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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17
THE RIGHT SPIRIT.

The "Iowa Sentinel" talks right upon the
subject of the recent defeat Of the democracy
in Jefferson county. Men who 60 into Con-
ventions and participate in their deliberations
and because their own peculiar wishes are not
consulted in making nominations, to the exclu-
sion of the wishes Of the majority, leave said
conventions denouncing their action and forsake
the party and its principles, deserve little sym.
pathy at the hands of any party, or community
Of men, The Sentinel should hold every man
of them to a strict accountability and from the
following plain and spirited talk, we think it in
tends to do it.
DEFEATED.-And by whom A set Of dis
affected PSEUDO Democra's-men who profess
to be Democrats and practice Whiggcry-BoL-
TEKs-men who 60 into Convention and with
their friends pledge themselves to abide the
decision of that Convention, and then, when
election day comes round, bolt the ticket,
because, forsooth, their friend or themselves
failed to get the nomination-by such men the
Democracy Of Jefferson county have been de-
feated for the two principal offices-Sheriff and
Recorder. Out upon such Democrats the
sooner they enroll themselves with the Wings
the better-they will then be an open and avow-
ed foe, and We shall know where 10 find them,
while if they remain, as at the present, false
Democrats, we shall ever be defeated Let the
Democracy Of this county remember these men
and mark them we'll, they will ever strive 10 be
in the ascendancy, and if they fail, will SOW
the seeds OF discord and disturb our harmonious
working. We know of some who pledged
themselves through the public print TO the Dem.
ocracy of this county, as candidates, 10 abide
the decision of that convention, and then bolted
the name of their opponent. We know them
we say, and have entered their names upon
record, and attached black mark thereto, tina,
shall stand as witness Of their treachery so long
as we are citizen of this county and able t.
vote.
We had hoped for more favorable result. but
the die is cast and we are beatcn-may it prove
warning to us hereafter, and teach a lesson
that shall! never be forgotten by the Democracy
of jefferson.
The Wings never could have beaten us, for
they were distracted of themselves, and would
have been beaten easily if our men had proved
true to their prinGples-true to themselves as
Democrats.
We are defeated but let US TO work and re-
deem that which is lost.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17


The WAsulsoros USIor ASD Nrw York
DKMocRAcY.-As sharp and spirited controversy.
for the amusement and qualification Of the poll
ticiaus Of the East, is now on the tapis, between
the Washington Union On the one side and the
National Democrat Of New York and Albany
on, by some remarks Of the Union commenda-
tory ofthe Address issued by the dem cratic Leg
i.lators Of New Yo k, which the National Demo.
crat aud Argus denounce as a ''bogus" concern.
The Address was signed by - out Of the sc
democratic members Of the General Assembly
of New York, but the Democra. and Argus
contend, that a portion Of these MANS were
fraudulently obtained, while the Albany Atlas
stou " protests that such is u the fact and that
the document is genuine one. The Address
is very temperate one and designed n, doubt
to reconcile the conflicting political elements in
that state but with the radical portion OF the
bunker party, it has fallen far short Of the
mark 1t seems to involve impossiblity, to
thoroughly and permanently cement the New
York democracy together. President Pierce
has put forth his best efforts, in mild and con-
ciliatory exercise Of the appointing power, to SC
distribute the offices in that State, as to give nc
reasonable cause Of complaint. He has select
ed the competent and faithful of both factions
in about equal proportions and in this instance
in particular, has he displayed in signal man.
ner, his strong desire to unite in the bonds o.
union and harmony, the great party of whom
he is the chief representative. But, while BY
this temperate cours', he has satisfied all othel
sections, he seems to have entirely failed in the
Empire State, or at least to have failed with the
radical portion of the Hunker party and thi,
We opine is the real cause Of complaint. II we
are wrong in this opinion and the Democrat ane
Argus are right in charging the ground Of dis
content to fraud practiced in getting up an AID.
dress, why does not some one of the 70 persons
whose names appear upon that Address, expose
the treachery, that the traitor or traitors may
be punished and innocent parties who have
copied and approved il, may have an opportunity
Of setting themselves right before the country
! There are no particular difficulties surrounding
this question, but what might be arranged in The
easiest possible manner and save all this bittel
and proftless controversy between leading jour
nails Of the country.
We hope for speedy and satisfactory adjust
| ment of the difficulty
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17

EXPEDITION TO THE AMAzos-Ths Wash
ington Republic harms that the Secretary of the
Navy has granted two years furongh to Lieut.
Porter, of the Navy, who, it is rumored, is to
take command of squadron fitted out by emf.
nent merchants Of New York and elsewhere, to
ascend the Amazon river, and make explorations
preliminary to the establishment of commercial
relations with the rich country drained by it.
tributaries.
Lieut. Porter is an officer of high character
and will no doubt by his frugal management
cool judgment, energy and perseverance, make
such discoveries, as will amply repay those, who
have embarked their means in the expedition
and make valuable additions to the historical
records of the coutry.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17
THE LEE COUNTY PLAIN DEALER
AND THE DEMOCRATIC UNION.

The LEE (OUNIY PLAlN DEALER
AND THE DOMOCRATIC UNION
The "Democra,ic Union printed at Keosau-
que, Van Buren, Co, is out in long article de-
mandatory of the course Of the "Plain Dealer. .
Its structures are just and it's course should be
an example TO many other democratic journals
in the state. No democrat who takes a calm
survey of the course of tina, journal since i,s es-
Enlistment, can avoid the inevitable conviction
that it was established for sinister purposes
that it was established not 10 advocate the prin-
ciples Of the democratic party and promote its
harmony, bu. to administer to the ambition OF
aspiring men and nourish discord in our ranks
Week after week and month after month has
that journal been teaming with vague, but mer
cenary charges and inuendoes against our dele
CATION in Congress. Not single tangible
charge, founded upon either reason or truth, can
they bring forward, or have they brought for.
ward, to convict our delegation OF either an err
ror of the head or heart. II is true that the ap
pointments have not given entire satisfaction :
And we humby submit, was there ever time
when so many candidates were in the field TO
each Office, that they did give satisfaction.
is moral impossibility that it should have beei
otherwise, for where each man regards his claims
as paramount to all others, dissatisfaction mus
be the result, when the few are selected to fiji
| the places that the many We're in pursuit OF :
But we do not regard this as the real ground o
complaint with the "Plain Dealer" That pa
per as we said before, was established for an OBJ
ject. and whatever might have been the charac
ter of the appointments, had the most unexcep
tionable and popular men in the Stale been Sc
| lected, its course would, in our judgment, hav
been the same. We draw this conclusion iron
two or more reasons. LIST. They commence
their attacks upon the delegation, long befor
any appointments for the state were made an
2ndly the spirit of their articles have partakel
very strongly of ridicule, spite and low, vulgar
personal abuse. Had its conductor or conduc
tors been governed by any higher motive tina
that of administering to the selfish ambition Q
men, who love Office equally as WE'LL if not bet
ter, than the harmony and success Of the party
it seems to US that the character of its opposi
ton would have been more generous and tn
tone of its articles displayed more elevate
standard of morality and party fidelity.
We have been panied and mortified 10 wtnes
the course Of this journal, and we sincerely tru,
that it may speedily see the error gifts way an
adopt that old and cherished, as well as truthful
adage, s:cuerything for principles, and n0thin.
for men."
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17
YELLOW FEVER IN NEW ORLEANS

The ravages of this terrible disease still con
tinues in New ORLEANS. Never before has i,
appeared there under SO malignant type as
that of this season. Fully seventy per cent. Of
those attacked, die. The suffering in that city
is unparalleled. Acommittee has been organi-
zed in New York to solicit money to send to
the relief of the distressed poor of New Or
leans, who, since the appearance of the cpl
dem.c, have not had the means at their command
to purchase either medical attendance for the
sick, sustenance for the we'll The follow
ing letter from an Episcopal clergyman of New
Orleans, to Dr.. ihwks, of New York, graph
cally depicts the sufferlngs which prevail
Ere this no doubt you have received notice
of a resolution passed by the Howard Associa-
ton. requesting your help. | feel confident
that you will do all you can, and therefore shall
not urge you, but will give you the true state
and condition or affairs. Others may endeavor
to make people abroad believe there is no dan
danger, while there is really at this moment
raging one of the most fearful epidemics that
was ever known. The fever is Of frightful
type, nearly every case black vomit in eight or
ten hours alter the attack, and the mortality is
unprecedented. LII. L., VINO, you KNOW, Is one
OF the most eminent Of our physicians, told me
this day, that there were more deaths than he
ever knew at any other period, and the suffer-
ing exceeds anything have ever Witnessed
l have this day Visited forty-four persons sick
with the fever, and by Tomorrow do not expect
to find ten Of them alive. ! am going from
house to house, from one scene of the most APP
Palling wretchedrless only to see another worse,
ifthat be possible, than the last. Death is ali
around me, in this most frigh,fu form-yet my
duty IS plain one, not only to preach the Cos
pei but to help bodily the poor sufferer who has
no friend. My dear friend, for Gods sake
help u.s. Get what you can, and remit il to me
for the Howard Association, (you know all
about ii, for you are member) and the poor
Will bless you. This moIningI went into a
lonely little hui, and there found the father dead,
the mother hugging her babe only four days old,
10 her breast striving to nurse it, while the black
yomlt was actually streaming from her mouth
Such are the objects for which plead. The
mother is since dead, the babe is alive. | took ii
and got black wolnnn to be its mother not
one cent had these people. My friend, l could
give you great many similar cases of suffering,
but forbear. You will, know, help US to
help these poor dying creatures.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17
From the Washington Union
Mr.. BUCHANAN'S DEPARTURE.

Our distinguished minister to England spent
Tuesday last with his friends in Philadelphia,
and proceeded on yesterday to New York,
whence he will sail for England on Saturday
the 9th instant. The Pennsylvania makes the
following remarks, in which we heartily concur:
ale was waited upon by large body Of his
friends, who desired to take kind leave of him
before he quit our shores. His plain republican
habits, his mild and very courteous manners,
strong hold upon the affections OF the people.
not only Of Pennsylvania, but of the whole Un-
ion.
elm all the distinguished posts heretofore held
by him, whether as representative, senator, min
lister to Russia, or as Secretary of State under
the splendid administration Of Mr.. Polk, he has
always met the highest expectations of the peo-
pie; and now that he goes to the court Of st
James, we feel well assured that he will show
himself eminenty qualified for that distinguish
ed post. He is novice in foreign affairs and
what renders this mission in good keeping with
the times is the fact that he is familiar with all
the men who have any ministerial eminence at
this time in Europe.
"Hls age, added to his ripe experience in the
great questions that agitate foreign nations, rem
der him competent to pass very sound judg-
ment upon passing erents In Enrops. He is
intimately acquainted with the Russian minister,
Nesse lrode, and is also well acquainted with the
decided and strong y-marked charac eristics Of
the Emperor Nicholas. Indeed if we bad search
ed the country over, we could not have found
man better fitted for plenipoten'iary to England
than our great statesman Of Pennsylvania -
President Polk called Mr.. Buchanan 10 the
State Department because he knew him VT IL
had seen how admirably he had executed the
large trusts committed to him by the people, and
afterwards by Gen. jackson wh,n he sent him
to Russia. General Pierce also knew Mr..
Buchanan well-sat with him in the Senate.
house, and there measured the gith Of his tow
ering talents
at was, therefore, natural that he should in
vi,e him to represent the United States in Eng
land He goes tbither carrying with him the
strong regard Of the freemen OF the republic, al
of whom are confident that the nations homo,
and safety could not be trusted to ubler states
man than the Hon. James Buchanan .
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17
From the Alton 'Tclccranb

from the Alton Telegraph
The NoRrHERs MAIL.-The mail facilities
between Chicago and this city are getting from
bad TO worse. We have not received Chica-
go paper at the time it was due, for more than a
week They are usually day and sometimes
two behind hand. This is all owing, we under
stand, 10 the failure Of Frink's mail coaches to
make their proper connection with the cars to
this city. We have been led TO suppose that
there would be speedy remedy for this, but it
has not yet been applied. As long as Frink s
mail line is equipped by the lean, lazy, "ghosts
of horse flesh" which at present are employed,
no change for the better can be expected
The Register says the stage Friday came
through with only three horses, one having
fallen exhausted on his tracks, and been left on
the prairie to die.
Where are your special agents, Col. CRANE
If the failure here spoken of had occurred
anywhere in this region, we suppose it would
have been charged as the result of some negli-
gence Of the Dubuque Post Master, by the Her.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17

ALMOST DUEL-A misunderstanding oc-
CURED during the birthday entertainment given
to Meagher, in Faneuil Hall, between Captain
rreanor, of the Meagher Rifles, and Patrick
O'Donohue, the lately escaped Irish exile. A
challenge was given by the former and accepted
by the latter. The place of meeting was Man
chester, New Hampshire, and Saturday last was
the day. On that morning the friends Of o.
Donohue caused his arrest as the only means
left of preventing the fatal meeting. He was
taken before the proper tribunal and bound over
in the sum of $4,000 to keep the peace, the pub
fishers of the Boston Plot sing the bond with
him
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17

The CALIFoRyIA DEFALcATIos.-A cores
pondsnt Of the Cleveland Plaindealcr, writing
from Washington under date Of July 25th says
"the Galphinism of Mr.. Collier, while connect.
ed with the Custom House at San Francisco
is set down by many leading papers Throughout,
the country, at three hundred thousand dollars
This - getting within two-thirds of the truth
His accounts at the Department show that he
has swindled the government to the tune o.
some nine hundred thousand dollars. And
when the full history of the San Francisco Gus
tom House is exhibited 10 the country, it will be
cover the Galphin fraud Of Collier and But
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17

Don T MARRY CoUsIEs.-The superintendent
OF the insane hospital OF Indiana, in long and
interesting report ofits condition, very justly
says:
1.-THE intermarryng of relatives is the cause
of degensracy of both mind and body, and tends
directly to insanity In several instances that
have come to Jour notice during the past year,
more than one member of the family have be-
come insane. There in the hospital two
sisters from one family, and brother and sister
from another"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17

ELECTION IN MlssouRI-We stated two OF
three days since, upon the authority of the ST
Louis papers, that G. F. Jackson (dcmocrat)
was elected to Congress in the Bird District. Il
appears however, from the last news, that Jack
son is beat and Lindley (whig) elected
Il this should turn out to be correct, the deie-
cation will stand
WHIGs.-Sam Caruthers, John ] Lindley
John Il. Miller and Nj. Oliver.
DEMocRArs.-Thomas III. Benton, A. w
Lamb. and j. 8, Phelps
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17

PILGRIM CELEBRATION AT PLYMouTu-The
anniversary Of the sailing Of the Mayfower
from Holland, was celebrated at Plymouth, on
the lst OF Aug. with marked eclat
The ceremonies as recorded in the Eastern
papers, are highly interesting and afford a graf
lying assurance tina. the memorable day will not
soon be forgotten.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY Tons OF COPPER
IN ONE MAss.-M. Fl. Kelly writes from Ea-
gle River, TO the Tribune, that there is a mass
OF pure Copper in the North American Mine
which was thrown down on the 9th inst, forty
two feet long, twenty feet high, and two feet
thick and asks, Is not this the largest mass OF
native Copper ihst ever has been discovered
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17

CURE FOR CoNsuMPrIos-ln an other col
umn, we publish communication taken from
the National lnielligencer, which sets forth o
cure for that awful lnalady, consumption. Any
thing in relation TO this subject excites lively
interest and as the remedy in said communica-
ton, although simple, is not unreasonable, ii
should insure perusal from every reader
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17

SANTA ANNA Spanish Pro'ectorate is
now being discussed by the Mexican Press
Santa Annals destiny always to carry Mexican
enthusiasm with him to some rash extreme, and
then to be swept away by the reaction. |, may
be soths time"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17

ELOQUENT DEscRIprlos.-The following ex-
tract, from an address of Mcagher, recently de-
livered in N. Y is truly eloquent in its descrip-
ton Of the present state Of Europe.
"How impossible" says contemporary .for a
soul not stirred, and even tried with FIRE, to con-
ceiye and utter such things as these -
"Austria--the whole German lamily-.ongue
tied, the Rhine s;agnant in her bed; Poland,
still The Niobe Of nations, and her estnte and
children cut up and parcelled out among rob-
bers; Hungary, with the knife at her proud and
beautens neck; Italy, locked within her sculp-
sured sepulchre, and profane soldiery keeping
watch upon it; France grimmancing in a mas
Ryade, the glare Of which blinds men to crimes
nhich il is the senseless and reckless carnival;
-, her people decaying and disappearing
l1han the ruins even which ruthless civil
y .Aas yet left Standing on the soil: where
ksp can the eye that scans the history o!
~, turn with joy-wilhout grief, without
Sxsnce without despair-unless ii be to this
tcommon-weath, the powes, the progress,
tmmensity Of which are mapped out in those
~ waters Of the West, from which came
Yesterday.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17

DARING RoBBERY.-Last Friday night, ,
trunk was taken from the boot Of the stage
coming from the west, about mile out of the
city. The trunk was found the next day upor
the ba nix Of the river short distance above the
bridge, the contents scattered around upon the
ground. Appearances indicate that the thieve!
were frightened away while engaged in rifing it
Rockford Dem.
Let those who are travelling East on this
line, beware Of similar fate. Our Merchants
especially, many of whom are travelling East al
this season, would do well to keep their eyes
open.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17

APPOINTMENT OF FUND CoMMIssIoHER.-
The Prosecuting Attorney and Clerk Of the
Court, met yesterday in conformity to law and
appointed J. H. Emerson, School Fund Com
missioner Of Dubuque Co., to fill the vacancy
created by the resignation of Geo. McHeary.
There were but two applicants for the place,
the present appointee and A. Mathews, both
excellent men
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17

A DIscLAIMER.-Judge Sharkey, our late
Consul at Havana, has published a card in the
New York papers, accompanied with evidence
disclaming all connection with the Lady Suf-
folk affair. He says the documents purporting
to be furnished by him were fabricated by the
Mexican consul, Vivo, or some one else.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17

FLAe.MEs.-The Adrian Expositor says,
that the Michigan Southern Railroad have now
sixty aag-men stationed along the line to watch
the track, and give warning Of danger. In ad-
diton to this, the entire line is run over by hand.
cars, previous to the passage of the night train
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17

B' Deacon Bryant, of the oldest citi-
zens OF Buffalo, died in that city, on the Doth
ul'. The Commercial says Of him. "lf TO visi,
the sick, and minister to their comfort, be one
Of the points Of our holy religion, this point
abounded in him" For thirty years he was
an elder in the Presbyteran church.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17

" The Galena Jegersonsan says it is rumor-
ed that the Illinois Central Railroad is making
arrangements to join hands with the North
Western Railroad Company, and 60 ahead Wig
orous by with Tete des Morris and Minnesota
project.-Chic. Press.
This is all for buneome on the part Of the
Jeffersonian. We are credibly informed that
there is no ground for the rumor.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17

LARGE CosrRAcr.-A Mr.. Henry Doolittle
has contracted to build broad gague road from
the Pennsylvania line in Trumbull Co., Oslo, to
Dayton, for $7,000,O0O. This road with its
connections, will make direct line from st.
Louis To New York
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17

~ The editor Of the SLIM County Regis-
ter, seems to think the reason offered by US,
why Col. Preston, did not receive the appoint
ment Of U. s. District Attorney for the state Of
Iowa, is entitled to no credit.
Well, we shall not quarrel with him about it,
for It he believed it, we do not know that il
would add anything to the weight Of the circum-
IL
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17

II Some recent demonstrations Of the Mi
chigan Central Railroad Company in the town
Of Burlington have thrown our neighbors into
extacies Of delight. We heartily rejoice with
them and hope they may realize their hlskest
expectations.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17

II A steamer AS feet in length is about t.
tween that city and Memphis. She is intend.
ed 10 be the most magnificent steamer on the
Western waters.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17

n We observe by the Eastern papers that
there is surplus of twenty millions of dollars
in the United States Treasury, notwithstanding
the redemption of the FIVE per cents, which
took place on the LIST Of July