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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-02-04

A CnAA FROM john BULL.-Who would
have believed, a few years ago, that the follow
ing would ever be written leading article in
the London Times?
There are two states in the whole world,
and never have been. so bound to one another,
so mutually beneficial, and SO able to work to-
geher, as the British empire and the United
States. At present it seems impossible but that
the whole continent Of Europe should fall into
the hands of military despots; it seems equally
impossible that we, with our American breth-
rem, should lose our enthusiasm for liberty
Here, then, are the two parties in the great
cause that threatens to divide and convulse the
whole world. What will be required of us -.
What attempts will be made on us ? What
crusades ought we spontaneously to undertake
What assistance in any case are we to expect
from America For our islands we have no
fear. Despotism is great on land, but impotent
and craven on the sea- Wherever our ships
can go, there we have compeer. A IS on the
former occasion referred to by Mr. Walker, we
can protect the New World frem the tyrannies
| of the Old. What, then, remancs to be done?
Are we expected 10 land on the continent Of
Europe, and fight single handed, with four
huge military morarchies, mastering two or
three millions ofarmed men? What gree Of
| assistance are we to expect from America, IN
marching into the centre of Europe2 None,
should think However, there are many
things to be considered. hundred years ago.
wha! Russia A hundred years hence,
wha, will be the United States; An empire
with not far short of two hundred million souls
Should anything happen 10 us--shorId we ever
be exposed to unmeritcd indgnity and Cypress
ion, and our services to Europe be forgotten VIC
have only to pray E1oriarc n'iqais nos;ris ts
assibus uitor, and that The prayer will one day
bring across. on occasion, the messengers of a
| IL, IL
of Il continent and two oceans Times et
Dec. IL.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-02-04

EThe health of Thomas Moore the poet is
very feeble, and his death is daily looked
for.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-02-04

IMPORTANT DEoIslos--TAx TIrLEs.-The
decision in the ejectment case of Cofeld vs..
Potter. i'll the U. S. circuit court, was dcliy-
cred by Judge Drummond, on Monday The
following is the substance Of the material points
decided
l. That TAX deed given under a sale made
by virtue of the law Of 1893, was prina facie
evidence Of tile in the purchaser.
2 That the defendant having a prima .facic
title tn the land in controversy, and having the
actual possessions and having paid all the taxes
legally assessed thereon, for seven succ essive
years, b. fore the commencement OF the snif,
and it appearing that he had taken possession
and held it, in good faith under that title, during
that time, he had that claim and color of title
required by the first section of the Limitation
! law of 1899.
g. That if the defendant holds under primG
facie title, and brings himself within the pro-
visions Of the first section of the law Of 1899,
though in point of fact his title was an irregular
or void one, and the patentee or his grantee
could show it, still that circumstance did not
prevent the statute from protecting the defend
ant
A. That the law of 1889, in declaring that
person III the actual possession Of land under
claim and color of title made in good faith for
seven successive years, and who during that
time paid all the taxes legally assessed thereon
should be considered the owner of such land !,
was not unconstitutional;
great many suits pending before this
court depending on the same question.-State
Register.
In Congress- Jan. Chin the House, Mr..
HEM from the Committee of public Lands. to
which was referred the Bill to renuuish to
the State of Iowa, lands reserved for Sault
Springs therein, reported the same back, with
the recommendation that it do pass which was
read twice ard committed
January 7th
A bill was introduced by MIR Hem 10 create
three additional Land Offices in the State of
Iowa; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on the public Lands.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Campbell of illinois,
for the improvement of the Rock Island and
Des Moline Rapids in the Mississippi river
which was twice read and referred to the COM
nit tee on Public Lands,
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Bissell max ing
grant of public lands to the seve lal states Of
the Union, for the benefit of INDECENT insane
persons, which was twice read and referred to
the Committee OH Public Lands
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Sibley, to pro
vide for the survey Of the Mississippi river
above the Falls Of st anihoy which was read
twice and referred to the Committee ON Roads
and Canals.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-02-04

Delhi, Jan. 80 1859.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-02-04

FORREST A PoEI-
s'WEen Forrest the actor, cancd Wills the poet,
He pc and actor-l plainly can show II
Fer though he ne'cr wrctc fond sonnet IL illi-,
lie gained great fame by his stick on Willis"
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-09-22
CAMPAIGN DIALOG UES. M

1AeAA aASAAS EA9szTessyg
ssr4n, Editor 81 the Petersburg a1 Intel
liggence1; will please take the stand.
General SCOTS noIninattion, what
was yous printed opinion, Nj. syme, iinregard to.
such an events s.. s -.
A-Isd state that 8 8 no fact was more certain,
that if Gen. Scott should be the nominee Of the
National Convention, in advance Of a public and.
express psedge; to sustain the compromise in full
force and effect, and resist by all constitutional
MEANS all attempts to impair its efficacy, the W1ig
party of the South so;zl be dss5dnded. 2 -
Q--What conclusion did you think the South
ought to come to- if Gen. Scott did not thus pledge
himself to execute a portion Of the Constitution
of the United States"?
+ A." That he aoos afraid Of the Abolitionists-.
that he will court and conciliate them, and trust to
their influence for his nomination. +" =.
Q-And suppose he should procure his nomi-
by such means-what then?
A-Then my opinion was "that we were fully
justified in coming to the conclusion that in the
event of his election, the councils of the Abolition
lists would be felt in his administration. No one
who knows Seward, Johnston and the rest of the
damnablecohort fpolitical knaves can doubt this"
Q-What thought you of the sacrifice of Mr..
Fillmore by these influences?
Al thought it would be {" for man who,
though born and bred in the slaveholding State of
Virginia, and whose kindred and early friends are
Shareholders had not dared to say that he approves
and will sustain the measures for which you so go-
rifed Mr.. Fillmore, and which you have declared
saved the Union and sustained the rights of the
South"
Q-What epithets did you apply to those who
attempted to sustain the claims of Gen. Scott to
the nomination
Al did pronounce it "quintessential folly"
Gas to your own course, what declaration
made yous
A-As follows: "We can answer for one, and
in the hearing of our Maker, solemnly declare, we
will never do it. Never! Never y"
Q-And did Gen. Scott "publcly pledge him
self in advance" to the Compromise measures?
A-No.
Q-Who do you support for Presidents
A-Gen Scott
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-09-22
IF,om the Asbeyille News,1.

QuALLA Town, N. G. August 90. 81
Editor Of the News: For the purpose OF elicitipe
inquiry fiom Naturalists, permit me to give youa
description of Rattle Snake (crotaus1 caught by
tain, about the 10th inst. Yesterday he brought it
to this place in cage, and examined it with care,
and find it IN respects different from serpent
of the kind have It is Of the usual azs
this country, Of dark coloron its tail il has ten
rattles. and its head two forked horns Of about;
three fourths Of an inch long.
During the last year the said Indian has reported
havipg seen the horned Rattle Snake. which he sup
posed 10 be King Snake, in company with large
number of Rattle Snakes, Of which he seemed to be
Ruler. do not give much credit to the pretensiohs
of Royalty anong se.penis. but the. one exhibited.
here yesterday must be regarded as natural curosi-
ty in this counry "here nothing OF kind has been
tan,s. Youis. truly, -
WM. Il. THOMAS.
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is 81
Sss ssof iJsnoeia sis
s.. ss,'ss,s sss sass'sk
fWsRfsss appointed Secfs ariess Afaef Sof6 aiSc6A
sion il vas iasols 10 form iefts and
ios t's cosnty
Pseside,a iilie Brow
~ Hsce Presidents ms. Moore, John Handoip ]ssS5
mat!hew i: Car, Rippon cofnelius
8 sss,ela,is.-- ch.Ils. 'laagap and Jossphs M IS
Dancey. ~ - & - sszss'
Erseutiss Comu.is.se Joseph g Dancey, ChafIss
|J: % Hagan, BIoant Pierce Gdiiaghef Wnis;
FIX. Delany. SO sSs # 80 80
On motion its was UNANIMOUSLY .eseIvsd ihafssSss
ioi1ng Counties be tel Id re6nviile pIE ~ M -
Saturday. The 24ih and s Inst. tie
guished speakers Of the party throughout the
be invited to attend. s, % IS - sIs IS
Whereupon Col. John I. Foreman was appointed
Marshal, and the officers of the Pierce and King
Club committee Of arrangements sSss Sssss.
The following committees were appointed for the
different districts Throughout the county = = ss
Greenutk District-Joseph J. Dancey, John Bielf-s
op. Glasgow Cherry. Bliant Hardy, Lewis smith,
James Allen, James Nelson, w. K Delany. p. u. q =
Baker. z.ss - s, s. ,sSS SIS S IS
G,Nn's-Lemuel Cherry, Allen Ki,trelL Lsyiss
Pairson, Staniy Ketrel. ;-sss - ~
Cross Roads-Gideon Ward, BENJAMIN May, Wm.g
Moore, Joseph ]. Moore, Matthew l. Carr.
Andersons-M. l.. Carr, John Randolph, .. P.sss
Beardsley, 5. Tyson, l. Joyner, j. L. Ballard, John
Baker, G. Janes. s. s 80 Il
Andrew's-Jessee Stancll, Cason James, D.. 90
Spain, R. Wh,ehurst, Carroll Station. ss.s
StanciNs-Wn. Brown, Henry Stancill, " III
Stanc', R. w. Rves. {; 20 ssss ssSss
P.rker's-J: rhigpen, Rippon Ward, A: House
P. Rives, David Flemmng. Wedgan Moore s. s.as B
FaMland-Spencer S. Harriss.. R. S. Gray, 3.
Wooten, G. w. Wooten, Washington lice.
Haddock's-H. Brooks, G.. P. Kinsa0I, w. ~
Smith, D. Coke. - sss 8
Shiio-J Brooks, Jno. Gardner, I'm. James, Hem &
ry Nelson. - 49, ~ rs
Buck's-John A. Smith, Cullen Smith, Dennis G 50
Smith, Churchill Moore. s. S $ s,ss ss
Iuf's-John NJ. Smith. W Wi1Itam Boyd, Bryant
Smith, Willie Moore, s.. J. Spain. h. sssss@.
On motion the thanks Of the meeting were returned
to the officers. ,s.s@sss ssesss
1t was ordered that the proceedings Of the meeting
be published in the Standard, Republican and Sotsss
erner. r.s-- ~. ,.s5l,ssSsssszS 5,
Whereupon the meeting adjourned to meet again
at the Court House, on Saturday the 18th, at l9s
o'clock. MATTHEW l.. CARR, tnmn. g
JOHN RANDOLPH, w. ~'' ~ .be: = - g s
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-09-22

sloIlIls


DDI4I ssss.
SINCE lsl lasI sssa ssys liIs
oldsborough Republi anlls the
Invitation Is the Meeting hagesFe-
ceiyed the following which ne take Pleas.
ure in laying before our readers
From Hon. 171eoyge u. Iallzas ~. :,.s S.
PHMADELPHIA. 26th August, 1852.
. GENrLeMEN: Ithank you for inviting me 70 meet
the Hon. VIM. r.: King at the Democratic Mass
Meeting in Goldsboro the Cd and Sd Of MONTH
i is full forty years since my acquaintance with
Col. King first began, and / have ever known him
intimately, both as an ACCOMPLISHED gentleman and
sterling republican. No one, in either aspect, more
exceptionable. To unite with you. therefore, in
honorlng him as you propose, " pnld 20 me be most
gratifying. lam, however. chained by the duiiesof
pfisat te life, and compelled 70 remain here.
Accept, gentlemen, my renewed acknowledg dgementss
for the honor done me. and believe me, truly and re-
spectfully.
Your friend and obedient servant,
G. M. DALLAS.
B. BARNES, JOHN EvER1rr, VIM. K. LANE and
others, Committee.
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Position OF Ma. w EBsrER. Mr.. Webster's health
is improving. The refreshing breezes of the oceah
have aIleody had improving effect upon him, and
his catarrh is subsidDg. He finds time TO sopefin-s
tend the Affairs of his great farm. to fish little. shoot
some, besides attending to the businessof the State
Department which belongs to his duties few
weeks in LIsrsh6ed will, no doubt, restore him 10
perfect health and strength. % ~
We see it stated in various quarters that MI. Web
ster contemr les publishing address to his ifiendss
advising then. as the course which they ought to-
pursue. and ging them 70 refrain from using his;
naue -cor-rexen with tho Presidency. These
statements are put forth BY editors Of Scott papers
gentlemen who opposed Mr.. Webster's interest at
Baltimore, grounds Of private ualice. and aftefs
wards ex"lied in the doings Of the Convention. Mr.
Webster has wr.len no lelterapon the subject Of the
Presidential election, nor will ne do SO. in . few
days'' His friends have not solicited his advice as
to how they should vote III November next and as
they nave not, he wit, hardly volunteer it, All specu-
latioa and threats on the part OF Mr. ebsters enc
mics are useless; they cannot break his silence. 3
~ EostOn C0urier.ss IS
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-09-22
From Hon. Weldon ". Edwards. !
Poplar MOUNT, near Ridgeway, N. c.,

FROM lion. VFeLUOn ". Eu2CQTGS.
POPLAR MOUNT, near Rdgeway, N. c., *
Cd September, 1852.
GENTLEMEN: Your polite invitation of the 2lst
ut., for which give you many and sincere thanks,
being msdireced to Warrenton instead of Ridgeway,
the office which use, did not reach till last eve.
nng not in time for to meet, Godsboro' to-day
my old and highly valued friend, Col. VIM. R. King,
and to unite with the patriotic of his native State
in doing him honor.
1t would, indeed, be most gratifying to have it in
my power to participate in the pleasures and duties
of an occasion, appointed by the old friends and
neighbors of Col King, for the purpose of paying
just and merted tribute to his eminent worth, dis
tingushed abilities, and long and patriotic services.
Few men have served their country longer than he
has, none better, none more faithfully.
His whole public life, commencing in his earliest
manhood, in 1906, and not yet mated. in which
he has filled acceptably many OF the highest and
most responsible stations, bears testimony that
he is the consistent and fearless advocate of the pr-
ciplcs of the Democratic party. the tried and able
statesman, the accomplished genteman-of integrity
answering, and of purpose infexble. Command
ing. as he does, the highest appreciation and regard,
his friends may we'll be proud of the homage which
public opinion everywhere pays him, and in their
hearts rejoice that, in age in which the vile spirit
ofdetraclion displays than cormorant appetite,
not breath is whispered with intent to the beau
ty and dignity of life so we'll and so useully spent
in his country's service.
10 Noi. Amg' Meleioie' 'he onelng you propose
cannot fail to be spontaneous and from the heart and
to be the of more honor to those who bestow
II than to him who so eminently merits it. While
regret cannot share in that honor, beg You to be
assured of my sincere wish that the meeting Colds
boro' may be every thing you desire, and that the
fullest demonstration may be afforded that the good
Old North State is now, where fervently pray she
may be, the right side, battling for the t,nae-
honored principles IF Democrrcy.
With sentiments Of highest esteem and regard,
Your te!!owWvfitiKNfnE r EnwApns
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months e ago, the newspapers Of Ohio reported that
e Nj. Tlden Of that State had said in Is speech
before some Scott meeting, that he was, sins the
possession Of aletter from Senator Wade, inform
ing him that he (Wade) had just had conyerssa-
ton with Gen. Scott, in which the latter declared
that 'hewould 1sooner cut off his right hand than
lend it to the support Of Slavery"
This report Of Wades letter. to Nlden went the
rounds Of the Democratic press for amonth or more
without contradiction from any quarter 1t was seen
by Wade, and he made no voluntary denial or
explanation of it. If false, he quietly submitted to
have his name go before the country on the back
Of the fasehood. He was however, it seems, writ
ten to by Mr.. Cranberry Of this State, and by Mr.
Sawyer, Of Virginia, concerning the alleged declar
ton Of Gen. Scott and his letter to Tlden and to
both Of these correspondents, he denied the Ian
guage attributed to him in his communication to
Tlden He pronounced the report entirely mac
curate, though he did not give what he did say !;
and to Mr.. Sawyer he expressly promised to write
for the letter he sent to Tilden "and when obtain
ed, to send him copy verbatsm." Well, amonth
and half has passed Mr.. Sawyer has patiently
waited-the public have waited to see that letter
and they have waited in vain. Mr.. Wade has
not sent it, according to his promise.
And now comes up development, which con-
clusively shows that Mr.. Wade never intended to
produce that Tden letter, and that his conduct in
regard to the whole affair has been characterized by
dupEcity and downright falsehood and all to
screen Gen. Scott from the responsibility OF the
odious sentiments he uttered to him i'll the CONVEX
sation referred to. We are informed by the " Ohio
Statesman" of the 7th inst, that Mr.. Wade i'm
medately on his denial Of his letter to Tilden, as
the same had been reported, telegraphed to him,
"To BURN THAT LETTER."
and that Tilden, before concluding to burn it,
called in two or three friends who, with him, in
spected it, identified the handwriting and marked
the disputed declaration" So that either Wade
has told falsehood, or Gen. Scott did make the
declaration ascribed to him.
And thus we see a whig Senator in Congress,
under his deliberate promise to gentleman to write
for or furnish certain letter, driven to the misera
bic shift of telegraphing
"To BURN THAT LETTER."
Instead of producing the promised document,
he contrives to have it secretly destroyed. Mr..
Senator Wade stands before the country in the
light of discovered hypocrte; and for what has he
so humiliatingly stopped from his high position {:
What, but to conceal from the Southern public
the true position of the Seward candidate Z! What,
but to uphold cause which in itself has nothing
to recommend it to the popular confidence and
support, and which, without systematic artifce and
faIsehood, can never hope for success!
"BURN THAT LETTER ~
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THE STANDARD.
PIERCE, KING AND VICTORY!
RALEIGH, SATURDAY.. SEPT. L, |, 1852:
THE Foss ISLANDER.

The Wing leaders Of this State those d. them
Who 60 for scott-are still using the Foss slander,
with the hope Of producing the impression. on the
minds Of the uniformed that Ger. Pierce uttered
Abolition sentiments il: his New Boston Speech 9
Gen. Pierce, it is true, has denied over his own
name that he ever used such language as that at
uibuted to him by Foss-but what Of that? wi hat,
for instance, does the Raleigh Register the Hills
borough Recorder, and other papers that might be
named, or such public speakers as Henry Z. Nash,
care for that! What they wish tosdo is to iinjjure
the Democratic cause and defeat Ger. Pierce and
all past experience has shown that, with them,
the end justifes the means. And who IS this
Foss their cherished witness Let the following
letter. published by him in Foggs paper, give the
answer: s-lss - S;sssssss.s 81
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-09-22
GIVE US LIGHT-HOW IS IT.

We are informed that the Hon. james T. More
head, in his z.5s-t sraech befara4la Scott Cl>hi
this City, made the following statement, upon the
authority of Mr.. Senator Cooper, of Pennsylvania,
who gave Mr.. NJ. his consent that the same might
he made public, viz: That General Scott told him,
Mr.. Cooper, that the reason he did not publish
letter approving of the Compromise measures, in
answer to the Resolutions of the Ohio and Penn
sylvana Conventions nominating him for the Pre-
sidency, was, that he aoas not officially notified
Of the proceedings Of those bodies; and had he
been so notified, he soould haze put pen to paper IN
fire minutes, and they scould hare got his prompt
and decided ansacer.
If this be trueit is most extraordinary develop
ment, and ought to be known to the public. The
reason assigned to Mr.. Cooper, above recitcd, is
quite different from that rendered by Gen. Scott
in his letter Of March, 1851, in which he ex-
presses fear of disgusting the public" and
quite different also from that rendered by the
Register" by Bolts, Jones, Stanly, Greely and
Others to- wit, that he light be considered as bid
ding for the Presidency" All these together would
confessedly be very sorry excuse for Withholding
his views upon question of paramount and vital
concern to half the States of the Union. But
considering Gen. SCOTS hot " haste in accepting
by telegraph, the Baltimore nomination, with the
unofficial and false platform, before it was possible
that he could he officially notified, this last
apology for his silence is too preposterously
lame and Incredible to bear repeating to sensi-
BILE men. Did the officers of the Ohio and
PENNSYLVANIA Conventions send Gen. Scott copy
of their proceedings, or not? And what are plain
and fair-minded voters to think of a candidate,
whose friends resort to SUCH different and conflict
ing pleas to Justify his course?
R The Register calls on Messrs. Dockery,
Stanly, Morehead, and Outlaw, to come to the res
cue of Scottish. Where is Mr.. Caldwell 2 And is
it possible that Mr. Outlaw after all that has taken
place, can raise his voice for Scott: We do not
know what course he will pursue, but thus far it
. has been one of g armed neutrality" The Regis
ter may call, and some of these members Of Con
gress may answer, and we hope when they dc
they will tell the people sohy Fillmore ana
Webster acre sacrificed; but if they make nd bet
ter showing for Scott than Mr.. Morehead did il
his speech in this place, they had as we'll be silent
l<. nEWe. call the, attention Of our Democratic
q friends to the advertisement Of Hawthornes Ef
of Gen. P1ERcE, soon. TO be published by Hckno'
Reed & Fields, Boston. We, learn that the Wor
will, be authentic and it is from the pen Of Ma
3 thaniiel Hawthorne the style will of course,
s.ss
s 1. S. Nj. Banks speaker of the MAJ
faachosetts House of Repfessnt TeluIne
III fToi N asfinaton saJ ebssef told him thi
a % sse the vote of rive
s. "a Cen sptxs6t lathats ihsh -