The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-08-29
DUBUQUE, IOWA, AUGUST %, 1919.
Correspondence of the Miners
EXPRESS.

correspondence VI the MlnerS'
Express.
For the Express.
"Ihere never was time when the whig
party wanted fugleman more than the pres.
ent. 1t is the universal mplalnt among ed,
itors, that they don't know what to write a.
bout or tight about "Appointments,' TIRE.
moVals, prescription" have been the lead.
ing topics of discussion ever since the inauy,l.
ration Of General Taylor, until we are sick at
the sight of the words.
there seems to be no settled policy on the
part OF the administration, no definite course
marked out, no principles at issue, no ..plat-
form" OF party to support or defend
.'But of the great measures that are to be
carried out under the wing administration. we
hear little or nothing beyond q vague conser-
vatism, which is safely considered as an anti.
democratic doctrine.'
The present incumbent in the Presidency
being military chieftain, = and wonderfully
celebrated for his mastery capacity OF knotring
nothing but ''the order Of war;" those articles
written by the ensigns and corporals Of the
great universal federal party, and intended for
the special attention OF the General, are gene.
rally couched in military language, and their
Smiles and allegories are usually drawn from
actual scenes IN al bout a sslife in the camp -
The above extract IS beautiful specimen Of
this modern style Of Wing literature. tits from
the New York Mirror one DC the federal en-.
signs which assisted in escorting the sschief-
tain into the Presidency. Il aptly illustrates
the practice dnd principles Of the federal par.
sty, or rather its totul destitution of any hxsd
principles. except those Of opposition to demo.
gcracy sort Of distrust in the apacity of the
great body of tbs people to think and act fof
themselves, and q peculiar preference for, and
submission to, q sort or supreme, irresponsible
oligarchy.
Let us analyse q little. The w hig party I,
wants "a fngleman. Indeed! Simple souls!
In drill duty, "fugleman = is a man placed
out in front of the company, to 90 over with
the exercises according to the word Of com.
nand. after which the company, in limitations
go over with the same mannuvre. The yervs
idea of ..fug lemaA suggests to the mind q
company Of ignorant ounces, on drill. obeyings
the orders and doing the bidding Of an officer. 1
The inference to be drawn, OF perhaps more
properly, the plain English of ali this Is. that
the mass Of the people are ignorant apes. and
supple tools 81 q few designing unprincipled
men in Office at Washingten City-that when
these men give the word Of command. their IN,
glemen Editors, at Washington, 90 over the
exercises in their papers, when, by sort of an
electric galvanism, all the inferior and remote
ensigns OF the party ca tcll the inspiration. and
harp the same tune, or as 1nesmerist would
perhaps more forcbly express it, sort Of clair.
yovance runs through the whole corps of un.
der-iuglemen' ~.+.snsand corporals. and ont
INTO every platoon, section ahu sa~~A Of. the
federal party, SO that they all dance to the same
piping. This has no application to the demo
crazy; but so far as the office holders, Editors
and a. tools OF the federal party are concerned it
Is literally true, but here the picture ends, the
gTest the peops think for