The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-07-07
COnSee s0i0nal Conxs,

arp nn!&teffh rs special representative b the
,tnnrressional Convention, which was held al
Muscatne on the 30th nit. that the Hon. Lincoln
Clark, was nominated as a candidate fos Congress
fol this District
We are much surprised at this result in the
absence of any Congre ssional cemmttee' u was
The duty of the several counties, through their
County Committees or of the democratic organs
Of the District TO agree upon time and place
for holding The Convention The democratic
press first attempted to settle this question, and
while discussing The subject, the chairman OF
the State Central Committee, and the Central
Committee of Johnson county, each ISSUED a
call the first designating Muscatine, and the
8oth of June, as the place and time and the other
designating Cedar Rapids and the 18th of July
as the place and time
Upon these two calls, both of which conf c'ed
with established custom, by taking the power
from the democratic organs and by assuming its
exercise by an individual, Or single county
committee an issue was made up, which has
not up t. this time, been satisfactorily adjusted.
FIVE counties in the interior, namely Johnson,
Iowa, Cedar, Linn and Benton, protested against
both the time and place, for the reason that
the place was badly selected and the time
too early to give them an opportunity to send
in taeir dele gates, This protest was disre-
rardc, by the river counties. The interior conn-
ties then modified their protest, 50 Ear to agree
to the place, providing the river counties would
agree to later day than the Both Of june, in
order to give them an opportunity to hold their
Conventions and choose their delegates. This
was also tisrcgardcd. ~ f.zo,,,.. 81.
In view of this fragrant act of injustice, by
the majority over the minority, The Dubuque
county delegation, held a meeting on Monday
the 2sth ult., and resolved to protes: by, letter
AGAINST holding the Convention on the Goth ult ;
and selected one of their mum er to attend the
conve ntion in p 'rson for that purpose and il
that protes, was dsrcgarded, then to withdraw
from The Convention The instructions to the
delegate, were positive and explicit.
Since the End Of June, there has appeared in
the Capital Reporter and Progressive Era, the
call Of the Johnson county Central, Committee,
for the Congressional Convention to be held at
Cedar Rapids on the 10TH inst That call is
still before the District under the sanction of
as high, and we n,ny say, higher authority, than
the call for the Convention at Muscatinc. Be-
cause we do hold, that the Central Committee
of one Of the counties composing Congress.
on1l Ditrct, is more legitimate depository for
this power, than the Central Committee Of a
state, which III distinct organization. with
certain prescribed powers and duties; and have
| no more authority TO call a congressional Cen
vention, than they have to call county Conyen-
But, Notwithstanding the informality Of this
call, and the irreconclabe objection raised in
five interior counties to the time, the Delegates
from. nominaliy nine, but in fuct, eight counties
out of the twenty nino, which constitute the
District, assembled at Muscatine the 30tl
ult., and peremptqrily refused TO put over the
| invention single day. Not content with
having deprived five democratic counties in the
interior, of their representation. and fifteer
other counties, which might, and probably would
have been represented, had there been any una
nimity in the selection Of time and plnee, tina
Convention even forced nomination upon thi
| county, in direct opposition TO the known ant
publicly avowed wishes Of the doIaooracy Of the
county in Convention expressed. The first nom
nation Of Judge Clark, was opposed to the wish
es Of the Democracy OF Dubuque His n
nomination under protest from the democrac.
of the county, that they did not desire the Con
gresham located here, and, if located here
! would claim the privilege of presenting the man
is fragrant and unheard Of violation of all Con
ventional usage and courtesy. 1t is a species
of party tyranny without an example in the his
tory Of conventions in this country. A simila
case cannot be found upon record. II gross
insult to the democracy Of this county, and vii
arouse the Indignation Of nine tenths of the par
~, and, we greatly fear, will SOW tae seeds. Of
discord, which will consign the Banner County
Of this District, TO the greedy and outstr. tchee
arms Of whiggery. .sas aaa "a j1laz5s a.,s
Under the full conviction that the call IF the
by a majority Of the counties in the District
that there were properly but eight counties, ou
OF the twenty nine in the District, represented
| in that Convention tina. II was The meres
possible act Of justice, to the majority of the
counties, that the day should have been pu,
over; and that every well settled principle Of
conventional usage and courtesy has been vlo.
lated in locating candidate in this county
against its emphatic protest and forcing a mar
npon the democracy ofthe county whom they did
not desire and peremptorily and positively refus
cd TO recommend, we as the organ of democratic
sentiment in this portion of the State, do moi
feel authorized to sanction the action of that
Convention, until sufficient time has been given
| for the party to consider and respond to the
nomination. Should that response be tavora-
bic to Judge Clark, we shall give him an active
support. Should it be otherwise, our course
will be governed accordingly. With no dispo
sition to disprganize, and no desire to consult
but the harmony and union of our: party, we
shall delay any further expression Of our views
upon this subject, until we receive the proceed
ings Of that Convention and learn the views Of
"uA "S"i'Si""S o'Csheh Scuciusy 'tuIouRuOul
the District. afaf>f A4Tot
RAIL ROAD NEWS
We learn TINT our delegation have by. no
means dispared or our Land CIR .nts
Benefits Bill tor whole sale land distribu
! ton, though it has probably passed tho House
by this time, cannot pass the Senate. it i.
more than probable that the Committee on Pub
lie Lands,saving Underwood, will report against
it Should the "Iowa Land Bill, fail, our del.
cgatirn are determined to put through som,
BIZ for Town. 1t is already contemplated to
report back Benefits Bill, with all stricken
out save the enacting clause and to insert Miss
Dicks Bill, granting $50 600 acrcs 10 each