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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-16

DoxEsnc-Balls will be the order ~ fol-.
lsvs: On Christmas eve(De 24,h) At Barn.
hardtb in Hardin and at Hale's United States
In West Unien.. On New ysars eve Dec. 3lst)
at Bars new Hotel Monona, and at the Amer
lean Hall in McGsegor. The latter is to be q
German Masquerade Ball. The ice and water
iastiN crossed at McGregor, but a. we 20 to
press the old mule Beat is leaving shore COM
handed By Admiral (oley) Nelson and De Ha.
Won. The McGregor merchants arc badly in
want Of freight On the other side and hence this
resumption of boating, No such winter as this
les before been experienced in this latitude
Thcre ID NO ice nsrth, this side. of Lacrosse !;
none south after you get half mile below ~.
Just among the islands opposite McGregor it
fogey and spring ike.
The town has been supplied with an extern.
pore light or two which ended without injury 70
life or limb.
An old gentleman 10 getting from the ice 10
Iowa shore on Monday, fell through and with
difficulty was saved by persons on shore. It 10
no uncommon thing for members of the Water.
icesledand-skiffT transportation Company to 20
through the treacheroas bridge. but they do not
ses1 to mind it. Passenger fare from / to
S2OO. Frsights 50 800 per hundred.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-16

FHsr ARRIVAL! The elegant Steam Ferry
Psets from Dubuque reached our wharf at 8
s'ciock wednesday morning. She is freighted
Win groceries for P. G. Wright and others Of
North McGregor. and with merchandise for
lansing. We are indebted to Captain
6ooY Tor late papers. The Peosta was wei.
coined BY general rally Of our citizens to the
wharf The ice IN the main channel all went
Louis 70 Dubuque. The Peosta viii take down
=. 3eOo Barrels Of Flour from Clayton for j.
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bosisEss-The week has been rather active.
Merchants from the west have visited McGre.
gr for supplies and il il probable our stocks
viz bslnn down long before the season opens.
Peeeece continues dull, but it is the same eve
yyuheEe. The weather is much like the last Of
March; day or two more will clear the river
entirely Of Zee. Pork is selling 1t Is to s. so.
6e6 SbCofn Is Oats Is to Is, Wheat, none
oneeed ~
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state bank throughout the Union has been re-
quired by its charter to keep this or any other
proportion Of gold and silver compared with the
amount Of its combined circulation aud depos-
its. What has been the consequence In a
recent report made by the Treasury Department
on the condition Of the banks throughout the
different States according to returns dated near
est to January, 1857. the aggregate amount of
actual specie in their valuts is $5e349, 1893 /; of
its, $3.50 35l 1852. Thus it appears that these
banks in the aggregate have considerably less
than one dollar in seven of gold and silver com.
pared with their circulation and deposites It
was palpable, therefore, that the very first press
ure must drive them to suspension, and deprive
the people Of . convertible currency, with all
its disastrous consequences.
It Is truly wonderful that they should have
ID long continued to preserve their credit, when
. demand for the payment Of oneseventh of
their immediate liabilities would have driven
them into insolvency And this is the condi-
ton of the banks, Notwithstanding that four
flowed in upon us within the last eight years,
and the tide still continues to flow. Indeed,
such has been the extravaganza Of bank credi's
that the banks now hold q considerably less
amount of specie, either in proportion to their
capital or the circulation and deposits combin-
Cd, than they did before the discovery of gold
in Calitosnia, whilst in the year l84s their
specie in proportion TO their capital was more
than equal to one dollar for every six dollars
and thirty three cents Of their capital In the
year le48 the specie was equal within very
small fraction to one dollar in Eve Of their cir
culation and deposites !; In 1856 it is not equal
70 one dollar in seven and half of their circu.
lation and DEPOSITS.
From this statement il is easy to account Er
our financial history for the last forty years 1t
has been history of extravagant EXPANSIONS
IN the business Of the country, followed BY
ruinous contraction. At successive intervals
the best and most enterprizing men have been
tempted to their ruin BY excessive bank loans
Of mere paper credit, exciting them to extrava.
CANT importations Of foreign goods, wild specu.
ia'ions, and ruinous and dsnoralizing stock
gambling. When'the crisis arrives, as arrive
1t must. the banks can extend no relief to the
people,. In vain struggle to redeem their La.
biI'ties in specie they are compelled to contract
heir loans. and their Issues; and at hs', 10 the
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Deen employed IN negotiating treaties with that
power, and afterwards in discussing their true
intent and meaning. In this respect, tie Con-
ve"tion Of April ~. 1850, commonly called tie
Clayton and Bulwfr treaty, has been the most
unfortunate of all because the two Govern
ments place directly opposite and contradictory
constructions upon its first and most important
article -
Whilst in the United States. we believe thai
TINS treaty would place both powers upon an CT.
act equality ny the stipulation that neither will
ever "occupy, or fortify, or COLOMBO, or rs. u ne
or exercise any dominion over tny part of
Central America, it is contendcd by the british
government that the true construction Of this
language has left them in the rightful possess
ion OF all that portion of Central America which
was IN their occupancy at the date of the treaty;
IN TACT that the treaty is virtual recognition
on the part Of the United States of the right of
Great Britain, either as owner or protector, to
the whole extensive coast Of Cent al America,
sweeping round from the Rio HOndo 10 the port
and harbor Of San Juan de Nicaragua, tgeth-
or with the adjacent Bay Islands. except the
comparatively small portion Of this between the
Sarstoon and Cape Honduras. According to
their construction. tie treaty does 10 mere than
simply Prohibit them from extending their
possessions in Central America beyonl their
preetnt limi's. II is not too mu n to assert,
that u IN the United States the treaty had been
considered suscel tible Of such construction,
1t would never have been negotiated under the
authority OF the President, nor would it have
received the appreciation Of the Senate The
universal conviction in the United States was.
that when our Government consented to violate
it, traditional and time .honorcd policy, and to
sfil ula'e with q foreign Cove. nment never to
occupy or acquire territory in the Central
American PORTION Of our own Continent, tn,
consideration for this sacrifice wis that Great
Britain should, in this respect at least be- plac-
ed in the same position with ourselves
Whilst we have no right to doubt the sincerity
OF the British Government in their CONSTRUCTION
OF the treaty. il is at the same time my dciber
ate conviction that Reconstruction is 10 oppo.
s''ion both to it, letter and il spirit.
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'eHAee DISCRIMINATING uuues Dom Q0 t0nnagc an !
on articles, the growth, reduce, or nanufacture
ena ie ese Ieun oe, 'he" arriving vessels
More Than forty ye.rs sgo, or the 4 I, Of
M,rch, 1877. Congress passed sn:sct Offering
to all nations to admit their vesselb laden witt
their national productions into The psrts of the
United States upon the same farms with oul
own vessels rovided they womb fcciprocatc Il
us similar advantages. This act, Confined the
recir rocity to the productions Of Tie respective
foreign nations who might tnter into the pro
posed arrangement with the United States
The act Of May "a, 1923, removed this restric.
ton, and offered similar reciprocity to all srci
vessels without reference to the, origin of their
cargoes. Upon these principles our on,mercial
treaties and arrangements have been founded
except with France, and let us hope that this
exception may not long exist.
Ourrclations " ith Russia remain as thy have
been op~n, On the most friendly footing. The
present Emperor, as well as his preIc ,esso:s,
have never failed, when the occasion Of1e-ded,
to manifest their good will to our country and
their friendship has ALWAYS been highly al pre-
ciated by the Government and people of the
United States.
With all other European Governments, tx
cept that Of Srain, our relations are as peaceful
as We could desire. Iregret to say ,hat.4o FRO
SIcSS WutscteT uda Dccu lHiUc since tie SlOucI-
ment of Congress, towards the settlement of
any Of the num'rors claims Of our citizens
against the Spanish Government. Besides, the
outrage committed on our flag by the Spanish
war figate Ferrolana on the high sens, on The
coast Of Cuba,in March, 1895, hy firing into
the American mail steamer Ell Dorado, and dc
tanning and searching her, remains unacknowL
edged and rnreircssed. The general tome and
temper Of the Spanish Government towards
thst Of the United States arc much to be
regretted. Our present envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotfntiary to Madrid
has asked to be r. called !; audit is my purpose
to send out a new Minister to Spain, with spe-
cial instructions OIL all questions T erdipg be.
tween the two Goleriments, and with 1 de-
termination to have them .. eedily aud AMIGA
bly, adjusted, il this be pnssiblc. In the mean.
time, whenever our Minister urges. the just
claims of our citizens on the notice of the Span.
ish Government, he IL met with the objection
that Congress has never made the appropriation
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mating with the fathers a the republic has been i'm
proved a. experience pointed the WY, and gradually
stAte and Territories 1t ha. worked we'll in practice
Already thirteen States and Teritoric. been
.and millions 81 remain unsold. What hounds
prospect aud power!
We have here. ofore ds cd Of 3j3 46l Acre. ~
Whit the public land. q, ourcc OF revenue are ~
home, t h,pdy .na d ml ssest
hone and industrious ctixcns, who de- ire to tuLdus
and cultivate the soi They ought to be admint.rsd
lent policy In approlrating them for any other pur.
pose We ought to ne even greater economy than II
they had been converted into and the proceeds
were already In the public Tfea. uyy. Do iauandep
away the nche-t and noblcst inheritance which ans
people have never enjoyed upon objects Of doubtful
one Of the mot important trusts ever Committed to-
any people. Whilst do Dot deny to Congress the
power, when acting bona fdc PROPRIETOR, to give
away portion, of them for the purpose Of increasing
tho value Of the remainder yet, coniierng the great
temptation to abuse this POWER NC cannot be too caa-
Actual settlers under the exiting laws arc PROTECTED
against either purchasers at the public .aef, In their
right Of re-t mpon, to the extent Of quarter sec"n,
or 1CO acres Of land The rma ndcr may then be dir
| cd quanti;icr.
Speculation has Of late years prevailed to great ex
tent in the public lands The con equcnce has been
that large portions Of them have bs the Property
Of individuals and companies and thus the yrice Is
actual settlement. In order to lt the area OF s,ec-
ulation ~ much rs possible, the extinction of the In
dian title and the extern ION OF the public survey ought
to keep pace with the tide Of emigration.
II Congress should hereafter grant alternate seetjous
70 States Compancs, th.y have done heretofore
recommend that the intermediate sections retained
by the GOVERNED shall be subject to presumption ~
actual settlers.
1t ought to he cardinal rolicy to re~e,ve tho
public lands much may Le for actual Get, cfs ami
this at moderate prices. We shall thus not only pro-
mote tho prosperity Of the new states and Tcntoiies
and the POWER Of the Onion, but shsl secure homes
for our posterAy fus many generations.
The extension Of our limits has brought within our
Jurisdiction, many additional and populous tribes OF
Ind ans, large proportion Of which Wild untract-
able, and difficult to control Predatory and warlikr
10 their disro on and habits, T. imrorsile aosct
or to restrain them from committing xggrsssicns ON
each other, ~ well VI frontier citizens aud
thoSc cmsratng to dista0t States and Territories.
Hence, en.ve military expeditions arr frequently
to oycrawe and chaisc the aslcss aud
no til~. b.
Tho present system Of making them valuable psesents
70 influence them 70 remain a peace. has proved ue
fectua II Is believed to he the better policy colon
ze them in suitable lccaIe, ~hrrc they receive
ths rudinicnts Of education. am be gradually iIduesd
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Without entering upon minute history Of o..
cu,renc, ., il Is sufficient TO say Tint all the Off
cfrs Of the United Stat q, Judicial and executive
with the single exception If twn Indian agents,
hive found il ncce s,ry for their own per. onal
safety. TO withdraw from the Territory and y, re
no longer remains any COVE nmcnt in Utah bnt
The dcspo.ism of Prigh7m Young. This being
the condition OF aff,irs in the Territory, could
not mist:k" the path Of duty. AS Chief Exc.
cutivc Msgis rate. was bound to restore the s,i.
I rel Iafy OF The Constitution aud laws within its
limits In ordcrto effect this purpose, appoint
ed o new Governor and other federal Off ers
for Utah, snd sent with them military force
for their protection and to aid as posse COM
uGtus, in case of ucci, in the executive Of the
law.
With the religious opinions Ct the Momons, Is long
rs they remained mere opinions, however deorable In
thcmseve- and revolving to the moral and religious
sentiment. Of all Chr tendon, had right inter
re. Actions alone when in violation Of the Contitu-
ton and laws OF the United States, become the lesiti
mate subjects for the of the civil
My intruc;ion. to Governor Cumming have therefore
been framed in strict accordance with these principles
At their date hope was INDUCED that Dcce'tity
might exit for employing the military in restoring aud
maintaining the authority OF the laws but this hope
has now vanished. Gov Young has by proclamation,
declared s determination to maintain hia power by
the United State. Unless he should rerace hi. steps,
tho Territory Of Utah will be In state of open rcbc
ion Hc has committed there acts Of open hostility not
Maj Van vlict, officer Of army fcnt to
Utah by the Commanding General to purcba rroyi-
sons for the troops. had given him the strongest
ance Of the intentions Of the Government ind
that the troops would only be- employed a. posse
ptatus when called by the civil authority to aid in
the execution of the laws.
There Is to believe that Gov Young has long
this result. He knows that the coutinu-
anec OF his dsposic power depends upon tile exclusion
OF all settlers from the Territory except those who will
acknowledge his divine mission, and implicitly obey his
will and that an enlightened public o. inion there
wond PROSTATE institutions ut war with the laws
both Of God and man. He has, therefore, for scveral
years. in order to maintain his Independence, been IN
dus r;ou ~ employed IN collecting cnd ircating arms
and anmanitions Of war andin dkciping the Mormous
!or military service. A. superin,eudsnt Of Indian aE
[.r he has had opportunity Of tampcrins with the
indian tribes and exciting their hostile feelings against
inc United sata. Thi according to our information,
DO has accomplished In regard to some OF thofe trbes
while others have remained true to their allegiance and
lavs communicated to our Indian q. nts
" has laid IN store Of provisions for three year,
.hich in case Of necessity, be informed Major Van
'liet, he viii coness "snd then take 70 shs
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isdic,ion of the United Statas," and the collec-
tors OF costoms are authorized and required t.,
d0tain any vcsecl in port when there Is reason
to believe she is about to take part in such law
less entcri rises.
When it was frst rendered probable that an
attempt would be made to get up another I'M
lawful cxr edition against Nicaragua, the Sc
cretary Of State issued instructions TO the Mar
shals and Dist let Attorneys which were direct.
ed by the Secretaries Of War and the Navy to
the appropriate army and navy officers, requir-
ing them to be vigilant, and tn use their best
exertions in CARRYING into effect the pro, is;ons
of the act Of 1918. Notwithstanding these
precautions, tho expedition has ESCAPED from
our shores. Such enterprises can do no posi-
Bile coed to the country, but Rave already in.
fictcd much injury both on its interests and it's
character. They have prevented peaceful emil
grafton from the United States to the States If
Central Am RIGA, which could not fail to prove
highly beneficial to all the parties concerned
in recuniary point Of view alone, our ci,i-
gems have sustained heavy losses from the Sc IL
are and closing Of the transit route by tue San
Juan, between the two oceans.
The leader Of the re cent expedition was ar
rested at New Orleans, but was discharged on
giving bail for his ap; earance in the insuffici-
ent sum of two thousand dollars.
commend the whole subject to the serious
attention of Congress, believing that our duty
and our interest, as well as our national charac-
tel, require that we should adopt such measures
as will he q tt ctual in staining our citizens
from committing such outagcs.
lrcgret to INFORM you that the President of
Paraguay has refused to ra,ify the treaty be-
tween the United Sites and that State rs
amended by the Senate, the signature of which
was mentioned in the message of my prcde-
cessor to Congress Il, the orening of it's session
in December, 1855. The reasons assigned for
this retus, VI will appear in the corrcs, ondcnc,
hePew it'll submitted
II being desirable to ascertain the fitness of
the river La Plate and its tributaries for naviga.
ton by steam, the United States steamer Wa
ter Witch was sent tlither for that purpose in
1852. This enterprise was successfully carried
on until February. 1855, when, whilst in tho
peaceful prosecution Of her voyage up the Pa
rama river. the steamer was fred upon by Pa.
raguyanf fort. The fire was returned, but as
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Wnlch IL me VITA principle III or Iu g Instltu
items. Had it. then been insinuatcd from sny
quarter that it would be suffi, lent conpli ancc
with the rcqistions Of the organic law for the
members Of a convention. thu rea.ter to BE- elect.
cd, to Withhold the question OF Slavery from the
people, and t. substitute their own will for IN It
OLA legally ascer aimed M joity ofall their M
stitents. this would have be instantly re-, Ct.
ed. + crywhc'c they have remained true to
the re 'olution ad'p'ed on Gel, bratcd occasion
rec ognizing .,he right Of the people of all Tsr.
Notwithstanding Kansas and Nebraska, act
ing through the legally end fai-ly-exprcesed
will OF ina ;oity ofacttal reside nts, and when.
ever the number of their inhabitants justifies it,
to form Constitution, with or without slavery,
and be admitted into the Union NJ on terms OF
perfect equality with the other States
The Convention TO frame Constitution for
Kansas met on the LIST Monday Of Sep cmb.r
last. They were called together by virtue of
an act of Territorial Legislature, whose lawful
existence had been recognized by Congress in
different farms and BY different cnactments.
4 large proportion of the citizens of Kansas dill
not think proper to register their names and TO
vote ut the election of delegates but an opror.
tunity TO do this having been fairly atforlsd
their refusal to avail themselves Of their tight
could in no manner affect the legality of The
Convention.
This Convention proceeded TO frame Con.
stitu'ion for Kansas, and finally adjourned on
the 7th day of November. But little difficulty
occurred in the Convention except on the sub
ject Of slavery. The truth is that the general
provisions Of our recent State Constitutions are
80 tmilar-and may add. SO excellent-that
the difference between them is not essential
Under the earlier Practice Of the Government,
no Constitution framed by the Convention ola
Territory preparatory to its admission into the
Union as State had been submitted to the pro-
pie. trust however, the example set by the
last Congress. requiring that the constitute u Of
Minnesota "should be subject to the approval
and ratification Of tho people of tho proposed
State may be followed on future OCCASIONS
took it for granted that the COM en.ion Of
Kansas would act in accordance with this exam.
Pile. founded. IS it Is, on Garrett pr'ncrles AMI
hence my instruction to Gov. Walker, in favor
Of submitting the Constitution to the people,
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New YoRK, April I6.-The steamship Ara
bia, from Liverpool, at half past four o'clock
on the afternoon oil the 4th inst, arrived here
this afternoon.
There appears to be some doubt about the
final result of the election. The ministerial
papers claim good working majority for the
Cabinet, and the anti ministerial papers deny
it.
Christie, the second mate of the American
ship J. 5. Bogart. convicted of shooting at one
of the crew, has been sentenced to transporter
ton for life.
Arrests have taken place at Paris of per-
sons charged with plotting to assasinate the
Emperor.
The sixth meeting of the NeuTchatel Con.
ference had been held. The result was UNI
known. France and England have Jointly
demonstrated with Austria and Sardinia
The inquiry at Constantinople, respecting
the departure Of a force to the Caucasus, has
resulted in two Turkish principal officers
being ordered for trial.
A disgraceful riot took place at Kiddermin-
lister, England in which one of the candi-
dates, Hon. Mr.. Lowe, received fracture of
the skull. He is now doing well. The mil
ita-y alone put stop to the riot
The Paris Correspondent of the London
land are proved to be instigators of the plot
to assassinate Louis Napoleon. The evidence
may lead to demands on the English govern
ment respecting these refugees.
1t is SAID that in the event of any arrange
ment between Mexico and Spain, the latter
will hold territory in Mexico as guaranty
for the fulhllment of its terms.
The Times gives the following version 81
the China news of Feb 10Th, previously
published: ga steamer has arrived at Malta,
from Cagliari, bringing the intelligence for
the British government that peace with China
was certain"
Yiscount Canning, Governor General Of
India, is reported to have rendered his resig-
nation because the management of the Per-
sian war was not left to him.
The Times has received two days later
intelligence from Hong Kong, namely, to the
18th Feb. Four large, heavily armed junks
had been destroyed by the British.