The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-10-23
DUBUQUE:
WEDNEsDAY":::"O 23, 1850.


the only safety Of the Union rests now on the
adoption by the wlig party of the nonintcrvcn-
ton doctrines proclaimed by the Democratic
National Convention Of "A. This acknowledge
ment long ago due to the position Of the
Democracy, but was never made until its occu
pancy by both parties, became as much Of ne
cessitv as the preservation of the Union was
desirable. Should the whig party now become
as honest as the editor Of the Intelligenccr would
have it to be, most huIniiating confession
would be forced from the lips of those who
never before acknowledged party fault or in
dividual error.
Well, we will not taunt the whg party with
their former sins, altho' they have defeated us
by fraud and stratag agcm-deteated us by the
holy weapons which they would now bury
deep that no human hand could ever grasp
them more. We forgive them for all this, if
they but unite with us, even now, in crushing
the fell spirit of abotionism and hcllis!l tanati-
cism which has seized so many Of the Northern
people, and thurst them forward in reasonable
opposition to the will of the nation, manifcs
ted by the passage Of the late compromise bills.
1t is we'll authenticated fact that the whir
party Of Iowa stood upon the Seward platform
two years ago; it is also record that the
Wilmot proviso was a part Of the whlg creed
up to the time of making nominations for the
late general election; it is also certain that
| these positions have not been formally abandon
ed by the whig party in an official manner.
What, then, is the present position of the whig
party of Iowa upon the Seward g higher law y
doctrine, and upon the " Wilmot proviso )
Are they in favor of Intervention or non inter
vention? Or in other words, do they rcpudiate
their own oft asserted doctrines-do they aban-
don the tests they have many times batted
for, and adopt the doctrines Of that party they
have long denounced as ant-national and
anti-rcpublican? Which Of their organs will
speak to these questions? We call upon them
to declare to the people the position they occupy
The passage Of the compromise bills does not
settle the agtating question of slavery. 1t vii
be renewed by the next session of Congress
and let it be distinctly UNDERSTOOD beforehand
how the whig party Of this State is affected to-
wards this question. 1t becomes the more pro
per now, as that party has succeeded in clccting
a whig to the next session Of Congress. How
does that party desire that Mr. Miller shoul,
vote, if the question should be prcsencd Le
there be no conccamcnt, no Taylorng or Coon
ing about this question. 1t must be met The
position Of the Democracy is fixed on the Rcso
lutions Of A. Will the whig party be tount
he'd uDOn these rcsnlut,onc or will tbo,
continue to lend their influence to the "highe
law men, for the sake Of the loavcs and fishes
as they have done before ? Now, that they hav
for once, had patriotism to unite with their de
mocratc fellow citizens in the passage of salu
terry laws, will they continue to be animated by
the same patriotic ardor in the enforcement ane
perpetuation of these laws, and thus stiic tn,
kindling fires Of dscord and civil war;
We know already what portion of the whi9
party will do. A large and influential body of tn,
New York wings have already declared them
selves-have. already rcpudiatcd the "highe
law men, and placed their standard under the
protection of the Democratic flag of A. This
example will be followed elsewhere, but will i
be followed here Let the organ speak LIE
those who have borne the whig standard agains
the Democracy in "A, '46 and as respond
Let those who are now holding office under the
present administration, say whether they be
lieve now, as they did two and four years ago
Let those who would be Surveyor General o.
Iowa and Wisconsin declare whether they obey
the old whig doctrine.
1t is matter of record that all these men
two years ago, were Proviso men and abolition.
lists ! Are they SO yet? Will the organ of the
North inform us? Will the Hawk-eye inform
US? Come gentlemen, don't be afraid, Clay
and Webster, and Fillmore have apostatscd--
what have you to fear.
After alluding to the meetings and resolutions
held and adopted, in opposition to the Fugitive
slave bill, and expressing desire that some
thing be done by the great Democratic and
whig parties towards preventing the inevitable
effects resulting from this reasonable spirit, the
lntelligencer proceeds to say:
"But in what particular manner, and by what
practicable process, can this result be accom-
plished? We confess we see but one mode.
Let national Wings and Democrats everywhere
assume it part of their polrical creed, that
congress snail nOt leBSiatc at dll Oh tle SuDJecI
Of slavery in the territories but that the people
of each State and territory shall decide for
themselves whether or not slavery shall exist
amongst them.'
| He need not have made this appeal to the
Democracy, as the following extract from the
same article will convincingly prove:
ave are we'll aware that this was virtually
the position assumed by the Democratic party
in the Baltimore platform of 184S, and that in
now recommending the Wings to assume the
Same position, we are affording to our Demo-
cratic friends the occasion to exut in their saga
city, and to taunt us with want Of political
foresight. Be it SO. We shall be content to
submit to their jeers, provided we shall see the
! Union fixed upon stable basis, and peace re-
stored to the country.
This intelligent, influential and patriotic whig
paper confesses to but cone mode " of settling
the agitatlng question, now and forever, and
that one and only mode is the adoption Of the
Democratic platform by the whig party. ,
Here is something over which Democrats