The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-22

PROF. GREASY, OF Losnny } Bpns AMERI..
cA.-"By the fourth great power Of The world i
mean the mighty commonwealth of the west
ern continent, which now commands the adni-
ration of mankind. That homage is sometimes
reluctantly given, and is sometimes accompan-
led with suspicion and i'll WILL But none can
refuse it.. All the physical essentials for nation.
al strength are unGeniable to be found in the
geographical position and amplitude Of territory
which the ULited States possess in their al
most fnexhaustible tracts Of fertile but hitherto
untouched soil; in their stately forests; in the r.
mountain chains and rivers, their beds Of coal,
and stores of metallic wealth in their cxten
sive seabord along tn waters oftwo oceans ;
and in their already numerous and rapidly in
creasing population And when we examine
the character ofths population, no one can look
at the fearless energy, the sturdy determination
! the aptitue for local seIf-government, the ver-
| satle alacrty and unresisting spirit of enter
prise which characterize the Anglo A americans,
| without feeling that here he beholds the true el-
emen,s Of progressive might.
"Nothing is more calculated to impress the
mind with the sense Of rapidity with which the
resources of the American republic advance,
than the difficulty which the historical inquirer
finds in ascertaining their precise amount. If
he consults the most recent works, and those
written by the abest investigators Of the sub
jccts, he finds in them admiring comments on
the change which the last few years, before
those books were published, had made but
when he turns to apply the estimates in those
books to the present moment, totally inadequate.
Before book On the subject the United States
has lost its novelty, those States have outgrown
the description which it contains.
LAST RESTING PLAcEs.-The London Quar-
teriy Reriem, speaking Of the matter Of taste in
the selection of last resting places for the dead,
eloqnen,ly says:
F" Give us, we say, whenever the appointed
hour arrives, no other monument than a par.
terre, six feet by two; not hung about with
trumpery dyed wrcaths Of eternelles and fra
gile amaranihs, but planted with humble,
homely, low growing favorites-the acon,te and
the snow drop, TO mark resurrection from the
death Of winter-the violet and the lily to Join
cheerfully in the sweetness of spring-the rose
to sympa hse with the beauty Of summer; and
the Japan anemon and crysantheum, to carry
a smile into the falling light of autumn. 81
best may the corruptible body be rendered up
| to Nature.
The example has been set here and there !:
and with beautiful success. The precincts Of
the house of prayer being affectionately adorn-
ed and decorously respected, the house itself
has been farther removed from profanation
has been guarded by he smiling sadness and
decent quiet of the little region around it-i.et
US be thankful, and hope that the good course
n to be largely pursued.
The YANKEES STILL AHEAD.--The Ameri.
can expedition has been the first to discover any
traces OF Sir John Franklin. They have found
the winter quarters of the fleet in lS45 and 1916,
but nothing beyond this has yet been made
known. The English expedition which was
fitted out by Lady franklin is about to abandon
the search. The fotilla under Sir John Ross
and that under Commodore Austin of the
American expedition, yet remain in the Arctic
seas. All hopes that the adventurous franklin
, und his crews arc alive, are now nearly exiin-
guished.