The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-27
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.
WASHINGTON, %. c. Oct. Is, 1852.

the Presidential election will be near lis COM
pletion, and the Seward nominee permitted to
enjoy his leisure moments, in contemplating
the defeat he has received at the hands of the |
people of the IT, States defeat as deserved,
as his principles are corrupt, and his practice
before the people is disgraceful, in the part he
has played, by his visit to Kentucky The Sew
ard sait.lick candidate is The first instance ofthe
kind, that a Presidential nominee has openly
hope he may be last, in this conduct OF Gen.
Scott. PKANKLIN PIERCE being elected the
general in. chief Of these U. States, shall
hope that Gen. Scott will not quarrel with him
about the right TO command, but acquesce in
the decision of the people, and not par aeces,
make nnny Of himself, as he has done in days
gone by, when things did not square up to his
notens of dignity and duty to his expressed
wishes. We shall be pleased to learn, that the
victory Of the Cd November has been complete,
and that Iowa has come up to the standard Of
fire thousand majority for Pierce & King. This
we expect OF your gallant and enterprising
people.
am aware, that Iowa has been well supplied
with wing documents from the pen of Truman
Smith and Fitz Henry Warren. Indeed, at
he Wing Committee Room, the documents of
fraud and falsehood, so widely disseminated
by them, have been tdgged by bushels, and sent
to distant States, and not at all ovarhauled by
the post Office here. Hence their agents thro'-
out the country. 1t is given out, that they are
performing service, to prevent depreda'ions on
the Post Office Department-when the duties
of these very agents, for many months past,
have been mainly directed to the distribution OF
the documents received from this city. tell
you, sirs, you have no conception of the labor
of fraud, to which the Post Office Department
have been subject, under the mental manage
ment Of Truman Smith. Senator Smith is a
debased creature; and he prostitutes his Office
to the disgrace Of his Senatorial position. | re-
ally cannot see how honorable men can set in
conclave with so corrupt a compound Of human
putretaction. have known good many poll
ticlans in my time, that would do some strange
things to bring about favorable result 10 their
wishes; but Truman Smith is the first political
Senator that would practice faisehood ind fraud
and send the same under his frank, knoaing
at the time, that he ras frankihg Jjalsehood and
fraud Now, these things should not be per-
mitted, and ! see no good reason, why Mr.
Smith should not be expelled the Senate cor the
known falsehoods he has promulgated under
his name, as Senator. This question is well
worth the attention Of the Senate at the ensu-
ing session and we " i'll thank Senator WALK
Err, Of Wisconsin, if he will call the subject up
for discussion and the decision of the Senate.
look upon it as a very important question:
Certainly, it is a question Of honor and veracity
and the honor Of the Senate would he made
pure, if it is in the power of the Senate 10 cal
up the conduct of Truman Smith for their &C
ton. say nothing Of the action Of Fitz Hen
ry Warren, in the part he has played in the
Wing Committee Room, in this city. Yor
know him better than can convey any idea o
his quali s. may be permitted TO remark
tina. ever since his remosaL from office by Mr.
Fillmore, his whole time mas been devoted Il
, the same baseness of purpose, that has kept tho
! pen VI oIlltH III 1Ou iiIdy
Judge then, how he has been employed. Yol
cannot be toe vgilant, also, in marking the con.
, duct of the Post Office Agents, that are il
the North. West Some few weeks ago. call
ed your attention TO the appointment of Mr.
Alexander to that duty. He is a rare bird,
am told, for the duty-he being full-bloodet
, "woolly head, Scott and Seward all over
Kecpa good look out for this picture book agent
News from Portsmouth, N. H., informs us
that another, and another ct the Yankee boys
fishing vessels lrave been captured BY the Brit
ish cutter, and carried into port prize. 'Thi
conduct is too bad, and the supneness Of on
Executive is unaccountable. But nothing Wi
be done for the fishermen, until Franklin Pierre
is tie President; then, a reaction will taks
, place, and no more insults will be permitted t.
, be practiced on our public vessels, well a
E insul, to our public functionarics, and decima
ton of the private citizen. Things must change
a.sd that for the better. Things cannot be wors
they are at present. There is no vigor of nerv
in the present Executive. little of the de-
mocratic progress should be infused into tn
Cabinet. They might be identified in that way
at least, they would not be injured, il spark 0
two of combatIveness could be made visible b.
the action Of the spiritual rappers. But tn
spirit is not in tire Executives stake nothn
from no hing, and nothing remains" and tina
is what arithmatcians cali the rule of"loss an
gain" The Executive and the Cabinet hav
nothing to lose, and nothing to gain; therefore
they avoid action in defence Of American rights
or to take any uttion in the protection of Anne
rican interests.
The Cuban question is becoming more ser
Gus every day.-Fhe authorities at lIavan
have treated Capt. Ward, of the packet shi
tCordeiia, of N. Y, with great ihdignity; viola
ting our treaty stipulations, and offering person
al insult to him, and national Insult to the fla
Ct the e. States. We shalls if the Presiden
= will take any action on this new outrage; OF
whether he viii issue another Proclamation
and again aid the Cuban authorities. as wa
. done by him, in the death of the uhfortunat
4 Lopez prisoners. The lives of our poor mur
dered, but misguided codhtrymen, found n
protection from their Gove rhment extended il
!, their BEHALF nor viii there by any in the cas-
Of Capt Ward. 1t is reported, that the Secre
tary of the Navy has ordered two or three O
the public vessels TO sail for Havana, to look al
: ter the interest of our people. We hope thi
news may be true, and that some energy ma
BE displayed in defence Of the sights of the PEG
!, pie Of the States.
We are in the midst Of the excitement grow
ing out of the returns OF the elections held yes
| terday in Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. W.
= have little sprinkle Of good news from the tw
d first States, aha this is an earnest of what vii
I be the result in November. The news fror
!, Pennsylvania is really cheering beyond all cal
culatloh. Already, up to 5 p. M, of this date
' the democracy have gained three additions
aisaters Of Congress. The calculation IS, tina
the State viii give at least the same majori
this fall as given for Col Bigler, when he bea
4 the Abolition Governor, VIM: F. Johnson, Ia,
, fall by 5000 majority. Allthings viii be RICH