The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-09-04
Washington Correspondence.

The Io,oa Electiou.-Progress IN busincss.--Tht
Southern --DisunionistS.- Webster's
position.-Mr. Eliiott.-Thc fugitive ill.,
Extract to the Editor dated.
WAsHINcToN, Aug. Gath 1850.
DR.. HoLr.-The partial returns of the cleo
ton in your State, have given much satisfaction
to our democratic friends in Congress. Much
anxiety is felt to know the result between
Messrs. Thompson g. Miller. 1t would be SER
viceable to the democracy in your State, to look
well to the managers among the "latter day
saints" although Mr.. Warren may not be there
in person, the funds will be there, and agents as
anscrupulous as he, are ever ready to assume his
corrupt and corrupting position, while on duty
for the Wings of lowa.-The democratic party
must not believe him idle, altho' MIR. Warren
happens to be in Washington:-hs position here
gives him Importance in Iowa, and it bchooves
the people of the State to be watchful of the in
huence manufactured at distance to aid the
Wings of Iowa. sincerely hope you have made
clean sweep of Whggery for the Legislature,
and that your gallant HEMpsrEAD will succeed
as Governor, by thousands of majority. Judge
CLARK, see, is surely elected; but the district
of Mr.. HEM is very doubtful. Some of your
counties have done nobly;-my name-sakc has
given Whiggery blast that she will never re-
cover from; and Linn, Clinton, and Scott de-
serve, with others, the praise of the whole State.
Old Dubuque nobly done her duty; and may her
example be the example of the whole State.
Congress has not been too industrious this week:
indeed, have but little to commend in eithe +
House. did suppose that members were almost
worn down by debate-now nearly the ninth
month expiring-but speeches are as rife as ever,
and as spicy as if the session had but Just COM
menced. 1t is impossible to say when the House
will take up the Senate bills; certainly not be
fore the appropriation bills passed, then, and
then only, the House will 60 to work in earnest
on the settlement, in detail, what Mr.. Clay had
more judiciously planned in ono bill.
The establishment of the sectional Southern
Press in this city by the members of Congress
from the South, will inure to the sectional feel
ing Of d:sunion. Already the feeling is more
manifest among southern members, and real
ly believe, now, that some of them legisate for
the end Of keeping up an excitement so that dis
solution may follow at no distant day. | tell
you sir, danger is manifest in the unsettled con-
dition of things in Congress, and much of this
misfortune has arisen to our land, from the I'M
settled policy of the administration of the de-
ceased President.
Mr.. FILLMORE desires all the difficult ques-
tons settled, and such is the influence of his
Secretary of State, that l begin to think the
honor intended for Mr.. Clay has been reserved
for Mr.. Webster. An inkling of this has been
given out in the influence the opinion of Mr.. Ell,
lot will have with the New England members
in the House. 1t this opinion prove correct, the
career of Mr.. Winthrop in the Senate, will be
Of short duration, as fear he will 60 against the
settlement of the question unless the abolition
platform is adopted, in the Wilmot violation of
the Constitutional compact between the States
MIR. Elliot, his successor in the House sustains
the position of Mr. Webster, and we had hopes
that Mr. Winthrop would have done the same
in the Senate bat he does not.
The Fugitive Slave Bill has been ordered tc
be engrossed for final passage This is the
last of the measures of Mr.. Clay, and this pass
ed the Senate for engrossment ayes 81; nays ~
This is pretty sure indication that the House
will pass the same bill also, by an equally tri
umphant majority. Yours,