Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-03-01
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R. WlLMoT AND THE POST MAS.
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appears from an article in The
q dshiag.on Union, that the notorious
hero Of abolition notoriety, GSenor .Anto
!. Lepex ade Wilmot, Z has made furious
ss,ack upon the Pos, Master General, Be
cause Re refused at the Senor's earnes.
solicitation, 70 transfer the Post Office adj
yertising from the Tioga Eagle, con
sistent Democratic paper, opposed 10 the
Proviso agitation, tothe Bradford Repor-
! tef, 4 3 violent Proviso print and tina. too
alter be had consulted Mr.. Buchanan,
lnd was advised not 10 make the transfer.
Tha second Edition of the Cleveland
Plandealer's experiment, has met with
l;ssle success il procuring patent, for
vending bad wares. d
81 II il plain tof.he most casual observer
of passing events, that there is q vigor-
Gus effort making by the friends Of this
premdture agitation, 10 render obnoxious
20 the public, all who presume to direct
theirinfuence. 10 any other channel, than
that dictated BY Wilmot and his friends;
and il must be equally plain 10 every re.
fleeing mind, that no principle fraught
with sosmuch evil to the country, is like
4 ~ 10 receive, the deliberate sanction Of
any considerable portion Of the Demo-
cratic party.
Originally the abolition Of slavery was
advocated on high and holy grounds. Its
yoiaries were the sincere friends of the
black race. But latterly it has been
drawn into the whirlpool Of politics: and
used as 4 floating capital, upon which to
build a new party, and appease The ra-.
wings ola few hungry politicians. Orig
inally i was designed to mitigate the
evils Of slavery, by reason and persua-
sion applied to the moral senses; but it
has been perverted from its legitimate
purpose, by men who have as little re-
spect in reality for the freedom Of the,
blacks, as for the harmony and safety Of
heir government. For a proof Of this,
look II the proviso movement in New
York. Who are the leaders Of that move
ment, but men xho have been disappoin-
ted ia their political aspirations, and
knowing there is a large party Of ADOLF
tionisls 10 the State, think to place them
selves u the head Of this party, and
thereby securea prominence, which their
Intrinsic merits do not entitle them 10 re.
sceive? They profess to be Democrats
and friends Of the Administration, except
90 far as its acts conflict with their pro-
yiso check upon slavery;yet how do they
exhibit that friendship By using their
Influence for the support Of that admins
traitor, in ITS most trying emergency,
when Il not only has to encounter the
lance and musket Of an ignoble foreign
foe, butihe more practiced, insiduous and
less openly directed attacks Of a domestic
enemy? Do they come boldly forward
and support the administration in its vim
dieation Of the country, agains. the re-
peated wrongs ard outrages Of Mexico?
Or dotthey present cold shoulder and
breathe forth feeble and half suppress
ed approval Of its course? Mos. emphut-
ically the latter.
hese same men opposed in 844, the
election Of Mr.. Polk, because they i'm.
sgined that Southern influence had Civ.
SO go him pfominence which belonged to
nnothcr; they opposed the annexation of
1exas because they imagined ii had con-
igibated more than any other one thing
q chung the political cards in favor Of
sTTcnressse anl against New York; and
1soy 81 present the banner under which
thel i,rppose 81 march, inscribed upon
whlcll, appears in flaming character
eternal hostility 10 the South. disorgani-
zation ip the North, and disunion in the
Centre "a spirit which manifests itself
il many ofthe States, tothe serious disad-
xantagsofthe administrator, and in Con-
gsess % the great de.rimen, oflhe Union.
sdoct rine founded in radicalism; adyoca
lobby men who have every thing 10 gain
md hotbing - lose; and designed 10
iislfaet and divide the country agains, IL !
VII dE
81 those who are invited 10 give this
petly their countenance, reflect, that ga
divided itself cannot s:and. Il &
ssssedisys u ne Railroad Conrsn-
"a Z, 's;7;;, A. ProceediDgs Of 4 railroad con-
,4Q1i0na which assembled at Iowa City on