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Railroad Ccnvsn lion at Iowa Citv

| The State Convention held at Iowa City on
| Wednesday last was most iil-shaped and unown-
ed abortion, as every such illegtimae, ill-advised
sectional aud false named affair ought 10 be-
Johnson county supplied nearly all the materiel of
the meagre gathering, in delegates, speeches pre-
| gate on the ground Cedar none Linn Que Polk
one Marion one aud the great body Of the coaa-
| ties Of the State n1nel The proceedings OF the
Convention was very harmonious spirited and lib
eral. In .hi.ln the draft OF which was present
ell Mr. Byington, [aoboay in Congress being smart
enough TO write one, ) and the passage OF which
into law was recoma maendea To the National I.e--
isiatura grant OF lands is made to the State Of
Iowa, IL aid in constructing Railroads from ''Du-
hnque to KeoSak, and from Davenport TO Council
B,U.is" without any ''eil' or ''hY The way or''--
and the resolutions conform to the language Of the
"hiA." In such memorial, we ct Nuscatine
will always most heartily concar. II the conven-
ton at Iowa City had been cot up in t!a spirit
manifested by the eosrced proceedings Of Weines-
day and had been properly called without 50 pal
paa|e an etfor, to make il IN ''Iowa City" thing,
II design, FORM constituents, and results, Il might
have etiec.e3 something for the good Of the State
and the cosamma'on OF important public enter
PRICES; 5gi, as il has been conducted, 1t only
shows the weakness OF those who demand and in
sist upon everything. by seiuag up the empty
claim of priority ofpro tctioa, consistent i.,bera.
lty. and unblushing importantly; and is calcula-
ted to defeat the suit OF the State before Congress
for her lust quota OF The public domain. We hope
this lesson will moi be lost upon those who grasp
at a monopoly CT National and State bolnty, and
oppose every project which is not directly to ad-
vance their selfish aims. if they learn wisdom
by this failure and the abandonment Of their
schemes by the people, the Convention viii yet
result in good to the intereres to the State 1t large
II Muscatine Inquirer.
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Wits Getting Rid Of Ec-es.

Wits appear to have happy faculty - getting
riI OF b0res. The old men of the sen that sit 70
heavily upon the shoulders &C the sia5nis are.
cast adrott.y into the taire BY deStrous racve4
ment OF these ntiatie gentfg. Most ra=n - tai-
ent are nopT and then condemned 'tEor want cf
company 10 pitt up wa4a t4esr t.Eartrs---
George Selvya has tolerated r-csT oil gensle-
man In the country, that In Ddgbt rrgss phrase
would have been most iat5ler55.e, aa1 not tc
be endured in LONDON. In London therefore,
George hurried past hin in the street Surely
said the gentleman storpta- him, syc4 remember
nes' sYes,' replied setwy1, breaking aHar,
sart when next we meet i'm tie coaatrv shall b.
happy to renew the acquaintance
Saeridans persecution was at ea.sFay t7Faddl=r
O! the fair SEW. He e-ca caFed rer 5y maintaining
that the weather was too bad to 80 oQt. @.sd -lsn
she caught him returning from wair, accused
him OF Inconsistency. IT cleared up Lie s-.G-
enough for oae, hgt not for twa9
Tie suspected teint OF Smith, the a-.si5- of tie
Rejected Address Il more amusing than either.
He was laid up with the goat q The house of y
country squire. A friend proposed stroll in
the garden. - ssro.i,' exclaimed Smith siooA
at nv couty saota.' .ia,' replied Lis friend, y
wish had tron-ft one r1r5rif. bgt cur kcst ~
OFT of The way raev.s What difference does
that make p inquired Smith. You tca't mean
to say, reioiaed his frien, that vcl a@sv -ot &c
eouti thought Yo1 aaai merely worn INIT shoe
10 escape being shown tie improvements
Bat nothing ever surpassed the ingenuity w.
Lord NorhnrT. FL cac-.ta Dublin. out of formal
c.Vilitv, told I'll elderly couple that they riust
PASS some time with hin II Lis country seal
which was many ulss d.s*aat. IL espsed them
one iag coming down th4 avenue in ehaise ar4i
pair roof loaded with iaa4ntata o. luggage
lie was at the door to greet theE; seized their
hands. shook them with Irish warmth ana &
claimed with rapture. asTh;s II klnj-this " kind
indeed. Now I'll take no deaiaa-rone whatss-
er-rou shall stay and dire vtth rers
When the Able C0vss ia:rldti upon 1oatalrr,
with the intention Ut remaining some weeks II
the least tie great man endured LIN till the fol-
Iowin- dav BIT the torture of story lnternlIrs-
| abfv lou- and dull induced him to crt short the
| narrative gnd the visit bv this Intsriocatorv
| speech--.-Do yeu know the difference Ipn-tcs-
! = Able, between Don Gt.vot'e and ToIF~rAf =
| Don Qu:x3.te u.stoo@ inns for castles yci ni--
! take r,-fvata Lps-Esr for f-rf@ ~
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VOL. XIII.

AYH. +. CONRAD.

NY u. II. CONRAD.
n -. Eve, and her planet shown down IN the
dell, ~ ;
stream fell;
- ~.tcnea the pale beam on the wave where
Il smiled, -,
!. n,mhlingly true and 80 mel,ingly MUD:
ia saia--like this billow, thus bright from
:, 4. hs.rt that is lighted BY woman's true love.
issasa 1 rocks and though ruin his pathway may
A.-.s IN his sorrows aud smiles on him still.
~ ~ wave, mid the rocks, ia the rage Of the
- N turbulent breast sparned the trema.oas
=. .sAsr ne spent hillows sunk soabng TO rest,
4sst fond beam returned to its still heas'ns
breast; .
-. tsrrors assail Us, and wild passions move.
~ Wu ~. ever thus, 'is with woman's true love,
- ! wrongcd-she is sparned-yet she loves
not the less,
~ vreps while she watches 10 brighten and
hle4s!
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Political Premiums At "Axrisulsurar State Fairs.

FRUir-ltdrs.-tc the gfeasest sagaclty in
raisiag the dwarf pear" the first premium equal
lv divided between Mr. VAN BUREN,, Of N. Y,
and s. A. DOUGLASS os Ill.
For the earliest "pum" OF the seasons. A.
DouGLAs Of lllnos-Premium.
For the largest '.Peach" DONALDSON Of Texas
and GREER of Iowa-each Diploma.
ANiNALs-Saeep.-Fo the largest ''lleece''-
j. f. WooI of n. Y.-Medal.
Horned Calt'e--For a splendid "Bull"--T. II.
Benton of Mo.-Dploma.
Horscs-Fvr the lee.est ''runuers" Gen. LANE
of In niiana-Pfemium.
.isses-HousroN of Texas-Diploma.
VsGErARLEs-For the smallest potato"-I.
p. WALKER of Wis.-Medai.
AGRICULTURAL IMrLEMESTs-Fo the great
est ssRake, JoHN VAN buren, of n. Y.--Medal.
For the most approved ''Smut Machnes J.
WENTWORTH of Ill-Premium.
n is to be regretted that circumstances prevented
GENERAL CAss from being present on the occasion.
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HattArnich.


This old-world politician has returned to Aus
tria, and almost simultaneously with his return
Austria has relapsed into unconditional despotsm
the emperor has dispensed with all forms Of
representative government, and has said. as Louis
Quatorize said before him, 81 am the State, He
has taken this course, we are told hv the advice
e Prince Mettern,ch. who. on certain dav in
tie rear Of revolutions. 1S4s, took the road from
Vienna to the nearest point on the frontier in a
ehriage and four, amid the execratians Of the
populace. This acute old gentleman who is now
n years Of age, thinks he sees in the ill-success
q ne revolutionary movements OF lS4s. pro-
phetic token Of the Immortality Of despotism in
Earope. Well, II will probably last his time
Ae viii 70 down 10 the grave under the pleasant
!alrsssion, that kings and emperors viii never
y obsolete, and that their sdivine right, 10 gov
- wrong, will never be successfully resisted BY
tAetscommon herd" But before his homes shall
AAsa rotted the whole complicated mass OF mis-
easesnment, which he has spent his life in up
aelding, bv that system Of swindling known as
roeoand diplomacy" win have been swep,
sAay. and his pigmy schemes will be food for
h1AAar to sovreigns he never dreamed of-the
sssts'sn psople.-l Morning Star.
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TIE sp.r.5n TiTI-. LA-r-s--.

The inventors DR. this coarFiva-re, Dor Diego
d, Salamanca and IL daughter are about tn ar
riv, AZ Paris. to show TIE effect CT this -aarseiaos
invention. 80
Tae machine Is verf s.pai-; i coa..s.s =
case tvt % feet loa- AMI orc font ylde allpte ID
band 81 Iea-ter roafaa TIE wait bt.cktrf b-aFrt.
Two iroa roIs, fastened 10 the cE~e, support u
small piece o. wood on which the feet rerose--
The case coat airs Simple arl ingenious me-
cha.al, s.a,tar 10 that cgap'oye. 70 set &C. arto-
ntaton n raet.1a TIE mechanism u worked IVY
means Of a ta14Fs s@ts in work two large
vyi.,.ts ten feet on- made Vt sery thin canntfhoue
to+erel w .tts feathers, ari the win-s nat D 30
worked o. tn produce vertical perpendicular or
horizontal ilgnt The handle has also W o. turr
cd every quarter o. !ea-ie r. regulate the Nv :
| tanca. Ths operation ~ turning LISTS minute.
Gtorizon-a, Hsinr IN the most difisali the wingz
meats the air lix. to- oars ct boaf or rather y
| the fe. of the swan when II svlms- BE nsana
| OF this curious machine m1n can 20. almost -
rapid, AZ a carrier pigeon, from the Hotel d. VI
lie to the Are lie trlmpe as rEtniie, in eight Mn
1 ut,s. a1i half an hoar To- Versailles.
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ILLINOIS COAL.

RI NEW DIsCovERY.--Re, ,eEt examinations ii
the vicinity Of La Sale, have developed hew
feature in the Illinois Goa. field. 1t has long been
known that there were two workable beds whIch
coulI be entered Oh level with the surface In
great number of places, between the mouth Of
t.ie River anl Ii Sale. 1t Is now satisfactorily
ascertained. that there are three instead o. tWc.
The two workable beds, heretofore known, start
upwards and disappear At q point between the
aaueiuct at Little Verniiion and Split Rock, on
the Canal Near the ottcrop of the two beds
before known, third has been dlscoTered, which
underlies the lowest OF them about 81 feet. The
quality of the coal in this lowest and newly dis
covered bed. is decidedly superior to that found
in either Of those which overlay it. The writer
has been TO some extent familiar with The use OF
the Newcastle coal Of England, the anthracite OF
pa. and great variety of specimens OF the BIZ
luminous coal of the West, and he Is we'll satts-
fed that the newly discovered layer Of coal, for
many purposes il superior to any oE them. IT
seems free from b;tumen. from sulphur. ard in
fact of sl foreign substances 1t burns IN grate
with beautiful! clear blaze, almost equal TO q
pas-!irit and leaves very little sediment. This
lower zt:at4in can no doubt be found In anv 7o--
ton OF the vast coal fields ct Illinois. bT sinking
shaft 81 OF 10 feet below what is now rana4triE Y
| known as the lower bed ot co@l.-L Chicago Al
| yrrtIser.
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Sr,,N AND THE UNITED SrArEs.-Ihe for
eirn news by the Humboldt is not without inter
est. The Spanish press and The correspondents
of the London journals at Madrid, talk tiiprantiv
about war with the United States On the strength
seem IGNORANT enough to imagine was an affair
countenancea and supported, instead of opposed
and outlawed, by our Government. BY this time,
however, the Spanish Government is doubtless
apprised of the final breaking mp of the exped,-
ton. and of the energetic efforts officially made
10 preserve intact the Treaty obligations existing
between them and us. VITA clearer knowi-
edge of the matter than there seems to have been
in Madrid at last accounts, all apprehensiens Of
\ misunderstanding between ihe two countries,
Of course. will fade away. All the talk ahon'
war. therefore, Is superlasively absusd.-lN. y
EXPRESS
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More Havana Items.

Mrs Patterson, Of Mobile who went to Havana
III ofder 10 procure the pardon of her son, Charles
A. Downer, arrived too la,+ 10 see Aisl, Is no had
Already sailed with the other prisoners to Spain.
Size secured promise from Cdptain-Gcneral
Coacha, thai h3r son should be P1rdoHed, and Or
tess have accordingly been transmitted to Spain
for his Immediate release.
The liberation of>o many o. the CQ5an prison
egs encourages the hope that arrangements may
speedily b elected for the release OF the whole.
The C4pt4 4 General states that if the Spanish
residents 1t New O-ia24s are intemnifet For the
losses sustained at the hands oG The mob, there will
be no obstacle to the Immediate release OF all the
prisoners npo" proper application 10 the Court
of Madrid.
Il is stated that srr OreH, tha Consul, has OBJ
tanned the pardon OF MIR Reeves, Of Georgia, a
nepheE Of Governor Towns, and that Michael
k0eqan, Of Mobile will be- releases. through tbs
intercession Of Mrs Patterson. The Hungarian
Colonel Biumenthal will also b. set at lbeatr.
4 subscription il in progress at Havana and
other parts or Cuba, 'lor the indemnity OF thoss
who have rendered distinguished services in the
entire destruction Of TIE piratical invaders" The
aggregate Oh the lst Of October had reached Sll8,-
253.
The day before the sailing OF the Rpa, thirty
FIVE native ''patriots" were brought into Havana,
from the interior and they were also shipped for
Spain.
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New York, Oct. S.-The United States Phil
lips' Fire Annihilator Company disc'aims all re-
sponsibility in relation to any experiments made
in Missouri. as that State was sold by MIR
Phillips before this company purchased the
pateut for the rest of the Union. They declare
that no failure can occur except through lmper-
lection in the manufacture of the machines: ami
to obyiate all such accidents, the company has
c;ven the manufacture of their machines TO the
Novelty Works. whose reputation is a guarantee
against failure. The proprietors of the Novelty
Works have in their employ two workmen who
manufactured the machines for MIR Phillips in
London.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-30

VIRGINIA poL1rlcs-The enlarged basis of
franchise. under the new constitution, IS thought
to Be equal to 100000 votes. The election in the
Old Dominion This autumn is to be one OF the
most spirited which has ever taken place:
The first election will take place On the 23d
of October. when m2noers of Congress and O.
the State Legislature are to be elected, and vote
to be taken for and against the new constitution
At this election. voters under the new conshtu-
ton are entitled to vote for and against Its adop-
ton, but not for members Of Congress ana the
Legislature The second election, If the consti-
tntion he adopted, will take place on the 9Th OF
December next. when Governor. Lieutenant
Governor. an Attorney General, and Senators, and
members oe the House or Delegates, viii! he voIei
fo---he seats Of the members Of the Legislature
| elected in October being vacated BY the adoption
| of the new constitution. Al this election, every
white male citizen of the Commonwealth, OF the
are Of twenty-one wears. who has been res1dfn
| OF the State for two wears. is entitled to vote"
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BURLINGTON. IOWA, OCTOBER 80. 1851.


village shoolmaster announced one day to his
pupils that an inspector would come soon to ex-
anime them. "lf he asks you questions on pe-
oyraphy," said he, she VIII probably ask YOU
Wnat - tue shape OF the earth and il you don't
remember you need only 10 look towards me
show you my snaifbox, so as to remind you ii is
round"
Now the teacher had two snuff. boxes: one
round which he used on Sunday, and one square,
which he carried during the week.
The trial day arrived, the dean as the master
anticipated asked one Of the scholars what is the
shape Of the earth. The latter little embarrass-
ed turned round to the master, who showed his
snun-eox ami be answered unhesita,insly:
III IS round, Sunday, sir, and square the rest
Of the week."
The proceeding anecdote reminds us OF another
instance OF the risk of teaching by analogies A
female teacher of school that stood Oh the bank
or an Engissh stream, once wished to communi-
cate to her paps an idea of faith. While she was
telling them the meaning of the word, 4 small
covered boat gliding in sight along the stream
Seixns, on the incident for an Illustration she en-
claimed:
'.lf were to tell you that there was leg of
mutton IN that boat, ycu would believe me. would
you not. even without seeing it yourself ?"
"lss ma'am," replied the sholars.
swell that is faith," said the young shool-
tcess.
The next day in order TO test their recollection
OF the lesson, she inquired, "what Is faith ?"
A leg of mutton in boat I" was the answer
shouted from all parts of the shoolroom.
WHAr A GENTLEMAN NAY DO AND WHAT
HE NAY NOT po.-He may carry brace Of par
tridges, but not leg of mutton. He NAV be seen
in the omn,hus-box at the opera, bat not on the
box of an omnibus. He may be seen in stall
inside the theatre, but not at stall outside Of one
He may dust another persons jacket, but no;
brush his own. He may kill man in duel but
he mustn't eat peas with knife. He may thrash
coalheaver, but he mustn't ask twice for soup
He may pay his debts of honor, but need not
trouble himself about his tradesman's bills. He
drive horse as a jockey, but he musn', exert
himself in the least to get his living. He must
never forget what he owes to himself as gentle
man. but he need not mind what be owes as
gentleman, TO his tailor. He may do any thing,
ahy body, in fact, within the range of gentle
maa-So through the Insoreut Debtors Court,
or turn billiard maker, but he must never on any
count carry a brown paper parcel, or appear in
| the streets without pair Of gloves.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-30

4 Coon Hsr.--Tne Detroit Advertiser ms
the following good hit a. Ge1. Cass and ~
Mcclellan. who.is now the Dcmocra'ic c1nri-
date for Governor. and was distinguished VII
mot proviso Congressman from Michigan:
I'VE take great pleasure in complying with
the request Of the enterprisIng proprietors to
draw the attention Of oGr readers to the McHt-
aan S,tinet works recently established In this
State by Nessrs Cass and McCieliand! Perhaps
two gentleman could not be found better adapted
70 cooperate in such an enterprise. inasmlch a.
sIr Cass has long given his exclusive attention 10
fine cotton interest. and MFR Mcclellan has been
no less successful IN wool
THE design Of the prop-ietoTs. as we under
stand, is to manufacture an article which, Eh'ia
i, presents noon one side the appearance OF al
,roo opon the other will convince the most scrti-
tiniying observer that it is entirely cotton coa
made from it therefore needs only to be turned n
sui. Northern or Southern latitude. Their pre-
! sent design is TO manufacture immediately ver'
| large stock of The article, so that they NAV No
be caught nappinr by the fall business OF lsoa
n. B. Protection will not be necessary npo
this article as foreign ingenuity is defet TO prn
dnce the like. Capital stock oo.ooo-ett:h
/ -,
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THE YouSG SUCKER VOLUNTEERS IN Mexico.
A writer in Canadian paper, describing the
pecularties of the young men OF Illinois, tells tae
following story:
..The way that the young Sucker Volunteers
fought in Mexico, may give you some idea OF h,s
characteristics. He was there perfectly desperate
in fight One of the officers related to me i'-
tie scene which occurred at Buena Vista, when
the whole brunt of the Mexican advance was
borne by an Illinois Regiment. II seemed as tho
they would be annihilated by superiority of mum
bers, when yonng Sucker drew his rifle de'iher.
ately. and dropped Mexican. "Setap the pms. :,
And the whole regiment took up the word, and
at every FIRE would shont '.Set up the pins p
The officers said they fought like young demons
and with as much drollery and fun, as If on spree
-at another time when charge was ordered, one
Of the officers could not think Of the word. and
he shonted "Let'er rip!'' when the whole line
burst out with the yell, "Let'er rip!' and dashed
; in among the Mexican,, laughing and shouting tht
new battie-cry.,s
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-30

/ TlLLAIsors PsocEEntsG.--Tha following
j. an embodiment ~ The infamous sentiments and
principles OF the men who defed the Law al sy
racuse. and of their abe.to.s Il National IBies.
1t the meeting o. the Abolition Convention
the Day @fer the re-escape of the fugitive, Gerr.t
Smith offered sarles of resolutions two ri which
we copy, which were sustained BY :. T. Ward
and Others, ami passed unanimously:
Where's D4niel Webster, the l4s. all isif1-
mons enemy Of the LuInan race, Gl IL speech
which he delivered himself in Syracuse last
spring, ex1itinziy and insultingiy predict that
fugitive slaves woa!5 yet De ta1ea a@av frala
Syracuse, arad eYeu from AHtt-SiaTery CoaseE-
tioas lii Syracuse; aEa whereas the attempt was
defeated bv the majestic and mighty uprising cf
Two thousand FIVE hundred brave nen, before
whom the half do->a Ailuap!ers wefe but -
tow
sEas5.vat, therefore. Tia. ve rejoice that tie
city Ct Syracuse. the AHt.-S'aTe-T city cf Sy-s-
cuse, the city OF Aati-Slavery Conventions. CTR
beloved and glorious city OF Syracuse. stiGI re-
mains undis-racel by the fa..l.raent of this -
tan;c prediction of tie satanic Daniel Webster
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-30

The New CoDE,-lt isn't so certain but that
the New Code will prove worth something after
all. As it comes into practice. we notice that
there is far more praise than censnre bestowed
upon It. TIE Fort Demones Starr relates that
chap down in the Republic somewhere, opened a
copy of the Code, the o.he, day, and after read
ing it moment, began to denennce II IN prelty
round terms, On being asked to read the part he
objected to. he edited the audience with an eN-
tract from the Constitution of the United States
which prefaces the volume. 1t don't happen to
he the first time, however, that even that excel
lent document has encountered ohectors.-l Dd-
kuaue Tribune.