Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-10-28

Within this coasec-ated spot,
The silent de4d around me lay
Beneath the sod, enjoying not
The sunshine of this sabbath day.
Far distant iroth theie native lands
They laid them down TO rest,
Without SISTERS soothing hands,
Without loving mothers breast.
They left dear homes and trayel'd
To this discovered land of gold a.;
Hope was 10 them a guiding in star,
Bat ali theit last bell soon was tolled.
Many a father. son ald brother,
With anxious tears have waited long;
And many a w1fe, sister, mother
With breaking hearts have rails their song.
Yes, raised thesr songs to Heavens gates,
Pourd forth prayers to Heavenly ears
Asking why the lost one waits,
Why he tarr9es through long years.
Beseeching fondly, but in vain,
That The loved one might return,
For kindly haRds hlm low had lain
And filled fot him The funeral urn.
Their graves in mark d neglect will lie
Without iriendly one to care;
Until the trumpet from the sky,
Shall summon all sogether there.
At that bright throne may they all meet
The dear beloved ones Of earth,
And there tosather take a seat
Around the great Eternal Hearth.
The following persons from your vicinity died
on the plains Mrs Brice Henry, from Dodgeville,
John Dunn from Fix Gro5e, Miss Amanda Hatch
and a child of Mrs Wa8gs5aal, from your vii
lage I give yoa the names Of those arrived since
my last Col p Bequette and family, F. J Dunn
Esqr- Joseph Jones, samuel Kaeller, James Colds
worthy Mrs. John Phillips, Julian, sheden Car
ter Grbble. and some others whose names I ana
unable to learn. Those who pretend to know,
say tbat not more han half the emigrants have
arrived yet The weather is warmer than ever
for the last two weeks the thermometer has been
from go to lO4 daily The news from the mines
Is encou-ag ging. those who have river claims are
doing weiI-makiug from so to 500 per day,
but the great difficulty ia getting claims compel
many to work for s. per dav. Notwithstanding
the many failures last yeas in damming and fume
ing the rivers, miners have undertaken the same
thing this year on much more extensive scale
than last. Some lave faisd already and lost their
all.
Some of our fSends have recently returned
nom the urpeF sacramento Valley who state
that the fever and aEue prevails throughout the
whole valley. and thar nearly every family is down
with II. there not being sufficient number Is
in good health to take case OF the sick
The political news rom all parts of the State is
favorable for the higs never were their prospects
brighter, or success more certain. Notwths raEld-
ing the Locos publishing all sorts of docu-
ments and their leaiers making speeches through
out the state some of them making assertions as
far from the truth. as Heaven is from the river
Styx. But they are followed up closely by the
Wing candidates for Congress, one of whom is a
shoe maker and kuown Is old Pegs; the other
a lawyer, and Known as ~.Olj Pike" They,wlih
other wings are doing COED service. making hosts
Of friends wherever they 20. They are able men,
good speakers, and having truth and justice on
their side, and the t)ld Soldier TO lead them on,
they have no dffcJelty in overyhrowing the false
position of their opponents. In many of the min
ing towns the Locas listen 10 their powerful ar
guments with -'issr and trembling and frequent
Iy like their lesder.get faint and retire The peo-
pie are waking up and looking to their interests.
They know that If Pierce should be elected. all
hope for help viii be forfeited and sacrificed, and
our great Railroad project killed Have no fears
for this State; tie syhigs Of California are bring
ing out their banners, un:urling their flags and
going into the conflict with determination to
fight until the baula is over and the victory won.
Yours Truly
WIscoSsIE.