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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

themselves free and lovers Of freedom, are VI.
gid to supports Are all the rights which We
have been taught from our childhood TO regard,
aud which every constitution in the land has
declared, sacred and inviolable-are they all
gone! Is there no protection for minori,ies
have we no individual rights 10 there no limit
TO the power Of majorities' II not, then what
avail constitutional Nothing at all. If the
Heraid's doc,rins-that the majority can do
exactly what they p'ease-be correct. this 10
not free government, regulated by cons'itu-
ton and laws. but an unrestrsiued popular desc
potsn,. People of Iowa, will you lend your
sanction to doctrine so dangerous, doctrine
which beats down all the guards that the con-
stitution, common law, common sense, wisdom
and prudence have placed about the personal
rights Of men? Will you count@nance tyran
ny SO execrable you, who boast that you
hape rights and privileges which are sacred and
inviolabIe, will you, By sustaining this doctrine
declare that you have nonc'
We put it to the good sense Of the people
and to their natural spiri, of justice, if it il
just, it it is fight, for q majority of the citi
zens Of the county, to use the property of the
minority, as they please. If this practice pre-
walls, can any man say one dollar of his proper
| " is his own! is it not all at the disposal O
the majority can they not compel its invest
ment in any enterprise, however absurd' Art
you any long freemen' Have you any rights
that can remain intact' May no, the will Of
single man, not owning dollar in the world
by his voie. determining the election, direct th'
disposal of one third, one half or all you
means
Weigh these things Consider the perniciou
consequences which the doctrine Of county
subscription may entail upon you. Do not lie
the glare, the seduction Of anticipated prosper
ity, ,mpei you to the destruction Of all individ
ual rights. Do not lie: the false glitter OF futur
advantage make you forget the real DANCE
upon which you are sweeping with head
career as the maddened bull, rushing on tn
Autteting scarf of the torrdore, disregards tn
rapier descending in its mortal lunge.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20
TIL. JEFFERSON
THE ENTHUSIASTIC MAN

We do love an enthusiastic man. He is al
ways of the nervous bilious temperament which
is the base of all that is noble, impulsive o.
great in the human character. Very good, res
pectable, quite sort of people, we have no doub
there are of other temperaments, but we do no
much care for this sort of people. They are
very good in their way, and fill certain stations
in life very admirably; but for companions, we
can scarcely conceive anything more tedious
We don't think more Of men who are always'cor
rect than we do of men who are always in good
temper. We would rather man would be i'm.
pulsively wrong, once in while, than ever be
SO mathematically correct. We have always a
suspicion that beneath this even surface of his
life there is depth we should not care to faith
ON. The man of impulse and enthusiasm laws
his whole heart open to you. He almost realiz.
es the wish OF the ancient philosopher, that he
had window in his breast, through which men
could see all that what was passing within.
The enthusiastic man is delightful companion,
for this quality is always accompanied by zen.
erosity. He will yield thousand courtesies,
and has generally, among other faculties, that
rare, but good one, of being a good listener.
BY this we do not mean that he will set like a
lay figure, staring at you with black lustre eve
but he will listen feelngly, Understandings
and attentlvely. His eye and face express the
interest ne takes in the story you are telling. II
ne interrupts you, it is flatterng, for it is only
by such exclamation as-"Weil, well, 90 on :
"D'ye see, now?" Or and then when
you come to the point, the hearty laugh, if the
story be comic, or the sympathetic moisture of
the eyes, shows how well your little effort
is appreciated He will enjoy good story
though he has heard il often before, and not,
like some people, tell you he has heard it before
or ask you to relate something new. lfever he
hints that 1t Is twice told tale TO him, it is
when the sparkle Of the jokes passing away;
but then it is always accompanied with the re-.
remark, that your story is great improvement
on the original. Give US an enthusiastic man
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20
EF GEN. JONES has handed US the followin

EP GEN. JONES has handed US the following,
which, being ofgenenral interest, we publish;
P. o. Department,
Contract Office,
June 30th, 1853.
SIR :-Your letter Of the Goth inst is received.
You are informed that as the route from Du
buque to Janesyille, Wis, was established only
at the last session Of Congress, no appropriation
has been mnde for putting it into immediate op.
Grafton. II will be advertised during the COM
ing fall, and be put under service July list, 1854
Very respectfully, yours &C.,
VIM. H. DUNDAS,
% Asst 2. NJ General.
Hon. GIo. w. JosEs,
Dubuque, Iowa.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

VkRxoSg.-The democracy Of this State met
10 convention at Montpelier on 23rd mitimo, and
nominated the following ticket
For governor, John 8. Robinson; for Lieut.
eov., Jefferson P. Kilder; 10: Treasurer, John
A.sPage. The action of the convention was
marked by happy und harmonious spirit.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

IT On Saturday the 2nd inst, the first trim
was made from Terre Hauts, by way Of Indian
apolis, to Cleveland, by railroad
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

e We learn from the Burlington Harkeye
that the only child Of Col. John s. David, of tha,
city was drowned while bathing in q pond with
his p'aymates, on the 9Th inst. This is sore
misfortune 10 the parents.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

Mission TO FRAscr.-Dispatches from
Washington state that Thos. H. Bayly, of Viz
ginia, is spoken Of in connection with the Mis-
sion TO France.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

New WORK ON APPLE TREEs.-The Albany
Eoening Journal says, " A small green worm
is making very serious ravages in our orchards
their leaves and leaving the orchard as if fire
had passed through them. A gentleman of this
city who found them on his apple trees-having
stripped two of them entirely WAS advised to
apply a solution Of whale oil soap, which he did,
with common garden engine, thoroughly wet
ting the leaves and branches of the remaining
trees; and he informs US that the application
was entirely successful--the depredators leaving
and no evidence of their ravages being since
observed 1t will be well for those annoyed
by these worms to make thorough trial Of the
whale oil soap; and if it shall prove remedy,
it will entle itself the best thanks of the far
mer, as il has often done heretofore in its appl-
cations for other purposes
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

" The iegs,ure Of Wisconsin has passed,
BY large majorities in both branches, bill for
the abolition Of Capital punishment The
governor il expected to give i. his sanction.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

| u The Iowa Capital Reporter suggests a
"New Scheme"-an "An Line Road" 10 BE-
run from the peninsula Of Florida, by way of
several towns unnecessary to be named, to Iowa
City. This is expected to open up to the lovely
| Capital of Iowa, all the commerce which unpro.
pitious gales sweep into the spreading swamps
of southern Florida. The Reporter anticipates
that the entire ssrch trade of the recent discoy-
cries of the U. S. Exploring Expedition would
be thrown, as it were, into our lap" (lowa Cty's
lap, not ours.) The admirable beauties of s.the
celebrated Okeiinokee Swamp" are intended to
be tapped by this magnificent "scheme"
In fact, it is great pleasure to fancy all the
fine things which the Florida and Iowa City
Il. r, will open up to astonished natives. The
road is to be continued from Iowa City to the
northernmost peak of the Rocky Mountains, the
stupendons commerce whereof will undoubtedly
be poured down into Iowa City. Also, our
merry friend Sylvester, Of the Reporter (who
thus amuses himself at the expense of "the
spirit Of the age') anticipates the delight of
making love to divers fair Floridians, of the
female form divine, and of putting real Ho vana
to the tunes of six millions rampant and sangui.
nary musketoes.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

SuIciDE.-A German, from Pittsburgh, who
followed his lady-love to indianapolis, and
found her engaged to another man. hired horse
rode INTO the woods and hung himself, the other
day, with part OF the bride. He left letter
stating the cause, and leaving bis property,
so 1000, 10 his brothers.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

" Judge Cookery, Post Mas er Of this city
has received supply Of the new government
prepaid envelopes. They are manufactured, AZ
u generally known,by Mr.. G. F. Nesbi,t, N. Y,
who has seen fit to give US his name in circu.
lar impression on the reverse side of the envel-
oPc. The execution of the work guards well
against counterfeiting. The paper is of good
quality-better than is generally used in enyel-
opes-and both sorts (for the Judge has buff and
Whitley are very neat and respectable looking
manufactures. But, after all that has been said
BY the press beforehand, about the neatness and
the beauty Of the envelopes, giving the idea
that all tastes, however fastidious, must be more
than satisfied with taeir appearance, we do not
see that they are unap2roach,ble-in fact, we
think they are susceptible Of improvement.
We believe that the government intends to
give Mr., Nesbitt leave to omit the impression of
his name from the envelope, and we are quite of
the opinion that it will be very proper to do 30
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

The dividends Stocks, Railroad Bonds
| together with the U. S. FIVE per cent. Loan tc
be paid on the LIST Of July, will make upward Of
six million thrown on the market-prncipally
at N. Y.-for re investment.
Money on call was very abundant in New
York on the Both at 5 to 8 per cent, and al
Philadelphia, prime paper was readily taken at
6te 81. The banks in both cities were discount.
ing freely.
1t is thought the current rate of interes,
will fall considerably after the 1st of July. The
shipments of gold to England are again increas-
ing, and most of that which now goes is in in
gots, no coin being drawn from the vaults Of the
Banks.
BY the latest advices from London, the pr-
vate discount houses were cashing bills al the
rate Of q to 81 per- cent, although the Bank
rate was 81. 1t is now stated in the British
Journals that the advance OF the rate Of dis
count by the Bank was intended, not only as
precautionary measure to guard against the
draw Of specie in the payment of Exchequer
Bills, but also as drawback to the facilities
with which American Securities were negotiated
in London-the Bank looking with ajealous
eye upon the tendency Of capital 10 such invest
ment on this side Of the Atlantic, and has
aimed to check it, by advancing the rate Of IN
terest.-St. Louis Int
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

II 1t 10 stated that late rains have some.
what revived the tobacco crop Of Kentucky
A despatch from New Orleans says that there
II great excitement in that market Factors
were asking an advance, and hid Withdrawn
from the market. The stock was 10000 hhds,
which il large
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

~ The work has commenced on the N. Y
and Boston Air Line Railroad
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

BALTIMORE AID OHIo RAlxRoAD-.The
earnings Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
for the month Of June amount to $3.50 ,00O~be.
iny S4O 900 in excess Of the estimates.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

II Hon. John Glenn, Judge of the u 8.
District Court for the State of Maryland, died in
Baltimore on the 9Th inst
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

JOSEPH T. FALEs, Esq, late of this city, has
been promoted to fifteen hundred dollar clerk
ship in the Patent Offices favor eminently de-
burlington Telegraph.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

It is popular delusion to believe that an ed
itor is public bellows, bound TO puff everything
and every body that wants to use him.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

ORIGINAL LETTER OF GENERAL WAIVE
The following Characteristic letter from Gen.
Wayne, "Mad Anthony" is now published by
the Philadelphia Bulletin for the FIRST time
TIcosDERooA. LIST April, l777.
DEAR BROTHER: have for some time Civ.
en- over all expectation Of receiving any more
letters from any Of my frenIs. will do them
the JUS ice to believe that they have not forgot
me, but owing to some fatality none of their ia
vors reach here. I hope those from me pass
safe.
A few days since we had party Of thirty
men and two officers killed and made prisoners
by body Of Indians headed by British officer.
One of our people made his escape the second
day after his capture, and says that the enemy
are all collected at Montreal, CharmeIe ST.
Johns and their vicinity, waiting ready 10
come on in full force as soon as the Lake
opens.
am constantly employed in maneuverine
the men, and have selected 300 whom can de-
| pend 81 that in case Of an atlack-even in the
present debilitated state Of the Garrson-they
will not carry it without the loss Of much, verJ
much human gore.
My situation as Commandant of this pos
would subject me TO insult and contempt as
Prisoner. The motley appearance ofthe troop
would justify it, being one third negroes, mulat
} toes and Indians, one third children, and it'll
boys wretchedly clothed and more wretched!
; armed and disciplined-but the other third Wi
! entltle NE to some respect even from the mos
, malignant foe. 1t | should not be fortunat
enough 10 conquer with them they will at leas
save my memory from contempt.
have wrote Polly about the educat on Of m
little girl and boy. Pray afford your assis;anc
to form their young minds. would have m
daughters education 10 be as useful, easy an
: polite as possible-my son to be made the fir,
4 sof scholars: Perhaps at one day his coun,r
q. may caR him forth, when trust he will not tur
aside Pom Honor, although the path should b
r marked with his fathers blood. Farewell, an
, be assured that whatever may be the fate
9 this Garrfsa, Gas have a mind that cannt
e brook contempD you will never see or hes
ranked among the number of Prisoners, tn
n name of your faithful friend and most ob't
a Hum. serv't ANT'Y WAYNE.
n Adm. RoBIsspH, Esq.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

We are glad to say to our readers that the
Telegraph 10 again in perfect operation.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

THE CHOLERA AT WILLIAMsPoRr, Nd
1t seems TO be admitted that they have had, and
still have, the cholera, or some other similar di.
sease at Wiiamsport, Md. The Boonsboro,
Odd FsltO,o, of the 29th ult., says AFTER a
strong and foolish effort made to deny the exis-
tence of the cholera in Williamsport the paper
published there, and the citizens, acknowledge
the fact.-Since our last there have been numer.
Gus new cases and many deaths. On the 25lh
there were FIVE deaths, on the 26th five, and
yesterday three, up to which time there has
been upwards of 100 cases, and SIS deaths.
Many of the citizens are leaving We hope
that the disease has done its worst and will sub
side. A letter has been received here stating
that there were forty FIVE new cases yesterday,
the 18th, but does not mention the number OF
deaths. Among the victims is the Postmaster
The same paper states that colored boatman
from WilIiamsport died Of cholera at Sharps
burg on Sunday. Hagerstown is healthy, but
the diarrhoea prevails there to slight extent.
report that the cholera had appeared at ST.
James is positively contradicted by the Hager-
town papers The students are in good health,
generally, some having had slight attack Of
diarhoea.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20
Adm. robinson, Esq.

CoEGREssIoNAL CANDIDATES IN KENTUCKY.
The Kentucky Yeoman gives the following
a comp etc list of the congressional candidates
in that State, viz:
First district-Linn Boyd, Isaac Burnett, JEFF
Brown.
Second district Winston }. Davie, Ben. E.
Grey.
Third district-Presley Ewing.
Fourth district-James s. Chrisman, T. E.
Bramlette.
Fifth dstrict-James w. Stone, Glenn S
Hill.
Sixth district--John M. Elliott, C. F. Bur-
nam, Dr. Pierce, Berry E. Stone.
Seventh district-Wiiam Preston, s. s
English.
Eighth district-John e. Breckenridge, R. r.
Letcher.
Ninth dis:rict-James NJ Rice, Aqulla
Young.
Tenth distrct-R. II. Stanton, G. w Hodge
The Yeoman says: "From best accounts the
democracy can carry nine of the districts. Whe
would not rejoice to see our noble old State GU
the society of Vermont and Massachusetts,"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20


y We learn that boy was killed at Beuna
Vista in this county on the 4,h. The accident
occurred in the following manner: A party
was engaged in firing an 1nvil--loading powder
into square hole in its end, driving in plug
having groove in the side for priminQ-the
deceased was standing near By with cigar box
partly full Of loose powder, when one of the
party took brand from the fire and in going
toward the anvil, spark fell into the box, ipnit
ing the powder and blowing the boy into tatters
Several others were severely injured
n Mrs. Swisshelm Of the Pittsburgh Yisitey
pitches into the Elmyra IN. ~ Republican,
which had twitted her with "knowine nothing
practically about poverty" in a style which
pleases our fancy we'll The good editress ad-
dresses the subject in way which shows how
true and estmable woman she is, for all that
she 10 crochety on the question Of slavery. Her
paper, the Ttsiter, has the honor to be the head
organ Of the freesoil party in Penn.ylvania-a
great deal better advocate than it deserves, ac-
cording TO our thinking.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

q We direct attention to the advertisement
teH the sale OF government lands.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20
REMOVAL.

Tho omce of tho Miners Express has been Removed to
the room recently occupied the Land Office, over the
ssorsof G. W. Burton Co.. corner Of Main and Fourth
Sfreoss July /, 1853
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

DThc weather 10 quite cool.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

This is the highest verified rate of speed ever
attained BY any ship or ocean steamer, and we
state with pride that the ship which performed
this unrivaled feat was designed, modelled, and
built by Boston mechanic.
The Nevada journal., 1853-02-04

and though they belong here, were workin!
claims there when the census wss taken
Large numbers cross the Middle Iuba a
Hesss probably 1000 20 over to Kanaki
Creek, and it vicinity, Minnesota Diggings
&C.. in Sierra county and mine there few
months, and were there at the census taking
Some 5000 men regularly leave about June
and return on the rising of the rivers. If the
census of these counties was taken during
the winter or spring, when our people are at
work at home because water is plenty, Neva-
da would show over $4,000, Yuba 10000
Sierra 700.
This view of the subject, denial of which
we challenge, places Nevada the second
county in the state, and should be kept in
mind in new apportionment.
Nevada county has immensely the most
capital employed in mining, viz. 81 ,466, sos.
The next is Yuba, which has $2,5l9.45O.-
The next is Placer, which has 81 APT 400
Nextis Calaveras, which has S754, 1903. Tu.
olumne has sls7,ss5.
Our readers will observe by the foregoing
statements the inadequacy of our represen-
tation in both branches of the Legislature.
and the gratifying fact that our county is
keeping with the foremost in the state in real
progress. We must see that our wants and
rights are appreciated in the right quarter,
and being known are respected.
The statements of investments of capital,
&c, were so ridiculous in the official alb
stract for Nevada county, that we called on
Mr. Burlington, the Census agent, for accu-
rate information. A school boy should be
ashamed of some of the statistics published
by authority" of w. Van Vorhes, Secretary
of State. For instance, by reference to the
table it will be seen that these figures are
given:
Number of Hogs 4279
Capital employed in Hogs, 29Oo
There Hogs in this county are worth so
cents apiece! In justice to Mr. Burlington,
we remark that these statistics, and most of
the minor details of the "report," never were
submitted by him but are all literally "by
authority" The item of real estate was not
in his report, and the personal estate, which
here embraces what is elsewhere real us well
as personal, should be at least S2,o0o,O00.-
The capital invested in merchandise in this
city, alone, is greater than that ascribed to
the whole county. The following table was
| part of his report:
The Nevada journal., 1853-02-04

FATAL ACCIDENT. .-7iro LircS Lost -
On Friday afternoon last, two men named
Henry M. Western and George G.
Chadbourn, were engaged in sluicing off
a bank near Sweetland, and had worked
in under the hill to q short distance. -
Esteeming the spot to be dangerous,
they told their hired men to leave it,
and go to work some where else. 1t is
supposed the two men went into the ex-
cavation for some purpose, and the i'm
pending mass fell upon them. A person
passing by about sunset saw their jack
cts hanging near by, and the place
caved. thought they might be under.
meath, and gave the alarm. About ter
o'clock, after a good deal of labor, the
men were found dead. Western anC
Chadbourn were both well-known in thi
city as men of unblemished character
and their fate will excite much sorrow
Western was from Goram, Me, Chad
bourn was from Standish, Me Thei
remains were taken to Marysyille anC
buried.
The Nevada journal., 1853-02-04

DEAs Kilbourn g. Co. offer superior in
ducements to companies who wish their
daguerreotypes taken.
nfs-. Readthe adv ertisement Of Hen
ry 4 Dickinson, Grass Valley.
gsy~ Also that of w. R. Mccall q
Co., Sacramento. They are monthly re-
ceiving shipments direct from the east.
Bsag~ Information is wanted of Michael
Kern, by his father. He may be at
Sacramento. See adv.
The Nevada journal., 1853-02-04
Total.
Sl,OS7.5OO

Total, Sl,0S7 800
The capital in dtching is $500! says this
report. There is not ditch in this vicinity
that can be bought for three times that sum.
The capital invested in hotels in this city,
alone, is more than $4,000, and was so re-
ported. Also the bridges in this city are
worth more than S370O The bridge at Por
tcrs crossing is worth that sum. The Rail-
road statement is all foolishness. That a.
bout lumber is perfectly idiotc There are
35 mills in this county, and probably not one
Of them has less than $4,000 worth of lum-
ber on handsome of them enough to build
five or six miles Of plank road.
We confess our Ignorance whether anv
thing issued "by authority" can be recalled
and amended. We trust if the Secretary Of
State has any sense of personal or otlicia
dignity, he will recall these disgraceful mis-
representations. They have gone all ovel
the State, and will 20 to the Atlantic States
and are worse than total ignorance of wha
they pretend to elucidatc.
The Nevada journal., 1853-02-04

JUSTICES CoURr,-A case is pending
before Justice Colburn, being a suit of
Mrs. NJ. A. n Randolph to enforce pay
ment of $50 by Mr.. Thomas Marsh for
music lessons. 1t came up on Saturday
last and was adjourned one week on
oath of def't that material witnesses for
defense were absent Mrs Randolph is
n daughter of the eminent late Dr. Mel
son, author Of the popular work Causes
and Cure of Infdellty," and she was
formerly one of the Faculty of Lowndes
College, Miss, in the department of mu-
sic and painting As the case excite
general interest, we shall probably give
a full report in our next.