The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-02-18
Wrtkly Crprrss
" VEIN EsDAf MORNING, FEB. Is.
A D FAITH

! we hnd the "Desnoincs Republic" ano
Fairfield ledger engaged in advocating the
new scheme OF railroad from Burlington to
The Missouri by way of Fort Desmoincs The Sc
Journals have formerly advocated diffaren
kind of Railroad improvement A few shor,
months since, they were the warm supporters OF
the Dubuque and Keokuk and Davenport and
Council Bluffs roads. What astounding dis
closures have been made, or peculiar principles
put forth, to produce this change, we are not
informed.
We have watched the papers very close. the
proceedings in Congress and the public scnt-
ment of the people of the State, and vet we
have detected nothing which can Justify these
two Journals in their course.
They are evidently disposed to fall in with
every new scheme, which promises a local ad-
vantage, TO the disregard and exclusion Of meas
ures which look to the general interests of the
State.
There was time when others might have
pursued the same course and probably defeated
their highly favored portion of the State, in their
Efforts for government favor, But they scorned
to engage in such misguided policy. Not sat.
lshed with the immense grant which they have
obtained for the improvement ofthe Desmoines,
they seek now to snatch from the State, lust as
she is preparing to receive a grant from the
government, which has cost the most unremit.
ting exertion of her citizens for the last five
years, and appropriate it to their own special
and local bene fit. We can perceive no Justice
or lberality in this policy. But we can per
ceive we think, selfshness, which is well cal.
culated to create distrust abroad, DISCUS, amony
the better class at home, and stamp the actors
IN this doubtful peace of diplomacy, with the
bitter execration of generous, but confdins
public.
Perhaps the Desmoines Valley people are re-
lying too much upon their numerical strength.
We have most fertile and extensive country
North and West, and from the indications for
the last two years, we have right to expect its
a few years before we shall exhibit numerical
strength equal to the South.
II then the worst comes to the worst, it will
become the duty Of the North and Centre to
protect themselves against the avarcious and
ambitious encroachments Of their neirhbors.-
We snould dislike to witness this result bu, il
must be the inevitable consequence of such
Course as is now proposed by portion of the
people of that vicinity.
We sincerely hope that no very large mum
Der OF the people Of the Desmoines, fall in with
this new tangled railroad project 1t is true
that portion of the people in that vicinity f ON
the incessant opportunities of the people of Bur-
lington, have given in their adhesion to it bu,
this comes from a few of the towns along the |
proposed route, and is not an expression of the
public sentiment of the people. If we ever cx
pect dollars worth of land for purposes Of this
kind, we must adhere rigidly to the old plan 1t
will not do to vaclae from old TO new schemes.
If We do this We are doomed people. And
should such be the result the parties who bring
It about will be marked IN the future legislation
ofthis State.