davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

CHICAGO AND GALENA RAIERoAD.-A pub
to take into consideration the propriety Of levy.
ing direct tax to aid in the construction of the
the road. Several speeches were made and res
olutions adopted in favor of the measure. Ar
election will be held at an early day to vote "taa
or no tax and upon the decision of that ques
ton will depend much of the future prospect:
of the road
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

TERRE HHUTE AND lLLINoIsTowN Road
A Convention was held at Vandalia on the 9TH
ult., to take into consideration the propriety of
connecting the Terre Haute with the MISSISSIPPI
pi river, at or near Illinoistown. The proposed
road is 160 miles long. The usual preliminary
steps have been taken to commence the work.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06
Questions Proposed.


GRAMMAR-Parse the italicised words
"What'er the passion, knoaolcdge, fame or pelf,
No one will change his neighbor with himself"
ale that holds fast the golden mean
And lives contentedly between .:a
The little and the great, z
Feels not the wants that pinch the poor
Nor plaques that haunt the rich mans door,
Embiltering all his state
AR1THMEr1c.-The Long Island race course
is perfectly circular and fenced all around the
diameter being half mile. Some sportsmen
brought fox and her cubs, and grey hound
'sinto the field" put the cubs into den at the
northern extremity of the diameter and brought
the fox to the opposite end, then measurep 500
poles due west where the hound was kept the
huntsman, fox and dog started for the den at
signal given The man rode due north, the fox
ran close to the fence and the hound curve
line-all three kept always in straight line,
the fox was uniformly Us far from the hound as
it was from the den Il. e) when 400, 300, 200, or
10 poles from the den, the dog was due west
400, 200, 100, or 10 poles distant The hunts
man, fox, and hound arrived at the same instant
at the den. Required the distance the dog ran
and the curve described GARRY OWEN.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

JELEGKAPHIc BELL.-This is an invention
which is about to be applied to steamboats, in
communicating from the Pilot to the Engineer
Besides the usual ringing of the bell, the words
Start, Stop, &C., appear before the Engineer at
the same time at which the signal is given
This will prevent many mistakes which would
be otherwise unavoidable.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

"MisERs ExPREss," DuBUeuE, Iowa The
Express = is edited and published by Harrison
er fellows as ever built a fire in the woods to
keep the mosquitoes out Of camp. Terms, AZ
year-cheap at that. Hurra for the EXPRESS
and the enterprising city of Dubuque -[Horn' s
U 8. Railroad Gazette, New York;
When fellow goes to New York, he is al
ways in danger Of being "horned,'' but at this
distance we thought ourselves safe.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

STILL ALIvE.-The rumour that Whitesides,
Depui and others had been killed by the Indians
in California, is unfounded. They followed the
Indians, who had stolen their cattle, recaptured
them; but were followed by them and several
skirmishes with them; but they finally succeed
ed in joining company, and pursued their way
in safety.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

sArrah Teddy, an, wasn't vour nance Teddv
O'Bryan before you left ould Ireland.
sSure il was my darlint' - -. '..
but my jewel why do you add the s, and call
Why you spalpeen haven't been married
since KEN to America, and are you SO icnor-
ant Of grammatticks that you don't know when
one thing Is added to another, it became blu
ral2' f.1
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

Mrs. PARTINGToN ON OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
my part | can't deceive what on arth dedication
is comm to- When was young, if a gal
only understood the rules of distraction, provis-
ion; multiplying, replenishing, and the com
mon dominator, and knew all about the rivers
and their obituaries, the covenants and dormto-
ries, the provinces and the umpres, they had
eddication enough. But now they have to study
bottomy, Algier-bay, and have to demonstrate
supposition about sycophants of circuses, tan
gents and diagonies of parullelograms, to say
nothing about the ox-hides, ass heads, cowstcks.
and abstruce trianges." And the old lady
was so confused with the technical names that
she was forced to stop.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

We would call attention to the advertisements
of ST. Louis Merchants in our paper, to-day.
Country Merchant and others visiting that
City, will do we'll to bear them in mind.
EyWheat, prime, is still woroth rs cents
per bushel in Dubuque.
70 River clear;-no boats up yet.
MISSISSIPPI SENATEoR.-Hon. Jefferson
Davis was reelected to the U. S. Senate, on the
18th, ult by majority of17 owe. all Others
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

A RECORDED GAMBLER. H. Green. the
reformed gambler was arrested recently at New
York on charge of obtaining goods under false
rretences. He had imposed upon the Solicitor
of the Treasury previous to his arrest, by pre-
tending that he could give the government val
liable information which would lead to the de-
ction of some other scoundrels. IT'S hard to
..ust these reformed villains.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

EASTERN MAIL.-We are informed by Mr.
Robbins, the Post Master, as we'll as by lette,
fiom Gen. Jones, enclosing one from the Post
Master General, that the Schedule, west from
Chicago, has been SO changed, as to leave Chi.
ateA. N. and arrive at Dubuque at P. M. next
day This is what has long been wanted, by
the citizens of Dubuque and northern Iowa.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

1--WE are panied to learn that James Kibbee
former resident ofthe western part of this
county and who left for California, last fall died
at San Diego, on the 25th. of December last.
He left wife, an aged mother and many
friends to mourn his death. 1t is consolation
to know that among strangers he found friends,
to minister to his wants. sg
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

SERVED THEM RIGHr.-The people of Mil
waukee have been swindled to considerable
extent by the busting of regular note manufac-
tory. We don't pity them or any one else who
takes bits of paper instead of gold or silver at.
ter all the warnings they have received from bro
ken banks and false promises. ...-..-
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

HAIL TO THE CHIEF The Democrats of
Bedford county, Pa, have announced JAMES
BucHAsAs as their candidate for the Presiden-
cy in SO.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

FLrGGIse IN THE NAvY-The Legislature
Of Rhode Island have instructed their Senators
in Congress to vote for repeal of this odious
regulation. Ia. s
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

SIZE OF observation-disclosures would make
forty-fve States of the size of New Hampshire
The sca-coast extends nearly thousand miles,
and the territory extensd in the interior twelve
hundred miles ' Il f.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06
OtI51 WC., - -
l. P. VAN HAGAN.
@f. EN Treasurer d. c.,

Thus it is, that % enquiry into the condition
of the Finances of osr County, made with all
good feeling, and with honest and honorable
purposes, though couched perhaps in too un-
guarded languagc) made for the sake Of giving
suchinformation as the people have right to
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

JAMES L. HARDIN, Esq, formerly citizen
OF Fairfield, in this Stale, was drowned in Feath
er River, California.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

" The proceedings Of the Railroad Convention
y Iowa City have been received, and shall be
ln0ficed next week.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

Eg7 A Gambling house in San Francisco has
subscribed $4,000 towards erecting church in
that city.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

ET' Jenny Lind the far-famed vocalist is en-
gagged to visit this country professionally.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06
Mormon Poll Books.

"The Seige Of Comorn' is now having quite
a run at the Bowery Theatre, New York.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06
DUBUQUE. March G 1Qsl

DUBveUE, March 6, 1850. I
DocT. HoLT--Dear Sir: I have received from
the Secretrry of the Illinois and Missssippi Te-
legraph Company, statement of the affairs Of
the Company up to Jan. LIST of the present wear
by which it appears that the
Nett gain from April IS to Oct. 81.
lo4'' $40 SO
Nett gain in November, 1885 90
" December, 273 IA
5000 II
1t will be observed that while the receipts of
the first six months but little more than the
expenditures, the two succeeding months show
a handsome and increasing profit And it is be-
lieved that careful supervision of the lines dur
ing the coming year, will result in fair remu-
neration to the stockholders.
BY giving this place in your columns YOU
Will confer favor upon many ofyour readers,
and upon Your obt servt.
E. H. SMITH,
Director
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

FLAX-sEED WANTED-A gentleman of ST
Louis advertises for 100000 bushels of flax-seed
at 81 20 per bushel. Farmers, there's chance,
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT.
" He is not worthy of the honey comb,
Who shuns the hive, because the bees have stings"
Answers to questions OF last W.

Answers to questions OF last Week.
ARITHMETIC, &c.-No answer, as yet, to first
question. ~
2nd He will be supported 90 years, 8 months
and 20 days, or to the gath day of March, 1864.
GRAMMAR.-But, is used as proposition and
governs page. ....--.. -.... 49,
Men, common noun, masculine gender, third
person, plural number, and nominatve case to
kno,o, understood 1919
Being, a participial noun, third person, sngu.
lar number, and objective case, and governed
by the active verb could suffer- S.BP,
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

Let those who dream of a perpetual Britain,
think upon these things. In our fall, we shall
have few friends. In prosperity we have not
comported ourselves SO humbly, as to be JUST
fed in the expectation ofsympathy or aid from
any quarter. Our very excellence has made us
foes, and our VIOLENCE and cupidity have estran-
ged the nations. We1may have peopled the
earth; we may have spread far and wide our arts
and our arms-our commerce and our civiliza.
ton, but we have not had standing room for oul
own pretensions. Events are more powerful
than we are. We must, sooner or later, yield
our place to the more prudent, the less embar.
raised, and the more vigorous offshoots of on,
race, and consent to occupy the easy chair of oul
senility. Nor is there anything to regret in this
What is there in our corner Of the globe that il
should forever expect to give the law to all O.
theirs? The civilization that is removed is no,
destroyed; and the genius of our people can ex.
ert itself as well on the banks of the Ohio or the
mississippi, as on the banks of the Thames: and
rule the world from the White House at Wash.
lngton, with as much propriety as from the Pal.
ace of st. James.
We live, indeed, in remarkable period of the
worlds hlstory-a period in which new empires
take the place Of old ones with wonderful rapi
dity, and in which old empires are paving fhe
penalty OF transgre ssion against the laws Of mo
rality and social well being committed by then
during many generations. Europe has enjoyed
power and has abused it and the sceptre Of the
worlds dominion is passing from her grasp
Civilization, as Of old, is following the course O.
the sun, and the destinies of humanity will work
themselves out in new field on larger scale
The world is, as it were, starting afTesh, ant
from more favorable starting point The love,
Of humanity can but hope that the new civiliza
ton which may arise will take warning from the
errors of the old; and that in the decay and fall O.
empires, humanity itself will emerge from eacl
change in brighter lustre, wiser and ulster, more
peaceable and more religious, and doing as muc|
as man can DO to aid the coming of the prophesiet
time when "the people shall beat their sword
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

II
Sou(
CT
sent
dang
incra
be cd
Al
Foot
arraH
Web
prom
eett1l
fiOu 1
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-06

To the Treasures and Collectors of the scyeral
counties:
The books of this office show that large a.
mount of the revenue due the State for the years
l847 and le4S remains unpaid, and stands char
ged against the several county treasurers
Below will be found list of the counties, the
names of Treasurers, and the balance due the
State from each for the years named.
Here follows the list of counties in arrears,
from which we select dubuque, l. P. Van Ha-
gan, Treasurer, due on 1s47, $422,5 s-on 1848
81 ,S27,90, Total $2,25O,4S.]
From the foregoing it will be seen that there has
been great negligence, especially in portion of
the counties, either by the tax payers, or by the
collectors in not paying the revenue when collec-
ted into the State Treasury. These balances are
found after allowing the collectors all they are en-
titled to by law for collecting, and their milage
to and from the capitol, on the payments already
made and Independent of balances due by many
Of the counties for the Territorial revenue previ
GUS to 1S47.
The above amounts should be paid into the
State Treasury Immediately, if they have been
collected from the people. 1t was not the inten-
ton Of the General Assembly that the county
treasurers should keep the revenue for months
or years after it was collected. The two periods
fixed by law for making payments into the State
Treasury, do not preclude the county treasurers
from paying at any other time when they have
funds on hand sufficient to justify journey to
the capitol, a remittance by mail, or any other
safe conveyance. Milage is allowed when the
sum paid in amounts to 300 or upwards, and
the journey is made for that purpose.
Though one half Of the revenue is allowed to
be paid in Auditors warrants; it was not expec.
ted that the collectors would make a business Of
depreciating and buying warrants at ten and
twenty per cent discount, as has been the prac.
tice with some. sE.
State revenue can be collected in warrants, Of
the amounts are generally 50 small that warrants
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-08-16
The Democratic Review,

For August is on our table, embelished with
portrait of the Hon. Robert McLane, member OF
Congress from Maryland. The number before us
leads off with local matter, relating to the ques-
ton OF United States Senator from New York, in
which the claims of the present incumbent, Hon.
Daniel s. Dickinson, are strongly urged for re-
election. The position of the editor in presenting
this matter is evidently that of party-claimng
for his champion the merit of being honest, ca
pabIe, and faithful to the Constitution" Believ-
ing, as he obviously does, that the re-ascendancy
OF the National Democratic Party will tend to
settle the sectional strife, and quiet the local muir
murings which. threaten our glorious country,
"whlc" Gas he says) "tte Democratic Party, ma
tonal in its char acter catholic in its creed, and
patriotic in its course Of action, successfully con-
tended for the rights of the States, for the MAIN
tenance of constitutional guarantees, and for the
assertion of broad and national Americanism,
which, knowing no section, disregarding geogra-
phcal lines of division and sustaining the great
common and equal rights of all the members of
the MISUNDERSTANDING for each what is con-
ceded 10 all-resisted and arrested these agita-
tons, prese, we'd the Union intact and carried for
ward the nation-not section or part of t-in
career of prosperity, honor and renown, unexam-
pied in the history ofnations. The Wilmot proviso
the last effort Of combined aboltionsm and party
ism was thrown upon the country in the midst of
a war, in which the American arms--not the chiv-
airy or patriotism of the North or the South, but
of all sections and portions of the Republic-had
achieved series of victories Of matchless bril-
liancy and had won deathess name. Its design
was to embarrass the Administration in the pros
ecution Of the war, to prevent the conclusion of
an honorable and advantageous peace, and to
clog the valuable acquisition of terrtory-ani incl
dent of the war and the peace-with conditions,
intended to disparage the Administration, afford
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-08-16
TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION.

TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION.
The Pennsylvania correspondent Of the St
Louis Republican, May I'd, relates the follow.
ing occurrence: A
A young man recently made his escape from
the galleys at Tolouse. He was strong and
vigorous, and soon made his way aoross,the
country and escaped pursuit He arrived'the
next morning before a cottage in an open field,
and stopped to beg something to eat, and con-
cealment while he reposed little. But he
found the inmates of the cottage in the greatest
distress. Four little children sat trembling in
a corner; their mother was weeping and tear
ing her hair and the father walking the floor in
agony The galley slave asked what was the
matter, and the father replied that they were
that morning to be turned out of doors because
they could not pay the rent. "You see me
driven in despair said the father; my wife and
little children without food or shelter, and /
without the means to provide orthem." The
convict listened to this tale with tears ofsymps.
thy, and said: .ss,a
IL will give you the means. Ihaye butjust
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-08-16
Treason-Trsitors.

We are not little surprised that man who
once had the reputation which MIR. Clay enjoyed
should have made such an indiscriminate use OF
these opprobious terms and SO nappropriately ap-
piled as he did to honest men. Certainly his vo-
cabuIary of proper terms was not at hand-or it
may be the old man was mad. Certainly the move
ment which he made on late occasion in the Sem
ate Chamber was as much out of place as that of
The little Foote which attempted to kick our dele
gates tor the expression Of their views on the
Southern question after they had attended the
Nashville Convention, at the Ratification meeting
held in the Court House (of The Kershaw District)
To Clay, Benton, Foote, and the firm, we say if
to maintain our rights now! after forbearance has
ceased to be a virtue in the language of the i'm
mortal Patrick Henry, "If this be Treason, make
the most of il"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-08-16

aid and comfort to the common enemy, and fur
nish recruits and means to recover the political
power of the country for the combined whig and
abolition fol ces." *
The Review endorses Mr.. Dickirsoh's views on
the SO called Compromise bill, which dose we re-
joce was not as grcedily swallowed down as the
SarsapariIa of old Dr.. Jacob Townsend, or as
the prescriber and his consultation supposed it
would be. -
We find the word "Southern Ultraism," in this
article We take occasion to intimate 10 the editor
of the Democratic Review, and to- all Northern
democratic, whig, ftee-so and every other sort of
editor, that true "SoUTHERN ULrRAIsM," or SouTH-
ERN TREASON" as lately defined by old Mr. Clay,
is fast becoming universal at the South, as The
"point of honor"-not confined, as some Northern
nationalsts vaiuly imagine, to the "fanatics and
zealots"-or excited in the minds of the people
by artful demagogues, aor the appeals of crafty
and venal aspirants to distinction the free,
united, will of the uncontrolled, unterrifed de-
mocracy-those who have hitherto cherished
with fond and earnest devotion, that great bond
of Union," and who are yet willing to do 50, if
they can, consistently with their own rights and
honor. It is the voice of the people ~
GA bold pcasantry, their country's pride, (: re-
Which if destroyed can never be suppied"t , =.
The Review has heretofore spent it's fury upon
such ultra abolitionists as Seward and his faction,
leaving the question until now, untouched, in the
shape of the California admission, "Compromi-
ses," adjustments, &C." We were not certain
whether or not the Report of the Committed of l3
met with favorable response from that quarter
Mr.. Dickinson playing considerable part in that
farce explains the matter Of course, the great
Nationality Of the Review could discover no just
cause for Southern Convention. This was not
to be expected. A paper may profess to be this
OF that, but it is common that opinions are preju-
diced from the connection and force of circum-
stances. How can we expect Northern Press
to give us justice? To beabor the red-hot aboli-
tioniss is not enough nowadays to satisfy South
ern people-(Uur or Traitors" ITO heap abuse
and multiply imprecations upon Davy Wilnot and
his scheme, and then advocate measures similar
in their character, and precisely the same in prn
cpe, shaped as an adjustment" s exceedingly
inconsistent, and is wanting in good reason and
common sense. w.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-08-16
A Short Hand Glance at Affairs.

Momentous events are following each other in
quick succession. The defeat of the adjustment
Bill the other day, was source of joy to the South
and to all true lovers of the Union-but the death
of one iniqutous measure is but the birth of ano-
ther Pearce's Bill for the settlement of the Tex
as Boundary is what the South should never sub
NIT 10. Ii Itmatters not, whether Texas does or not
it is measure affecting alike the entire South.
The General Government gives Texas, as one fea-
ture of the Bill, ten millions of dollars, to surren-
der portion of her Territory-for no other pur-
pose than to make free-soil Of Now let it be re-
membered, that of this 100000, about seven is
paid by the Southern States. We then (the South
ern States) buy upa large portion of slave terri
tory, to turn it into fee-so, to vote, to act and
perhaps to fight against U.s. This is, to say the
least, "poor policy" But further still. By this
measure Texas is forever prevented from uniting
with the South in any general measure of resist
ance to the aggressions of the General Govern
ment. II she resists she loses the money, and the
result is not hard to foretel.
Next comes California. The Bill for her admis-
sion has passed the Senate 36 to lS. The just
ness of this-the claim that California has to ad-
mission, and the aggression of this act upon the
South, are unbeard of prodigies Of monstrosity,
After battling for this Western Ophir. After bleach
ing the hills of Mexico with our dead, and filling
the brightest page of American History to gain this
territory-where towards skulked, and baseiy
threw the weight of war upon our shoulders
noD, they, by the act of an unprncipled majority,
are appropriating to themselves the territory We
fought to obtan-by one fell swoop oflegislative
chicanery, they seize the key to the rich commerce
of the Pacific, and hold it by the rule ofmgh gives
right Thank God, it is only political might
And if the day must come when we try our title
by @wager of battle" We have no fears for the re-
suit The governments is an abolition machine
whose main employment is to forge manaces for
the South. The constitution is tramped under
foot and the Union is held out as the mess OF pot
tage with which they hope to buy our birth-right.
1t is time we knew the Essaus of the South-let
us make an issue and unveil them. Let us plant
our bayonets upon the Missouri Compromise line
and let their brstling points be the platform up
on which we receive the first free-soiler who would
como south of that line. -. .-.- -