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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05
STAGE ACCIDENT.

Some two weeks since, Mr. O'SulIivan re-
siding in Jackson county, while on his way to
Warren, was capSized in The stage and mort
horribly mangled; so much so in fact that his
life was for some days d>paired or From his
representation OF the matter, the conduct of
the driver was very reprehensible He Gays,
tie accident as the result of runnins horses
originating in spirit of rivalry between two
stage companies, and that the stage in which
he was seated, left the road to make a near
cut Accidents of this kind are qnte frpoutnt
enough with the utmost care which can be oh
served by drivers IN keeping the road, withou,
lea wing il to geek difficulties. .Nr O'Sulhvan
has been a severe sufferer from this accidan,
and it is TO br hoped that his fate will admonis
drivers to be more careful in future
The agent Of Frink & Co, at this place. is a
| very careful man and had he been with the
sage, this accident we ere persuaded would
| not have occurred.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.
New York. March 2s

New York, March g.
The steamer Africa, from Liverpool the Iih,
arrived this morning
The statement that Kalafat had been cautur-
ed by the Russians was unfoundrd. No hrht.
ing either on the Danube or in Asia hal Len
place.
The London Morning News saws, with~-.
date, that the Czal had sen, ar other nr~r.s ltinn
to Vienna, which the r-presenls,.res ofthe Five
Powers found inadm ss bic
Prussia and Auslr.siihve not signed the uiii-
maium. They sfll re.Iain neutral ior tie pras-
cni.
TbrFirst Division Of fourteea ships, under
Admiral Charles Napier, sailed from Portsmouth
on the llih, tor the Baltic
1t is reported, that 5000 British troops 90 to
the Baltic for land service.
The 77th regiment embarked at Liverpool on
the ilth for Turkey.
The allied fleets were at Beycoz Bay The
most Of the Russian feet is at Sebasiopol, WITH
some ships at Campo. Both fleets had cruiser 3
in the Black Sea
The Russian Baltic fleets were pushing
through the ice to Socnbor1a
The Greek insurrection had subsided.
All the passengers of the ship Robert Kelly
haG been safely landed, and The ship, with the
masts cut away, got off the rocks end towed to
Kingston.
The ship Pantheon struck and sunk near
HoIyhead, on the night of the 9th. Part Of the
crew were landcd-the fate ofth rest unknown
The First Division of French troops for the
East were to leave London on the 25lh.
Some excitemen, had taken place in CONNER.
cial circles by Lord Clarendon's announcement
to Riga merchants. All Russian products to
whomsoever belonging, and even in neural
vessels, shall be lawful price in event Of war
observation-disclosures offers and fine yea
ther had caused dullI ess in markets. A reduc-
ton of I'd TO Sd on Wheat, and Is 10 Is Cd on
Flour had taken place. Richardson and Bro.
quote white American Wheat at is to l2s Sd !,
and Western Canal Flour nj 27s 10 37s 3D.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05
A TOUCHING SCENE,
We take the following touching scene fr

We take the following touching scene from
New York paper OF the 16th inst
This world is IA great dcc.box, and nobody
n tell what will "urn up at The mex throw
There are incident and romance enough trans
pirin every day IN the streets OF tn. nIetropn-
sto furnish material for the poet and novelist
TO the end OF time.
"iesterday afternoon, a well dressed genile-
man vas passing up Broadway Foreign suns
had evidently give 10 a face once fair t.nge
o' bronze, and though nearly half century
mi.h' have rolled over his head. yet il had lett
few traces behind it, and no evidences that the
shadows W. re- falling far to the eastward
Near Trinity Church sal an old apple woman
tatiered cloak of plaid was thrown over her
shoulders; her eyes were dun, her hand tremb
ling, and the thin gray hair, escaped from the
ke' ping of a cap gu.le-s of lace, upon her
cheek. The old woman as watching Tor pur-
chasers, and her eye rested upon the form OF
the stranger as he proceeded leisurely along,
passing now ana then he seemingly recog.
Dzrd some spot familiar in other days or noted
some rnexpectee, and lo him doubtless painful
changes
The old woman suddenly dropped her baske,
and the apples rolled hlthsr and thither, but she
did not heed them. "George = she sclaimed,
she sprany TO her test, "Genrge :" The
$ ranger turned in the direction of the voice -
In an instant his quiet manner vanished -
"George! "Molh-r!' and the twain were
ciasp-d III each other arms Greatly did some
marvel al the scene. alas the uld woman faint
ed?" cried one "ilas abe been sealing -
asked another. Yes she had been sieaiing-
>,aalmg whole sea's nf care isnsl Time, and
hlugng i, to the winds But Zone touch ol
II itu e makes the whole world kim and lie e
was many heart hat beat softer al the scene
| raenly years ar" '.Geurg"" had fl his home
| III Utica, New York, and gone "dawn IT, the
sea aud done business upon gccat wa trs.-
| After varied 0rtunes, that hflIn rned a last he
had re- turned to find th. old hnnes;e ad RAISED G
| tie grourd, block OF stnns occupy is s.r
| every inch of which hld been dear hm. -bu,
an old man pointed out his fathers grave II
was sunken aud without stone t. mark where
/ h. lay. OF his mother he could OBJ; ain no trace
She had left Utica long ago to seek her son in
New Y"rk and had never returned
! Who can tell w she watched and waited
and wept Tor the first born, wandering son =
| VINO can tell By what painful descent she
wrpt dawn from a comfort and home to tn.
stree s, ola age and property
But yesterday it vas all made right. 9Th,
dead was alive again, and the lost was found
Aud TO day, who thinks she would exchange
places with the m"st favored of fortune tha
| dwell in mansions Of marb-?
| Gou grant thai Innct j,y break no, the pitch
er at the fnun,,in the wheel at The ci,tern -
God grant maze such mestiags in this world o
! pattinya
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05
FURTHER BY THE AFRICA.

lhe Africa brought 20 passengers.
Lord John Russell was quite i'll. and was un
able to attend to his duties in the House on
Friday. The House adjourned in consequences
till Monday.
Dispatches received from Paris fully confirm
the attitudes of Prussia and Austria on the
Eastern question. Austria expresses perfect
Willingness to Join the Western powers, but
Prussia positively refuses on the ground, that
Prussia is not maritime power She had
comparatively but little interest in the matter.
Advices from Spain state that the lnsureent
Chief. Latorda, had been captured near the
French Frontier, and shot.
vienna 9th Prince Paskawich was appoint.
ed Generaln Chief of the Russian Army.
MALTA, Jnlrch 5th.--1'he FIST division Of the
army has arrived here. a-1
LnNDoN, March l0th.-The Queen, Yesterday
issued proclamation against British subjects
engaging in toreign service or fitting out YES.
els Tor Warke purposes without special license.
VIENNA, March 9Th 1t is rep'trted that the
Russ ans were Withdrawing from Kalaat.
The Arch Duke Albert will be Commander
in Chief Of the Aus rian Southeastern From.
tier.
CossrANriPLE 6th--The Shah of Galatia
had been deposed at the instance ofthe Austrian
government f4lFs
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05
GREAT VICTORY.


The Now HamshHe election has gone dem.
ocra c by a very respectable majority. Not
withstandiug Union of the whigs and aboli
nonlsts and a most extraordinary effort put for h
by the opponents d the Nebraska Bill, to dis
credit the adminisra'Ion the democracy of the
Granite state hive valantly sustained the
shock and BY theil devotion to old democratic
principles, have cmsigncd the enemy to another
season Of Retirement. The croakings of West
ern politicians, about New Hampshise's admin
isier,ny rebuketo the administration, for its
friendship to the Nebraska Bill, We suppose,
now that the election is settled, will cease.
V- Our Merchants are making every preps
ration for a large summers business. The Wig
orous competition which is springing up in this
branch of entIprise, will stimulate those
engaged in it, tnredoubled exerions, which we
hope will redourd both to their own benefit and
the benefit of thse who depend upon them for
their supplies.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05
TELEGRAPHIC DlSP iI'CN ES
New Orleans, March "a.

The steamship Empire City has arrived
this sort from Havana. She reports thet the
Cuban authorities had offered to give up the
steamship Black Warrior on condition that
fine of 5000 BE- paid. Capt. Balock had ac.
crpted the proposition, and would take possess.
ION OF the vessel the ..,.1d inst, and n,tnedl
a,ciy sail ior New York
The Z 5. sloop of war Alb,ny, and steerers
suiton snd Corwin were al Havana
The steamship fanpero, from. san Juan,
Nicaragua, with goo passengers, has arrived al
this port
Steamer Washington sailed AT noon will,
seven passengers and $203,000 in specie. Tie
clipper barque Grape Shot sailed yes,e ydcv for
Constantinople, with $200,oOO, muskets and
other firearms. The Grape Shot was recently
purchased by Geo Law
The Times and Tribune Published this morn
ing All address to the German population, by
Gov. kogsu,h. II was written in consequence
Of the rejection by the U. S. Senate OF the
Presidents Hon,ination of Geo. Saunders as
Consul to London. II gives Afr. Saunders
high praise TOR an,y and zeal in his offiee, and
deprecates his recall an event which tends to
place this country in the Light of giving aid
and comfort to the Monarchies If the old
world
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05
Gbt 4}'trklq Grprp5s.
BY WM II. MERRITT.
" o., EsD.1 MoaNING, Apr. 5, 1854
IiI1 NLDnAshA BILL.


The vote COMMIT the .Nebrasna B.l TO the
commit ee "a! the W n ,!s IN the House, is arguro
by some as an uatiynrlair indication. We
cannot regard 1t in TINS light, FOR the longer ID.
Bill is delayed. the more strength will il acqulr'
IN our Judgment. Tue oppos-rs OF the measure
have nearly, If not quite, exhausted their pow
ers of opposition, while the friends Of tn. mea
sure are jus. beginning to reaiiz- the importance
of mild ana determined eKpressicns in its favor.
A very large and enthusiastic meeting Of the
friends of the measure was recently held al
Tamnany Hall, New York, winch is being
followed by other simIlar meetings in diferen,
paris Of the Country. These meetings giving
an expression Of the public sentiment of the c"un-
ton and will serve 10 aid, rather than retard the
Iassage of the Bill. No measure in our judg
ment would have 4 stronger tendency t. forever
banish from the Halls OF Congress the slavery
agitation, than the passage Of the Nabraska
Bill, while i, certainly contains no provision
inimical to the constitution and The general
interests of the country. The strongest oppo
nents of this bill acknowledge the justice of lis
provisions, Tut they think it nexpedlent to pass
it. Whenever measure comss before the
country, for restoring the constitution 10 It's
original purity-to reclliin portion OF II, which
IN an evil and and an unguarted hour has been
parted with-to feiieve the south from al
onerous and odious reslriction-and 10 extend
the benefits and blessings of national legislation
alike to all parts Of the country--it lie but rea-
sonable and equitable tnat it should receive the
sanction of a wholesome public opinion. We
hope that this may be the fate in store for this
measure.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05
From The anam07a News.
PLAIN TALK ABOUT ANAMOSA


As another season for business and nprove-
ment is row approaching, we shall Ia e the
bery Of saving few words about our town
whirh will have the merit 0, being plain spoken
at least
Anamosa, If properly looked after, can b.
made important point in the State. The
neares place ea-i ot Canton, which is 25 miles
by road Cascade is 70 miles northeast; Qnas-
queton about "a miles northwest; Marion and
Cedar Rapids 20 and 26 miles west; and Rome,
in this county about l2 miles south east Il
will he seen from his that we have the naiural
custom Of a section of country about go miles in
length and breadth This strip of coupiry will
support large town, and We can just as we'll
have large town as anything else All that is
wanted is energy, enterprise and nnaninify
Onp of the first things wanted is to get our
town lncorp rated, 10 as TO enable the auihori-
lies 10 establish some uniformity of width and
condition ofs'reets, as well as other regulations
about drains, removal of obstfuclinns, &c
The n xt Thing wanted is the erection
Of large number of dwelling houses and stores
Not less than fifty lond dwellings, aud SIX larg.
>tar,sa'r now wanted IN Anamosa. Some nj
"u- old shells ongli, to be tore down, and others
bui't nnou ti,"r sites
We want large number Of thorough going
M eli s.ss,~ rusufis, -SXr
We want men who, whes. they comm. nee a Job
will carry j, tn ough, and not drop it every few
DAYS I" have spree, or 20 hunt and fish No
place can ever be bnrii np by such M chahlcs
We want Eien whose pr. de will driv. them to
pu up convenient aud tasteful buildings for
The ms Ives as well for others We want me-
chanics who will come aud settle down amnno
~, aud nat mer" floating iourneymen who stay
with ii just long enough 10 get we'll in debt,
and then leave. We have had enough of these
and want no more.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05
Washington, March %.

Remonstraaces against the Nebraska Bill were
presented in the Senate by Foot, Sumner, Fish,
Everett and Johnson. The Deficiency Bill was
then taken up.
There many rumors concerning the duel,
but none are reliable. Neither Cutting or
Breckenridge are in their seats To day Benton
and Richardson have been called in as counsel
The Marshal is after Cutting. The Ilards in
the House, except Mike Walsh, are game.
They say there viii! be 6ght between CuttiEg
and Breckenridge or any oher Hard if the
Sou wants. it.
In the House, the bill allowing the people of
Council Bluffs, Iowa, to enter lands on which
the town is situated, was passed
The committee on lands reported against the
plI granting lands to States in behalf of indi.
cent iniane
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05
From the State Ga,

From the State Gazette.
SruSKEr.-The Hawk-Eye isnot 10 be chok.
ed Oft from its opposition to the whig ticket by
the yoke and collar men Of lis party The fol-
lowing from the last number of that paper show.
tha. it is determined to keep IFS grounq,
"THE VALLEY WHlo-Sull keeps up a
grumbng mood in reference to the position we
have assumed towards the late ticket Of the
Iowa City convention, and thinks that we ought
to take position either favorable or unfavora.
b'e, as we keep the ticket at the head of our
columns. Now, we want tha--44A Aie- 10 Under
stand, distinea: and for all time to come, that
we ass m no wise committed either to the tick.
et Or /" the platform; and whereas the ticket was
placed at the head of our columns in our absence,
WE have felt it our duty not to take it out, but
to insert a qualifying clause above the head OF
the ticket, as a note of explanation for keeping
THE ticket, Or much of ii as is left, in our
editorial head. But We now request the Wing
to cease its erumblng. If it does not like the
part we play in this meiodramatic farce oil the
whig and abolition parties ticket he can smooth
his conscience by voting for it, and we will
keep ours in its halcyon mood BY voting as we
please.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05
NUMBER 90.

sentiments upon the subject of slavery, as i.
seen by his letter to John Holmes, Of A pril %
1920, IN which he said:
81 had for long time ceased to read news
papers, or pay any attention to public affairs
confident they were in good hands, and conten,
to be passenger in our bark to the shore from
which am not distant. Blu, this moInentous
question, like fire bell in the night, awakened
and filled me with terror | considered it al
once az the knell Of the Union. II is hushed, in
deed, for the moment. But this is a repreve
only not final sentence" iSee note.l
Your Clays, your McDowels, your Under
woods, would have been actively battling in the
emancipation cause before the people interested
and who alone have right to decide the mat.
ter, had l. not been for the feeling excited by
AboliionisM IL is well known that M.ssrs
Clay and Underwood both had the moral cour-
age To declare themselves in favor Of propo,i.
ton to ingralt upoo the Consti ution Of Ken
lucky provision which would lead to gradual
emancipation. who defeated il? Who exci-
ted The men Of tDat Commonwealth to dlsre va d
The recommendation Of Henry Clay, in whom
above all other men as II stast sman and patriot,
they had most confidence answer it wa.
the aoolItionists. II is they who are perpetua.
ting slavery wherever it exists, and tighteni.g q
the chains Of the slave
To be an emancl patonst in a slave Sta,c
in the earlier days OF The Republic was cea'non,
and quite as respectable as to be otherwise -
What was 1t that endangered the liberty and lille
OF Cassius NJ. Clay whenever he appeared in
his native State TO advocate the sentiments
which he professed to entertain, pending the
election of members to a convention to remodel
The Constitution of Kentucky? 1t was because
he became the reckless mouth piece of Garri-
son, fhil ps y Coz, to utter foreign and fan.
aIc sentiment, alike insulting to the character
and fame OF Kentucky; ii was The feeling which
States, communities, or individuals will ever
maniest when outside attt mpt is made to
cctate to them what they shall or shall not do
IN those domestic matters which belong exclu.
sively to themselves. The very persons who
have checkt and stayed progressive improve.
inent In the condition of the negro-who have
rendered even the maine Of emancipation nfa.
nous and odious in the slave States-now apply
10 those IN the free States who vote and act as
do The appeilative Of "dougii faces"
The Senator from Connecticut, Mr.. Smith,
beIeve, made frequent use Of that cognomen.
IL Is hacneyed phrase, intended, believe, to
indicats craven spirited IN m. | will remind
aim, and all such, that epithet or abuse is not
argument; and will say, in no spirit of bra
'ad", that II he or any other gentleman, should
"e drsir"us OF putting my spirit to the test it
shail c'si them nothing 70 make The trial, and
thai, under no circumstances, will ever ap
peal to courts or laws to protect me-
To this speech the Hon. Senator appended /.
synopsis OF Mr.. Jeffersons views, which has al
ready appeart in our columns
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05
DlsUNloN PROPOSED IN THE NORTH

DlSUNlON PROPOSED In THE NORTH.
In the New York Tribune, Of the 18th, is a
letter from Mr.. F.ote, OF New Haven, Con
n. cticut, recommending that the North take
measures to dissolve their political connection
with what he calls the :. slave breeding and
slave whipping States. The Tribune has an
editorial comment ON this letter, speaking yer,
highly 1t its author, and squirting strongly to-
wa'ds an approval OF his pr"jec, OF dssolv,ng
The Union. The editor intimares that disun,on
would be preferable TO the policy which he
thinks the passage OF The Nebraska bill would
inaugura,e
The !" Telegraph" of our city has OF late be-
come a cordial ally OF the Tnbuat;" quoting
and endorsing 's ar Icles, ard evid. nly regard l.
ing il as a high authority. Pr.viaus to this
league OF amiiy, ,h,. f" Tribune was our neigh
b"rs horror; hiS .'raw head and blondv bones;
another instance that .poil,cs make stranst
bed-irllows.' This shows to wha, desperal.
lengths The spirit OF faction. joined 10 desii-
tuition "i principle, - capable oi going. Rule
or ruin Break down certsin Senator ar
dissolve the Union!" "Gou y- cripples -
Estate Gaz.
We cannot say Ego it ye c:ipples." We
would admonish such men to beware how they
tribe with ,fe slefr-a P-.rogalve of the cit,zer.
and make themselves amenable 10 Che ou,ra.rrd
laws of the land. There is yii,ue in dispas.
sionate investigation and calm discussion. bui
when the country once adopts law, it il moral
treason to resist its execution by either word or
deed, BY using tine pen or tongue to defea, lis
purposes raising the hand TO resist lis legal
administrator Let such men a, Greeley a. Foo,
say what they please " bile thu Nebraska question
is legitimate subject of discussion before the
c,untry-le. them be as violen, and rahid as
they desir-: bnt when once tn" pc pl-s cnnsti-
tot.onai law max = have passed upon il ard
made II a part oi The code uf he land, shoul d
Tins be lis destiny, let no propositions for dis
union or revolution proceed from any citizen,
who claims to be either a patriot or / rational
man There iE way to remedy all existing
Evils and those which may hereafter arise, with
out resor'ing to violence and counseling resis-
lance to law. The ballot box is open for every
citizen 10 appeal to, tor the redress of real or
imagi.ary grievances and when he is no, will
ling to take his case before this impartial iribua.
al and be governed by its decision, he is no
friend to his country, but an enemy to all man.
kind, himself included. Such men would b-
the first victims Of revolution, should such
an untoward and almost impossible event arise.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05

WHIG MEMER Of CONGRESS CHosEs-At
the special elecf,n for member of Congress
in Tennessee, to'upply ,hs vacancy occ lsioned
by the death of lon. Brookns Campbell, Ma.
thaniel Taylor, Whigl was chosen iy g major
iiy OF 70
NEW YORK MINE LAw.-This law, which
had previously Rs.ed The Senate, passed the
House also, on Tia 22nd, by vote of Is TO a.
II goes into etftcthe lst OF May. II is rumort d
that Gov. S-ymor will veto 1t, aGd the rumol
Is probably true.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05

A TEST IN THE CHio LEaIsLAruRE.-A
Mr.. r. Campbell, me nber of the Ohio Legis
lature writes to MIR Cox, editor of the Ohio
Stat. snlan, assuring him that the Nebraska
United States Senator and tina, MIR pugh who
was recently elected TO the Senate from thu,
STATE, could moi have been elected, had he been
opposed to u.e passage of the Nebraska R,lI.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05
THE CRYSTAL PALACE 3PECULA-
TlON

The New York Crystal Palace speculation has
turned out badly. From the New York papers
of recent date we learn that the new Board OF
Dir ctors has made general overhaulng OF the
finances of the establishment, with the following
.nlt: IL appears in substance that the ndebi-
edness of the association is about $i70,00O.-
The loss the exhibition is estimated from The
lst January last to the 9th March inst. at
little over $4,000, or abou, 1884 per day 1t
appears, therefore, that the company has sunk.
Its whole capital $4S9,000
All its receipts, sb ut 1886, 400
And is in debt IL 900
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05

A CouNrERFEIrER.-T Evansville Jour-
nal says tha, man calling himself Thompson
Thornton, was arrested in that place, few days
felt notes Of the Wareham Bank, Massachu-
setts
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05
Baltimore. March o.


New Orleans papers of Wednesday are re.
ceved
Charleston papers state that the Court at
Havana had decided that the cotton on board
Black Warrior was forfeited and fine of sc. 900
should be- imposed on the boat.
The British war steamer Devastation arrived
at Havana on the 10th.
Si1 HUNDRED slaves, landed near Trinidad.
have been x by the Government
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05

New Orleans, March %.
There was great excitement at the polls TO- day .
Three men were killed.
We have private advices from Texas, that
COL Belknap was, at the last advices, surround
ed BY 400 Indians. The garrison was reduced
to sixteen men, the rest having gone out in pur.
suit OF the murdered Indian Agent. Fears were
entertained that the Fort would be cagi;9
its inmates massaered before rellssuu
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05
Boston, March 90

The death Of Jonathan Harrington, the last
survivor of the battle OF Lexington, who died
on Sunday, was announced in the II House, and
committees were appointed 10 honor the obse-
quies Of the deceased
The Hoosic Tunnel bill passed to be eDgross-
ed in the House, by vote of Ayes 169, Nays
no