The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-04-07

animated with hope and excited by doubt, are
looking with the greatest interest to the united
labors OF our entire Delegation in both houses
Of Congress, t. bring this enter prise to a
cessful result, who d, we find clamorng against
US? First, and loudest, we fad the Burlington
Genl., but he has excuse, Burlington 10 not
IN the bill, and he is hired to defeat it. Next
we find Campbell of Illinois. He has an ex
cuse, Dubuque is a rival of Galena and must
be held back, and made tributary besides this
road would be ''parallel to the Illinois Central
and would prevent the State from monop zing
the railr Jad carrying between the northern
and southern markets He doubtless looks for
ward To the time, when our Dubuque merchants
will be receiving their New Orleans suppl. s
and other goods over the centr'l road, and
through his favoriie city, and making their ship
ments south over this road and through Galenn;
when travellers Fl ON the south bound for north
ern Iowa and Minnesota, will have to pay trb-
ute to Galena, as well as to their road; indeed
when they have the pleasure of levying a small
tariff on our own pockets, at all times when the
Mississippi is obstructed by ice or rapids nor
will they be confined 10 such times, for the bulk
of The travel among American people, will ii.
ways go on the quickest conveyance at all sea
sons. II, therefore, he can defeat our connect
ION with st. Louis, on this side of The river, he
has us secured as perpetual toll payers to Gale
is no puzzle.
Next find the Dubuque Herald, on our
side of the river, in our city, the terminus
of the road, standing shoulder to shoulder with
Morgan and Campbell! And why, ah this Is
the question, this is the puzzle. One of the
conductors took occasion to announce in a pub
lie meeting, without being charged, that it was
not f. any private political purpose This looks
like the announcement of the boy, 81 ha mt
got yer old jack-knite.' should be very hap
py to believe this announcement. MessrS.
Edit Rs, if my ingenuity could invent any other
consistent motive, certainly the conductors of
that journal do not act without some object
They affirm their object to be the interest of
Dubuque and the country. Now l submit to
every candid and unbiased mind, every lover of
truth and honsty, the evidence of the point
The Herald men certainly can but know, that
our success now depends, in great degree,
upon union and concentration OF action AT home
particularly union of the Press,) and the ener-
gy of our members of Congress. In truth,
there is no other duty left us, until the fate of
the present bill in Congress is decided, but to
sand by what has been done and send up help
ing and encouraging words, through our public
Press to our members in Congress. How has
this been performed by the Herald men?
First we find them silent, sleeping on their
hand. They continue to preserve a sullen 81
lence, expressing no opinion Tor or against
Finally and suddenly filled with patriotism and
love, for the interest Of Dubuque, as they now
profess, they run up the flag of opposition and
disunion, and out with the startling an
nouncement that the Dubuque and Keoknk
Railroad if made, will rum Dubuque irretreva-
bly, and that nobody wants it and that this is
public sentiment in Dubuque.
Now would ask in all fairness, does this
look like the conduct of friend? can any
man believe, that a true friend to the railroad
interests generally in this ate, would act thus,
say railroad interests, generally for this course,
is alike fatal ~ all projects now in contempla-
ton 1t is just fatal to the Penbina, Big
Sioux and Council Bluffs interests, as to the
Dubuque and Keokuk. If one falls they all
fall; while on the contrary, should we succeed
with the Dubuque and Keokuk, it would be
certain stepping stone TO the success OF OF her
contemplated works. Would it not have been
far more consistent with true friendship to
railroad enterprises, to have conferred with their
contemporaries of the press, and with the citi-
zens generally, and submitted their new plan of
operation with the view of securing their united
action. They affected to believe that public
sentiment was with them. Ii: in this, they were
honest, why might they not have hoped to have
been met in spirit of kindness, resulting in
union of action--thoush opposed in other mat,
tiers, the press proffered to stand together in
ths' In case they ,ad been right, this, would
have been an achievement worthy Of honest
guardians of the public interest and opponents
of public sentiment. Did they do This they
did not-why did they noto Here az in comes
the puzzle. As 10 the question OF which par
ticular route now in contemplation, is most i'm
pnrtart to the interest of Dubuque, it matters
not So Tar as this communication is concerned.
They all important, and even, though, the
Pembna Big Sioux, or Council Bluffs routes,
be regarded most important, it affords excuse
for the course OF the Herald on the contrary,
it is another and stronger reason for cond inning
them, as their course is alike ruinous to all. Bat
they hare reason, tor exactly the course they
have pursued. They knew full well that pub
lie sentiment was against them, that every
friend of railroad interest, would protest at
once against their contemplated course, there
fore they kept alonf. Now, | say, Messrs Edi-
tors. that conductors of public journal, who
will persist in outrag ing and libelling public
sentiment and sacrifice public interest, as be-
lieve that sheet has endeavored and is still en-
dravnring to do, by opposing the Dubuque and
Keokuk Railroad, will do the same thing Should
like motive presently when the Pembina, Big
Sioux and Council Bluff routes come before
Congress. Let me tell those men that they
will fail IN putting the wool over the eyes Of the
friends Of these latter rou es they Will find
that there are shrewd, far seeing men in the
country, North ana West, who can discern the
working of a wheel within a wheel, as often as
they put it in motion. They can see as well
as we that these routes are but valuable links
Of one great and periec, system. In making
their terminus at Dubuque they desire TO con-
meet with other roads running in every direction
H.. Il L T.
She Dubuque and Keokuk road, connecting
them with st. Louis, and the whole snutkern
market would be to them serious drawback -
A gain, the Herald evnces narrow sel6shncss
1T mind in treating this question with refer .nce |
10 the interests of Dubuque, alone in oppo |
ton 10 the general interests of the county
They say if we @ TO Iowa City by the way of
the Rapids, we give the people choice of mar
kets, and they Will 90 to Davenport or some /
where south. Very well, be it so. If we can
not merit their patronage by offering equal in.
ducements to come here, then say let them
go where they Can do better. 1t is their priv |
ege, their right. 1t is one Of the legitimate
objects OF railroads to give the people a choice
Of markets. Dubuque will get her share. The
lorthern market is the best for portion of the
year, she will, therefore, gain much as she
will loose by the connection. Besides, if
ndge her people Alright, she is willing to join in
he promotion OF Internal improvements on
air and liberal principles, not by attempting to
;ircumvent and compel Contributions TO her in
erests, when the interest of the people would
axe them elsewhere. But even allowing the
selfish views Of The Herald to be fair, cannot
zee that their plans help the mater, for they
,ropose to 90 t. Cedar Rapids and thence to
Council Bluffs, the Davenport road ntarseclng
short distance beyond the Rapids. Blu, will
lot discuss rou'es, as have already sud discus
ion is out of place now. trust, Messrs Edi-
ors, that enough has been SAID to satisfy the
ubc, and especially, our friends in the North
vest, who the true friends Of the railroad :
interests in Iowa, and who they may rely on,
yhen their routes come before the people, and
nat whatever may have been humorously said, Il
! reference to new routes to take the place OF
Id, in discussing the improperly of the course
f the Herald, the remarks were directed to the d
,ditors and not to the routes. These new D
,utrs will receive the warmest support Of every
God citizen of Dubuque, when they come be.
IRE them, and it we succeed in our Dubuque e
nd Keokuk enterprise, these will be the next c