The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-06-16
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Last week We publ,shed . call from III,
eairmla Of the democratic central commitiee O
J,hnson county, fra district crnvcnti.n. tn,
Msssrs Express, in rgal STYLE, is pl ase1 4
announce its disadproval Of "tim. and place
nsmrd therein. The Enquirer also discovers
selves, that the Both currnt, would BE- prefer
able to any later day. Aud as regards the
''place," we DO not object to change in that
: provided Iowa City be named instead. Mean.
whsIe We are opposed 10 the river towns having
th-se things all their own way, consulting their
convrnicnc. and consulting their own pleasure,
n al times, without any regard 10 the wishes,
convenience or to the rights of the interior
e"untirs. 1t il ute rly improbable, that the im-
terror portion Of the district win be fully repres
emtcd, IL the convention be held on the Missis
sippi-thc delegation will not be half full, con
srqarntly the wishes Of the people will not be
well expressed by the action ofthe convention,
b"c,use not fully known. lowe City 10 a fair
complain Of not being represented in convent
OF. since injustice will be done to none IN SCI
Getting the place Of holding it.
gressive Era. We are At luss to discern the
motve Of the editor IN the use Of the words
..r..~i style" Is applied to an editorial para
graph, which appeared in our columns on the
II =. I.c1,uod N
sanction the proposition of that journal, for
holding the Congressional Convention at Cedar
Rspids on the I5'h Of July, because We bcliev
I'd both time and place, badly selected for the
convenience and satisfaction Of the people but
We certsinly did not aim to put on any regal
airs, in the enunciaton OF tais opinion, calcula-
led to offend the over fastidioss dignity Of our
cavalier ne;shbor Of the Era. With the duties
Of daily issue devolving upon us, we are no.
perhaps a. particular in the use Of our language,
a. We ough, to be, or a. many Of our cotempor.
aries are, who revise their matter for weekly
is.ue but in whatever comments we shall here
after make upon suggestions from the Era, We
shall certainly remind our rayesrd pea to BE-
daily respectful, As well in matter Is manner.
But, word a. to the subject material 10 the
occasion. It appears to be the opinion Of our
neighbor Of the Era, that Conventions are called
in this state, for the especial accommodation Of
the river towns. So far a. We personally are
concerned, we would rather 70 t. Cedar Rap
ids, to attend the Convention, than any other
place, but IN selecting apoint for accommodating
the bulk of the population Of the District, We
certainly should select point ON the river. A,
least six eishihs Of the population Of the Dis
trict, would in our opinion be better accomoda.
ted by selecting some point on the river, than by
going seventy Eve miles into the interior. This
10 our honest conviction, while our personal
preferences would lead us to 60 into the inter-
Or.
Az to the preponderance Of Conventional
meetings on the river, over the interior, We
think il an entire mistake. More general Con.
ventions are held At Iowa City, than At any, or
al other points in the state, and il il proper that
it should be SO; although you must admit, thst
it operates very hard upsn those residing At the
extreme portions of the District or State.
IL this case, the d, le. a:es Tom A am .koe and
n-ighboring counties, think it extremely hard
to 90 to Mu.satine, and rightly - too, Blu, it
would be much more severe upon them, If they
were compelled to travel in this hot weather,
ssme two hundred miles BY land, to Iowa City,
or Cedar Rapids.
If our friends in the country will give this
subject little reflection, il seems 10 us, that
they must arrive At the same conclusion. We
can perceive no evil resulting from holding the
Convention on the river and the 39th inst. aud
We sincerely hope that our interior friends will
come into the arrangement and send up full and
able delegations.
We coincide perfectly with the editor Of the
capital Reporters, when be says, that neither Mr..
Woods, nor Mr.. Waters, h.d any authority to
call the Convention but At the same time, we
think il better to endure this isformality, than
70 disturb the subject A. it il now fixed.
AZ to dclayin the meeting Of the convention
until after the 3rd Of JUL, to accommonatc the
democracy Of Johnson county, We are satisfied
that the democracy Of this county, would not
interpose the slightest objection.
BAIL AT DrERsviLLE ON THE 5TH Or july
We are happy to announce to our readers, that
arrangements have been made, for celebrating
the 9Th Of July on Monday the 5th, by giving
. splendid Ball At Dyersvlle. From what We
learn We expect II will bea magnificent affair
Friends from Dubuque and the surrounding
country. are expected to be present. Every
attention will be shown to those from . dis
tauce. We wish il was - that We could be
there. for We feel certain it will be rare enter
tainment.