The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-09-01
H.GnLYlMpO.TANT.

Hon. N ~ w ANS, i<ec
AuGHsTyrS HALL. Van Buren, 50
nj WE LEFFINGWELL Cln'"n
HIGHLY IMPORTANT.
Those Indebted to this office must CO n for
ward and settle up Our expenses are heavy
and have 70 BE- met promptly. To do this, our
friends must pay up. We hope this call will he
heed d.
The Platform ofthe hig Party.
From the strong efforts making with wing
journals in The West, to persuade the people.
tina, Gen Pierce is particularly hostil> !" river
and harbar improvements, it may be well I" in
quire what ground The wing party occupy upon
this question and whether the country has more
to expect from that party, than from the demo
cratic party. To get at its opinions we must
not go 10 the journals, for in them no principles
are laid down; but we must go to its conven-
tion-;ts grand National Council, where Wha.'s
dcae, Is rslt doas'i tits not done quickiy-
We find the leaders If that party, laborng in
cessanily night and day, for going on two weeks,
10 fix upon man who would suit al sorts OF a
platform and platform which would suit all
snrts oft man and all shades Of opinion. After
much and acrimonious discussion and many at
tempts to reconcile platform to candidate
and candidate 10 platform, Gen. Scott was
decided to be the most convenient and available
reali,y.) Of rcas, beef and tsco dollars a day,
have We brf,re us for platform? Il i, Natl nal
Bank No. Is it High Tariff No. Is il,
Distributor, No. l. it an Unlimited system
Of Internal Improvement? No. Is it Compro
mise, NJ. Isn Log Cabin, Hard Cider. or
Coon Skins, No. Is it Retrenchments No.
Ia it With holding the Executive Veto? No Is
it the One Term system? No. Ist Anti.Na
tural,zatinn No. WE'LL what is it? 1t ~
purely military giory-h"nored with feathers
ard epaule,ts, drums and ffes. horrd tales Of
elaod and thunder, and plentiful distribution
throughout the land, Of extravagantiv ilustra-
ted scenes Of powder, smoke, shell and shot,
blood, cnrnsge, rap;ne and whisky, dangling
traitors, broken skulls and muskets, fractured
limbs, rugged precpices, terrific leaps and un-
, comfortable war s.eeds. These are the exh.bi-
hons for creating if possible an enthusiasm,
through the fundamentally of which the Gal
pHsn and Gardner party, hope to elect their
Seward candidate.
BOT a single one Of th'ir old issues 10 fairly
and truihfully before The country, as exhibited
in their platform.
The only tw,, onss.;s... which seemed to claim
A. ...~ntson of their National Convention, was
the Comp7omis. and Internal improvements -
The fr-t they discussed, denounced and defend
ed: altered. am nd-d and rr,nod,.led; aud finally
tinkered up resolution of pertec, noncomm t'sl
,sm, designed to blind and appease the South
without rndangering their cause among the Abo.
htionists of The North For-snnth, they are OPP
posed to present agitation Of the slavery ques.
ton, without being n favor ofany Jfaaiity action
in Congress, which would discoun'enance and
prevent this eternal c'amoring and disgrac"fnl
and dangerous agitation Of the subject in tina,
body, hy reckless sectional party.
Their theory Of Internal Improvements as ex-
emplfi in their platform, is 81 nply an adoption
Of the democratic principle upon this subject -
Prefsssedly hey are in favor nfnn appropriations
from the National Treasury tor the improve
ment Of rivers and harbors, except for purely
National objects. while practically, we suppose
them to be. in favor of improving every thing
from street gutter, up to the Atlantic.
This platform we reckon is for buncome. I,
is to hnodwink the people if possible. into the
lection Of General Scott. for the spoils first
as mnch Of old whig principles Afterwards
can get. We come to this Inclusion
Al carefully reading their history. We recol.
ect in 1910 that they had No Bank issue for the
people-ii had been strangled by sold Hickory
and they were willing TO regard it an ''obsolet"
idea. Bat mark the change, after their tricks
had succeeded in placing Gen Harrison in the
Presidential Chair. An extra session # Con-
gsese was Immediately called, and the famous
Shank Bill" Of Mr.. Clay, WINS the first measure
laid before, and passed by that body. But unf"r-
tuna,ely for this party Of no principles for the
people, but many for the leaders, Gen. Harri-
son was called by Providence to leave his post,
and he leaders were second time confronted
with the stern justice Of man, who had his
constitutional scruples and dar in triumphant
nrcnsiti 4, the s~hale shss FATTY. - sA~i.,aiN
them.
A second time, was the old critter slain anc
that too, BY one, though wing, proved himsel
a man aud patriot. He did not suffer attempt
ed ASSASSINATION, as did Jackson, for the homes
and fearless discharge Of a duty, but he suffer-
ed the universal exccratinn of the wing party
Next followed tina, odinus and ever to be alb
horrcd principle. ofpaying old debts with Bank
rnrt Notices. This had its day, worked its I'M
unity, aud died oIl like its iIlnstrious predecess
ar, hono.ed and lamented by the universal whis
party.
Naw, 10 avoid repetition Of these evils, let u
impress upon the attention Of all good and true
men, and especially the working classes. the i'm
por,ance IF voting for NJ man presented by thu
party Of Banks, Tariffs, Distributions ant
Frauds. There is no confidence to be placed il
their wiley leaders, and Just SO sure as you vot'
for their candidate, and he is elected. you ar
badly cheated.
We really trust that the honest and uncorrupt
ed perti,n If the wing party-those who &C
and vate according 10 the dictates Of jndgmen
and conscience. will give this subject little
sober rsfis c,ion and act for the walfare of hei
country. Il is an lmportantcrisis With Pr re-
and King It will be peace. prosperity and hap
pinrss With Scott and Graham, it will b
slavery sgiiatinn, extravag .nce, dis,rust, doHes
tic & scord and perhaps civil war.
Let the people BE- just, and sll viii be well.
CoUxr D CasAy, shr friend AID canfdant .
Louis TIP leon, is d ad. he was 4 man o
each ability, snd en- artist OF superior ia!ent, a.
has hem ev;rced bv his atatues of Yelling