The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-07-17

made that system acceptable to nine-tenths O
the whole people, and rendered the winnings O
avaricous, purse. proud manufacturers Of tn
North Eastern States as UNDECIDED and harmless
Jas the whistlings of the idle wind.
Who could have believed, that at this late day
IA man of Col. Henderson's professions woul
presume to get up before an intelligent audienc
in the city of Dubuque, and preach the doetrn
that high duties make low prices! Does h
wish to insult the judgment and intelligence o
Ethe laborers and mechanics of our town, or tn
farmers Of our vicinity, by denying that ever,
addition to the cost of an article must be pal,
! by the consumer? Such contemplate ignor
Bance, or presumption, may do in the columns
of the Tribune, or Telegraph, but are highl,
Gunbecoming candidate for Congress in Dis
! trict composed mainly of intelligent agricultur
fists.
! Col. Henderson's notions on the slavery ques
ton were obscure, and his ideas somewhat blur
fred over. Though born in Slave State, hi:
yearly travels in the State of Ohio, had given hin
Ia preference to free Territory, but how the ques
Elton now before the country was to be, or ough
] to be settled he could not tell;-al looked darh
Ito him. He did not tell us what he thought OF
Ethe Wilmot Provlso, nor how he would vote on
Fit, ii nc were in Congress. We suppose that he
really does not know. 1t is a subject of too re-
scent an origin for him to know much about
/ He is therefore excusable on that "pint." The
Galphln claim he thought was just and ought
sio be paid, interest and all. But we have alrea-
Idy dwelt too long upon this ancient affair, and
must close.
Never has it been our fortune to listen to an
seffort upon the stump, so ill-advised and iltimed
Jas this of the Colonel Disappointment and
||dismay was pictured upon the countenances of
the little Wing squad who heard him, and dis
appointment and dismay will be the result of all
such efforts. 1t was received not only without
applause or enthusiasm, but with marked signs of
Were it not for the arrogance
of the speaker, we should pity him; but as he
has been imposed upon the District as a candi !
date for high and honorable station, we must
treat him as his arrogance deserves. We SHALL
turn him over to the tender mercies of his COM
pie.
The speech of Judge Clark, (of which wei
have scarcely space to speak,) was characterize 4
ed by all the dignity and soundness which adj :
orns all his statesman like forts, and carried
he conviction to the minds of his hearers that !
ne was master of the subjects upon which he
claimed attention
He twisted the mo-party notions of Colonel =
Henderson into a nice little arad of inconsistent
lies, and threw it Indignantly in his face. He :
Drew no invidious distinctions between the Diff
Ferent railroad enterprises, but declared his +
warm and hearty interest in the success of both :
He showed up the antiquity of the Col. upon
the Bank and Tariff questions in their proper
light, and argued those subject in the moderns
and common-sensc style.
On The subject of Slavery, he was explicit
and forcble He rejoiced that California hads
made provision for its exclusion from that pros !
pective State, and hoped that when New Mexi-ss
CO ana Utah, snail apply Tor ADMISSION as States,
their Constitution may contain the same feature. /
He cracked the heads of the Wing party Sc
verely in reference to the Galphin swindle, and
showed up the ignorance of Col. Henderson andE
the rascalty of the Taylor Cabinet, in a most
scathing manner.
In all the many efforts which the Judge has
do no I,,
exceeded this. We are sorry his previous ar /
prevent his following up the Colo !
,cl in all his 'antiquc Lectures We feel as
ured that the honest and intelligent ofboth par
les would appreciate his vast superiority over
he Grip Van Winkle' OF the Wing Conven.
ion, and would desire to sustain him for the re- I
ponsible office in quecton.