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VOL. I.
IOWA NEWS.
THE subscribers, having purchased the es
tablishmentof the late Du Buque Visitor, have
revived that paper under the title of the IOWA
known region, «,leh
n_.Q
conducted as to afford that information in |command of the medicine man,
So
ith
tag new homes in lie north-west. Rumors
llXT
Among all the duties of men who meddle
with public affairs, and who have any portion
of the press at their command, no one is morve
obligatory than that of endeavoring, by all
means in their power, to do justicc to the char
acter and conduct of those who, during their
own times, especially, have rendered eminent
services in the cause of political justice and
constitutional liberty: Conscientiously be
lieving the Chief Magistrate of the United
States to be such an one, the principles upon
which he came into office, and by which the
present administration is conducted, will re-
ceive the cordial support of the I^'ews. But
without compromising our political principles, Jrest
the columns of this paper will be opened to m-
In consideration of the great expense which
attends a printing establishment in this part of
the country, and to obviate the difficulty of
TEAMS.
THE IOWA NEWS is published every Satur
day, at THREE DOLLARS per annum if paid in
advance, or FOUR DOLLARS, if payment i3 de
layed until theexpiration of six months from
the time of subscribing. Persons subscribing
for a less time than one year will be charged
at the rate of FOUR DOLLAAS, payable
PBWTED ASD PI BLISHED WEEKLY, BY COKIEM
THE INDIAN CHIEF S BRIDE.
The following anecdote ot
ed from the Appendix of the Gazetteer of Mis- „1
N
....
«.» m. ... ... lilackbira was a n
NEWS. The great and absorbing interest which had attained his early popularity by conquer
universally prevails respecting this portion of but the distinction he most coveted was umli- Jl?l!^r-Ce L1d uespair. Hope had hith- jam}
the valley
newspaper
readers throughout
relation to the state of this new and almost un- jced at. the stake. The son of Blackbird had LJ1 i,nJ~Lira
man,«agerljd«ire.
ortl,e TO,.
tion to emigrants to this/«fVe«/ and richest por-
tion of the "great west." Immense numbers, bird had permitted it. When, on th^dav^arj- 'i
not only from the Atlantic States, but also i pointed, the captive was led out to execution i,
from the older Western States, are yearly seek- iyoung Split Cloud, the son of the chief" w£ ifectl0"-,the.result
I
seen
hea(J orthc olnlnn whereUl(!
(too often vague and unsatisfactory,) having iching. After the medicine-man, with the cap-
gone abroad, respecting the mineral riches of Itive and a few old warriors had' crossed a ra-
tliis Territory, and the surpassing fertility ofiv'no.'" the route and were rising
itssoil, it
will be the object of the editors of the |aPP°'n'cd for the sacrifice, the y
.i I cut asunder the cords that confined
"News," to describe to the emigrant what (the girl, lifted her to his saddle
kind of a country he will find when he arrives bow lashed his horse to full speed, bef
—to notice its adaptation to the purposes of mi
ning, agriculture, trade and manufactures—its
soil, and productions—what portions of the
public lands are offered for sale, and where
the best may be found—what portion of the
Territory is occupied by settlers on the public
lands, and the mode of making those settle
ments—prices of labor and professional servi
ces—state of the markets—public roads—cli
mate and health of the inhabitants—and in
short, all topographical and statistical infor
mation, which a three year's residence in and
suit of the Omahaa
within arrow-shot of Split Cloud, but his race
terminated there, he was shot to the heart.
The fugitives retired to the recesses of the
Black Mountains, and took up their abode
there, until home affairs should present a more
inviting prospect. Their wedding was thinly
attended, but the blush of affection glowed as
vividly on thecheekofthe bride, as that which
observation of tlio Territory will enable the cd- jmaiJt,ies over the neck more tastefully adorn
itors to give. Land sales in the western coun- ul'iY'" .c,rc^'s ')n 1'ke occasions. The
... sell-married pair passed a year in the solitude
try will always be noticed. to which they had retired, content with tlieso-
TVe principal employment of the inhabit- ciety each was able to afford the other, when
ants of that part of Wisconsin near the Missis- ^pl'1 Cloud deemed it advisable to revisit his
sippi river lias heretofore been mining, to the
exclusion of almost every other business—-the
editors will particularly notice all discoveries
of lead and other ores—and describe the situa
tion of the mineral region as far as
it is known.
In this lone retreat he left his spouse,
«.
ol
''.'s
lr''K !1I1d
collecting, subscribers are required, after the ammunition, that his enemies" mi^ht get no
receipt of the fourth number,to pay the amount advantage of him. He probably anticipated
of their subscriptions and to enable our pa-1 ^poisoned warriors on the banks of
trons to do this with more convenience, all
Post Masters are authorized and requested to
act as Agents, who, after deducting a reason
able commission, will forward the funds by
them collected to this office.
i£7*AH letters, in order to receive attention,
puist be addresed to the editors, POST PAIS.
ALWAYS
9 ADVANCE. Jui*E, 1837.
A CAUSTIC HIT.—Piron,the French
author, having heen taken by the
watchman of the night in the streets
of Paris, was carried, on the following
morning, before the lieutenant of Po
lice, who haughtily interrogated him
jconccrntng his business or.profession.
"I am a poet, sir," said Piron.
"Oh, oh! a poet, are you?" said the
magistrate, "I have a brother who is a
poet"
"Then we are even," said Piron,
for I have a brother who is a fool."
A commercial traveler left an article
of his wardrope at an inn at'Dublin
and wrote to the chambermaid to send
it to him by the coach. He got the
following reply:
Dear sir, I hope you don't feel hurt,
I'll frankly tall you all about it,
*lnat'e of your old «hirr,
And you njyst make a shift without it.
1 the Phlcgethon. As hv himself had appro
bended, biackbird wasavictirii to the disease.
The funeral was grand and imposing. Tho
warrior was placed erect on his hunting horse,
and thus, followed by the whole nation, he
was conveyed into the grave that had been pre
viously prepared on the highest point of land,
near to the Missouri river. The horse, alive,
was forced into the grave, with the dead rider,
and thus covered over. A small parcel of corn
was placed before the animal, and Blackbird
was supplied with dried meats, a kettle, his
pipe and kinakanic, gun, with ammunition,
bow and full quiver of arrows,and paints suit
able for adorning his person, both in peace
and in war.
When tho funeral was at an end, the trader
arrived. His knowledge of the small pox en
abled him to save from its ravages the remain
der of the tribe. All eyes were naturally turn
ed on the son of
®1.ac,kbl£'
He fiund the
lo the cave w
sitting near thc
Eere
K
ixr
SPLIT CLOUD,
Chief ofthe Omaha tribe of Indians, is extract-' they had just entered, but sensibly a- Iwilds of desp:
i .. YVai*f nl ovtrotnfl L,,.. •_« „i T» I- i ».
U\. Wi Iliwtmo, WvAllUtl- .y.. r*
c. ein.e
souri, now in press by the Harpers: jv''£s scaring with them. The holy fountain (nation has aceompanf...
spectable warrior, and J"0'10®
they
popularity by conquest f'
Ue
UB nnrnn„n
P"sLtdddrda„"do,r"7c74P
ritorycf Wisconsin, the editors will use thttr !the girl from her captor." "f-Ie was inflexible, ',usljan1 dari^rtcd :hc
endeavors particularly to give correct informa- jand persisted in liis vow to sacrifice her to the'
Gr,pf yPmt-
vcaWo
The council approved the vow, for Black-If
I I. 1 i HP f^rnc!iipin/1 n
ln.?,one
y lhe same
e
countrymen could comprehend the meaning
his movements. He w as across the plai
fore pursuit was determined on: and then
wore no horses at hand. He had concealed
one in the next ravine, and the fugitive esca- 1/j i V .y. Pll'asinS emotions, as hi
ped the ill-arrangod and worse conducted pur- i. °(t',c
1:*
A solitary runner came ofiho'huStc"
with the purpose of retracing his steps in the ithe subjects of the Comma
orief space of a few weeks. A snflieie
ply of dried meat was left in the eav
tenant, To.' the Period o!'Ms intended
When Split'cloud readied his naV'
lage, he found the whole tribe chaunting
death song over an infinite number of the dead
inhabitants of the nation. The small pox had
reached the Omalias, and many had already
been swept off very few recovered. The inc
dicine-man claimed to have power over the
disease, but his practice hitherto had been
unsuccessful. He looked grave and was evi
dently suffering much alarm. The most com
mon treatment of the patients, when niilicled
with the inflammatory action of this disease,
was immersion in cold water. This usually
afforded speedy relief, and terminated all the
ills of lile—with the extinction of life itself.
At last, after many new and imposing tricks,
death itself played the last masterly act on the
nating smiles of pleas.'-irc
impostor—and old Medicine himself departed, ae^enln^p^ -uietv' i'
his dignity w^is like to
„1 secure him against the infection. But when
his-||ig|, prj(!8"t die(, healtended his funeralob.
partial discussion, let the writers be of what jsequies. This was a few days before the re
cTeed in politics they may. Care shall be ta
ken to render the paper usoful to the fanner,
mechanic and merchant.
turn of his soil Blackbird was considering
what disposition should be made of the prodi
gal, when he was taken ill.
i,
IOWA ^EWS
TSSK
*™F.T,
lil,n!3'ipd.mother
f,,
0
wished-for relief should be realized.
precise point of time
pro-
the
k."ife
ln
shouldbe theviclfm3*60'^
Ictim*~w*
56
n
i I I: i T» /v 1 11T1PHrt 1V vi rrn»» trt V*«f r».4 ...1
M™
loading his Bufl'o-horse, not far from the I
of
un,Ean
ai,d
6
From ilie moment the first symptoms were
felt by the chief, lie yielded to despair, and
made his arrangements for the hunting grounds
beyond the grave. He desired that he might contact
be buried with suitable variety of arms and
1
38
AT
DU BUQUE, UPPER MS8ISSIPPI I.EAD MINES, WISCONSIN TERRITORY, JUNE 34, 1837.
got of fuel, bonding over a pair of babes, who (do I expiate in this do
*erT'"fonsciouaof the manifold evils of the jpaths
OF
1
"'y
VISor
vk-e,
1
"i «4V.O|#UII (II
hunger, which their mother jtuc has directed, i
had drawn supplies had been jinsidnous advice of f.iw....
sat the pic- rejected with indignation
i v a i o n s o n
"""ocent cau?e. She It.™*™, n
,,,
,hnrlfiH
W1,e antJ
mother was bro- pc
Ken over a Kettle, anrmlv nrovidnd hv ilmcUm
pr°V'ded bythesk,U
fr.°m
..vicuj nit myai \JUI1I1V
1
i a s a e k u o n y a e a e i i y
i. ix y suns had risen and set, after the thril- Nor was Zaydor disappointed tho quiet of
ing e\ents just described, when the Omaha retirement suited that gentle melancholy to
«niT'/M" i !?yoils
wiiJ
lhe
l)cncath
lhc
amlle
of—a new scarlet blanket.
From the North American Quarterly Magazine.
ZAYDOR AN ORIENTAL TALE.
in the city of Bassora lived Zador, the son n i
ofAl Zored, the most eminent merchant among follecl,°" °J ^b..ne ma^nihcenee the nu-
n,w.
detested the se­
ductions of sensuality. T^fJU^h surrounded
itl\Y11ViStCr?lfaitVl¥supplied
10
,°"
S an
dient to his will, and wilh the meai.J
eiti'i.inrr 'PpliR-fl
lack bird had lived moodily apart frl the SSTdlWin2tivhy
of Zaydor, and induced in him a relaxation! .1medfa remunerated with frequent aciui
which resembled a fatal lethargy. 1 lis mind flt!°"S °f
as it never was involved with the anxiety of
any want, never tasted the luxury of long-
sought gratification as it never followed thro
the pat „sol intricacy a distant view, never ap.
sources of a lonely comfirt and yet these, so
fond was hoof their influence, had lost much
of their usual effect, by an unremitted yet laud
able repetition.
To participate and sympathize in his dis-
tress, recreate his mind, and avert his misery,
was wanting tho sincere advice, conversation,
a i- e .v.
IZ I IT !l .f
r*l
h,
character of fugitiveandculpritfor the appoint- happiness iffaa»*trained nation: for. like the
ir. i ..1— t.: rv..:.t .1
4 1
ment of hereditary and popular chieftain, that emaciated vi'
he relaxed much of the despotism of his pre- theinselvej#*
decessor. Having settled the affairs of the na- plCs of their avrSi
tion and reduced the tariff, he found leisure to I In proftiaiori of wi
1
cadenco and measure to soften his suffering, the heavens, whose glory is eternal, whose
He was not able to murmur, as he approached power is omnipresent, whose justice is inexo
the place where he had deposited his treasure— rable, whose mercy is infinite, give ear to my
"Tis sweet to hear the watch dog's honest bark voice, and let the utterance of my complaint be
Baydeep-mohth'd welcomeaswcdravviicarhomo justified by its truth. Why, O Allah! ami
'Tis sweet to know there is an eye will rnaik doomed to a negation of every enjoyment, yet
Ourcorning, and grow brighter when we come." supplied wtth the reputed means, and tantali-
But he had the elements of poetry rudely zed with the appearance of perfect liberty? Gif
commingled with the romance of his reckless ted by the provident hand, far above the lot of Qniiirmg. .,
life' and his singular dornpstic arrangements, ordinary mortals, whence is it that I feel no
artner of his life's vicissitudes internal comfort, and that satiety overwhelmsl
leof ti.,i.'. Tt I.
u,„™
days of his affluence, had sighed
tience but, possessed cfthig
°bC" iof
1
U'f m0a""
of satiating every restless wish, Zaydor was
overwhelmed with clouds of discontent, and
rendered insensible to tho pride of wealth.
Nor yet was his mind the recess of apathy, or
the seat of envy neither had disappointment
in any search, or any desire, soured the milk
of his natural temper, or cooled the ardor of
his romantic generosity.
ialt-ck
ll'!m
|U,° Powe[®
3
extent, and equal to their power.
His spirit was calmly melancholy, and (tho' i,
his disposition was a tuned to the most acute
chords of feeling almost stagnant nothing
occurred which disturbed their tranquility or
caused them by gentle fermentation occasion
ally to re]i:,e. Those acts ef charity, which
the liberal spirit of Zaydor pjompted, or rath-
i'rr
«M« IF PA,D IN OK AT THE O,
Insivo stale? To me the! The great Jhnn-ican Desert. Tho vast, bnr
tiie "labyrinths of deceit, and tho ren and trackless region, stretchincr for hnn-!
1'»!
with the f. J?d, i}®TrSUra!i,e
UBiiui,
"er '"'ants, to pre- thus buried in mental torpor, thus debarred i med the a
man exist— wnich are
*t.'«* if'0.'" «**-.• '£. .£c°
!)reSurved at such countless cost. The unshakeij piety had been approved,^"his sensi- the elk,"and0 t^rdeer^hav^u^fn io-°|l,tUft'r0' i0le
PtrcePt'on9, the fine drawn threads of af- tivo natijre had been lamented, and his final .tint narts keening »»,» anjC'oa
Protracted privations, lent rew-rd determined. in.
iW
her mind, when her final re- I v. i'hii 'He space ol three moons, loss sue- uninhabited ^nlitndp IT',-" ".T1,1 «sa11",J"°
vVjthii 'lie space of three moons, loss sue- uninhahit,.dVnl t,,.1
^'''l'
^olvewas fixed, to perish with her offspring, ceeded 1$* so quickly that the merchant of beds offormer rrmUs Imt Si
R^'
P,
S
.... ,-ositiun, that a change of fortune, when ef- sheltering places for rr«H,=o *,,
|,, i I\ imn.ui i.jrrenis, out Servino" OllJv to ourgovne, tho
i..[™°^a_[ia.n uUl.
.,"a left sufficient to !#«,„,.! L..__!"!f' I1
1
b® meant
appearance which his mind was addicted. The falsehood
°. '"P Cloud. He was followed by his for- of his acquaintance, the pomp of his retinue,
eign w ife, whom he had twice snatched from the weight of his indolence, which had before
destruction, and who now repaid him with the operated to his distate of riches, and his con
srniles ot two young braves, peering over each sequent convictions of their vanity, were now
.0uldcr?'
folds I exchanged for the rude, yet sincere conversa
tion of peasants for the unpolished yet doccnt
appearance of poverty for the active, yet com
fortable labors of industry.
In tho simple beauty of the country, the
once wealthy merchant of Bassora lost the re­
"fe .merous production ol minute goodness, his tre-
ander of the l-aith- ,nilia iQ, „—,
of aim^t ii, psi .nbin temptation, the mighty
soul of the son o Zored despised the lasct-
espi
i i e s i i o n s e u e y e a s o a w i v i s t-
lb?nds
or subduC(1 lhe id vlcissiUlog of
life# No, fnr raCHjal iberl Zaydorj jn U)e
uCs:iva?cs'
TIIK
lmpa-
PpOverly UMicl
d^tlocf'
cv"SirL"t
i.:„
of
discontent si i,co his gratifications
wer0 r,alized,
and his enjoyments more diffu­
sed. Tliat freedom of opinion, that variety of
objects, which at Bassora, despotis n had
checked or xiches had cloyed the security ofa
cottage both inspired and afforded, From ev
ery search, every ramble, and every fatigue,
tho son of A1 Zored reaped fresh pleasures for
incach of these, the faculties of the mind, no
of
ed
tj'e body, were agree-
kn,owlfd8e- 1'«
*?cn?y V "9
,raag,,.iaV°"
wero
expanded, and Us flights
i extended from the regular succession of the
»TO seasons,andtheirdifferontopenitionsonplants,
Iand shurub„ and flowcr. is obsfrvatiPon
proached with pantingexnectation, or reached -,,u "V""0' ,!
i,„-,,.r,,i» i i ii-i i I traded, and his understanding interpreted les
with heartfelt the end of a Ions and i. i i n
i• „„gladness
,, sons of moral tendency, and beneficial eflect.
tedious journey, loach day resembled its pre- a i .• i .• i
1 1 1 1 i A s s i s e y o n i n u a e e i o n s o a n u a a
decessor, and each night departed without the u i i 1.1 .1 .•
i. bor, his health was pejmanent v ostab ished:
contact or approximation of noveltv in his com-:.
i i void of expression, and occasional y agitated,
mercial all'-irs, tne merchant of Bassora felt .. a -.i
i ,i i his spirits were elevated, yet with such modn
no losses which could animate his facu ties, i,„
i .. ,, .' ratio as never to be transported into tho mad
and arouse them to an exertion worthy their i ,„i,i i i
i ,i
r«vrs andfl: s,r rs" "!rber. T"shouid
ness of ecstacy, and with such uniform regu-
]ari 18 nnv,fr'(o fluri a mo!n(:nt
tollopdcss
despondency! Through tho
ent lo of rRal ratitlld lhe iou^ C(jl,
J.
i i
la?0 c8
-uPlfBCa,ed
li,e retur
r"'lU ll.,iln^(5(1
er impelled him to comp ete, were the on v i i a
rich-
thc
gracious Allah for their
u.r
blc charms, the del ghtful beauties of an ob-
scure retreat, and a social solitude.
He nee, reader, place not thv creed of world-i
au fhnili !r
ar,d
ere, understanding of the son of A Zored ,inPS8.._For
u cou,d
*AT^ will-decay and that in proportion to thy
i v e s i s a e i n a u a i n a n e s e i
3,0
!|j$bauchcry, they stood
convincing exam-
*i With an entliusi-
-r y o u a o o u n e s u n y o u
depart in search of his Pawnee wife. Autumn astic attachment to vlftiliiij6llkiiras the -itua- to balievo what 1 tall you about my
was far advanced when he left the Omaha tion of Zaydor, ofthe hcWWtofSvfrieh i
towns, and, as he approached the mountains, peared deeply sensible: when clasp*^
i.: into* «..WU ..i _I 1 'Pi_^
.*
|UU
°r
wav8 uf l-irkn?Rfn
rif
r'r n»
ll.0 shall hive ennvinw l°f
jury—UI say that
1 hi,iesthe
W-itt nTmwil'fat ^ear'-'. k'" ''irn
&
and alleviatfng presence of a real friend. The SmSnliZ «ud Municipality, th.fl would.'
piercing understanding
could penetrate into, hi
unfonded the delusive covering of its emp-
W
a
n
remember that in p%portion
ifP180' the influence of wealth on thy mind, thy vir-
V
!f ®uccessor blandishments, their pernicious counsels, and 1
to the deceased chiet. Young Split Cloud their vicious habits could not shake his firm A ro acinic
deemea himself so fortunate in the altered po- adherence to the interest of virtue, much less j,jrV a lloosiof lawye, nddreasing a real'
sition he now occupied, hdviug shifted the -enforce tho'*®tces$ity of dissipation, and the
heavens, thougli
i to hft h!
i*/! o A I.
n
he had left her. She was the influence nf every innocent pleasure? What] at the oM stand. jiareiu
ic expiring coals of her last fag-, unknown, or rather, what unintentional crimcl^Pwti, June 17,1837. 3 *itheyv
f0
n
n
ARGUMENT—"Gemlemen
ofthe
its behind a cloud but you k
I'mve it so my clicnt, who rineg airly ami hunts
koous like an honest man, has a good case, thotim J£.
ho can't prove it: now if you believe what 1 Mil
y o u a o u e s u n y o u a a o u o a y u i e I 7
andifyoudo.i't, then you call me a liar, and that
I'M be squashed if I'll stand anyhow so rf
THE
TTIE REV
wsfion, wtncii resemntes
S.tep!es
0f
ancient floor of th ountleps
OCCiHl
whcnco 's primeval waves wash-
thing. Stopping gently up to her I inquired
the cause of her tears. Filled with the all-ab
sorbing topic ofthe day, I addressed her after
this wis": 'Dear girl, allow me to wipe away
those pearl}' drops that glisten on your cheek,
like the diamond dews upon the tinted tulip.
Calm your feelings ?woet all is not lost. The
banks may possibly not bo in so bad a condi
tion as many would lead us to suppose. Spe
cie will be furthcoming—the banks placed u
on a more sound basis—and we may all loolc,
dearest, for better times. Dry then, your tears,
and rejoice that matters are no worse
You'll what!"
'I'll annihilate him, though he were sur
rounded by a thousand friends. What! undcr-
4i
tcct'
and rob
t00»
,,.
Asia, has not inaptly
u
V.a,
st
I
Ser„v,.n? onlX
t0
i
anJ„int"-feaselhelhirstofthe
piety nourished the suitable sup- defiles and deep vallies of this vast chain "form
Kh„'uf.°uW
of them the remnants
ofthe tribes once inhabitants of the prairies,
but broken up by war and violence, and who
carry into their mountain haunts the fiercc
passions and reckless habits of desperadoes."
STOUV OF A HEAIIT.-—In
these days of
trouble and vexation we know that we have
enough to cry about, as regards our own im
mediate difficulties but, gracious heaven!
in difficulty. 'Some bird of trouble had evi-
curo
Suddenly checking the torrents of her grief, |"cnt investments of their money. The pub
and throwing herself up to a commanding I lands, in the present breaking up of banks
height, she addressed us with—'What! sir!
have
0h!
the
absence in the absolute and enviable posses- '0ne80
i i
,)ame
e
murs of dissatisfaction, and cherished the hum-
Of all that ho holds
cvt'n
were he to take re-
fuge in the—the—the guard house of tho Sec-
'My dear sir, perhaps I have not been rob
bed, I may have accidentally lost my heart.'
•For pity's sake, what kind of a heart did
you possess!"
•Why, a gold one with a
iopaz in the centre!*
Any one having found a gold heart, with a
JVifo J.v
w'hicli
F. CCJKTIU8.
CAR. JO. LEKBT.
Tem,May 31,1837.
Durch««d
ths in
intereM ol
Inbrae
f-ffa, in rtr rtsptrflfiilly
th»
Li
puhllcvA^ breilU wwtirwl on all
[N. O. Picayune.
HOPK.—An
y0«
elderly gentlaman, pro-
yOur bibleoitTI 75 years °fage» on being asked ifhehadany
iy client's casC Crafty, replied with great naivete—["No, air, not
''Win ofthe most distinguished medial pmctiiion-
Cbpartnenhip heretofore exiatin{ unden! appeared for sale in tha Paris papers. The
the firm of CuaTiua it LSHT, is this day dis-jj properly is described to consist of household furni
solverl by mutual Consent. All petsons indebted toj valued at 5,000 franca, and fourteen y^ang
the above fiim are requested to coma forward artd wrfiM.
make immediate payment to F. Curtius, whoisjj ''Nancy," said a factory girl to her companion,
authorized to settle the business of MI d.
rail-road train do you like best?" "That
catch
1*
er'
£2
NO. i.
THE CAPtTOIi.
chnmhovs of Seiinta nnd Reprassnta-
fiiioat polish.
10
U1.s*
of
cxP'r*\«
Ths Rotunda, which is surmounted bv a splen
1
inir vnr.inr/1 i 'i' ,. r- "tl dome, ia oraamciited with four erand pVfnt-"
0*
\°li ""'""J"
111-
ss mado
1
hcJ"
ne»
a great sum in spec for the government.
At an average of forty or fifty cents per cdre,
they would bring forty or fifty millions ofdol
lars. It is believed also that" there are eight
or ten millions of surveyed lands not yet in
market, and the choice of which would readily
sell for yI 25, hard money. Then there aro
near two hundred millions of unsurvet/ed lands
in the states and territories, which Congress
can have surveyed as fast as it pleases, and
which, at graduated prices,jPvvould sell as fast
as tho government could wish. All thefte
ands will now go to settlers, a«d farmers, alid
substantial citizens who wish to mako perm(!i-
ar|d
I do not understand you. My griefs are deep-1 investment of money, and far better than hoard
ly settled here—(placing her hand with ardor I'ng-
confidence, will be a safe and profitable
r'
bccn-
was or not.)
•What is the matter,' said I, soothingly.
'I've lost my heart.'
'No!'
'Yes, I have, indeed I have the beBt—tho
sweetest heart in tho world.'
'No doubt of it. One so fair could not but
possess the best of hearts, and—'
'But my heart is gone.1
'Who has got it?'
'I don't know.
that the possessor ot
(itwoiiiu return it to mo pure and undofiled*'
'Heshall do it. By heaven! givo me but
of tll0 vi), W|i0
p,ssinff fair of that
1 i S 1 w u W(m
'ie Treasury order will operate as U
u p--pti-
has dared to rob are to be 33 feet high with a dom'o upo:
Zl ZlZ feet in diamate,.-Chirac Democrat.
by
ding speculators.—Ma. Jlrgua,
MADISON.—Tho
proprietors aro commsncrjjr
improvements, which, if completed, will rende£u
tbo most populous and important inland town in
in tho territory. A large public house will 'be
erected immediately. A canal is to be out froib
tho third to the fourth lake, which will be sufficient
to propel all tho machinery that will ever be re
quired at thai place. A shw mill will bo put in
operation forthwith. Contracts have been mad?
tor the completion of 15!) buildings previous iq tS».
tobcr nftxt. Tho capitol is to be constructed .Of
stone, of which there is an abundance in tSe im'
diate vicinity. It i.?to b5 104 by 54. The
are to be 33 feothi^h with a domo upon the top
"What do you say no-.v to a national bank
6aeeringly and triumphantly asked by some of tpa
Whljs. For one we say that our abhorrence of
such a "monster,1' is more great than ever thn
evils of tho paper system, as an encouragement to
imprudont and reckless speculation, is more and
more apparent, and to it may be traced all the
pecuniary embarrassments of moment, that (he
country has suffered, since the adoption of the
federal constitution until now. We agree with
the editor of tho I'etorsbarg Constellation
call
A fiiioRT HAND ACCOTINT o TUB wrioTRO U- I gle is for liberty and the constitution I
dlb.—All the world owes all the world more than I now to choos* bflrtyeen th£ InheilUncO
all the world are worth, snrf nil the world call up- I thors, and A fidtLUdui niffneytd pu^-«r timt' lha)l
the world to pay. All the world, therefore, {give un a governmental its pleasure, suited 'to iM
reality worth iust n» much actiial wcuhh a* own viewsof iatereataiid e"|graiiiU»)invat. js
were before all the world failed. I McMfA
'5
Unitsd Stales'
«h« llnli, where
,,1011 lieen termed "the great American Desert, ft holds sessions, la front of tho Rotunda
than spreads forth into undulating and treeless i J1!!'
0-®•"
penence the plains and desolate sandy ..h™.„ ..r ru-_. ,.L
iht» Vestiqulsof the western front. ii the
repii»«o,it tlin
y S°V Tru,nl
j!! Thc
Il'd8P8«wl«".
the surrender of
tho of
Cornwalus, and Gen.
traveller, W»shmgton resigning his conunissio-a to Congress
at Annapolis. iiioro ars several uasso-relief
cones above the the four entrance* to the Rotun
da, reprcssnting event? in the early history of cmf
•country. Spaces remain .'or four more large uaint
ing, which will sotne rlav or other bs occupied.
i
On tho west front of the Capitol, and a few feet
of steps which leat up
monument to tho mera
fiml others who were
'ar. But it
WHS
a
MIL
to the placing of that
ally to lmvo it surrouitdad
by a ema:l and d'eap basin of water.
The cost of this immense building, with »11 its
furniture, library &c. including the expenditure in
improving tho grounds around, and enclosing the/it'
with a h:gh iron fence, lias exceectad if I mistake
not, the sum of three millions dollars.
Hut intsrostiiiT ps this building is in itself,' it
hti3ceaeed 10 he an object ol" rcgaid, when compa
red with what it contains. Here assembled every
year those bodies of men upon whose deliberation's
not only tho happiness of millions of our (elloNv
citizens depends, but al&othe hopes of the wgrld,
what were our feelings cn Sunday oveninor, a3 it regards the success of our grand cxusriinent,
encountering a pretty woman in tears. Our
t0
heart, in a measure, had become callous to the pubJican inn-iutious. Probably tiieve never wan
sufferings of others. Yet a feeliTIT of pity I
'h'tcrmino whether m:n can be governed by re-
a
co!'.aKti°n
camo over us as we saw one of thn"» d-ir i iiu,icin' ho.lies, which embraced so much talon'l,
fiires whom wo all love, reverence and esteem, laS
dently dipped its wing upon the otherwise |the public lands, within the limits of the stater
mil
hundred
btit
residue aro
April suns through showers.' What I
not
was the cause? Poor creature! she had lost!p('^* make them sell the pricc must be
her hcurt, as will he seen in the sequel. graduated, or reduced, and this Congress can'
I despise entering into the detail of loca- jo in a few days after it meets and thus pic
uons, places of residence, and all that sort of
of men on the earth, in legislative aild
is 10 be lha
Capital this wintar.
'^,IE PUBI.IC LANDS.—It
is believed tlntt
worth that price, and of coursa will not
j]
T|
$
4ith»
hour has come when tho last of the great battles
botween a real and a fictitious—a metallic anda
paper currency is to be fought and won and that
the weal or woe, in all future time of our naiioail
history depends upon the issue. One might sup
pose, from the clamor raised on the present oc$r
ofmakiiif a"lhi
sacondary to "mercantile clevelopement" and
king "enterprise."
Twenty thousand citizens assembled in thw
Stats llouie yard, in the city of Philadelphia, A
the 15th inst. Twenty thousand freemeil on that
day who have not "bowed the knee to fiaal," cj|
pressed their confidence ii go^'ornmeat
their approbation of its course arid they call upon
tho administration to take al! such measures as it
shall judge the most expedient and effectual, for
restoring and preserving our constitutional metal,
lie curroncy and they pledge their lives if !iec&
sarr, for the support ofthe same. 3t
\Ve
upon the Democratic Republicans to tto
firm in iho present crisis. The diatreii of tttt
cummunily has not been brought about by the pit*''
icy which would insure a metallic currejie^sMtt
by a system exactly the reverts. W'earejwtj
-^ancy, "which furnishes a spark- merwly contending for better times fin w1
the distressed, or tor party ascsidexicy