The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-09-22
What The Editor of the Dsspasc h says.

: :
ing just tribute to our Senators in Congress. and
TIL" democratic journalists Of ,hi, Congress,onal
District, whose homes. endeavors. to harmonize
the party haye been SO unjusliy sssailed and
whose characters have been SO dnScrup ulously
malgned The able and independent editor Of
that popular journal, has penetrated the desieas
Of few selfish and soolless politicians, who
have shown themselves willing 10 imnolate
upon the altar Of their own mad ambition, The
most vital interests of their State. Witnessing q
the "dog in the Manger spirit" and the debasing
means rcsortrd to, to accomplish their fell de-
signs upon the party aud its honest defenders,
he has the Independence TO mildly, but fearless
" rebuke their folly and madness.
Such testimony is both voluntary and impar-
tial-removed az it is from the scene Of strife
and must produce much more favorable effect
rp,n the public mind, than anything which
might be said by those residing in the District.
We receive it and present it to our readers
with that Difference which its merits entitle it
and shall be glad if the public give it the same
careful consideration that we have
The article reads as follows, the Italics being
supplied by ourselves.
SENATOR JoNEs- THE RuRLIEaroE PAPrRs-.
SENATOR Done E.-Late numbers of the Bur-
Ilington Telegraph" and "Hawkeye" contain
almost Simultaneous attacks upon Senator Jones.
The reason af this appears to be that Gen Jones
has proposed an important amendment to BEN
netts Land Bill, fixing the great routes Of sew
eral railroads, and among them the Keokuk and
Dubuque and Davenport, and Council Bluffs
and Burlington and Missouri river routes, in our
own State. Partisan and persoaal spleen would
seem to have blinded these papers incurably.-
An entirely new railroad and land system hav-
ing been submitted IN Congress, Gen. Jones
has sought to make the most oft, and even to
| include iha, cid route to Burlington, which, like
wedge, has thus far split up and broken all
our hopes from Ccngress-and, behold, he is al
once ridiculed for extending favor to Burling-
ton, and abused for not having done SO before
| Gen Jones, in the first place, followed his in
structions. The two cross railroads would have
been secured long ago had it not been for these
| traitors to the State, who now sneer at Gen
Jones for tching at the last straw of salvation,
in the mids, ofthe general wreck in which their
disastrous conspiracy has involved US. Let
them sneer on Let democrats ponder well
not only the blasting Of our hopes Of ihternal
Improvement, but also the election OF the ,chig
/ COuVTcSSMUu
| the results Of the successful maneuores Of a
feo politicians, ,ohose policy sends schigs to III.
assembly, who assume TO manage our State
Coauentions, and lecture upon disorgGn.zation,
and ,ch0 lend their aid to break up the staunchsst
democratic papers of their district. There will
be time enough to speak of these things here
after. As for the Hawkeye, ats illiberality il
nothing strange, and will act in conjunction
with the gibes of its cotemperary to call into
the daylight of general appreciation the resoiute
and consistent course pursued by the Senator
from the northern district.
/ As the session of Congress is now at it's close,
it is proper to express the general satisfaction
with the services Of our Senator'S No men
from any State could have labored more peise-
| veringly and ardenty for the interests Of their
consttue nts. No opportunity has been omitted,
no time lost, to effect the cherished objects Of
| our common desires aud hopes. The fault is
| not theirs, if they nave been unsnccessfuI-
fhey have obeyed,, fenrlessly and faithfully. the
! instructions Of their State, and have been the
Senators, not Of any of it's sections, hut Of its
entire and uubroken length and breadth E-pe.
cially is this true of Gen Dodge who, what.
| ever may be the greeting Of the disaffected, has
undoubtedly fortified himself in the hearts OF
the many by his firm and incorruptible devotion
to the interests Of all, against the Vaccinations
| OF the few. 10 the golden attributes OF honcs'y
dignity, and fidelity, he has stood amongst the
foremost in the hall of the Senate, and has ac-
quired an influence thereby surpassed by few,
| and rehrcting equal credit upon himself and his
constituents. In business matters, and in the
prosecution Of State interests, the zeal and en-
ergy of Senator'S Dodge and Jones have been
most conspicuous-whileu upon national affairs
their votes show clear democratic record
Upon these matters, we speak, as is well known,
with the utmost independence, having the con-
fidence of neither of these gentlemen, and not
fraction of preference or bias for either. In
reply 10 the HrracKs rom Burlington, we only
express the general welcome which halls them
as t.good aud faithful servants"