The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-09-22

That particularly costic little gentleman Of
he Dubuque Tribune, who has followed us for
he last III rec months with regular fire of small
hot and who has scarcely allowed day to pass,
Vahout telling the people. that we were an M
g spulons contemporary las though the people
+ Iowa had not as good right 10 know us as
yearling in the Sfate) has indited about as
ool peace Of fabrication, as We have seen in
pme time. It is in the following. language,
Mich we extract from the last No Of that po-
1t defender Of Northern whiggery, the Tri-
he.
| The Whics contend for River and Hnrbor
movements, and their candidate represents
| tht truly. The Locofocos oppose the doctrine,
anVieir candidate represents this opposition. =
| " we pronounce base fabrication and we
are Alined to believe the gentleman understood
it to lsuch, when he penned it; for no man
with Fee grains Of cannon .. nse and q
knowAge Of the last ten days ofthe session Of
Congr1 saying nothing about the history Of
the deneratic party, could ignarantly vnlun-
teer sucla statement. The plain history of
this matt, is, that the records Of Congress will
shew niteen swenteths Of the appropriations
for rivertnd harbors, as made by the democrat
|ic party The democratic party has always
beenin flor Of such improvements and appro-
priations, ,xhen consistent with the public inte.
est and wlfate Itis true, that it recognizes
IA broad dehincion between works of national
and cfa tx,1ieS nd doaircs 10 rncSr,;n tho do
mands upon thsnational Treasury, within the
limits OF its cakdty to affbrd relief. II does
not desire to seetle government seduced into
a system Of pubGdmprovements, which would
involve the countrin debt and create = neces-
sity for taxation. ills is the difference between
the t~ 0 parties. sle wings ofthe present day, !,
are governed by Il same feelings that their
Federal iforeiatherfyere anxious for Splcn
did gocern'a4ut al therefore the strong disre
they have for mc,p pres which will tend to pro-
duce this result. an immense Bank Of fifty or
sixty millions capitl-A Protective or prohib
itory TariH--a Dstbulion Of the Proceeds of
the Public Lands hong the States-and a
Proh'ga'e system of Internal improvements
are among the prominent and pre-emnent hum
hugs Of the whig party. 70 deceive and desp,iI
he people Of their bard earnings and gradually
diminish the liberles Of the masses
This has always been heir policy and when
they cannot f,rct ! Proses,ive Tariff upon the
country, BY presenting ,he Suestion 10 Congress
or the people, upon lis nsksd merits, they at
tempt TO whip the dera arssnd the stump, by
seeking to fasten upon the &untry a system of
public improvements, which you'd involve the
country largely in debt and hereby create the
necessity OF increased duties tcancel the debts
of government. In 1929 at Aingle session Of
Congress, this party introducetprojects Of In
ternal Improvement and asked Ational a;d for
carrying them forward, involyinl the enormous
SUN of oyer one hundred million of dollars
Almost every session of Congr1e since that
period, they have been clamoringSr apprcnria.
lions. Eloquent beyond measure have they
peen, IN describing The horrible htasirophes
which have resulted from want Of karbors aud
light Houses. Tins universal manAhas been
checked, by the sound, conservativa3palicy Of
the democratic party. Not opposed IA legiti-
mate system Of Internal lmproveneat1hut de-
cidedly opposed to system which cr9Ges the
necessity for extraordinary and onerol legis-
la,ion. They believe that the governn ST can
be administered in such manner, as to let all
pressing necessities Of the people, Ahout
plunging il in debt. They regard it ashore
wise, economical and just, to legislate foSthe
absolute wants Of the people, than to ind
causes for Legislation in their imaginary wdts.
They deplore and are struggling 10 overcom
tendency to class legislation, which fosters q
nopoly and capital, at the expense OF labor.
They will not vote appropriations which tllcy
believe to be unconstitutional or which wiu
have tendency to embarrass the government.
For this reason, they sre daily charged
by every little up start candidate for whie
honors, as the party opposed to the best inter
psts Of the country.