Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1849-02-13

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fight, and finding ourseIf laboring under
a similarinabilhy, we have concluded to
adop. the Frenchn,an's language, in des.
cribing the conflic, which is now going
on among the Wings Of Dubuque.
II is truly lamen,able, that the passion
which animates the Wing breast should
be allowed to carry its possessors TO such
lengths, THAT the bond which has link.
ed them in fraternal union for so many
months should prove the bone Of such
fierce contention That the 1ouchstone
of all their harmony should prove the
rock, on which they split. But so it is
office was the handspring Of their united
action--Place the dayspring Of all their
hopes, but woe is me ''tha," Blood! Hair
Murder! should be the only offspring Of a
union SO congenial and loving.
The young zacharites whose place Of
rendezvous is at the Telegraph office,
and who as the Tribune says, stock i, in
to their heads to vote for Taylor" and iu-
to their hearts to get an office, think that
they, having sung all the songs, made
most Of the speeches, and promised to pay
the fder for the whole campaign, are
entitled TO all the 'sGovernment offices OF
The State of Iowa
1.-THE Seals Of Office glitter in theis eyes;
They climb, they pant, they grasp them; at
-r.% their heels,
Close ut their heels, another set of demar opues
ascend,
And with doxterous jrk, soon twist them
And win them but to lese them in their turn"
The second set, are the old stand-bys,
the pillars, not perhaps Of the party,
but Of the Tribune office, where they are
accustomed to meet.
These "Old FeIIows' had assigned the
differen Government offices ssof Iowa"
to their perfect satisfaction, and all was
going on smoothly. When 10! the ''cat
was let OUT by "Citizen," correspon-
dent of the Express, who had been care
lessly admitted to their secret council
Not a single 'syoung 'un" had been pro-
vided ror!! Not an office assigned to
those, who had furnished so much gas
for the imitation Of the Wing BalIoon!!!
What was to be done? Nobody could tel! |!
The old ones, decided that "Ci!izen"
was unwor,hy--The Young 'uns conclu.
ded 10 call ii convention and submit their
cesc to the Wing people.
The Executive committee Of the s:de
Junct Rough and Ready Club issue their
mandamus for such convention, and
here we step aside and let in the Tribune.
A CONVENTION TO DISTRIBUTE OFF.
CEs.
Some over jealous gentlemen, who thought
proper 20 vote for Zachary Taylor for Prcsden.
of the United States, have seen fit to get I'D
a call upon the Wings Of the several town.
ships of this county, to eject delegates to a
county convention to assemble in this city on
the 22nd Of the present month, to recommend
persons to fill the government Offices located
at this point.
The defunct Executive Committee of the
defunct Rough and Ready Club of this city, has
been called together, and now, they are made
to call for a Wing County Convention to distrib-
ute offices, on the 22nd Of February The pub.
lcation which appeared in the Democratic
Telegraph Of Wednesday, purporting to the
doings at the meeting of the so called Execu.
tive Committee, was nude, we learn, in opUo.
sition to the wishes Of the officers Of the meet.
ing, who were charged with the duty of carry
ing out its ordurs. Indeed, VIC are happy to
understand that most Of those who were at first
favorable to tho course marked out, now con.
code its improperly
That the prncip pal offices which this move
mcnt was designed to effect, are ont Of, and
beyond, any appropriate control Of the Wing
or Democratic people Of Dubuque county
moments reflection must render most uppar-
ent. Primarily, they act on bodies of people,
vastly trlnscendng, in numbers, the whole
population Of Dubuque county; and SECONDARY
~, they are Of common interest TO the entire
people, as being a POI ton of the general ma.
chincry by which this Government is carried
on. Being simply executive in their nature,
the righ, 10 appoint their beads, is appropriate.
~ placed in the Chief Executive of the Nation:
and we take it, that neither General Taylor,
nor any other President, will look to the pro.
ccedngs Of county meetings to find out who is
qualified to discharg. the trust, it has become
his duty to repose. Such arc not the obscrv-
ances of well, ordered business, whether in
public or private circles.
Even the Dubuque City Post Office could not
with any show Of reason, be made the subject
Of the discussions Of 4 county meeting A
large proportion Of the citizens of the county
do their business with other Offices, of 'vhieh
there arc at Ioast three within the county lin,
its. Toa township meeting. at IA proper time,
to settle rival claims to the City Post Off &C,
who should feel no opposition, in case such Il
meeting should appear necessary. But to
meetings OF the nature of the one sought to he
assembled on the 22nd inst /, we, in common
with the great mass of the Wing party. ere
opposed. ~
After looking on that picture, please
look on this, which comes from one Of the
Young 'uns at the Telegraph office signed
Joe or more properly Geo.
.....E -r ... - For the Telegraph
.. OLD FOGIE-lSM.
The Nincompoop who pres,des over the
destires of the ''.Srny6une," comes out in
his last with kind of Old Fogie- ism lead
er; in which he doubtless shadows forth the