The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-04-24

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gs Eitz Warren.
/ We ask the attention Of our readers
for q few moments, while we attempt to
contrast the present position Of the wing
party, as exemplified by the official acts
OF those in power, with the position they
7rottssed to occupy during the Campaign
Of l848 which resulted in the defeat of
the Democracy. s.
It will be Tecollected by all, that dur.
ing that Campaign, Gen, Taylor and ma
ny Of his friends, labored hard to i'm
press upon the country the idea, tina, no
was entirely opposed to the doctrine Of
prescription Of Office holders for opini on's
sake.
No-partyism was the cry Of whiggery
from one extremity ofthe country to the
other, and the friends Of Gen. Taylor
throughout the land, We'd with each other
in sounding it abroad that their candidate,
ifelected, was to be the President, not Of
a party, but Of the whole people. The
old land marks were all to be erased, and
party issues were all to be merged in the
general desire for harmony and peace,
and the discord and strife which had
heretofore characterized the conflict Of
parties, was to be hushed in the spirit Of
nservatism. The different officers ne
cessary for the administration Of the gov
eminent, were to be selected from among
those, who in the estimation Of their fel-
low countrymen, were prominent for
"honesty," "capability," "fidelity,'' and
all the manly virtues which most ele-
vate and adorn the human character, and
where such we're already found occupy
ing the posts Of honor and Of trust, they
were to remain in the undisturbed pos
session Of the place :heir acknowledged
worth had conferred upon them.
This was the smooth shaven lawn over
which tho car Of whiggery was made to
roll, and this the smooth faced and vii
famous dece ption, which won to the sup
port Of their candidate many an honest
man npon whose ears the din Of party
strife had long and painfully fallen, and
whose patriotic heart had long sighed for
the time when the peaceful quiet in his
own bosom should characterize the gov
eminent Of that country he so much loves.
It is to such individuals that we would
now address ourself, and it is by such
that we hope and expect. to be heard
The desire for political quiet is holy
desire, and one that springs from the
better part Of human nature, but in vain
will you look to see that desire fulfilled,
while placing your confidence in that
party who have so lately and so treach-
erously attained to power-twice have
you entrusted your political hopes to the
keeping of that party, and twice have
you seen those hopes betrayed.
Recount, with US, for moment the
manner in which those hopes have been
betrayed, and then tell US if it be not
time to awake from the sIumber into
which the syren voice Of whiggery has
lulled you, and to rebuke and restrain
the headlong course Of that political and
moral treachery which would thus wan
tonly abuse and meanly sacrifice your
confidence.
You cast your votes for no:party-ism
You desired to elect "PEoPLE's CANDl.
DATE and when that candidate was e.
lected, you look to find President Of the
nhoze people, who, in the administration
ofthe government Of your country would
have ono enemies to punish and no friends
to reward" You looked TO see the strife
Of party hushed, and the patronage Of
your government reposed in the hands o.
sshonest, "capable," s'faithful' and up
right mon, without reference to the polit
ical party to which their sympathies may
have hitherto belonged. Behold now tn.
depths Of that treacherous deception int
which you have been betrayed, and "se'
who have done it."
But, do you ask us to wait until som.
legislation shall have taken place, undo
the administration ofGeneral Taylor be
fore we shall attempt to give charac
ter Of that administration? Do you asl
us to wait until universal prescription
shall have taken place before we censur'
the proscriptive feature Of that admins
tration? We wait for no such thing
Measures Of distinctive party Legislation