The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-11-05
c.rr..pond.... Of tho Miners, Express.
DYERsviILE. Oct. Oath 1851

DYERsviLLE. Oct. 24th 1851.
MEssRs EDIroRs On reading the Miners
Express, the week before last, was somewhat
surprised to perceive that the author Of ar
ticle on Emigration implied if net actually nc-
cused the settlers Of Dyersville with the lmpu-
tation of practising system of c"lon'zati'n' or
exclusiveness which ha. called forth from me
the following remarks, remarks which are
drawn from me not from any metlve OF III
feeling or evil intention on my part, but simply
in order to correct an impression which, by who
ever formed, | sincerely hope and trust before
have finished my brief letter, to succeed in Grad
icatng.
for my part, do not feel such paltry con
v-ntionalis,n, detest such a system, and new
er would live in a country, or amongst people
that had no confidence in, and with whom
would not enjoy all the social aud domestic
comforts, and d . not believe that there Is one
amongst Us who has such miserable suah grovei-
ling IDEAS; we have Americans with us, VINO
can youch, am sure for our love OF indcpen-
d.nce, our soc | relations one to another and
they will never say, they have received the
slightest contempt, or insult from any in this
| settlement, in whose veins flow English blood
left England Sir not an "u,cas' from my
native land, left England not because could
not reside there longer, i'll pecunary point
If view, but because liked not lis insi utons, be
cause disliked oppress N ,because was not tree
| I came into America, because it is free coun
| try, because a man can breathe the same al
| which God has made alike for the rich and thu
poor, without asking proud aris.ocracy, or tn
pampered mcnials of half pauper monarchy
ask only freedom of thought and freedom OF
expression for those thoughts, from the desc"n
dants of heroic Puritans of oldcn time; accore
me such, and | will be with you, even as {
brother. If come into your country, do Sc
because admire it. No party or sect intiuen
ces me, no prejudice binds me. love tho
American character, for | invariably find tina
it is averse to oppression, indeed feel that 1t u
a perfect paradox for an American to be tyranl
cal: with such entments and such feelings,car
| harbor an idea of excusivcncss in my breast
the right hand of fellowship have ever read!
to hold out to my brother who is born in Amer
lea am proud to be allied to such country
| glory in the proud consciousness OF hav n!
done all to the institutions, of this, my adopte
country, which it demands of me; and proude
still shall feel when | shall have vote t
dictate to the nations veal. Ifyou call the &C
cidental congregating of party of English to
| uether, a system of colonization, and imagln
that there is danger to any of the institutions 9
the State therefore, ! hope you will come Owe
and visit us, and ee how far il is true.
You sir, wrongly interpret, as it seems to m
one of the great principles of emigration, VIZ
the drawing together of minds whose taste
more assimilatea with each other-when pei
son seeks home in far distant country
where will he go but to the spot whose inhat
itants have tastes most in common with III
own; in many instances it is the only induce
ment for families tn remove to the continent
Time will serve to shorten the distance betwee
the new Corners and the older settlers OF tn
land, and reciprocity of feeling is the resnl
kind Of brothcrly affection is evinced fror
one generous heart towards another, movn
in neishboring sphere. Familiarity and m"
tual aspirations at the same shrine are 'he con
Meeting links which cannot fail to amalgamat
the English and American. Liberty will draw
beneath the Star Sp,ngled banner, men of ev
ery cline, the spirit Voice Of her innate beaut
sounds in each heart with delightful unison an
concord Wait then my friends before yo
Judge of DyersvilIe exclusiveness-Wat til
the 4th of Next july, and dcpute frien
Merritt to come over. and Jennings with hin
if you like and we will try and give them sue
u welcome as can come only from the broad
free, open heart Of an Anglo Saxon.
Yours, faithfully.
IF. J. S.