The miners' express., August 08, 1849, Image 1

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3 DOORS NORTH OF CITY HOTEL,
MAIN-STREET, DUBUQUE, IOWA.
HE
subscriber having located permanent
ly in Dubuque, would respcclfuJly intorm
the citizens that ho lias, and will keep constant
ly on hand, a fine assortment of
scan be found in the Northwestern country
and will make to order any description of hats,
on the most reasonable terms. The following
are a few of the kinds 011 hand, all of the latest
style:
Fine Moleskin Silk Ilats Neutre Hats
Rough and Ready do Russia do
Buena Vista do Leghorn do
Panama do Pear! do
Men and Children Cloth Caps.
Don't forget the place, 3 doors north of City
Hotel. W. DON NELL AN.
Dubuque, mil 1st, 1849. 35-tf
THOMAS ROGERS. WM. JOSHUA BARNEY.
ROGERS & BARNEY
A.TTORNE\S AT LAW, AND SOLICITORS IN
CHANCBRY.
OFFICE, west side Main between 3rd
and 4th streets DUBUQUE., IOWA.
Dec. 10 nl3tf.
WM. Y. LOVELL. BENJ. M. SAMUELS.
LOVELII & SAMUELS
ATTORNEYS
AT LAW.
ATTORNEY
Dubuque, Iowa, Feb. 6, 1849. 23 ly.
DOCTOR II. HOLT
RESPECTFULLY
gAaWJiUllWi'll!
office over
Hammond's Store, Main-street, Du­
buque, Iowa. 13.
C. C. ROCKWELL,
ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
Dahnque, Iowa Territory.
OFFICE AT THE COURT HOUSE.
STEPHEN IIEMl'STEAD,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW ANDSOLICITO
IN CLIANCEKY.
OFFICE IN TIIE COURT HOUSE.
AUGUST 28, 1841. 4-
DR. O. W, S&QTT,
CONTINUES TO PRACTICE THE VA
RIOUS BRANCHES OF II1S PROFES
SION,
OFFICEstreets.
and residence, corner of 6th and
Iowa Wishing to avail himself
of every means that may aid in restoring all
dorangemon's of the hutnsin organization, lie
lias recently procured one of Dr. C. L5. Barrett's
Ecle?tro Galvanometers, which is admirably
adapted to the treatment of many forms of dis
ease, to which many, who are beijigdaily treat
ed, can attest.
tenders his professional
services to the ciiizcns of Dubuque, and
vicinity.
O^Enquire at the Express Office.
Now is the time for the Farmers.
NOW IS YOU It TIME TO BUY SALT.
r\/~k Sacks G. A. Salt, on consignment,
£i\3\3 and for sale at §2.00 per sack, al
so 23 bbls. of Saline Salt, a new aat.iclo in
the market, and fit either for the table, the
butter tub, or the meat barrel, for sale to
suit purchasers by
B. J. O'HALLOIIAN.
Telegraph Corner, Oct. 31, 1848.
TO FARMERS.
THEahighest
market price for WHE^T,
of good quality will be paid in Cj^SlJ
at the Dubuque City Mills, by
NADEAU, ROGERS «$• CO.
Dec. 19,1848. 16-1
STAVES AND HOOP PoLES,
WANTED
COOPERS! C00PER8!
WA
N E immediately, several good
COOPERS, to make FlourBurrels,
whom liberal wyges will bo. pai£,' ttl'tbip
tbuquo City Mills.
NADEAU, ROGERS fc CO.
Dec. 19, 1848. IG-tf
J. C. W ATHERBY,
WAGON AND CAI&IAG&
WOULD
'that he stiil continues the business at the Old
Stand, corner of Eighth and Locust Streets,
Dubuque. He is prepared at all times, to do
work for those who may call on him, at the
shortest notice, and in a style and manner to
suit customers. He has a large quantity of dry
Lumber on hand. He intends to keep ready
jnade Wagons nn hand, and will dispose of them
at prices to make it an object for those wishing
to purchase, to give him a,£all before purchas
ing otherwheres.
The character of his shop is well establish
ed—he having been in business in^UM? city for
years- May 8,1849 36 3m
rilHE subscribers have on hand aftd oiFer 10
1 sale
85 Sacks good Rio Coffee.
J5 lihda. Sugar of different qualities,
1 cask fresh Rice.
20 kegs Nails,
10 half chests and boxes Imperial Tea,
Young Hyson and Black Teas.
Grindstones of various sizes.
june 14. WM. LAWTHER $ CO.
TO RENT.—One or two comfortable dwell
ing houses apply to EUERSON &. SHIELDS.
April 17th 1849.
GLASS.—50xboxes
,® 18, and 7x9 Glass—first'rate
article—just ree'd and for sale by
April 17. EMERSON & SHIELDS.
PREPARE FOR THE CHOLERA.
1
AM now preparing the Medicines for the
cholera, that are so highly mnnmmanffofl
Sicilies are prepared from the best of articles
that are warranted pure and gonuina. Direc
tions ahcompany each 'package.
LOOKING-GLASS PLATES.
From 1| I0£to 121 fornale by
Jrto. SiMPr.0Ti
R. C. WAI'I.F.P E. P. 31RK I,E
WAPLES St ZIRKLfi,
WHOLESALE & RETAIL DEALERS IN DRY
GOODS, GROCERIES, &C.
MAIN STREET,DUBCUUK.
Jan. 1.91. 1845. 17-7y
EMERSON &, SHIELDS
•HOLESALE, RETAIL, AND COM
mission Mei chants—No. 44, corner of
Main and 4th streets. Dubuque, Iowa
w:
B. J. O'HALLORANJ
COMMISSION
ES FRENCH
AND COUNSELLOR AT
i.a^, andSolicitorin Chancery—Lexing
on. Jones county, Iowa. *47n47
LINCOLN CLARK,
& COUNSELOR AT LAW,
has removed his ..fnce into tha yellow
ibrick building, near the BOOK Store.
Dubuque, June 18, 1849.
UJ"A1SO, LAND WARRANTS for sale by
4ho same.
GEORGE MADEIRA,
MERCHANT WHOLE-
sale and retail dealer in Groccrivs and
Provisious-^corner of Main and 7th street*—
Dubuque, Iowa. 1137—tf
wi.
I7AWTIIEU & CO.
DEALER81N DRY COODS, GROCERIES, BOOTS
AND SHOES, IRON, &C., &C.
Main street. Dubuque. Iowa Territory.
DAVID JONES.
ARCHITECT AND BUILDER,
Athe
VAILS himself of this opportunity to ten
dur his thanks to the citiscns of Dubuquo
for liberal patronage bestowed upon him
since his residence among tliem and humbly
hopes by prompt attention to bin business, still
to merit a proportionate share ofthe patronage
of his fellow citizens.
0^rSa6h and Blinds made to order.
Sept 7. n52 tf. DAVID JONES.
C.
1).
SULLIVAN &
CO.
WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELLERS,
Successors to Jacard Co
No. 42, Main street, St. Louis. Mo.
K'
EEP constantly on hand o large as
sortment of
GOLD AND SILVER WATCH­
and
CILS,
YANKEE CLOCKS, GOLD PEN­
Gentlemen and Ladies' BREAST PINS,
GOLD LOCKETS, GOLD and SILVER SFECTAr
CLES, RINGS, GOLD C.T ,I UO CHAINS, ($-C. S"C.
Silver Table, desert and Tea Spoons,
manufactured and for sale low. Watches
At Clocks carefully repaired and warranted
to keep time.
Sept. 17th, 1815.—(no, 1.1 v
REGULAR PACKET,
Between St. Louis, St. Peters„ and St. Croix
A THE substantial, light draught
steamer CORA, J. E. GORMAN,
Master, will run as a Regular
PaHsiit between the above ports, during the
next season.commencing her trips
on the open
ing of navigation.
April 3d, 7849. 31-ds.
lO
DOZEN comtnoti Split Bottom Chairs,
r..i R..VI. u« EMKRSOV &. SIIIEMS.
Military Land Warrants.
PERSONS
wishing to enter their lands with
Warrants, would do weli to call on the
undersigned, Office adjoining the Land Office,
front room over V. Glenat's store.
J. M. McDANELD.
Sept. 19, 1843. f.
NOTICE.
I
EXPECT to be temporarily absent for a
few months from the State, 1 hereby ap
point and constitute John II. Emerson my true
and lawful Agent, in the translation of all of
my business, during the time of my ubsencc.
JOhN G. SHIELDS.
Dubuque, June 6th, 1849. 40-tf
ENCOURAGE HOME MANUFACTURES
IIOSE wishing to befurnished with GRAVK
iliCAuand FOOT STONES, 7'O.MUS,
T1STONES,
Sun Dials, Horizontal and Vertical, II earth
stones, Sinks, &c., would do well tocail on
the subscriber, at his work shop, on the corner
of Locust and Second streets, as lie is now pre
pared to furnish any of the above articles also
any thing else in hisline ofbusincss, with war
ranted correctness, on short notice and most
reasonable terms, either in cash or produce.
THE
at the Dubuque City Mills, for
which the highest prices will be said.
NADEAU, ROGERS CO.
Dec. 19,1848. iG-tf
Aminos
»vQ9tf
...
announce tu the cili»tii%^o(?t)u*
buquc, and the surrounding counties,
THOMAS HURLEY.
N B. 7'he strictest attention id to orders
from a distance, directed to the subscriber.
Dubuque. Dec. 4th. 1845.n!3.—tf.
Eeet of Dry Lumber,
OUU,UUU 300,000 l'ine Shingle.-:
Also, Lath and square timber, always on hitnd.
J. L. LANG WORTHY.
Ma-eh J3, 1849. 2K.-lf
GENERAL LAND AGENCY.
undersigned, have opened an Office in
Anamosa, Jones co., Iowa, foi the trans
action of a General Land Agency business.—
The purchase und sale of Land Warrants, the
purchase ^nd|*«'hrW. real. ostate examining
titles paying Jtwies ^r(ttWmgsUj^ds and taJU
jng aeknow 1
cfgeinCQts^ 'inpkl|lg entries/
Land at l^ubuqiae^nd lov^a Citj p^paring
papers. and proiji&iifspro-cniption ajSn evcry
Utmg connjectedN^ftb a General Landagcncy
LAND"
agency
..this, S.
/i'bey wt|
ship platft,
count/,
,, An
^4ral
^ea^ns, timber,
eetf$lon{f tima
a practical
l^jlitiesfor
\ctorily, jinjr
v.
oa^Tain
ne,tte., mwtniier
ln,
lent-of the State, and
rtlMsy wi'l baV^i
,aE3)C'
DAVJ-D L:
"i s»vlf»
nQVjtti. ha it Agenf,
'"r
O^r Attenl
WLL. 1 K
i*oii to entering and
VVarrsnts.
R?FEREW$^Q*W» QIJTO.' W. JONES, Du
buque, Kf C. DonoB, Burling
ton, IOVFT'RLRIIBT JACS«OR, ETaq^.St. Paul,
Wisconsin Territory. '52»-ly
PLASfERj(Np
A
v V
ll 16,10 14,10 12,
HAIR for s*T* by
•s$i. ^MXJRSON if SlItRLDB.
LI NSEfeD OIL, TURPENTINE AND
WHITE LEAD,
large stock of the above geods juBt ra
xm ceived and for sale bj^
April 25th. E. P.
^FARMER 8 HOM&
The yii^ersigiieid would respcctfullrinform,
the travelling public, that he has taken the
He^se formerly oecupi,eid by Mr. Henry Pfort
ser,on Main Street, whereheintendatokepp a
BOARDING HOUSE, v"
Heassuresthe public,that no effortson his
part, will be left untried (o give perfect satis
faction to all who may favor him with their
patronage. The house has undergone tboroulig
repairs, which renders it equal to aoy in the
City,in point of comfort and convenience.
Attached to the prermsesis
excellent Stabling.
In short, everything necessary tocopductsuch
an estibliahmenthas been provided.
PETER KIENE.
April 15, 1846. no 31 y
GALLONS iilcohol for sale by
T. MASON.
CLEANSE YOURHOUSES $ CELLARS.
HAVR just received one barrel of superior
CHLORIDE Qf LIMJil, for purifying
collars, &c., for salo by
Dubuque apt 25th.
ypiQFFEE
Vy Domingo, Luguyroo
L. F. GvlLLKSPIE
Under City Hotel
Prince Rio, green Havana, S
and Java coffoo
n37j 8. J. O'HALLOltAN
THE MINERS
THE ADDRESS of the Democratic Stat
Convention of Iowa —what others think oj
it.—The Albany Argus ofthe 16th ult. con
tains copious extracts from the Address
adopted by the Democratic State Convcn.
tion, of lovva, at their recent session in Io
wa City, accompanied by the following re
marks by the Editor. We can but feel
proud, that our own infant State, the voung-
quehtions of National Politics which may
well be regarded with consideration by one
of the oldeet and most powerful of the con
federation, and wbicn iisnv be referred to by
all Feetions of our country as an example of
lofty and intelligent patriotism.
VVe feel confident iiiat the Democracy of
Iowa will stand to the position th^y have
taken. That they will not suffer themeei v-cr
to be drawn fronr it by a- question which
has no practical application, throughout the
extent of our territories, and which, in its
wanton and useless agitation, can result on^
ly in arousing and keeping alive those feel
ings of hostility which are already too
strongly manifested between tlio. two "iec*
tions of our country.
THE DEMOCRATICATTITUDE ON THE STA
VTER'-R QUESTION—In tke eloquent extract
which we make to day from tiie address of
the recent Democratic State Convention of
Iowa, will be f'rund the true platform, on
which the democracy of nation may
6tand-r-and triumph. It is the old founda
tion, on which JEFFERSON reared the fabric
of the Democratic Party—which MADISON
maintained dur.ng the war of JH12—which
JACKSON re-ammod in his conflict with the
moneyed power of federalism—on which
were based the election and adminii.tr' tion
of POLK—and on which all sections of the
Union, knowing no geographical lines in the
discharge of their duty to the country, car
ried forward, with united energies and with
deeds of arms of unparalleled brilliancy and
success, the great feature ofthe lalo demo
cratic administration—the Mexican war.—
Upon this broad national ground, the great
party ofthe nation can stand, aril eve: has
'•«taod. and defy the assaults, the combina
tions, or the &ir«ngth of its adversaries. A
departure from it will be tlie signal of its
disruption, and its inevitable overthrow, if
not its extinction.
RF.SI'KCT ion THE T1MKIUC»N FI.AG IN HOME
:—Interesting Letter.—A letter dated June 3d
from the Eternal City, alter picturing the de
votion, union and heroism of the people, male
and female, and their voluntary sacrifices to
sustain themselves against the French siego,
says:—"Willi the exception of Major Cass, our
^harge de uft'uircs, there is not a single: diplo
mat officer in ROQIU, the whole of that body
atill remaining at Gaeta. I am informed that
Russian, English, German, and other foreign
crs, |mvc implored Major Cass to take them
under his protection. I know that ladies and
gentlemen of the highest respectability have
resortedjo Ins hotel in great numbers,in hope
rwvi* i4mong them are soipe of our com
patriot/ Not £.few Roman families, I under
stand, of distinction and nobility, have likewise
joined in this^rcquest. During the action of
thi* intftiingi the stars and stripes, or rpthcr a
of tbeincwere waving from the
est ofthe American sisterhood, should have jtentaies stnnd aloof—as if it was a grate
assumed and innintained a position upon spectaele-^-that bloody overpowering
The distinctive feature of this address is
the rejection ofthe modern isms of sectional
factiond—Provisoifciii at the North, aim :\'u|.
lification at the South—as part of the creed
and faith ofthe National Democratic I'arty.
North and South are the elements of agita
tion and of extreme feeling. One extreme
demands, as an article of political faith, not
only that slavery shall bo prohibited in the
new territories, but that it shall be declared
that in Congress is vested the constitution
al power of inhibition, and that it ought
now to exercise it. The other extreme in
sists upon the constitutional right of citi
zens ofthe siave states to transport thither
and hold their slaves in the new territory,
regardless of the local inhibition. While
we do not deny the right respectively to en
tertain and avow these conflicting views we
utterly deny the right or the po.icv to re
quire the declaration of either as any p»rt of
the democratic creed, or as an article of de
mocratic faith. Leave them tr fester in in
dividual bosoms—to minister to personal as
pirations—to gratify personal resentments
or disappointments—but by no means to
canker and corrode the great body politic of
a party, the lcadlng'pftnGtples of which be
long to all sections, and iift)er the broad and
liberal creed of which t!ie sincere friends of
the country and our institutions can ac/ (o
geiher for the inaintainanc a of a great com
mon cause. «,
Pin)hftB|t, Fvtconciri, and one or |wo
^othertr This is ce'rtaiply a strange spectacle.
a power so far awiy, and Jres^r
i bir^h, coinparative^ shouid be invSted
rotectlbn in oh!, Rome, the tity of the
rs, is a ruemolrable ma^k of the «iMt&at|pha
jot
tfmei and, what'u not remarkable, pre
sentinpK forjflble aornm^nlary on the wiafcfd
neea o(iftt) presenting, is the filet that apphca
tion1l|| j^«ii iBid#to pur charge ^pr pjrmit
•ion teiunpend the ^Iftieriein flil^frOf^two
princelyjiooaes, in orger to save tneir ftmale
inmaies from violeneeand dishonor, the bead*
of which al^ actually members of the admin
istratiop.
0£7»G«n. Taylor remiM^MLof the old
6tory told of a "green 'un-P^pl^ 5«t lie
saw alocomotirs. He adutired the coniurn
vary much, looked all around it and euoi*
iaed it in every particular.- lie nnajl^itep
ped on to it and pt|llc^| out tbo startl
and away the locomotive and the
'un" went at the rate of forty mHe» an Hour,
without the ability or knowledge to -govern
the machine he bad put in motion. Ai oon
as he came to uneveQ parts of tho xoad, he
and the engine wero SOOQ dashed to items.
General Taylor has bold of the .starting l^Kr
of our Goverment, and. is without the knowl
edge necessary to manage it. He is just
coming to the uneven road, and it will "be
well fur the people, if in the general smash
the government locomotive isnot injured no,
a* not to be worth repairing.--[^farv/a?id
Courier.
.»
THE WAR IN HUNGARY.
From the recent accounts, we perceive
that the Hungarians are avoiding any de
cisive action as.yet, with the powerful
forces of the allied invaders, and retire
ing to a ceutral position. Their task is
a terrible one that of supporting the as
sault of the united military strength of
Russia and Austria supporting it unaid
ed! There is no cry ol'rescue in Europe
j—no effort made to stand between the
weak and their oppressors. All the po-
of poor Hungary.! Well, "the blue sky
bends over alland we believe God's
providence, in a Utile time, will rectify
these horrible wrongs and cruelties.
Cholera has met his destroying bro?
ther, war, on the broad fields of Hunga
ry—arid both are industriously murder
ing and mowing down the human family.
'Tis all the same to them—Russian, Aus
trian, or Magyar,—they go through ci
ties and camps with an indiscriminating
destruction.
The probability is that the united pow
er of Austria and Russian will beat down
the resistance of the Magyars, and silence
the voice of Hungary. If France were
as she promised to be—there were a hope
for all distressed nations. But her pres
ent policy holds out no hope to Europe.
For the present, the cause of despotism is
triumphing, and the people «md their
rights are trampled into the ground eve
rywhere.
Further news from Hungary.
BATTLES AND RUMORS of BATTLES.-=.
Th8 Hungarians continue to ctrry on
the unequal .struggle with indouiitai/.
energy and courage.
Advices from Vienna, of the 7th inst.
have been received. The statements a
bout the victory won by the Ban Jeliach
ich, at St. Thomas} proved to be altogeth
er unfounded. The Ban is still in the
back country, and, though ho h»3 !s&d an
engagement with tho Magyars, theaflaij
seems to have been of little importune*
The imperial troops on the right k
of the-DaouliSj-afteL '.euving Ii*-.!-, I'ol-
woro made prisoners. The Austrian head
quarters were then removed to-Rabalona,
where the Emperor was, The lluugari
arifj -inpour to hnve retrtated to an en
trenched camp and works at the head of
a bridge thrown frum the right bank of
the Danube, to Comorn, from which point
they manoeuvred with 20 squadrons of
horse, and kept up a fire with SO guns
for 8 hours but their infantry remained
in their entrenchments. One field bat
tery ventured beyond the p:otection of
the guns in the entrenchments, and a reg
iment of Austrian light horse attacked and
captured the battery, after cutting down
the greater part of the men at their
guns. Tho battery consisted of six six
pounders and two twelves.
The ljus.sian corps having entered
1'ransv Ivanio, had succeeded, after an
obstinate resistance, in taking Fornases
Pass, which was strongly fortified. The
Eussian troops, forced their way through
with the bayonet, and entered Cronstadt
the same day, the 20th June. Eleven
cannon and one standard were the trop
hies of this day. The Cossacks succeed
ed in capturing Gen. Kyss, who was
wounded, and had been handed over to
tho Austrians.
Other accounts from Transylvania
state that tho other Russian corps has
entered Bristic, after a sharp action with
the Hungarians.
The Austrian garrison at Raab had
been compelled to surrender that fortress.
A letter from Vienna, in the Independ
ence of Brussels, states that the Hunga-,
ians have retaken Sziegetin, and that
the Diet was to be opened on the 3d inst.
Intelligence has been received by the
Nation,a Belgian journal, to the follow
ing effect: .....
*'On the 1st and ?d of Dembinski,
with his 6wn corps d'armee, and all the
roserve ofthe veteran troops drawn from
the army of operations now acting in
different parts of Hungary, amounting
altogether to80,000 men, attacked the
Russian army, consisting of 110,000,
commanded by Prince Paskiewitch, in the
defiles between Mjskolos and Oilan. The
attack took place in flank, so as to drive
the corps commanded by the' Prince in
person into tlie marshes" of the Theiss,
We have nay idet&ils of lEi|
important batllejptit tite success seeixis to
have been to complete tjfiat the same Hun
garian reserves"{^xgjtfjjrans, to the num
berpf 40,000 men, fAft»hed4be next day
by Yoaateri for Qgmora, to reinforce~the
ofcGor^ey/^ho, from the 4th^of
beea.able to resume the offeil
iive:*tfHnst tb^ Austrian, armies. Dem-
agmy
A good-hearted Dutchman who dwelt in ^41^
bapy in the time of one of the early goveraningJ *UOO is said to be most eloquen|,
and who professed to cure all eases of hydro-
phobia, paid a visit to his excellency,and being
treated to all the hospitalities of the house, was
highly pleased with him and slappintr the go
vernor
familiarly
"Gofernor, you ish a tam clofTer felitr, and
I hopes you will pe pit mit a mat tug, ant I
will cure you for notting!" W
"God has placed upon the earth,'*says
Saint pierre, "two gates which lead to
beavep. He has placed them at the two
extremity pf life one at the entrance, and
the other^ the point of exit. The fir6t is
that of inpocencei the last is that of repen
tance."
.-
aiveag^nst the Austriut^cinies. u»m
binskiV with fi^OOO met, Vas in pursuit
ofthe remains of nie' army "'of Paskie
wlfttlr and it is probable thaL immediate
ly 'the newsofDembinski's victory
cqoHliknowqj the wad'
the defiles in which' t'%
has iiMi-Mdei«|y enga
rise his
the pusnf."
pa
int
ssioned
us remptahroug
Kossuth isswd on the 27th
da-Pesth, a pjptematiott calli^,
^Bttplejin moet emphatic lai
rise en'inqtie against the invaders
cttmpwgnjfgjjiinst the Austro Russiit
my, iscalled a crusade and it is
e s y i e n e o w o k o n e
feelings of the\people. The proe|
Kossuth led.Best!
Tr
nst
on the back, he ejteiaimcd:
for Szegsclin.
hilt
"Ah, Mr., Snnpkinw, we have not cl
enough for our company," said a fay wife
her frugal husband. ••.
"Plenty of chairs, but toq milch compa
ny," replied Mr* S.
Punch says the next best thing to presepce
of mind upon tlie occasion of a railroad accident,
is abscilco of body. Good. "r
THE HUDSON RIVER is lower tbi*ettkM
than ever before known to be,
v\
v
DUBUQUE, IOWA, AUGUST 8, 1849. NO, 49.
From the Louisville Journal.
THE GRAVE OF AARON BURR.
But a few moments have elapsed since
we were standing in the Princeton Cem
eterey, gazing on the grave of Col. Aaron
Burr.—The resting place of this distin
guished man impressed us with the truth
that^nen impart their own character and
their own immortality to spots ofearth.—
Theroare few places of no more geo-
We know that a sapctity, which noth
ing can destroy or justly profane, invests
those places which have been charged
with the ashes ofthe great and good.
But greatness and goodness have not al
ways been united in those men whose
names cannot know oblivion, and whose
influence can never cease to be felt.—The
deeds of the wicked are as imperishable
as the deeds of the righteous. A nys
terious influence, as strong as that which
binds us to the sepulchres of the bene
factors of mankind,
often attracts us to the
graves of tiie great enemies of civil socie
ty-'"' .•'VT-:'-5*
The influence, however, id ||Dt the
same in strength. We remember" with
delight the seasons whose coming has
filled the earth with plenty an'. the prin-:
ciples whose development has built up
happy communities. But treasure in
our memories, with scarce. !ess interest,
the ravages of pesiilence the ruins of
tornadoes, and the terrors o'f revolutions.
It is an interest of this latter kind which
draws us to ihe grave of Burr, a place
not soot! to be forgotten. Men of fardis
taai •i-nes wjll visit it, and moraHfec upon
the fate of him who enchants will
We envy not the man who can unniov
edgazeon ihe grave ofCol. Burr. It is
one of the most desolate places that we
lmve ever seen. 'J'here is no monurnen-
1 1
lowed the retiring Hungarian', "ilijcl- 1 of him who once held such sway over the
pear to have obtained some i vantage at I minds"andleeiifigs O.C»
Acs, where it is said 50C Hungarians and poisonous weeds from ThS'Sed .that
,119 or sculptured marble standing
ever it, to evince the respect or affliction
of a single living soul.—Not even a rough
unhewn sione marks the head or the foot
Immediately to the left of President
f?urr is the tomb of Jonathan Edwards.
"Secundus nemini mortalium" is written
on it, and no one conversant with the life
and character of the man, would erase
the characteristic inscription. Still af
terward and in regular order, are the
tombs of Samuel Davies, Samuel Finley,
John Wither.epoon, and Samuel Stanhope
Smith—each loved in life, lamented in
death, and embalmed in the memory of a
grateful posterity.
The proximity of Col. Burr to these
loved and distinguished men, renders his
fate still more melancholy. Their un
forgotten virtues make his vices seem ten
fold more vicious.
They shut out the few good deeds of
his life, which might under other cir
cumstances palliate his bad ones.
As the visiter stands over the grave,
many scenes in the checkered and event
ful life of Burr crowd upon his reccollec
tion. He remembers th? 0th of Febru
ary 1756, when Burr first saw that light
through which misdirected zeal led him
to so many deeds of woe. He calls to
mind the death of both his parents
while the boy was only three years old
the handsome fortune that was bequeath
ed an orphan son the four days'abscond
ance from his preceptor, when, too, he was
a child of four years growth he runa
way from Mr. Edwards for the purpose
of going to sea, while he was in his elev
enth year and the entrance of Princeton
College at the early age of twelve, where
le graduated at the age of sixteen, tak
in'gt.the honors of his class in spite of a
character that evened much dis#p
probfttiof)} He reflects upon him a# a
Wlunte^r in the American revolution,
and a soldier in the celebrated expedition
of Arnold to Quebec as an aid to Gen.
Putman, JsjjVriL. conferee^of Ihe tiife of
lieutenant poloqel^. J[1^JfoUdws him to
the study of the Itajr^ajlp admittance to
the Albany bar in to thfvSenate in
,|791, nnd to the M$Bd place
gift of the AmericanSp^ople in
He beholqs him-r-the destroyer of HaoK
Burr carry thei,
le facts tell a
ent.— Words ,1
that'genius, howeyei$
virtue be oneofitd ele
eminence on which
fprever beam.
in the high
1801.—
be fori
acqgitg
prbof which
cunning had envel
-clouds. And, final
im Statdn Island,
Ijpeed his miserable
i#y-at Princeton,
lonors of war, and
upon which the cu
the rewards of.
%est forever.
^he life, the doat
^~ViP' *A-
ii &^:"c -&!
^•i-^'v'
graphical extent, which call up so many 'peetto the memory ofthe deceased Ex-Vresi
reflections, so many associations, SD many
recollections.
^unless
lattain
idbr will
v
Boston Allan anticipates a speedy
in Change for the better in business affairs,
•sequence of the arrival of California gold
On the life and character of JAMES K, POLK,
late President of the United States, deliver
ed before the Citizens of Dubuque, August
4th, 1849, by LINCOLN CLARE, Esq.
Correspondence.
DuBu'auK, Aug. 6th, 1849.
Defroir,—The undersigned, committeo of
arrangements, for the public expression of res-
dent, James K. Polk, beg leave to e presaftheir
highest gratification for the very excellent ad
dress delivered by you on that occassion, and
to solicit a copy of the same for publication.
sv #"ery respectfully.
'I
6
1
bt kno" n and irequemed when the niau-1 graat. Wheniacy have passed from the* at'
sol
en ins ol good men have crurnblod *o i mci-phere of envy and detraction t.iiev will
dust, and their places are knovfn no mare, 'i^ht of facts aqd truth, which
ne
j?.—g' ass
parlly covers him. The rest of ihe
face ofthe grave issterilo clay. icr
no verdant plant or shrub. The sting
er treads upon the spot and rog-sd^
not, until he is told that he stands over
the remains of Burr.
How changed the scene when from
this unmarked spot we turn to the sleep-?
ing place of the father of Burr. Over it
there is no towering monument, but there
is a massive tomb-stone, on which are
chissclcd the deeds of the loved and hon
ored President of New Jersey College.—
The grave of tlu: son is only designated
by its being at the loot of the father's.
HARRISON HOLT, 1
GEO. McHENRY, IfE
PETER KEINE,
JOHN W. MARKLE,
M. V. GILDEA,
GHAKLES HEWITT
Ooinmitte#f
^DBuaoK, Aug. 6th, 1849.
Qenttlemen—In reply to your note of this
morning, I have to remark, that I cannot re
fuse a. compliance with 'he cemplimcntury re
quest therin contained. The Address is there
fore at your proposal. Trply yours,
LINCOLN CLARK.
To Di. Holt. Col. McIIcnr, H. V. Gildea, Chas.
Hewitt, J. W. Marklc, Davi 1 Decker, and
Peter Kcin^. Esqrs.
V'iiv
&
4,
i
_' EUffAWTf.
J%END? A&D Fj:r.T,o^'-ClTlz!rs:
Another great light ha», the eye of
sense, been extinguished—bot tc be re-il
lumined ?n Ihe constellation of i5iei-»ry, and
aa we hope in lle »ven.
'i'h'i *ace of the 6un i« often obscure i by
the vapoi.: and mint which its own power
baa generated: but when with
time will vindicate them. If hit u^tivenare
virtuous tbey will be- approved by God.
This is all that man can desire for -him
self—it is all that his friends can desire for
him and to them it is matter of consolation
that no unwillingness or bate ofliving men
towards the living man can pjfcvent thib
measure of righteous judgment. Fancied
.superiority and claims postponed, sonie
.,jr. itmcs pours upon the head of cherished vir-
has venerated: out when with increasing ,i ,®
a
shir.es without, impediment. So with the
mir.J.-il the deeds of the good,*ond the
When icirv Iiav
tlie prejudices end ih« passions of men cai\
neither reach nor poMnte.
lfth«
r^e«Ci4ofa
U e anathemas deep and bitter. But the
c•mfines o.' the grave oppose an effectual bar
'iL'i No rival has the motive to enter
Uicre —there the character of the silent
sleeper is transferred to another jurisdiction,
and subjected to another judgment.
We come not to-day, to illustrate any the
ory of law or politics—to waken 110 party
rommotion—to procure no party victory.
Our service involves the finer, the better
feelings of our nature.
stTenirth he "fees i*p towards hjs zenith, he i
.i- e -i i i mg cares—rand «(1 for-you:—who may have
dissipates the ene.mes of bis glorv and .J
dissipates the ene.mes of bis glorv anui «.»•»
.uh"e
m^n are :ii and worthy,
VVe come to mingle our tears with a na
tion's grief and sympathize with the sorrow
ing mourner. Who would barter the satis
faction, for the feast of revelry, or the halls
of bounding mirth!
If, by some sad event,the fountains of grief
have been broken up, it may be some con
solation to know that there are those who
weep with the weeper. And surely it can
not but proffit us to remember that we are
heirs of a like inheritance, subject to the
same maladies, and relieveable by the same
com forts.
But we come not so much to lament the
departure of a private friend, as a public
benefactor. Another of a nation's Chiefs
has been gathered with his fathers to
the dust, and we are gathered to pay due
honors to his memory and 1 am sure I do
not miscalculate the character for magnan
imity of this great concourse, when 1 sup
pose that they will do it with one heart.
The subject of our Eulogium, and our la
mentations, it cannot be doubted, strove fur
the advancement of his country's prosperity,
and credit as he understood them, when he
bore
the burdens and honors of office. To
what
extent he succeeded, may be another
question.
If
he committed errors, as no doubt I10 did,
let it be tho task of another bund to portray
them —it is inino to speak of his vir
tues —and however imperfectly it may be
performed, it will not lack the merit of a
willimg mind, and should 1
fall below your
expectations and the dignity of the occasion,
there is one thought which comes to my re
lief —it is that the estimate which you will
attach to tl)e deeds and the character of the
man. will neither be heightened or depress
ed by any efforts of mine Those deeds are
fresh in your reccollction. It is scarcely
more than a short day since he gave direc
tion to power,—since his sentiments and his
will, were sensibly felt, throughout a'l these
States, and I may say,oftl)e world. I speak
not to you ot one who has come to bis end
|a the decrepitude or his age, whose charac
for and pmiee aro^to be found in the record
of pther days,-»bUtin the fresh bright IcaJ
of tie prerisnt. Hp carne to the highest
measure T)f earthly %r#atnc8i, while yet
most men are plodding wei^ jMjjfejii
the distance, with ||^ti^«err^HHj|^^:
pect&tion baulked^ and.yllLit
livedH^fast, and dtS^4«^B»oo.'. There
was fer hftn but a short |^rin pwer —but
tbare wss no blighted hope, no dlV
xpectation, no thw ring provi
bis higii position as Chief
nation* with the open
should be bilt for a Bin
longiag for the exer
^r-^Boae torthe adorn
'jrH'Ins. |t was not
3 bij enjoyment in
or the vast rei
it in the firm, I10
great functions for a
in the illustration of a
ch may serve herea
Hations of selfish a
h)t rapid life and of
ut none too much
pass that ordeal wtf
n. It is true he had
he bad accomplished
frosts of time had
at it requires the
srs to accomplish.
Howard fortune, an
1 is sometimes, true
men, tarnished a well-earri|d fs
It is natural, 1 might almost iaf
al, for a people thus to celebrate tbe depar
ture of their statesmen, heroes, poets.f—
Their life is their history:-,—their deeds are
the exposition of their character and insti
tutions, apd when we come to analyize and
e do but instruct ourselves
the rightfulness and du
^ff.inati\ution».
set tuem
and our
rability
,yi:
fit-f i "1
s
1
i€i
Perhaps the most interesting theme of
discourse would be found in the achieve
ments of the warriors —in castles invested,
in citied sacked, in hatt}es*woD. It is some
times true, that the Statesman's course .bar
ren of thrilling incident, present? nothing
of attraction to the multitude. There was
a time, when the importance of a people,
and especially of their leaders was to be
found in their military character alone.^
The fruits of peace, the proper resources of
nations, the science of governpiet as based
upon the just rights of man, bad no plac9f
But the philosophy ofthe world is rapid
in its progress of change. A day of clearer
light and purer morals has dawned upon it
and his who now labors with bis great UQOWI-:
edge, and endowments, and influence, to
eustuin writen constitutions—to maintaiq
his country in friendly relatious with otbef
governments—to increase the fitc lities of
.interchanging commerce—to preserve unT
invaded the national soil, untouched the
national honor—to extend by open negotia?
tion and fair purchase the national domain,
will not be without his reward ol gratitude
in the lemcmbrance of a people, who bav«
a mind to understand and appreciate.
It is not now the hej-o of many wan,.who
alone can unchain the enthusiasm of an in
telligent people. Let the deiotefl soldier, i
the successful General, who have offered
their lives a sacrifice to their country's gQOty
receive the full measure of their country's
cherished regard. I am sqre it cannot bei
necessary to inculcate lessons of gratitude
for services like these, upon people, wbose
bosom swells with its
gushing issues, when?
ever, with the memory of noble deeds, yoi*
touch the heart,
But, in measuring this tribute of justice
to him of the tented field, do not overlook
him, who js haggard with his midnight vi-
sril9 anxious with a thousand overburden*
a u s u e e a v i o o u s o n s i u i o n i n o v e
u
workinga of a more vigorous mind, and
brought himself to a noon-day grave, while
yet the soldier may h^ye escaped tho mis
sive of death, and sweetly sleeps beneath
his frjendly canvass* or bar been discharged
to wear his green laurels for years to come.
You will scarcely ejfpect me to pass to a
closer examination of the public'aots of the
late President, without glancing Iftbelfl**
tory of bis early dayt.
1
Mr. IVK was born-in Mecklenbufg coun
ty, in North Carolina, in *1595. It is said
that he was of Irish origin", and tf
ily namo was original!'" Polloc
year 1806, hia jQttlier ic'iu 1 cd to Teni
and settled in the then »?n!
wilderness of Duck River
It" was iiia father's intention to bavi*
him a commercial education nnd tj|r
put in a position fl.r thsf purjjftse.*
But lie bad no mind for the employiittBtj
and was soon relieved atffl put upon a course
of liberal education. In the year 1818, ho
graduated at the University of North Caro-
lina, with leading distinction, and a repu/'
tation for scholarship in all the branches of
Collegiate study.
From the University, he entered the of
fice of Felix Grundy, one of America's most
gifted lawyers, advocates, and Senators,
lie came to the practice of his profession, in
1S20, in the county of his first home in tho
west. His thorough education, republican
manners, accurate professional knowledge,
and more than all, his unwearied assiduity
made him at quite an early day a leading
member of the profession.
In lh32 he entered upon the 6tormy car
reer of politics* as a member of the State
Legislature. I11 the thirtieth year of his
are, ho took his seat in the Congress of the
Unitei Stales. Even then he made him?
e If felc as the opposer of every measure,
which looked towards consolidated power?
or which detracted from the rightful func
tions ofthe State governments. In the year
1833, was chairman of the Committee of
ways and means, perhaps the most impoitant
and influential station which can be assign
e 1 to a member in the House of IlepreHen
itives. It was the energy of that Commit:
tec, which sustained General Jackson in the
removal ofthe deposits and gave the finish
ing blow to the Bank of the United States.
In 1835 ho was elected speaker of tbo
House of Representatives, which position
he occupied for five sessions, digcharging its
complicated and delicate duties with the
skill and promptitude of a master, It is true
that at the close ofiiis career, a large minor
ity refused to respond affirmatively to the
resolution offering the customary borage of
thanks to the presiding officer.
But there are occasion? when th3 charac
ter and VVQUJJ, of a man's services may be
correctly meHurcd by the hostility w^ich
they provoke. You see the self nassflssjon
and dignity ofthe men in his reply.
office of tweaker, to vrlilch it
e the pleasure of this house to
all times one. of la-
has been
eleyate ti)e,
bour and Jii
made mjfJ
parliame
of a com
often in ti
the course o
decided.it is
Bors from the fou
This House has
ibility.
There i
criminatio
t«nd th
ceect
mestic
been
e more questiogj^ef
order,, nianj
:ult cl
e^Kei
ban had been
Imypredeces
mSEjfo*1'
uniformly s^gm^pei'
without distinction of the poll'
of which it
my thanks
discharge
form."
mposedi
support in the*
have had tp pef-
rbanoe, or re^
iijon of tacts
to the ofi
At two 8|ip
/diSfeatcd
Upon the
was at an
the e'veiMenei^i^
id in the swests*®f po
tion of self-cultuva:
in the society of tbose who knew his
thus did hil^^untry judge colr^
She called the "defeated Gov
to preside over tbe affair*
inscribe his
and military?!
-while tbe
the inheritance a
tion, and the glery pf
Consideration of tbp
iririce of M. Polk, wbietHjfr
ie American people:—rin
lad their interests enlarged, oe
id at bome,and their reputation
Or depressed abroad. I do not for-r
it in reference to these great ques
Ihe mind ofthe American people did
not. and does not entertain tbe same opin
ion* and 1 trust 1 do not forget what js (fye
to this occasion.
I know it is the expansiveness of,"four
national feeling, tho ready mind with Which
you yield the measure of honor to thoqs to
whom honoris due, whiph has broughtiowe
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