The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-26

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States had thought it proper, upon a genera
| ciil Tor the correspondence by il, oih,. House
to digu!re all communication which had pass |
between This goy, rnnent aid Spain ou tit sub
ject of CUBA, from its first commencement
DO not mean t. question the motives nf the PIE
id"n; ia 50 doing, bu, d, question his juI--
mrnt, Whatever it was Intended u eff ci, ui.t
consequence must be the result the postpone
ment of the acquisition oil ihat is!j,Hd to more
distant period than it the Correspondence had
not been divulged; and | appe'hrnd that it is
not very usual in the diplomatic intercourse o
nations to bring from the secret ar hives, whers
they properly belong, matters lint have cfnh
dcn,aly passed between two governments on
any question in which others hold themselves
| to be interested
| The administration which has published the
correspondence is about 10 20 out of osfic".
I shall mae no wGI upon it for what /! has dine
bat wilsay that as far a. the acquisition OF
| Cuba is involved, II has G,,ie Fftiie 10 expedite
! 1t by dvulgiaE that cofrssp ndrncc Yet the
publication may have the less injurious effect for
! he reason that our government de Is but little
| in st cret diplomacy. The ends and objects We
desire TO attain should not be idly or usc lcssIy
promulged; but if they become so, appre-
hend the world will find noth ng in. them at
which we have cause TO blush lie. them have
the information for wha, it is worth. They NIL
know mean the European powers Ill know
not only the deep interest our whole country
feels in the acquisition of that island bat they
knew, also, that il will in vilably become ours
at some day Let them have the i.,.or.na len
for what il is worth 1t may postpone The ac-
quision j.; it cannot prevent it.
s5 The Maine papers complain that it is very
difficult TO procure witnesses to testify in liquor
pear have very poor memories, as we have seen
it stated that they find it impossible to state what
kind Of liquor they have drunk. We copy the
following from the Bangor Mercury.
Mr.. Phillips, an officer Of The court, met
man near the head of Ezchangs street, for
whom he had sabpon ma and pulled il from his
pocket and proceeded as far as lin the name of
the State of Maine you are commanded, when
the person took to his heels down the street, the
officer following in full chase, reading the s'lm
mons to the back part of his head, to the great
diversion of the people on the street. The
thereof fail to appear at your peril found the
racing parties near the toll bridge.
We have received Gruham's Magazine for
Feruary. The two first engrayinSs are truly
magnificent. The design of the 'sproposed col.
lossa equestrian statue of Washington by
Stcinhauser is worthy both of the author aud
the object. "The Carpet OF Solomon is very
striking. We observe that the Interesting home
II ,,I. A -,;u
ued The "Lonc Star is concluded We
have not had time to peruse any considerable
portion of this number, but as far ao we have
gone we bespeak for / n good deal Of interest
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TuEoLoGy OF THE MoRMoNs.- The Mormons
believe in the authenticity Of the Old Tcsta-
,nent, and in Tie divine character, mission ard
revelation Of Jesus Christ. Bot they further
believe that similar reyeIafioas of ,he Divne
will were made to Joe Smith, and are now being
made, as circumstances require, to Brigham
Young and the other patriarchs of the church,
The Mormons believe in Polythesm as well az
polygamy The two co hand in hand. Tie
one creates and proves the necessity of the 9th
er According 10 the original ideas of their the
ology, they are themselves all gods and The pro-
genitors of gods, varying in power, inteli-
gcnce, and dignity, who have humiliated them
selves for a while by appearing upon the earth
and assuming human form.
One of their great duties in this, thei- humil-
lated character, is to propagate their species
and people. of not only this, but also worlds un
numbered and Encrcated, with their descend
nfs-gods like themselves. Hence, the great
necessity and for the adoption of the sys-
tenn of the plurality of wives, for the more
speedy accomplishment of this, the great object
of their being. After death, they Will ascend
to heaven, resume their original godship, and
there live i, state of perpetual beatific enjoy
mcnt, Surrounded by their numerous wives and
posterity In their belief there is no such place
as separate distinct hell. He'll consists simply
in the deprivation of those who aye unworthy,
from the joys and pleasures Of heaven