The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-05-23
oh! what a Row.

On! WHAT u ROW.!
The Wings of this city, having but t,co print.
ing presses, cannot do all their quarrelling
without occasionally getting the use of CO.
lumn in the Express" We are peaceabls
man, and dislike quarreling of any kind, but
more especially family quarrelling. But as an
offset, we are fond of fun, and have keen
appetite for the ludicrous, and therefore open
the ring for this fsticuff among the Coons.
Some sly young Coon. having a grudge a.
gainst the seniors Of the Coon family in this
city, has written the following, and dropped it
in the Post Office for US to print. We put it
in just as We find it. 1t is badly written, bad
ly spelled, and not punctuated at all; but new
erthelcss, here it goes. We are DESTROYS of
giving our friend Nightingale the benefit Of it,
as it was evidently written for his benefit.
For the Express.
Mr. ED,ToR-Sir: reside in the country,
ana seldom see any newspaper but your own;
OCCASIONALLY .c take a peep at the Telegraph,
TO see how the Wings (the young 'uns and the
leading Whigs) of your city are progressing
nnd, from recent events, them self. STYLED and
would be-leaders and dictators are likely to
head the more honest and open ling
Wings; though find those leading gentlemen
are much troubled and disappointed. 1 was
amused to hear two of the party in secret
Communication few days ago. They cursed
O'o Aack, and said they never had any conf
oence IN MN, and his conduct in regard to the
Surveyor Generals Office was an outrag. not
to be tolerated. What! (says one, keep that
man Booth in office, after we recommended
our oest man--one ~ino we all know would
, seE"o you and myself-n fact all Of us, who
have been admitted into our councils;- after
all our schemes and plots, and all our meetings
in the anty chamber of the Miners Banks,
(whcrc many nefarious scheme IVES concert.
ed) and we went our way Rejoicing. Now our
n:sns are all defeated; Booth is rstaned That
/ old fool has made honesty and capability test
always feared (says the other,) that would
be the case A southern man won't do, no
how; we can't, nor we won't trust them; the
look at what they call Honor! Now. that is
ridiculous, these days, when we all ant office
and money. 1t is an outrage upon the rights
| Of the good people; but we must put up with
1t. Now. my friend, what is to be done with
the Register, If the Jeffersonian principle are
to become test. Lewis, like Booth, is quail
he'd, honest, and worthy; and if we get him re-
moved, our hopes are all destroyed. The man
we recommend is, you know not ca pa ble and
that fellow. Nightingale, possesses in an emil
nent degree, all that old fool requires But we
will head him, with our greatest and best man,
the Major. He has no foolish notions; he has
headed Lucius, and cIn easily head NJ cHenrv,
if that old fool lack goes for qualifications,
and no further We are safe for the Rcceiv-
er's Office; and there is the Post Office, we
have got it in spite Of the Wings, Democrats,
and Young 'uns. Our Clique has succeeded
Gen. Taylor in that case, did not apply the
Jefersonan rule. Yes, but that was done by
our friend +. Ii. Warren, who alwaYs does his
duty, regardless of capability, honesty, or any
other qua lfication. Well, we may rejoice
through our management we have got the Post
Office and the Receivers Office; and if there
Is nothing more said, we may get more. But
another great matter interests our Clique; that
is to stop the Telegraph-it will always be in
our way; and that fellow, Nightingale, is not
good Wing; he, like Gen. Taylor, has an idea
of honesty, which, if carried out, would destroy
our party. | know it, but we don't intend to
carry out any such principles as honesty. Our
wits must be put to work we must. see our
leaders, Timothy and the Major; they will tell
US our duty, and we must do It. Then our
purses must suffer; they will say we must pa
for that Telegraph office Oh no, the Major
and the Post Master must pay and the Tribune
man. Yes, und if we don't pay our part, we
will get no part Of the spoils. We get none as
tits. Yes, but if Tim gets the Surveyor office,
then we get our eward; and the Major will
help US, if we stick and do his bidding Not a
man of the party has done more to have Lu-
cius killed off. than myself Let US keep cool
All may yet be we'll. The ajor is cunning;
though I'm afraid his cunning is all for himself
Lay low and say nothing. w. X.