The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-07-18
correspondence Of the Miners
EXPRESS.
The School Law.

iect Of 'Retrenchment IN inc management
and disposition Of the School Fund, will, with
your permission. take the present occasion Of
saving few words to the public on this i'm
porto Mt and interesting sub iect.
The present school law has been censured,
and so far as my opinion is concerned, justly
ce2sured, uasmuch as it has not answered the
Just expectations Of the COMMUNICATING,
as it has done, q number of unnecessary and
expensive officers to be drain on the Educa-
tiona fund. This is the great defect of the
present law. The General Assembly has been
ccnsurcd, and deservcdly SO, for passing this
law, when another had been proposed by the
School Committee, embracing in negative
manner, the propositions now submitted by
'Retrenchment'
The School Committee, whose duty 1t was
to prepare bill, have been censurcd under
the mistaken supposition that the law now IN
force was the same as that presented by the
committee to the General Assembly. If any
person will tax the trouble to make the com.
parison between the two, the undersigned will
furnish him with copy Of the original bill, ms
reported BY the committee. The principal,
and most important features Of the original are
Numerically opposite to the present, as the
comparison will show; but that the public &C.
neraIly may be informed on the subject, Twill
state, that the original bill reported by the
committee and rel cctcd by the General AS
sembly. contemplated no such officer as School
Fund Commissioner. That is the principal
feature of diffe renee, and the most important
one. The other points, relating to the organ,
cation of districts, are not cons dered mate.
rial by others, However much the undersigned
has insisted on their importance in his place in
the House of Representatives.
If, then, the present school law, is not what
it ought to have been, let those who deserve
it, shoulder the responsibility, as they assert
ed they would; but let not the public be any
longer deceived on the sub Get by every anony-
NOUS censor, who rather stall at the reputation
of individuals than at the defects in the la W.
The undersigned has been subj ected to those
ANONYMOUS thrust, by a correspondent OF the
Tribune newspaper, and tho editor of that
print most ungenerously and ungentlemanly
adopted the sentiments, and echoed the fou'
aspcrsions OF his correspondent. The under
sigued had taken the trouble to send that ed
itor copy of the original school Bill, as soon
after it was printed us possblc-and with that
bill before his eyes, he charges the committee
with inca pa city, and trusts to more enlightened
Iabors for good school law. trust to another
Assembly to pass the ono which had the hon
or to present to them, and which had for its
compiIers (not including MYSELF men OF as
much cnlig htenmcnt on school affairs as the
honorable gentlemen who an engaged on the
revised code Thus much for the Tribune
onght to say something of his correspondent.
The Old Farmer who devotes so much of his
malignant heart to my calumniation. l have
no Knowledge of the man, further than what
rumor says of him, who, if she speaks truly,
represents the person assuming this humble
name, man who has, in hy.gone times, fly
urcd considerably in jackson county rs APP
estate and traitor to the principles Of Democra.
cy, and to those who contiocd in him political
ly. That am the special object of this or
such man s mu!ice. is indeed as great u favor
as | can deserve or wish from such source. ]
am no: conscious Of having either seen, known
or in ured this man;-most likely he is ust
una acquainted with mc-with tins exception.
that he has cndeavored, by his anonymous
tilrusls, to take from me that confidence of my
fellow citizens which he, when entrusted with,
betrayed.
You will pardon me, an the public will par
don me, tor this digrcssion--I have but defend
I'd myself before the public from the malcvo-
lent shafts Of unprinci pied editors and anony
NOUS assass!ns.
do not consider the sentiments Of 'Rctrcnch
mcnt' in the liz hit which have been bound to
look upon other anonymous correspondence
.Retreuchnent' takes right hold of the sub
jet, tolls what the defects are, and how they
should be rcmcdied; and if he had been present
at the sitting of the School Committee al Iowa
City, he could not better convey the senti.
menls thcr. expressed than ne now does.
will take the liberty of asking public atten.
ton TO these sentiments of 'Retrenchment,'
and Justice from the same public to the School
Committee of the last General Assembly, of
which committee your correspondent was a
mem ber-whcthcr worthy or UNIV or!hy, lie!
facts speak-lcl the public decide.
Respectfully yours, d. II. MAHONY.
JacA:on CO., Iowa, July 5th, lS49.
For the Express.
DocToR. IloLr:-Thc warfare which has been
wagcd for the past few weeks between the per-
sonlfcaton of Fogicism and myself, is closed
Wood hauled down his coos last week. and
marched out Of the 'Straybunc' fortress, with
out the honcrs Of war Major MobIcy autho-
rizes me to say, that the language imputed to
him by Wood, in relation to that County Mass
Meeting, was unauthorized by him, and that he
(Wood,) must be mistaken. Under existing
circumstances, cannot be as charta 5lc as the
Major. and shall puta different construction
upon his article. believe he has wifully mis-
stated the Ma S language But he has sur
rendcrcd-hc is pinned to the wall, without u
chance Of escapo; and it would be unworthy
the victor to pursue him further. One word,
however, in parting, old fellow. You have
made enemies of many, who, had you pursued
fair and honorable course, would have been
your firm supporters; not because they liked
you, Tor that were mpossibe-you have such a
winning way of making yourself despised-but
because you were struggling against difficult
ties common to us all and ha d family depend.
ant upon you for support; you have driven these
friends away; and however insensible you may
be 10 the fact your day the Organ Of the
Wing Party, in this region. is past and gone.
With regard to some others, who have figured
in recent transactions. l forbear TO comment;
and while | pity the seltishness which has
prompted them to inJure me. would fain for
give. But they have added insult TO injury,
which, at proper time, will notice and re-
sent. This is due to myself, as q friend OF
General Taylor, and nj -mber of the Wing
party since | became voter. Fogiesm, fare.
we'll! In me, you have open and undsguis.
ed encmy-which is preferable far, to Sc.
cret .1oe-gIe.
You will please, Mr.. Editor, accept my thanks
for the opportunity you have afforded me, to
defend myself through your columns: and il
Fogieisn is satisfied with the finale. am.
GEO. L. NIGHTINGALE.
Dubuque, July H. ls49
A Word III Time.
This word shall be for the Democracy OF Jack.
son. Will they listen? Will they heed the
warning? We shall Sec
DEMocRATs With an undoubted ma ority Of
citizens proGessing the DrinciDlcs Of Democra,