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Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-04-04
What can be got for Five Dollars I!

What can De got lot rive DOlldIS
The undersigned have entered into an
arrangement by which they agree TO fur
nish the KnickerbOcker Magazine, (month-
Iv,) the Home Journal. (weekly,) and the
Musical World and Times, (weekly,) to
new Subscribers, at the very moderate price
of five dollars year for the three Publica-
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Dyer & Willis, will be promptly attended
10.
SAMUEL HUESTON,
Publisher Of the Knickerbocksr.
MORRIS & WILLIS,
Publishers Of the Home Journal.
DYER & WILLIS,
PGblishers Of the Musical World and Times,
257, Broadway Bew-YO YOrk.
- Grand Literary and Artistic Combination.
Arrangements have been made to fur
nish the Knickerbocker Magazine, the
Home Journal, and the New York Musical
World and Times, TO new subscribers, Tor
five dollars a year This is cheap itera-
ture, with a vengeance. The Knicker-
booker Is 90 per annum; the Home Jour
mai a2.,and the Musical World and Times
50; making So year at the usual rates.-
That three such woEks can Be obtainsd tOI
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-06-22
Abolition Convention i'm New
York.
This meeting was conducted without any
disturbance.
The following is specimen of the speech


This meeting was conducted without any
disturbance.
The following is specimen of the speech
es s:
Mr. Wendell Phillips said:
We owe nothing to the Union for the bles.
sings we enjoy. With good hearts and strong
arms we would have had them. But the Union
hovses with nothing but curses its on wings
He said he disliked the Union because slavery
could not stand an hour without il, aud con-
tinued in a similar strain at considerable
length, and concluded BY Offering the follow
ing
Resoloed, That we re affirm the old principle
of immediate, unconditional emancipation Of the
soil, and reaffirm that there is no probability
of this but by the dissolution Of the Union, and
the yem,odLiny of the American church.
After the confusion occasioned by the read.
ing of the resolution had subsidized, loud calls
were made for douglass" and "Beecher,
when the latter came forward.
Mr. b. said, though he had not intended
making speech, he could give his Testimony
against slavery as an utter abolni.,a alton; and
he was assured that il had grown up so, not
like a fungus, but like All oak with deep roots
and giant arms. He could dissent from Mr.
Phil lbs easier than he could answer him
Perhap, he had more hope for the slave than
he. He did not believe slavery would always
exist, and would not give up the battle until
! it was all fought.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-06-22
The Granite st ate.

Governor Martin, of New Hampshire. in his
message, draws a glowing picture OF the pros
per,ty of that state and Of the country, with
an executive head born and reared amid our
own hills" and then adds the following sug
gestion relative to national duties -.
"Nations have duties TO perform, rights to
maintain and responsibilities to incur; as well
as individuals. Protection of the rights of its
citizens and territory from all aggressive ac-
ton, the preservation of national character
both at home and abroad, the adoption OF ell
measures which will promote the adsaneefnent
of OTIS own prosperity without encroaching up
on the Just rights of other soverrignties, a
prompt, fearless resistance to all projects of
foreign powers which will tend to endlngcr
the quiet stability of its government or inter
fere with the beneficial effects Of its establish
ed policy, and an InHexible devotion to the
stern dictates of duty and justice. are some OF
the unequivocal duties of a nation. Those
principles of liberty which have been coniided
to our keeping. by which we are governed
and whose sway under God we alone acknowl
edge, forbid the further spread of despotisr
upon our continent; and justice to ourselves
our posterity. the oppressed millions of othe'
lands, and the memory of our illustrious rev
dictionary fathers require at our hands, thu
an unyielding barrier should be preselted t.
it, II the despotic powers Of Europe possess
the power and assume the right to propagate
absolutism beyond their own territorial boun
dares, free governments may with equal JUS
tice exercise the same power and right IN pro
pagating free principles beyond their own Dor
ders. This is neither claimed nor practise'
by our government, and should not be sub
mitted to if claimed by any other. submi
to your judgment and patriotism whether tn
present is not fit time for New Hampshire I
assert in her sovereign capacity, the foregoin
principles of internal policy"
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-06-22

WHAr HorE Dlp--It stole on its pinions of
snow 10 the head of disease; and the sufferers
frown became ;smile-the emblem Of peace
and endurance.
II vent to the house OF mourning-and from
The lips Of sorrow there came sweet and cheer
full songs.
It laid it's head upon the arm OF the poor
man. which was stretched forth at the COM
mand of unholy impulses, and saved him from
disgrace and ruin.
It dwell. like hsing thing in the bosom Of
the mother, whose son tarried long after the
promised time of his coming; aud saved her
from Iesblation, and the "eare that killeth."
1t horered about the head Of ths youth who
had become the Ishmael Of society; and led
him onward to works which even his enemies
praised.
I, snatched maiden from the jaws OF death
and went with an old man to Heaven.
No hope my good brother. Have it. Beck
on it on your side Wrestle with it that 1t
may not depart 1t may repay your pains
Life is hard enough at best-But hope shall
lead YOU over its mountains and sustain thee
amid its billows. Part with all beside-but
keep thy hope.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-06-22
South America.

LIEUT.. MAuRY TO THE MEMPHIS CONVENTION.
The letter of Lieutenant Marry has, already
been referred to. and its Importance and inter.
est would authorise the publication Of it in
full. We give below some extracts:
Turn to the map of North and South AmerI-
ca. You will see there that our Continent has
as it were, been stretched out until it has been
together in the middle by quite narrow neck
of land. After this pulling asundcr the south
ern appears to have been thrust over to the
eastward, forming of this neck of land an ell
bow or Light, il which lies embossed, mid
way between the two Americas, that beautiful
sheet of water composing the Gulf Of Mexico
and the Caribbean Sea, which have SO often
described as our Mediterranean
Keep your eye still on the map, and you
will see that South America is in shape beau
they are away to the west, look at the number
and extent of its rivers, that you may under
stand how well watered the whole Atlantic
slope Of that country is, and you will see that
literally and truly, it is destined to be great
horn of plenty. Its mouth is turned right to
wards US, as though it were ready to pour out
| its vast abundance an infinite variety of fruits
Whenever it does pour them out. il will empty
them in to our commercial lap-that aforesaid
magnificent Mediterranean Sea Of America.
Turn steam, the emigrant, and commerce
with their influence upon that vast water shed
/ ,,,:It - v>lo ntofs
which will produce for US all that the climate
of India affords, and being at our own doors
will want from us in return everything which
we have to spare. And VIII at is it that settler
in new country do not want? The Rio de d.
la Plata is nearly as large as the Mississippi
The valley it drains is proportionably as grea
and far more fertile, for it's intertropica', ant
cana. of few steps in length, by compari
son will turn the Mississippi of the South com
pletely upside down. also bringing its moutl
for all the practical purposes of trade and com
merce, into the Amazon. And the two viii
then for many other great purposes of State
be taken by the physical agents of the Creator
the winds of heaven and the currents Of tn
sea-and brought to the straits Of Florida
there to be united in their great outlet upol
the high seas with the mouth of our own Mis-
sissippi. What focus.
The Amazon, as it now exists, gives drain
age to six nations. 1t is the natural outlet t.
the Atlantic of much of Brazil, OF most Of Boil
via, Peru and Ecuador, and of large province
in New Grenada and Venezuela.
But the Empire has the strength and tn
position; she now holds the mouth and vii
not let the republics go up or down with thei
steamboats,. They are our sisters. They wan
our sympathy, and need our assistance j
their noble efforts to introduce the principle
of free trade upon the Amazon. From the oihe
hemisphere these nations are stretching thei
republican hands out over their Amazonia
tributaries. proclaiming for the waters of ths
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-06-22
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The pOst M a>ter General.

The people Of Philadelphia may well be
pleased with the present administration This
is the first time. since the days of the late Mr..
Dallas. that Philade'phian has held seat in
the Cabinet. We hold it to be very important
that great city--the center Of so much indus
try, wealth and commerce, should occasionally.
at least, be heard in the executive councils ..
the nation; and. We may say. with much conf
dence that thus far, the new Postmaster Gene
raj, Judge Campbell, has come up to the most
sanguine wishes Of Philadelphia. The position
he occupies in the government is one that is
vastly important to his fellow townsmcn
We know how long that great city has stood
in need of a spacious and commodious post.ot
fee; hence he no sooner enters upon ITS duties
than he turns his attention to that important
! susdcct. He kasw shass,N New York had On 81
I celent post office. and he saw no reason why
Philadelphia should not be as well provided for
The matter therefore, of new post office, Is un
der his special investigation. Besides, New
| York has had all the government pap for build
ing steamers for carrying the mails exhausted
upen her. Not cent has been expended by
the government for the advantage or encourage
ment of hiladelphiamerchants. And, although
Judge Campbell may not have the disposal
this matter entirely in his hands, the people
Philadelphia are confident that he Will hereat
ter see that she has had fair play in all futur
appropriations of that Sort
| Mr. Campbell is not only eminently compe
tent for the highest post OF chief OF depart
ment, but his intimate acquaintance with tn
interests of Philadelphia will justly give weigh
70 all that he shall ask in her behalf It's no
however, out of place to add here, that there
, not now lvng in the State any one OF our pu'
3 lie men who is more intimately acquainted VII
+ the citizens of The interior of Pennsylvan
and their wishes, than Judge Campbell.
, has visited, within the last two years, ever
e county IN that commonwealth and OF cour
he knows all that is requisite that an etficie
s officer should know in relation to the WISH
e and wants of that whole body ef freemen; co
!, seouen,ly, in matters relating to apPointmen
e in his department, at least so far as Pennsy
!. yania is concerned, he is' posted up to u
d nresent hour. In addition to all this, we TIM
]. we can with confidence say, and the puo'
y will bear us out in these assertion, that
!. have never known n postmaster whose CO
IN duct has so completely met the popular app
le val as that of the present incumbent. Some
he our friends had misgvings as to the Judi
er hut he has taken his friends and opponeI
p. by surprise. and established character
j. decision, promptness. and Intelligence, eq'
As to any OF his predecessors. and in that
d. we include Judge Mclean of tbs Supre
tn Bench of the United States.-Camden On.
ut Dem.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-06-22
LITERARY LARoR.-The last nur.oer OF Dick

LITERARY LARoR--The last nurloer OF Dick
ems Household Words says:
In the last year we have read nine hundred
manuscripts, Of which eleven were available
for this jorunal after being entirely e-written.
In the same period we received and answered
two thousand lcttcas, and made appoint.
ments with odd two or three hundred more
of our fellow creatures than were pounds
to pay for the celebrated nails in the horses
shoes, which will 80 down to Posterity rusty
with tears of school boys. On the other hand
it is delightful to state that five Of our very
best fellow laborers first became known 10 us
as volunteers at various periods within the
three years and upward Of our existence; and
that some remarkable descriptions in this jour
nal have come to us from wholly unaccustom
ed writers who have faithfully and in thorough
earnest pu, down wha, they have undergone
or seen.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-06-22

JThe British government purchase labor
ers or apprentices on the coast OF Africa az
$40 head and send out cruisers to stop the
slave trade. They shot down whole town
full Of negroes in order to destroy the slave
trade and then offer premium Of $40 per head
TO induce negroes TO capture other negroes and
fore. Them to ..emigrate" to British eo'opies.
where slavery has been abolished. Meanwhile.
American abolitionists Of both genders are
feasted in merry England. whose pharisees
thank God that they are not - other men are
boston Post.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-06-22

BlooMEnYsM DEFINED AND DKFKSpDE.- Hars
riet Pomeroy writes to Plymouth paper AZ
follows :--"I have sir, with others, stepped
beyond the bounds and dominions Of fashion
that remorseless tyrant who rules more sub.
ecss than airy ten Of earth's rnightiest Kings
and oh what q crime IL Is. in the eyes OF
some superlative modest folks Well. sir. is
there anything immodest in a pair Of pants
and short tress? Ifthere is. then your seq
must be immo,lest beyond degree. The truth
is, the immodesty is all in the imagination
and not in the dress. When / hear man or
woman making gratuitous remarks mark
him OF her as the case may be, as possessing
a corrupt mind and an impure insagination-
We have adopted the 'Bloomer' because We
do not like to carry suspended from our waist
from two to four pounds of cotton and a bolt
of calico, which we have to lift at every step
we take-it is burden too greyious to be
borne. II. as you say. the long dress and
four pound peticoat, ia productive OF much
sickness and death, why don't you come out
and be onf champion and advocate tie univer.
sal adoption Of the 'Bloomer eostumer Re-
member consistency is jswe'' You think It
dispcnses with too much clothing in cold
weather; this only proves that yon gentlemen
know nothing about the matter. In cold
weather. wearunder my pants two pair OF
drawers, cotton and flannel pair, which
make rne uncomfortable than any long dress
open a, thebottom possibly could You think
also, that the fashion might be changed by
degrees without cgasirg any gratuitous remark
Permit me to cay, sir,we think you are at least
twenty years behind the tmes;it has been
demonstrated long ago. that to cut dogs tail
off inch - inch. hurts worse than to cut it of
| al, TO once"
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-06-22
SUNSET.

"Sunset is burning like the seal of God
Upon the close Of day This very hour.
Night mounts her chariot in the eastern
glooms
To chase the flying Sun, whose fight has left
Footprints of glory in the clouded west:
Swift is the hailed winged swimming steeds,
Whose cloudy names are wet with heavy dews
And dews are drizzling from her chariot
wheels
Soft in her lap lies drowsy.lidded Sleep,
Brainful of dreams, as summer hive with bees;
And around her in the pale and spectral light
Flock bats and grisly owls Oh noiseless wings
The flying sun goes down the burning west,
Vas. night comes noiseless up the eastern slope
And SO the eternal chase goes round the world.
Unrest unrest! The passion painting sea
Watches the unveiled beauty OF the stars
Break and dissolve. then gather in a mass,
And float like mighty icebergs through the
blue.
Summers, like bushes sweeps the face of earth;
| Heaven yearns in stars. Down comes the
| frantic rain;
We hear the wall of the re morseful winds
In their strange penance. And this wretched
| orb
Knows not the taste Of rest; maniac world,
Homeless and sobbing through the deep she
goes"
From the following lines of the same re-
markable man, it may be inferred that like
most poets, Mr.. SMITH has been in love, and
like many has been Sacked" But he has
a splendid way Of telling it.
To.
"The broken moon lay in the autumn sky.
| And lay at thy eet;
You bent above me in the silence
Could hear my wild heart beat.
| spoke; my soul was full of trembling fears
At whatmy words would bring:
You raised your face your eyes are full OF tears
AS the sweet eyes Of Spring.
, You kissed me then, worshiped at thy fee
| Upon the shadowy sod.
Oh, fool, loved thee loved thee, lovely cheat
Better than Fame or God.
My soul leaped up beneath thy timid kiss:
What then to me were groans,
Or pain or death? Earth was a round Of bliss
seemed 10 walk on thrones.
And you were with me 'mong the rushing
wheels,
+ Mid Trades tumultuous jars !;
! And where to awe-struck wllds the Night re
! veals
Before your window, as before a shrine.
: I've knelt 'mong dew soaked flowers,
While distant music bells, with voices fine,
Measured the midnight hours.
7 There came a fearful moment was pale,
You wept. and never spoke,
: But clung around me as the woodbine frail
CIings. pleading round an oak.
a Upon my wrong steaded up my soul,
!. And flung thee tfom- myself:
4 I spurned thy love as 'twere a rich mans dol
: ltwas my only wealth.
{ 1 spurned thee /, who loved thee, could hay
: died,
That hoped to call thee wife,.
- Anu bear thee. gently smiling at my side,
n Through all the sh ocks of life
= Too late. thy fatal beauty and thy tears,
Thy VOWS, thy passionate breath
, I'll meet thee not in Life, nor in the spheres
a Made visable by Death"
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-06-22

DT'Inspectors Of customsP said Mrs Parting
ton, energetcally, as she laid down the paper
chronicling some new appointment Here
was new idea that broke upon her mind like
a ray Of sunshine through corn barn. "In-
spectors of cosums" and she looked up al the
rigid profile Of the old corpora al as if she would
ask what he had to say about it, but that war.
rior had hung there too long to be now disturb.
ed by trfles., and he took no notice of her
inspectors of costums,' codtinued she, as she
turned her attention to the old black teapot
and then turned out the tea, which celestial bev.
erage gurged through the spout in harmony
with her reflections not too strong: that's a
new idea to me. But thank providence baint
got no customs that hadn't as lieSes they'd
inspect as not; only I'd a little rathor they
wouldn't. l wish every body could say So
but I'm afeard there are many customs that
wont bear ing into. Well, let every tub
stand on id bottom, say-I wont cast
no specioY "a nobody. But ! don't see
what the to appint any more for and
be to sue when every place has SO
many in inspect customs tor moth
ing. If Jake my next door neigh
Dor, Mis- now, an inspector Of Gus
toms, IL need another for a long
ways. Il y ssFtir. She stirred her
soueho,| pinate1, untasting, and Ike
helped eeded. 70 tho last preserv-
cd rear the DISH.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-06-22

'OuR FLAG rs THERE MIR. Bryant, in
letter from Athens, describing the difficulties
of DR. King. the American missionary, with the
government says
"one Sunday large crowd Of Greeks. led
by priest of their church, assembl ed in his
house and garden,t to hear one of his discourses.
His subject was the duty of religious to!eration.
At the close. the priest asked question con.
cerning some things advanced in the discus
sion. to which DIR. King gave prudent an.
swer. The priest then demanded an explana
tion on certain positions laid down in another
discourse, which Or. King declined giving at
that time, observing he would agree TO appoint
almost any other day for the discussion. The
multitude Immediately joined the priest in de-.
manding that the discussion should go on at
that moment. with such fury and noise that
his friends thought his life iu danger. 1t hap
pened at the time that the American consul
was absent from Athens, and the functions Of
the Office were delegated to Mr.. King An
American flag. day or two previous had been
received by DR.. King from Washington. In
the midst Of the tumult, at the very moment
when the multitude seemed ready to tear him
to pieces,he bethought himself of the flag, and
hastily unrolling il. let IT stream from one Of
the windows. As soon as the mob saw 1t,
their clamors were hushed. they began to DIS
perse in the utmost haste, and in five minutes
not one Of them was left in the house or GO,
| dem"
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-06-22
JAMES D. TEMPLIN,
Attorney at LaD, Solicitor in Chance,y
and Nutary Public,

IOWA CITY, IOWA.
Will attend to all business entrusted to his
care in the United States District Court. and
the Supreme aud District Courts Of the State of
Iowa. He will also give strict attention as
Laud Agent, to the purchase and sale of real
estate. the payment of taxes, renting of proper
ty. perfecting titles, the sale and location of
land warrants, the collection of debts. DC. &c.
He has prepared himself with a full and CON-
ple,e double Index. accompanied with correct
plats, of all the United States, State and coun-
ty records Of johnson county, Iowa. carefully
compared and corrected, by which he is able to
give, at glance, the true title to each town lot
and piece Of land in johnson county. without
the tedious ard uncertain process of ''furnbling
musty records" for days. and at last buying a
pig in poke" There are no less than 500 i'm.
perfect titles row in this county. Owners of
real estate should look well to their titles. Per-
sons employing him to do their conveyancing
will be charged nothing for the examination OF
title Office opposite the Land Office. on cor
ner of Washington and Clinton streets.
REFER TO-Hon 6 Folsom, Hon Carle'
ton. Hon Thomas II Benton, jr., Hon John
CLARK, Iowa City.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-06-22

BANK BILL VEroED The Governor Of New
York has vetoed the bill to enlarge the basis
of banking in that State. This bill proposed
TO extend the basis Of banking BY admitting
city stocks
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-06-22
~ I. Il From the Georgia Chronicle.
Spiritual KOncktns scientifically
Explained.

That the mysterious and wonderful knock
ing and rapping Of the "spirits" at Rochester
md elsewhere would some day be explained
wo never had the least doubt; but we did not
dsre IN hone tha, the calculations the clearing
up would come so soon. In these progressive
times. however, science seems to be shod with
The shine league boots" Of tho fairy tale, aud
the gigantic strides Of her votaries all us with
emotions IN which awe, wonder, and astonish.
ment are SO intimately conglomerated, and
mixed up" that we can hardly tell (which
from .'o,hcr, or t'tother from which,"
or the laborious and difficult process by
which the scen,ific correspondent of the Gin.
cinna,i Commercial arrived at the following
| conclusions, we can say nothing; hAt Anfe.
chsoMs 'ea 81 ". u n
tion mast make itselT ouvsos - I. y -, !, ].
capacity" IN aliusion TO the taPP'"e' sn's
profund philosopher oeaut1u'iy oDSers
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counting 'o' '"o '"p' h,,.
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