Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-10-05
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Concerning uba. -
'.Cuba. the ,ceep ing child Of the seas--Are her
wo cs forgotten; is the msrryr blood oftle gal
liant Crtsentlen and his brave followers 10 sink
in an enslaved coil unavenged."
The above toast was given at the dinnerto
Messrs Stanton and Pillow, in Washington,
and was replied to by Gen. Pillow. who said
mad infatuation seems to have fastened
itself upon the councils Of England, which an
overwhelming rroviden1c is shaping TO ~
complish the end. Ifthis policy is persistsd
in. Cuba must be seized. Cuba soiu Be sstss5s
The cotehman is at his post. he ,oil see ths dan.
ger afar of. Trust your President. fHs viii
prove equal to any emergency. One blow ~
the strong arm Of this government will anndss
The ehains ,hat now enslave Cubs. I&t ~
|shsrsiSss. - patisSs, bet Nc us - &
thattoo with energy, to stand by the gOvera-
ment, to uphold it's power. aud 70 make 10
blows effectual."
Peter q. Washington assistant secretary of
the treasury. made speech at the dinner. and
declared himself to belong to the manifest dss.
tiny school, adding
''And. gentlemen, must say, too. that I
am for the acquisition of Cuba, provided Great
Britain shall appear to be, as my honorable
friend, Mr. Stanton, intimates. q national ne.
ces.ity, to preserve the quiet inte gritty and se.
curity Of our priceless Union"
| The sentiment which called out Attorney
President and cabinet. but we do not 6nd any
report Of his remarks.
In his reply 10 the invitation to be present
at the above dinner, Gen. Pillow makes the
following illusions to President Pierce -
'In the great political contest Of the past
year resuitingin the triumphant election Of the
present chief magistrate,I felt constrained (by
proper regard for n just public opinion, grow
ing ou, Of my relations with his distinguished
opponent) not actively to participate; but
knowing the personal worth patriotic devotion
and chivalrous bearing to the distinguished
gentlemen selected to lead the democratic CO.
horts. did not fail. on all proper occasions.
TO vindcate his character. and defend his hon.
or from the shameless aspersions with which
both were assailed
To know that my conduct in this meets your
appreciation, and that my friends properly ap.
preciate my motipes. 10 a sense Of qualification
only equa'led by sense Of having properly
performed duty owed alike 10 personal
friendship and to gallant worth in soldier
} with whom the fortunes Of war had associated
me most intimately"
SOME BuFrALoEs.--A member Of Gev. Ste.
ven's Northern route exploring party. in q
long communication in the 81. Louisl Republicans
! written from the head Of the Yellow Stone, re-
lates the following among many other "sights
and incidents" Of the party thus far:
On Sunday, after march Of some ten miles
the 3uffaloes were reached They were before
and Oh each side Of the train. For miles ahoad
it see med one vast drove yard. They were On.
timated by somo as high as 500.0O0--2O0. 900
is considered very low estimate. Drawing
up the train at our usual halt at noon, large
; heard were about half mile ahead. The hun.
ters, six in number, were Immediately dis
patched, well mounted on spare horses re-.
served for that special purpose, and the whols
train had an opportunity Of witnessing = buf.
falo hunt. The hunters dashed in among ths
herd. picked out the latest Of the cows and
then separating the selected ones from the herd
soon dispatched them. In less than an
hour the wagons were sent but small distance
from the ioute to receive tue choice pieces Of
the buffalo.
In the next two days march the hunters
were kept some distance ahead, to keep oH
the buffaloes; ii was the only way the safe
passage Of the train could be insured through
this sea of flesh. The pack mules and spare
animals following on in the train, too numer.
, Gus to be separately led, were hard to control,
and despite every caution and care. one horse
and four mules were lost, they getting min
: g'ed with a herd Of buffalo. Every effort waa
made to rec aim them-hours spent in their at
tempted recovery. The efforts were entirely
useless.
q Esd or AN EvENryuL LiFE.-Gov. Pondcx
ter. who died at jackson the capital Of Miss
+ issippi, on Monday last, closed an sventfu
# political life. The Herald says he was thu
q first delegate to Congress from Mississippi
c and, on her admission into the Union, was i'm
a mediately chosen United States Senator, ,whici
|. position he held for a great number Of years
4; He was likew Use, at one time Governor Of hi
!. State. In early life he was supporter n Ger