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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19
GLE 4}lrpklu Grpress.
BY VIM. H. MERRITT
WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCT. Ie, 1853.
DUBUQUE.

| The length Of the uu!senann letter crowded
from our columns notice of some statements OF
correspondent of the last Clayton County Her
aid, in relation to Dubuque. They however
demand no particular attention. The idea that
this city has prejudiced herself by what The cor
respondent calls /" over Jealous friends through
the press" is rather a singular railing accusa'
iion' to bring against us. If self commenda.
ton is such ruinous fault, we should not have
a town left in iowa, from Keokuk to Lansing
1t is the undivided fault Of the State. There
is not a paper, in even the most Insignificant
town or village in the State, which is not mar
ked by even moro of this spirit of boasting than
Dubuque, us glance a: one days exchanges
will satisfy any editor. Nor are we prepared
affirm that this spirit in favor of our ovn coun.
try. our own state, or our own town does not
produce the best effects, just as it was undoubt.
edly the keen esprit de corps If Napoieon's ar
my, which so largely contributed to his wonder,
full victories.
We give the concluding paragraph of the
article referred to, in which very deserved
tribute is paid to the vigilant tact aud prophetic
forecast ofGen, Jones.
All in all, Dubuque has fair prospect before
her. Sooner or later Galena must come to
Dubuque or go elsewhere. From the time
Gen. Jones succeeded in engrafiing bis amend
ment in Douglass bill fixing the Western ter
minus Of the Central Road at Dubuque, Galena
has been doomed city. OF course a city Of
her population, energy and Capital, cannot
die Immediately, but If she lives one year after
the Central Road shall h. We been completed TO
Dubuque not even old Dr. Jacob Townsend a
Sarsaparilla eau saye her beyond the time the
Southern Wisconsin road shall have been com-
pleted
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19

THE ADMINISTRATORS Coos ~ HI
Democrat concludes an able article on the Ad-
minstration and its pulley, with the following
paragraph, which is not without applicability to
one or two pretended democratic papers in
Iowa:
Looking at The matter in this light, we believe
the masses Of the democracy will apprave-do
apprope-the course the President has taken,
and that not coldly but warmly, as course
which sound policy, honor, and patriotism alike
| REQUIRED at his hands Here and there symp-
toms of open disaffcction may appear. And
there are newspapers which profess to support
the administration, but collect industriousy the
hostile paragraphs of discontented papers, the
toast of disappointed Office seekers, and The
lutions Of iacious public meetings, denounclng
the Presidrn, and h policy, and which, when
State alter S ate is speaking it, appreciation in
its conventions and by its elections, keep silence.
Their friendship hears the slightest whisper of
censure, which private grief may utter, and re-
peats it TO every breeze but has no ears to hear,
no lungs TO repea', an approving word in its be-
half But the penple-he dem ocra,ic people =
; in spite of all these influences will understand
appreciate, and approve of the high and honor
able motives by which the President has beer
guided. They have shown at the elections al
ready that they have done And the more
his public conduct is discussed the stronger vii
be his hold upon their confidence and support
Anap2ropria,e canne at on the Democrats re
/ marks may be found in the fact that the Dubaqu
: Herald Of tbs m 'rning, publishes articles from
r the Boston atlas and NJ Y. Tribune, with ex
Y pres<ions of admiration. So much for The false
n hood of treachery.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19

THE FIsHEslEs.-The Washington Union
of the 5th announces the return of Commodore
Shubrck s Squadron, which, our readers will
remember, was detailed for the protection Of
our fishermen in our eastern coast. After giving
detailed account of the cruise of Com. Shu-
brick, the Union adds:
An examination of map of the provinces
will show that this little squadron has unturled
the stars and stripes at all the most irequented
fishing grounds, and in places where our flag
had never before been borne by a national yes
sell and that the most extended opportunities
have been afforded to any one having complaint
to make to bring his grievance before compe
tent authority.
single case Of detention came to the knowl-
edge of the commander of the squadron, and
that was promptly inquired into at Charlotte
town, where the fishing schooner was sent-and
tried. 1t was found that the vessel was taken in
fragrant violation of the first article of the treaty
of 1918, and was liberated, after haring heen
ibctfed, on the ,oritien Acknowledgement of the
master that he loas so taken, and on his agree
ment 10 pay some small expense incurred in the
suit. This is the plain, unvarnished story oi
the :" Starlight, Captain Mcdonald, Of Glou
cester,' which has been grossly exaggerat
ed in the newspapers. And it is the only case
| of detention that has occurred this year. There
have been no " seizures" and condemnations,
as the public have been led TO believe by per
sons evidently interested in getting up or, o
excitement
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19

SUPERIORITY OF THE AMERICAN TELE-
GRApHs.-At the opening ofthe States General
of Holland at the Hague on the 19,h ult, the
king made speech Of nearly eight hundred
words which was telegraphed to the English
papers. Its transmission is called by them,
g the greatest triumph that the telegraph has
yet achieved" We hardly know what they
would term the transmission of Presidents nies-
sages, and other official papers in this country
containing twenty times that amount OF matter,
feat which is of frequent occnrrenc We
venture to say there is not telegraph office in
any Of our eastern cities which does not daily
send over its five times the amount here spoken
of as so extIanrdInary.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19
TUE WAR QUESTION.

On This puzzling question: the following spec
ula,ons of the ". Y Herald are interesting =
How true the prophecies are, is quite another
| thing:
" Ii war follows, the four Powers will not es-
capeIt by disclaimiug all responsibility in the
matter They Will inevitably be drawn into
the struggle, for Austria cannot possibly es.
cape her duties If allegiance to The Czar.-
Her only policy is to become his ally and di.
vide the spoil, She may thus secure the 1ur
kish provinces to the mouth ofthe Danube,
as her share Of the profits; whereas her neu.
'raity is practically put out of the question,
with her frontier, hinging upon those of Turkey
AMI Russia, now in the occupation Of their re
spectIve arGiies.
" But we cannot believe for moment,
(ihongh England might pertnaciousIy insist
upon standing neutral.) that France would or
could permit this magnificent spo!iaton Of Tur-
key without bloody resistance and when The
French armies cross the Rhine or the Alps, it is
the signal for general war, England irssSta
bly, being dragged into the melee. We r. Peat
that in war between Russia and Turkey, Aus
must fight Her obligations TO Russia and her
policy would require her to fight But if she
could escape the responsibility Of warlike al
lance, il is altogether probable that the revo!u'
tionary Hungarians and Italians would throw
her again upon the protection Of Nicholas
Behind these persevering andIanxious negotia
tors OF England France, Austria and Prussia,
10 exort such concessions from Turkey. as will
induce the Gar to keep the peace, stands the
terrible array of the revolutionary republicans Of
the continent They in the background of
the picture ; but they have overshadowed and
dictated all this diplomacy on The Turkish
question, The paramount and all. prevailing
certainty that a war between Russia and Tur.
key would speedily rpen into war between
the thrones and the people Of Europe, is the
satisfactory key TO the exceedingly philanthro-
pic desire OF the four Powers to preserve
peace. The fearful and most impressive les
sons OF lS4S 40 have bound them over to keep
peace with each other if they can. Lruis Ma.
poleon however is ina comparatively indepen.
dent position. He can move and carry France
with him, for France is not unwilling TO re-
enact the glores Of the Empire.
" But the them is inexhaustible wh"n once
the alternative of war between Russia and Tur
key becomes " fixed fact That alternative
appears now to be inevitable but while there
is loop hole of escape we may rest satisfied
that the four powers, instigated by Lord Aber-
deem, will uo' abandon their friendly Offices in
behalf fpeace. Another steamer ortwo will
aid Us settling the question
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19
DUBUQUE, IOWA, OCTOBER 19, 1853
"THE BEST MEN" IN MUNICIPAL
ELECTIONS

"The notion that na'ufalized en.ig ANTS should
form themselves into separate party, havilg
for It's cohesive principle the best NEIL, IS an
idea 80 deficient i'll worldly wisdom that we are
ostonished that one Of Thomas Darcy McGee'
penetration should have thought, of it for even
a moment. The whole plst demonstrates that
every such party contains IN itself the elements
of certain and quick coming decay. Can not
the Ceit learn from it. enemies' For The very
history of its irreco lcileable foe, Native Amer
canisn, proves This 81 clearly, that Ia" Rom Is
left for doub, dubuque Miners Express.
The Dubuque Miners Express misunder-
stands us We have never advocated "a sepa-
rate party of naiuralzed emigrans under any
cncums:ance whatever. What we have advised
is this that whereas political natarism exists
only on the sea board, in two or three great
cities, and whereas 1t often makes local c"ah-
tinns, which give it temporary success, that
the naturalized objects otits prescription, should
prefer self-preservaIon to party, and stand pre-
pared to vote fr whichever party preserved the
s. best men," in opposition to the party of pro-
srip,ion Oar advice pointed 10 the approach-
ing pal election for in The State the
tiuists have no chance, and in the Union less
than nane. We still continue OF opni IN that
this is the wisest course Of conduct under cer-
tain circumsi ances, though we are far from disa
greeing with the Miners Express, that in nation
al issues, we must all choose party or
other, il we hope TO have our influence fell, eth
er in remedial, positive, or preventative
direction. We may add " in this connection,
that the necessity for such course, in New
York, at least, seems t, have gone by this sea
son. The late attempt TO galvanize the nntirast
party has happily proved abortive, so that, unless
it is renewed at the last hour, shall feel no
need of returning to the esubject,-.4,ncrican Ceit
LIST.
The above IS the Cells reply to an article Of
this paper on Native Amercanism publ shed
some two weeks since. We are entirely willing
to believe that it was not the Celt's intention to
advocate adisorganizaton of,he naturalized cit
zeps on the basis Of the "best men princp
but we are confident that the cords would bear
such a construction. Such was the use, in fact
being made it here, although, as the Celt well
observes above, "natiuism exists only on the sea-
board, in two or three great cities"
The disavowal which it makes of any
such intention, is not less than we ex-
pected alike from its frankness and it's ability,
as one Of the strongest advocates of the natural
lied ci,izens of our common country.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19
THE SKELETON.nAND.
FL DIR. JOHN @. DUNN.

Rap, tap Rap, tap, at the door orthe heart,
Rap, tap with loud demand
Oh, who is il rars at the door of the heart,
,Cory'ng, Hatter and spirit shall surely part,
The one 20 the dust, for dust thou ART,
The rest TO The Spirit Land
lis It's |, who knockcth without,
With bony arm and knuckle stout.
lis !, OF the skeleton hand.
Rap tap Rap tap! have startled thee ua
In the midst OF misty dream!
Rap, tap! Rap, Tap! have startled thee up,
While thy lips are fresh from the deadly cup,
And thy curses grow louder al every sup,
And thy urbs in frenzy gleam
lis |! 'lls J, who knocketh without,
.th heshless arm and knuckle stout,
lis l, Of the sickle keen,
Rap. Tap! Rap, tap! on the bony walls
What, ho. Art ready within,
Rap, tap Rap, tap. on tae bony walls!
Rap, tap! Rap, tap! like thunder it falls,
LII rent thee no longer these carnal halls;
Thou hast made them den Of SIM
Lo Haste thee Make ready 'Tis without,
With bloodless arm and knuole stout,
lis ], with the skeletons grin!
Rap, tap! Rap, tap but trcmulous prayer
Burst forth from the sinful wight
Rap, tap Rap, tap! but tremulous prayer
Went faltering upward to spare, oh, spare
For another-a year in which to prepare
For the regions Of glory and light,
A year to prepare for him without,
With the skeleton hand and knuckle stout,
For him with the breath of blight.
Rap, tap no more-a year is given
year of neglect and crime;
hap, tap no more-a year is given
TO strive in the fields where the righteous have
striven,
For their spotless robes and a home in Heaven
But, alas how feeting is time
'Tis past, and again is heard without
The skeleton arm and the knGckle stout,
Like wild and dea,hIy chime
Rap, tap! Rap, tap on the bonv walls!
What, ho! Art ready Within
Rap, tap! Rapstap on the bony walls!
Rap, tap Rap, tap like thunder it falls
III rent thee no longer these carnal halls,
Thou monster of falsehood and sin
In tumuIt of horror the spirit went out
Ger Avernus, with him of the knuckle stout.
With him of the sickle keen
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19

ACCIDENT Ar Mr. MoRRrs.-We ar inform
cd that young man by the name OF X: u.
Brush a, a1t Morris, in Ogle county, on Nom
dav morning st was run over by wagon load
ed with wheat and seriously injured, though 70
homes broken he crossing the street, and
as the wind blew very hard in his face had his
head down ard his cap drawn over his eyes.
and in that way walked directly against team
that W 8 moving in an opposite dii ec.ion, and
the tongu, of the wagon striking him, he was
knocked drwn and run over, the wheels passing
over his thigh and side. lie was taken up in a
very critical situation, butts now recovering =
H- was student Of the Nh Morris Seminary -
F.sereyt Bu,lc.sn.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19
Mount Pleasant, or Smllivan's
Addition to Du buQuC.

AFR. NJ. J. SULLIVAN, has lain on his healthy and
Nl Picturesque Tract Land on the HELL. near the
Residence Of Hon. GEo. W. JosEs into lots of ONE
HALF to THREE QUARTERS of an ACRE each
with eight from forty to sixtyfve feet wide
Tho situxfion commands delightful view OF the sur
rounding country, and is far removed from the mas
matic influences of the river that Doctors visits VIII De
few and far between There two never failing
Sprnas on the Plat, and good well water be had
any Lot depth Of Fifteen Feet. Severaiots are
gready engaged by some best CITIZENS ct Dubuque
and they designed for the sabutban residences OF
respectable persons nny is that appca
tion be made soon to CIIAS. CORKERY. Agent.
!, NAV be seen al the Atents Office rJune 7-dtf
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19

"THE COUNTRY GROWS. Under this head
the Cleveland Plaindealer makes the following
statement
"Seventy-one lock and canvass bags COM
posed the eastern mail for distribution last night
They averaged three bushels to the bag, making
the huge amount Of two hundred and thirty
bushels of mail matter twas the regular eve.
ming mail from the East. This mornings mail
having arrived at 2, a. m, distributed and sent
off by the morning trains. This is only one oi
the four big mails which arrive here daily. The
P,tsburg, Cincinnati, and western are not sc
large, but altogether make near five hundred
bushels mails per day, saying nothing about ths
/ through matter"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19
TWO YEARS OLD.

Playing on the carpet near me
ls a little cherub girl;
And her presence, much fear me,
Sets my senses in whirl,
For book is open lying
Full of grave philosophying,
And | own I'm vainly trying
There my thoughts to hold
But, in spite Of my essaying,
They will eyermore be straying
To that cherub near me playing,
Only two years old.
With her hair 50 long and flaxen,
And her sunny eyes Of blue,
And her cheek, so plump and waxcn,
She is charming to the view.
There her voice to all who hear it
Breathes sweet enhancing spirit;
o! to be forever near it
Is a Joy untold
For 'tis over sweetly telling,
To my heart, with rapture swelling,
Of affection idly dwelling
Only two years old
Now her ripe and honeyed kisses
Honeyed, ripe for me alone
Thrill my soul with various blisses,
Venus never yet has known
When her twining arms around me,
All domestic Joy hath crowned me
And fervent spell hath bound me,
Never to grow cold;
o! there's not this side Of Alden,
Aught with loveliness so laden
As my little cherub maiden.
Only two years old
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19
THE KOSTA LETTER.

In our edition of yesterday compile
ment. So far as we have been able to Judge
from our exchanges, it has received unqual, fed
praise from all parties. The tone adopted by
the Wing and Democratic presses has in one
respect curious contrast which we think
highly characteristic ofthe parties. While the
Democracy are loud in their admiration of the
bold and decided doctrines on the subject Of
American citizenship and nationality, the Wings
are eloquent in commentator Of the tone OF
high courtesy which is observed towards Mr..
Husemann throughout the discussion.
There is one marked feature of the letter
which we do not remember to haye seen no.
ticed. 1t is the entire reliance on .7merican au-
thorities on International law. Throughout the
whole Of this extended document, we believe
there is but one reference To European authori-
ty, and even that is cited from Wheaton, an
American anthor. 1t has heretofore been the
practice among our own dipnmaists to foriiy
their positions with Vattel, aud Grot'us, Bar
beyrac and Puffrndorf 1t was ofentimes a
vain endeavor t. build our house with the lum-
Der ofa bye-gone age. Among the papers
enanaing from Europ an Cab n I, the histor-
ical student will in vain search for any which
cite q single international precedent from our
laws. This foreign estimation Of US was the
perfectly natural consequence OF the state OF
pupilage in which too many at home have in
sisted on keeping us. And yet it is very Ear
from an exaggera'ion to say that are now a
first class power on the glnhe. Orr past histn-
ry has been most fertile in cases and precedents
bringing forward the g-avest principles Of peace
and war. The distinguished iurists and states
men who have determined these various qucs
tons, have brought to the task degree Of legal
and historical learning, proundity of thought and
force ofrensoning, which will not suffer in com
parison with any Continental authority. Yet
too many Of our statesmen have passed our own
splendid pages by, To settle On a 'screed out
worn" they have appeared afraid Of their own
country.
Let us hope that this noble and truly Ameri
can paper Of Mr.. Marcy, at last breaks the
SPELL and evinces alike to ourselves and to Other
nations, the richness OF that great mine Of legal
knowledge whirh has so long been hid in the
archives ofstate, the dicta Of our judiciary ane
the profound treatises Of our own juris con.
suits.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19

An editor while recently travelling, had his
wallet distracted from his pocket by IN adroit
pickpecket, while indulging in short nap
his exsloit that he returned the plundsr by ex
press. to the address written on the inside Of the
wallet with the following note
"You miserable skunk, hrsrs yoHr pockit
book. don't keep no sch For man dress.
ed as you was to go reound with wa'ht with
nnthin in it but lot o noospaper scraps, ivory
tooth comb, two noospaper stamps, an pass
from raIerode directur, is a conts smterhe i'm
pursition on the public. AS hear your an ed
itor, | return your trash. never robs any such
critters
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19

Mail SERVICE TO ST. PAUL.-ln relation to
this subject, spoken of yesterday, it gives US
pleasure to submit the following letter from The
Department, in answer to communication OF
Hon. Geo. w Jones on the matter:
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
CONTRACT OFFICE.
SIR Your letter of the 24th, enclosing one
from Hon Henry M. Rice, is received. There
are no responsible bidders for the service from
Dubuque or Hardin 10 ST. Paul. The Post
Masters at these places are written to send
names and pr ,posals for this service
Respectfully, your Obi Servt.
WM II DUNDAS.
Seed Asst r. M. Genl
Hos. GEO W. JONES, Dubuque Iowa
We hope that a contractor will speedily b
found, at one of The places.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19

EY The advertise ment of Mr.. Gof will be
found under the appropriate head. His very
neat and tasteful Confectionery will readily at
tract the eye of the passenger on Main street,
and our individual experience fully endorses the
state nent that his stock is Of Z" the best quality
and the lowest price"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19
S T E A NJ F. E R R Y
AT DUBUQUE.

1--WE UNDERSIGNED would inform the TIayelin
Public, that the Splendid New Steam tersy Boat,
u + A H
has this day commenced her rcgulartps, TO be made
every half hour the Mississippi Lower Fer
~ At Dubuque.
w. will cross any number Of TEAMS that will come,
LET THE WE ArHER Z WHAT 1T MAI, AND WILL RUN At
NIGHTS ifthere bus ness to do.
Our charges are any other Ferry on
the Upper Mississippi Everything that Californans
want ~ way of OUTFIT be had atthe lowest prices, IN
Dubuque-the City being literally crammed with sucn ar
ticles as Califofniana want.
NIB. Rscollect, that the STEAMER is at the Lower
Ferry opposite the City, and NOT at Eagle Point; and
high winds will not any time prevent the boa
from crossing is often the with Horse Boats
/ March Sch a50-dwy.
| CGREGOIRE Co
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19

v We are requested to state that on ac-
count of the Court House at Waukon being
unfinished, the District Court of Alamakee
County will not be opened on the 18th of This
month, the time fixed upon for the adjourned
term, but that it will be held on the first Mon
day Of November, the dly fixed for the regular
term, at which time it is expected that tht
building will be enclosed and foored.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19

Joaquin Nor DEAD 1t is now averred that
the regular ou,-and.out Joaquin is no, dead =
Some fellow who deserves place in the ya!ier
Kiver novels for an ingenious talent IN the way
of romancing, assers that it was not Joaquin
.Nurietn, but Joaquin Vatenzueia who was kilied
and decapitated. We leave him to settle the
question, only stopping the press to announce
our thanks that at least one Joaquin is GIT lid OF
More may be taken hereafter, until the whole
forty thieves are disposed oil.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19

JusrLy PuSIsHEp S. Dye of Cincinna-
ii, who was arrested on charge of violating
an act passed March ~, 1915, 10 prohibit un-
authorized banking, had his trial The evil
dencr was conclusive against him, and the jury
found a verdict of guilty. r defendant was
sentenced to pay fnc Of $500, and 6 wing his
check for the amount, he was discharged from
custody We hope that the laws will be en-
forced in this State, on the same eubjpct
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19

RAILROAD MATTERS IN LEE COUNTY, Iowa
Last week the citiz MS If Fort Madison
made a proposition to the citizens OF keokuk,
to submit to the propesit on t. the county to
taxi. corporate subscription of $3.50 ,ooo to the
FIR, Madison, Krusauqua and Bloomfield Rail
ro,d, aud 81 o,o0O 10 the Kcokuk and Fort Des
Mo nrs Railroad This proposition was, after
much debate, accep'ed by Kenkuk at public
meeting held OF NJ 'nday last.