The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-22

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WI z. MERRITT ~, D. JENNINGS. Edith
DUBUQUE IOWA.
..WEnN EsDAY 1I0RNlo, OCTOBER "a
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Upon onr return from the session Of Cou,
IN backbone coanty, Ne found upon our table
topy of The Tribune u the, 18Th inst, whic
eontains alrsdsr bearing the above capto,
10 which the editor says: s.One dav, ii, (the E,
Prcss)qnotes the London Times, and charges W
m the Administration that it is ia fqror ,citA L.
Esgtish press, which, it says, eniertains hop
that 1t sc,l snitc ,eah the rrosened beads Of Eu
rope in sastainine the worss Of despo,isms
(that in Cuba) "on another, it quotes the sam
:, SHEET and also the London Morning Chronicle
. and charges Through them that the adlninistra
lion was guilty of peslrri, in that il did not pre-
ROM Me riding ont Of TIE expedition to ca5a
/. etich 4 yet desssnces beforehand a. piratica
: 6uehs Inconsistencies AZ this cost the Miners
Express no effort At ALL" The striking paral
lei Of the cases cited by the editor to show sin
consistency" 10 strongly indicative of thu
unrbid accuracy, or, editorial dishonest
which is his usual Characteristic. Although
the aBrtish press was pleased to recognise i,
the most Aatterins spirit, any real Or suppose,
disposition on the part of the admins; ration {,
CO operate with the powers Of Europe in secur
ish crown, and thus maintain intact the des
potism Of the Castiian Court, yet their inhu
manity was not Of that kind which could follow
the administration in smiling over the blood,
execution of ffty fellow creatures, without
even the privilege of hearing. So
The British press with all liz love OF despo.
tisnn could not 60 this far, and herein is the
distinction which failed to strike the keen per-
cepsiye powers, either of wilful dishonesty or
natural stupidity. Fairness and candor are the
duty and province Of an editor; and whenever
he diviates from the path defined BY their due
Observance, he becomes public imposter. A
aewspaper is, or ought 10 be, faithful chronicle
Of the times and. views OF men, considered ac,
ccrdsg to the rules Of honest conviction, and
not tablet Of wiiful fslstEood and malicious
mise pse.e NATION. When the editor Of the
Tribune will. undertake. to meet vs. in, .airness
and candor, and inhan argumen,a1,e way. we
shall most cheerfnlly and respectfully join issue
with him, and leave the consideration Of an
imparsialspnblc the merits of our controversy.
But such 4 course would be altogether of too
elevated : character for the vitality Of the NOR
bid and corrup, policy which sus,ains the col
umns Of that paper.
Again, and in the same numbers. We read as
follQwa. under the head Of .What i your doc
srincs'h s.The, Expressi Is in an agony to CON,
vet The present administration Of something
wrong, in connection with the Cuban invasion
Half-a column u copied fronitlct London Chhron>
iele. intoa leading article, which sSgeqy declares
President Fillmore . Be paStics9s eriimasis .eit1
IA capta;. General If Cssa, 90 lths i,cholescle
s'arghier Of the sem;-aecatcmJ saer;fed upon.
ne altar Of peninsu'ar carbohydrates. ~ Now
nobody denies that. this i a very grand flourish
Of words, and the Latin imSarts to it great. Dig
nity. s.But a. the Express has talked variety
Of ways on this subject of Cuban invasion du-
hing the last month, we would like, for onc., to
zee il drop il shifalaten,' in regard to the ad,
which it can't mj1re, and inform
The public srhat are lis principles touching aEx-
ecutive duty under the laws as they exist; the 4
privilege Of persons who, ii opposition @. law.
invade the territories Of friendly powers, and
rights in the premises, Of powers whose terrific !
rits may be thus i,lvadcds No doubt the editor
would be very wen pleased 70 have vs. drop
the aagrant conduct Of the Administration ~
TAerc are more than iii,nwho would like to 81.
lence the honest indignation Of the country on
Ibis subject But the editor seems mot to have
beenwel pleased at our selection of language
Tor the expression of our views If We could
have forescen this, VIC might have consulted his !
laste, as to the least offensive mode Of making
ourselves understood lnaslnnch as this could
not bea ferscepsawes hope that our readers at
ssst. viii hold US excused for any offence that |
re may have thus inadvertently committed
lg>inst the noted tlnlt who CONTROLS the columns
'f,the Tribune. and who has never been known
y use ! linc Of q,g~ment to elucidate any posi-.
'ition which he may have assumed. . Curl
'rinciples touching executive duty under the |
awsss they exist, &c., arc briefly as follows;
The laws as they exist" under the, seventh
lrticle of the treaty with Spain, ofl793, demand
hat no American citizens shall be punished for
my offence committed without fair and i'm
'artial trial. The fifty fellow creatures who
Eerc executed by order of the Captain Gene
Al were dcncd this right It was the duty Of
Ne executive to sec that no right should be |
withheld from them, however justly their offence
nay have mer..cd mishmcnt. Was this dones |
( is well known that the representative of the |
dninistration-Mr. Owen-ut:erly abandoned
he prisoners to whatever fate might befall them,
nd a. q justification, sheltered himself under the |
6cial act of the executive It is well known
hat notwithstanding the existence OF this pro-
ision in the treaty. with SPUN, the President
a violation in the brutal manner
d5peFd By The Cuban authorities, by declaring
= adsance, that the prisoners were beyond the
ale Of the law, or any interference in their BE-
aif on the part Of the United States Govern
nczs'. We Throw out the above facts for the CT.
lus;ve Information of the Tribune The pub
c have learned them long since. ae 1850
sousl CoSstL AeAls-we learn that this
fa;tkf 2l scrtast' Of the Administration is d ma
i've of Wales, and that one OF the Inducements
vhich led t. the un,;ring real and industry oil
he British Consul and his secretary, 10 ameho-
ate The cond tion Of the American prisoners,
Ess ! hope thai. they might succeed te some ex
thf. in n iping ous the od,un which mist at
ach 70 tiae name oftheir common country, in
nnscqncnce Of the unheard Of inhumanity Of
ir. Oven towards our suffering fellow cit-
tns in The last moments Of their earthly exis-
fnee- What ! comment upon eAe kamsnity
e. the Administration. Who continues This of