The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-03-10
The Hurling ton Plenipotentiary,o or Little
Red IN tight place.

tute editor and ironically styled) General, di:
coursng upon the imbeclity and corruption
Gen Jones, one of the Senators in CoDgres
from this state. The whole tenor of these rar
gems3c of stale ,oit and superabundant display c
personal dignity from our title dapper Genera
aim at the political destruction of Jones, VIII
thus far has held the little diplomatic functona
ry at arms length.
This independent and statesnlanlike course
towards organized band of reckless conspira
| tors, who have endeavored to defraud the Stat
out Of its just claims to public favor and by pro
misses of reward, opportunities. and threats, t.
drag down TO the odous level Of their own NOR
al and political degradation, an able and patriot
c State Representation, has elected from tht
little Plenipofentiary, perfect volley Of paper
missiles. II is not our purpose in this article
togo into defence of Senator Jones, as we
find this duty most ably performed by our Ke.
okuk contemporary, whose article will be found
| in another column but to expose the naked
deformty of a political parasite and bogus pat
riot, who has had his carnivorous eye upon CIV
err Office in the State and who has been eter
nally sna,ling and finding fault, because the
democratic party would not honor him with the
highest stations within its gift Favored BY this
party, with trusts appropriate his capacities $,
yet dstrusted for such, as his excessive vanity
aspired to central; driven from one extremity
and extrava rance, TO another by the irresistible
f1rce of public opinion; we find our miniature
Plc.ipotentiary, when about to be routed from
an ambush, into which he had secretly and eau
tously stored his accumulated ammunition and
arranged his political batteries for fcarfuly sud
den and overwhelming destruction Of The DEM
ocratic party, forsaking his covert hiding place
and in the phrensy Of his broken hopes and
shattered political fortunes, defying combat
upon the open field Of bloodiess strife The
war has been opened upon Jones, although
Dodge is the enemy most cordially hated and
upon whom it is designed to level all the batter
les Of the discontinued aud neutral democracy
Of the State.
To what source must we trace this dlscon-
tent and hatred Of Gen. Dodge and open at
weening passion of James NJ Morgan, and
few congcnial spirits, for political preferment-
This passion has been growing and spreading,
until it threatens to devour the little General,
body, soul and breeches. First, he sought and
obtained an opportunity to illumine the Halls of
State Legislation, with the light Of his versa
tile genius.
Valuable indeed must have been his services
upon the Judiciary Committee, of which in his
own lofty self adulation, he accords to himself
the head and heart Of the law, while he bestows
upon his humble associate, Judge Grant, the
Io,cer ertrcmihes Of this sage and venerable
body.
Next we find him disappointed aspirant for
Congressional honors, with the defeat of his
hopes laid At the door of Gen Dodge. Next
we find him in hot pursuit of foreign appoint
nent, but it being feared that foreign atmos-
phere might not be congenial to his health he
was placed in command of the Turkey River
Militia, at Fort Atkinson, with the perquisites
peculiar to that savage region. The Mexican
war closes, the Militia mustered out OF SER
vice and we again find our ever restless monarch
of the goose quill, establishing the Telegraph
and striving for the Governorship; but low the
disappointed seeker after public service here
encounters again, him, whom he is determined
to regard his arch enemy. Nothing daunted
in his former defeats, but few months inter
vene, when he is confdcn,iaiiy announced as a
for Congress. And lastly. his insa-
tate appetite for the spols sought gratifca.
ton on the Clerhship Of the House Of RepGesen-
tatives.
war must be waged against Dodge and
Jones.
A somewhat desperate undertaking and hence
the necessity for desperate means. Opposition
to and the defeat of our railroads are the grand
designs conceived for the overthrow of what he
is pleased to style the Dodge dynasty. The
forces are marshaled and Bangs, Morgan and
Holt, united at Washington, with Fitz Warren
and Frink, let loose the dogs OF war upon Dodge
and Jones, by begging and buying opposition to
our railroad grants. Our railroad bill defeated
and at once they attribute its defeat to the luke
warmness Of its friends and ask at the peoples
hands their reputation. Here is the plot, and
here you have the little magician who claims 10
be its legitimate Sire.
No little abuse is heaped upon Gen. Jones
and 'sthe judiciary of the State" because they
differ with him, in profession, not in fact, upon
the propriety and necessity on extraordinary oc-
casions ofsending Hobbies to Washington. Our
Plenipotentiary thinks it most disgraceful ac-
on The part Of representative.
And yet he avows that he is a lobby tor Bur
lington "cross railroads and we presume has
the vanity to believe, that he has exercised some
influence in favor of those measures. however
capacity. We are told by this
,ilustrious little gentleman, that a steamboat
has been organized in Dubuque, with
a capital of 100000, and that this is in some
ests Of the South and Centre. No organization
of this magnitude has ever been named, or con-
ceived in this city, and we are satisfied, wit,
those less profound in probing the mysteries Of
er have been thought Of
Morgan has proposed as many railroad
schemes and contradicted himself as often in
the advocacy of them, as the coat of Joseph of
old had colors.
Let US enumerate a few, to give our readers
some idea Of the inventive genius Of this sage
philosopher on Internal Improvements. lst
The people Of iowa were treated to triangular
system of railroads, commencing at all the
principal points on the Mississippi, within the
limits Of Iowa, and traversing the West to some
point yet underlined Following this, we are
presented with the outlines of railroad .traver-
sing Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Burlington, TO the
Missouri. Dropping gently down from this, we
have the La Fayette, Burlington, Mount pleas
ant, Fairfield, Ottumwa, Five Barrel Island and
Misrouri road. Next comes the Monster concep-
ton of three parallel roads traversing the State
from East to West, from Burlington, Davenport
and Dubuque.