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MINERS' EXPRESS.
H. IIOLT, EDITOR.
II. IIOLT & A, KEESECKER,
O I E O S
TUESD 4 V:::::::::::: ITIAY I, 1S49.
OM MAIN-STREET::::::ENTIIANCE SECOND
DOOR ABOVE THE BANK.
ANOTHER HALF SHEET—Mr.Spaulding,
who supplies this office with paper, nfter
learning of the destruction of the paper mill
in Illinois, where he formerly obtained his
supplies, telegraphed to St. Louis on Mon
day of last week, to have a quantity sent by
the first boat. Since then, no boat has arri
ved at this place, except such as were on
the way when he 6ent the communication.
We have been able to obtain a small quan
tity of under-Rized paper, upon which we
make an issue, hoping our friends will not
make an iesve with us for this unavoidable
and unpremeditated short-coming.
SUDDEN DEATHS.—During the past week
there have been two very sudden deaths in
our city. One, a Mr. John Foyle, lately
returned from the '-Pinery," fall dead, with
scarcely a moment's premonition, at a house
in the lower part of tho town. Another, a
Mr. Baker, from Janesville. Wis., nltor a
few hours illness. This latter case was re
ported to be cholera, which we understand
was a mistake.
MAJ. FLOYD'S APPOINTMENT-—We are
glad to learn that our fellow citizen, Maj.
John G. Floyd, has been appointed Re
ceiver of Public Moneys, at the new land
office at Willow River, Wisconsin.
Maj. Floyd is just such a Whig as Gen.
Taylor intended to be, before he studied
politics. He did not join in the shoutings
and revelries of Dubuque Whiggery du
ring the campaign, and was looked upon
by the tip-top Whigs of this city as being
rather luke-warm in the Taylor cause.
His appointment, is a bitter pill to the
more arrogant and noisy of tho party
here, who think it strange indeed that
such as the Major should receive a por
tion of the gracious offerings at Wash
ington, while their own unparalleled
crtions remain entirely unappreciated.
Maj. Floyd is a gentleman of the first
stamp, and is well worthy of the confi
dence reposed in him.
MR. MERRITT'S CORRESPONDENCE.—We
are happy to be able to continue this in
teresting correspondence. Our readers
will be pleased with the graphic stylo in
which the varying scenes and incidents
of the voyage, from New Orleans to Cha
gres, are touched upon. Mr. Merritt was
formerly the editor of the Express, and
is well known to most of our readers,
which circumstance, independent of the
excellencies of his productions, will great
ly enhance their interest.
We have just been put in possession of
another of his valuable letter, which shall
appear next week. This latter was da
ted at Panama the 9thand 13th of March
and gives a description of the travel a
cross the Isthmus and his impressions of
the ancient town of Panama.
On arriving there, he found many ac
quaintances from Dubuque. He and his
travelling companions had secured a pas­
sage to San Francisco, on board a sailing
vessel, which was to leave on the 15th,
at a cost of $200 They expected to be
from forty to sixty days in making the
voyage.
The Government Steamer, Oregon, left
the morning of the 13th, with 238 pas
sengers. The California was daily ex
pected, but would not be able to take near
all the passengers who had through tick­
ets from New York, nor would the Ore
gon, on her return, be able to take half
of them.
Mr. Merritt and his party were in ex
cellent health, and are probably by this
time, in the land of gold. We expect a
continuation of the correspondence, which
will greatly add to the interest of our pa
per, especially to those in this State, who
have friends and acquaintances in Cali
fornia.
COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.—We are in
debted to the Hon. Richard M. Young,
Commissioner of the General Land Of
fice, for a copy of his Annual Report.
This is a valuable document, contain
ing as it does, the reports of the Survey
ors General of the United States, with
details of their operations the past year.
This report is also accompanied with
a roluminousappendix, containing exten
ded tabular statements of the disposition
which has been made of the public lands,
for all purposes, from the commencement
of the Land System, up to the 1st of Jan.
1849. We shall give an abstract of some
of these tables.
POSTMASTER AT BLOOMINGTON.—The cir
cumstances connected with the appoint
ment of N. L. Stout, as Postmaster in the
town of Bloomington, in this State, are
somewhat peculiar, and afford a very in­
teresting and striking commentary upon
(the professed regard for "the will of the
people,'' which was to characterize the
administration of ihe Government by Ge
neral Taylor.
The Post Office at Bloomington, it ap­
pears has been under the very excellent
management of a lady, who, for good and
sufficient reasons, some time since, signi­
fied her intentions to resign the charge of
the office whereupon, a meeting of the
citizens was held for the purpose of ma
king choice of some one, whom they
could recommend as her successor. The
choice fell upon a worthy member of the
Whig party, who, without a dissenting
voice was recommended to the Depart
ment, as one every way qualified for the
duties of the office, and altogether accept-
ble to the people cf Bloomington, both
Whigs and Democrats. This expression
of the "will of the people" was however,
unceremoniously set aside, by the De
partment, and the office given to IT. L.
Stout, a man whose claims, had not been
canvassed by the meeting, and who had
not received a single vote at that meet
ing, and one altogether obnoxious to the
people of the town! Quere—why was
this? Answer.—Stout was the subservi-
ent tool of Fil~ Henry PT arren, in all his jjr0Ugjj^ jj
hog-driving, Mormon-buying, and other
degrading acts, while managing the Whig
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partyoflowa. Comment is unnecessary, i, ,,
Ass't P. M. G. The language used by
"Wisconsin u of the bitterest character,
and is indicative of ungovernable pas­
sion and rage. Many has been the in
query as to who this "Wisconsin" can
be? Some supposed that it was Fitz War
ren himself, but were not well enough
acquainted with his style to fasten it up- i
on him. The last Burlington Gazette i
tl.P .tvlp ni' ,n°s
the style oi the Second Assistant Post
i lastei General, wdl hesitate in pronoun-j
a one am the same person. Who will
men
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THE ALLEGHANIANS—This noted band
of singers will visit our city on Saturday
next, as will be seen by their card in an
other co'umn. Our citizens may expect
a rich entertainment from these celebra­
ted minstrels. Their reputation is es-
on them. We copy the following from
.lud go King is induced to this coursc from
ast'ong dislike of the present administra
tion. He has held the office for more
than ten years, and has performed the !u
ties belonging to it, faithfully and efficiently
Cy
P'y- -1 he words are
pei ec y ami lar oua, we can'find| them
u- /.
1"''ur.e
own countr
rr/
po e le ea eis an a i lated or-1
pixn
the emolumentsarising from Government
place and patronage, they have been
,emselv cs
e-i|mn?t°l
ou 1
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ORE 1 3 MR A
judgment.
JUST
0 ltlca
moved his Shoe Store to No. 75,
street. He is about replenishing
stock of Goods, and will be able to ac
commodate his customers upon the most
reasonable terms.
county, but have understood that neither
of the three places proposed received a
majority of all the votes cast, and that an
other contest will be had.
PRIVATE MINT.—A company has start
ed from North Hampton, Mass., with the
intention of establishing a private mint in
California. They have an abundant ca­
pital, and take with them the necessary
machinery.
THE SAME COON.—The New Bedford
Mercury, a prominent Whig paper of
the Court House, on Saturday last, and
y. ij
e
pu is le w lei r. was a writer for I
that paper."
FITZ HENRY WARREN, ESQ.. AND HIS
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tablished, and every where do we hear Barker, who formerly figured so exten
the most flattering encomiums passed up-
the N. Y. Evangelist:
"Who does not know that these sons of
song" will pay and repay every christian
m.\n and patriot for his time in hearing
them] aside from Religion, what nobler
means would men have to elevat themselves,
cultivate the growing affections ofthe young,
or humanize aociety, than elevated music
and the chaste poetry of our sweetest bards."
0^r*.ludge King has resigned the office of!
during the whole o that period. We part!
wi Judfje Kin? with ri'gret.
The St. Louis New Era and ihe Chi-
Justice of Minesota.
says "there were
ear
drawa[ of name Wg un(Jerstand
name.
those ma
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men
ha,V°
informed of
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cmg isconsin and Mr. Warren to .p0|
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COL. JOHN W. FORNEY Editor of the f°
cnnsy vnni
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vevor of lhe of PI aiJe hiaide
th®
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the
vention trailors the aidor and ab
ant a
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PnmnLoJ •»wi fnt'ifnallo orruit}.
Pampered and fattened as these creatures
nave been for the past twenty years on
Stand 10 be for his countr
can man a
gpoke his feeUn
tion t0
rn
Ir 1 en
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n
Mr. Polk. Mr. Webster.
ley weie soon o e summon- public mind, that a statesman lacks pat-
near 7
his
COUNTY SEAT OF CLAYTON I
more ste
question of the next Congress will proba- preside over the Appointment Office, of
blv be the tariff.'''1 The same paper
llpre-
,a„s have done, before .t u .afe for th.j
al meeting which takesIace on Monday)*""
MR. MKISRITT'S LETTER,
[Concludedfrom No. 33,]
The foregoing will serve to give you
something of an idea of Landlords and
Tenants in New Orleans. By the by,
old Jacob Barker, one of the chief stock
holders in St. Charles, is tho same Jacob
ve
no recognize i. in the following andof Englishmen, can condemn a Dem- .the helm, who was a short, strait and re- not, let me describe one. They are from
out jurs o passion, ^vhich is the com-,
1
I„„ •r n ', I ver to the enemy."—This language from however, the wind shifted around to th
We have not lea,ned specifically, the
Mr Adamg in to
result of the recent vote upon the re- was never forgiven by the latter but,
location of the County Seat of Clay ton forgiven or not, they are the words of
Mr. Adams, and will go down to posterity
as a pretty clear index of the patriotism
of Mr. Webster, as understood and ex
pressed by Mr. Adams.
The representative of our young re
publican State, in the general Post Office,
is exciting some commotion among the
editors in these "a^ins." No wonder
that he does for a more unscrupulous
politician than Mr. Warren, is not to be
found in the Whig ranks. We know
him well, and the whys and wherefores,
of his doings in Henry and Des Moines
count
Massachusetts, declares that "the great' ?"'-v
ies, and his agency in other parts of
re ed
a s u a s e s o u e s e e e o
the Post Office Department.
fers a National Bank, as a great public Sixty-eight Post Masters, have been
blessing. Let us see what the Virgin-
ren[,ovec|[
of New
Whig party to count even upon a majori. thus gradually under Mr. Warren, until
ty in the next Congress. his victims shall cease to be then, like
DISTRICT COUKT.— The spring term of the great Macedonian he will sit down
the District Court of Dnbuque county, will and weep, in that, there is no more per
commence its session in this city on Monday sons to decapitate.
1
SCHOOL ORGANIZATION.—A meeting of are discussing the cause of the exit of'Mr.
the Dubuque School District took place at Warren from that State and, from what
hlm ,n
was organized by the choice of Timothy acqnisition by the promotion of Mr. War
Mason, President Warner Lewis, Trea- ren to his distinguished station.—How
surer, and Lucien Rice, Secretary. This '^e Southern Whigs can acquiesce in his
organization is preparatory to *he annu
8®lection
this week, from offices in the in-
ir tenor of Pensylvania, and ten in the State
York.-Things will move on
Some of the papers in Massachusetts
a what we know of
Iowa, the administration, have no
is a question, that is too hard for
,osolve at
Pre9ent- MUSCATINE
'y *n Judicial matters in New York,
reco,Ie ct rl
S
ht he left
6ome years since, under somewhat unfa
vorable circumstances pecuniarily.
an
vorable lor the cleanliness of the
is any city in the country whose natural
position, climate, and people, require care
in this respect, it is New Orleans. But
cornm n
Post-Master in this city Like many otli-j1 genuine Rip Van Winkle sleep,
jthers who have recently retired from office, JoMheir side walks are completely cho-
cago Journal are mourning over the de- i have prolonged this part of my sub
feat of Wasburneof Galena, as Chief iJ®?'
l°,
produced by danger, or antic-paled wealth
and
n
WHO IS WISCONSIN?—A writer in the North West. Col. Baker. the terrible vol-i er, of 212 tons burden. With a full nrew dense mass nf black ciouds piled upon
National Intelligencer, who signs him- untccr who "revolutionized''' Iowa last No
self "Wisconsin," has appeared as the vember.
champion of Fitz Henry Warren, the 2d
glory, increases or diminishes. To
yn influences were brought to, «I .-U I~
ie
an, has resigned his office or' 0'"ciu» on the eve
n
in opposition to the interests of at the oars and one at the helm. As the groves of codar and mahogony. Did you
the white
council appear to have fell
ked up with merchandise in the shape of
bales and boxes, their streets coated with
dirt and filth, and their under-ground
rooms emiting^a stench which almost for
ces its
"victinT^rthreai'th'
prom
I
The latter paper
This arises
dead water, and must generate a
large proportion of the disease, for which
New Orleans isso justly celebrated. But
Sreatcr lhan
di
n l0 ano
some malign influen-,changes and the mind
I expected
when 1 commenced it, let me close it by
rocee
by
t| lcr
to effect the with- depressed, in proportion as the interest
where the scene
enlivened, or
,. i hark then, I wi.l conduct you.. ing ever appeared better calculated to de-
bear' by the great War Horse of the She is a two masted fore and aft Schoon- ceive. To many, it appeared like a huge
dining to hold office under General Tay- Gulf the next morning about 8 o'clock, a were approaching land.' How quick did
a letter against the appointment ol Mr. erass tacticks failed him in the hour of ment and despair now found its wav.
confirms, in a great degree, these suspi-, Hannegan written by Mr. Webster.—He greatest need, and he was compelled to We had approached within ten miles' of
cions. The editor, who is intimately ac-! did not intend any disrespect to Mr H.! ungloriously surrender to the Philadel- the southern coast of Cuba and could
quainted with Warren's style, has the foi-! ^1C publication, personally —hisob-.phiu Convention. But a truce to the plainly discern the Cit} of VlTm3a"d^
lowin": ijections were, to the manner of the ap-, Genera! and his name-sakes, his victo- We run to within two miles oTTKe'sIiore
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pointment, and the appointor.—That is ries and surrender, his military experi- and could measure with roasonable cer-
.of raw, two-and-a-half-pcr-cent Yankees. each other thousands of feet high. To
We have 74 passengers on board, 23 in others equally sanguine it appeared like
the cabin and 51 in the steerage, all bound mountains rising above each other until
friend of England little craft came along side, the man at ever see one of these cocoa nut trees? if
ti President, for bestowing an office markably pompous little seaman of about, twenty to thirty feet high, with a small
distinguished republican, and, at the fifty, hailed us by inquiring if we want-'trunk entirely bare of branches except
intend no disrespect to the re-ieda pilot. The Captain answered in at the top, and resembles much in ap
cipient of the Presidents favor.—But up-! the affirmative, when the little fellow pearance an ostrich plume. I am told
n such sophistry, such subterfuge—it is mounted the ship's side, planted himself that the mode of gathering this fruit, is
clear, downright, hypocricy to deny his upon the hurricane deck and in a grufF by sending monkies which are plenty
... object. Ho should be man enough to tone ordored the men to haul in the ca- upon the Island, into the trees and claw-
stand up to his word when he can, at i ble. This order not being obeyed as ing them off. Trinidad is a place of a-
stand forth for his principles, as in readiiy as he desired, he sang out again, bout six thousand inhabitants, is situated
y0re.—He has never been known haul in that cable. Some of the smaller upon an elevated piece of ground, com-
y, Or to aid a republi-: ropes having go
Wangle! w it the cable', mands an ext^nsivrvicVof^hTsearand
measure, and Mr. Webster but, it required some little time and exertion is surrounded by mountains of from six dorado of California.
in opposition to Mr., to prepare for shipping it. This excited to eight thousand feet above the sea. I
Hannegan, as well as his known opposi- the Pilot beyond his capacities to endure 1 had almost forgotten to mention that1
i .. i his powerful mind, to give him standing shipping the said cable, he broke forth in sugar and coffee. I shall now indulge a
with all and just as our willing crew commenced Trinidad is also noted for its fine crops of
i« the intellectual world, will never be a°-1 mgi, tones, "G-d-D-ra your lubber-! short respite from my labore It to
ble to retrieve his lost reputation, as a ly pates, ship than cable or I'll run your give our little bark a chance to reach Ja-
P"vv®r' they lit- patriot. Whenever doubts arise in the i old flat-boat spang on to the reef." This maica where we shall nrchor for a day
e
nt Y, riousm in support of his country, he is muring, but they finally obeyed the wink Should the wind favor our design of stop-
doomed then, in history, to occupy, no of their Captain by redoubling their ex- ping at Jamaica, it will be acceptable to
enviable distinction for future reflection, ertions, shipped the cable, hoisted all sail, me on more accounts than one. First
REMOVED.—Mr. David Decker has rc- Such has been Mr. Webster's position and with the little Pilot at the helm, were because I am tired of the sea, second, be
Mtun-1
if not quite, all hia life, on all I soon safely beyond the reef, when the cause I wish to procure some fruit, and
questions of policy between the United Captain resumed command of his craft last, but not least, because it will afford
States and any foreign nations.—In the and steered a South Easterly course witl/me an opportunity of mailing this letter
celebrated debate on the French Billdu-lthe wind dead ahead. For seven dayssto you and one to my dear So
ring the Presidency of Gen. Jackson, Mr.' were we beating about in the Gulf, mak- farewell until I reach Jamaica.
Adams said Mr. Webster had but one ing perhaps 40 or 50 miles in twenty-four
to take, and that was, to go o-j hours. On the evening of the 7th day
""onwhrneot,
MF. Webster, North West, and our little craft bounded
that distant clime. By and by the sky
broke away, the wind subsided," and after
a time the sea rolled down. No one
interposed an objection, although it left
us in almost dead calm. On the 10th a
g°'d mines of California. We I they appeared to kiss the very Heavens.
o w -b o a e n a y o a n a i v e a e A e n i e a e a o a e n a w e I
lor. distance of 150 miles. This was fast the countenances of our little company! ^gratifying to see how rapidly the
Extract to the
dated running, too fast for any fianeral except change. The change was sudden and
WASHINGTON, .March 31, 13-19. i Taylor, to accomplish. It is the motto,! complete. Where doubt had marked its
DEAR SIR:—Tho papers on the adjourn- that the General never surrenders. This victim, success now lent a playful smile,
°ftho extra Session of the Senate, may bo true in Military and Steamboat i and where joy a moment before had
publicationi of exploits, hut not in political, for the Gen gleaned in hopeful security, disappoint-
apologist of the Hartford Con- ence and manifest lack of political knowl- tainty the dimensions of the City, and the
ettor i edge. As the Steamer cast offour cable,: orange and cocoa nut groves In this
dv°cate of all foreign questions of up came a small boat moved by four men part of the Island there are also larce
elicited from the sailors some little mur-. or so where 1 will resume my task.—
through the water at the rate of 11 knots
an hour, which brought us in sight of
Cape St. Antonio the next morning about
10 o'clock. We doubled the Cape about'
3 o'clock P. M. and sailed along the south
coast of Cuba, some two miles from the
land. The greenness of the grass and
leaves upon the tree3 and the fragrance
which they omited were realizations
which a man from the North, and a
stranger to the Sea, eight days from land,
could not but experience the most pleas
urable sensations. We had a fine sum
mer breeze for running down the coast.
I remained upon the deck until a late
hour in the evening and even then found
it difficult to take my eyes from a scene
which commanded every poetic impulse.
1 slept but little that night, owing either
to the heat of the climate, which 1 find
lessens the quantity of sleep required, or
a desire to pursue my observations,
which were necessarily bioken off the
preceding evening. The earliest dawn
found me upon deck and in conversation
with the Pilot. Over our larboard bow
and some twenty miles down the coast, he
pointed out the isle of Pines, with its three
sugar loaf mountains, St. Jose, Canada
and Dagilla. This isle of Pines you
W e passed down the coast keeping in
sighl of land all day. After the sun dis
appeared a fresh breeze came from the
land, and we tacked ship, and bore out
from sea. The breezo freshened as tho
must have remembered for its piratical been cheerfully and freely awarded by
notoriety. No place in the world stands
more prominent in Naval and Nautical
history as a retreat for pirates thon the
Island of Cuba, and no place upon that
Island than that of Pines.
night advanced, until 10 o'clock, when a the time we left the dock at Orleans.—
arge black cloud in the North West be-. Their complaint sea sickness. Not a
o ene a appioac ing storm, and the dangerous disease, although two of the
ship-screw were all summoned to the number exhibited ill the grautic fear of
deck. Piesently the wind howled, large men about to "give up the ghost." They
ops of ram commenced falling,
a
rooled mountains
ipeedyj
New York threatning our little bark with speedy I shoulders, you would
vengeance from Heavens'artillery. Foi/
He itwo hours did the storm rage with una-^
is now a resident of New Orleans, and bated fury, tossing us aboat from place Idisparacement of PhnorV-V
veiling of the 27th tor.live long and tedious hours, were we porter, the following table, showing the
January, company with the steam doubts to this singular phenomenon— quantity of lands entered in the State of
We reached the West point of Jamaica
on the 13th. We drifted around the
western coast of that island until the
evening of 15th, when a brisk land
jbreeze sprang up and drove us off in the
direction of Chagres. While in the vi
cinity of the island we had no wind fa
vorable to making a landing, so that I
was disappointed in paying court to the
sooty lords of that rich and fertile island.
I saw nothing which particularly attrac
ted my admiration, except the range of
high mountains upon the coast, so wisely
calculated to protect the island from in
undation. I am told rtiat there has been
a sad falling off in productive industry
upon the island since the abolishing of
slavery. The negroes have become
reckless, indolent, dissipated. So much for
that British philanthropy, which frees its
foreign blacks and enslaves the domestic
whites. Their negroes of Jamaica are
converted into landlords and stock job
ers, while their own brothers at home
are never permitted to escape the eter
nal darkness of their mining dungeons.—
This is modern philanthropy among the
English. Their political avarice has led
them into an error degrading and foolish.
Had they attempted to free the women
and children born to slavery upon the
British island, in place of the negroes of
Jamaica, that public grattitude to which
they have failed to achieve, would have
a liberal public. But they have sought
to steal a reputation for justice, by pur
suing the very course which renders it
unattainable. They have signally fail
ed in securing this character in every
other place except "omc."
But let us drop Jamaica, its negroes
and former masters.
We arrived in Chagres on the 20th all
V
red are bad stock for the California market,
glare of fire ^earned in quick success- Well, what shall I say of Chagres? If
ion through the tioubled firmament, and /should pronouncei a fine healthy place, 1
caps roo e mountains high, inhabited by men with heads above their
r»: I place and creating among a portion off,, unuue° is in S ££!&/
i n rf I i i latitude 9 27 whichV
IT y o u a i o n i a o y s a e o a n e i e o e o e o n a n e a e i n a n o e n
not a word. I wish I could, for u there ment not expected from those who had climate, must be unhealthy. But the i
voluntarilv undertaken an expedition to Idea as stated by many writers, that
1 rom )e
scarcely give me
yet I must tell you
Foif credit for truth, and yet I musUell you
in all sincerity,
that very much said in
n
u
n te
somewhat novel occurrence took place 1 foolish humbug. True it is low ground
among us. Some one hollowed out land i upon which the town is built, generally
over the bow. A rush was made for the muddy on account of the great quantity of
deck. A division of sentiment was at rain that falls, and inhabited by black
once manifested as to the truth of the re-j skins of an inferior quality, but yet with
port. The sides were about equally di- proper care, no one need to fear to stay
vided. Fiom a pleasant difference ol o- there for a few weeks durinf the winter
pinion, soon arose a lively excitement, I months. People from a cold climate
and an offer to bet fifty dollars was of- would be hardly justified in making a
fered and taken, twenty-five was a'so of- halt there during the months of July Au
fered and taken—numerous bets from one gust and September. The population of
to ten followed in rapid succession. The
excitoment for four or five hours was in
tense. Each side manifested equal cer
tainty of success. The appearances ful
ly justified this state of feelings, for noth-
TiT i"
men
cl States cannot
remain
there twenty four hours without being
surrounded by crockodiles, serpents and
lizards, or attacked by some pestilential
disease which no medicine will cure, is a
this negro village is about 400. My time
will not permit of my writing more at this
time.
I
will resume my epistolary la­
bors at Panama, where
I
U a n y
Iowa dunn the
shall have more
time and be in possession of more infor
mation upon which to write.
Yours truly,
W. H. MERITT.
LANLTISNTRTES IN IOWA.
The Hon. Joseph T. Fales, Auditor of
State, has furnished to the Capital Re*
y
S(-"t
ear 1848
°f
our
beautiful State is passing into
the ownership of those who have chosen
this as their future home.
The soil of Iowa will compare favora
bly with that of any other State in the
Union and when we take into consider
ation the salubrity of the climate, and
the liberal provisions made for the en
couragement of education, and all those
institutions which promote and secure to
man the greatest good upon earth, and
when we further consider that plans for
internal improvement are now in contem­
plation and progress, which, when com
pleted, will place our State within quick
and easy communication with the Atlant
ic seaboard, it becomes obvious to every
unprejudiced mind, that Iowa holds out
greater inducements to those of our eas
tern brethren, who may be desirous of
changing their location and bettering
their condition, than any of the sister
States of the Re ublic or the el
Dubuque County, as in every thing
else, is ahead of all others in the State in
the amount of lands entered the passed
year.
The following is the table referrd to.
A LTST
Oj the quantity of I,and entered in the several
counties in Iowa, in the year 1848.
County.
Appanoose,
Benton,
Boone,
Buchanan.
Cedar,
Clayton
Clinton,
Dallas,
Davis,
Delaware,
Des Moines.
Dubuque,
Fayette,
Henry,
Iowa,
Jackson,
Jasper,
Jefferson,
Johnson,
Jones,
Keokuk,
Lee,
Linn,
Louisa,
Lucas,
Mahaska.
Marion,
Marshall,
Monroe,
Muscatine,
Polk,
Poweshiek,
Scott,
Tama,
Van Buren,
Wapello,
Warren,
Washington,
Total acres,
well, except four who had been sick from 'never be whojly despicable.
Acres.
2,308.03
2,308.1)3
1,684.02
1,457.02
9,907.79
27.811.21
19,750.16
453,61.
35,796.74
7,048-45
11.954.14
68,856.48
479.69
9,145.54
9,569.90
44,320.35
11.530.15
20,762.24
16,415.66
13.810.22
23,946.85
4,806.54
19,747.79
7,712 21
13.118 72
52.736.74
47,622.76
240.00
25.515.47
9,746.67
36.531.75
8,667.17
26,890.85
800.00
14,121.71
,60,261.74
12,906.14
10,828.26
693,038.56
Of the foregoing there was entered at
the Land Office at Fairfield, 255,740.20
at Iowa City, 227,087.37
u Dubuque, 174,494.50
At the Board Public Works, 35,716.46
Entered as School Lands per
Report of .Sup. Pub. Ins't,
Total entries,
70,068.90
763,106.90
There is something so great in a sim
ple good action, that the man who, in his
whole life, has performed even one, can