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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07

A YOUNG OpERAToR.-The little daughter
of the proprietor of q coal mine in Pennsyl-
vania, was inquisitive as to the nature of
hell; upon which her father represented it
to be be gulf of fire of prodigious extent.
Spa said she, couldn't you get the Devil
to buy lis ccal of you?" st -a 5tA-, 4
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07

s9Here is a fact not generally
known. There are thirty two bones,
neither more nor less, in all the divi-
sions of the human body Thus, there
are thirty-two teeth, thirty-two spinal
functions, and so on.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07

c. The citizens of Christ Church parish,
near Charleston, 8. c., have voted to have q
grand slave trade barbecue at that place on
the Goth of October, at which all the promi-
nent advocates of the re-opening of tile trade
in that State are invited to attend. Slave
trade barbecue at Christ Church-what a
combination Of words
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07

CO The attempt to galvanz, the Americans
of Ohio into action for the present campaign
has proved an utter failure. A call for State
Convention was responded to by only about
half dozen persons, who, in the absence of
anything else to develop their political genius
passed a resolution in favor of supporting
Judge Swan for reelection to the Supreme
Bench, in opposition to Judge Gholson, the
Republican candidate.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07

This monster ship combines steam power
in both shapes, screw and paddle, with call
ing power. She contains ten boilers and one
hundred furnaces. Her crew will consist OF,
80 able bodied seamen, 80 .eamen riggers,
200 engineers and tirenen stewards staff
100 making With officers, about 500 f''Y
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07

CALLING EACH OTHER HARD NAMEs.-The
Democracy, in their evaporation and reckless,
ness, occasionally though unintentionally call
each other hard names. Dodge denounced
those who procured the passage of an act
appointing Swamp Land Agent to 90 to
Washington, without knowing that the orig
inators and supporters of the measure were
his political associates, the principal of whom
were Messrs. Altman and Patterson, of this
county. Donnellan, the officious agent of
Buchanan, charged Judge Johnston, of Lee
county, one of the most prominent Democrats
in the State, with using the Lunatic Asylum
appropriation for political purposes; but last,
though not least, Doc. Eads--the virtuous
Eads--a shining light of Democracy makes
out case of theft against the Democratic
County Judge of Muscatine! Read tie fol-
lowing from Eads' last paper, the F. Madison
Plaindealer:
What Democratic paper in Iowa has told
the people that the Republican party paid, in
1855, debt in Philadelphia of $4,000
created by the Democrats in 1S54?-Mt.
Pleasant News. ...
In answer to the above question of the
NeuS, we will inform him and our readers that
the Black Republican party of Iowa stole from
the School Fund of the State of Iowa. in the
shape of loan, the money to pay off the
above debt.
Our readers will remember that Judge
Thayer stated, in a communication in our
paper, on the 18th ult., that he "borrowed"
money from the swamp land fund to meet
county expenses-a case precisely similar to
that cited above, and which Eads calls stealing!
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07

DEATH OF THE GOVERNOR OF DAooTAH.-
The Sioux City Eagle says that Hon. Henry
Masters, Governor of Dacotah Territory.
died very suddenly on the 10th ult., on his
farm near Sioux Falls. He had been very
feeble in health for some time.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07
Shell out, now, gentlemen Democrats, and
show your faith by your works! T

ABUSE OF THE FRANKING PRIvILEGE.-The
franking privilege enjoyed by members of
Congress is certainly one of the principal
causes why our Post Office Department is not
a selfsustaining institution. Confined within
it's legitimate bounds, it is bad enough; but
it is notorious that members connive at its
abuse, extending it far beyond that limit. A
correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger, in
late communication, re- asserts the fact stated
before, that firm in Washington engaged in
publishing partisan speeches, &C., advertised
to send them by mail to purchasers, free Of
postage. This is effected by the easy method
of employing some young persons to counter
felt the signatures of such Members of Con-
gress as are willing to further the interests of
partisan publishers, by allowing the illegal use
of their names for the purpose of franking.
As the mass of clerks in the Post Office at
Washington cannot, during the recess, know
whether Honorable Members are in the city
or not, occasional franks attract no attention
but, when they come in bushels, the Post
master and chief clerk take note of tn cir
cumstance, with view to test their genuine
ness. Thus, Senators Douglas, Bigler, Sew
ard, Pugh, Trumbull and Stewart, whose
franks are most enormous in number, are
liable to have their documents stopped at the
Post Office, if they are as abundant hereafter
as they were for the year ending December
1st, 1853. Mr.. Douglas has folded at the
Senate folding-room, of speeches, &C.,
345,0o0 C); Mr.. Seward, 1000; the other
Senators before named 40, 900 to 30, 900 each.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07
IOWA NEWS.

A boy named Owen Grant, eight years
old, was instantly killed in Davenport, Oh
the 10Th inst, by falling into well. The
well was about twenty feet deep and was
dry, having had no water in it for some
time.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07
A Few Plain Questfon.

VINO are in in favor of extending the area of
| slavery? The Democrats. ~
c, VINO are IN favor Of re-opening the African
Slave Trade? The Democrats. - 7H'~-''
no attempted to deprive the Germans
IN Kansas of their right to vote because thew
favored Liberty? The Democrats.
Who hold that adopted citizens are sinh.
Ject to military duty in their native land p
The Democrats. ....sl. - :" ~ :
VINO made the law imposing a heavy fine
upon freemen, who would not turn ont md
help TO catch runaway slaves? The Demo.
crats @'~ = -~'~ eA1Ao'
=, Who are openly advocating disunion If
they are defeated in the next Presidential
campaign? The Democrats.
Who propose, at no distant future to ca,,
their "Slave roll' on Bunker Hip The
Democrats. ... - .l A"o
Who have reduced the country in tbreo
short SI years from solvency to bankruptcy -
The Democrats.
Who believe that one drop of African
blood in mans veins renders him incanohIa
Of having any rights that white men are
pound to respect? The Democrats .
Who make the bred Scott decision tho
corner stone of the foundation of their Mat.
form? The Democrats.
Mho' in 1856, made the law, which is still
IN force@similar to the Massachusetts Law
compelling foreigners to be residents Of
South Carolina seven years before they can
vote? The Democrats.
VINO " elected Hartford Convention Fed
erallst to be President of these United
States? The Democrats.
~, VINO NJ voted to increase the rates of postage?
Who slaughtered the Homestead Bill after
republicans had passed it in the House p
Democratic Senators.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07

SOMETHING FOR THE GERMANS OF Iowa TO
READ AND THINK ABouT.-On the Oath of
February, 1854, Hon. A. P. Butler, of South
Carolina, delivered speech in the United
States Senate, on the Kansas Nebraska Bill,
reported in the Daily Union, of Washington
City, of the 7th of March, 1854, in which he
used the following language:
"Why, sir, the STAKEHOLDER, with his slaves
we'll governed, forms relation that is inno-
cent enough and useful enough. Ibezieve it
is population sohich lo,Da to maorroae Uould
prefer to an imundati. n Of those men coming
as emigrants from a tore,gn country, wholly
unacquainted with the institutions of this
country--and nearly all continental conner S
are of that class. The same remark cannot
be made of those who, like the Irish and
English, have lived under the administration
of the common law" ...-....
The record does not show that the Senators
from Iowa (Messrs. Dodge and Jones) ever
uttered word in condemnation or rebuke Of
this sentiment of Senator Butler. This same
Gen. Dodge, who silently and acquiescently
heard these sentiments uttered in the United
States Senate, and spread them broadcast over
the State in Mr.. Buffers letter to him and his
colleague, of April Oath, 1854, now asks Ger
man citizens to vote for him for Governor of
Iowa. Will they do it? ....,.,n.4..-
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07

O. Horace Greeley, now in California,
is broken out all over with boils. We
thought it likely that what he saw at Utah
would make his blood boil.-Lou. Journal.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07

TnE CAMPAIGN OPlN1oN.-Judge Loves
opinion in the Babbitt case is published as
the last campaign document of the canvass,
and too late to be discussed and answered in
one-half OF the State at least. That Judge
should be able, in the course of two years,
during which the case has been before him,
to prepare an opinion which will answer as a
plausible campaign article may be conceded,
especially if it be issued so short time before
the election as to leave no chance to circulate
an answer. The circumstances of the case,
and the opinion of Judge Mason, published
by way of defense and apology for Babbitt,
will 60 much further with the honest masses
in condemnation of Babbitt than all the soAiue.
aoashing campaign opinions that can be put
afoat from this time until the election. -
Gate City.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07

A MYSTERY OF THE PAsT.-An i'm
mense catacomb can be seen at Roth
we'll, in the interior Of England, near
the direct route from Liverpool to Lon
don. 1t is an immense vault of ma
sonry, under church, which dates back
apparently for its first erection to about
the year 1850, and contains the skele-
tons of 10000 men, probably warriors
of great size, piled up in regular order so
that skulls and large bones only appear
on the outside of the piles. The skulls
show marks Of spear and hatchet, but
no gunshot wounds, and their owners
probably fell in mortal conflict anterior
to the invention Of gunpowder. The
vault was discovered by accident 100
years ago, and has no connection with
the church as far as known in fact the
the mystery is that there is 10 histori-
cal evidence nor traditionary legend
which throws the least light upon its
erection. No anatomist, historian, eth
nologist, antiquarian, nor savan Of any
stripe has been able to decide the peo-
pie even to whom these bones once be-
longed. Were they native Saxons or
Romans, Danes, Normans, or what?
Nobody has more than guessed. A
plausible theory is that they belong to
Danish invaders, slain by the Saxons
about the year 1000; still this is but
a probability.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07
Increased TaxatiOn.--WhO is to
! o'o'-d'3.1I iso Blame 5@2JmHy"

We have the authority of the Enquirer o
this city for the statement that our take
are constantly Increasing in the following
long winded paragraph from its article re
ferring to the speeches of Elwood and
Finch ifAj sI2Il'o ~ h'a"1i Of; "5i-Nii
''If ever the corruption and wasteful ex.
travagance of waning administration, rot
ting and fostering in its own putridity and
fast approaching, its dissolution by the
righteous indignation of an outraged people,
was unveiled to a community anxious to
know why taxes were constantly increasing,
and the State every day more and more bur-
dened with debt, it was done on this oc-
casion."
It is well known in this community that
every original idea (and many not, originaD
which appears in the columns Of our wake
full neighbor emanates from the Democratic
County Judges office. We hold him res
ponsible for the above. If it is true that
our taxes are constantly increasing" ," why
don't he tell us how they are increasing?
He is in the position to know all about this
matter, and yet he withholds the truth and
winks at (if he does not perpetrate) the
falsehood couched in the above elegant ex-
tract. Why does he not acknowledge the
fact that under Republican rule the State
taxes in this county since 1857 have. been
REDUCED OVER SEVEN THOUSAND
and that the reduction through
out the State is about ONE HUNDRED
AND FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS!
The tax payers of this county, who have
been for two years past enjoying the bles-
sing of Democratic rule, are invited to in
vestigate this matter. They will find from
the record that the State tax of Muscatine
county amounted in 1857 to $4,000, in
1868 to about $4,000 and this year to
little over $4,000. If it is true (as we have
It from Democratic authority that our tax
es "are constantly increasing" who is to
blame? We have shown that the State tax
1as been lessened. But the county tax,
lnder an Economical" Democratic admins
ration, as near as we can ascertain, has
,een INCREASED almost TEN THOUS-
AND DOLLARS since 1857! The levy
or county, railroad and school purposes this
rear is over thirty flee thousand dollars,
While for State purposes it is only about eight
Aousand dollars! These are the facts! =
Now who is to blame for the constantly in
reasing" taxation, and which party is charge
BILE with "wasteful extrayagance?
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07

How THEY INTEND TO RETRENcH-Doug-
las, of Benton county, recently defeated as
a candidate for Secretary of State, is the
Democratic nominee for Representative in
his own County. In a speech at Vinton
few days since, he pledged himself to do
all be can: if elected, to secure an appropri-
LARS for the Blind Asylu,a at that place |!
" hat think you of that. tax-paye yers of Iowa?
This is sample of the kind OF Ketrenchment
and Reform you would receive at the hands
of the Democracy, if you are guilty of the
insanity of trusting them with power. This
Asylum was to cost but $50, 900; yet here
is a candidate who is ready to ask for $685.
600 more. The same man goes around de.
nouncing Republican expenditures - lowa
Citizen.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07
"SQUATTRR SOVEREIGNTY" ILLUSTRATED.

"SQUArrER SovERElGNTY" ILLUSTRATED.
Democrats boast of their ''squatter sover-
eignty" dogma as the climacteric OF political
wisdom. Douglas carried his professions
so far in his Cincinnati speech as to de-
clare his purpose to say nothing about the
affairs of Ohio in his canvass of that State
saying with ridiculou. vene' alton for his
great principle ''that he thought the people
Of each State ought to be left to settle their
affairs in their own way" What do the
advocates of this doctrine think of the
efforts of that ,niscreant, G. Donnellan, of
Washington, to influence the election in
this State by the grossest kind of misrep-
reservations of the manner in which the
public affairs have been administered by
the Republicans But Donnellan, being
tts servant of j. B., doubtless has but lit
tie respect for Douglas, whose ''pheelinks"
will be outraged when he hears Of this in
fringement of his sspatent right"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07

~ Warren Akin, the, Democratic candi-
date for Governor of Georgia, has written a
letter in reply to inquiries, declaring that he
will not vote for Douglas, even if he receives
the Charleston nomination, because he con-
siders his doctrine of squatter sovereignty
worse than the Wilmot Proyiso. He also says
that, in his opinion, it is the duty Of Congress
to legislate for the protection of slavery in the
Territories, whenever itymay be necessary;
and he adopts this as part of his political
creed, and pledges his influence to maintain
this doctrine. gTa,g g4,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07

Mr.. K1RKwooD.- speaks an Ohio
journal, near his former home, Of Mr.. Kirk
wood, the Republican nominee for Gov
ernor:
"In 1856 he removed to Iowa, where, as
will be seen by the following extract from a
letter to the Hon. VIM. Patterson, (dated
Sept. II, 1861 and widely published at the
time, he maintained his position unchanged.
He says" ...-;,
"I was really glad to learn that you and
the other persons you have named have
determined to support the Republican ticket
this fall. If were in Ohio, l would not
only vote for that ticket, but would stump
it wherever could find stump to stand on,
and dozen voters to listen to me.
"'In my opinion the only way to save
Kansas from the evils of slavery, and save
our country from the crime and disgrace of
converting free soil into slave soil, is for the
men of the north without distinction of party
all men who are Democrats in fact, and
not in name merely--all who believe that
God holds us responsible for all the deeds
done in the body political, as well as others,
for all such men to unite and say by their
votes, this foul deed shall not be done.'"
As then, so is Mr.. Kirkwood now, a con-
sstent politician, a true Republican, and an
honest man; and the people of Iowa in
electing him for their Governor, will find him
an honor to the Office and an honor to the
State. J5a'a '"- T.H-@ . -.'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07

Who WRITES OUR SoNGs.-It is a
fact but little known, that the popular
songs Of America are nearly all written
by the same person, StephenaC. Fos-
ter. His first attempt was the celebra-
ted "Uncle Ned" written when the au-
thor was but nineteen, soon followed by
"Susanna," "Massa's in the cold, cold
ground" "Old Kentucky hone," "Oh
boys carry me long," "Nelly was la
dy," "Old folks at home," and others
nearly as popular. Mr.. Foster has
latterly abandoned the Ethiopian style,
and among his late efforts, we have
"Gentle Annie,'' "Willie, we have
missed you," "Maggie by my side,"
81 see her in my dreams," cold Dog
Tray" &c. These songs, as we'll as
the Ethiopian melodies, are sung by
thousands Of persons not only in our
own country, by the high and lowly,
but are common wherever the English
language is spoken. Long live Ste
phen G. Foster, and may his songs still
continue to cheer and enliven the world.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07
(For the Journal.
THE HEARTS DISEASE.
By MINNIE A4xxxx.

By MINNIE A*xxxx. i-
have heart-a tender heart,
By every woe DISTRESSED; t..T .e,s2
A loving heart as ever beat 81. 's Il
Within maiden's breast. aaf
But yet, though gentle as child .< q.
And placid as the dove, =.
Nv heart with all its tenderness, II auG
81" Has never learned to love. -4s5s ;..4a
But, do you ask "Why not ?--why not = Il
Should such heart as thine '.e.s.a
Through life's long journey be condemn'd
In loneliness to pine ~ ii .s,
I'll answer, then, with blushing cheek
sY Aud timid look askance,o 29Yi0i. ,t.
My heart has never loved because, 7.a7
II nerer had q chance! -. ,.t.,-,l- 70
[Minnie's condition is certainly deserving of the
sympathetic attention Of some Of our 1good1ooking
young bachelor friends. '"I7
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07

MORE OF THE SANE SoRT.-We copied, a few
days ago, very complimentary notice of Mr..
Hanna, our candidate for County Judge, from
paper of opposite politics, published at Can
Melton, Ind, his former home. The following
similar recommendation, from others Of his
old associates, we clip from the Evansville
Qnd.) Journal, of Sept. 18th:
HoNoRs TO WHOM HoNoRs ARE DUE.-It is
gratifying to see Hoosiers, to whatever portion
of the Republic they emigrate, doing honor
and credit to their native State. We see by
the Muscatine Iowa) papers that Thomas
Hanna, for many years the esteemed and
faithful Clerk of Perry county who was well
known to the members of the bar in this cir
cuit-has been nominated for County Judge
of Muscatine county. Mr.. Hanna held office
in Perry in the better days Of the county
before the present political clique secured their
ascendancy there, since which there has been
. sad change in its affairs.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07

-->>>
Rev. HENRY CLAY DEAN.-This indiyid-
ual, sent out by the State Democratic Central
Committee, visited this city on Saturday last.
and made speech at the Court House. In
personal appearance, he is curiosity. He
is about tive feet and a half high. yery fat
and very slovenly, wears his hat tipped over
on one side, and when he walks rolls and
swaggers along like an over. fed butcher
His profession is that of Methodist Minis.
ter, bat he looks and acts about as much like
preacher as porcupine does like an ante
lope, or hog like canary bird. When he
commences speech, he thrusts both hands
into his breeches pockets, draws his head
down between his shoulders, doubles himself
into heap like another QU1Lp, speaks in
low, whining, canting tone; PAGES the plat
form backward and forward, walks down
into the aisle among the audience; gradually
raises his voice, lifts up his head, brandishes
his fists, and makes a grand climax by rend-
ing the air and paving the grouna like
bull. - ~.. ...
The Rev. HENRY CLAY DEAN opened bis
speech in this city by drawing a glorious
picture of the State as it was five wears ago
of emigrants flowing into it, every
department of industry, agricultural, me.
chanical commercial and professional active.
ly employed, labor in demand, money abun-
dant: and then he drew another picture of
the condition of the State now. the value of
land depressed, money scarce, laborers idle.
business of all kinds everywhere stagnant.
and more settlers moving out than coming
into its boundaries. And to what influence
did he attribute all this change? Can any,
body guess? Why solely and exclusively to
the administration Of the Republican pIqty
in the State Of IONA! This is fair sample
of the truthfulness of his whole speech.
lasting two full hours. Such sophistry. such
vulgarity, such blasphemy, such shameless
prostitution of the talents of public spea.
ker, we never before witnessed in all our DO
litical experience. Such an ecclesiastical
monstrosity did he prove himself to be, that
when he yesterday attended the church of
the denomination to which he processes to
belong, the usual courtesies of the profession
were withheld from him, and the officiating
minister in the course of his sermon said
that any clergyman who would prostitute
his profession and his abilities in a cause
such as that which DEAN serves. would de.
serve to 90 to the lowest hell that apy bvpo.
crite would ever find!
So much for the Democratic speech of the
Rev. HENRY CLAY DEAN in the city of Du.-i
buque. The Herald says it made a hundred
conversions from the Republican to the
Democratic faith! If he will repeat it from
this time till the election, it will add thous.
and votes to the Republican majority.
6uque Times, Sept. 26th. -
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- A VERY PARTICULARS AND

~U LAST NOTICF-WHCH I SHALL sTRIcT.
LY ADMIRE To.-The card which had publish
who are indeb ted TO me Il diyidually. that Won
give them sixty days notice. from the LIST Of ia
nuary, 1859, to LIST of March, requesting them to
please Gail and pay Off their accounts due me indi
vidually, shall be con- PEELED t. put them out OF
my hand, for collection, as my individual books
must be closed at once; but / hope those who are
indebted u me will give me no cause TO let their
accounts go out of my hands. into the hands Of
Others for collection. ALEX HILL,
ia
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-02-21

CAkDEN SEEDo.--ne have lust ,e-
~ eaaved our spring supply OF fresh 0ards,
nevds. aaf Invite gardeners all those Ia need ii
article of Garden seed 20 call at the old
n Ike your purchases ~
s3w good seed II you wisl to reap good fruits.
and 10 do %. buy your seed from
far ror,ar ~ ,-,, "a 49,