The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28
he CRISIS IN OUR RAILnoAD rNrgapa7ara

The CRISIS IN URRAILRoAD ENTERPRISES
IL VIII be remembered that, in our MINER Of
saturday we announced The fact that, the Hon.
'aii'es urant was about 10 leave home for
+" Washington, there TO lend his aid TO the efforts
d our representatives, to secure for us Grant
81 lands from the General government, in firth.
france Of the construction of our prco, Rail
roads
In connection with this subject, itwilla,.,h.
that Gen Jones repaired 10 nc
capital about a month IN advance Of the time
'or tfe opening Of The present Congress It
wen KNOWN, by those who are familiar with the
operations ot our railroad men, and C, mpanes.
.ih. the OBJECT or Gen. Jones in preceding thus
cary u me scat Of government, was to arrange
an. mature all ll's plans, give the most rf-
u'iec'ion to his exertions for the success
"a 49,. "poiu'h. measure. 1t is moreover true
that the General had procured g., his Hill tho
favor and influence of many ,,o,nhars - -
Trcss OF leading character Fnd no,,.r ,hru,h
his individual lnfu nee, md MIR u,s;on ~
representation Of The important advap.,,.s ,b,t
must acc Ne to his State-t, the VIII. w..
ana 10 the country. 1t will ais !, be re- .nenb.raJ
mat, ths General took the earliest occasion ,,r.
itr'd ny the opening of c, 'ngress, t, introduce
his bl, and that it now stands first on th,. s.
ate roll: and Ina. the most sanguine homes ~
success were both expressed and entertained bv
nuns. II and the friends of the measure every.
where through the States, as well as at
washington. Under this state, cf facts and
with the encouragement that tliev necessarily
carried with them, our readers will rot be SUI
prsFd, at the disappointment which we DO Ii feel
''u cypress IN our article Of this day.
We regret 70 learn through private advices
rom the Capital, that much difficulty is apprr
hcneed, in the efforts Of our DELEGATION. To- 81.
cure Tor the bill referred to- the favorable action
o' congress: And the not least painful feature
IN TINS intelligence, is the fact that, Burlinoton
one OF our own pricipal towns is the chief thorn
IN our SIDE Application after application i,
ncing got up bill after bill is being projected.
Tor me manifest purpose, it wond seem. of go
encircing the Dill presen:edby Gen Jones. offs
embarrassing the movements Of its friend. .
to crush our whole magnificen. railroad en.er.
PRISE, and thus blot out of our history, one Of
the brightest chapters in its pages
oh inns point we threw out some hints ia n
recent nuinb9r, coupling Gen. Morgan name
with some of the suicidal extravauancies con-
tempiaud by those who are unfiiendy to the
best interests OF our noble, young and strug-
gnng otate. 1t the efforts of few designing
and ambitious men at BURLINGTON are 10 he GRO.
! ce.s'u', the most they will accomplish, is the
defeat of, even hope, for the success of our
un'rlng and interchangeable delegation, who have
| concentrated all their energies upon the one
point, VIZ the accomplishment of a Ro;lroad
Grdnt. burlington can gain nothing By the op-
position, but the defeat of the measure. and Ia
accomplish this, they are willing, it would seem,
to sink the interest Of the whole people, and
bury IN the grave of Burlington ambition and
doInagoeucsm, the future eil-being and pros-
pery of the State. Not satisfied with the,y
own opposition, they seek to bring foreign in.
hucnce TO their aid, in order if possible 10 dis.
tract the deliberations of Congress, and arrav
against our delegation, the preiudices of mower
full and rival States. Who can assign reason
for the members from Ohio contending against
our grant! Gan any possible, risiJle interest
TO them be assigned None-There is Intent
'hnuence at work, IN all tile opposition that our
delegation have the misfortune to encounter. in
Their efforts to sustain and triamphantly carry
through bill, which, succe ssful is inc vitality
| destined to make the State of Iowa, ore of the
brightest and most brilliant stars in the oloriou.
constellation ofour Union With the facilities
which would be afforded to transit throuoh the
opening up of the great channels of trade de-
signed In the securing the passage of this bill
Iowa, with her superior mineral. commercial
and agricultural resources, would at once as.
sumo the Importance and the dignity of re-
| spectacle competitor, and WELD the influence
and power, OF the dreaded rival of older and
more established communities and vet it is a
melascholly fact, that, IN our own State. are tn
he found the worst enemies to all this insepara-
biy incident prosperity, that are any where to be
| encountered =
Fully alive to the importance of the great in.
'eres's OF ms constituency, and how much was
at stake, and in view of accumnlai;no and an.
tIcipated difficulties Gen. Jones has addressed
himself in emphatic terms to the President and
directors OF the respective Railroad companies.
IN the state, informing them of the diff cuIties.
lhat had to be encountered, and the utter ina
oility OF the Iowa delegation to maintain the
struggle single handed that they were too few.
to cope unaldcd, with the powerful influence
that was susceptible of being brought to bear
against them, especially in the House, and both
tctthtn and acnhout the halls of Congress, by
intriguing and designing capitalists and politi-
cans and, therefore, urged upon the respective
directories with all the strenuousness that he
couid command, the importance, nay the abso-
iu,e necessity, OF sending active and efficient
ald, 10 relieve, sustain and facilitate the efforts
OF our delegation, who find themselves unable
10 90 adequate justice to the business which re-
CURES them to be in their seats during the de.
iioeratlons OF the respective houses not to speak
at all, OF the necessity of counteracting out
door influences. which have more to din. perbans.
In the action Of both houses, than all the eio-
quence OF Kentucky, or logic Of the New Eng
land Schools
WIN view of counteracting this out door
influence, Gen. Jones, addressing the respec-
i've directories, urged upen their honors~
Judges Greene, of Cedar Rapids, Grant Of
davenport Carton, of Iowa City, and also
oni rr,ce OF West Point. to proceed immedia-
tely to Washington, to cooperate with HIM and
ms n friends of the Iowa delegation, in their
United efforts, to secure for his bill, an "easy
and safe deliverance' Out of this number.
we are sorry to learn, that Judge Grant is the
ohIy one. whose engagement will allow of a
departure for Washington. The duties of
Judge Greene upon the Supreme bench, uttrlv
preclude the possibility of his doing so, whilst
the heaith OF Judge Carlton, imposes an insur-
mountable berrier in the way of his leaving
home
few days ago, we received letter from
; udge Grant, stating that he had received the
letter OF Gen. Jones upon that day, had replied
10 u, and that in compliance with the Generals
WISHES, he would proceed to Washington with
the least possible delay.
we are happy to learn that Judge Grants a.
Die to 60, for in him Gen. Morgan will encoun-
rr an antagonist that will call into requisition
III MS industry; and in as much as Judge Greene
md Carolton are unable to 90, we trnst that
hey may be efficiently represented, and that
'ur flIlroad Director, will leave no stone un-
urnf a. that will afford our delegation the requi-
ed ana Tor In the language of our private adyi.
'es. zee Hemble noc for TIE tate Of our Railroad
projects
we take this occasion, to impress upon our
oIrcc DRY here, the necessity of vigorous action,
prompt and efficient action, in the absence Of
oliity on the part of Judge Greene, whose val
able services are lost to our delegation At this
ocular Junc'ure, through the unavoidable in
opposition of his official duties
II our application for grant of lands is de.
'ated before the present Congress, it is lost for
yer hopelessly and irredeemably l. st. Let
not, therefore, be deaf 10 the warning voice
our delegation, but extend them tia. prompt
gorous and active aid, which is within our
over.
lv Among the passengers by the Hermann,
ere two distinguished friends Of Kcss1tIl, one,
e wealthy officer of the guards, at whose
,use kossuth s,aid while visiting London
ne other was Capt. Hennlngson, a traveller
the East, the aid Of Zumalacarregui, during
short career in Spain, and with him at his
attn tie is the author of work on the SUBJ
It, and ofanother called Revelations of Russia.