The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-02-25

he dered Turkey in n war with Russia by a nav
to force for the protrc ion Of her capital. After
al series of entertaining and instructive remark
p, about the condition and prospects Of Europ
generally, he rose to depart
u Mr.. Cav rose aud babe him farewell forevc
lg with the utmost cordially and kindl:est sym
nd patty beaming in his face and suffusing his eye
!, and grasping kossuh's hand, he SAID, eco
: bless You and your family! God bless you
III coun,ry-may she yet be free
n kossuth appearantly overwhelmed by tn,
E, warm and earnest sympath thus exhibited 10
"A himself. his suffering family and country, pro
ioundly bowling, passed Mr.. Clay's hand to hi
, heart, and replied in tones OF deep emotion, g
l. thank you, honored sir: shall pray for vor
every day that your health may be restored, an'
that God may proong your life - Mr. Clay:
eyes filed with tears, h, again pressed the hane
/ which clasped his own, probably for the las
$ time, but he could say more.
Thus closed of the most interesting
scenes it has ever been the fortune OF the wri-
ter to witness. Two such men rarely meet in
!, this word-the one, having finished the course
$ of his distnv, having lived and acted through
A the better part Of his coun.ry's lifetime, and
: with its growing greatness and renown having
achieved his own ; the sun of his glorious career
just going down in incl ju1ed briancy, and
] sending back the rays of IFS declining glory
/ upon happy land the other, still acting, still
hoping and fearing, his star just rising amid
storms, and clouds, and darkacss; before him
all the vicsstudes of an uncertain future for
himself and for his country the one, like a
pr 'phet Of old, procIaiming the principle OF the
fathers of his country, to whom he was shortly
70 be gathered--those principles, living by
which that country had achieved her greatness;
the other, like a scholar, listening TO each the
words of wisdom, and hear the lessons of ex
perience, which would be treasured up, and
which might yet one day profit his country in
her pupiia-e To portray that scene Alright
would chal enge the skill of the poet and the
painter The writer would rival, too, the art of
a Handel and Hayden, coa.t he transmit 10
this paper the sweet melancholy cadencfs OF
the voice of the Hungarian ex lie, sou,. ding
like the low melancholy wall of the stricken
children Of freedom, or the trumpet toned voice
Of the old statesman, gathering some OF its
ancient strength, and ringing almost as full and
| sonorous as when in days OF old lis clarion
peal sounded its not,> of cheer and courage to a
nation in its triuInphal march to glory and to
/ greatness.
Railroad Meeting.
At public meeting held at the State House
in Iowa City, on Friday evening the 9th inst.
for the purpose ofapponting d, cgates t" attend
the Railroad Convention to BIZ h Id at Fairfield
in Jefferson county, on the 18th inst. On mo-
ton the Hon. James p Carleton called to
the chair, John NJ Coleman apprentice vice Pre-
sden,, and F. II. Lee secretary.
| The object of the meeting having been
stated, on motion of Captain F. nj. Irish it
was.
R.so,red. That a committee cf three be APP
pointed by the chair to wait the Judges of
the Supreme Court, now in this City, and on be-
half Of this meeting to request addresses from
| berations.
Whereupon F. Nj. Irish, NJ. J. Morscman
and George Paul were appointed said commit !
tee who after short interval introduced the |
Hon. Joseph Williams, George Greene and j.
F. Kinney, the Judges of the Supreme Court,
who when called upon each respectfully address
sed the meeting in support of unanmty of ac-
ton in favor of procuring appropriations of land
tor the two great Railroads of the State, from
Dubuquet to Keokuk and from Davenport to
Council Bluffs.
On NOTION Resolved, That a committee Of
five be appointed by the chair to prepare and
introduce resolutions, expressive of the sense OF
this meeting upon the subject OF Railroads and
to prepare list Of delegates to represent john
son County in the Convention to be held at
Fairfield on the 18th inst.
The following named gentlemen were appoin- |
tcd by the chair 10 wit.
Legrand Byington, s. c. Trowbridgc, Henry |
Murry, James D. Templin, and w. Penn
Clark, who after having retired few moments
returned and offered, through their chairman
Mr.. Byington, the following resolutions which
were adopted unanimously to wit:
Resoired, That the Dubuque and Keokuk and
Davenport and Council Bluffs railroads, are not |
rival, but CO ordinate works: and that it is the
right OF the people of Iowa, to demand. as they
are demanding, and to receive, at the present
session of Congress, grant public land in aid
Of their construction,
Resolred, That this proposed grant on behalf
Of these railroads, stands recommended, not
merely be the immense Importance of the works,
as Indispensable links in the great thorough
fares from the Atlantic TO the Pacific, and from
the Mexican Gulf to the Northwestern Lakes,
pu, ~ the wishes Of the whole people of Iowa,
expressed in every variety os ..rml and upon
numbcrlcss occasions for more than five wears
past
Rescued. That the current, shameless, un-
scrupulous movements of the Town Of Burling
ton, TO override these land grants, and TO seduce
or drive our delegation in Congress from the
plainly marked path Of representative duty, are
totally indefensible in The eyes Of all honest men,
and ii successful, would be an infamous fraud
upon the State.
Resoired, That duplicate land grant to the
Des Moines valley, al the expense of those for
which the State has pe'tioned for years-which
is just now the twentieth day hobby of Bu,lng-
ton duplcity, would be an unmitigated outrage
upon the people Of Iowa: And that whoever
shall construe this emphatic declaration as an
expression inimical t. the honestly secured
prosperity Of every section Of the State, shalt
receive from US the brand due to deliberate false
hood.
Res0'rcd, That the pre- eminent Claims to-
Congressional favor, oi the above coordinate
railroads, and the paramount duty OF the Iowa
delegation, to supp, rt them with all their skill
and energy, have been demonstrated by the ar
gumcnts and instructions OF three legislative
sessions, four state conventions, score or more
Of district meetings, and a multitude of petitions
from the people-(to all which Burlington has
been hitherto committed by her votes and her
silence)-in view of all which we clare, that,
to the extent If our ability, we will infict mu-
nicipll and political condemnation upon any
man, OF set of men, VIII, will aid, by viola
ton of representative duty, in sacrificing these
great works TO the petty ambition ct single
corporation.
Rcso'red, That in the language of the Mi
ners Express, the Introduction by Judge CLARK
into Congress Of bill for grant of land to aid
in The Construction Of railroad from Dubuque
t. the mouth Of the Big Sioux river was uncall-
ed tor, mischievous in its tendency, and not de-
manded by the people whom he represents in
Congress.
Resoired, That twenty-five citizens of John
son county be appointed as delegates to the con-
ven,on which has been called at Fairfield, for
Wednesday next-that each Of said delegates
have power To appoint substitute, if necessa
ry-and that these resolutions be presented and
| read TO the said Fairfield Convention, as an |
earnest OF tho sentiments of this part of the
State, upon the great subject Of their del!bera-
Ii ,ns.
The committee also reported the following
names as delegat to the Fairfield convention,
To wit.
Robert Lucas, Gilman Folsom Edward Con
nelly, NJ. J. Morsenian, L. Ii Benton Jr F. IL
Lee, Samuel Workman, Gilbert E. Defnrest,
5. NJ Ballard, E. c. Lyon, Morgan Reno,
| Perry d. Turner, benjamin, King, Jesse Berry
Samuel P. McCaddon, Ezekiel Clark, J. Nj
| Coleman, James P. Carleton Sen. Peter r b.
-rts, A. NJ Hare, E e. Lee, William Pa,tre,
William J. Sanders, Franklin Kimball John X.
Vanheet and +. Lucas.