The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-03-17


THOMAS FARLEY.
foa Towssntr TRusrkss,
EDWARD O'HARE,
. Q. G. FENNiMoRE,
n. NOLTE.
CoR TOWNSHIP CLERK,
o. q. FENNlMORE.
THE Do0xA,e OF THB HERALD
ef.ea-ss4
We nov seat ourselves for the purpose of re-
pavins q the absurdities Of Sheet, which hal
taken every side upon every question, abuset
every class and almost every individual Of the
community, endeavord to write our citizens
down . ct Of asses, Without elevatiLg theil
Aeas ss1keisnsly to take the proper dimension'
It tAeis own ears, trsduced the government o.
sAe country, betrayed the State snd City, and
ssandalised the democratic party and high mind
ed men representing the State in Congress and in
The General Assembly. To such . sheet then,
Ne propose to submit few remarks, not with
The hope Of rsclai,ning il, enlightening the COM
a~.ity, o. dignifying our profession, but to cor
rect sny erronsous impressions abroad. which
in fabuloss declarations and traitorous cnuneia.
lions might have produced.
In answering the Ave long editorials Of tina,
sheet II one article, We must necessarily he
Isief, and viii commence By submitting the
principle points laid down BY it, upon which we
take issue.
lst. They are opposed to the Dubuque end
Keotuk Railroad. 2nd They desirc 4 diver.
sion Of the road, from Cedar Rapidr. West, to
Fort Desmoinca. 3rd. Dubuque should favor
the diversion, because it has right 10 all the
advantages arising from State improvement.
eth. Our delegation in Congress should be re.
leased from their obligation to the State, to ad.
vocats the passage Of the present bill. 5th
The act Of diversion by the General Assembly,
an act Of bad faith, ~ contradis,ingnished from
similarly proposed act Of bad faith BY q
few intriguing politicians and hostile jour.
Aals. 9Th. Adopting the Burlington platform
.th. Falsifying the position Of the people o.
Dubuque upon the "lnwa Land Bill" sih
Local predictions should BE- regarded with sus.
p,cion. 9th. No Congressman can be made to
believe in the necessity Of road from p. to
Z. 10Th. Dubuque hae no representation in
the Fairfield Convention. ll,h. Kcokuk will
derive immense benefit from the D-smoines
improv emen,, and therefore is no, entitled 10
. railroad. l2,h. A play upon the word
"iaserior." 18th. Dubuque a. place Of sup.
ply.
To the 6rst point in this lengthy detail, we re.
ply, that the whole tenor ofth., Hcralds coursc
has been ono tissue Of inconsistency, prevarica
ZION, political intrigue and reckless opposition
- the repeatedly avowed wishes Of the people.
Go back to the Miners Express from Is47 to
March 1852, the time that Holt, leA the estab.
lishment, and you will find him faithfully advo-
eating this project. Never until he established
tAs Herald, for the purpose, as he aoosced, Of
Killing Oh Jones, did he moot the question Of a
diversion and even after he had committed
Aiuseh 10 this policy, why did he step forth ~
one &c the immortat t,centy, TO raise the nee
essafy amount Of stock for organizing the D
and Z road North, and why has he up to within
twe weeks, denied shat he was innnical to this
project. 4eT-
In view Of the course Of this man., We mus,
either doubt his judgment, or integrity. To the
second point. we reply, that if Davenport is to
On, efEthe trade, Of the Dubuque snd Keokuk
rod: from the interior, mo- western diversion
- Fort Desmoines would obviate the difficulty
70 any aeeree worth talking about. ;. Fer, when
yos reach Cedar Rapids, you come in such
sless proximity to the Davenport road, that j,
would be an easy matter for the D. and c road
- fsem junction with the d. and X. road and
- Aeetualiy cut of the trade from Dubuque,
- tAosgh the mad were constructed direct to
Keokrk. But We have no sort II confidence in
THE scare srsp.ef the Herald, believing ~ we
%. that there VIII he ample business, by the
time the roads are constructed, to accommodate
the wants Of both.
TO the third point, we reply that Dubuque, is
not the only place to be consulted in this raat-
Ter. The whole state 10 interested, and no one
point has any night to arrog,te to itself the de-
eision Of this important question. The question
- one vitality important tn the Interior populas
ton Of the State, and while il should not be
expected that Dubuque, is tn grasp all the ben
s6,s resul,ing from the improvement, it 10 rea-
sonable to hope and confidently expected, that
our City win be an immense gamer by the road.
To The fourth point, we reply. that our delrga-
tion should not and cannot be released from an
advocacy Of the passage Of the .'Iowa Land
Bin. They have been instructed in every vari-
ETY. Of form BY the State, to labor for this grant
and hey would prove recreant to the trust
ssn6ded Ia them, did they abandon the project
now. Again, no one asks for the abandonment
ef This measure and the adoption Of the diver
sien, except th- directors and whippers-in Of
The Duhesqe- HileFaH-for it viii be borne in
mind that Darlington. goes Tor the defeat Of tn.
Whole measure, unless the Dubuque road seeks
= terminus At the Big Sioux. Then, our dele.
sation IN Congress ought to forsakr this project,
because the editors OF the Herald say So
Who can account for the vanity Of men' To
the eth point, we reply, that IL the act Of d.
version BY the General Assembly, is an act Of
bad faith to certain localities then most certain.
" 10 the present effort efa f. persons Al diver
sion, still worse oct Of bad faith. For, the
General Assembly, as the legitimate organ Of
she people. would act in view Of al the inter.
ests - she state, while the sigkty fec, would
represent bat the veiws Of q moiety Of the peo.
pie. To the sixth point, we reply, that Bur
1ington has gotta most faithful ally. in the Her
aid, although exceedingly limited in influence.
To the seventh point we reply, that at every
opportunity given to Dubuque, for an express
ion Of the public sentiment upon the Dubuque
and Keokuk road, the people have invariably
taken bold and decided ground in favor oft. And
lis base colunuy upon the intelligence, the
honesty, fidelity and conduct Of the citizens Of
this place, to assert the opposite. To the
eighth point, We reply, that the people should
loAk ,cifk suspicion wpOn local predi{eefions