The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-12-22
BUCK SHOT
Iowa CRY. Dec. 10Th, 1859

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j. d. JEssrses, Esi--l suppose that our
friends in the North are anxious 20 learn what
is doing in this City. The subject which per-
haps more deeply interests large majority Of
the readers of the Express Just a: this time,
| than any other, is that of the election Of T. S
Senator tor six years. As | have informed you
| before, q fierce opposition has been made to
Gen. Jones, but So far as | have been able to
| form an opinion, without any serious injury to
| the Senator. The opponents of the Senator
| have overdone the thing. An opposition may
be so fierce, reckless and unjust, as to excite
sympathy, and aid the party they seek TO des-
| troy. Such think has been the case in this
instance. Senator Jones has been assaulted both
before and since the meeting of the General
| Assembly, as corrupt man-as having used
inducements to secure his -,lcction-as having
promised Federal appointments, TO further his
| interest as candidate, &c. &C. So frequent
and reckless have those charges been made,
and so entirely have his enemies failed to es
tablsh them, that public sentiment here has
undergone considerable change since the
meeting of the General Assembly. The Sena-
tor has unques,onably gained strength within
a few days, because it is perfectly apparent to
all who have had any intercourse with him, that
he has invariably repu.sed all who have ap-
preached him upon the eubject of Office, and
that he will continue to do so, until after the
Senatorial election is settled. For one, am
astonished that gentlemen should come all the
way from Dubuque, and other extreme points
in the State, to make such chargeswthout the |
shadow Of proof to sustain them; and | think
this is the general sentiment which pervades the |
breast of every discreet INDISPENSABLE man in this
city, and therefore do arrive at the conclusion
that Senator Jones has been gaining friends for
few days.
Considerable excitement has prevailed here
for few days, N relation to railroads. strong
effort is being made to kill oil the old railroad |
project # the State. BY a combination of wings
and portion of the Democrats of the House,
this eif,rt, from present indications, will be ac-
co,nplished. IL has already been accomplished
in the House, and the fear is, that suficien,
organization has been consummatedin the senate
to carry it through this body. In the House a
memorial to Congress for gran: of lands for
the construction of a railroad from Burlington
70 the Missouri river, and for grant from Dav
export to the Missouri, and one for grant of
lands Tor road from McGregoF's Landing to
the Big Sioux have passed. In order to carry
these memorials through the House, the Wings
OF that body were organized by Hon. James
Crimes of Burlington, from party considerations,
without regard to location, to support them;
and united 10 such Democrats as felt local in.
terest in their passage, succeeded in forcing
them by decisive vote through that body
The idea of ever obtaining grants for three dis
linct railroads running parallel through The
state, from the Mississippi 10 the Missouri, is so
foolish, that canno. think that tn ,se
who favor them sincere in their prayer
The pr"Jec: of Burlington is to get its project
recommended BY the Legislature, force i. speed
ly upon the consideration nf Congress, and i.'
possible obtain grant for the construction of
hat road That grant obtained, and other pnr
ions of the State may whistle Tor u gran, This,
heir editors argued last winter, and this, from :
resent indications, is to be the result OF Legs
I've dcliberation. And this is favored by men
f the North. The two representatives of the
layton county District, have voted with the
burlington Representatives from first to last,
pom this subject; and Holt and Mahopy have
lvorcd il, If rcpor, be correct. At least one
ling is certain, that they favor Of it, and u
ave lsbored to secure the passage of memo. p