The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23
For the Express
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1t would appear from the columns Of the
Dubuque Herald, that its unprincipled contri-
butors are possessed Of the celebrated Box, of
that fra! woman Pandora, and that they are de-
ermined TO inflct upon this community, all the
evils which calumny, envy, jealousy, and re-
yenge can invent; it appears as if no citizen
can escape, no matter what the virtues and pre-
vous good character Of the person may have
been, if he only happens to get between them
and their unholy ambition, he must be removed,
by +" fair or foul means - The Box is opened,
and forthwith issues calunny with its forked
tongue, belching forth it's envenomed breath
upon all whom its malignity has determined to
destroy But it so happens by the DEGREES of
wise Providence, that truth though slow, is
"powerful and will prevail"
The vice "f caumny one Of the most de-
estable in the list Of cri,1es; it was SO abhored
ard feared by the ancient Pagans, that they
deifed it, and placed it among the Internal di.
whites and the sacrifices that they offered 10
it, were the characters of their great and good
men, such as Aristides, Socrates, &c.
So much dreaded and abhorred was this di.
vinity by the just and the good, that the cele
bra.ed Athenian painter, Apelles, undertooh to
denis,e it on canvas, and produced one of the
finest paintings that has ever emina.ed from the
pencil of Eagan artist; on ii were nine fy-
ures, five of them, the willing and insepcrable
companions of calunny; they were Crsduiity,
Ignorance, Suspicion, Enpy and flaucry The
other three are forced figures in the scene, hey
are Innocence, Truth and Repentance. Credu
iity, was represented as a person with very long
ears, and palsied frame, with ex'ended hand to
| calumny, who advanced to meet him with open
arms; Credulity was accompanied by Ignor
anee and Suspicion, Ignorance, looked like a
garrulpus, but stupid old Woman; Suspicion
appeared az timid man rather advanced in
years, anS as if agitated by some secret inquie-
tude, and silently exuting in some supposed
discovery of some delinquency IN the required
virtues; but which generally turns out 10 BE-
what is termed " Mares .Ncst,' his hand ap
pears to rest upon concealed weapon. Ca.
LUMNY, With ferocious aspect, and serpent
tongue, kissing forth its deadly venom, occupie.
he foreground Of the pa nting, she holds in hel
left hand torch, and in the right, she dragg,
by the hair, Innocence, und the figure OF q
female child, Of great personal beauty, VIII,
frequently appeald to heaven, as she is forced
along to be i.nmolatrd at the feet of Envy. (wh,
stood in advance Of the dev,ted child,) will
pale and meagre visage, and what might b,
termed an assass,n IF hangman look, and behine
stood Flatiery, a fiuntlng young female, as i
whispering in the ear Of Envy.
Such MIR. Editor was tina. group of figure.
which accompanied the horrid Monster CaIum-
ny on this celeprat-d painting; and who is i,
that reads the DUBUQUE HERALD from time, I,
time that does moi see each e. every ofih s.
hsnres as clearly set forth in its columns, a
they were, upon the canvas Of the celebrate,
Artist, over two thousand years ago; But, ihos
were not all the figures on lis admired painting
1RU Tfl, modest, and maironly woman, o