The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-14
Correspondence of the Miners Express.
WAsHrNGToN -. C., Dec %, 1881.

On the 10Th December, the resolutions of the
Legislature of Iowa, passed at your last S 'ssion
affirming the sentiments ,f your young ant
noble State, in appreciation of the sentiment Of
the obolion excitement, by the passage of the
| Fugitive Slave bill, and the other bills of the
Compromise, were presented to the Senate by
Gen. Jones. On the presentation of the same
Gen. Jones delivered short speech, filled with
patriotic sentiment; and, his remarks were as
ample and just, the foreign and domestic
policy of Mr.. Fillmore, the action of the
Executive deserved. The present Secretary OF
the Interior, boastrd he had left no abolitionist
in office. Gen. Jones says:
These resolutions, am very certain, reflect
the sentiments Of the democratic party of Iowa
and small portion of the wings Of that State.
The democracy Of Iowa never adopted the
Wilmot proviso in any S'ae or even county
convention; and their whole course through
that period Of fnnatc,l excitement was such as
in my humble Judgement to commend itsclfto
every lover of the Unien ] wish could say
as much for my political opponents in that
State, who, through their county and State
conventions and presidential electors, all dclar-
cd for that prnvisn, and s,rove for its adoption,
notwithstanding the attitud>. assumed by every
southern State upon that question. And it is
due to truth further to say, that some of those
designing and fanatcal wing politicians who
strove to introduce the poisonous Ingredients of
abnlitionism and free soism into the legislature
of our State, and voted IN that body to instruct
the senators here to ro for the Wilmnt proviso,
have been rewarded by this administration by
appointment to s,mc Of the most responsible
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too, after the President and the department
Intcrlorl had been notified, verbally and in
writing, as well as by reference to the journal
of the lcgrsla' ure-to which they had access
Of the obnoxions proceedings Of those tn whom
they deemed it proper 10 extend their favor and
patronage.
l should judge from this expose th,t abolition
ism is quite in favor with the President and a
portion Of his Cabinet. Be that as ii may, the
above remarks are wholesome and substantial
truths, laying bare the action of this admins
,ration, not only as applied in Iowa, but, the
same things have transpircd in other States,
TO any office of profit or influence.
On the que estion of the Foreign policy and
management of the President, Gen Jones con
tlnues thus:
Their management of our foreign relations
calls for condemnation at the hands of other
members of this body who arc more competent
to the task; and who, hope, will at the proper
time do so. am sure our friend from Missis-
sippi would. were he permitted to remain with
us during the residue of this session. The pub
lie prcss-demorratic l mean, not whig-as
well as the people everywhere north and south,
in public meetings and otherwise, Rave spoken
in terms of rcbukc not to be misunderstood !;
and it appears to me to be the duty of this body,
particularly. TO hold up snch acts of gross dere
LECTION Of duty TO the scorn of the world
Amongst these are to be enumerated the insult
offered to our f1lg in the firing into the Falcon,
the arrest of the Prometheus, the mcrcilcss and
nhuman butchery of fifty untricd, unarmcd
American youths, and the vindictivc cruelty in
Thrashcr-not to speak of the transportation to
the dungeons of Spain of the one hundcrd and
fifty American citizens who, Ike Thrasher were
condemned upon mock trial, thereby adding
Insult to injury.
Here, indeed, should your State feel proud of
the frnness of position assumed by your bold
and patriotic Senator. Truly, have the admin
is.ration been Indifferent. Where has been their
action on the murder of Crittcnden and his
companions'-where their action on the cow
ardy imbecility of Consul Owcn' Delay has
followed delay, and even now ,Mr. Thrasicr is
on his way to Spain, to serve c;gh: years in
prison, for no offence proved upon him. As to
looking for any redress for fireing into, and
stopping the Promethcus, no apology will be
expected while Mr. Webster is at the head OF
the Foreign department. If the distinguished
citizen Of Michigan, were our President he
should have been, such scenes, as detailed Sc
fearlessly, in the above extract by Gen. Jones
would not go unredresscd-besides these out
RACES being fully and promptly atoned fer, VIC
shouI not, under the noble Cass, have silently
had France and England and Spain, planning
their quintuple alliance against the commerce
of lhe United States, without a remonstranct
from the guns of our gallant Navy, that would
| have been felt as we'll as heard, throughout til,
world But, under Mr.. Webster we must be sat
i>fied with the diplomacy of insult and as mncl
delay, and management at subtcrfuge, az til,
British and Spanish governments desire.
am highly gratified that Gen Jones ha
brought the the subject before the Senate.
hope an elaborate debate will ensuc on the sub
! iect, and that the administration will get wha
in the lives of our murdered and impr;sone
countrvnrn.
! Your representatives in the Senate and House
are fully alive to the improvements in you
I E,, I. r..
the Senate and House, asking the aid of Con
gross in the further prosecution Of your Railroad
enterprise from your City to krokuk. If tai
ents and nduscy can remove difficulties, thcl
you hare no cause to fear.
petition has hcen handed to the Senate
asking, that "iog rin, in the Navy" may be re
stored This petition came from Philadelphia
and, the slme barbariiy is recommended by Mr
Graham, the Secretary of the Navy, and hi
suggestions approved of by Mr.. Fillmore. Thi
is fac state Of things in this enlightened age
Truly we have fallen upon evil times, whe
these barbaritics are recommended by the hig
officers oftEe government TO sustain the dsciplin
in the Navy. There must be something rad
cally wrong III the whole present arrang-
;. mcnt of the Navy department, when, the sliil
of the gallant old Sailor must be taken from hi
back, and the lash applied, 10 make him know
8 as well as perform his duty t, his country. OF
upon such doings. Ii the Navy cannot be su,
6 tanned, without the fl ggng Of the old tars
permitted by lite midd,cs nd o.d orn out o
, ficers, better abandon the whole concern, an
turn it over to the merchant service. belle,
myself, that cur commerce would b., safer,
protected by special con ract, than by the pre-
ent system. AT any rate, the Navy must e
along, aad not use the lash, or the whole COZ
Germ will lave to be curtacd or discontinued b
Congress. There being now in the Senate,
gallant Commodore, Senator Stockton, his voc
! will be raised in defence of the old "ack tar.
and have hope, that the Senate will at i
present session, reject all such petitions, tina
!, pray that We, as natioE fall back to the feud
times of the sknot and the lash. Srnat'