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TAE CHRISTIAN STATESMAN.
A Weekly Newspaper.
Devoted TO- african Colonization and Civilization
TO Literature and General Intelligence.

TO Literature ana GeneTui lRtShfSfnce
THE undersigned propose to publish in the city
Il of Washington weekly newspaper, bearing
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TT,It, LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS
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TO THE PUBLIC.

The tracts embraced in the above proclamation
of the President comprise all the residue OF the
lead mines yet to be brought into market south
of the Wisconsin river. They cover those mines
(particulary the portion situated in Iinos) work
ed under former leases from the Government which
had not expired at the date of the sale of the ada
cent mines and therefore possess the advantage OF
being prepared for immediate operations, without
incurring the increased expenses incidental to
opening new mines, and most of them are believed
to be very productive. They are all more or less
conveniently situated In reference to the navlgaole
rivers and other cheap means of transportation OF
IN cir products to St. Louis and are in the midst OF
country yielding abundantly all the agricultural
nroducts of the latitude in which they are located
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
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INTERNATIONAL MAG GAZINE for August.
Il The Gipsy Chief BY G.. w. M Reynolds.
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PROSPECTUS

or a Ne,D National and Metropolitan Newspaper,
10 be called THE AMERICAN PATRIOT; de-
uoted 10 the C3nsfilItion, the Compromises, the
Union, one, Progressive and Indiuislble.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-02-06

well where he is. Many have regretted The day
they LETT their comfortable homcs, with the ANTI
cipa,ion Of making fortune here in few days,
bur know that man Of energy can make nom
az faster here than in the States, bur i requires
patience, and perseverance,, and also time, ~ ~
any other place. ] am acquainted with many
people, and know Of no one tha, has made by
raise. Many have been engaged this past sum
mer in turning rivcrs, which has proved, with
hardly an exception, y failure was fortunate
enough 10 keep out Of such business, ana coase-
quen,ly saved my time and iapor, anu vas '''a
king something all summer, on The bars, whs'e
those in The damn,ing business expended aoo"'
| all they had. Tie people here are generally TOO
eager, and expect 10 get rich At once. They
keep wandering from place to place, and arc
never satisfied. Take the miners throughout
the whole country, and they don't average 'hfee
| dollars per day to man.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-02-06

mcaner trick than we supposed him caPa-
BILE II doing. Tho statement lowers him
in the estimation Of NIL good men.
In conclusion We would merely rcpoa'
TINT our article stands unreiuled. We have
made assertions that We as sincerely be
lieve true M we do the every day axiams
of life. lf We have stated one thing thu,
can be proven 10 be erroneous we will nc
knowledge orr crror. II we have snid any.
thing sldndcroas, we viii not only resrac'
what We have said, but wo will como on'
and in the humbles, manner beg the par
don Of tho injured party. Can my thing
be faircrl Surely uuder such circunistan-
ces man must be depraved At heart 4
covcr,ly or openly villify US.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-02-06
IOWA CITY CORRESPONDENCE.

Iowa Crry, Feb. Sd, 1851.
GAzErrE:-BeIieving that you have very
clever set Of subscribers, drop every thing else
this morning to get up something for them in this
weeks Gazette.
Don't anticipate any thing interesting for am
not in an interesting mood. RI write any thing
tina, shall prove 10 your readers, il is all ]
anticipate
If should insinnate that this is the s.bg head
ed" Legislature, trust The members individual
ly and collectively, will take il as political and
not personal. And If assert that the ssbig head,
sticks out about these days prominently above
every thing else, it is no more than wha, mean.
You have been informed from time TO time that
the House were tearing the Code TO pieces in the
way of amendments; that the Senate refused to
concur in most or them. and the House refusing
TO reeede.
Thus matters stood when conference commit
tee was appointed in both Houses TO consider and
It possible, reconcile the disagreement. A ma
iority Of this committee have agreed upon plan,
TO settle the difficulty, and will so report 10 both
Houses this morning. The Senate will adopt the
report, but that same captous spirit of s'Noodle-
ism" that has governed the House the whole ses
sion Will, fear. defeat III If 50, the labor of,hree
Commissioners for three years at an expense Of
some 5000 will be lost; as well as the expense.
OF this session OF the General Assembly, the q
mount Of which would scare you.
lido not know, but some plan may be adopted
to get out Of the difficulty, during the day, but ev-
cry thing looks dark and portentious this morn
ing. The De'ils incarnate, who are bent on hay.
Ing their own way, brag openly that they have
counted noses" and can do just ms they please
The leaders Of the democracy look as though q
fearful gulf was before them; and seem to y
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-02-06
Terrible Steam Boat Acc,G.-.

- CAIRO, Jan. 30
The steamer John Adams struck ,he ~,
Island No. W Inst Monday morning md .n sad Of
slHnuy, and l9o lives lost. Those VIM ~.
shemscises ~ swimming and otherwise. e.. .'ea
viii, tEtir lives only. She had n,;ds.ptd
number o. emigrants on board, all Of whom eaoe
also tho deck hande, went down Win ,h.o'', u
and persisted. None OF The officers. nna d,o Week
IL any Of the cabin passengers were Ios, 'e,v few
who escaped passed up the OHIO to-dav laase
steamer Peytonia. W The
Tho Adams will prove totp lo.. g.,
commanded BY Capt. Henry loves VIE was
DALi'MoRr, Jan. AZ
a young man,a temporary brakeman 49,,
railfond, was arrested to-day, and cnar W The
the robbery Of Adams & Co.'S express m 10
led tho money near Canton and par,v i. - osFs
OUT TO bring il in. lie bough, some ,,"n gone
day aud paid Spanish dollars--henee' y. TO-
picion. ' sa''
-, JanuayaI
place Of The money. The officers arc .","aaing
digging for il. The lhief's name !. ~ ~ ou
ca'lds, only 10 years uge. " eae''er
sr Lors, Jan. Al
Ga al upper rycrsli.le doing in pen.,.,
kels. Flour and grain unchanged. p,aa' mar
| active and price tend upward. '''"on
The steamboat s.. Paul while l,;,o
landing with heavy cargo from New n' = us
early this morning sprung q leak and .nn I't.as
supposed that owing TO the river falna US
she settled on the wreck OF a SUM- .spuy
sprung her hull. the fret Oh, in ,he ha ~, and
injured and aconsiderable amour, Of saa,, Oaag
~ lost. '"'fe'
Steamers Isabel and 81. Paul arr;vodl.
from New Oaeans, they brouch, ,Gs ,s.aue
Cafornians with $685. in gold iu,, , smos
! them. Vns
ocprSsBeRc, n. \, Jan. a
Last evening about le O'Clock, d sir. toh,
strong, produce dealer from Rochester xhIs,A ann.
ing to cross the river at Preston. with s'ssr.
| through the ice and was drowned Ha AZ am, broke
two young ladies, sisters Of Mr. Gilman t,x l hiA
er at Preston who narrowly escaped drown,n Rep
were rescn,d by Mr.. Holmes their broher.io.I,aasy
who was riding behind them in cutter. NJ = 1'as,
much frozen that he unable 10 ret ~. ~ vas
into his cutter, and tying the reins aroma AIDES
les, drew them to shore ON The ice. bod
Mr.. II. and the ladies were IN a criea, ,,y.a
morning. The horses and Ugh were lost. '''s WIS
MIR. Armstrong had some valuable prope,,, .ho.,
his person. ' 'Osus
TRENTON, Jan. II.
The democrats in cacus, preparatory 10 N, io;,,
meeting, TO be held this afternoon, have sgrs,dis
John u. Thompson for Senator.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.
The New York Mint bill meets with the usual or,,
siton from the Penns. lvana delegation in n, Ha
but il 10 thought II will pass without ams ndmsn.
BILE in their cxersions fer Its passage.
The National Hail is to be nrne into Th,,,,. -,
Miss Dave Mort opens IL.
/ PROVIDENCE, jan %,
Gen. Charles r. James was elected U, s s,.,,,
, Tor six years 90 the ssh ballot, BY majority.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-02-06
LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA.

Our co-publisher received o letter from MIR
GEo c. FoRY las. Saturday dated, ''Cabin in the
Mountains, Nov. l4h, $780, from which we
make an extract After speaking Of the Iadi-
ans being troublesome and an old man having
been killed in their neighhorhood . few days
previously, he continues:
1.-THE people are getting to ae numerous about
us, SO that there is more protection. When We
FIRST built our cabin, there were none other.
within four miles, but NV there are about thir-
~ within mile. I lived in q enug log cabin
built Of huge pine logs, in company with five
Others, all Of them, are from near Boston, Mass,
and first rate fellows. We have laid in our win
ter's supplies, such as Flour, at twenty dollar.
per hundred weight; Pork q, 30; Sugar 40; But.
ter a, one dollar per pound; M,lasscs 4 dollars
per GAL; dried apples 60 c,s. ID. Beans a, SO cts.
per h.; C,fTeo IS, Tea 2 dollars per pound, &c.
We have no vegetables, which We consider q
great priva,en. We occasionally have fresh
beef, or venison. There 10 not much game in
the mountains excepting the black tail deer, and
they are not plenty yet, owing TO the fine wealth
er whici s,ll continues. The deer and grizzly
bear keep further up the mountains. Las. year
the ruin fell in torrents long before this; we had
one or two rainy days about the 10Th OF Septem.
Der last, since then /, has been remarkably fine
weather, with cold frosty nights Toe miners
generally are alarmed, for fear there will not be
any rain this season. The ravincs in The whole
country this past summer and fall, were dug out,
and the dirt thrown up ready to wash when the
roins came, which is the only dependence the
most OF the people have, to obtain their winters
supply Of provisions. The great minority Of the
people now in this country are those that have
come this season, and they scarcely wi,hou, on
excepson are without monoy. have seen hum
drcds Of ,hom, and they arc generally discourse
ged, disheartened, and sick Of the country, and
would 60 back Immediately to the States, if they
had the means. Many have written 10 their
friends in the States to send them money to ge,
home with. Some that have money have start.
ed for the States, without making trial in the
diggings. |. is not much TO be wondered at, for
know many well and heart, men that have
been here more than year, that have not fifty
dollars to help themselves. Fortunes are not SO
easily made in this country as we read about, e..
pecially by the miners. The traders have done
the best, and their best day has gone by. Those
that had teams year ago, by this time have
made pretty snug pile, which they could no,
avoid, the exorbitant prices they had for the ne
cessaries OF living, was enough TO make them
rich. was out with company prospecting las,
winter, was gone about ten days, and the cxpcn-
s.s were seven dollars per day to a man, and we
carried our own blankets. But the prices now
are more moderate. | would not advise any one
TO 'h'nk Of coming 10 this country, who is doing
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-02-06
IOWA LEGISLATURE.

This day, Wednesday, will terminate
the labors ofihe General Assembly Of Iowa
Tho time Of its members has been occupied
in the consideration Ut the new Code
whether they have improved.he medley sub
mitted to them remains TO be seen. Many
and radical changes have been made IN
the present statutes. We mention few
Of the more importan. changes though some
have already been alluded to BY our intel
ligcnt correspondents.
The Board Of Commissioners has been
abolished and County Judge substituted
upon whom many and responsible duties
devolve. This is the most important change
that probably has been effected.
The Office Of School Fund Commissioner
is also abolished and part Of that officials
duties deyolys on the County Judge, IN
other portion on the Recorder.
A State Land Office has been establish:
cd TO be located at the seat OF Government,
where all lands, for school or other purposes
are to be sold.
The sale Of Intoxicating liquors is inter.
dicted under severe penalties.
A bill has passed the House, re.nppor.
tioning the State aud increasing the men,
bers Of both branches. There are 10 be
81 Senators and 63 Representatives.
Scott and Clinton Counties by this arrange
ment are separated; the latter is attached
to Cedar ia the election OF a Senator, while
Scott alone is entitled to one Senator and
two Representatives.
Another important amendment in the
Code submitted abolishes capi.al punish
ment--a good feature but prema.urely in
,roduced.
Bills for the right Of way for Railroads
from Camanche 10 Iowa City and from
Lyons to the sane point hase been passed.
Tho hog law, applying only to the Coun-
ties Of Scott Jones and Cedar, has been
passed, but is TO be submitted in April to a
vote Of the people in each County.
These are the most important features
Of the new Code.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-02-06
~ THE WEATHER.

On Tuesday morning Of last week the
mercury, in continuation ofthe many warn
days we had experienced, stood at 80 deg
A change came over its spiri. and tho neat
morning it had sunk to 6 deg. below zero
The succeeding morning j. stood sirteen
degrees below zero, being the coolest day
experienced in this place, shown by the
same thermometer hung in the same loca
,ion-tor frc years! The following is the
table for the weck--thc sign minus q
signifyiug below zero:
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-02-06

ILLINOIS LEGIsLAruRR.-The following
acts were passed BY the Senate Of the Iii.
nois Legislature on the 9th u!t:
Act to incorporate Rock Island ind Rock.
ford Railroad Company.
Act to amend the charter OF the Rock Is
land and Lasalle Railroad Company so at
TO extend the same to Chicago; passed by ,
vote Of 16 to 4.
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signifying below zero:

Rock ISLAND g. LAsALLE RaILRoAD.-
A .e!egraphic dispatch just received from
Springfield, Ill, announces the gratifying
fact that the Bill introduced into the Legis-
la.ure, extending the charter Of the above
Railroad from Lasalle to Chicago, has pass
ed both houses without any material alter
alton.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-02-06

OsE firm in this place. essrs. Burrows
g. Pretiymsn-sold produce on Monday
last to the amount Of thirty-sir thousand
dollars! Flour, pork bacon and lard were
the articles sold. A few such sales would
make them as Independent as their unirine
assiduiiy in business entities them 10 be.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-02-06

The pilkman with his car. and bell q,
waking the echoes ofthe morning, is city
feature recently introduced among US by
Mr.. Herschel, that carries the mind back
to other days As he intends making il a
permanent business some Of the cows Of
this place can be dispensed with prolitabIy
10 their owners.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-25

ct amazes me that the ministers
don't write better sermons; 1 am sick
81 the Gull, prosy affairs, said a lady,
in theprese nce Of q parson.
Butts no.easy matter, my good
woman, to write good sermons, sug-
gested the minister.
YES" rcjoincd the lady, '.but
You are SO long about it; | could
write one in half the time if I only
had tie I'd xt.'
"Qh, if the text is all YOU want
said the p4 rson, ] will furnish that
Take this from Solomon: 1t is bet
ter to dive Il ina corner Of a house-toT
than with a brawling woman in d widC
house"
"Do You mean me, sir? inquired
the lady, quickly.
ooh, my good woman was The
grave resp nse;; you will never make
a goodserl nonizer-youare too quicl
in your applcahons."