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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-11-26

GRAHAMs MAGAZINE.-The DecemberNum-
Der of this valuable work has arrived. 1t con-
tains four beautiful engravings clone
STAR "Diana Gallery ''Highland Chief and
The Treasure, with an extensive collection Of
prose and poetic matter. The price of the
work Is So, per annum and is well worth the
| amount.
| TELEGRAPHs IN CUBA.-Adviccs from Cub;
mention that the electric telegraph system is il
| course of introduction throughout the Island
! and mat lines have been contracted for from
Fla, ana to Matanzas, and Havana to Batabona
as we'll as between other principal points. Th
works which are already in active progrcs
have been undertaken by Mr.. Vaurigaud a res
dent engineer, in conjunction with parties i
the United States.
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WAR upos THE PREss.-The Detroit
Tribune (whig) contains the following:
eThe President has taken upon himseH TO
dictate to the Office holders what papers they
shall read or subscribe for, An inquisition of
the Press is organizing, and woe be to that Of
| flee holder who countenances any paper that
/ Joos not ro in fully for the ro rr.
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LAFAYETTE EMMETT,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
CORNER of Wabasliaw and Third streets, St Paul, il
~ the Minnesota Democrat Building.
Sept. l3. ISL
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A KSowISG MAs.-That knowing man, ,cho
hnoms The public press Of .Ntao York md the
public press Of the Unaon, and contributes pc
riodically, to the Dubuque Tribune, Mr.. Chas.
Evans, has made the astounding discovery that
Stephen A. Douglas, is one Of the shrerdest
and most unprimciplcd demagogues Of the dem
ocratc party. He says Mr. Douglas has made
overtures to the Evening Post, in order to Sc
cure the abolition vote of New York, and goes
in decidedly for the annexation of Cuba, in order
to secure the vote of the South.
This kno,oing chap, thought he kncu, that
Miss Catharine Hayes, was only fit to sing to
her c0uatrunen In I" small toacns al0nr the ca
mails and Railroads., until the entire East ap-
plauded her talents, and now we suppose he
has changed his mind.
When he knows Stephen A. Douglas better,
he may change his mind in relation to him, if
he has soul capable of justice.
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.Y Those Of our subscribers who desire to
pay their subscription in 'oood, must bring II
immedidtely
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-11-26

Geo. w. Burton & Co.,
Second door ADORE the NAPLES House, Main street,
WHOLESALE RETAIL DEALERS
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, BOOTS, SHOES Ere.
TIME highest market price allowed for Corn Wheat
j Oats Potatoes and produce generally, in exchange
or goods. April 80. 1851
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n Baggage taken to and from the Boats, free y charge.
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| BUCKEYE STAT
| from Buffalo, date
| "The steamer
burning at this n
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NOVEMBER 90

Again, in an other opinion, Judge Chase re
marks: "The Court are Of opinion, that If
body cf people conspire and meditate an insur
rcction to resist or opposehe execution Of stat
ute cf the Uatted Sates by force, tia, they ar
only guilty Of Mgh msdemeanor; Int, if heJ
proceed to carry such intention INTO fIcention b!
force, ,tha they are gnt'tyof the treason ofieryin4
,rar; and tie guantum Of The force empioyed
neither increases nor dtminishcS the crime
mhether by one hundred or one thousand persons
is uholiy immaterial."
Aaron Burr was tried for treason, and Chief
Justice Marshall, in giving his opinion, held,
that for want of testimony of an overt act on the
part of Burr, such being associated, either
upon Blcnnerhas ett's Island, or elsewhere, with
body of armed men conspiring against the
laws, he could not be convicted.
Thus it will be seen, that could he have cen
be criminally associated with he would undoubt-
edly have been convicted.
We will submit one more authority, and lcav e
the subject with the public and the Herald.
Story's Reports, Vol. ], page 6I4.
Charge of Mr. Justice Story the law of
treason, delivered to the Grand Jury Of the
Circuit Court of the United States, holden at
New Port, for the Rhode Island District, June
10Th, 1912.
s'ln respect to the reasonable design, it is
not necessary that it should be direct and
positive intention entirely TO subvert or over.
throw the government. 1t will be equally
treason il the intention is by force to prevent
The execution of any one or more general ard
public laws of the government, or to resist the
exercise Of any legitimate authority of the
government in sovereign capacity, Thus, if
there is an assembly of persons with force with
an intent to prevent the collection of the lawful
taxes or duties levied by the government, or to
destroy all custom-houses, 10 resist the admin
istration of justice in the Courts Of the u S
and they proceed to execute their purpose by
force, there can be no dou BIT that it would be
treason against the United States.
If, after reviewing the above solid authorities,
the editors Of the Herald can come to any otler
conclusion, than, that the murderers at Christi
ana, were guilty of treason, within the spirit Of
the constitution, then we certainly pity their
judgment.
4
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$365,5o3 81
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A. TX, EATON,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR At LAW,
DELHI, DELAWARE COUNTY, iowa
sn1 ~ ls@ % ~
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LaClcde House,

PRESSEL q ALLYN, PRoPRIEToRs,
kEOKUK, IOWA.
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Total.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-04-12

~ Daring the examination Of Slime, Ia
Boston, the Court House was surrounded by
chains aud no one was suffered 70 enter h.
unless upon business, The House was guar
dod by strong body Of Police, In aud about
Il, aud one or two military companies were
Ia arms, ready 10 act upon short notice Ia
ease a rescue should be- attempted
These decisive defensiye measures were
called for on account Of the proceedings At q
public meeting holden Ia the city, One o.
two Of the speakers advised the colored men
ofthe city To OIL their pockets with pistols
and to rescue Sims by iorce-to tear up the
rails upon the Railroads should he bo deliy-
cred up 10 the claimant, aud other violent
measures, The colored people DID not abide
by such COUNSEL and though greatly enraRed,
A. they naturally would be under the cifcum-
stances, they did no violence 70 law or order,
One or two only we're found armed with
deadly weapons,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-04-12
THE ROCHESTER, KNOcKINGs,

No are indebted 40 . medical friend for
rho Joan Ola prof."ipns Journal containing
900 article Ola Spiritual luo. kiups We copy
rao ~ three paragraphs from the account
given hy Professor Flint, editor Of the BuAa-
Boo Medical Journal Of tlie examination made
o. Rochester hy himself Ia connection viii,
Professors Lee and Coventry.
s highly respectable lady of this cily pos
foses tNr ability 90 develop sounds similar
both in character and drgrrc 10 those profess
odly clieIud hy tho Rochester Importers from
ihr spirif1Dl world. We hayo witnessed the
prediction ol'thc sounds hy tho lady referred
ia, and have lHcu permitted iu oyamiue the
incrhanim by which lhry arc prodnred,-
WIth7Ht Cutrriug ai lhil Time, into q minute
anatomical and physiological explanation, h.
u FniAricHf a. State ihat, owing "a relaxation
~ che iHmeuts OF the knee Joint, BY means
Of mu"u'iu a'uon, aud pressure " the low
~ extremity against point Of resistance, tho
large bone Of the leg ltho tibia) Is moved
lHnNlly uruu the l0wor surface of the thigh
bone (thc ilmur) giving rise, u fart, 10 par
ilAl lateral dlslo alton, This j. clGcted' By
,tn 90 pfthc Will without any obvious NOV g.
meut OF ihp lfmh, arpA4iuaigg loud uuisr,
mud The rrurn Of The bone 10 10 place ~ at
#, tended by SECOND sound, Most Of the Roch-
ester rappng- are also double Il Il praru-
cable, however, 90 produce o single sound, by
-'a-,st''r-- -''''Trr ur OF T'1Tt VIII tiV re-
Uulsite quirkness aud force aud allowing il
20 slide slowly back, ia which ease Il Is noise
l,rs,
The visible vibrations of articles in the
room situated near the operator, Occur IL the
limb, or any portion on the body, ~ IN con-
tact with them 10 the time lhc sounds are pro-
dIell -llI-l II lls..-sl.-!s.-l4..g.-L
the bone Is sufficient 10 OCCASION disunct lar
ring OF do1rf. tables, Ar,i IL In contact. The
iulm-,ly ot che ound may bee varied in pro-
portion 90 the force of the muscular coutrac-
tons, and this will render the apparent
vJu7cc Gi thc rdppiugi more or less distinct"
1--WE have also heard Of several eases IN
which movements of the bones entering into
cihur articu!aslo#s are produced by musyu-
Tar effort giving rise 10 sounds. We have
heard 1f II pcrann who can develop knOVkings
from the mike, OF several Who can produce
noises With Ihc joints Qr the toes and fingers,
Of one who can render loudly audible the
shoulder, aud another the hip Joint We have
Diso hear. of .two.Bilitional case. in which
sounds are produced by the knee Joint We
have pot, 30 yet had an opportunity TO make
A'pvrsolal examination nv ans OF these eases.
coz 60 hear the sounds The exposure of the
imposition opens q new field Of physiological
inquiry uud we would commend the subject
% tho'c who have leisure aud facilities fn
prosecuting IT,"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-04-12
Ifpw ne hosfoH dl0S.
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE CAsE--sUITs
AT LAW.

Yesterday morning Marshal Turkey was ar
rested by Deputy Sheriff Eobun, on writ
0f trcspass brought by John Randolph, a col
orcd man. The writ sets forth that on Satur-
day, April 5th, said Turkey assaulted impris-
-uurr urTt rcEtTIlnCd Of las liberty aud search
cd and caused Ia be searched, by thrusting
his hands IN his pockets, the said Randolph,
10 his damage, ~ lac alleges, To the amount Of
$1,000. Mr. Tukoy gave bail to appear az tho
next term Of the Court of Common Pleas
The facts are, that Mr. Turkey was informed
that Randolph had been seen in Court square
with weapon in his hand. Randolph was
accordingly arrested aud searched by Tukeys
orders, and no weapon being found, be was
set at liberty again,
John II. liacon the agent for the claimant
Of Sims, and NJ. s. DeLyon, witness in the
ease, were Yesterday arrested under authori-
~ Ola writ issued in the name OF Thomas
Sims, Of Boston, lahorcr. The writ ALLEGES
that said Bacon and DcLyon did, wickcdly,
maliciously, and unlawlully, ronspirc aud
combine to coniuc, within this State, against
bis will, and without lawful authority the
said plaintiff, and also conspircd and combin-
cd to kidnap said plaintiff, aud carry him out
OF the State, 10 be held 20 service against his
will. They both gave bail in $500 each for
their appearance for trial.
A complaint was brought before the Police
Court yesterday afternoon, by Mossrs Richard
H. Dana aud Richard llldrcth, alleging that
Thomas Sims had been assaulted by Ccphas
j. Ames and kimhall Eldridgc, master and
mate Of the brig NJ. y j. &. Gilmore, the YES
sci IN which Said Suns arrived at this port
la the afternoon, between ! past aud
o'clock, ~ John Il. Bacon, the Georgia wit
ness, was about 20 enter the Exchange Coffee
House, from Dcvonshirc street, coorrd man
raised a club Of wood, and was about TO strike
him, when he was se,Eed in the act hy police
officer y Adams The person arrested prov
cd TO bo John Randolph, the man alluded 10
as having sued Marshal Turkey for trespass.
The two Georgian witnesses in the fugitive
slave ease. are escorted from the Court House
10 their lodgings 10y police force
Sins was examined before the Grand jury
yesterday, in a case of larceny.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-04-12
ST. JOHNsBURY,
SATURDAY, Arm 70, 1851.
ANOTHER FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE
IN nDs1NDN.

The apprehension OF q colored man, IN
Boston, last week as a Fugitive from labor, -
created great excitement In the city and Vi
ciully Lis naine L TAnG.as -sia4a- -A-GlaEa
Of one James PoItcrof Savannah, Georgia.
lie escaped about three months since. by se'
creting himself IN vessel bound TO Boston.
lie was discovered about the time the vessel
ncarcd the hHrbor, badly frozen, but manag-
ed TO get ashore by a boat, in the night
-.s.iaa gaa hznnsl.i- helala- Tho Is Com
missioner, Mr. Curtis, on Friday, when the
claimant produced testimony TO prove his
identity, that he was the slave Of Potter, &c,
aud II that given under oath was correct, lac
succeeded in making ont his case. Applica-
ton was made TO the Supreme Court for n
wit of iubru' eorPus but denied-Judge
Shaw stating the grounds Of refusal to be
1--WE have always made il rule not 70
grant writ Of hdbeds corpus when tits APP
parent, from the petition presented, that Il
the prisoner were brought before us we
should have 60 remand Inn again into the
hands who hold him. Such IL the case with
this petition, IL sets out the grounds Of the
alleged holding in custody, and they are sui.
drcnt. II is not ia our jurisdiction 10 try
rho question whether or not he il fugitive
FROM labor, on h0be0s corpus in the case
The writ IL therefore refused"
On Saturday, the defence was hcard,-tho
witnesses cross-cNamincd, and an affidavit in
lroduccd ~ sworn to by Sims, stating that he
was a native Of Florida, and free man, his
father having purchased his freedom when he
was q hey Deputy sheriff II. j. Coburn
made an attempt to get Sims out of the custo-
DIV Of the L, =, Marshal on writ of person
al rcplcvin, but Gen. Dcvcns, the L, S Mar.
sinai, declined to give him up
On Monday, Mr. Rantoul, one Of Sims
counsel made motion Tor the issue Of a writ
OF habeas corpus ia the case of Suns, before
the full Bench Of the Supreme Court, sus-
tanning the same by argument on the grounds
orthc want Of judicial power vested in L.
$, Commissioner and the unconstitutionality
OF the law,which application caused request
from Chef Justice Shaw TO postpone fur
Their hearing at the Commissioners Court ill
afternoon, to which time the proceedings
were adjourned.
Mr. Rlntoul arPeea-the ease before the
Commissioner in bchalfor Sims on Monday,
and concluded on Tuesday. Tie vas ioilow-
ed on the same side by Mr. Loring, Mr. s. J.
Thomas argued for the claimant AAer he
had Finished the Caartat,,lt-e--r-d- unit . o.
clock Friday morning, when the Commits
sioncr will give his decision.
There has been no rialaus -......A..,..l;,,---
during the hearing of the case, though the
Boston papers speak of the excitement it has
occasioucd, as being extensive and intense.
The Supreme Court, AFTER hearing Mr.
Rantoul- again decided not to grant n writ of
habea' corpus, "chieny upon the ground that
the questions raised by the counsel for
the applicant had already been substantially
decided adversely Ia his position by the SUI
prcmc Court of tho United States"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-04-12

truth. Il Is oaly la this way that the ON ,'l
sdtution can be- maintained, aud the In'o"
can be saved Its security consists ~ inc q
daptation 10 the physical aud moral nscesll
ties OF the broad and ever extending empire
which il protects and defends, and ~ the Ia
oiliW with which without violence, or sudden
change, errors Of administration can De cor
reetsd, and new eNigencies can be met, 30
that the State, free or slayeholdiug, when
NAV al any time be least favored, viii De AZ
all times safer under this government "heh
worst administered, than Il would be under
any other, however wisely administered or IA
yorahly conducted.
/ think, my dear sir, that all this b VlTlu-
ally confessed now BY those who, while they
see that their complicated schemes, that sup
preston OF free debate, which they thought
essential 10 the safety OF the Union have iail-
ed, nevertheless admit that the Union Is no
lonaer ia danger, and therefore, think that
We may 90 last congratulate ourselves on the
discovery that not only are extra constllu-
tiona compromises unnecessary, but that the
Union las strength aud stability enough 10
endure, Notwithstanding that such comprom-
ises under the Influence Of an unwise legisla-
tive disIrust, are sometimes unnecessarily and
unayAiingly made.
! am, Sir, with great respect,
Your humble servant,
WILLIAM. III. SEWARD,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-04-12

90 heai republican principles do not seem
70 be very deeply rooted in the hearts Of the
self-styled democracy Of tho Old Granite
State, AZ the late ele"tion, this party voted
not 20 eNpunge from the Constitution Of the
State a provision making belief IN one kind
Of religious faith, aud the possession Of a GER
tain amount Of propesrty, prerequisites 70 the
holding Of office. Ia the towns giving large
locoiono majorities thJes-fuurths Of the votes
are against expunging hese features from The
Constitution, while ia the towns giving large
Wing majoriiies, the vote Is strongly on the
side Of eNpurPalon. In the light Of such
facts il Il not difficult 10 see which Is the gen
uine republican party. All she proposed a.
amendments were defeated as some Of them
ought TO be, ~ large mAioriiies' a two
thirds vote was necessary 20 secure the adop-
lion Of tho articlessof amendment, From the
returns in one hundred and iily-four towns,
the VOTE on the amendment Ia relation 10 the
abolition Of the religious tett and property
qualification, stool l7l22 nays,to o,s62 yeas
on the amendment providing for the election
Of Judges Of the Supreme Court and the At
torRey General by the people, lo,7G9 naysto
7,ai0 yeas on The amendment requiring the
election Of a superintendent Of Public In
struction, nays l,l77, yeas 5,55ai on the a.
mendnoal repairing the election Of Com
Of Agriculture, nays 2l.dt7, yeas
5,Is2 on the amendment for deciding all e.
lectons byA plurality vote, nays 2o,ooi' yeas
@ 20i The vote on ihg amended ILL Of
Rights was, yeas l0,A3l, nays 1893.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-04-12
now TO GROW MELONS.

4 correspondent OF the llortculturist SAYS;
| had the pleasure OF eating some very fine
musk melons 90 Coimke Lawn, tho seat of
Iroms W, i.gl,ow, Esq. aud ho kindly gave
inr the following account of hi. method Of
treating them;
AIjcr the Young plants have boom starred"
10 frame, they are set out in q melon patch,
aud each ono i. enclosed los four common
bricks, laid ilu on tho brood-dr and the
slgs'o AZ thc'top IL corcrcd over with pane
oi ordinary wiudow glass This enclosure
remains until the plant reaches the glass,
whom the licksArc turned up on one side,
md the glass replaced BY the time they
have grown up "a this "roof" they arc strong
enough 10 do without protection, aud the sea.
son 10 Gar advanced that frost Z not feared
The fruit. resulting from this Treatment, was
uucommonly large and 6uc, aud the vines
very healthy and strong The seed, may be-
sown at once in the melon bed, IL more CON
vcuicnt, and enclosed with the brick aud
glass,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-04-12
JUDGE NELSON ON THE FUGITIVE
SLAVE LAW.

New York, April G, Judge Nelson, of the
L. 5. District Court. in his charge to the
GEa,,a. Jssry, l,-lsi -shr- iuituwiug opinion ia
regard to the fugitive slave law The act
Of lsiS. supplementary to that of 1898, gives
t,e, power to Aiuristrstry Ut "a rNg agent
or attorney of the owner of the slave. The
only additional power il conicrs are those 10
-sl.e als.-'-l,tl -rrruhiiug nm 10 carry out tue
law, The law of 1898 empowered the Judg-
"a OF the L. 5, Courts. and State Magistrates
10 do just Hhat the set of 1918 authorizes the
Judges Of the L. S.Court and Commissioners
appointed 10y the Court TO do; il merely chan.
yes in the latter respect the officers author
lied to enforce the law by substituting Com
missioncrs, for State Magistrates. This alb
Grafton in the law was necessary, rs several
ct the States passed enactncnts prohibiting
their magistrates from acting on the law, and
the alteration became necessary. In regard
to the writ OF llaheas Corpus, although the
State magistrates have a right TO issue il, yet
the return that Increase is made before the
L. $. Court or Commissioners will be full
answer 20 il. The Marshal having the custo-
dy of the alleged fugitive is bound to retain
him in his possession. We're not this the case,
special laws might he passed in the States to
defeat the law of Congress. The Iabeas
Corpus is IN full force as regards thc-B s.
Courts.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-04-12

Mn EnlIonL- Allnw-Hla- +l++,-,s--r-vurrr
columns to express my qualification at the re-
cent pcrusal Of Three years in California. $
I by the Rev. Walter Cotton, Chaplain in the
Navy, recently deceased. Mr. Cotton was a
native Of Georgia in this Starc-a graduate
Of Yale Collcge--thcn Professor in the in
| stitution NJ Norwich, and afterwards editor
ofthc Philadelphia North American, a news
paper Of dcscryedIy high standing,
During his residence in California, he was
elected AlcAlde of Monterey, and discharged
the duties of Chief Magistrate over a terrific
ry OF three hundred miles in extent; and his
official reports have been spoken Of by mem
bcrs Of Congresses embracing an amount Of
legal knowledge and research truly astonish-
ing, He was the first person to report TO our
Government the discovery of the gold mines,
which have since produced such sensation
1t is worthy of remark that he was n man
Of slender constitution, which was probably
the reason Of his spending so much TING a.
broad, and it is not little remarkable that
he should have maintained the simplicity and
purity OF his charaeter.an consistent chris
tiRn department, under circumstances so try
ing to poor human nature, whose tendencies
as Dr. Woods justly remarks, care all the
wrong way" His book abounds not only in
important information, but is pcrvaded thro'-
ought with n moral tone and sentiment of
high order His administration was highly
acceptable to the inhabitants, as the compli-
ment of the citizens in naming the town hall
for him, seems to place beyond dispute, and
important, ns giving a right direction at
very critical period, to public sentiment, as
he was there at the time that country became
tributary TO our own Government and of
course, in transition state. His influenced
also, as u religious man was no doubt good
and he mentions one L. S. Vessel without
chaplain, which had had regular religious
services every Sabbath during a three years
cruise-tlree Of her officers being profess
ors of religion and officiating themselves.
III. X.