The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-07-31
Extract TO the Editor, dated

| Extract to the Editor, dated
NAsnuNCroN, July Il, 1850.
| SlR:-Gclr. Jones, of your State presented
some resolutions of meetings in Iowa, in favor
Of the Clay Compromises, which your Senators
both favor. Cen Jones has done himself much
credit in the iudicious application of his remarks,
and hope you will publish from the Union the
same, as reported under this date in that paper
Since the death of Gen. Taylor, you may set
it down that Congress has gone earnestly to
work. The members now feel the necessity Of
working on the public business for the remainder
of the session. In the Senate the Compromise
Bill has made some progress for the last two
days. Mr.. Benton made his speech on Monday
against the bill; and he will continue to annoy
;hc Senate and procrastnatr the business of that
chamber, until California is fully admitted into
the Union, and Fremont along side Of him as
will Col. Benton become settled in mnd and
pcaccablc in nalmcr.-lIc is, at the present time,
very unsettled in his opinion Of dccorum in the
Senate; morosc, insulting, and very dogmatical.
All these things to be rcgrcttcd;- but in ad-
dition to these objections TO his conduct; he is,
now, coalcsccd with the abolition party-That
coalition will ruin him in Missouri, and prevent
his r, tlrn to the Senate from that patriotic State
| This all comes Of his over anxiety to be thought
the exclusive champion Of the interests of Cali
! 1ornia. | believe otherwise. He has, by his
course, done much to rctard the public business,
" and ,rryr,,t t!,r oI,,iccinn r,f ('olifNrnio
Mr.. Webster delivered to-day one Of his best
arguments in favor of cancellation and conccs-
sion, to the different interests of the Union, and
mainly in favor Of the passage Of the report of
the committee of Mi1ccn-and of full and fin
al settlement Of the different and difficult cues
tons now before Congress. believe the bill
will pass; yct there is so much detection in the
! South, 1t will be much closer vote than | anti
cipated when the bill was first reported by Mr.
Clay. No matter whattur up; no matter what
may be the coalition between the nullfycrs of
the South, and tho negro stcalcrs Of the North,
| Your Senators of Iowa, will be true to the Union,
and their votes be so recorded
Mr.. Benton and Mr.. Clay had another spat
on yesterday. No blood was drawn, but at times
it looked as if daggers were Gin the distance. y
Mr.. Clay will do well, hereafter, not to notice so
seriously the remarks of Col. Benton. The Lc-
gslaturc of Missouri will soon relieve the Sen
ate of further trouble on his account
| Col. Benton has offered his services to Mr.
Fillmore, our now President. Whether they
will be accepted, this dcponcnt sayeth not. But
this we do say, that the advice of the ac0u7d-Jc
Lit. Gen. Of Mexico, will not be of much consc
qucnce, after next winter; therefore, the Prcsi,
dent had better take counsel of more discreet
and reliable friends
Yours, truly, MUSCATINE.
I'VE omit that portion Of the letter con.
tanning speculatons upon the probable cast OF
the Cabinet, as they have already been anticpa-
teddy the appointments,as announced last week
ED. Exr.