The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-03-10
NUMBER 27
WING STATE CONVENTION,

1t is confidently believed that a majority 4
the delegates to the whg Convention, swhic
, , convened at Iowa City, on the Goth ult, we,
| friendly to the nomination of Gen. Scott, ft
the Presidency, but by some hook or crook. al
ter bref time allotted to conference and delhi
Grafton, all were brought gently round to tn
support OF Fillmore. This may be accounte
for probably in this wav: the convention " a
well stocked with government officials. U. s
District Attorney, Marshafs, and Suryeyo
General Sargent's Deputies figured extensive
y in the Convention. Deputy Doctor Ballare
was chairman Of the Committee, who selected
Electors, Delegates and Stale Candidates.
ihe following appears among the little bateh
Of resolutions, proposing Convention to re-.
wise the Constitution.
"Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Con.
Vention, that convention to revise the const;-
tuition OF the Stale should be called at as On r,v
day as practicable and with view to the
advancement of this object, tits hereby recon-
mended to State and local candidates, in every
part OF the State, to make this issue definitely
and strongly before the people, Ia $50 -,
This resolution probably embodies one of the
man 'sses' upon which the whg party mean
to contest the approaching election This res.
olutlon suits US better than all the rest T, !.
upon this very question, that we desire to test
the virtue OF Democratic faith, as contrad stin-
guished from that Of our opponents If we
cannot defeat them upon a free and fair discus.
sion OF the corrupting and demoralizing tenden-
cy OF banking, then we may give up the
chase.
The following is an other item, culled from
that little batch Of resolutions.
Resolved, That we rejoice to see our Demo.
cratic fellowcitizens in the Western States oc.
cnpying part Of our political platform, espe
c'aiiy that relating to currency, to the inprove-
nens OF rivers and harbors by appropriations
rom the National Treasury, and revision of
the Tariff of 1896
THIS is wonderful discovery that the men,
bers OF that Convention made. We imagine there
must have been peculiar grtn upon the coun-
'enances of all present, when the above resolu-
ton was announced to the Conven. ion.
Our turkey River politician might have
bad something to do with getting up this resolu-
tion.
Tie once made subterraneon discovery on
the borders of Turkey which he pronounced
the skeleton of an immense giant but when
ne called his more rustic neighbors in to exam. |
me the phenomena, it was found to be nothing
more ancient, or curious, than the bones Of a
large Ok, which had the year before tumbled
into mineral hole
Perhapsa discovery as important will result
to mankind, when this resolution goes t. the peo
pie for their perusal
But to give our friends more lucid exposi |
on of what transpired at this Convention. le,
is submit an extract from the letter of friend |
lated Iowa City, Feb 1852.
"Our Whig State Convention came off ON
thursday last as you have doubtless learned !
IRE this. A full ticket for Stale officers. EI,c.
ors and also Delegates 20 the National Conven-
lon were selected. They passed short string
u resolutions not amounting 10 much-with the
exception parhaps of one, which / presume
hey intend as their main hobby in the approach
ng State Elections, this was in regard IN a, I
of the Constitution, so as to an. |
horze the establishment of Banks in this S,,t.
was told by one Of the Delegates. that tbev
to revolutionize tire State on this ones.
'on' and carry the State and especially the Gen.
raj Assembly, as the August Election.
lhs Is doubtless their object to try and divide
'ur party on some collateral question, in order
o carry the Legislature and elect the mmor,,1
RITZ Henry to the Senate of the United
States.
This would be brilliant achievement. truIv
o elect man who had done more AGAINST the
interests OF the people Of this State, than anv
ther, in room Of one who had done moro for
hose interests, or as much as any other. But
'0us rcrronS, ''we shall see what we shall see. :,
would send you the names of Delegates &c,
ut your ne'ghbor Wood was here, and has
onotiess furnished copy in his DaiIy-suffice
to say General Sargents Deputies, the Dep
ty Marshalls, the Distric. Attorney and other
'hIg officials figured largely, IN the Conyen.
on Deputy Ballard was Chairman of the
omInittee who selected Delegates, Electors
nd candidates. You can easily tell who TIN,
ote of Iowa will be cast for in the Whig Ma
onal Convention. There was considerable
satisfaction in the Convention, most of the
Delegates being for Scott, but the Doctor out
eneraled them and got things fixed up to suit
imself."