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postage should be adopted it would be necessary have
coin Of this kind He expressed himself in favor of quarter
dme and stated the why the five cents and ten cents
coins have not greater circulation. The circulation Of these
coins ineonvenent rather than otherwise He found
that prices adapted themselves to twelve and SIX cents rather
than to five and ten cents If the price Of an article
cent three CENTS four cents six cents, in every
twelve cent piece would buy the article without fraction
So piece divisbe by two and three, and leaves
fractional part. On the other hand, five cent piece is
only dvisibe by one, and ten cent piece is dvsbe by
nothing but one, two, and five, and it is difficult TO adapt
prices this coin, and therefore prices adapted to the
other coin. The superintendent Of the mint had proposed
that the six and twelve pieces should be boughup
and that other coins should be formed out Of them He
opposed this unless they could get convenient substitute
In establishing con alloy had been proposed he thought
there need for this If the gold dollar beaten out
larger it would be better for use. ...
Mr. POTTER then proceeded to close the discussion
this subject He said that the most ultra opposition to
the reduction of cheap postage from gentlemen from
States whose exceeded expenditures, while there
had been the least opposition from members who repre-
sented States where expenditures exceeded receipts He
expressed the hope that this would be when the
rous propositions pending before the committee should be
voted on In Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York. Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Wisconsin, Maryland Louisiana, and Iowa the re-
ceps exceeded the expenditures and he believed that the
people of these States in favor of the reduction Of post
to revenue rates. but at the time opposed to the
curtaiment Of mail facilities in other parts of the country
The object of low rates increase the receipts upon
short roues though the increase upon long routes would
be material If reduction made upon short routes the
maaee matter which now transmitted by private expresses
would revert 10 the mails Prior the act Of ls45 the
Der Of the letters vel the of the revenue
diminishing while the effect Of the act Of ls45 was in
the number OF the letters from twenty three sIy
two millions He spoke OF the beneficial results of postage
reform in England and argued that the same effect would be
produced in this country by reduction of postage.
The hour having arrived to the pending PROPOSE
tons tho committee rose and reported progress and the
House adjourned.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
Refreslli ing.

1t Is pretty generally acknowledged that the
N. Y. Tribune is a prominent and influential
exponent Of wing policy and doctrine, through
out the Republic. 1t is therefore quite refresh
ing to hear cousin Greedy, in the course of a
two column article, belaboring Mr.. Filmores
Message, in good set terms of ponderous de-
for the multitude of positive and
negative sins which the President has commit
ted against the honor and interests of the
country; especially for the contrast which is
presented with the assinne te-deiums which the
small fry of the wing press have doled out in
praise Of the wishy washy production. After
prosecuting vigorous assault upon many spc-
ciic parts of the Message, the Tribune charac-
terists the geueral tenor Of the thing, as being
"a non-as scrtion, almost non recognition OF
principle. All is second hand, superficial
make Shift, and much is temporizing, timid
irresoiute even with regard to our Foreign re-
lations, the reader is often befogged with re-
gard to the principles which have guided the
Presidential course" And again, says our
well beloved cousin Horace, "their is no APP
proach to the clear enunciation of vital prin-
ciple except in the quotation--'friendly rela-
tions with all, but entangling alliances with
none" This will do pretty well for the grea
test mouth piece of the whig party; and is
nearly as rich as to hear distinguished aboli
tionists complimenting Mr.. Fillmore, for en-
courging prosecutions for treason against those
who resist the fugitive slave law! We have
every disposition to encourage the Tribune il
| its efforts to tell the whole truth Of this mes
sage. but really can't see the necessity of oc
cupying two mortal columns to prove to tn
world that the message is "second hand
superficial make shift document. This i
sufficiently obvioufwitkout argument or e!ab
grafton "a A4t - " nIlu ~ ia1i " I0I
sentation OF the Presidents principles and pc
sition.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
The Message at Washin gton.

gentleman writing from Washington to
the Boston Post, in regard to the estimation
in which Mr.. Fllmore's message is held there
says
at is considered more reactionary, more an
ti-democratic. than even Louis Napoleon's late
message is Nay, this is not all. The denun-
citation of foreigners, who have right, under
the laws, to come to this country, as mere guests
of the nation, enjoying our fospi.a atty, which
may be Withdrawn at pleasure-the justifca-
ton Of the murders by the demoniac Concha,
of the fifty -one braves under Crittenden-the
heartless and cold condeccnsion exhibited to
the one hundred and sixty sufferers in Spanish
mines and dungeons-the scrupulous care and
concern for the preservation Of Cuba to the
Spanish crown, and to the dominion of despo-
tism--the farcical vindcation Of American
vessels from the right of search after inviting,
by the proclamation of last April, the exercise
of that very right-the adopting of the Span
sh version of the landing of the Lopez pa:ri-
OTIS in Cuba into an American public documen,
the impudent denial of the right of Ameri
can citizens to do anything for the spread Of
American free institutions, and the base admis
sion of the right of depotisms to do what they
please to put down liberty-are one and al
sufficient to rouse the Indignation of the peopl,
against an administration that has proved t.
be such a traitor to the principles, and doc
trines, and practices of American democri.
cy- -=tv-ea -
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
The Destiny Of the Public Lands.

Every thing indicates the prevalence of libe-
raj views on the part of Congress in the dis
position to be made of the public lands within
the limits of the new States. Numbers of bills
have already been introduced and favorably
received, for extensive grants for internal i'm
provement purposes; and Mr.. Walker of Wis
consin has given notice of bill making ces-
sion of all the lands to the states in which they
lie, upon condition that they shall be given to
actual settlers. TO the principle of ceding the
lands to the States, to be disposed of at the
Legislative discretion, We give our unqualified
assent 1t is doctrine we have entertained
for years. No more serious impeachment to the
prosperity of the new states exists, than the
constant drainage upon their cash resources,
which is kept up through the U. S. land offices.
The state governments are best calculated from
necessity and position, to judge of the proper
manner of disposal, and all the money which
can. in any event. be seaiizfd from the sale OF
these lands. is of the utmost necessity to the
infant communities by whom they are to be
improved. We hope ere long, to Uncle
Sam make clean sweep of it; in Difference to
the manifold wants OF his younger progeny.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
Discharged.

We noticed, last week, the arrest of VIM,
Fahrenholtz, charged with the muder of one
Albert Koehler. He was brought up for exam
ination on Monday last, and discharged, the
evidence not being sufficient to implicate him
in any manner guilty of murder On the
contrary every person who heard the examina-
ton became satisfied that he was innocent of
the charge. There was no evidence TO show
that oeher was dead or had brought any
amount of money with him to this place, and
according to his own declarations to Mr.. Helm
and family, he had no interest whatever as a
partner in the store with Mr.. Fahrenholtz
koehler, at all events was very eccentric man
his actions in continuing absent are very
strange indeed, and have given rise to. we have
no doubt, unjust and unfounded suspicious,
much to the injury Of Mr.. f., to whom it is but
an act of justice to correct the rumors ailoat,
and to set him right in the opinion of the COM
munity.-Iowa Statesman.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
Kossuth asks what can Be opposed to the

Kossuth asks what can be opposed to the
recognition. on the part Of the people of the
United States of the Declaration # Indepen-
dence which he declares to be the only right
full existing public law of Hungary, and by
which he is declared to be its freely chosen and
constitutional Chief.
Is it the frown of Mr.. Hulseman, the anger
of satellite of the Gear, called Francis Joseph
of Austria? or the danger that your minister at
Vienna will have offered his passports, and
that Mr.. Hulseman will leave Washington
should be received and treated in my official
Capacity Further on Kossuth says, az to Mr..
Hulseman, / do not believe he would be SO
ready to leave Washington; he has extremely
well digcsted the caustic pills which Mr.. Web.
ster has administered to him goriously.
know enough of the sovereign people of the
United States to feel assured that their high
minded government will not permit itself to be
regulated in its policy by all the Hulsemans
or all the Francis Josephs in the world.
Kossuth expresses his conviction that there
is a moment, marked by the finger of God, neal
at hand, which will call him, and all the
friends of liberty to the battle field, which hi
predicts will be the last great struggle be
tween liberty and despotism.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
Senate Com IMiltees.

The Standing Committees of the Senate of
the U. s. have been announced. Below we
present the composition of some of the more
Important
On Foreign Relations-Messrs Mason, Dou-
glas, Norris, Mangum and Underwood.
On Finance-Messrs. Hunter, Bright, Gwin,
Pierce and Miller. .
On Commerce-Messrs. Hamlin, Soulc Dodge
of Wisconsin, Davis and Seward.
On Public Lands--Messrs. Felch, Shields,
Dodge of Iowa. Underwood and Pratt.
On Military Afars-Messrs. Shields, Gle,
mems. Borland, Daw son. Jones of Tenn.
On Pensions-Mcssrs. Jones of Iowa, Bor.
land Foote of Vermont, and Geyer.
The composition of the committee on Public
Lands we regard as especially favorable to the
interests of Iowa. The position of Gen. Dodge
will enable him to render efficient service to
our railroad grants. If the exigencies of the
case shall require it we expect from him an
able report upon this head.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
More Mormon Tricks.

There seems to be no end to the difficulties
engendered by the lshmaelitish disposition Of
the corrupt leaders of Mormondom The un-
fortunate discipline, which subjects all their
temporal affairs, no less than their consciences
in matters spiritual, to the absolute dominion
of their priests and eldcrs--most of whom APP
pear to be INSCRIPTIONS. upprincipled, mcrce-
nary scamps-is constantly placing them in
resistance to the laws of the land. The latest
manocuvre,in the way of notification, is dis.
closed by the last Frontier Guardian which is
Elder Hyde's whig organ at kanesvilc, Iowa.
There are several thousand dollars of county
taxes levied in the county of Pottawattamic,
AS tax-paying time has arrived, tins creature
Hyde, in his paper of Nov. %, comes out with
an editorial "opinion' that county orders are
receivable for county revenue, only in the order
Of their date, and thereupou the Mormon county
treasurer publishes an official notice to tax pay
ers, that he will receive no orders except in the
order of their dates although the law is ex-
press that he shall receive. in payment of
county taxes, all orders which are presented for
that purpose. But one explanation can be
given to this strange proceeding. Elder Hyde
has doubtless in his possession, some of the
early orders, which he will hold on to, and
thereby compel all tax payers holding subse-
quent orders to pay their taxes in money.
Having thus collected all the money attainable
the + der, and his county treasurer and securi-
ties will be ready, rith the money, to take up the
line of march in the epring, according to an.
nouncement by prophecy. for Salt Lake, leav.
ing the county orders to be redeemed by the
subsequent settlers of Pottawattauic county
This is a second edition of Gov. Young's finan
cering with the U. S. building fund, in Utah
and is perfectly characteristic of the thcvins
propensitics of the Mormon Elders. No rene
can be had before the courts in Pottawat annie
inasmuch as they have a Mormon judge, who
is equally creature of Hyde. We sincerely
hope some citizen of that county may be founo
with spirit enough to seek redress, through tn,
writ of mandamus orr Injunction from the Su
p.eme Court. it'fs "a, q time am end was pu
| 10 these charlatan tricks.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
Abstract of X 0ssnth's Great Speech.
New YORK, Dec. 7.

New YORK, Dec. 7.
Last night Kossuth' s private secretary deliv-
cred to the reporters of the Herald notes of his
reception speech, which the wild enthusiasm
of the people prevented delivering at his re-
ception at Castle Garden. 1t makes two col
ums OF the Herald and shadows forth the prin-
ciples which will guide him here, as well as
his hopes and expectations, from the people
of the United States.
He says he brings brotherly greeting from
the people of Great Britain, who, united to you
with enlightened brotherly love as in blood;
conscious ofyour strength as they are conscious
of their own; having forever abandoned every
sentiment of irritation and rivalry, desire the
brotherly alliance of the United States to pro-
tect the sovereignty of nations against the en-
croachng arrogance of despots, and leagued to
you against the leagne of despots, to stand, to.
gether with you, godfather to the approaching
baptism Of European liberty.
Kossuth considers it to be the duty of honor
and principle not to meddle with any party
question in our domestic affairs, but processes
highly and openly his admiration for the G o.
|
mighty pyramid of your greatness, and upon
the basis of which you have grown in the short
period of seventy five years to a prodigious gi
ant, the living wonder of the world. have
the most warm wish that the star spangled
banner of the United States may forever bo
floating over united and free people. ard b'
the proud ensign of mankind's divine origin
and taking my ground on this principle OF un
ion which find lawfully existing in an estab
lished constitutional fact, it is not TO party
to the people of the United States that l con
fidently viii address my earnest request TO
good and protection to oppressed humanity.
will eonscientiously respect your laws, but
within their limits l will use every honest ex
erton to gam yolr operative sympathy, ant
your financial, material, and political aid TO
my country's freedom anG independence.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
National Railroad 10 the Pacific.

From the meagre accounts of the proceedings
of Congress which have reached us. we learn
that Mr.. Senator Gwinn of California has intro
duced into the Senate a bill providing for the |
survey and eventual construction of national
railroad to the Pacific Ocean. Most ardently |
do We desire to see this matter assume a shape
which will enlist the power and patronage of
the General Government. The political. COM
mcrcial aud social wants of this great people,
even in this generation, demand such work,
and as the period is indefinitely remote when
state sovereignties will be formed between our
Missouri! border and the Pacific, we hold it to
be the bounden duty of the General Govern
ment to prosecute the enterprise from the first
named point-and to commence it immediate
ly. Without such road, an empire Of land
along its route is wholly worthless, nay, a con-
slant bill of expense which, by its constructions
would quadruple the cost of the work, by the
enhancement in value of these lands alone
q The entire failure of the President to alude,
in his message, to this railroad, even as a pos
Sible event, is of the most inexcusab,e
omissions of that very tame performance, and
should especially estrange from his administra-
ton every northern and western man, irrespec-
tive of his political predictions. Whole pa
rasraphs are eliminated by Mr. Fillmore, in
patronizing encumiums upon several works for
inter oceanic communication through Mexico
and Central America, which have already alb
sorb2d capital enough to have built road
through our own territory. and even assumed
prominent rank among the subjects of oul
national diplomacy; yet not syllable is lisped
by him, in communicating with Congress, on
behalf Of work which undeniab'y has much
stronger claims upon their favorable attention
We may confidently assume that within
eighteen months from this there viii an unbro.
ken chain o: railway from Boston, New York
ard Philadelphia, TO the Mississippi river at
Rock Island, all constructed through individ.
ual enterprise and covering third part of the
distance across the heart of the continent. B.
means of the anticipated grant for the Daven-
port and Council Bluffs road, this grand line
may very soon thereafter be extended to the
Missouri. From this latter point the govern
ment of the United States should prolong TIKI
GREAT ROAD to the golden shores of the
Pacific, and should make speedy preparation
therefor. The irnmovable finger of :" manifest
destiny points to such result, and the peo
pie of This Republic will not be satisfied with
any thing less in this connection. May the
amplest measure of success attend the efforts
OF The California Senator. To the present and
all future generations, the gold placers of his
wonderful state, become insignificant in com
parison with the stupendous work of internal
improvement which he has initiated in lne
Senate of the United States.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
More British Interference.

A rumor which was some time since preva-
lent, to the effect that England and France had
ordered their war vessels on the West India
station, to exercise general espionage over
American ships in those waters. has received
confirmation from the publication of an official
correspondence between Mr.. Crttendcn and
the French and English ministers In this
correspondence. the position taken by the ex-
ecutive administration of our country is in the
last degree humiliating and disgraceful. In
stead of answering these "orders in council
with a distinct aud emphatic declaration that
such visitation upon American commerce in
sight of our own shores, could not be permitted,
and that their enforcement would be resisted
by the whole power of the United States. Mr..
Crittenden, under the direction of the Pres-
dent, does not even rise to the dignity of de-
cent protest against the high handed assumption
OF British ins"lence. but does out about two
columns of namby-pamhy stuffthe fsrcest son
Aof which amounts TO only "a regret that
hl.estx, 5 gov ornnent should have deemed
Fc@ render our government any as
ke in protecting Cuba"--to ian apprchcn
I'd that difficulties will arise in the enforce
ment of these orders and to ga hope that
there may never arise any occa,ion for their eX-
ccution"!!
Heavens what a repre- sentative of the rights
and spirit Of the American people have We
here! 1t amounts to erect Invitation to the
anu il'H'h W pun III
practical operation the odous doctrine of the
right of search, without even the ritiful pre-
text of retaining deserters from British ships,
which produced the war Of 1912! Truly Mr.
Fillmore's administration has brought us to "A
pretty pass, with our gulf coast in effect block
AIDED by the war fleets of France and England
and the trensit of American mails and passcn-
gers through Nicaragua harrasscd and inpcded
by the Royal Navy acting under the orders of
the Bungo King of all the Musquitos But
what else could he expected, after the Presi-
dent had been the first to put his countrymcn
upon the high seas, under the ban of an official
dsnunciation as pirates, beyond the pale of pro-
lection or sympathy? 1t requires no great de-
gree of penetration to discover that these Brit
ish and French orders are the direct and imme-
diate results OF Mr.. Fillmore's ferocious procIa-
nation, the very doctrines of which must pre-
clnde him frou offering any resistance to their
execution. The election of 1852 will put this
matter to rights, and give final quie,us to all
such wing doctrine.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
Another Great Railroad.

A public meeting was held at Delhi, Della
ware county, Iowa. on December 9th. 1851
CHARLES w. HoBBs in the chair, and A. X EA-
TON acting as Secretary, at which it was resol
we'd to consult with the citizens of Dubuque,
Buchanan. Black Hawk and Bremen counties,
relative to petitioning Congress for the right of
way and donation eff lands to aid in building
a railroad from Dubuque, by way of Cedar
the Red River of the North" Messrs. Ozias
Kellogg, c. A. Hobbs, John Benson, A. X Ea-
tou, and Daniel Baker, were appointed a com
mittee to carry out the objects Of the said rcso-
luton
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24

The CENTRAL RAILROAD LOAN TO BE TAKEN BY
THE RoTnscHILDs.-We are informed by gen
tleman just from Chicago, that A, Hyatt Smith,
who arrived in Chicago Thursday last. brings
the agreeable information that Mcssrs. Neal and
Rothchld for the whole S Is ,000, 900 loan. The
memoranda of the agreement wants only the
ratification of one of the brothers of the firm,
now absent from London Oh the Continent, OH
the one part, and the Board of the Central
Railroad on the other, to finish the transaction
-Galena Advertiser.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
Dubuque and keOkuk Railroad
Go. South.

The Stockholders in the Dubuque and Keo.
kuk Railroad Company South, will take notice
tina, there will be an annual meeting of the
Stockholders at Fairfield in Jefferson County
Iowa, on Friday the I'd day of January 1852,
for the purpose Of transacting such business
as may be deemed expedient, and particularly
to the articles of incorporation.
Fairfield Nov 29th 1851.
CALVIN E. PRICE. President.
WILLIAM e. GRoFF, Secty.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24

DEATH OF CHAUNCEY SWAMI is
with sincere regret that We learn of the death
of our old and esteemed fellow citizen Mr..
Swan. We learn that he died in New York
on his return from California. Mr. S. was long
and favorably known to the early settlers Of
this State, as the incumbent of several impor-
tant public stations and lat.erly as mine host of
Swans Hotel in this city.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-12-24
Bad Policy.

The heokuk Dispatch, and Statesman at Fort
Madison. if we can understand them. both
counsel the democracy of their judicial district
not to make any nomination for District Judge,
in place of Judge Williams, who declines re.
election Why not? Have they no legal gem
tleman in the district who can command the
endorsement of Il democratic convention?