Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-10-17

GEN. VAN ANTWERP.r,a
When weheard Of the nomination 81
this gentleman, by the Cod-fsh and Cab
bage Convention, which assembled i
Iowa City on tho goth ult., we took occa
sion to express confidently our opinion
that the use of his name was without hi,
knowledge or consent, and ,ha, he woult
promptly decline the honor thus intended
to be conferred. 1t will be seen by the
following Card, that our prediction ha.
proved true. ssA 49,. a....G. 4,T
This is butanother evidence ofthe true
Democ ratio metal Of which the Genera
IS composed, and is salutary lesson te
the Insignificant squad, who dare thus te
presume upon building up themselves
by encroachments upon the Democratic
party. Let them know from this time
forward, and forever, that in their at
'empts at prosolyting, or propagandism
they should look only to that Federal
race, who are ever ready to take into
their alliance any band, however Corlorn
and wretched they may be. --ss liza sa
-ta sr" From the Iowa Sentinel.
~ Z.
am informed by the newsphappefs tina,
was nominated as candidate for Presi.
Dental Elcctor by a State Convention
which met in Iowa City on the goth ult
Beyond this have no advice Of the fac,
none, at least, that is official or authen.
tic; nor do | learn who, if any, of eithe
my political or personal friends partici.
pated in the proceedings Of the Conven-
tion. My name was used by that body
withou: my consent, and without consult
ing me upon the subject. l cannot per-
NIT it to be SO appropriated, and must re-
spectfully but promptly decline the nomi-
nation. .:..
Wholly disclaiming any intention to
call in question the motives of the actors
in the body alluded 10, or those who Sc
cond their proceedings, Of which l do not
constitute myself the judge, will be per-
permitted to say that the movement, be
its object what it may, is most clearly
calculated to produce a disruption, to a
greater or less extent, in the Democratic
party Of Iowa; while, just as clearly, it
can do naught whatever, in the present
position of parties in the State, to benefit
the doctrine they advocate-the exclu-
sion Of slavery from territory now free.
A Democrat all my life, of the s:radical':
school, and such from education and con-
viction; sprung from the loins Of De-
mocratic sire, and descended from an an
cestry all, and always, Of the same polti-
cal faith; having never yet once, daring
the 90 years that have voted, stricken
the name CT a Democratic candidate from
regularly nominated ticket, either Ma
tional, State, County, or for Town or
Township purposes, whatever my per-
sonal feelings or relations may have been
towards those upon either side-and they
have sometimes been such as to render
the situation trying and painful one;-
having, TOO, labored zealously, in years
gone by, to help organize the party with
which have acted, and to give it the as
tendency in the Stale (for which labor,
en- passant, have had my full share Of
abuse-openly and fiercely from political
opponents, and sometimes in secret whis-
pers from pretended but hollow friends) !;
and conscientiously believing, moreover,
that in the main-though. like all that is
human, it may be subject TO err--the
principles of that party are those best a.
dapted to promote the interests and hap
piness Of the people, my doctrine has ever
been, and my conduct squared thereby,
if it ''missed fire. or seemed to me to 20
off "half cooked" to pick the flint, or set
the trigger anew, and "try i:again," con-
fidently trusting to its known good quail
ties to bring matters out right in the end
"a trust rarely, if ever, disappointed.
~ V. P. VAN ANTWERP.
Fairfield, Oct. Cd, 1848.
~ The weather. was very fine last
week. Vegetation however, has put on
ito fall drocc corc;hl1y ror,; nd;,r ,,s ,r