The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-03

ANTICIPATED TROUBLE AB'UT THE LIQOR
Law IN MicHIGAN.-A Port Huron cores
pondent Of the Detroit Tribune writes rs fol-
lows;
We are having rather severe times here in
enlorcing the Maine law. Those suffering
rom its enfnrcemen', by way of reprisal are
frfing the town--and property to the amonnt
af $50 900 was las, week consumed, set by
these murderous incendiaries. Not content
with endeavoring to burn the buildings, they
endeavored to cut Of all egress from the m by fast
ming the doors, so that the clerks could not
se, out At another establishment three men
barely escaped with their lives, by means OF a
bed cord fastened to the window sash in the
third story from the ground. Rev. Mr.. Westell
had two sons hat escaped by this rope They
had none of them time TO take with them par
ticle of clothes, and one Of the boys the
youn yes,-was so far gone that The others had "a
pu, him out the window before he could help
him self, and their hands owing to the smallness
of the rope were dreadfully cut,
They mad prep ,ratons, to fire the other part
Of the town, placed their shavings and matches
ignited togather; but owing 10 little haste
ON account of the approach of the watch, who
had been stationed for that purpose, it die
not 60 off Suspicion attached 10 two mer
who have been imprisoned in the county jai
IN account of the violation OF this law, and or
account Of which imprisonment the Jail wa
burned. They had several assistants, but a
vet, though many witnesses have been examn
ed, no evidence has been elected that throws
| any light upon this part OF the transaction
tina i, as to whn are participants IN the outrage
These two men and eight or ten others, tr,
| under arrest, and have been undergoing an ex
| animation since last Thursday 1t is the firm de
termination o. the law abiding portions of hi
community, that If sufficient evidence shall b
adduced 20 bind over these men in bonds s
heavy as to deprive them Of their liberty, tina
they (the people) will go back TO first principles
| and by way of securing their own lives, dc priv
these men Of their heads
| If there should be another building burned
or if an ssault should be made by any OF ,h
rlr, selling portion Of The conmuaity, by wa
! Of rescue or revenge, these men would los
their heads in fifteen minutes. believe ther
will be one place, at least in Michigan wher
the law will be enforced, and no liquor sold.
"SroP MY PAPER The following remark
| are too good to be thrown aside, without o
least passing n ticc. They are true to tn
letter, and suitable to all localitirs We are o
| .pini n that the weakest capacity cannot fai
| t. understand them:
1t is astonishing what exalted ro'ions SOM
persons have of their own imp rtance The,
| seem to Imagine they are altogether necessar,
o the OF W ard roll Of our liule world, and tha
If by any means they shauld be showed out o
the way, the scrrws would b. so loose that th
old machine would no longer hold together; an,
IF course, il such important pers nages onl,
say to an editor" stop my paper the who''
ss' abllshm, mt must go to pot insanter. w,
have often laughr d in our sleeve--though out
waldly we looked as grave as an oWl-wheI
one of these regulators oft world has march
ed into our editorial sanctum, and ordered
dscontlnuance Of his paper. And it alway.
does US good to see how ,hr starch is taken ou
of him, while the editor smilingly replies, Ger.
anly, sir, with the grea'est pleasure, jdst as
soon as t le Clerk his entered hundred OF
more names, just sent in The mighty mar
wits ,wn like the narrative OF whipped
sp MEL, and he shr nks away, muttering e
himself swell, | am afraid that stopping my
pa per has moi ruined him after ail. !"
These swells, who stop their paper on ac-
count of some milf which has found its way
into their Uranium, are sure to watch the time
Of The next issue, thinking that another num5e,
will make its appearance; and they are sure to
borrow their neighbors cnpy TO see if it doe.
not contain the editors farewell address to hi,
readers.
We once krew minister, who in describing
the Ch-,s aim s character, and the circumspec
ton of his walk, said the way to heaven required
8 much care as it did for cat 10 walk on
wall covered With broken bottles. 1t is some
hing so with an editor, if he is to please
everybody"