The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-12-01
WHAT CONSTITUTES THE ORGAN OF
ACLlQUE,

For nearly two years, it has been charged
upon W constantly, that we are the organ of ,
clique that Gen. Jones is the owner Of the
Miners Express; and that we dare do nothing
in our capacity as editors, without his sanction
or the assurance of his favor. We have said
all that gentlemen should be required to say and
have adduced ample evidence to remove this
impression from the minds of a select feao at q
distance, were 1t possible TO get from them q
candid confession OF truth; but we have long
since abandoaed the hope, OF ever satifying
them, that we are not as corrupt and venal as
themselves. That this charge can do us any
INJURY at home, where our course Is Known and
carefully scrutanized, we have not the slightest
apprehension. Indeed we receive daily and
ample proofs to the contrary and SO long as our
course 10 guided by proper regard for the in
terest of the public and the party TO which we
are attached, we shall expect to retain the coun
tenance Of a rejecting and impartial public
BY band OF reckless pirates upon the body
polite, - whose entire time is employed in pro-
ducing causes Of distrust and disorganization in
"
ont the Offices and gioating upon the anticipated
spoils which they are to afford-we are still
daily charged with lending ourselves to men
and factions. Not word, or an intimation
have we given in our capacity as editors, az TO
who should be our Senator, nor do we intend
10 do il |; and yet, we do not escape the charge,
on the streets and through certain journals, Of
being Jones men and the conductors Of Jones
organ although these very men, are constantly
1lavish,ng praise upon Judge Clark, as Senate
rial candidate, and denouncing Senator Jones
% competitor. False issues are brought forth
and slanders Of one kind and an other, are resort
ed 70, TO further their ends, under the specious
pretence of being honest and patriotic party
men. @s #a8
Now, in all candor, we submit, who IRE the
clqutes-who foster factions and promote par
~ discord, those who openly and secretly
advocate the election Of one man and denounce
al others, or those who are willing to leave Il z
decision with an honst and intelligent General
Assembly. selected BY the people to settle this
question! Are they those who are willing to
leave this question where the constitution has
placed it and have some little regard for the
dignity Of a legislative body and respect for
public intelligence, or those who make day AMI
night, hidious with their slanderoms hosci,nqs
and whose eanting hypocrisy and uena, ambi
tion, acknowledge no recipients for public favor
but self, and bsist from day to day upon what
they can flch from the public by degraded
system Of sectional warfare This isl question
for the public to settle and it is one upon whose
decision rests q heavy weight Of responsibility
We leave the matter, where the people have
len is-with the General Assembly, in whose
intelligence and integrity we repose every con-
iidence and whose judgment we feel assured
cannot be swayed, BY these political leech
,oorms upon the body polite. We have heard
Of such ruse, - the retreating thief, to cry
ketch thief, in order to deceive those in pursuit.
This is very good illustration Of the course and
consistency Of some fair day politicians, who
cry to tie top Of their voices, cliquites clqutes
when they themselves are the very embodia-
mens and personiscation Of eliqnism. Men and
parties are generally known BY their works, and
il the public will but take the trouble to review
the course, which has, for the last year or two,
been pursued bya few politicians shout Du-
buque and Burlington, they will detect the vile
eliqsism to which they have committed them.
selves and the purely selfish motives by which
they are guided in AL their actions They will
discover, that while they are crying the loudest
and struggling the hardest to prove, that their
= tghbors are the plant Instruments and crea-
lures 81 leading politicians, they lose no oppor-
funity for lavishing enconiums upon their
peeuiiar faeorits. We would like to Gee this
flagnnt Inconsistency brought to public notice
and receive an honest public criticism.
- Peaches from Nsppa Valley, cell for