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this state, VINO want 70 ss1ve 70 pay -
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legltlmate MEANS BEGINNING !" s"'"A' !.
And what makes all this look worse ana
seem to portend more evil, is the lamenta-
~. g, - +b.t .c,,. r,,bl;c ;onrn.l. ~;ve their
"'S NV
SANCTION, pasnseiy u nos openly ana po'n'eu
Journals too, protesting to be purely
Democratic and to which therefore the
- :. -, ..n4;..,. -.
people nsse : ilen' = .ooA = Se.''e'' we
on the watch-tower Of state, ready % oe-i
fend the encroached rights Of the down.
4.,,,a.n .na ,,,ho,d N. cane. of truth and
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justice. @
Touching what conceive to be some OF
thf evil tendencies Of our present legislation
=. e,,,.,r;,r H.; e .o,,y,,.,n;c.-
psePa'e.' '.s WIZ e ~.
sion for the Baton Rouge Lazy sdas0cste' 0.
the nth instant:
NJ Es:,o~ Iii. "a sav thu Hast. .m,,-
s;n 90 so = man nm . tree. . "a look on. and
marx The m.nne. and tendency tf our State
..o;.lat:nn have come 70 the conclusion
to-, fs,v a.ve ohservat;on f. This wav.
th.+ ! man &c .o6er sense. who wishes TO
f. -.,npiy right and inst TO ali. and
not pander to the current of selfish corrup-
ton, has no more showing in our Legis'a-
tive Halls, than Saint in Heather land
On yesterday evening, listened with an
attentive ear, to several speeches on wild
scneme ,on smA'l scaiel Ior : Iall roao
was ~ 1ess aston'sbsd thar d;.snst.d - + ~.
spirit Displayed, and the ayssasesss advan-
ced in sone Of these speeches. Some menu
. Je.s o. . Inc nouse! rom MeM ol.eans'
t;on to be extremely selfish and humbur.
ging IN their views. or else superlatively
ignorant OF the real interests Of our State
AZ ia1ge' ana OF Tue spl1., ana Insent, y NOT
In that dehst. The sobsr corcin.;on, and
arguments Of members from the interior and
upper parishes. were Kissed at by the con
g,om era ,o.sdom OF me Me'Topolis -
serve as finn for thoss ,vhose .v;d.nt mr..
pose it is to feed on pelf wrung from the |
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~Mr. A. O. P. Nicholson, has
been elected printer to the United
Fl Strong dt escssss1ss;dR. nlaoa Of Gen. Arm.
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uUtySAy uA6nse - - ~ 49,
present session Of the Legislature ex-
pires BY hitation. The new consti-
tuition 6xss so days for the session
which i simple time for al the pur-
posss Of law making. Indeed twenty
dsys would safkce. X the time were
Dot squandsrsd 10 To log-rolnne. and
wirs-pslling which seems 10 modern
leeielation, to be the only object for
which Legislative bodies assemble. In
this, the States have the example Of
Congress, a body in ancient times
composed Of the most exalted wisdom
united with the puresent patriotism;
but now, . degenerated theatre for
the display. Of grandilloquence and
the advancement of private interest.
Where is the fault? 1t is with
the people. The people are alone to
blame, since the authority is vested in
them to change this condition. Men
must be selected for public Office, who
are known for their domestic virtues,
and such as have bought their way to
preference by fraudulent means, must
be spurned At the ballot box or the
DAY for the death and burial of the
Republic. Is clos at hand.
In Legislating; the last days are Of
more Importance than the FIRST. be.
cause during the FIRST it is difficult to
get quorum, or a report from COM
mittee. During the last days, all the
work 20 be done cannot be transacted
in daylight, and night sessions are
resorted to.~-During the last days, o
quorum can be had because nearly
every member lis generally interested
in the passage of some local bill, and
the general appropriation bill, is one
Of SO much Importance that each
member, as we'll as officer Of State
like to have honorable mention"
made therein. Of something in which
they are individually Interested
EXTENSIVE F1RE-"A fire broke
out on Saturday evening last, says the
Baton Rouge La. Courier, about half
past esleek in ths l kitchen su q a ths
. mile and a half south of the City.
The fire thence extended to the spacious
residence. which was soon wrapped in
flames. The outer edifce with all the
adjoining buildings we're completely
destroyed. The furniture in the low
er story was principally saved, but
much Of it in an injured state. The
bright flames drew quite crowd down
from the city"
The above is from Baltimore pa
per, AMI it is a very fair illustration
how fires as we'll as other things
spread" by travelling. We shall an
alyse the above, to find out how much
truth there is in it. In the first place,
the fire "broke out" on Monday night,
instead Of Saturday" In the second
place there is no paper--in this great
city Of papers-called the "Courier. "
In the third place the FIRE took place
at about II at night, instead Of I in
the morning. In the fourth place it
did not originate in a kitchen but
in the machine shop of our friend
Brown That man by the name
If John Robinson aboat mile and a
half south Of the city, was consumed, F"
Is something altogether new to us.
The fire was in the north part of the
,ity, and it was the kitchen Of Mr.
W. B. Roberts that was consumed |
The spacious mansion spoken of in
the notice is small one story private
Boarding house. The Baltimore pa
per says ''the furniture in the lower
story was principally saved Init much
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AccrDExr.-On Sunday evening LAST
. party Of young men we're riding out
ON the Bayou Sara road, when the
horse Of one Of the party-Mr. Wal
ter Jones, took fright and threw him,
breaking his leg.
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a. That regular passsngs Psek'
ct the Bella Donna has orr thanks to-
repealed fsvos.

wWe ars pleased to welcome TO
his old home, our distinguished fellow
citizen, Professor Alexander Dimitry.
The Professor visits ~ at the solicita.
ton Of the State Legislature. and lee.
torres on the subject Of Public Edu-
cation"
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Rossiter's. Paisttngs.--N will be
.aen by advertisement that on Wednes-
day night. at the new Presbyterian
church Rossiters paintings will be ex-
hibited. The captive Israelites, the Re-
turn Of the Dove to the Ark" and
Miriam the Prophecies, E xulting
over the destruction Of Pharaoh 3
Host" The reputation Of Mr.. Ros-
sitter - an historical painter, is suf-
6cient to guarantee = crowded house.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04
From the Missouri Republican
MONTH LATER FROM SANTA FE.
INDEPENDENCE Dec. %.

Independence, Dec. 22.
The Santa Fe mail arrived Yesterday, and by
it, we have advices from chihuahua to Novem-
her ,, Business was extremely dull there, and
j. was ttought that MI the foreign merchants
would leave IN few months for California.
The trade would then go into the hands of the
M"xIc lns.-1He American merchlns waiting
at FL PaSe, will not be able to pass their goods
through the Cnston Iloase, as Sani4 Anna has
added twenty per cent, more tp the tariff upon
licenses, and the instructions are positive to ad-
init no 90 ds unless the entire du cs paid
One mau had his papers made cut for three
WAGON loads, and the duties were eight thou
SAND dollars; he did not pass them, oil course.
Gen Garland intends to establish post on
the Pecos, near the Seyer river.
Near Fort Fillmore, IA celebrated Muscalero
Chief w9s killed By Mexican. II will create
difficulty in Meslla Valley as
At Santa Fe on the 18th Nov, Hugh G.
Smith rprobably Hugh N Smith was shot by
one Of The men III charge of Sklllman, mail,
at Hunts Exchange.
Quite conn any were gathered for social in
tercourse, when two ruffians, by the names Of
Scallion and Stephenson, resolutely bent ON a
disturbance, entered the room. Their abuse
called down upon them the condemnationNG I'll
dll present SsalIion ihen prese nted his resol-
yer and shot Smith twice---the second time the
ball entered his chest, and it was afterwards
cut out Of his back. After the arrest Of boti
+ If the men, the belief beirg genera! that Smith
was killed, jury empannel d, Scall;or
1 tried, and immediately hung. Smith is aliv,
and slowly recovering. 1t is sad affar. MIR
Smith is much respected and beloved.
Business was quite dull at Santa Fe.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04
WHAT A CRITIC

The astule gentleman who controls the des-
tinics of the Davenport Gaz .tt, has the fol
lowing criticism upon the Presidents late
message:
With the exception of a few old Ilunkers,
scarcely paper can be found in our wide spread
Union, that does not unite in condemnaiio ion of
tho Message which President Pierce has recent
ly placed before Congress, 'or-excuse the sar-
casm Of the remark-thcr guidance in nat onal
affairs
After this shameless declaration, extracts
from the leadirg and most violent whig and
addition papers, such as the "N New York Trib-
une,' "Courier and Enquirer" "Times,
+" Express" Behnett's /" Herald, NC, &c are
submitted as evidence TO sustain his position -
A fine batch of men, from which TO expect an
impartial CRITICS upon drmocr attic message.
Mr.. Sanders ought to try his hand again
He could not do worse, aud there is every
chance OF his doing better.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04
THE WANT OF BREAD IN FRANCE
a poRTENTUOus CLOUD FOR
I, nyIIS NApOI .EON
LOUIS NAPOLEON

All who have read the histories of the sue
cessiyc revolutions in France, from the time OF
the unfortunate Louis The Fifteenth, to the pre-
sent dsy, must know that one of the most po-
tential elements in .he popular discontents which
led to those national changes, was the cry for
Bread Bread - from more than half .starv-
ed pc puatIon.
IL had much TO do with The first impulse 10
the t Region of Terror in the last part of the
eighteenth century 1t had still more agency
during the famous " Three Days Of July III
driving Charles the Tenth from the throne ef
the Rourbons. But in neither the time of
MARIE ANToIsETTE, nor in that of the last OF
the Senior Bourbons had it more signal potency
than in that convulson which made the land Of
their birln, and the recipients OF the national
hospitaties of Great Britain, as their prede-
cessors in the French monarchy had been fire..
auently before, iii times Of trouble.
The cry of" Bread" was never louder from
the people of France than it is at this moment.
BY unanimGus consent it is declared that the
necessaries Of life were never more costly than
at this very hour under the rule OF Louis Napo-
leon Every hour, the .Noniteur, the organ of
the Government, estimates the sum necessary
10 supply the expected deficiency in fopd at
500, ,000,00a of francs; at about ft,y-six mill.
ions of dollars, and this is regarded by their
nforDants as decidedly below the mark.
If the Emperor Louis can conquer this diffi-
Guilty, which appeals not only to the business
and bosoms, but to all the stamachs OF h,s hese
subjects he will be greater victor than some
Of the more illustrlous Of his predecess'rs.-
His best policy would be to put ioa' ." esep
mans table, and piece OF beei, PORK oi ,l'u
in every kitchen This would do more " ~ ,'e
present general de stitution ofth'se who sa''er
inevitably whenever provisions are deaI.) TO
strengthen his throne and maintain ms supre
n,sc = Nm 81, The nonsence about placing HIM
| self =, ,he head OF Enrnpeon L'brrallsii.
Boston, Dec. "a.
rh e..o,ner America arrived at her dock at
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04

W ChiefJustice Taney has recently deei
ded in admiralty, in the United States Circuit
Court that lumber RATS wrecked on the Sus-
quehanna or any public navigabIe river, while
being foated down or anchored in the river,
is not the subject of salvage, that they are not
subjectt, admiralty jurisdiction as they are no
Intended for the navigation of the Sea arms
RATS, where in danger of being br ken o: swept
down by the current, is not salvage service,
and makes no liability to a recompense, that all
intermedding with such pr"p r'y in such cssss
is at the risk of those intermedd ing.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04
w fiiG.
DUBUQUE CLAIM.

Upon the subject of the Dubuque Claim, the
Washington Star, has the following:
TUE DUBueuE CLAIM.-This cGse is now
pending before the Supreme Court Chouteau,
plaintiff, vs.. .Hafony. 1t involves interests to
The cxten, of some $3O00,00O; Malony Is the
vendee Of The U. S. Chouieau claims under
Dubuque, in virtue Of an Indian sale and a con-
cession from The Spanish Governor, and, COP
Sc quent'y, on the ground OF priority of title
The Attorney General is expected 10 appear in
the case the part of the U. S. The claim
embraces the town of Dubuque, Iowa, and ex-
tensive bodies of lands in Dubuque and Jack
son counties, (Iowa) on the Mississippi river.
During Polk's administration the claimants ap-
piled 10 the Commissioner of the General Land
Office to withhold these lands from sale Blu,
the appl ication was overruIed.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04

DUBuQUE CLAIM CAsE-We niice in the
proceedings of the Supreme Court of the U
s., Of the 2lst inst that the case of Henry
up and the argument for the plaintiff in error
commenced, by MIR. Carnick.
day or two will prnl ably give us the deci.
sion of this important aud 10 the citizens Of this
place and vicinity, deeply Interesting case.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04
Wffklg Miurr5' Grpr;5s.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY, MoRNINt
DY WME H. MERRITT

TMe DAILY ExPRxss will be furnished TO weekly sub
rsers at Ten CENTS per week. payable 10 the carrier
on Saturday mornings
N ADVERTISEMENTS inserted, in either the Daily or
Weekly, on the most reasonable terms
The WEEKLY EXPRESS will contain the
latest intelligence political and miscellaneous foreign and
domestic. The recent improvements in our office will
enable US 70 give as much reading in the Weekly
as can be found in other paper OF its size i'll the
Terms of the Weekly.
ONE DOLLAR & Fifty CTS. per annum, in ad-
vance, and 81 il not paid in advance.
No subscription will be discontinued, except al the
option Of the publishers until all are psA
To Clubs--As an inducement TO clubs, we propose I"
make the following reduction
Three copies, per annum, 81; Six copies, So; Ten
copies, Sill Fourteen copies, Sli
Where club of six, ten, fourteen copies are SENT all
stra copy will be to the person who mrkes up the
club Orders from clubs must be invariably accompanied
by the cash.
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING,
Or EVERY DEscRIPrioS, executed with accuracy, neat
and dspatch on terms reasonable any other
Establishment IN the State
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04
PRESIDENTS.

Gen. PiERcE is the fourteenth President Of
the United States. He is the first Democratic
President from the New England States Since
the division OF parties, under WAsHINaroS s
Administration, there have been seven Demo-.
cratic Presidents elected by the people, and
only four Federalis's or Wings. While the
people have reelected all the Demc cratic
Presidents but two, no Wing or Federas, has
ever been re elected
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04

We have few words to say to subscribers We
have large number Of little claims for suhscr piion
seat cred all os.r,he State, whirh need bn, which
would involve gr deal of lime aud eAp1n 20 af
ter thrm Wewould like 10 have those who are ndebt
ed to us, come forward this fall and square the books
We hope they viii duly appreciate the situation OF
matters and relieve Us from resort 10 harsh mea ,res
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04

FAMINE IN FRANCE The Paris correspon-
pondent of the New York Commercial Adver-
tiser learns from several gentlemen returned
from different quarters of France, that the dis
tress, in consequences OF the short crop, is very
severe, much more than any newspaper
would dare to affirm.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, JANUARY 4, Is
NO MAIL ROUTE TO ST. PAUL

Through the politene.s Of Seaator A C
from the Assistant Post Master Grn, raj an.
nounciny tina, no contract will be let at prpsen,
Tor carrying the mail from this place 10 ST. Paul
Our Senators have labored tor this object and
regret mccb its failure, hut Il fuilgre 10 sccur.
bidders al a lrs ,h,n So 600, is probably
one OF the causes OF lis d, feat.
We regret this failure on our own account
and tint nf those living on the route, but If peo
pie d. not feel sufficient interest in the subject
TO encourage healthy competition, we cannot
censure tire ID, partment for refusing our request
An other year hope there will be better
state Of freiiag upon the subj CT.
The following is the letter of Mr.. Dundas -
+. O Department, Contract Office,
Dec 90, 1898
SIR,-The petition for mail service from Du-
buque TO ST. Paul, Minnesota, has been received
and taken into full consideration A bid has
been forwarded TO the Department, agreeing 10
perform trl- weekly coach service, until July
lst 1854, for $4,000, or for $4,000 year.
This direct mail route, thou! III the shortest be-
tween Dubuque and st Paul passes by no inter
mediate Offices north OF Drcorah aud Burr Oak,
which are already supplied, and it would no,
do away with the nccc. sity Of mail service
through the valley of The NJ ssss ppi, where
there quite number of Post Offices Or
ders have been given TO put in operation route
to St Paul, through Wisconsin, which will
supply these offices. Unde. these circumst tan :
ces, the Post Mister General does not consider
it advisable TO pu, in operation, at this time, the
mail route from Dubuque to ST, Paul.
Respectfully Your obedent servant,
WIN. II. DUNDAS,
Seed Asst. +. Nj. General
The above mail route direct from Dubuque
to St. Paul, will be advertised with the other
Iowa and Minnesota routes for the lettings OF
1854
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04

THE BRirisu FLEET IN TIE DARrANEL-
LEs,-The British feet at present in the Dar-
dancles is composed If seven line of battls
ships; two double banked frigat,s of SO guns
and "A steam irIgaits and sloops. There are
now on the way TO rein.erce it, The following
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04

A Sign OF CoSseIEscE.-The Governor
of Virginia has re:nitted the punishment of Mrs.
Douglas, recently convicted OF teaching some
colorpi children how 10 read in that chlvalrous
State, AMI foI which she had been sentenced
to the penitentary.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04
A SUGGESTION.

AS we have q School Fund Commissioner to
elect in this County in April next, we would
suggest the importance of casting about to see
who would make a good man for the place, prior
to the Convention on the 3lst inst
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04

ToLEpo.--in a recent statement Of the COM
merce of Toledo this year, compared with last,
we find the following items Of receipts. 1852
- Flour 3,o75,047, l-o3-2, 800 606. 1852
Wheat, 1,954,7lS: lS53-l, ,699,44l. 1t Yill
be seen from these figures, that there has been
large falling of in the RECEIPTS Of the above
nrticles this year
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04

E-T We learn that two more of The ROE at
L1sallt, were caught on Wednesday and con-
veyed TO the Ottawa Jail. They were ringcad-
ers in the murder Of Storey.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04

Ey' The two Wards who killed MIR. But
lor, at Louisville, have made aftidavits sta
ling that they believe they will not obtain
justice in that county, and asking change Of
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04
KNIEST & LINSSEN.

VXTOULD most respectfully tender their thanks to
w generous public Tor the patronage heretofore ex
tended 10 them and world say to their friends and
the public that they now have on hand in addition to
to their former ssock Of
Groceries 4 Dry Goods,
Boots, Shoes Tobacco, Whskcy by the Barrel Bran4,
Gin &c. Also, a splendid lot of Fish. Sardines, &c.
Teas o: various kinds, Tyson, Gun Powder, English
Breakfast, &c. They also keep hand at all times
Vegetables Of all nds. IL kinds OF Country Produce
taken exchange for Goods. The public invited TO
call and iud &c for themselves. Feb. l6 ly
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04

CoUsTERrEIrERs ARRESTED Two men
who g;ve their names as Geo. Griffin and Tho
mas Gray, were arrested and trled in Galena
the other day, for passing counterfeit money
and in de fault of bail for $500, were comnitte d
to Jail.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04

EpIroR AcouIrrEp.-R,chard II. Collins,
Ky, who recently shot Mr.. Dobyns in an affray
has had his examination ami been honorably
DISCHARGED
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04
PLURIRUs UNUM !.

IA A = b q L E. IS. .t
Buggy and Wagon .Manufaetory-Bl Black.
smifhing,- - -Gtazing,-Paper Hanging &c, &c
& af1tha MIN STREET,
Ioppositcthe foundation cfthe Cathedral,
DUBUQUE, - -a5s- IOWA.
We begleave to inform the citizens of Dubuque and
the surrounding country thatwe have establsed Bug
gy and Wagon Mandatory under the above named
yle and will constantly keep hand full
fone and two horse Wagons. at
y THE LOWEST. PRICES,
aud which, regard durability, guarantee to be
equali not better than #fs-..-
: u esjE3ANY MADE IN THE WEST.
Come and for yourselves how our Wagons are
made, and we feel satisfied that You don't want to Sc
any where else to iuy Good Wagon. #e
ROD IRON FENCES, in the new fashioned style,
made to order also any kind Of fBlaeksmtmng and Re
pairing done short notice and reasonable terms
. PAINTING, houscand sign painting, Graining, Mar
bling and Paper Hanging. -.r.ft s@f
GLAZING, done In workman like manner, Al the
low rate OF 81 90 per 100 lights. Watch and Compass
Glasses put in, IN less than time.
feblswly ssaG BAADE osTEN.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04

CHISA.-Dr Bridgman says, that the last
census Of China which he saw in print, was
for the year 1873, which made the population
of the Empire more than three hundred and
sixty one millions, and he is confident that the
present popalatian is not less than four-hundred
millions
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04

CALIFoRSIA i.EWs.-The Northern Light,
"a h, bringing 81 ,430,9l0 IL gold dust. The
news has not been fully received, but is not re-
parded as important.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04

EGGIHG THE u. s MARsHAL.-The Deputy
United States Marshal was pelted with rotten
eggs at Erie, while engaged in serving writ
Of inj junction pursuant to the order Of The United
States Court We presume this was done af-
ter the justice of the peace oyer-ruled the de-
cision Of the United States Court.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04

A NEw TUKS.-The New York Herald is
now advocating Native Americanism and the
Maine Law Formerly it opposed both these
me assures with great bitterness