The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-08-11

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find man, who would agree with him in his
hostility 10 Dubuque and its present plans tor
improving the City. :
! PoLITICALs sQUIBs
| At the ratification meeting in Vicksbnrgh, a
few days ago, Judge Davenport remark ed face
tiousy, that the letter was om,nous of mnch-
good Said the Judge, .ihe letter P stands for
Pnlk--and this is 10 be another Polk race tor
Peace, Plenty and Prosperity Peas and Pump
kins, Pierce and the Presidency
Gddngs, the fnuI-mnuthed aboliton,st, in a
late speech, says: "lnny own district many
fugitives, who have informed their masierswhere.
they may be found These men have become
desperate. They desire to see the slave catchers.
They pant FIR an opportunity to make their op-
prcssors bile the dust Sir, send in yo lr COM
mssouers and deputy marshals and blood
hounds, and 4 assure you that civil war will
soon be in active pro ,ress.' Yet the most pro-.
mnent of those who sustain Giddings in this
State, well as elsewhere are also supporters
OF General Scott for the Presidency
We have seen state nent in some Of our ex-
changes that the President has declined to give
to the senate the information which they have
called for in relation to the Gardner fraud,
the ground that the public interest would suffer
by 80 doing We do not think, with some of
our contempt aries. that this involves the Pres
dcnt in any thing dishonorable bu. think it
makes matters look rather suspicious around
some enjoying high places under the govern.
ment-Pittsburgh Daily Union. !
1t is certainly strange proceeding that the
President should have refused to give this infor
nation. What on earth thore can be, airn.
this Gardiner fraud, which, if made p'
could compromise the public interest
not f',r our lives divine
There must be something egregiauay .t.ssa-
in tits business or the President 5s nor
have refused sncha call from The s
From the Fort Smith (Ark) Herald, jug IL.
From the Plains.
Terrible massacre. Melancholy and distress
ing nens, Murder Of Capt. .Narcy's COM
pany; by the Comanches.
Two expresses arrived in this city to Colonel
Wilson, Commando of the Fort, one from Fort
ArbuckIe, the other Fort Washita, on Wednes-
day eve min. last, bringing the melancholy and
distressing intelligence Of the destruction of
the expedition to the head-waters of Red River,
and murder Of Capt. Marcy, and the whole of
his command, about 80 men. 1t appears that
Waco chief came into Fort Arbuekle, few
days ago, and stated that when on the plains,
with his band Of Indians, about twenty days
travel from Arbuckle, that company of Com
anches and Kioways, came into his camp, some
of them dressed in soldiers cloths, and OF hers
with bayonets fastened to sticks, and other arti-
cles he knew belonged to troops, and that they
stated to him, that as the Comanches were on
their way 10 attack the post on the Brazos, they
came across Capt. Marcy's expedition, and
when.they discovered him, they went into his
camp, and he gave them presents, and then left.
At night, the Indians succeeded in getting up a
stampede among the horses and mules, and run
them off, after which, about six clock, or about
day light they attacked the command, there
being about 1900 Indians, and fought all that
DAY, and next day they succeeded in killing off
the whole company. 1t is also, reported by the
same chief that, the Comanches intend attack
ing Fort Arbuckle, and the posts on the Brazos
He says, that he escaped by giving up all the
peltres, &c, that he had, and was glad to get
off by that means. The Wacos live in the
neghborliood of Fort Arbuckle, and the officers
at that post place full confidence IN the report
The express sent in from Arbuckle and Washita,
show plainly that an attack is apprehended.-
Indeed, reports Of the gathering of the Com.
anches in body, and their determination to
attack the whites, has been frequent In this
place for the last four or FIVE months, and, it
accords with the statement made by Col. Hump
hries, Of Fort Washita, who went out sometime
ago to trade with them, and was robbed by
them, his companions murdered, and he barry
made his escape; an account of which was pub
Ished in the Herald two weeks ago
If this report proves to be true, and there APP
pears to be not much room tn doubt it, an Indian
warts inevitable. There must be combination
of all of the wild tribes that roam over the prai-
ries, and through the mountains Of New Mexico.
The real strength of these Indians, is not known,
and when combined will present formidable
force, that the United States will fnn very hard
to subdue. The prairies west will afford the In
dams means Of avoiding troops, as intricate as
the hammocks of Florida. They extend for
hundreds of miles, and in many places are moth
ing but sandy plain, upon which man nor beast
can find subsistence, being generally destitute
of water. The Indians are acquainted with the
prair:cs, and know every hiding place, and places
for retreat, most Of them being inaccessible to
the whites
There is but one regiment Of troops on the
Brazos, and that regiment having only about
half her compliment of men, divided into two
posts, some distance apart, and are, therefore, in
no situation to meet large and formidable band
of Indians, and are SO far from the white set
Elements as to be able to get no aid from that
quarter.
The lives Of hundreds of soldiers and citizens
are sacrificed upon our frontiers, annually, in
consequence Of the penurousness OF our Gov
Instead of sending Capt. Marcy out
with 60 or 80 men, he should have had about
300 as the Importance of the expedition demand
ed it, the country being unexplored and
known, and filled with bands of naran
Indians, who make purder and robber,
ness
We regret exceedingly, the loss of SO ::-.ny
valuable lives, and we are LED to mourn over he
sad fate of Capt. Marcy, an intimate friend, ana
an enierprisin. bigh-Innded officer Of the army
and DIR. e. G. Shumard, an amiable and
respectable physician of -ous- city also,
Strain, of Fort Washita, and Mr. J Suydam
of New York, who accompan'ed the expedition
for pleasure, besides cthers, Of less note, but
whose loss to their friends will be nothing the
less on that account, and will fill their hearts
with sadness and griet.
An express left here on Thursday morning,
for Little Rock, with dispatches from the COM
mandcr OF this post, for Washington city.
"RETREScIIMEHT AND Reform. was one
of the favor!te watch-words Of the wings when
the Democrats were in power. To show how
this pledge has been redeemed, read the follow
ing facts and figures prepared by Senator BoR-
LAND The present has been the most extrava-
CANT adminsiration that the American people
have ever had, and more frauds have been COM !
n,ted upon the treasury under this administra-
ton than under any other.
s.The expenditures e1eiusire of public debts,
is, for the annual average of Polk s admnstra-
lion, 1926, ,703, ,6J1,3S, and for Fi!lmore's $40,-
ls7, ,G21 difference against Fillmore, $l3,46S,43o
81, This is bad enough, considering that Folks
was engaged in most expensive
fnr.ign war. and Filmores had no war. But if
added the public debt in each case it would
stand for Polk, $43,S97,9 ,9l5, 81, and for Fill
more, $554la,A5l; making difference against
Fillmore OF $ll ,544 ,564, 3d. And leas! any one
should complain that l make the difference to
great, by charging TO Fillmore the amount paid
o Mexico under the treaty Of lS4S, which has
averaged three annual payments of S. ,S36, 900
zach, deduct that now, and yet the balance of
|; ;A .ra,c. AGAINST Fillmore is 1861 564, No.