inward life, as the Quaker
said when he found the worm in the care Of his
z'Ft