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Gov. Grimes vindicating the Laws.

Iowa has been disgraced so frequently by
gaEgs Of Regulators" Iawlessly assuming
the authority 10 hang persons suspected OF
horse ,hieving, that Gov. Crimes has thought
it necessary 10 call the attention of the lawful
authorities TO seize and punish the vigiant
Committees. The Regulators ii appears are
bound together by secret oaths 10 defend ev-
cry one of their lawless gang. They number
it is said, 1000 in Jackson county. The Gov.
ernor calls upon the Sheriff to serve the war
rants for the arrest OF the leaders. If the
county force is no! sufficient 10 execute the
laws, the Governor promises sufficient from
other counties. He says:
-" am resolved that, so far as in me lies,
this lawless violence, which under the plea
OF administering justice TO horse thieves, sets
at defiance the authorities of The State, and
destroys all respect for the laws, both human
and divine, shall be checked. l shall have
no hesitation, therefore, when officially ad-
vised Of the exigency, TO calFout the entire
military power of The Stale, if necessary, TO
crush out this spirit of rebellion which has
shown itself in your county"
1t comes TO this always in the end, when
legal authority is usurped, under any specious
pretext. The usurpers themselves become
the greatest-violators of the laws, and have
10 be put down by force. The people whose
will is expressed in the laws, will not allow
their authority TO be overturned by persons
who are not disposed 10 submit 10 the laws
wholesome restraints.
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English Anecdotes.

Campbell's Lives Of the Chief Justices of
England, just published, contains some a.
musing stories. One is Of young counsel,
who had The reputation OF being very I'M
pudent fellow, but whose memory was apt
10 Iail him. He began o speech with ''the
unfortunate client who appears by me-Ihe
unfortunate client who appears by me-my
Lord-my unfortunate client" The Chief
Justice inierposed in soft encouraging tone,
"You may go on, sir; SO fat the court is quite
with YOU" On another OCCASION a Quaker
coming into the witness box al Guildhall
without broad brim or dlltoes, and rather
sma marlly dressed, The crier put The book into
his hand, and was about 10 administer the
oath, when he required 10 be examined on
his affirmative. Another witness having CIV
en- rambling and discredliable answers, was
asked what he was, and SAID 81 employ
myself as surgeon" "But does any one
else employ you as surgeon 2" asked Chief
Justice Lord Ellenborough. Henry Hunt, the
famous demagogue, having been brought up
10 receive sentence OF conviction tor hold.
ing sedilious meeting, began his address
in mitigation of punishment, BY complain
ing of certain persons who had accused him
of "s,irring up The people by dangerous elo-
quence." His Lordship answered, 'my i'm.
Partially as judge calls oil me 10 say, sir,
that in accusing you of that, they do you
great injustice" Avery tedious bishop hav-
ing yawned during his own speech, Lord
Ellenborough exclaimed: "Come, come, the
fellow shows symptoms of las:e; ha. This is
encroaching on our province" Soec afer
he was made Chief Justice he removed 70
splendid mansion in St. James Square
To give an idea Of its size 10 an old lawyer
of Chanosry Lane, he said, "Sir, il you lei
off piece Of ordnance in the hall, the report
is not heard in the bedrooms"
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WHERE DOES WOOD COME FROM.

If we were 10 take up handful OF soil and
examine 1t under the microscope, we should
find il 10 contain a number OF small frsg-
ments Of wood, small broken pieces of the
branches, or leaves, or other parts of the
tree. If We could examine it chemically,
we should find yet more strikingly that it
was nearly the same as wood in its compo.
sition. Perhaps then, it may be said, the
young plant obtains its wood from the earth
IN which il growsa
The following experiment will show wheth.
er this conjecture is likely TO be correct or
not. Two hundred pounds OF earth were
dried in an oven, and afterwards put into
l,rge earthen vessel; the earth was then
moislened with raIn-water, and willow
lree, weighing five pounds, was planted
therein. During the space OF five years, the
earth was carefully walered with rain-water
or pure water. The willow grew and flour.
lshed, and, 10 prevent the earth being mixed
with fresh earth, or DIRT being blown il by
the winds, il was covered with metal plate,
full Of very minute holes, which would ex.
clude everything but air from getting access
10 earth below il.
After growing in the earth for five years,
the Tee was removed, and on being weigh.
cd, was found TO have gained one hundred
and sixiy-four pounds. as il now weighed
one hundred and sixty.nine pounds. And
this estimate did not include the weight of
the leaves or dead branches which in five
years fell from The tree. Now came the ap.
plication OF the lest. Was all this obtained
from the earthl II had not sensibly dimin.
lshed; but in order 10 make the experiment
conclusive, it was again dried in an oven and
put in the balance. Astonishing was the re.
sull--the earth weighed only two ounces
less than il did when the willow was first
planted in il! yet the tree had gained one
hundred and sx,y-four pounds. Maniiesy,
then, the wood thus gained in this space Of
time was not obtained from The eanh we are,
therefore compelled 10 repeat our question,
"Where does the wood come from?" We
are left with only two alternatives the wafer
with which il was refreshed, or the air in
which il lived. l.can be clearly shown that
il was no! due TO the water; we are, conse.
quently, unable TO resist The perplexng and
wonderful conclusion, it was derived from
the air.
Can i, be? Where those great oceanpaces
of wood, which are as old as mans intro
duclion into Eden, ard wave in their vast
but solitary luxuriance over The fertile hills
a1d plains of South America, were these all
obtained from the thin all Were the par
ticles which unite TO form our ballle-ships,
Old England's walls Of wood, ever borne
the world about, no, only on wings of air,
but actually as air themselves. Was the
firm table on which | write, the chair on
which | rest, The solid floor on which
tread and much of the house in which
dwell, and once in form which could not
as much as lay my finger on, or grasp in
my hands? Wonderful truth all this was
air.-Lye efa Tree.
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BE CONTENT.

Freeman Hunt, in his worth on Wealth,
thus beautifully and truthfully depicts the
charms of contented spirit-of such an one
as it is written, "a contented mind is con-
tinual feast.n
"The health, and strength, and freshness,
and sweet sleep of youth are yours. Young
Love, by day and night encircles you,
Hearts unsoiled by the deep sin of covetous-
ness, beat fondly with your own. None
ghoul-like-lisien for the death tick of you.
chamber. Your shoes have value in mems
eyes, only when you tread in them. The
smiles, no wealth can purchase, greet you,
living and tears that rarely drop on rose-
wood coffins, will fall from plying eyes up
on you, dying. Be wise in being content
with competency. You have, to eat, 10
wear, enough! then have you all the rich
man hath. What though he fares more
sumptuously? He shortens lfe-increases
pains and aches-impairs his health there
by. What if his raimants be more costly 2
God loves him none the more, and man g
respect in such regard, comes ever mingled
with his envy.
Nature is yours in all her glory; her ever.
varying and forever beautiful face smiles
peace upon you Her hills and valleys fields
and flowers, and her holy places know no
desecration in the step OF poverty; but well
come ever to wealth and beauty, rich and
poor alike.
Be content! The robin chrps as gayly
as the gorgeous bird of Paradise. Less gau-
dy is his plumage, less splendid his sur
roundings. Yet not Joy that cheers the east
ern beauty, but comes upon his barren hills
to bless the nest that robin builds. His
flights as strong, his note as gay; and IN
his humble home, the light OF happiness
shines all as bright, because no cloud OF en-
Wy dims it. Let US then, labor and be strong
iu the best use of that we have; wasting no
golden hours in idle wishes for things that
burden those who own them, as the gifts al
ready bestowed by awisdom that never errs.
Being content, the poorest man is rich
while ne who counts his millions, hath little
Joy if he be otherwise
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4 MANY. HORNED DrLEMMA.-We could not
but be amused al the ceuralizing efforts OF :
man on Main street The other night. He had
been to some grocery, aud was walking along
The pavement with cabbage nder each arm,
some potatoes i'll the bosom of his saiH, a
beef steak in one hand and two pulIe's in
The other, besides brick or two in his haf.
Here his troables commenced. He dropped
Que cabbage; stopped to pick it up; spilled
his potatoes; laid down his steak and chick
ems; put the potatoes in his pockets; lhs cab
bags 10 his bosom meanwhile Que chicksa
travelled of caught it, found chickeu No. .
had taken les bail; wsdsed chicken No.
between the two cabbages and u stone, and
made after No. ?; captured it, and when we
left was trying TO arrange matters for sonss-
nrence of carriage, to Ibe infiaite smnse"
ment of quite crowd Of lockers ea.-ksOkak
Post.
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UEPLEAsANT.--Sesne-A private parlor-
Mr.. Thompson, arich merchant, spending the
evening with his brother aud wife. Entrance
Of Julia, their daughter, a girl Of six years.
MIR. Thompson-My dear, denN you love
met
Julia-No, don't love you al ali
Pa, (who has an eye 10 his brother's last
will and lestamsnlj-0, yes, Julia, you love
your uncle donh yous
Julia-No, dont love him.
Unele-Why don't you love me!
Julia-Pa don't want me TO tell.
Unsuspioioas Ps--0h yes, my dear, tell
uncle.
Julia, (aher thinking amomeasl- its
because You dont die and leave me yonr
money. Pa said that you would, but you
don't!
Grand Tableau--Wifs scfsams-husband
sweaTs, and uncle makes hasty exit.
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AsoTHER HlNr TO LADIES IN TIE Cars
The ''hint TO ladies' in The cars" which some
time ago found its way into the newspapers
receives an appropriate counterpart in the
following:
The seals were all full, except one which
was occupied by rough looking lrIshman
and at one OF the stations, a couple OF evil
dsnily well bred and intelligent young ladies'
came in TO procure seats but seeing no va
cant ones were about to go into back car
when Patrick rose hastily and offered Them
his seat, with evident pleasure. ''Bui You
will have no Sat yourself" responded one
Of the young ladies' with smile-hssisati
with true poli,eness, as TO excepting it,
"Niyer va mind A0t" said the Hieerian,
''ysr welcome tot! I'D ride upon the COW
catcher dll New York, any time, for smile
from such jasiismaals ladlss!" and re'fealed
hastily ia,o The mex; car, amid the cheers oi
lhose who had witnessed The ahalE.
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a. A gentleman having lately been call
on to subscribe'to course of lectures, de-
clined.
Because, said he, my wife gives.me lee
tuIesevery nightfor nothing.
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TAKE THINGS AS Z FIND 'FM.
BY sI.oCUM.


] seek no change
Or notion strange,
or progress or reform
Or will mix
With politics,
Or factions angry storm.
I'll not be sad,
Though times are bad;
My maxim's better far
Itake ,hings as | find 'em,
And leave 'em as they are.
Some folks will get
In such pet,
Because things don't 60 right;
They ploi and scheme,
And plan and dream,
Through many weary night.
But deuce The bit
Will permit
Such stuff my rest 10 mar
take things as ! find 'em
And | leave 'em as they are.
The constant tax
Upon our backs,
With crushing weight may press;
Poor men may bear
The greater share,
While richer bear the less.
Throughout the State
Abuses great
May scandal spread afar--
take things as | find 'em,
And leave 'em as they are.
Mems votes, which ought
MOI 10 be bought,
But should be free as air,
May still be sold
For rum and gold,
What matter, don't care.
Or else, with raps,
Paid rowdy chaps
Our voting may debar--
But | take things as find 'em,
And | leave 'em as they are.
Poor children might
To read and write
Be taughl--l think they should;
Good schools TO keep
Nigh, be as cheap
AS jails--l think they would.
But things like these
Should no. my ease
Or quiet comfort mar
lake things as | find 'em,
And | leave 'em as they are.
Yet do not dream
That would seem
To coun,enance abuse;
| should delight.
lu things set right,
But then 'lw would play the deuce
With me, TO be
Continually
'Gainsl error forced to spar
So take things as find 'em
And / leave 'em as they are.
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q "Ah," said an Eaglishman, II be-
long to a country upon which the sun nevss
sets.a
"And ~ said q Yankss, sshelong 10 :
country of which there is no correct map :
grows so fast that surveyors esat Keep %
with it
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"a When it is not despicable to be poor
we want fewer things to live in poverty sat.
isfactorily than 10 live magnifcently and
with riches. So
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~ There are two stars that rise and set
with man, and whose rays enlighten him,
viz: Hope and Remembrance.
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Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-28

live, just so long the only sntidote Tor
sin and its miseries, IL the soul cie'a
ting religion Of Christ, coupled with It's
handmade and help-meet sound IN
tcllcctual education. Spiritualism is a
monstrous imposition, kind Of Del
phie oracle, with priests ready to in
terpret the communications Of the in
visible spirits, to the brethren, for one
adequate consideration. Whoever is
humbugged bv such delusions, must be
crackbrained, or penetrated with a
morbid sentimentaIity, excusable IN a
youth fresh from study Of Homer and
Virgil and just entering the world OF
stern realities from world OF fiction
aud of fancy.
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Mortgages Sale.

TIE STATE OF IOWA,
SCoTT COUNTY
To William Wood and Phoebe 4. wood lis wifi,
and 70 all her pers,ns interest d m the lands whcl
are h.-e matter desc ribtd.
WHEREAS, IN the 18th day Of Novenb.r, 1854,
w said william Wood executed ut, .na Wa. II.
Thomp,on,a ertain truni ry note for h, ,um OF
three hundred collars. pay. bic N ar bioTethe dTs
day March 1887 AID tor III pnr osa the
psyInent Of ssi note IN" said uisn wod together
wi h Phdbe A Wood. his Nifa, .Necsiet Certain
mortgage, Conveying FIR the purpose rf,rtsaid 10 4
Thompson the Ioiow ing pare ! II iand situated n
said Scott comfy, 10 Wit The siuih-west quaIter
Of the no IN quattr Of sstiol huiIb-r six e.
ia wr,sh nuIsber seventy inc tIs) five ,Ji
east Of he 9TH =. " which said mo tgsge upon
tn eighth dn D-cenb-r 1861, ihly recorded IN
the cord RS .ifce of sal Scott con in bsk u
Of mortgages, page one hundred and f,r y-e.shi IL
which reference may he }, al; AMI which not. aud
mortgage were si.er@ ards as gnei 10 Suplva
T.IInc-Un.
AMI hereas the said herein SC y has -
come " and payshls. and the stri william Moud
hiss fall, to pay NJ The sal Strph fhoiup-
sen ci.in,s /, f"-slns- III NJ nnrigtg, aHi for
this purp Sc Harvey Leonard. E-a. Sherihcf sal !
cuun v, vii SATURDAY, the iw,ft, third dsy Of
Arri A. u. l>57, at the Court House door In the city
Of Davenport aud at III hour II iva o'.losk In the
afternoon prtced TO sell by puidc oncry Tor ca b.
The sad parol OF land t. tn hi2hest bidder tn rfr
much thereof as shall h. ssIy to pay aud
Entity the amount due upon SAID note, wIth u
fur"ei cure.
Davenport March 81. 1851.
STEPHEN THOMPSON Assignee o. mo-,tsrre
HARVEY LEONARD Sheriff VI Scstl ouniy
Davenport. March II, 1851. Uich2ti,s
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-28

LYONS, March 18th 1857.
The meeting was called TO order bv
appointing J. i. Booth. of Jackson
County, to the chair. WINS Macken
zic of Clinton and Alfred Edwards of
Scott Counties were appointed secreta'
ries.
The objects OF the meeting were set
forth by w. f. Leffingwell. who stated
them to be, to nominate suitable can
dida,c for the Office Of District Judge
,rrcspcctively OF party.
On motion the delegates from the
different counties handed in their
names.
On motion the meeting proceeded
to take an informal ballot for the nom
ination of candidate for Distric '
Judge
Gilbert c. X. Mitcnells name was
handed in and received the unanimous
vote of the meeting.
On motion the meeting adjourned
till I o'clock in the evening.
At the last appointed hour the house
came to order, the roll was called, and
on motion G. c. II. Mitchell was cleo
ted by reclamation.
On motion, committee of seven
was appointed by the chairs to cores
pond with G. C. r. Mitchell, informing
him of his nomination,a and to ascertain
whether he would accept the same, and
in case he should decline, to present to
the voters of this District a suitable
candidate for the office Of Judge.
The chair appointed the following
members for that committee:
n. B. Baker, w. 4. Leffngweii, +.
Bangs, Jas. Grant, Jno. 2. Ceok, Joseph
kelso, Alfred Edwards.
On motion the President was added
to that committee.
On motion it was ordered that the
proceedings Of this meeting be pub.
lished in the different newspapers in
the District.
]. B. BoorH, Chairman.
%2;s; s Esss.D. Secretaries.
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W.T.. mills mud his Politics.

W.T. u uO Wbo
The Gazette says that the Democrat
is very inconsistent in saying that's Dis
trict Judge ought to be elected for his ju
dicial qualification only irrespective
Of his prolitical soon there faith, and so
after publishing that fatal Know Moth
ing Speech Of Mr.. Mills, found in the
Union Of Sept nth. The Gazette is
unfortunate in its logic and in its pres
cnt ridiculous betrayal of the Repuhli-
can party, by driving them into apo
Iitical nomination. II Insisted that
politics had ecerythtng to 10 with the
lection Of Judge, that the Rcpubll-
cans ought and should nominate a Re
publican candidate, and completely u
noIe the Bar Convention and al. such
devices. The Gazette insisted Ipon
making the election Of Il Judge party
issue. and assured us with Wanting
brayado that the scheme of cheating
Republicans hv i ar Convention
would be defeated, and a Simon-purc
Republican candidate for Judge be
nominated. Wcll,thc Republican, have
been whipped into holding party
convention, while nine-tcnths of the
Republican lawyers here opposed to it.
This Convention has nominated can
didatc whom the Gazetfe presents to
us as Republican. We at once show
bv tic record of the man that he new
cr voted Republican ticket IN his
lie. that he voted for and made spec
chcs in behalf Of Fillmore and the
Know Nothings, and sneered at re
mont rs a nobody. AN advcnturer and
sectional candidate. We show that
Mr. Mills is not what the Gazette said
their candidate should he, Repuhli-
can. liz Is Akxow NorurNG. Why
then can the Gazette ccnsure us for cx-
posing his politics when II has insisted
upon making politics the test Of the
e'cction' The truth is apparent, that
the Gazette has done very foolish
thing in insisting upon making the
election Of a Judge party issue. 1t
has BETRAYED its party, got most outra
eeouslv cheated in the nomination Of
a Know Nothing, and Lumber Mer-
chant, and whose defeat is as certain as
that the sun will rise on the morrow
1t is reported that Jackson County will
give Judge Mitchell 300 ajority and
Clinton will give him 500 majority and
we are confident that Mitchcll's major
ity in old Scott will not be whit be-
hind either Jackson or Clinton. Had
thc Gsz'tte co-operatcd with rs, and
encouraged a Bar Convention, Re
publican Candidate would have been
supported 10y all parties. Had the
Gazette been rational, and not worked
so desperately for one particular man.
it would have given greater satisfaction
and secured a Republican Judge. But
it was willul, unreasonable and it has
sold the party to a X. y. Lumber Mcr-
chant, whose defeat is "a fixed fact.
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THE DAILY IOWA sTATE INSTRUMENTATION. IOWA

The "losca Democratic Enquir0,
claims to have been the first paper in
the State of Iowa that suggested the
name Of James Buchanan for the Pres
idency. Dates will show the fact, and
ifthe Enquirer is corrective shall most
cLeerfully acknowledge our error
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-28

MlLw Arkrr AHp MIssIssIppi RAIL
RoAD.-Tho GOOD work of connecting
orr city with the Mississippi Goes
steadily on. The rHils were laid 10
within ten miles of Prairie du Chen,
on SATURDAY. night. Two weeks more
Of good. working weather will see the
track fnishcd.and BIZ the 10th or 18th
Of April our Pioneer road will be orcn
through 20 the NTississipri'-Hilra,r
kep .Seniinel o3N.
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Public Notice.

To the owners OF the lands required 70 be IA en- for
extension of Marquette ftrect.
You ara hsrvby notified that 80 much Of said land
as ny be necessary will b. taken and appropriated
BY tn City Council Of the sy Of Davenport, = es-
tend Marquette street froulhs north lice Of Sanue
sr chefs land, south 10 The Mississippi River. and
tina, commissioners vii BE- elected 1t the hst meet
lag Of said City Council after tan days pubeatis Of
this notice. 10 assess tho damases therefor 70 tbs re-
pecsive owl ere Of the land thus taken and appeeps
ated.
~ esier u City Coenc,l
., Q. = xrTouslt, Mayer.
ksseA ss,A, ~. - ssiM
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ANIMAL COURSE OF LECrtR ES.
The ninth lecture Of the Course b'fore the
Young Mems Ii crazy Association Viii BIZ de-
iverrdby
JOHN G. SAKE,
On Saturday Ev.ui.r. March asth, 1886.
Subject : money King
Tickets SO cents; " b. hsd ~ the Pockst4res
mar hii Nm. HAII,Pr-s
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MONEY TO DE EXPENDED AT WASH
rNGroN.-Thc appropriations by the
last Congress for public purposes at
Washington are about 100000. in
clndinr for water works 81 900. 900.
Capiol extension 100000 Dome. $500.
O0o, Treasury extension 100000. Pat.
ont Ohice$25s. 900, General Post Office
100000, Arsenal grounds $4,000.