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The southern press., 1852-04-17

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translating from the French or German, keeping q
set or two of books, where regular book keeper
is not employed, &c. Please inquire at the Office
Of this paper. 6-tf
The southern press., 1852-04-17

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ANCE COMPANY.
Established in 1920, and Empowered by act Of
Parliament,
For the Insurance of l. yes, and the Endowment
OF Children, &c
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Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07
From the Washington Union
Railroad Ssrants.-lsiversa and 1tar-
bOrs.-Presidenli

A few respectful but plain words
to members of Congress on the above
subjects:
The western States, taken in the
aggregate, form an important item in
all the political and presidential cal
culations of the times, as well with
one party as with the other. The
West is never asked for candidate,
but is always asked for its vote
Thus far its party organizations have
been preserved with extraordinary
unity, and been brought to bear with
sigma. c:.ac.. cc&ac: These organizations
Il speak of both parties) have been
accomplished and continued upon
hope rather than upon reality-upon
the pursuit rather than the possess
session of promise. The wings of
the West, though identified with the
great agriculturulinterest, have stood
by the tariff wings of the East in the
expectation that their eastern breth-
rem would be faithful and just to them
in the extension Of liberal appropria-
tiOns tor river and harbor improve
ments. The democracy of the West
have toed all the old landmarks, and
stood squarely up to all the old plat
forms-going so far even as to fight
the battle, and gain the victory in IA
vor of the compromise measures
all the fond hope that after so many
evidences Of personal and political
attachments, their party friends in
other sections would recognise their
zeal and friendly service, and accord
them some tangible assurance of re-
gard. Intelligent and rejecting
minds cannot but see the trying posi-
ton of politicians Of both parties in
the western States. Wings, for in
stance, are expected by the tariff
wings of the East to advocate the
taxing of the whole agricultural in
terest for the benefitof eastern manu-
facturers. With what do they usu-
ally gild their bait as an equivalent
in order to catch the farmers, the wool
hats, and hunting-shirts of the forests
and the prairies? Why, of course,
nothing less than liberal appropria-
tons for ,iuer and harder improvements
thus facilitating commerce, and
consequently promoting the agricul-
tural interest. Can western wings
long keep their feet on the question
Of the tariff, if their eastern friends
longer continue to fail them? Demo
,ratd d Canton fs..whether they reside
lpo New ar the rivers of the
rus, Chocolate, Cocoa Pefo be strict con-
tard for sale at PATTERM Union men;
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07

/
are: ls~this route far inland, and
will it drain large interior? Will
it connect great valleys and leading
water-courses with each other? VIII
1t promote the extension towards the
Pacific of the great chains now lead
ing westward from the East, the, cen
tire, and the South? Ifso, it should
surely commend itself to immediate
adoption.
Why should the old States seek to
become land holders in the new
States, and thus cripple them in their
infancy by impeding their settle
ments and by engendering resent
ments which would inevitably result
IN scenes far more formidable ana
tar more desperate than the anti-rent
riots of New York? Was the North
west Territory given away that after
the lapse Of fifty years, when the
blood OF the pioneer had reclaimed it
from the savage, an. mis- sweat had
made it to blossom as the rose, it
might be taken back, or be made the
object of disgraceful scramble in
Congress? Was the Louisiana terri
tory bought for the purpose of extend
ing our empire, or merely that it
might become, in the future, an ele-
ment of contention? Was this
the understanding of the hun
dreds and thousands of the early
settlers-all of whom periled life,
and many of whom paid the dreadful
forfeit, when they went, with axe and
gun in hand, to make home west
OF the Mississippi? For shame, gen.
tieman and statesman of old States!
Abandon this unw1 by project. You
would add thouShd-fold more to
your interests by dealing literally
with the West Encourage com
merce, by improving our navigable
highways; open up new avenues of
trade, by making grants of land for
the construction Of railroads and in
less than four years the rich and ex-
haustless products Of our teeming
fields, from the Ohio to the Missuri,
and fiom the Lakes to the Cult, will
be laid at your door-a free offering
"a never falling source Of wealth.
and worthy thousand Underwood
amendments"
FRONTIER.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07

"nSeiy uaFk. ana tneI SlndlS-
tiact murmerings all around us i'm the
gloom, that. sounded like the wings
of monstrous birds tanning the air in
rapid flight. Far away in the south
ern board could be heard the low and
almost constant believing Of mutter-
ed thunder, while along the whole
line ofhorrizon towards the San Bor-
omhom, small wiry threads of chain
Tightening seemed to dart up from
the surface Of the water, and fetch
the thundered warnings of the storm
king, upon the black scroll of night
in hieroglyphics Of living fire.
was but passenger in the ship;
but ! had been an old cruizer in the
River Plata and knew that all these
appearances were but the heralds of
the coming tempest. By my advice,
the mizzen topsail was s:s.ei e.; lou, ana
the thlr1. 11reI taken in the fore, and
the main topsail yard was settled
away upon the cap, the reef tackles
hauled out, and two or three men
were already in the rigging on their
way aloft to reef the sail, when the
captain came on deck, and, after a
single glance outinto the gloom came
the loud hurried orders
"Clew up that main topsail Down
out of the rigging, there, everybody,
and clap on to the clewlines and bunt-
lines. Let go the sheets, and up with
him both sides-up with him my lads
up with him with wll-so! =! Re-
lay everything! and now lay aloft
there for your lives and roll him up.
Up you go, my souls and be handy
it'll be down here on the top Of US
in five minutes! And thus encour-
aged and urged on to their duty, the
ready sailors flew up the main rig
glng, and outon the topsail yard like
cats
"Who's skulling here?" exclaimed
the mate, as his eye encountered a
dusky figure crouching among the
ropes about the main fife sail; "who's
this, say?" and he dragged the de-
llnquent away from the mast towards
the weather main rigging.
Me sir? boy Diego replied deep
musical voice, when recognized in
moment as belonging to beautiful
Brazilian, perhaps sixteen years old,
who had Joined the ship the day be-
fore she sailed, and came aboard in
company with the Portuguese sailor.
to whom he appeared to be particu-
larly attached, and who | had obser-
we'd, was always the first man aloft
when the order was given to make
or take i'm sail.
"Boy Diegor' yelled the excited
mate; well, why the devil don't YOU
go aloft and help to furl that sail?"
NAV posse senior peloto," replied
the frightened boy. "Eu sou rapaz
que serve como moco do navio p
The poor lad wanted to tell the Of
hcer that he had shipped as boy
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07
2 90 PER ANNCM.
VOL, lO,---N0. Al.

placing mattress upon them; and,
after doing all for the man that was
deemed necessary, he spoke Kindly
to the boy, giving him permission to
remain and nurse his friend; and then
returned to the deck to look after the
safety Of the ship. &
The boy remained beside the couch
till Manuel was fully restored to con-
sciousness; when he conversed with
him for q few moments in so low q
tone that ] could hear nothing that
was said after which he left the cab
in, but soonsa after returned with a
bundle, which | concluded was q
change of.clotln, either fer himself
or friend, and perhaps Tor both
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07

aud, though surrounded by rec ne
groes, abolition:sts,. frecsoi and
free thinkess, they arg exp ped to
sound and sing eterhaliy thsPraisea
of the "Compromise the khole of
which they sugar over withme prom
ise that the democratic party IN Con-
grcss shall be the peoples partys' that
it shall be the poor mans party, and
give him farm; that it is, and alwas.
has beeny and always will be. .thes
liberal party and that 'allthis win
be verified IN generous dopsiiens of
the. public domain ior railrTd and
otherimprovements within MATES.
Can men forever face the mt s With
these promises, When each ccced-
Ing Congress breaks: hc % the
A4anlaessepseax - W S1d
western democrats n lltDaSxA
the black wave of 45olitSnisn,, if
their southern friene shallmot fnly
send them no succor, but convict fem
of fraud by voting down their 3eas-
ures? Can men who reside upotthe
rivers, where their fortunes are oily
wrecked upon rocks and snags or
upon the lakes, where every vind
that blows consigns a friend or rla-
tive to an untimely grave, forger
hold out in their faith as strict ON
structionists, without the hope d a
single resulting benefit?
Now, gentleman of the Thirty. Sec
ond Congress, you have before vouNa
skeleton picture of party affairs IN
the West--a feeble representation, If
you please, of the pursuit ofoolitics
under difficulties-from all which you
may readily infer that your respect
i've friends are often Gin atight place.
The question is, will you make it
worse for them? 1t only remains
here to add that, in the advocacy Of
the great national platforms Of the
whig and democratic parties, the
wings and democrats of the West
have ever shown a zeal unsurpassed
in any other portion Of thecountry.
Whether this activity shall continue
whether it can be kept ho for the
future-will depend entirely upon the
action Of Congress-.
Measures are before you making
appropriations for the improvement
of great navigable highways, and
making grants of land for railroad
purposes. These appropriations are
essential to the general prosperity
and wiz ia6ihe Immediate de-
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07
E. E. GAY.

"HOLEsALE AND RETAIL DEALER
w in Drugs. Medicines, Chemicals, Oils,
Paints, Dye Slufs, Druggists Glass Ware. Bur.
lington, Iowa.
Also, dealer in Books and Stationery, Surgi-
cal Instruments, Teeth, Gold and Tin Foil, Per.
'fumery, Window Glass; a great variety of fan
ry articles, sporting and fishing tackle
Agent for Dupont's Gunpowder; also, for
Smiths Eachine Cards, supply of which will
be kept on hand.
Nav. 1851
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07
From the London Star.
LOVE EACH OTHER.

Oh THAT men would love each other,
With spirit earnest, real:
And would look on man rs brother,
Seeking out his lasting veal.
!. We're men knid no more would sadues .
Leave its gloom upon the brow;
But spring of JOY and gladness
Would each kindred heart o'srfiow.
Love brings wrest unto the weary,
Healing up each spirit wound;
Bringing sunshine to the drcary,
: Breathing sweetness all around.
Love can make life's ills more sven,--
Places in the human breast
A sweet ansepast OF Heaven
Making nsA scrichly blest!
O ~ =; seau
Strife woa'd soon. from eartk femovs.
And hearts never would be broken,
II mankind would only love!
Men should dwell in love, uniting
Hand in hand, and heart with heart
In each others good delIghting-
Fellowship will JOY impart.
Oh that men could love each other,
And that man could feel like man:
For if man lov'd man as brother.
Earth would Eden soon regain
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07
G.. D. CROSTHWAIT,
GENE RAJ LAND AGENT,

KEEPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND, WAR
N rants guaranteed not only genuine, but
good for the land on which they are located.
Also, will locate Bounty Land Warrants, is
sued under the act approved Sept. %, 1859
the Eastern Cities or st. Louis, in sums to suit
and on reasonable terms.
May, 1851.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07
FRONTIER.

u A few days ago man was
brought before the Police Court for
drunkenness, and an Irish witness
was asked by the Judge; "Do you
think he was the worse for liquor?'
"The worse for liquor?" asked Pat;
'be dads, an couldn't tell, yer hon
er, but he acted as if he felt much the
betther for the same"
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07
The Escape, A Scene on the Rio
DE Plata.
Not Founded on Fact, but Fact Itself
BY q. 8. RAYMOND.


1t was dark-black, pitchy dark;
aye, as black as the lowest depths of
some grim old feudal dungeon, into
which not one single ray of Gods
glorious sunlight had ever penetra-
ted. It was, too, almost calm--it
would have been better had it been
entirely so; for the faint unsteady
breeze came in fitful puhs from all
points of the compass, rendering it
almost impossible to prevent the ship
from being caught square aback. All
the light sails had been furled, and
the heavy courses were hauled up
snug, so that the noble craft lay there
under her three topsails, like a giant
gladiator stripped for battle. We
were midway between the southern
edge Of the great English Bank, and
the shore of the vast sandy bay of
San Borombom; upon the bosom of
the mighty ocean like Rio de la Pla-
ia. Ever since we had left Buenos
/ Ayres five days nnange
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07

~ When Hindoo priest is about to baptse
an infant. he utters the following beautiful SEN
timcnt: "Little babe, thou en,erest the world
weeping, while all around you smile. con.riye
so to live that you may depart in - ~
all around you weep"
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07

them, without distinction of creed, !,
unite, and be united, in. preserving
the common inheritance;--let them
vie with each other in mutual kind
ness and. good offices; vie with each
other in honorable rivalship, as to
who shall be best citizens; who shall
most faithfully support the country
and obey the laws. hope the Ame
is far distant, but yet it may come,
when our country shall have need of
all her children. o then let them be
prepared to rally around her, as a
round their common mother, who had
been at all times equally impartial,
and equally kind to them all.
l. Icannot conclude without calling
|ygur atteQtioa to three distinct mo-
sEaak Of AlassiGan hiStoiysx.hieh nm
the events themselvea, in their CIR
cumstances and consequences, stand
out apart in their own moral gran
deur-not to be confounded.with any
others. The first, is the moment
when Washington spontaneously re-
turned his victorious sword to the
civil authority of the country which
he had liberated. To my mind, the
annals of mankind, from the very
origin Of time, have never presented
in the order OF merely human moral
grandeur, a moment or a spectacle
more sublime than this. The other
not less sublime is that in which, af-
ter having remained unknown to
each other, so fara we can tell, from
the period when the foundations of
the earth were laid, two worlds met
for the first time, and were introdu-
ced to each other around the cross,
planted by Columbus, on the Island
of San Salvador, in 1902. The third
was that in which the Queen OF
CASTLE and Aragon offered to pledge
the precious stones of her crown, in
order to detray the expenses of his
expedition. If, as there is reason to
believe, she was prompted to this by
love for souls that might be saved
even though their existence was yet
doubtful, this was not only a sublime
moment, it was almost divine, as in
suring success to the enterprise from
the inward prompting and impulse
of heavenly charity. Ofcourse, the
chivs.sop2Spain would not allow
theiATs lady to make such a
SAD pIrS hey provided means
ft rces. And although
tl.ErD this, we are Tempt
ali = that some
! ml a IN
OTIS that itihlDtn
b date, represent tN
tiny ca hected with AillcllU(
Ly e5li an interesting memo.
ria---a1 lie time of the achiev.
mt4EU shington and of the
masIoW land charity of "Isabel.
| la tefs~yy y4YGoI;o
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07

II Order and distribution. and singing out
OF parts, are the life Of despatch, SO that ths
distribution be not toe subtle for he that dot
not divide will never enter we'll into busnes
and he who divideth too much viii never como
out Of it clearly.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07

UJMrs. Sinclair's share of the
profits at Brougham's Lyceum have
amounted to $4,000 for the few days
she has been playing there.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07

IL General Cavaignac had been
elected for the third, the most impor-
tant district in France.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07
D An Unfortunate faI.pf b.
lTs AND cokNuLshna

= -" TCIiP'.
mlser and asked for a garms..
ing that his object was to have son.
thing to remember him by. my
triend," said the mlser, "as thy eni
is to remember me, shall give the
nothing; for | am sure thou wilt re-
member refusal much longer than
gift"
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07

RIG ie time of the achiev
mt4EG shington and of the
masIoN land charity of "Isabel-
la tne"Jatholic."
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07

JAMES d. TEMPLIN,
A TTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY
"A Public, Iowa City, Iowa, will practice in
the different courts of this State.
Nav 1851
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07

DP Col. J. b. Weller, U. S. Sen.
ator, from California, came passen-
ger in the Daniel Webster.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07

DTThere are but II 900 marriage
BILE girls in Lowell-thats all!
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07

or obituary seaman, and he.dere not
go alolt;; hut inahis fright he had for
gotten the fHW words of fEnglishwhich
he might have picked up, and so he
spoke it in Portuguese.
"Be done with your jaw breaking
lingo, and go aloit, ori'll start you
with a ropes end.
The boy did>hot nnders1nad the
words, but he k1ew it was I sshreat
of some kind, and drcading its full
fillmment, he sprang toward the rig-
ging, and would have gone aloft, or
tried to; but laid my hand upon his
arm, and held him back, while l'said
to the mate -: n
"Don'tscnd this boy aloft, ~; I'll
gQ.in his place. z = -.
J. Before he could reply, 1l
send that boy up kel
fall and be killed, or Nh sSs 5l!! M !.
yonld ha doynr; ~ v1nt.Ss2ar 49, 1nys ssS
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07
w. PENN. CLARK,

w. PENN. CLARK, ...
A TTORNEY AT LAW, AND SOLICITOR
IA in Chancery, Iowa City, Iowa, will attend
tn all business entrusted to his care in the U.
4. District court, and the Supreme and Distrl,.
courts of the State of Iowa, and also act as
LAND AGENT. Office over the store occupied
by George Andrews.
Nav 1851
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07
GEORGE S. HAMPTON,

DIR. HENRY MURRAY.
"AVING RETURNEDFR FROM THE WEST
II will be found at his old office on Clinton
:street, 3 doors north of Cover d Hollis store
his residence on Washington street east of
Ralston creek.
May %, 1851.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07

CHARLES A. ROBBINS,
"ATCH-MAKER, ENGRAVER, AMI
w Jeweller, Iowa City, at the sign Of the
:" Big Watch, corner of Clinton and Collegests
May, 1851.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07

LAINT. and CURVATURE o4 tHU 1Dlk
ing dreamhf S5s W -asivifkIDDssssys e .P PEvl ~
boys voice, as he exclaimed,. ,.u =
felicedaev p (what happiness }
turned to look at the boy; and the
next instant ! sprang from my seat
in mute wonder; for as | live, there
beside the couch OF the injured Man
uel sat the most beautiful woman
that mortal eye ever gazed upon.
"Hist" whispered the lovely vision
"eNe domindo,"
At that moment the captain entered
the cabin, and his astonishmcnt at
beholding the glorious creature there
before him was quite equal to my own.
The features were those of the boy
Diego, but the form was that of a
magnific ent woman clothed in robe
of dark velvet, that, in the richness
Of its fabric and jeweled belongings
might have become an empress
In the name of Heaven !! exclaim-
ed the captain ,-"what is this mys
terry"
The exclamation aroused the slum-
bering Manuel, who looked around
him for a moment, and then sprang
to his feet, he grasped the cani ~
hand and thus address,
"My friend, you
once in Rabi.
refused to aid
well nigh hope
forward-
Here the POI
ed an exprn
ly dilf2
stan
be
ms
i. DH
nsey.
.TEyVl
=. rss sse1 na, ,s
vas pIlows,
as t"sn,y s.1Hy yea, y..rl
VicoI psrmsr
der Of ;sass
Wy and the enN
with the cause
the ship in the b.
sailor. VIM
Four months ,aa. gs
been obliged to fls
count of his having
with the revolutionists a.
co. He had taken the nrccanvN
remove his wealth To- The United
States, but before going thithor him
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07

S. A. BISSELL,
A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT
n Law, Upton, Cedar county, Iowa.
Nav 1881
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07

UTThe following BEAUTIFUL para
graphs are taken from the recent lee
ture Of Arch Bishop Hughs in New
York entitled "Catholic chapter in
the history of the United States.
"We cannot help regretting that the
new hemisphere did not take the
name Of the first discoverer (if, as it
would appear, it had no name of its
own)-that itwas not called Colum-
bia, after the noble Genoese sailor,
instead of America, from Amerigo,
the Florentine. But after all, justice,
in this respect, has contrived to estab-
fsh "a "conrt of error I'M the popular
mind, whether. in this land or in Eu-
rope, which rules, that whenever you
onlansthe name Of America
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07

TUST received. lot of brown drills, denims
d striped shirtings, at the
Dec IL NEW YoRK STORE
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07

A TTORNEY AT LAW, IOWA CITY,
n Iowa, will practice in Johnson and the
adjoining counties, in the Supreme Court OF
Iowa and in the District Court of the United
States,
Nav 1851
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07
S w ANS HOTEL,
l0,Dd Citu. Iou0.

HE subscriber, owner and proprietor of
love house, would inform the pub
kep possession of said estab-
n.r rley tha
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07
lob PRINTING.

)ONALD+ M. MCINTOSH,
TTORNEY AT. LAW, CEDAR RAPIDS,
IA Linn county Iowa, will practice in the diff
ferent courts of law and equity in this State;
will promptly attend to all business entrusted
to him; will devote particular attention to con-
xeyancing; and would respectfully solicit
hare of public patronage.
Nav 1851
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-10-22

plin and Sampson and Onslow, and Bladen, and
Columbus, and Brunswick, and Robson, and Cum
bertrand. 10 arouse themselves This District gave
four thousand majority in August Let her give
five thousand in November. New Hanover county
gave within six or seven of thousand. Let her in
crease her majority to eleven or twelve hundred d.
And in Wayne and Edgecombe, and Nash and Pitt;
and Halifax. The Democrats will increase their ma
orites if they will ony bring the people out. for
PIERCE AND KING