The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-06-30
DE MOC ATS A WAKE.

Our readers are generally aware that, on th
morning of the l7'h inst. the editors of the Du
buque Herald issued to their patrons, an enlnrg
ed edition oft journal. In the simple en-
largment there was nothing to be traced beyono
commendable industry, economy and enter
prise. But in connection with that enlarge
ment, there Is associated piece of deception
which could not but attract the notice of those
who are at all observant of the movements O
trencherous and INSCRIPTIONS demagogue, ane
ansidious assaiiam of every dictate of common
decency, honesty and honor.
The moial leper is ever afraid to expose his
deeds to the light Of day, and whilst he tread.
the walks of life, wearing the countenance OF
the Pharisee, and clothed in the full habili-
ments of sanc;ity, his inner self is, but the de-
pository of corruption, from which virtue
shrinks from the accursed Of both God and
man. So it is with the editors Of the Herald,
in the enlargement Of their journal Corrupt
by nature, and dishonest by education, they
issued little over year ago, and in violation
of settled understanding between parties, the
first number of their paper, for the secretely
avowed purpose of breaking down the demo-
cratic organ Of this county. But that no sus-
picions Of this kind might be awakened in the
public mind, which they well knew would nip
assumed the garb of neutrality and hosted, to
their masthead, the inscription, "NEUTRAL
IN PoLlrIcs-DEvoTED TO FOREIGN AND DO
MEsTIc NEws-LITERATURE, s.1ENcE, COM
MERcIAL INTELLIGENCE, &c, &C." Under
this motto, which was designed as a mere
cloak, they pursued their way, taking advan-
tage Of every favorable opportunity to assail
the Miners Express and its editors; to repre-
sent them as false to the trust reposed in them;
as the advocates Of individual rather than pub
lie policy, and as the faiihless representatives.
of the political, commercial and industrial in
terests of this community. How far they have
been sustained in their repeated and designing
accusations may be learned by those who ale
desirous of the information, by reference to the
records of the public meetings of our citizens
of both city and county. But their warfare
against the Express, was incompatible with
their neutrality cloak, and SO bare-facedly in
consistent, manifestly corrupt, and distasteful to
tie community at large, that they began to beat
about for some more plausible flag under which
to sail and carry on the war. They finally made a
selection but how was it 70 be unfurled TO the
breeze was the next question. 1t would not
do to raise it without some simultaneous dem
;ch tLo of, of
averting that surprise, or attention which might
otherwise be awakened by the appearance of
strange coors at their masthead. An enlarg-
ment suggested itself as the most favorable
ruse, or likely cover for their deceit, and on
the morning Of the 18th of the present month
We beheld the Dubuque Herald issuing from
the Globe Building so materially altered in its
dimensions, as to almost draw off attention from
Mat feature, for the introduction Of which the
enlargement was only intended covering,
vz-the guerrilla flag, which has taken the place
Of the old neutrality standard. Instead of the
inScriptl m, ssNEUTRAL IN POLITICS, DEvo-
TED TO FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC NEWS, LITER
AZURE, SCIENCE, COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,
TO THE RIGHTS or THE PEOPLE AND THE IN
rEREsTs OF THE NORTH WEST So it will
be perceived that, on the 18th inst, the Dubu-
que Herald hauied do,cn its neutral -fag and
under the veil Of an enlargement, has declared
open war against the democratic organ and dem
ocratic party of this city and county. Not a
umber of that paper has been issued since the
l7th that has not teemed with abuse Of our
selves, our Democratic Senator from the North
and one Of the present Democratic nominees for
to sacrifice upon the altar of his own political
ambition, and his insatiate personal hate of Gen
Jones, whose political ruin he has sworn to ac-
complish, the best interests Of the Democratic
party in the coming August and Fall elections.
He has sworn TO defeat the democratic ticket
in this county, and has his minions abroad, who
are willing to "bet high" as the saving goes
that the present Democratic ticket cannst be
elected, and with view TO making good these
bets, or for whatever other purpose it may be,
we find Mr.. Mahony secretly engaged in elee-
t,oneering against the ticket to the utmost ex-
tent of his influence. These are the men, citi
zen Democrats, whom you are nurturing as vi.
psrs in your bosom, and against whose treach-
cry we solemnly warn you. With no other OBJ
ject in view, but that of triumphant victory
for the immutable and time honored principles
of the Democratic party, of Democratic men,
and Democratic measures, we solemnly invite
your attention to the sacred obligation which
rests upon every one of you, to discard those
elements which would see the ruin and de feat
of those principles upon which our every polit
ical blessing and all our happiness depends.