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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

T The New York Courier and Enquirer,
one of the leading wing papers Of the country,
in an article referring 10 the manifold sins and
plumbers Of its party, says-ssThe wing party, as
a national party, has nothing in its late history
upon which il can we'll with satisfsction, and
nothing in ito future to which it can look for
.vsrd viii hope"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26
PhiIadalnhia Anrii 10

The run on the National Safety Fund lnst-
tute still continues, with large crowd near the
door. Within the last two days they have paid
out over $l50,O00 They now demand two
weeks notice for sums over one hundred dollars.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

ARRIvALs.-The fine and popular Steane>
Admiral came into port last evening from St
Louis, bound for st. Paul.
The steamer Nominee touched here last eve
ming, on her downward TIP.
r~~AIso the Excelsior from st. Paul.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

II lfany one has any curiosity to satisfy,
touching the important article of Shanghae
chickens, they can be Accommodated by paying
visit 10 the End Let above 18th street, on Iowa,
where two fine young pair may be seen.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

EP The Mormons are introducing new
alphabet into their schools In seaking of it,
the .Neps says:
The New ALPHABEr.-The Norman author
tiles are introducing photography and phonoto
ply into their system of school tuition, as we
INFER from the following extracts from the .Tctcs
under the above caption:
The Board of Regents, in company with he
Governor and heads of departments, have adopt
ed a new alphabet, consisting or35 characters
The Board have held frequent sittinps this
winter, with the sanguine hope Of simplifying
the English language, ard especially its or hoS.
raphy. After many iruirless attempts to render
the common alphabet of the day subservient to
their purpose, they found it expedient to invent
an entirely new and original set of Characters
he photography will be so abridged that an
ordinary writer can probably write one hundred
words a minute with ease, and consequently
report the speech OF a common speaker without
much tiiculty.
In the new alphabet every letter has a fixed
and unalterable sound, and every word is spelt
with reference to given sounds
These characters are much more simple in
their structure than the usna alphabetical char
acters; every superfuous mark supposable is
wholly excluded from them. The written and
printed hand substantially merged in one
As soon as this alphabet can be set in type.
it will probably be furnished to the schools of
the Territory for their use and benefit: no,
however, with a view to Immediately supercede
the use OF the common alphabet-which, though
il does not make the corners thereunto De rfect
still it is vehicle that has become venerable
for age and much hard service.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

~ We learn from the Crawford County
Courier, that the Directors of the Milwaukee
and Mississippi Railroad have resolved to lo-
cate the depot at Prairie du Chen Immediately
road
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

ARBITRATIos.-The difficulty between J.
Frink & Co. and Mr.. O'Sulivan, who was
thrown from one of their stages and badly in.
jured, has been settled by arbitration. The
matter was decided by the company paying
some 1920.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

The GoLp.-The large sum Of two hundred
and four million of dollars in gold has been re-
ceived at the Mint at Philadelphia, from Cali
fornia, since the discovery of those mines. At
the rate of fifty a minute, it would take man
near thirteen years to count this sum, in dol
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

A despatch from Philadelphia says the vessel
lost al Barnegat is supposed to be the Brit'on
ship Humboldt. She had between 300 and 400
passengers, all Of whom it is feared have per.
chod
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

WEArHER.--The weather for two or three
days has been extremely hot for the season ;
the thermometer ranging from IS to IS in the
shade. Last evening At o'clock the mercury
reached 40
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

~ The 5000 clergy not only declare their
ale cations to be the will of the Almighty, but,
- an inevitable consequence, that all other
clergy who differ from them violate his will -
How is this' BY what special prerogative are
fhey his exclusive oracles Washington Sen.
tinel.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

~ Mr.. Wilson, the Land Commissioner,
has sent into Congress statement that the
whole surface of the United States embraces
only 1891, 46O 800 acres, which is less by $780,,
7O4, 500 than was reported in the annual state.
yrept from the Land Offica
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

ofFioiAE>---<E OF DELEwARE COUNTY
We are indebted to hs-1-Eaton for the ofici al
vote Of Delaware county. ~. official ma.
jority for DR.. Esds is Sc and the euzct,, mn.
jori,y for Peter Case, the democratic noirr>ee
for School Fund Com M ssioner IL 81
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

The lRoN HoRsE.-We hear il frf->a .h..
49, of these CRITTERS is expected here in sts-~-
SIX weess. to run the construction train OF the
ILLINOIS Centta,: between Galena and Scales
Mound. This Is good idea. Our friends will
all be glad to see him -tGa. Adv.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26
1.-THE EDITOR The Richmond Mail
throws off the following capital illustration:

They have a steamboat in the western waters
by the name Of s The Editor This is the
best name ever yet given to a steamboat, and
more especially 10 Mississippi, steamboat We
are surprised it has never been thought of be-
fore. The editor is working engine, whose
fires are going day and night. Now he sails
against the tide, and now with it, going along
at dashing rate until suddenly he comes up
all standing, against some hidden snag which
nearly shivers his timber to pieces. Whenever
he moves. he puts the waters in agitation for o
short time and leaves wake of troubled waves
behind HIM, which lasts abou, five minutes He
serves every body but himself, carries freight
and passengers in any quantity and goes puff
putting down the stream Of life. Often his
powers are ovartasked, and the boiler bursts,
but fortunately it kills none but himself, and
who cares for an Editor!
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

EF The word ultthHLtunt u,,e with. By
the last arrival we learn that Russ rejects even
the uitimatissin1um of the western powers
They must fight now, or add another syllable TO
The word
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26
AMERICAN JAPAN FLEET.

The United States squadron, under Commo-
dore Perry, says the China Mail Of the 18th
January, is under immediate orders for Loo
shoo and Japan. A portion Of the sailing YES
sells had already sailed. The total feet consists
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

New York, April 90.
The ship Jno Bright which arrived to day
reports seeing on the Banks two ice bergs two
miles long and 800 feet high.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

- In Utah on the death Of q man, h:s pro.
nertv descends to the Church, his wives and
children not being recognized - heirs The
Ckarch Is the sole heir Of all property.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

RrvER.-The River is rising to-day. It is
usual to have rise with the breaking up Of the
river, but unfortunately We have not had it this
neaaon
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26
Dated, Westminster, March 90, 1854.

EMIGRATION TO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
The st. Louis Republican of April 18th
says:
"The U. S. Mail came in from Pittsburgh
Yesterday morning with another crowd of peo-
pie moving West. The pat kets bound for the
Upper Mississippi continue TO go out crowded
with emigrants. Should emigrants continue TO
come from the Ohio river during the balance of
the season at the same rate that they have COM
menced, the State Of Iowa will be full before
the close of the present year.
"Our Ohio exchanges, as we notice, state
that the greater portion of those coming her.
are bound for California, but they are mistaken
From what we can learn, ninety out of every
| one hundred that have arrived from different
States bordernf on the Ohio river during the
past two months. ha located along the Upper
| Mississippi, the larger number in the State o
Iowa.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

RIVER The river is risn quite fast. Boat4
OF all descriptions may venture up the river now
with the utmost certainty Of not being inter
rupted.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26
APPRENTICES WANTED.

TWO steady Boys, capable Of reading and writing
fifteen years of age ever, DESTROYS Of learning the ar
Of printing, can fiji places this office, by applying
Immediately.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

II M. l.. Strong, Esq, has been elected
County judge Of iowa County, Wisconsin, over
Samuel Teomas, Eco, BY 135 majority. Mr..
ter received thescerti6cate owing to an informal
ity Of town canvassers. Under the circumstan
ces. Mr.. Thomas proposed to submit the cleo
ton again 70 the people and the above was the
result.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26
A CANDID CONFESSION.
We find the following in the last Keokuk

$1,000
Whig":
The Hawkeye is perfectly enraged, in view
If the resolutions Of the Freesoilers to vote for
James w. Grimes for Governor, and it exhorts
old fogy dry bones to rally to the rescue.
:. Those stout hearted Compromise Wings Of
other times are eloquently invoked to desert
the standard Of the Gallant Grimes, because
the Freesolers admire his Nebraska doctrines
and his position the temperance question
Now our policy would be 90 get al, the votes
We possibly could for the Wing Candidate We
know thai there are not enough Of those stout
hearted Wings Of other times" to elect our
Candidates for Governor; and therefore we de.
sire to see him obtain not only the votes of
Freesoilers-but also those Of Democratic
Bank men, and temperance men throughout the
State.
The " Wing makes no bones of acknowl
edging the coalition between it's party and the
aboitionists and Boosting of the virtue of such
a connection.
The old line wings may know now what they
have to depend upon. They r,ust either GO
the abolition doctrine or bolt Grimes
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

CHOICE PnRAsEs.-The editor OF the Valley
Wing applies the choice phrases of "unprin
cipied scamp and unmuigated knaus'' to the
editor of the S ate Gazette"
These are simply common place remarks with
the editor of the Wing. He is without doubt
the greatest BLACKBOARD in the State. And the
misfortune is. that some Of our country cotem.
poraries are trying to ape his style.
If he does not " Peter out" at it, they will
be very likely to get sick of it before long.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

II The Toronto Colonist says-"lf Cans.
da ever becomesa state Of the Union, it viii
not be until its soil 10 soaked in blood. -
The Temperance party would object TO such a
s0nker $50
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

montgomery, An, April, II.
Messrs. Fillmore and Kennedy arrived in
this city from Mobile on SaluId,y.
New York, l9.
No signs of The Asia at shutdown. She 10
now fully due.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

Baltimore April %;
excitement exists at Norfolk
national shin be escape of II slaves on some
the Captain if he could Sw Is threatened against
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

~ The New York Tribune has raised the
price ST advertising to 6fty cents line for every
ineertiou
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26
Washington. Ar


The INDECENT Insane Land bill was passed.
The whole amount Of land granted TO the sew
eral States is 10000, 900 acres.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26
New York, April I!

The run upon the National Savings institute
has stopped Depositors being satisfied that
the bank will be able TO meet all demands.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

Ve- have reason to believe there is no
wv" ~ "'e lo,-.-1bat Senator James, of Rhode
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

ARRivALs.-The new Steamer Galena srrl-
we'd last evening bound for 81. Paoi and the
Dr. Funhlin arrived from ST. Paul.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26
THE Consistency OF THE HAWK
EYE


We cannot restrain an expression of our nd
miraton for the stern consistency and lofty
high toned independence, displayed by the edi
or Of the Hawkege, in c,nd .mnin. the Goa Ii.
ton for Governor, ny the wing convention, OF
James W. Grimes Under the management OF
its present editor, the Hawkeye has uniformly
opposed every thing like Abolationisn and we
wing state conven tion and the abuse of the wing
and Alb lition organs Of the State, cannot drive
him from what he conceives to be the position
of duty. A man who exercises the moral cour
and tina. man is not an independent journalist
who fails 10 do it-deserves much at the hands
of The public and in our poor judgment will be
respected by all parties wherever fortune may
cast his lot. Rather would we see the demo
cratic party thousand times defeated and our
glorious banner trailing in the dust for all time
to come, than triumph by crifzing one iota
of our faith, or independence party, to pro.
mote the fell spirit of Abolitionsm. We look
upon it as the most deadly enemy our Republic
has and it's hot Drained and enthusiastic advo,
Gates, as the most dangerous men in the coun
try. The very men who now denounce the
editor Of the Hawkeye for his consistency, will
in less than four years applaud both the prnc
pie and the motive which governs him in his
present course.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

Durascr Copkr.-The District Court for
Jackson county will commence lts regular
session ID; Bellevue on Monday next, the 24th
= -
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

F The mormon saints claim the power Of
healing the sick and blind by touching them
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

The weather Of the last week has been very
favorable for winter wheat. 1t looks we'll. -
Sank Co. Standard.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

rassu Lsness Asp OaAEsEs.-This frn't
nav b food Il Mr.. Cunihe's. e
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

UsEIEss ExrEsD,ruRE.-'rheM Mexican Gov.
esnuent has ordered two war steamers, OF one
thoueand tons to be built in London.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

q The three dollar gold coin authorised BY
Coaeress, will be issued a. soon - the dies
now in progress are completed.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

Baoxsx BAEx.-Tslegraph dispatches from
me east anncp1ce the failure Of the Cochtaate
Bank, Bos,on.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

Loui,snie, April 80.
Judge Kinckel has pr hibted the publication
of any evidence in the Ward ease until after the
close Of the triak
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

Cronstadt, the town which Sir Charles Napier
10 To take in twenty hours after he invests it, is
place Of considerable importance in military
point Of view, besides containing 10000 inhabi.
tants. 1t is Is miles from St Petersburg, and
is situated is miles from the mouth ofthe River
Neva.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26
Washington, April 10.
MONTGOMERY.

The Gadsden treaty was reconsidered in the
Senate yesterday without any decision.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26
PROCLAMATION OF QUEEN VICTOR

The following proclamation by the Queen of
England followed the declaration of War, and
is of grea, interest to neutral powers:
Her Majesty, the Queen, having been com
PEELED t. take action IN support OF an ally, is
desirous of rendering the war as little oner1us
as possible to the powers with which she re-
mains at peace, and to protec. the commerce of
| neu'rals from all obstruction. Her Majesty is
willing for the present to waive a part Of her
be Tiger nj rights appetaning to her by theilaw
| of nations.
tits impossible for her Majesty to forego her
| right OF articles cnntaband Of war, and pre-
venting nentrals from bearing The enemy des-
patches, and she must maintain the right Of
preventing neutrals from breaking any effective
bl'cka which may be es,abllshe with an ade
quate force against the enemy; but her Majesty
will waive the right of sezing enemy's proper-
ty laden en- board a neural vessel unless it be
conlraband Of
1t is not her Majesy's intention TO claim con
) fscati"n of neutral property, not contraband o
war found on board of enemys ships, and heI
Majesty further declares her intention to lesser
the evils Of war, and t. restrict it's operation
by the regular organized forces OF The country
1t is not her intention to issue letters Of marqu
ssion'ng pr.vateers.
Dated, Westminster, March %, 1854.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

EOn GovERsoR.
CURTIS BATES.
- Of Polk county.
FoR SKcREfARs OF SrArE,
GEORGE ". McCLEARY,
OF Louisa County.
foR AupiyoR.
]. L SHARP,
Of Mills county.
FoH TREAsuRER.
MARTIN l.. MORRIS,
Of Polk County.
FoR ATTORNEY GENERAL
DAVID G. CLOUD,
Of aluscatire Co.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

THE Nrw YoRK PusLIc vs-sxs--The New
York State Engineer, John r.~>s,ark has
Submitted . report to the Senate Of that D.,
in answer TO resolution Of that body, in which
hs says that instead Of nine million, eight
hundred and sixty-two thousand dollars being
sufficient 70 complete them, It will take over
twelve millions OF dollars.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26
(COP Y 1

l. Resolved, That this meeting is firmly at
tached 10 the union of these states, and thai
they 60 for it one and ndlvisible, now and for
ever.
2 Resolved, That whilst this meeting would
be most happy that the controverted question OF
slavery witnin the territory recently acquired o.
Mexico should be settled in a manner satlstac
tory to all parts of the Union, no settlement Of
1t, whatever it may be will create any just oc
cason for dssolving the Union.
3 Resolved, That this meeting beholds, in
the dissolution of our glorious Union, no RENE
dy for any alleged evils, real or imaginary, blu
great aggravation of them all, and contem
plae that deplorabe event as the parent o
other calamities far transcending in magnitude
aud ia al consequence any OF which complain
is now nude.
a Resolved, That as far as depends upor
us, we vii! stand by, and uphold the Union
against all attack from without or within. ane
against all ultrasm whether at the north or a
the South.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

IOtdl-ll vessels $500 ~
The officers Of these tessels at Hong Kong
had given several entertainments. and are very
highly spoken of by the China Mail.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

ARRrvALs.-The New st. Paul, Badger
State and Berlin, arrived yesterday, the FIRST
named bound for st. Paul.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26

GAIExA AHp CNcAeo UHIoN RAILRoAp.
The earnings Of The above road for the month
Of March were % follows:
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26
From the National Intelli gencer
HENRY CLAY AND NEBRASKA.

The suhjoined communication from Gen
Leslie Coombs will be read with deep emotion
by every wing in The land, and with nteres, by
every American Of every party, whose love Of
he Union has not been blunted by sectional or
ranatical prejudice In devotion to that Union
as our supreme national interest, next to public
liberty, his patriotic soul was bound up, and for
ITS preservation he was ever on guard These
resolutions from his pen, now for the first time
made public, come to US like voice from the
grave, enforcing anew the chief object of his
life, " the union Of the states now and tor
ever"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26
$75,92O IS

In the same month last year the earnings Of
the road were 12S,l44 81. Increase $57.920
as.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26
I" To .NcSsrS Gales and Seat0n:

" o .NCSSTJ. TaICS ana OentOn
Gentlemen: lnasmuch as Mr.. CIay's name
has been frequently mentioned and his opinions
alluded to in the recent debates on the Nebraska
bill, ] feel it to be due to his memory, as well
No to the truth of history, to give TO the public
The following reso ntions which were written by
him and enclosed to me at Lexington. Ken,uc-
ky, in a letter dated Washington 22d of De
cemher, ls49
The words a." within the territories recently
acquired from Mexico in the second resolution
were interined by him. With this exception
here is no charge from the original draft in the
slightest particular.
His object was to have them, or some similar
ones, presented to the people of Kentucky
without distinction of party, at public meeting
to be called for the purpose.
every truly, your most obedent servant,
y LESLIE CunMRs"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-01-12
P o E II r Y.
THE FROST SPIRIT.
BY j. G.. WHITTIER.

BY ]. C. WHITTIER.
He comes, he comes-the Frost Spirit comes!
You may trace his footsteps now
On the naked woods and blasted fields,
And the brown hills wthered brow
He has smitten the leaves of the grey old trees,
Where the pleasant dream came forth,
And the winds that follow wherever he goes,
Have shaken them down to the earth.
He comes he comes-the Frost Spirit comes!
From the frozen Labrador!
From the icy bridge of the northern seas,
Where the white bear wanders o'er;
Where the fsherman's sail is stiff with ice,
And the luckess form below,
In the sunless cold of the atmosphere
Into the marble statues grow
He comes, he ccmes-the Frost Spirit comes!
And the quiet lakes shall feel
The torpid torch Of his glazing breath,
And ring Of the skaters heel;
And the streams which dane d in the brok rocks
Or sang to the leaning grass,
Shall bow again to their winter chain,
And in mourntul silence pass.
He comes, he comes-the Frost Spirit comes,
Let us meet him as we may,
And turn with light of the paror CRATE
His evil power away
And gather closer the circle round,
When the irellghtdanccs high
And the laugh at the shrek of the baffled hend,
As his sounding wing goes by!
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-01-12

PROGRESS OF THE SoUL.-We wonder,
indeed, when we are told that one day we
shall be the angels Of God. IapPrehend
Ea, The distance between the mind of New
ton and Holtenot, may have been as be-
tween Newton and an angel There is an
other view still more striking. This New
ton, who lifted his calm, sublime eye TO the
heavens, and read among the planets and
the stars, The great law of the material uni
verse, was forty or fifty years before, CD
infant, without one clear perception, and un-
able 10 Distinguish his nurses arm from The
pillow on which he slept. Howard too,
who, under the strength Of an allsacrifcing 2
benevo!ence explored the depth of human
suffering, was, forty or fifty years before, an
infan', wholly absorbed 10 himself, grasp
ing at all he saw, aud almost breaking his
little hear! with f's Of passion when the
idlest toy was withheld. Has not man al
ready traversed as wide space as separates
him from angels