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sTATEsMAN's MANUAL,
Comprising the Lives, Addresses, and Mes
sages OF the Presidents OF the United
States,
From Washington 10 Ihyior's Inaugural Message,
March lS49; tcih History Of their Administra-
Historical, Statistical and other important Public
Documents, and q complete Indez, or analytical
Table Of Contents 10 The tchoie cork.
Edited by Edwin Williams, Esq.
Illustrated with Portraits of our twelve Presi-
dents, engraved on Steel, from the most approved
authorities, and in the best style Of art Printed
on the best paper, and handsomely bound in en-
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views Of the Capitol, Presidents House, and the
Seals Of the several States, and the United States
In four large svo volumes. Price $40.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS, &c.
From the President Of the United States.
"To. Mr.. z. WALKER.-Dear sir have found
your Statesman's Manual valuable work, and ex-
ceedingly useful and convenient.
Yours, JAMES x. POLK.
From The Hon. Henry Clay.
envy DEAR Sir: Your Statesmans Manual is a
very valuable work for reference
STATE OF New YoRx. Secretary's Office, 4
Dept. of Com Schools, ALBAsv, Sep: 10, 1876.
have examined the 'Statesman's Manual, !" in
two volumes octave, compiled by Edwin Williams,
and am OF opinion that il IL proper work for
school district libraries and deserving Of place
in these institutions, designed for the diffusion Of
useful knowledge.
Signed RANDALL.
Dept State, Supt Common Schools.
From the Journal of Commerce.
"This Is one Of the most important books pub
lishcd in the United States for a long time"
From the ". Y. Courier and Enquirer.
"This is the most important contribution To
American political history ever published"
From he Democratic Repieto.
The whole forms most complete library in it.
SELF Of all that the politics Of the country.
No individual should be without these two volumes
at hand for prompt reference. How many hours
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| to refer to them"
From the ". Y. Express Of Aug. 81, 1886.
| "This IL emphaticaIy national work, and as
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! "Such a work is invaluable, and is offered at n
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| "The Ststesman's Manual is a very valuable
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| "No politician, man who desires 10 under
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! the General Government, should be without COPY
oft. As a book Of reference II is invaluable"
| Address II. WALKER,
| Aug. 20-u Fulton 81. New York
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ToNGFEBLow NEW VOLUME OF
/ L. POEMS, in different styles. Just received for
sale by TAYLOR & MAURY,
Dee. N Booksellers, nesr 9th st.
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ID EsJAMIN BLAKE MINOR, Attorney a,

ID Law, will attend promptly TO any business in
cases in the Appellate and Federal Courts,) and
the adjacent counties, and in the town Of Peters
burg.
o. Office No g. Law Buildings, Richmond,
Virginia.
Aug. 6--u
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cARusI,s SALOON.

CARUSI's SALOON.
COIREE DANSANTE.--L. Carusi has the plea
- sure 20 inform his friends, patrons, pupils, and
the public generally, that the favorite Sources will
be recommended on Thursday evening, Nov. 49,
and be continued every Thursday during the sea
L. G. would also state that the saloon Will be
illuminated with Gas in all It's brliancy, having
at very considerable expense effected bis object OF
suitably lighting up the Halls for dancing.
lie has engaged Mr.. Webcrs celebrated cotillon
band, who will, particularly on this occasion, i'm
troduce several OF his new and fashionable polkas,
watzes reduas, nc.
Tickets of invitation for ladies in all parts Of the
city have been prepared, and arc now in the
of distribution. Those ladies who may not receive
Their tickets would confer favor by sending their
name and place Of residence TO l.. Carusi, at the
Saloon, 18th street Nov. "
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JoURDAN w. MAURY,

GToCK, Money, and Exchange Broker Office
- ON Pennsylvania avenue, next door cast OF
Coeman's Hotel, Washington city.
Uncurrent notes bought and sold at best rates.
Stocks bought and sold.
Notes and drafts collected.
Aug. 23-ly
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EnsSrzEn CooK. GEoRoE b. sARoENT
COOK a. SARGENT,
GENERAL LAND AGENTS,
Corner Of Main and Second Streets,
Davenport, Iotco.
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(rooD LETTER PAPER, RULED, for
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GOOD FoOLSCAP, RULED, for : % ream.
STEEL PENS for % cents box, containing IL
dozen.
And ftH assortment Of Stationery and Blank
Books Of epg qdlifyf for sale AT equally cheap prices,
BY TAYLOR 4 MAURY,
Feb. 10 Booksellers & Stationers, near 9Th u.
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BOOK AND JOB PRINTING,
OF EvERY DESCRIPTION,
Ersoutsd at The Office Of the Republic
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GEORGE M. BIBB, Counsellor al Law,
OFFERS his professional services in the Supreme
" Court of the United States, the Circuit and Or
phan's courts for the District Of Columbia, claim,
before the Court Of Commissioners under our treaty
with Mexico, and in claims upon the Treasury.
Office corner Of and 9Th Streets opposite west end
Of Patent Office SQUARE; entrance from east side of
suh street. Sept. l9--tf
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DIR. Martins syrup OF wild Cherry and sar-
sapariIIa.

THE WILD CHERRY AND sARSAPARILLA,
Il which, on the basis of this preparation, have
long been celebrated in Consumption and scrofula,
Diseases of the skin, Coughs, Colds, Splitting OF
Blood, Asthma, &c. Though this remedy has been
but short time before the public yet il has gained
perhaps more character and reputation as a cura-
tive in those diseases than any remedy Of the day
The Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church,
(the Right Rev. w X. Nottingham authorized
TO say he has used it in his own person win de-
cided beneft-Dr. S. Harper, of Kent Island mas
written To us, he has used il with great success IN
his practice [see his letter in the pamphlet And
in letter from a lady ON the Eastern Shore oil this
State, she says: 81 had letter from Miss e
on Tuesday; she says mother has requested her To
saw Isabel derived almost instantaneous relief from
DR. MARTINS SYRUP OF WILD CHERRY.
Her disease was Consumption in its forming stage.
The Boonst CROUCH odd Feilo,o, of Washington
county Maryland, June Goth, lS4S, says: ''When
an article has afforded relief to many persons as
DIR. MARTINS COMPOUND SYRUP OF WILD
CHERRY has done, we feel bound 10 make il
knywn. There never article in this coun-
try that has afforded relief and gave more satsiac
ton than this In the ncighborhood of Brownsville,
in this county, it has effected several important
cures, and, from certain knowledge of IT,,
pronounce it unequalled for the cure of Coughs,
Colds, and diseases OF this kind"
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A TToRNEy at Law and Agent for Claims
"A against the United States. Office on Pennsyl-
vanis avenue, near 18th street, Warrington.
June 1a-1y
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rINHIRD no. OF BYRNE's DICTIONARY
Il Of Mechanics, Engine Work and Engineering
The Modern Housewife, by Alexis Soyer.
For sale at TAYLOR & MAURY'S
Feb. IL Bookstore, near 9th street.
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FOR RENT.

FURNISHED ROOMS, as comfortable as any in
IL the city, ehgibly located on the north side of
street, between 18th and 18th, and second door
from 18th. Ifdesired, the whole house, containing
twelve rooms, will be rented on the most reason.
able terms. Apply TO Mrs, X. Nj. Magruder, on
the premises. Dec. 4-tf
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-20
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT.
" He is not worthy of the honey. comb, .-'E - -t
Who shuns the hive, because the bees have stings"
ANSWER TO QUESTIONS OF LAST wEEK..-

ANSWER TO QUESTIONS OF LAST WEEK.
Grammar.-Om, an adverb qualifying verb
came. Ciad, a transitive verb, pluperfcct tense,
indicative mood, agrees with its subject twilight
in Sd person singular, and governs things in the
objective case. Things, noun, Sd person SIN
gular object of transtive verb clad. For, a con-
junction. Nests, noun common, Sd person plu-
raj, governed by proposition to. We're, an aux
iliary verb, used with sank as an irregular pas
sive verb imperfect tense, agrees with birds in
Sd person plural Nightingale, noun common,
objective case, governed by proposition but.
. F. G.S.
Arithmetic. The number is four. I'd,
The difference is 14-15.hs. An answer to tho
Sd is requested.
QUESTIONS PRoposED-
Grammar.-Parsc the italicscd words
| In rapid outline thou hast heard of man.
His deaui his offered life; that life by most
DcspiScd the Star of GOd;--the Bible scorncd,
1hat cleo TO happiness and heaven had led,
And saved my Tyre from narrative of woe.
Arithmetic third question oflast week
being unanswered, we request our correspon-
dents to furnish an answer for our next
lst, A man lent $500 for years and months,
at compound interest. At the end Of the time
he received in principal and interest, $sGS,4O
At what rate per cent was the money lent?
I'd, If the same money were lent at simple in
terest for the same time, and the same sum as
above, received at the end Of the time, what
would be the rate per cent; ~.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-20
Indian Affairs.

We publish to day letter from the Commits
soner of Indian Affairs, addressed to the Hon.
Geo. W. Jones, in which reference is made to a
paragraph which appeared in the Express some
weeks since, and which purports to be vindr
cation of the course Of the Department, with the
Winnebagoes, in years past
We can assure the Hon. Commissioner, and
the Hon. Senator, through whose mediation an
attempt has been made to create disturbance
between US, that We seek no controversy with
him in regard to the policy which the govern
ment has heretofore pursued towards the Indian
tribes of our country. We believe that in all its
intercourse with them, the Department has had
in view the best interests Of the Indians, and
while it has very properly sought to reclaim
from the "desolation Of Indian occupancy, the
vast domains originally held by the,it has at the
same time sought to exercise that patcrnal care
over the various tribes whcE would result il
their best and most lasting good. But while We
acknowledge this to have been the actuating mo-
tive of the Department towards the indians, we
are constrained, in view Of wcil-known facts, to
say that in much of the mercantile transaction
which has taken place, the Indian has been the
sufferer. This we believe to have been the case
with the Winncbagocs.
The Commissioner, in his letter to Senator
jones, aud the Senator in his private letter tc
us upon this subject, have both presumed toe
much upon our ignorance Of the facts connected
with the negotiation of the treaty in question
and with the nature Of the country apportioned
to this tribe as their future home The story is
Il long one, and to many phllanthropic minds, a
painful one; and as it can probably result in nc
good, we would fam be silent upon it; but The
assertions Of the Commissioner, and the more
captous, and therefore more offensive words o.
the Senator in his private letter to Us, will war
rant US in calling up the subject again. We
shall do it as soon as we find time and space
and shall en;leavor to show that we have some
foundation fer the belief we have expressed il
the article referred to, that the Indians have
been "swindlcd," and that ''unless the Gov.
ernlnent provide a more suitable location fol-
these poor people, they must staIv2 or steal.
As to the agency which Senator Jones had in
etfectlng this treaty, We op!ne that 1t assumes
more Importance in his estimation than in the
estimation Of these acquaintcd with the facts
At the tine we wrote the article, we knew no.
thing Of his connection with It; since, we have
learned more about it, The Hon. Senator must
excuse us, if we are not in possession Of the re
cord of all his public deeds;-hc must recollcct
that this record has not yet appeared upon the
printed page, but still exists but in manuscript,
and that, too, principally in his own hand vri-
ting; but when it shall become accessible to the
searcher of ''musty Volumes none viii take
more pleasure than ourselves i'll spreading it be
fore the casual newspaper reader.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-20
Meeting ut Elkniscr.

At mn adjourned meeting March I'd 1850,
large concoursc of citizens Of the Township of
Boardman and the surrounding country, assem-
bled at Elkader, Horace Bemis in the chair
The proceedings of the last meeting having been
read, the following Preamble and Resolutions,
presented by committee previously appointed,
were read and adopted. At.
Wheaeas, From the appropriations made by
the General Government to this State for inter
nal Improvements, or from the extensive appro-
pratons made by the State for the same pur-
pose, not one dollar has ever been applied for
the benefit of this district, Therefore
Rcsoircd, That the time has arrived fer us to
assert Our rights in manner which shall expect
them to be regarded.
Resolved, That the common welfare of the
State will be as highly promhted by furnishing
US bridges and ferries for our convenience as il
has been by the more expensive enterprises
which have engrossed so much of the attention
Of our Legislatures and the money Of our Treas
ury.
Rcsolred, That no man shall receive our sup
port for representative at the ensuing election,
who is not pledged to exert his whole influence
to obtain an appropriation for our benefit.
Allen E. Wanzer was then nominated as
candidate to represent this District in the next
Legislature.
The Secretary was instructed to forward the
proceedings of this meeting to the Dubuque Tel
egraph and Miners Express for publication
HORACE BEMIS, Chr
SANFORD L. PECK, Sec'u
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The IVinncbago Indians.
DEPARTMENT OF TIE INTERIOR

DEPARTMENT OF TIE INTERIOR,
Office of Indian .4HGirs,, Feb. %, 1850.
sSlR-I return herewith the newspaper slip en-
closed in your letter of the 10Th INST, and have
the honor to inform you that the statements
therein, that the government has ''swindled' the
Neutrality-suspicious. it compelled them to sell
their hunting grounds for just what it ''was will
ling to give, and accept in part payment such
lands as were utterly unfit for the habitatons of
man''-are without any just foundation whatey-
err.
The Winnebagoes were not ''compelled' to
sell their late country in Iowa at all. AS i'm
portant as its acquisition was for the rapidly in
creasing white population in that State, and for
its redemption from the barrenness and dcsola.
ton of Indian occupancy; and as necessary as
were its purchase and the removal of the Indi-
ans, in order to put stop to their depredations
and outrage upon our frontier citizenship com.
pulsion whatever, nor any improper influence
or persuasion, was used to induce them TO dis
pose oft. The treaty by which it was acquired
was made with number of their most lntelli
gent chiefs, aided by the advice and counsel O.
several white persons, whose interest it was, (be
ing traders among them, that they should receive
the largest amount in reason, for their country
In exchange, the United States purchased ane
gave them country nearly as large as that they
sold, and the large sum Of 100000 in addition
and the country so given to them is known to b.
far better for Indian occupancy than that the,
owned. 1t contains an abundance of good land
on which corn, wheat, and the ordinary vegeta
BILE can, it is believed, with ordinary industry
be raised without difficulty, and it is moreove
interspersed with lakes, containing abundance
of fine fish, and producing large quantities c
wild rice, both of which are favorite articles q
| food with our northern Indians. The creates
objection to it is, thatit is somewhat more ri gol
GUS in winter than where they formerly resided
! though the difference in this respect must
quite limited. On this account the governmer
was anxious that the Winnebagoes should g
: southwest: and the greatest influence or pc
/, suason that was used towards them was to il
duce them to do So But this they peremptoril
. refused, and insisted OH going north. BY tt
treaty they had the privilege Of selecting cou1
. try for themselves, or Of appointing an agent
: do so for them, They adopted the latter cours
and appointed gentleman Of character and il
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-20
School system &c.

The Western Democrat and Common School
Journal asked us few weeks ago, what system
we liked better than the present We replied
that the system proposed by the joint Committee
on Schools of the late General Assembly would
nearly come up to our idea of what School
System should be- We took it for granted that
a journal devoted in some measure to the cause
of Eduoation would be sufficiently posted up in
school systems to know what had been proposed
by that committee, but such would not seem to
be the case. The Editor very frankly tells us
that he has not had the pleasure of reading the
report; 1--WE presume he means the bill, there be-
ing no report.) We are sorry for this, as he
would have spared us the necessity of correcting
him in a mistake which his reading would pre-
vent him from falling into. He presunes that
by the system referred to, the township board
would have the power to divide the townshiPHn-
to districts. They would have no such power :;
the district would be CO extensive with the town.
ship, and no division was contemplated
Presenting that the bill referred to was in the
hands of the Editor, we did not perceive the pro-
priety of entering into an explanation of its de-
tails. We were not presumptuous enough to
take the Editor Of the School Journal who has
such large share OF .'experience and knowl-
edge" upon the subject, uuder our pupilage.-
Then VIC were rather chary Of our remarks. We
arc well aware that different opinions upo,: CIV.
cry point are entertained by those who have
formed an opinion upon this subject, and VIC arc
equally certain that such will continue to be The
case after a thousand s.remoddlings.' A Thu
however shall not prevent us from giving on
views to the people whenever we think them ap
plcable to case in "point,' though not protcs
sionaly devoted to this subject. We are aax
ious to see our school system difusing its bene
fits and blessings to all the children Of ou
State as soon as it can be made available for tina
purpose, and we repeat that had the recommend
alton of the School Committee passed into law
the General Assembly woul have done much to
wards perfecting that availability. In conclu
sion we would sudgcst to the Editor Of the Yves
tern Democrat and Common School Journal
perusa of that bill of the last session, if he ell
procure one, and give his comments upon tn
at his earliest convenience.
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tall;rance who had aided them in making the

telligence who had aided them in making the
and who was known to he much attached to
them, and to have warm regard for their well
fare. He selected their present country, and
after reporting to the Indians fully its character
and advantages, they confirmed the selections;
And it is believed that it is only portion of the
more idle and worthless of the tribe, that really
manifest dissatisfaction with it-operated upon
probably by those who formerly drove proilta'
BILE, but accursed traffic with them in spirtuous
liquors, which their removal broke up.
The means and resources of the Winnebagoes
derived from the government, show its liberallty
| in its dealings with them. They are proportion
ately the richest and best off of any of our north
ern tribes Numbering but about two thousand
they have country of at least 100000 acres
much of it good land, with the other advantages
that have been mentioned; while they receive
annually about $4,000 in money, $3O,77o II
goods, provisions, SALT and tabacco, and some
Sl4, 900 for assistance in agriculture, for black
smiths, iron and steel, medical assistance anc
medicines, and schools. If under these circum
stances their selection is not comfortable, 1t Is
because Of their own idle and reckless conduct
and their refusal to be governed by the advice o.
their agent, and to avail themselves in proper
manner of the means provided for their benefit
and welfare.
Very respectfully,
Your ob't serv't,
ORLANDO BROWN.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-20
Democracy and the Union.

The democracy of the different sections OF
the Union have, in their meetings and conven-
tons, since the agitation of the Wilmot Proviso,
declared in solemn, ineligible, and forcible Ian
guagc their determination to abide by the COM
promises of the constitution, and TO preserve the
Union unimpared and undivided. The doctrine
of the democratic party on the slave and terrific
rial questions, was laid down at the National
Convention at Baltimore in '4S, and had their
doctrine been carried out in good faith by all of
both parties who believe in its soundnesa, the
present alarming crisis i'll our political existence
could never hive approached; the whole contro-
vcrsy which agitatcs every nerve and muscle OF
society, would have been superseded by calm
reflection and decisive action. But the oppo-
ncnts of Democracy seized upon every means,
to defeat its retaining the power which was so
fast carrying the Nation on towards wealth, pros
perity and happiness. No means could be lost
which would retard that progress; and hence the
| Wing party seized upon an abstract principle,
and as many of the party thought, upon an alb
stract man. to WELD against The Democracy the
fanatlcisn oftle North, the phrenzy ofthe South
and the protectionists of the east; they succeed
ed in pulling down the pillar ofDernocracy which
sustains the political temple, and behold the ru'
in of their victory! They would tain erect an.
other pillar and another temple from the trag
ments which surround them; but the workmer
are scattered and confounded with the confusion
of Babel the materials are shattered and broker
and nothing but an Almighty hand can preserve
the people from sharing in the devastation. Be
hold now, what was once one people, united to
gether by the bonds of kindred and patriotism
by the memory OF the struggles Of the past, al;
by the bright arl.ci oations Of the future; hea
them now calling upon oblivion to blot out th
memory Of the past; see them now casting thei
anxious gaze above and around to find singh
SPOT which is not dlrl1cncd with the threatening
of the future. This is not the first calamity tina
! Whcdom has brought upon tIlis nation and pee
pie: would to God that it We're the last. Hal
NC not ali abiding hope in the intelligence of tn
people and the mercy Of Heaven, we should dc
spar; but trusting in these, we look for the tri
umph of Democracy and the salvation Of tn
Union