Bloomington herald. [volume], December 11, 1840, Image 4

About Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849

Image provided by: State Historical Society of Iowa

                
I
MB
*5. wt
-Ji"'"
5A£»rf
f-.",
islwv
SL
I.
-,„-
-j A
VVf
nxmmt(
1=
**v ,«gbi
THE INQUIRY.
Tell me, ye winded winds,
That round my pathway nv,
3Do ye not know some spot
Where mortals weep no morel
Some lone and pleasant dell,
3rV -. Some valley in the west,
Where, free from toil and p44
The weary soul may rest
1
The bliss for which he siglM,
Where sorrow never lives,
And friendship never dies
^Rbe loud waves rolling in perpetual flow.
Stepped for awhile, and sighed, to answer No!"
.A, And thou, screnest moon,
That with such holy face,
\7«
&v
The loud wind dwindled to a whisper low,
sighed fbt pity as it whispered
faIfoF*
,Tell me, tliou mighty deep,
Whose billows round me play,
-Xnow'st thou some favored spot
i v Some island far away, i
Where wear)' man may find.
,-r-
v
4
=l- ®ost look upon the earth
Asleep in night's embrace:
Tell me, in all thy round,
Hast thou not seen some spot
Where miserable man
Might find a happier lot
Behind a cloud the moon withdrew in wo.
And a voice sweet, but sad, responded No!"
me, my secret sold,
1
Oh tell mo, Hope and Fajfeh,
la there no resting place
From sorrow, sin and deatft
Is there no happy spot
Where mortals may be bleas'd,
Where grief may find a balm,
And weariness a rest
Faith, Hope, and Love, best boons to mortals given,
Wav'd their bright wings, and whispered—" Yes, in
Heaven."
From the New York Evening Post
A TRUE LOVE STORY.
The following narrative \vc copy from a
delightful book lately published in Eng
land, the Memoirs oi Sir Samuel Iiomi
ly, by his sons
There was one person, Indeed, who,
though not of our family by bloo/1, was
from long intinioey and mutual affection
considered almost as part of it, to whom
this event gave as mueh pain as it did sa
tisfaction to all the rest. This was- a
young man of the name of Randolph
Greenway. He had been an apprentice
10 my father, and as such had lived with
lis. He had afterwards travelled together
with my brother, upon a tour of seven or
eight months, on the continent and upon
his return, an uncle, who possessed of an
estate of about 500/. a year in Oxfordshire,
had died and left him his heir. Though
no longer living under the same roof, we
still continued in habits of the greatest in
timacy he was of all our parties, accom^
i us in all our rides, in pur walks
and was always a welcome and a happy
guest at our house. He had conceived,
unknown to us all, a warm affection for
my sister from the natural reserve of his
temper, or for some other cause which I
have never learned, he did not give the
least intimation of his affection to any one,
liot even to her who was the object of it.
The only expression which ever drop
ped from him, which bespoke any incli
nation to open his mind, was during a visit
which after his uncle's death, my father
and mother, together with my sister.made
him at his house in the country. In an»
swer to a compliment which my father
paid to him upon the appearance of his
house, and the air of comfort which pre
vailed in it, he said—4 Yes, sir, it wants
notking but a mistress.' My father, either
from not understanding his meaning, or
from having determined not to control or
influence in any manner his daughter's
choice, remained silent, and poor Green
way construed that silence into disappro
bation of what he supposed could not fail
to be understood. My sister certainly felt
no affection for him, but she highly es
teemed him his person was agreeable his
temper was even and amiable and he had
intrinsic goodness of heart, a disinter
estedness, a generosity, and a sense of ho
jpor, which it was impossible not to ad
Sore.
Her heart, too, was at that time disen
gaged, and but for the most fatal reserve
on his part, he undoubtedly might have
obtained for his wife the woman, without
whom, as it afterwards appeared* it was
impossible for him to live and to be hap
„py. He- remained, however, silent not
ail expression ever fell from him wh'ch
could lead to a discovery of his secret, not
even to my brother or myself, in our great
eft intimacy. He was a witness to Ro
gers being introduced into our family
marked the progress which he made in our
friendship observed the first dawning of
affection in my sister's breast watched the
r-sentiments which she and Roget mutually
entertained for each other, growing up into
jrtlachment, affection, and the warmest
passion, and still observed the most pro
found silence and it was not until the mar
riage had been resolved, that any of us
discovered the cauee of the melancholy
Which had then long become apparent in
tiim nor should we even then have disco
vered it, but it would perhaps have passed
^ith him in silence into that grave into
which his misfortunes soon led him, but
for the most acccidental circumstance.
r. "One night my brother and myself sup
yufA with him, at the house of one of our
friends. We stayed very late, and drank
n good deal of wine not enough,however,
produce a visible effect upon any of us
on poor Greenway. On him was
ait Uje,JVQst esjraordipry,
rySSS""'" V-"--.'.'
his spirits were not exhilerated, his reason
was not clouded, or his articulation impe
ded but the passions, which had long
preyed upon his mind, heightened and in
flamed, overcame at once the restraint
which he had long imposed on them and
burst out in the most vehement expres
sions. As we were walking horo»»
talked in vague terms of his wr^foedness,
till unable to proceed, h* aonk down on
the steps of a doow and there, in a trans
port of passirui and in words, and with an
accent' that penetrated the soul, expressed
the cause and extent of his misery and in
a spirit of prophecy, which was but too
truly fulfilled, exclaimed that he should
never, never again know what it was to be
happy.
Immediately after the intended mar
riage of my sister was made public, he en
tered into the Oxfordshire militia, which
was then encamped, in the hope that the
bustle and novelty of a military life might
efface those recollections which were in
compatible with his peace of mind. But
all was in vain. A deep melancholy set
tled and preyed upon his peace of mind.
Calamaties the most dreadful, which in
the course of a few years afterwards hap
pened to his own family, increased this
load of affliction. His mother became
disordered in her mind one of his sisters
was affected with all the symptoms of a
consumption and his brother became the
subject of a public prosecution. This last
misfortune struck a blow to his peace of
mind from which he never recovered. I
saw him, immediately after the news of it
had reached him, suffering tortures of the
mind which I have never witnessed before
or since. He soon afterwards set out up
on a journey into France, in the hope that
a change of place, and of objects, might
relieve the anguish which he suffered but
it was to no purpose. Nothing could dis
sipate, for a single moment, the gloom
which hung upon him. He had no soon
er arrived in any town than he was impa
tient to leave it and he hurried from place
to place,more dejected every day,or mor?
declining in his health, till, upon his arri*
val at Calais, on his return, he was too ill
to proceed any farther. His companion
in liio travels immediately wrote to me to
apprise me of his situation and with all
possible expedition I set out to join him.
I trembled lest he should not have made a
will, for I knew the distressed state of his
sisters, and that, if he died intestate, all
his estates would descend to the very bro
ther who had shortened his days. I arri
ved but too late for every thing but to wit
ness his last agonies. He turned upon me
his dying eyes, attempted to speali, but
was unable, and shortly after expired.—
The recollection of the situation in which
he left his family aggravated his sufferings.
He had twice attempted to make his will,
but found it impossible. In the delirium
of the fever which confined him, he often
exclaimed, when disturbed by the noise of
a hammering in the court yard of the inn
where he Lay, that he heard they were
preparing the rack for hiin. Unhappy
man the torments of his sensible and
affectionate mind were more poignant even
than those of the rack which he dreaded
and yet he, whose destiny it was thus ex
quisitely to suffer,had employed his whole
life in serving his friends, in acts of kind
ness, humanity, and generosity, and had
never done an injury to any one, or enter
tained a sentiment but of virtue and bene
volence. His body was conveyed to
Canterbury, and now lies buried in the
churchyard of the cathedral."
From Tait's Magazine.
CHII.DK EX.
Bless them We love to hear their
sweet voices ringing cheerily and clear
under the open sky. We love those noisy
games of which they are so fond—the
mirth that startles Echo from her sleep—
And shows the nathc gladness or their hearts.
Here they aic, bareheaded, and some of
them barefooted,an 1 health blooming upon
their cheeks, and rapture sparkling in their
eyes.—Look at this little party gambolling
on the greensward. Over they go—heels
over head What care they for the hard
knocks they get in falling And how de
lighted are they—what a shout of merri
ment is set up—when one of their number
rolls into the ditch Happy children tum
ble on !—gambol whilst ye may !—the
days are coming when you must foil for
the poor pittance that buys your daily
'bread when the cares of life will weigh
heavily on your hearts, now so bounding
and so elated Enjoy the blissful present,
then, as much as you can —there is no time
to be lost. Over again!
See that young urchin, with red cheeks
and flaxen curls, paddling in the runnel
that bustles along under yon hedge side
How he loves to feel the cool water dance
over his toes How eagerly he pounces
upon the minnow that darts from beneath
the mossy stones before him, or come3 flit
ting down the stream How he flogs the
tell weed with his stick and delights in
making a puddle of the crystal brookle
Observe the pretty black-eyed girl,in the
blue frock, with the toddling youngster by
her side She is making a garden in the
dust, with twigs of trees, flowers plucked
from the hedge-row, white pebbles, and
bits of broken crockery picked up in the
lane. And how pleased is little Davie
with the contrivance.—Now he fetches a
stone and stops up a gap in the border—
now a blade of grass, or an unmeaning
straw, sticking it with profoundest judg
ment in the middle of the miniature ivalk,
or exactly in the place where it should not
be. With the spirit qf mischief, he now
runs over the labored work, and destroys
their little Eden, trampling under foot its
flowerets and its bowers,
"Ami to see the rip wrought."
'P
See, he is now astride the grazing
supported by his sister. H0*
and jumps, and opens wide his eyes, and
fancies himself to market!—Now
he is unsupx"rietl«tiis sister has withdrawn
her 3W« How grave, how motionless I
His tiny faculties seem to be busily ques
tioning the danger. The ass lifts his leg
Davie's courage fails him—he makes a
comical wry face, and begins to whimper
—and Davie stretches out his little arms
for help What a delightful poem is that
of Mary Howitt's on little children Here
it is. Reader! if thou, like ourself, art
fond of the prattling and engaging and en
gaging creatures of which it speaks, thou
wilt love it, and take it to thy heart for
ever.
'.
8porting through the forest vy§£e,
Haying by the water side, S
Wandering o'er the healthy fdftl,
Down within the woodland dtils,
AH among the mountains wil^'
Dwclleth many a little child
In the baron's hall of pride,
By the poor man's dull fireside,
*Mid the mighty, 'mid the nidto^
Little children may be seen
like the flowers that spring up&ir,
Bfi jlit and countless every where.
Itt the fair isles of the main,
hi the deserts low domain,
In the savage mountain glen,
'Mong the the tribes of swarthy men,
Wheresoe'er the sun hath shone,
On a league of people ground,
Little children may be found
Blessings on them!—they in me,
Move a kindly sympathy,
With their wishes, hopes and fears,
With their laughter and their tears,
With their wonder so intense,
And their small experience!
Little children, not alone
On the wide earth arc you known,
'Mid its labors and its cares,
'Mid its sufferings and its snares
J?tcc from sorrow, free from stiifc,--
lu the world of love and life,
Where no sinful thing hath trod
Iu the presence of our God
Spotless, blameless, glorified,
Little children, ye abide.
1
We seldom behold children at their play
without being carried back to the days of
our childhood, when we were one of those
"wee things," and loved to gambol on the
green sward, and gather buttercups in the
fields. Many a little garden have we made
in the dust, loaded ourselves with many a
big posv, chased many a butterfly and
young bird in those early days. How
light was our heart then! How blithe
our spirit, with scarce a taint of care
With what speed and rapture we bounded
to our merry playfellows! How we
shouted, ran and leapt for joy Sweet
days of our childhood how bright ye
were! Why passed ye so soon away
Why were ye so fleeting and transitory
In our depressed and sorrowful moment^,
when care sits gloomily on our brow,when
troubles encompass us, and a weigiit of
sadness lies at our heart, we cast an eye
back to the morning of our life, and, from
its unclouded sunniness, a cheering ray
steals into our soul, and dispels, for a
time, all gloc m. What would we not give
to be a child once more
For Farmers'9 Wives and tfaughtcr**
There is a good deal of excellent good sense
in the fo!lowinr passage, which we take from
an address delivered a short time since before
the Essex County Agricultural Society, by A.
Putnam, Ksq., of Danvers, one of the Repre
sentatives of that town.
t4I
have a few words for the farmers' wives.
However skilful, prudent and industrious your
husbands may be, their success in money ma
king depends as much upon you as upon them.
Economy and skill on your part in turning ev
ery thing to the best account, are essential to
profit-able husbandry. Perhaps there is scope
for study, experiments, and improvements in
your department. All are not equally suc
cessful in the management bf a dairy. Poor
pastures, poor cows, poor cellars, are the al
leged reasons for the difference in results.—
These things undoubtedly are often causes of
failure to obtain butter in large quantities and
of good quality. But may not the fault some
times lie with the dairy woman]—Is her busi
ness so simple as to be always understood?—
You begin to suspect that I doubt whether
some of you perfectly understand the act of
butler making. It may be an ungallant doubt,
but listen to the particulars of one case in the
point, and then judge whether I can help doubt
ing. As stated to me the facts are these. One
of our farmers, summer before last, employed
successively, and for short terms each, three
dairy-women. Here the cows, the paet"re,
the cellar, and all the dairy apparatus were tne
same and how was the result? One obtain
ed seventeen pounds of butter per week, the
second twenty-three, and the third twenty
seven. Sueh facts should induce many of you
to vary your processes and note the resuh*.
"Philanthropy, looking forward, sighs at
consequences which must follow, from chan
ges that are taking place in the habits and em
ployment of daughters. Circumstances be
yond your control have thrown the healthful
spinning-wheel on the pile of rubbish in the
"•arrets. Housework and the dairy do not fur
nish sufficient employment for the females.—
Either mother or daughters must resort to
some occupation that is not sufficiently active
agd invigorating. The needle is taking the
bloom from many of their cheeks, and vigor
from their frames. The evil is augmented by
that mode of dress (I ought to use a harsher
term) which obstructs the natural and healthy
development of the lungs and chest also by
avoiding exposure to the weather and too ef
feminate reliance upon the horse for services
which heavfn intended should he rendered by
their own limbs! The lamentable consequen
ces will not be confine.! to them children will
inherit the feebleness of their mothers*, and a
sickly race will come after us.
Useful as the needle is, and beautiful as are
its contributions to our show, I appeal to moth
ers to forbid its excessive, its constant use bv 781. 782.783. 784. 7'J5.
#t!K
their daughters. I entreat them, as they value
the well being of tKeir children, to give to
their daughters daily and thorough training in
the care and labor of the dairy and of all
household affairs.—It were well—well for
them and a future race, that they would revive
the acquaintance which their mothers had with
the milking stool, the garden, and to some ex
tent the field for then bloom would flow in
fuller tides through all their veins they would
acquire vigor of body and soundness of mind,
that will contribute to their usefulness and en
joyments, when time shall bring them to the
places which you now hold—shall make, them
the wives of farmers, and mothers of the rising
generation."
DANGER OF FEMALE SOCIETY.—I cannot
look full in a pretty girl's face all a flash
ing so, without being kinder dazzled and
scorched. It kinder wakens me up this
cold weather, and kindles such a pulse in
my heart that the blood runs through it as
hot as if it had run through a steamboat
pipe. And then the all-fired things have
so many sly ways of eomin it over a fell
er with them are crincum crancums of
tlieir'n that I dont think much of a feller
that can see their purty mouths work and
feel his own work too. If they sidle up, I
can't help sidlin' too if I died and when
their eyes full flash on me, I wilt right
down under'em as cut grass in Weathers
field of a hot summer day, It's nature all
this, and I eannot help it no how.—Jona
than Slick.
A NEGRO PLOT.—The New Orleans Pica
yune of the 28th ultimo says:—"A plan of re
volt has just been detected, among the slaves
in the Parish of Saint Martin. Ten have
been arrested on the information of a negro
woman, wife of one of the leaders. The
chief, on being apprehended, hung himself
with his handkerchief. It is said that two
white men were concerned with them, and
Were to have furnished them with arms, at a
place in the rear of St. Martinsville called Big
Woods. Those who have been arrested are
to be tried in a few days, when, we sincere
ly hope, that the poor slaves may be made to
tar, feather, and ride the white rascals, who
have misled them, upon rails, according to
the most approved decisions of the venerable
Lynch.
Sale of Lots
In the Town of Ft, Jfladisun, T.
IN
ACCORDANCE with the provisions of the
act of Congress, approved March 3rd, 1837, the
undermentioned Town Lots, in the Town of Fort
Madison, Iowa Territory, will be exposed to public
sale, to the highest bidder, commencing on Monday,
the 22d day of February, 1811, and continuing un
til diey are sold, to wit::
Lots No. 14, 214, 239,'612,701, 702, 703, 790a,
899, 900, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 912, 965,
997,998, 999,1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1026, 1097,
1098 d, 1098 c, 1099,1111a, 1127,1127 b, 1128,
1129,1129 b—and to which no certificates of pre
emption were granted by the Commissioners appoint
ed under said act.
Also, the following Lots, the certificates of pre
emption to which were granted illegally by the Com
missioners referred to, and in consequence the claims
of persons to them have been rejected by us provi
ded, the claimants shall, by themselves or their agents
duly authorized, file in this office, previous to the
day of sale, a relinquishment of all chaims to pre
emption, or all parties in each contested claim shall
file a similar relinquishment, to wit:
Lots No. 1, 2, 3,4. 5, 6,7. 8, 9, 10,11, 12, 13—
15, 16, 17,18, 19, 20,21,22, 23,24,25,26, 27,28,
29. 30, 31, 32, 33, 35,36, 37, 38,39, 40, 41,42,
43. west half of 44 cast half of 44,45 a, 46,46 a,
47, 48,48 a, 49, 50, 51,52. 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58,
59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71,
72, 73, 74,75. 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84,
85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91,92 west half of 93, east
half of 93, 94, 95,96,97,98, 99, 100,101, 102,103,
104, 105,105 a, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111,112,
113, 114, 115, south half of 116, and north half of
1.6, 117,118. 119, 120, 121,121 a, 122, 123,124,
124a, 125,126,127, 127 a, 128. 129, 130, 131,
132, 133, 13i, 134 a, 137, 136,137, 138, 139, 140,
141, 141a, 142,143, 144, 145,145 a, 140, 147,
148,119, 150, 150 a, 151, 152, 152 a, 153, 154,
155,156. 157, 158, 158 a, 159, 160, 161, 161 a,
161 b, 162, 163, 163 a, 164, 175,166. 167, 168,
169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178,
179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186,187. 188,
189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198,
199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208,
209. 210, 211, 211a, 212, 213—215, 216, 217,
218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227,
228, 229,229 a, 230,231, 232,233, 234, 235,235a,
236, 237.238,239,240,241, 242, 243, 214, 245,
246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255,
256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263,261. 265,
266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275,
276, 277,278,279,280,281, 282,283,284, 285,
236, 287,288,289,290,291, 292,293.294, 295,
296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305,
306,307, 30^, 309, 310, 311, 312,312 a, 313,314,
315, 316,317,317 a, 318, 319,320, 321, 322, 323,
324, 325, 326, 327,327 a, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332,
333. 334, 335, 336,336 a, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341,
342, 313, 344, 345, 346,347. 348, 349, 350, 351,
352, 353, 354,354 a, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359,360,
361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370,
371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380,
391, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390.
391, 392, 393, 391,395. 366, 397,397 a. 398, 399,
399 a, 400. 401,402, 403, 404, 405, 406,407,408.
409, 410, 411,412. 413, 414,115. 416,417. 417a,
418,418 a, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425,426,
427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435: 436
437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446
447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456
457: 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466
467 468 469: 470 471 472 473 474 475 476
477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 4S5 486
487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496
497 498 499 500 501 502 503 503 503 505
5A6 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515
516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 521 525
526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535
536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543,543 a 544
544 a 546 538 548 549 550 551 551 a 552
552 a 553 554 555 556 557 559 559 560 561
562 563 564 564 a 565 566 566 a 567 568
569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578
579 579 a 480 581 581 a 582 582 a 583 584
585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594
595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604
604 a 605 606 6Q7 607 a 508 509 610 611
613: 614: 615: ft
622: 623: 624
632: 633
642: 643:
652: 653
662: 663:
672: 673:
682: 683:
692: 693:
704. 705. 7d«.
714. 715. 716.
720. 721.722. 723.
1
IN
619: 620: 620 a: 621:
629: 630: 631:
639: 640: 641:
649: 650: 651:
659: 660: 661:
669: 670 671:
679:680: 6S1:
689:690: 691
689: 700:
711. 712.713.
1718 a. 719. 719 a.
725.726. 727. 727 a. 728.
729. 730. 731. 732.783. 734. 735. 736. 737.737 a.
738. 739. 740. 741. 742. 743. 744.745. 745 a. 746.
746 a. 747. 748. 748 a. 749. 750. 751. 752. 753.
754. 754 a. 755.756.757.758.759.760.761.761 a.
762. 763. 764. 765. 766. 767. 768. 769. 770. 771.
772. 772 a. 773. 774. 775. 776. 777. 778.779. 780
780.787. 788. 789. 700.
rwr*:is-
791. 791 a. 792. 794. 793 a. 794. 795. 796. 797
798. 799. 800. 801. 802. 803. 804. 805. 806. 807
808.809.810.811. 812.913.819. 815.816. 817
818. 819. 820. 821. 822. 823. 824. 825. 826. 827*
828. 829. 830. 831. 832. 833. 834. 825. 836. 837
838. 839. 840. 841. 842. 843. 844. 845. 846. 847
848. 849. 850. 851. 852. 853. 854. 855. 856. 857,
858. 859. 860. 861. 862. 863. 864. 765. 866. 867.
808 869. 870. 871. 872. 873. 874. 875. 876. 877.
878. 879. 880. 881. 882. 883. 884. 885. 886. 887.
888. 889. 890. 891. 892. 893. 894. 895. 896. 898.
907. 908. 909. 910. 911.—913. 914. 914 a.
915.. 916. 917. 918. 919. 920. 921. 922. 923. 923 a.
924.. 924 a. 925. 926. 927. 928. 929. 930. 931. 932.
932 a. 934. 935. 936. 937. 938.939.940. 941. 941a.
942 943. 944. 943 a. 945. 945. 947. 948. 949. 950.
951 952. 953. 954,955. 956,957. 957 a 958. 959.
969 a. 960. 960 a. 961. 462. 963. 964. 965. 966.
967. 968. 969. 970. 971. 972. 973. 974. 975. 976.
977. 978. 978 a. 979. 980. 981. 982. 983,984. 985.
986.986 a, 987. 988.989.998 a. 990. 991. 992.
993,994. 1004. 1005. 1006. 1007. 1008. 1009.
1010. 1011. 1012. 1013. 1014. 101,5. 1016. 1017.
1U8. 1019. 1020. 1021. 1022. 1023. 1024. 1025.
—1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032,
1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039,
1040,
1046,
1052,
1041, 1042,
1047, 1048,
1053, 1054,
1843, 1044, 1045,
1049, 1050, 1051,
1055, 1056, 1057,
1059, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1062 a,
1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067,-1069,
1071, 1072, 1073, 1074, 1075,
1080,
1076,
1082,
1088.
1077, 107S,
1083, 1084,
1089, 1090,
1079,
1085,
1091,
1080, 1081,
1086, 1087,
1092, 1093,
1094, 1095, 1096, 1097a, 1097b, 1097c,
1008, 1098a, 1098b, 1099a, 1100, 1101,
1102, 1102a, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1105a,
1106,1106 a, 1107,1108, 1109, 1110,
1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116,
1117, 1118, 1119, 1120, 1120a, 1121,
1121 a, 1122, 1124, 1124,1124 a, 1125,
1126, 1127a,l 128a,
1128b, 1128c 1128d
1129 a 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133
1134 11S5 1136 1137 1138 1139.
A. C. DODGE, Register,
V. P, VAN ANTWERP,Beceipr.
Land Office at Burlington, I. T.
October 31,1840. S
Sale ot Lots
IN THE TOWN OF BURLINGTON, I.
accordance with the provisions of the act o
Congress, approved March 3d, 1837. the under
mentioned town Lots, in the town of Burlington,
Iowa Territory, will be exposed to Public Sale, to
the highest bidder, commencing on Monday, the 1st
day of February, 1841,
and continuing until they arc
sold, to wit:
Lots No. 323, 321, 325, 358, 630,632 a, 636 b,
763.916,943 e, 943 f, 944 e, and 979 c, and to which
no certificates of pre-emption were granted by the
Commissioners appointed under said act
A
Iso, the following
LOTS,
the certificates of pre­
emption to which were granted and issued illegally
by the Commissioners above referred to, and in con
sequence the claims of persons to them have been
rejected by us provided the claimants shall, by them
selves, or their agents duly authorized, file in this
office, previous to the day of sale, a relinquishment
of all claims to pre-emption, or all parties in each con
tested claim shall file a similar relinquishment, to
wit:
Lots No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.8,8 a, 9,10,10 a, 11,
12,12 a, 12 b, 13,13 a, 14, 15,15 a, 16, 17, 18, 19,
20, 21,22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,29,30,31, 32,33,
34, 35, 36, 37, 38,38 a, 39,39 a, 40,40 n, 41, 42,
43,43 a, 44,45, 46,46 a, 47,47 a, 48, 49, 50,50 a,
51, 51 a, 52, 53, 54,54 a, 55,55 a, 55 b, 55 c,—57,
57 a, 57 b, 57 c, 58,58 a,—61, 62, 63, 64,64 a, 65,
66, 67,-70, 71, 72,72 a, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79,
79 a, 80, 81,82,82 a, 83, 84,84 a, 85, 86,86 a, 87,
88, 89,89 a, 90,90 a, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95,96, 97, 98,
99 100, 101,102,103, 104,105,106,107, 108, 109,
111, 112,112a, 113,114, 115, 116,116 a,
117,118,
119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128,
129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134,134 a, 135, 136, 137,
138, 139, 140, 141,142,143,144,144 a, 145,145a,
146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 161, 152, 153, 154, 155,
156,156 a, 157, 158, 159, 1G0, 161, 162, 163, 164,
165,165 a, 166,166 a, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171,—
173,—175,176, 177, 17S, 179, 180, 181.182,182 a,
183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192,
193, 194,-196,197,198, 198 a, 199, 200, 201,202.
203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 20S, 209, 210, 211, 212,
213, 214,215, 216, 217, 218, 219,219 a, 220,221,
222,923,224,225, 226,227,228, 229, 230, 231,
232, 233, 234,235,236, 237, 238, 239, 2?r a, 240,
241, 242, 243, 244,244 a, 244 b, 241c 45, 246,
247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256,
257,258,259, 260, 261, 262,263, 264,265,266,
267,268,269,270, 271,272,273, 274,275, 276,
277, 278, 279,280,280 a, 281,281 a, 282,283, 284,
284 a, 284 b, 285,285 a, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290,
291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 278, 299, 300,
301,302, 303,304,305. 306, 307, 308,309,310,'
311,312,313, 314, 315,316,317, 318,319, 320'
321, 322,-326, 327,328,329.330,331, 332,332 a,
333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338,338 a, 339, 340, 341,
342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350,-352,
353, 354,355, 356, 357,-358 a, 359, 3G0,361, 362,
363,363 a, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370,371,
372, 373, 374, 375,376. 377, 378, 379,-381, 382,
383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392,
393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402,
403,404,405,406, 407,408, 409, 410, 411,412
413,414,415, 416,417, 418,419, 420,421,422
423,424,425,426, 427, 428,429, 430,431, 432,.
432 a, 432 b, 433,433 a,—435, 436, 437, 438,439
440,440 a, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 445 a, 446'
446 a, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454,455.
455 a, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464,
465, 466,467 468, 469, 470, 371, 472, 373, 474,
475, 476, 477, 478, 479,480,480 a, 481, 482, 483,
484, 485, 486,486 a, 487, 488, 489,490, 491, 492,
493, 394, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502,
303, 504, 505,506,506 a, 507, 508,508 a, 509,
509 a, 509 b, 510,511, 51S, 513, 514, 515,
515 a, 516,516 a, 517,517 a, 518,518 a, 519,
520, 521, 522, 523,524. 525, 526, 527, 528,
529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534,534 a, 535, 536,
537, 538, 539, 540, 512, 543, 544, 545,
546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554,
555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 5G0, 561, 562, 563,
564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 559, 570, 571, 572,
573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581,
582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590,
591, 592, 593, 594, 595,596. 597 598, 599,
600, 601, 602, G03, 604, 605, 606, 507, 608,
709, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616,
618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625,625 a,
626, 627, 228, 629,—630 a, 630 b, 631,631 a,
632, 633,633 a, 634,634 a, 635, 636,536 a,—
637, 539, 639, 640,641, 612,642 a, 643,643 a,
644,644 a, 645, 646,647,647 a, 618,649,650,
651, 652, 653,654 655, 656, 657, 658, 659,
660, 661, 662, 663,—666, 667, 668, 669, 670,
670 a,(671, 672,673,674,675, 676, 677,678,679,
680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 686, 687, 688,
689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695, 696, 697,
698, 699, 700, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706,
707.708, 709, 710,711, 712,713,714, 714,
715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723,
324,725, 726,727,728, 729, 730,731,732,
733, 734, 735, 736, 737, 738, 739,-742, 743,
744, 745, 746, 747,748,749, 750, 751, 752,
753, 754, 755, 756, 757, 758,758 a, 759, 760,
761,761 a, 761 b, 762,762 a,—763 a, 764,—
766,767, 768,769,769 a, 770,771,771 a, 772,
772 a, 773,773 a, 774,774 a, 775, 776,776 a,
777, 778, 779, 780,780 a, 781, 782, 782 a,
783, 784, 784 a, 785, 786, 786 a, 787, 788,
789, 790, 791, 792,793, 794, 79f, 796, 797t
'""V
798, 799, 800, 801, 802,
£07, 808, 809, 810, 811,
818,819, 820, 321,822,
827, 828, 829, 830, 831,
836, 837, 838, 839, 840,
845, 846, 847, 848, 849, 85(
854, 855, 856, 857, 858,
863, 854, 865, 866, 867, 868,81
872, 873, 874,874 a, 875, 876, 871
880, 881,881 a,
882,882 a, 883,8*
887, 888, 889, 890, 891, 892, 893,
895,895 a, 895 b, 896, 897,897 a, 898*1
899, 899 b, 900, 902, 903, 903 a, 904, 90^
905 a, 906,906 a, 997. 907 a, 908, 90$, 909
910, 911, 912,913,914,915 916, 9I6b, 916 1
917,917 a, 918, 918 a, 919, 920, 921, 921
921 b, 921 c, 922, 922 a, 922 92!
923 a, 923 b, 923 c, 923jWTOe, 9S», 924 a]
924 b, 924 c, 924 d, 9'i« 624 f, 9«fr, 925 al
925 b, 925 c, 925 d, 9T* 926 a, 926 b, 927
927 a, 927 b, 927 c, 928^28 a, 928 b, 928 c,:
928 d, 929, 929 a, 929 b, 921**. 929 d, 930,1
930 a, 930 b, 931,931 a, 932, 9}3, 934, 935,
936,936 a, 937,938,939,940,941 941 a 942
912 a 943 943 a 943 913 943 —943 g4
943 943 i 943 k 944 944 a 944 944 c:
944 —945 945 a 945 945 c: 946 946 aj
946 946 917 948 949 950 951,952 953d
954 955 956, 956 957 958 959, 96© 961
962 663 964 965 966 967 968 969 970*,97li
972 973 974 975 976 977 978 979 979 al
979 979 980 981 982 983 983 a 984 985|
986 987 988 999 990 991 992 993 994 U95j
996.
Also, the following Lots, the claimanls havir
forfeited their right to pre-emption by non entry, i
wit:
Lots No. 380 434 541 617 664 665 740 74!
765 812 and 813.
A. C. DODGE, Register,
V. P. VAN ANTWERP, Remfolw
Land Office at Burlington, T.
October 6th, 1840.
-v
SM&Q5SMMVEtS
OF THE
BL00MINGT0N HERAL]
A weekly Political and Miscellaimni.» paper,
lishcd at Bluojirington, Muscatine County, luu
BY THOMAS HUGHES:
Jho. B. Russell and Thos. Hughes, Fdite
ENCOCUAGED
A
by the flattering prospects
the success of a Democratic paper in Blool
ington, held out by many of its citizens audi
the counties adjacent to Muscatine, professil
the principles we advocate, as well as many!
the opposite party, all looking to the intere
of the country at large, the Publisher has atj
very heavy expense, established the
HKKAI
at the above named place, the first number ol
which appeared on the 27th inst. Since issu
ing our former prospectus, a paper advocating^
the pricciples of the Whig party has been es-j,
tablished in this place, which, if it does not]
endanger our success in making a permanent/
establishment of the HERALD, will at !east'|
take from us some patronage that otherwis
we should receive. These things taken int
consideration, we think our claims to the paPl
ronage of the people, and especially of these]
whose interests as a party we shall, endeavor]
to advance, warrant us in appealing to theirf
liberality, and entitle us to their efforts in onr|
behalf. Although our Territory is yet but^
sparsely settled, the country around our placeI
is sufficiently populated amply to afford to cad
establishment a liberal support without
or injury to themselves, but with profit and
ification.
In National Politics, the HEUAI.D will yieWj
a cordial support to the leading ineasurr
the present administration, yet we shall nol
so devoted to its support as to give our *ar
tion to any and every measure it may propose
We do not claim for the Chief Magistrate in
fallibility, but we are sincere in our belief that
the measures of his administration are far bet
ter calculated to carry the country through its
besetting dangers, than those proposed by the
opposite party. If in the future course of the
Chief Magistrate, he shall, in our opinion,
leave the path of duty, we shall plainly speak
our mirui, as well upon his course as upon
the Whig party, which, for the sake of power,
has left principles to take care of ilmnselves,
and is, by its wily leaders, endeavoring to
sing and drink into office, a representative of
no set of fixed principles, that they mA them
selves fatten on his lack of principle^ judg
ment and decision.
In Territorial Politics, it will adv«|ate ati
immediate and thorough organizatioi-of thf
Democracy, preparatory to the format on of
State ConsVution, imposing restriciions Sn
future legislation in granting exclusbe P*wi
leges to corporate bodies, the free extrciae of*
which has enslaved the people of many of the
states and of defining its powers in other res
pects so as to suit its condition. Justice to
naturalized citizens requires that their rights
to the exercise of the elective franchise, accor
ding to the spirit of the constitution of the U
nited States be guarded against the schemes
of the Whig party, as their efforts in some
of the states to deprive them of this sacred
privilege, prove their principles to tend. That
these safeguards may be incorporated in that
instrument, it is essential that the Democracy
maintain their ascendancy, therefore we shall
advocate the poliey of drawing the party lines
at every subsequent election.
The perpetuity of our unequalled form of
government, depending, as it does, upon the
wisdom and intelligence of its citizens, th»
best means of spreading universal knowledi
which is admitted to be common schoelA^.
serves the early attention of our Legislating
in providing for the use of the means
in our hands by the parent government.
the advancement of this great cause we slkttl
add our efforts.
That we may be able to make our paper
teresting to our Territorial readers as a chaa^
nel of information concerning our own cdun-
try, the editors intend offering such induce-
i
ments to correspondents as will insure com
munications from all parts of the Territory,,$
giving a detail of all matters of importance
transpiring thereabouts, as well as descriptive
of towns, settlements, &c. &c.
Besides containing the current news of the
day, and no pains will be spared tocollect im
portant intelligence, both Foreign and Domes
tic, a good space will always be devoted to *J-'
i e a y a n i s e a n e o u s s e e i o n s s o
to render it interesting to the lover of litera--
ture as well as the politician and man of bn
siness.
The interests of the Farmer *Ml not be
neglected, but such information of v&lQe40*^r
them as can be collected froni the
of old and practical farmers
%f.
y
TERMS. w'
THE BLOOMINGTON HERALD1' IS
5*.!vT
published*
Weekly on an Imperial sheet, at $3,00peraji
num in advauc $3,50 at the expiration of six
months or $4,00 if not paid before the end
of the year.
re