Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-03-29
READ THE FOLLOWING LET
TER FROM FAIRFIELD.

The following letter, deserves care
full perusal; and we earnestly hope none
will fail to read it, and then pass i,
around. For Mr.. Harlan to charge the
sovereign people ofthis State, with hav-
ing elected Legislature without brains
is perfectly ridiculous. We wonder if
the voters will thank Mr.. Harlan for this
compliment? Time will tell. AZ.
.. FAIRFIELD, March 16 1848.
Dear Friend-The candidates address
ed very large audience in tho Court
House of this place on yesterday. Ben
ton spoke first, and confined himself to a
fair statement Of facts, accompanied by
logical rguments-respectful to his COM
pelitor, and complimentary to the people.
Harlan (cal|ed the "Prairie Wolf'D was
all sophistry,-insuIting to his compett-
or,--disrespect(ul to the people who he
charged with having elected a LegisIa-
ture "wilhout brains,'-and his parti-
Fan appeal, in opposition to judicial de-
cisions, was all that the spirit Of anarchy
could desire. A distinguished Wing
from the State Of Ohio, who heard his
speech, has, since, made no secret of
his opinion, that such mob-aw senti-
ments, coming from such source-a
high public functionary, and licensed
minister OF the Gospel, would deter him
and many other respectable persons of
his acquaintance, from setting in Iowa
"foI" said he "we could expect no secu-
rlty for life or property, so long as this
frightful spirit Of opposition to law, is SO
boldly advanced"
Harlan assumes another very strange
position. He insists that he is now the
legal Superintendent, and yet appeals to
the people 10 elect him. He procIaims
his opposition to the decision Of the Su-
prone Court, and in the same breath
ibid not hesitate to say that Mr.. Benton
could not and should not hold the Office if
elected, as writ of Quo Warran,o would
Immediately be issued against him -
Thus declaring that he will appeal to the
same Court whose decision he now dis
regards. a.. -r t@ -..,.
1 know that he is incompetent to fill the
Office, for in all his official transactions
with the Land Office at this place, there
is not one which has not been declared
illegal or invalid by the departments in
Washington, and it is therefore evident
that he cannot comprehend the laws re-
Ia.ing to his duties. Indeed I had occa-
sion, last evening, to copy some manu-
scripts Of his, and am bold to say, that
he can neither write nor spell. He is
evidently an uneducated man, and would
be laughing stock to the school mas.e RS
over whom he would exercise his au-
thority. lie would "teach young ideas
how to shoot" in very strange dircc-
ton. 49,, ,ss.
Sympathy is the great lever by which
the Wings expect to defeat Mr.. Benton.
Local prejudice is another power which
they expect TO work with some effect,
But tho attempt to excite a prejudice
against citizen Of the north should ex-
cite the north TO greater exc rtions, aud
.'Old Hawk" has thrown sympathy on the
other side, when, in his paper Of last
week, he charged Mr. B. with being a
"broken down Merchant" and Indirect
y said that he was the ilegitin.ate son of
Senator Benton Of Missouri. Now the
author Of this blackguard insiauation,
knows Mr.. Benton as well as he does
any man in Iowa, but Cor partizan effect,
ne would make the people believe him
a bastard. This comes with a good
grace from q christian church going
Pharlsec who says that the Delegates
who nominated Mr.. Benton were ali In
ildels and that che is the candidate of the
iniidel party !" Very complimentary
indeed to many Delegates who | could
name! lam, dear sir.
sflse.- vn,,r PC n a ,,c,,.I