The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-11-05

Our correspondent, EFF. J. s. of Dyersville,
seems to have drawn the Inference from our re-
remarks in article upon the subject of emf
grafton, which appeared in our weekly issue of
the 18th Oct, that we have some particular en-
nifty to crafty towards the people of Dyers-
vile. In order to remove any such i'm
preston, we re publish that portion of the arti
Gle relating to Dycrsvillc and its people, which,
we have no doubt, when once attentively
perused, will be entirely satisfactory to all con-
cerned.
Alta place called the English settlement
which is about four hours drive from tins city, a
handsome town has been very recently laid out,
which is called Dyersville, after the name of the
cnterprising founder, Mr-Dyer, a native
0! England Mr. ID. is of those thol ough
going men, who gives tone and character to the
very atmosphere in which he moves. lie has
encouraged number Of his countrymen to set
tie around him, all of whom posses consider
able means which toget her with the amplitude
of his own resources, his untiring industry and
enterprise, invite us to point forward To this set
Element as one Of the fairest and most wealthy
Of the county. But though we like to see
erection of such Improvements, we do not ad
mre the col. NAL system, SO much resort"d to
Of late years by our foreign brethren We think
tina, it would b- more advantageous for them to
settle down ndiscrmnatcl. amongst us, adopt
al once on, manners and customs, become ctl.
zens at the earliest possible day and in all
things identify themselves much possible
with our people, the country, and its institutions.
In the above extract, so far from its contain.
ing any thing derogatory to the people of Dyers-
vile, it is certainly complimentary to them
We are conscentiously opposed to general
COLONEL system, because, as applied to foreign
ers generally, it has tendency to estrangc
them from our people, language, customs and
laws, which is both detrimental to their own in
terests, and the interests of those among whom
their lot is cast. This principle would not apply
as strongly to our English brethren, to those
who speak another tongue, but at the same time,
we cannot see how they can properly be made
an exception to the general rule 1t will be
seen, therefore, that remarks in the above
extract, apply to a principle-we regard that
principle as correct-and we trust our cor
respondent may view it in the same light.
Fifty dollars reward is offered to any man
that will find family of intelligence, who
have resided in this country one year and hare
not taken nemspoper.-Rac,ne .7drertiser.
Whether people take newspapers, or neglect
to do it, is question Of very little Importance
when compared with that weighticr one, Of
whether when they take them, they pay for
them. In this vicinity, we have but very little
fault to find with the public appetite for reading
We have many subscribers upon our books who
have been regular readers Of the Express for
five and six years, and yet never paid cent
The question of whether such ought to take n
paper, or not, is easily settled with us. Had s.
law existed making it penal to be without u
a paper, or pay cent, they could not have OBJ
served the non-payng principle more faithfully
We do t accept the Advertisers pfopos,
ton, but if it wants to wager fifty llars that it
has moro non paying subscribers than we have,
we are in tor all such chlnces. We have en-
durcd this kind Of treatment heretofore very,
patiently, but we d, not intend to d. it any
longer.