The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-07-10
Washington Correspondence.
Extract to the Editor, dated


DEAR SIR:-Again we are disappointed in
the Compromise Bill being delayed by the Sen
ate adjourning over until Monday next. There
have been an innumerable amount of amend
ments proposed; some rejected and some adopt
ed. Such have been the changes that the bill
does not bear at present, even the same beauty
as when it came from the hands of the commit
tee, and | fear it will not be much improved
The friends Of the bill, believe that they will
carry the adjustment of all the questions, by
handsome maioritics in both houses. My own
impression is that the bill will pass the Senate
by clear majority of ten votes; and certainly
by not less than that number in the House.
should Judge it would be much larger, if the ex-
preston of attachment to the Union should be
taken as any criterion Of the vote. All the spea-
kers in the Senate feel double assurance that
there is no danger to the stability of the Union,
yet it appears that Mr.. Davis of Mississippi and
Mr. Hale of N. II. seem determined to be lea
ders in constant endeavors to cmbarrass the bill.
1t is to be hoped that they will be left in small
er minority than the above indicated vote, on
the final passage OF the bill.
Col. Benton has been before the Grand Ju-
ry of this District, as the prosecutor of Gen.
Foote. Col B. will do no good to himself in
sinking behind the Court for protection. Let
him drop the matter; that is the proper course.
If he does not, he will be much worsted in the
finale of the contest with Gen. Foote. The
committee Of the Senate have not yet reported,
on the difficulty between them, and it is hard to
con lecture when they will.
The Tariff, that our wiseacres have been anx-
ious to change, will overgo the estimates of the
Secretary of the Treasury, some ten millions Of
dollars, and the deficit he asked Congress for,
becomes "dead dog in the political bucket
Try it again, perhaps another scheme can "gal-
phini=e deficit" to meet the wants of the Wing
party, now improperly i'll the control of the gov
eminent.
The Gothamites have given D. S D1cKlNsoN,
the whole souled, patriotic Senator from New
York, grand dinner in appreciation and appre.
citation Of his services, in the Senate of the u
nited States. This compliment is as well de-
served, as it is honorable on the part of the citi
zcns of New York. What pity it is that the
Empire State could not have two patriots in the
Senate. DICKINSON, whom his fellow citizens
delight in honoring; is associated with Seward
q man who contemns the constitution of his
country, and used all his energy against one
half Of his fellow citizens, making efforts to up.
hcave the harmony of the land so that he can
have an opportunity to mount the ladder to the
Presidency of the half of the Union, if he can.
not to the whole united. The fanatics we hope
will yet be quoted by the adjustment Bill OF
MIR. Clay, now before the Senate. If that is
done, Mr. Seward will be hors da seonsbat in the
Senate. His occupation will be gone, and he
will have to retire to New York, to pursue his
former promise, to the late Governor of Virgin
ia, in wishing to exchange his Irish and Ger
man fellow citizens for the free negroes of Viz
gina | have no doubt but Seward would drive
4 good business, by extending his negro trans
actions to the Island of Cuba, where good hands
command high pr1ces; and as he is devoted to a
''Mgher conscience po1oer' than the consttu-
ton of his country; who knows but "high pri-
ecs' for free negroes may be the ruling principle
with him. in the illusions he made in his late
conscience speech in the Senate.-Itis disgrace
to the State of New York, that such man as
Se'card should be permitted to occupy seat in
the Senate of the United States. And still it is
more the pity that the patriot Dickinson should
have such creature for collcaguc--I have
done with the subject.
The people of your city, and of your State at
large, are more interested in a bill that passed
the Senate this week, than what I can say pro
or con for Mr.. Seward. | aIlude to the passage
of the Dubuque and Keokuk rail road Bill
That bill has passed the Senate, by very strong
vote, giving to the State every alternate Sec
ton of land, from point to point, to aid in the
completion Of the road, with the same privileges
of selection that was granted to the State of H.
linos for the same object; that is, lands within
IS miles Of the contemplated route, where the
public lands have been sold or entered by set
tiers. This is grand improvement for your
city; and to no gentleman are you more indebt-
ed, than to your two pcrsevering and industri-
Gus Senators. Indeed, to Gen. Jones was as.
signed the duty of perfecting the Bill, and ne
yer have representatives. been more assiduous
and perseverng in Carrying out with success, this
I'M ortant improvement for the State of Iowa.
Well may your young and patriotic State feel
proud and secure, while such men as DODGE
and JONES are her representatives in the Senate
of the United States
The majority of the committee on the confess
ted election from your State, fire to four have
decided in favor of Mr.. Thompson retaining his
seat. | have no doubt but the House will sus-
tain the report of the committee; and that Mr.
Miller will have to look after his Kanesville
friends, with the aid of the Knight Of tic Bris-
tie, with optics keen and pointed.
1t is reported this evening, and generally be-
lieved, that the impression will be realized next
week in the Senate, of the passage Of the COM
promise Bill. There will not be many more a.
mendments, unless, indeed, Col Benton cn-
plodes few more Of his hand grcnadcs, to kill
time. But hope he will not, as he has cmbar-
raised the bill enough already. Col. Benton
has acted so strangely on the California subject,