The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-05-29
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4 szg2asss,,se p Olitics.
Every state election held since the accession
of the present Wing administration to power,
has resulted in favor of the Democracy. This
is significant fact, and it should be studied with
a view to ascertain the cause of so marked rep
rotation of the influences by which Gen. Tay-
lor was placed in the Presidential chair. What
has caused this extraordinary change in public
fceling-in public action? The people must
have been deceived by the Wing politicians eli
thcr before or after the election of Gen. Taylor.
Our opinion is, that they have been deceived
both before and after, and hence the sudden
change, and the wholesale denunciation of the
men and measures of the present heads of the
government by the sober second thought of the
people. +t -
What hope can our political opponents have
to succeed in this State when they have been de-
feated in every othero Do they expect to draw
the wool over the eyes of the Democracy of To-
wa, they succeeded in doing with other States
during the Presidential election campaign? No
doubt this is their intention. And their nomin-
atoms tor State, officers, taken in connection
with the unincaning resolutions adopted at their
State Convention, makes this intention perfect
ly manifest Their nomination of Rev. gen.
tleman for Governor, is the first step towards
disorganizng political society, and substituting
in its stead, a religious organization, which, to
be successful, must be sustained by bigotry and
intolerance. As politicians, as American citi-
zens we object to this. We care not to what
tbo Po1y ho1o do
we care by what party he should be nominated,
we have insuperable objections to the service of
such men in a political capacity. Apart from
this objection we meet our political opponents
upon the broad field of principle-we defending
ours, and they having none of their own, striv-.
ing to possess themselves of that which they
profess to hold in supreme contempt.
This is the position of the parties in this State
one of them has fixed immutable principles,
the other, has nothing but the recollection of
having been once in power, with the terrors of
the sedition law at their Backs and the shin plas
tiers of the United States Bank in their pockets.
Once this party held gold and silver in such
utter adherence, that they wouldn't touch it
with their fingers; but Wholesome change has
come over them, and now they act in this re-
spect like their fellow citizens. They are al
most willing to put up with gold and silver cur
rency.
The same party few years ago must needs
have heavy tariff upon foreign goods, so that
people should pay for the privilege Of buying
their commodities when they pleased, and for
the lowest price. They have lately got over
this notion too, and most of them are now will
ling to buy as cheap as they can. So far they
have followed in the wake of the Democracy,
but in many other things, they are still obstinate
and coquettsh.
At the present time the Wing party is a good
deal like bad workmen out Of emyloymcnt.-
They rail at the times, abuse the good workmcn
who readily find something to do, and in the
face of uncxampled prosperity, they cry distress!
distress! 1t is not to-day nor yesterday, nor c.
ven very recently that they have adopted this
policy. 1t is an old cry with them, and one with
which they have frightened many weak minded
Democrats out Of their propriety.
This cry will be raised again-it is already
raised. Read the resolutions adopted in their
late convention in relation to a change of the
stitution. That is rather a new note in their po-
litical cantata. With this variation they ex-
the belief that if they allow them to change the
constitution so that the State could get over the
top of it's head in debt, then would there be rail-
roads on every highway, and branches to every
barn, stable and poultry yard. We can tell
our Wing friends that this note wants little tu-
ming before it is played. There is discord in
it which will be responded to by the jeers and
SCOTS and execrations of the people of this hap
Ply and prosperous community. We can tell
them that the people won't put up with their
music.
Internal improvements must be paid for by the
people ultimately, no matter by whom or in
whose name they may be constructed, and if
there is any work in which the people feel so
deep an interest in as to desire an opportunity
to take vote for or against its construction,
there is a simple, cheap, expeditions and Demo-
cratic way open to them by which it may at a.
ny time be done. The constitution which the
Wings abuse so much has provided this remedy.
Our Wing brethren surely presume too much
upon our ignorance, when they assume it for
granted that this provision of the constitution is
to us a sealed book. Let the people read it "a
gain; they will perceive how wisely it reserves
all important questions connected with State fl
nanccs for their final instruction and decision.
The Wings propose to make the constitution
absolute in this respect, and make the Legisla
ture the absolute agent of this absolute law.
The constitution itself negatives this absolutisr,
and makes the Legislature the creature of the
people, reserving to the letter the right to neg
alive or affirm the propositions su omitted to
them by their public servants. Does any one
doubt which of these positions the people of To-
wa prefer to occupy? Absolutis,n in the con-
sttution and legislature one side, or suprem-
macy in the people on the other' People Of To-
wa, which choose yea s" t71H . m, u
Mr.. Codding's Lecture.
| We extract the following notice Of Mr. Cod
ding's Lectures on Psycodunamy, from the Will