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The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-08-19
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came TO New fofA - tst sap e-ss.-.-.
my native place is 3 John, sea saasss. 4ek
when ! reached this city, my health Was very
poor had very bad cough, raised good deal
OF matter, which was frequently mixed with
blood had pain in my left SIDE, and was very
wsak and etnAclated: my friends and pbysi,
clan pronounced nycase consumption, aud be-
yond the reach Of medicine. accidentally
heard Of DIR. Gurus. Hygeana, or Inhaling Hy-
gean vapor and Cherry Syrup, and obtained
package which verify believe was the means
Of saving my life. Soon after wearing the in
haler found It relieved the pressure on ny lungs
and after . while the disease made its appear
ance upon the surface uncer the Inhaler. | took
the cherry syrup ~ directed, and continued TO
Do %, my cough gradually growing better, IN
I'll i entirely LEFT me, and | now consider my
self cured. / stillwear the Inhaler. a. the use
Of il i rather pleasant and believing !, strength
ening and purifying to the lungs, lfeel unaill-
ing to dispense with II. JoHs Woop.
Sold by BOYD L PAUL, No. 70 Courtiant
street, c. H. RING corner Of John street and
Broadway, N. Y. Price - = psckase.
n. Any person enclosing So to Boyd s.
Paul, or Curtis / Perkins, New York, viii re-
cave package contrasting bottle q Hygean.
Vspor, one Of cherry syrup, and an Inhaler, In
. neat box, free to any part Of the United States;
OF four paekages for &l0.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-08-19


.oi Issa CoaasieA
POa GOVERNOR
Grimes, wing, go lSs ma.
Bales, dem $50
Foa Src'4Y er SrArL
'McCieary dem loS lall nsj
Graz rs a.
Foa TarAsrarR OF STArE
Morris dem 1913 $50 nxl
AeMscken IS $
To, Ars,-on-
Snap dem. 60 IS maj.
AIRY GrsrnAL
Cloud. dem 6s6 20 ma.
Senne.,. wing. SIS
Foa Coxearss ID Dis
Hampstead oen. Sal 81 MAJ
Thorsng1on Wing. $40
Fog Senator Tor John$sn, Iowa and Pow
eShssk cacn.les-
Workman. sen- 7oe 3l6 mai.
Grouse, bogus dem 392
Representative fcs Johnson county.
McCrory whix. 700 l7e mai.
Cover. dem. 524
Representative for Johnson and Iowa
eoantles.
Johnson wing, 4s7
Fale.. dem As 81 mai
BEEN, bogus dem 294
Sc5.a Fund Commissioner.
Parrot, wing. 773 ~ maj.
Hunter, dem. 4o6
For Prosecuting Attorney.
Miller. wing, 63l / mai.
Clark. dem 627
Linn counsy-Grines $50, Thoring,cn.
275 Of maj.
Washing.on-Grlnes and Tnorinr1on
POO 10 800.
Henry-Grines $50 mai.
Jederson-la6 for GRIMES and Clark,
and elects 3 wing representatives
Masoatine -l30 ior Grimes, 10 Tor
Thofingson and elects tao wing rep and
one dem Sen.
Newton In Jasper county give. Crimes
90, Clark s., and Jordon-whlg Sen
s.
For De<no,nes In Polk county gives
oREsfSs oc. Sh34A - . OE41l cf- al.
fossen-whig IS and Lyon 80.
Polk On State ticket nearly tie, wing
Rep. elected.
Soog $50 for Grimes, 240 for Thor
lngton, wing Senator, one and perhaps
two Wig Rep
Dubuque county dem. maj. on State
ucse, 4.5o maj. Tor Congress 500, dem
Rep. and Sen. elected.
In Linn all the wing ticke. is elected
exoep, Berry. Judge, and Mexican
CleEk-Holmes and Conkey WING Rep
resentatlves.
II Jones the Anamosa News SAYS The
election has been remarkably close Bates
Will lead Crimes some half dozen votes
The resul, shows that the Anti n edras.
Ia candidates for Representatives hare
been elected.
Jackson county is reported to have
gwen Hampstead 200 majority. !, will
De likely to nave done thai at least.
The following counties have elected
keps as follows.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-08-19
Jbs esear ccvqta Advertiser.

.
0NDEksi1NLD, hss'ag rsos.dy par-
: oea-sS - - .0ss essAoisnnsni, and having
enlarged il q ia rre.e., s;se ~. 49, ane
70 IASe me same useful 70 FarnerA NechAniea
ArNls1A ScSSIsiseA, and FAniiy riYrl~s n
paper VII nov ee filed With sssful L,er.sar.
fe-ucA sad Biographical sketchea, snd such
ss::s = .:s:s.s ) y, ,: :: u On: =;
reaecuns individual il the state u vsn 100
,,.six $3.50. As ...reH o. ssis ccenty- inpar-
civ A., ,s.n. ss s o. seaisA aad pros
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-08-19
ASTHMA CURED,

Brooklyn, n. T., Dec 90, 1853,
For sbout eight years have been severely
Afflicted with the asthma , for the iase two wear.
have sn9efed beyono ell my powers of des-
criptiou months q time have not been able
e slesP in bed, getting wha, re-. could sit.
ting in my ehair-my difficulty Of breathing,
and my su1esinEY were 20 great At times. that
for hour together my friends expected each
hour would . ny last During the past six
years have had the Aid aud attendance OF some
Of he most celebrated physicians, but have re-
ceivsa - pernAaeal benefit, and but little relief.
At length had the goc- fortune to procure Or.
Curtis Hygsana, or lnhaling Hygean vapor
and Cherry Syrup. Al the time hrs, obtained
i, was suffering under one Of my most violent
attacks, and was in grea, stress, almos, suiic.
eating for want OF breath. In less than ten
minutes from the time that ! applied tn. inhaler
TO my stomach, and took isa-spoonfuli Of the
Cherry Syrup, ] was relieved in = eIeat meas
ure from the diAieulty Of breathing, and had
comfortable night l have since continued il
with the greatest possible benefit, and am now
comparatively welI,-God only knows how
much suffering this medicine sas saved me from
my advice to the affected is -IHs n.
MArGAkxr AzTvs
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-08-19
John son County.

John son County.
Tire returns 30 far as heard from arc
IS follows:
Crimes over Bates 100
Hem ?s,ead over Tboring,on rs
Workman over Grouse 800
McCr0ry over Cover 100
Johnson ever Fales 50
PsTos over Hunter lJ0
Nisser orer Clark 2
Hess orer Felxuer 20
TIE returns iron Iowa county are
EssagTe ehly one township lMarenso)
beng beard from The ro.e there gives
Crimes 63 raa,orJty. Thor,ogson so,
Grease :. Johnson a. Reystl.caa-
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-08-19

~v~.-

uo., .L; v,,.eiANS tie
ssned in Law, JUDI.
.nf great celebrse,ssss
/, he bench, Minis,.o,ss
49,. we Gospel, Mer.
Giants and those q
eve station, name
md degree among ns,
kind-ais Of w. 80
without. on. disse at;.s,
oh4HNfinr ~AS
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02
RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE

Last evenings Tribune has a leader upon the
SUBJECT of religious intolerance" 1t says,
the Tribune has been established eight years
/" and while i. has ever sided with right, justice
and moral excellence, it has as ste adily refused
to favor any one denominaien n at the expense Of
another"
Again, in the same article ii says:
:" We claim some credit,-for being the onlu
paPe' IN Dubuque who has thus persistenily in
sisted upon, carrying out the spirit of our con
sttution upon this subject
In claiming this, you claim too much We
defy You TO put your finger upon single article
10 the Express, since it has been under our
control, looking TO a subve sion Of that provi-
sion of the constitution, which guarantees en-
tire religious equality and freedom to the citi-
cen. You cannot do it and therefore YOU
should be little more guarded in what you
write.
When Clergymen have lost sight Of their
profession and prestituted the sacred desk to
the discussion Of political topics and TO the de-
| nunciation Of the ablest and purest states me n
we have, we have not hestated to call in ques-
ton such course, as emnentIy injurious in its
| effect upon the interest Of the church and the
cause of religion; nor have we failed to de-
nounce that spirit of intolerance which seeks to
array political parties upon religious issues and
fosters religious animosites; but there is very
wide difference between attacking the liberties
OF the church as defined by the Constitution
and resisting attacks from the Clergy as body,
to Srest from the masses their liberties. There
isa wide difference between holding up ia
public criticism aud reprobation, clergyman
who appropriases his desk to purposes of party
speculation, and attempting TO deprive him OF
the church of any privileges held sacred by the
Constitution. If Clergymen become poll.
ticians or body of them assume 10 direct wha,
laws shall be made for the government of the
people, then they invite criticism from political
parties and their journals and justly expose
themselves to public censure They become the
assailing party and should be met and resisted
by the stern and patriotic judgment of the
country.
Inc liberties OF the church are in no danger
1t IS only the objectionable license which a
PORTO" OF the Clergy vote to themselves, that
is in danger; and the sooner this deformi.y is
exposed and exploded, the better for the church
and the country at large
APpease your alarm for the safety of the
church, dear sir, and learn if possible, to dis
cr'minate between calling IN question the con
duct OF individuals and assailing the liberties
OF the church. We probably have as much
respect for the church and as strong pre- dis
position to preserve its rights and privileges, as
have you; and whe particular denomination
is assailed, would be ready to defend it as
yourself
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02
DISCRETION UNDER COVER OF DIG.
NlTV

Our neighbor Of the Observer, whose dignity
| whose tender heart seems tn be lacerated 10
the core, has concluded to pay more atten.
,ien to the editor Of the Express, out Of what
he is pleased to style, respect to himself, has
readers and his paper. As the editor claims
to be par-eaesiienee in wisdom, logically it is a
wise conclusion he has come to. We have Just
as little disposition 10 multiply words with the
editor Of the Observer, as he has with US; but
We are hardly willing, as highly as we appre-
ciate the editors courtesy, to allow him to throw
the responsibility upon us of having first vio-
lated the rules Of editorial courtesy. 1t must
be familiar 10 every citizen in this place, who
has access to tie DaiIv papers, that we endured
the intolerance Of the editor for long time
and was the last among the contemporaries in
this city, to notice his Insane appeals to reIi-
gious pf-judices Even then We were driven
to it, by a sacred regard for the harmony, peace
and safety of this community. We desired to
witness no Hoody riots and burning Of churches
in this place, such have dlsgraced some of
our Eastern cities; and we knew of no way to
avoid result SO lamentable, except to exhibit
the deformity of the Observers articles aud
appeal to the reason and charity of its editor, to
save this heretofore peaceful and happy COM
muniiy from so painful a result. Actuded
alone by these feelings, approached the
lordly presence of our neighbor and laid our
H,sH inf ipts
it in the most humble and respectful manner.
entirely conscious of our instgnifcance. The
public could not have been more surprised than
were we, to witness the manner and the spirit
They were respectful and possessed at least the
merit Of an hc nest atte empt at argument; but
how were they treated9 With ridicule first
and last; with the most contemptuous sneering AT
eur opinions. Here was where the first dis.
coartssy and personaliy-if the editor chooses
to style it such-was first manifested When
gentlemen treat our opinions with respect, we
are in the habit Of responding in the same spirit;
but when they attempt to insult our self respect
BY a resort to rdcule, as the editor Of the
Observer has done repeatedly. we then give
very Little heed to what weapons we select TO
meet an antagonist. The editor of the Observer
cannot regret controversy which descends to
personality more than we do; but he should
bear in mind that there are blows to give, as
well as blows to receive and that he who pro
vokes an assault, should be the las, to Complain,
if he receives more than he bargained for
1.-THE observation Of nearly four years resi-
dence in the City of Dubuque should have
warned US that any attempt to frate. nize with
the Express, would ultimately prove abortive
but fool-like we had to learn by actual ex-
perence that what others had failed 20 do we
should not succeed in :"
We do not precisely understand the idea
intended to be conveyed in the above extract
from the editors article. Doubtless he will
have the kindness to enIighten us.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02

The Storm-Grest Loss Of Property and Life
On Thursday evening. our readers will re-
member the fnghtful looking cloud that whirled
ard gathered fearfully a the south aud east OF
US. Most people prophesied the hearing Of bad
news from that quarter, At the time-H did an
immense amount Of damage By the bl)strat;on
Of crops, besides the destruction SiAfences,
houses. steamboats, and life, at Rock al.land
snd Davenport. We have mentioned, tha, the
Golden Era, Ben. Campbell and Her.nsn had
their upper cabins blown of at the former
place Two persons were killed on the Camp
bell, We further hear. A canoe was capszed
and three persons drowned. The store of
N. Wickershsn. in Davenport, was blown
down. aad nine persons buried in the ruins.
Seven Of them had been extricated slive, and
The two remsining. females, were supposed to
bs dead.-[Gal. Adv. 20
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02

II Through the politenees Of Gen. Shields
We have been permitted to publish the following
letter: "
West Union, July l9,h, 1854.
MAJ. GEN. J. G. SHIELDS:
DEAR Sir All reports agree tha
all cause Of alarm has for the present subsidec
though there has been some demonstrations OF
the part Of the Sioux that may ripen into seriou,
difficulty after while, but will try and kee,
you advised of any hostile demonstrations.
Very Respectfully,
Your obi. Servant,
VIM. McCLlNTOCK.
To MAJOR GENERAL,
J. G. SHIELDS,
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES

July "a, Greek Slave from Rock island.
Galena from ST. Paul
Nominee /"
I" Greek Slave for ST. Paul.
g GaleDa for Galena
:. Nominee for
July %, Clarion from Galena.
I" Clarion for Wisconsin River.
July %, Gray Cloud from st. Louis.
Galena from st. Paul.
Gray Cloud for st. Paul.
Y /" 4alena for GaleRa.
July Is, War Eagle from St. Louis.
Kentucky from Louisville.
Nominee from Rock Islsnd.
IS. War Eagle for st. Paul.
"< Kentucky for Louisville.
IS Nominee for st. Paul.
July "a, Henrielts from st. Paul.
81" Excel from st. Louis .
:" Henrietta for St Louis.
Z" Excel for
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02
HAVANA 1eONSULSHtP --HONs J4cOR
THOMPSON

The foiIosing paragraph appeared iu ,hr New
York Herald some weeks since:
s.So,ne time ago The PRECEDENT offered ,,,.i
Havana consulate 10 the Hon. Jacob Thom,..
of Mississippi. M Thompson did NOT des, :.
it necessary 10 police the offer officially. I'm,
telegraphic dispatch was last night Tece;vad
from hirn, stating that the adDnistrat;cn - 4
not trouble Themselves about .hi,n-he v,., = .. J.
an applicant for office, and there wa. -, a.
in the gifi OF the Executive he would accrr,
The editor Of the Memphis f'renn., Ano.,, !,
replies 10 the above as follows %
.'The desp1,ch spoken of nv II. .as
dent Of the Herald was prepsred and s.,.I ION
al weeks since BY one or the editor. ,e 49,. VT
pr at the request Of The itlon. Jac,,b ThS,p 20
so". ne aPpnintmenl. not being c.n.s, ;.I =.
ns .asses' was declined, but in the most rs.,,s,,
.u -, ysIns. leaving NO room for the ;nfer.ne.
'natH was retuse9 IN any captio,,s sp;r;, '5
"lt may be we'll enough 10 ,ema,t ;,,.:u
= x'on g prevent all Iniscons ion ,h.,
NJ. fhompon was one OF the esrlies, ard ,,n.t
aFosnt friends Of our present chief 4 x4coIiy~!
ana me enemies, open and cnvrrt Of ri,- admin-
lsessei"n! are wns,ng their time if they cherish
The 1Rntest hope Of placing Mr. Thompson ia
N attitude OF opPosiipn TO H. by . d. vice az
shallow and transparent as the abo,e.
Hom Esr EAp BiLL PAsssD rHE SENATE
rhe Honest Bill passed the Senate last
Friday, by = vote ef ~ to H. The title Of the
Ill was changed tn read I" A bill ~ prov de
md gradus,e tine price of the public lands 10
,urchasers and actual sefiIefe, aud to grant
re- emp.i..n privileges j., certain casrs, and f.r
tber purposes .s.sa,, a.,s,.
A cory Of the Bill will Le found in this days
,sue.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02

In the Senatorial District of Davis, Appa-
moose, &c, Dr.. Udell Is the Democratic nomi
nee and 8. s. Carpenter an Independent Demo.
cratic candidate for Senator;
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02

A DAN HEA0NEY Z Co., eratstsleo their trispd
eoliois saontinnanes Of thsir pafsasss THY an nov
hy pssRessd 20 do All kinds of coustfy Wink, such ID
f~u1lae 81 Oayjlges Waeo6s, f1ouehs &c. Horse an6
| w&eatnetoR ~ aaAsAip, 10 miles Soseh of Duhuqu,
esevs Jsas II. WI. ADAM HEA9NEY. & Co,
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02

7s Atths old stand of Al. Wightman, ssa3
MOULD esil the attsutioa Of baysrs 10 theirstock
& Of 0roeeries, d Provtsions. &C.. &C,
AZ our stock - now cOpiete shall "a re
cetvo adAsoaaI shipments from time time du rina nav
Isattoa thereby snab,ing ssto have Fresh and Full
Stnce sasson, an6 tobt b Al all times
70 6ll os4eEs atths l0west maHketrates
krU1nA pa11 fog Ill kinds Of Prsasee -
tanscaMf atoensson wtH.e naid Tor the purchase Of
articles n noarline. sss ANDERSON e MJTTON
0oY 1cs 16oSss r4htt.tf< - .s&.kS daw.1v -
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02
HEMPsTEAD q BURT,

HEMPsTEAD q BURT,
rTORNEYS AND COUNsELORS At LAW. AND
SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY-DUBuoUE IOWA
WILL practice in the District Courts of the JUDI
w cial Districts aud in the Sapreme Court.
&TOFFlCE in the Yeitow Brick Building, near SPauk
dingss Book Store, on Main street
Sept. S, l6z9.-lly
DR.. w. II. McMAHAN.
TENDERS his professional ser, ices to the ecizens
! Dubuque and vincinity.
CfAce in Fitxpatvck's building, Main street first door
below the Globe Buildlng.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02

V Charges of official corruption are brough,
against John b. Haskin, the present chief
officer in the Corporation Attorneys Office
New York
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02

DECLINE IN LEAD New York papers note
| decided decline in Lead in the eastern markets
The Tribune of the 19Ih, says:
LEAD-The market is easier and the demand
light; sales of 900 pigs Dubuque at $3.50
cash. Spanish is dull at Sc 25, and r. fined
German at $6,374 to $3.50.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02

u DR.. John B. HcniOn. es,s :
3 u II q Il . N ID Z N It's ST,
Woald respectfully inform his friends and the public
that he has located u Dubuque and will 30 happy
waitoa all that may need his services.
OMcs in the GLOBE Budins up stairs. End docront the
right. Sssssss
Nov.sssh, 's9-dsw-lyr sc asso saa
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02
b. ,. O'HALLORAN,
COmnTlsSTON MERCHANT.


FANCY AND STAPLE DRY GOODS, READY MADE
CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES,
Qussss-aeers, Groceries, dad Hard ,care &c !:
" Main Street, Dubaqne, Iowa.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02
JOHN D. JENNINGS,

JOHN D. JENNINGS,
Attorney = Counsellor at Law,
OsrIce, Wflde's Building, of Main and Fourth
streets. 4tHs sssg sst
NB.-Specal attention will be gwen to collections,
eonveyancing, and the Investigation and perectng OF
titles. s--5 sss 2e. -
Dubuque, Nov. l, 1853. dawn
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02

Il. G., RECKWlTH, VI. D.,
Ho m : ra tklstE Hydrspathist,
OFFlCE-CoTnsr Sixth and Main, over Wapiss and
Smitn Store Sent IA, 1852 daw-1y
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02
DR. GEORGE w. SCOTT,
CONTINUES TO PRACTICE THE VARIOUS
0RANHE8 or HIS PROFESSION.

OFFICE and rssdence Of Sixth and lowe
vHYISHING to avail himself every thafmay aid
w inreseorng al deEsngemen Of the human oesani-
ration he has recently procured of DR. & B. Barstts
which ID admirably adapted to the
ssaansntot many forms ofdissass, to which many who
20 being daily treated, can attest. s
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Feb.6. l649. 23-N sgF
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02
R. NJ. aENGusH,
DAVID 8. WILSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,

DW6WQ0e, Iowa.
&rOrxrcE Globe Buldinss ,sor'srof Main and Fifth
streets. #6 td' &fSlf9 @As sD \
VTYILL attend to any taw bns,nees or coectionsin n
w any of tho Northern counties OF the state.
He has on hand Land Warrants to locate ON GUAR
ter sections for one and tWo yeaa.
Feb ~ l65O-93y -
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02

DIR. ,A.sC. WOODWARD,
Physician = Surgeon,
VXYlLL b. n attendance at his Once, No. "A Main
w Street, Dubaqur opposite the Bank, in the office
OF DR.. Porter, fdY consultation with patients laborine
under the varioas forms Of diseases
~ ~4esia5 Da. A. C. WOODWARD.
Dubuuue Sent, lst 1855 daw-1y
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02

Joseph e. Jennings,
CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT,
i prepared with Leveng and Surveying Instruments
to execute any professional duties that may be
trusted to him. Maps, Designs and Building Drawines
madeto crser. 4eOtRce ON Nam st. first door below
the Globe Building, Ur SrAiss E. Fitzpatrick
Tailorius Establishment.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02
6br aperkly Grpress,
PUTTING DOWN AGITATION.

MORNING, AUG. e. 1854. .
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02

Independence Land 4 General Agency.
@. III. II. ROSZELL,
VXyILi.s sell Of locate Wasrants-select and enter
w Lauds-pay Tsges,--make Collections, give infor-
nation concerning the country, &C., &c.
Independence. Buchanan Co., Sept. lst, 1853. 1yw
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02

JOHN MCCARTNEY,
Attorney at Law,
H;nton, Benton County. Lo,Oa.
LII business Entrusted his care, in this and tn
IA adjoining countless will receive prompt attention
General Land Agency.
Lands entered. WARRANTS bought and sold. Taxes
paid Titles examined, &C., &C.
April DC. 1851. dawy
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-04-11
Free Schools and IL Cheap Press.

Educated foreigners who visit this country
soon discover the leading causes of the supe-
rior intelligence, skill aud independence of our
mechanics and working classes, compared with
the same classes in any country in Europe.
The public schools prepare our youth for read
ing and investigating, and the cheap press ava
kens and stimulates the desire Of knowledge.
The cheap press is the great educator of the
people. 1t brings every variety of knowledge
within their reach, and gives activity and en-
ioyment to all the faculties of their minds.
MIR. Whitworth, in his report on the New York
Industrial Exhibition, published in the London
Times, thus speaks of our free schools and OF
the cheap'press:
alt rarely happens that workman in the
United States who possesses peculiar skill i'll
his craft is disqualified from taking the re-
sponsble position of superintendent by the
want of education and general knowledge, as
is frequently the case in this country. In eve
ry State in the Union, and particularly in the
North. education is, by means Of the common
schools placed within the reach Of each indi.
vidual. and all classes avail themselves of the
opportunities afforded. The desire Of knuwl-
edge, so early implanted, is greatly increased,
while the facilities for diflmsing it are amply
provided, through the instrumentality Of almost
a universal press. No taxation of any kind
has been suffered to interfere with the free de-
vclopment of this powerful agent for promo
ting the intelligence of the people; and the
consequence is, that where the humblest labor
or can indulge in the luxury Of his daily paper
everybody reads, and thought and Intelligence
penetrate through the lowest grades of society
The benefits which thus result from liberal
system of education and cheap press to the
working classes of the United States can hard
~ be over.estimated in national point o
view but it is to the cooperation of both