The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-07-07

| MT. OConnOrs Appeal t" ehe lrIah.
! In our Fridays issue we promised to say
something, in answer to the remarks OF this
gentleman at the Court House, on "Wednesday
evening
We have not a very high appreciation of Il is
peculiar style of electioneering, but in the long
and orduous struggle with the wing party, dem.
ocrats have become so accustomed to meeting
their enemy upon this ground, that they cannot
be either surprised, or alarmed at again meeting
it in the person of Mr.. O'Connor.
/ When great party makes it a point, to aP
peal to the passions, instead of the reason OF
mer, it is certain indication that it is bankrupt
in principle and that its votares have little faith
in their cause and less in the Judgment and NOR
al honesty Of those, to whom they make the
appeal Did MIR. O'Connor deem it a compli
ment to the Irish citizens Of Dubuque, to tell
them that they were liable to imposition from
the democratic party ard that it was only through
| the fundamentally Of his potent genius, that
they could be saved Did he suppose that Irish
men in Dubuque were so green, as to believe
that an organization of the democratic party ex
lists East, for the purpose of visiting every emf
grant ship that enters Eastern ports, 10 contract
for emigrant votes the moment they make a
landing' The idea that votes should be bought
and sold fire gears (Which is the time prescribed
by law for naturalzati ,n) before they mature, is
go essentially absurd and ridiculous, that we
should suppose it would bring the blush to any
man S cheek, to direct the accusation against
either knave, or fool. This is a kind Of po-
i iitcal fnancierng. which is as dscredi,able TO
the sagaeity of the democratic party, as to the
understanding and integrity Of emgrants i; and
we for one, have too high an opinion of both
classes, TO treat such stuff with any sentiment
but that of disgust.
If Mr.O'Conpor will 60 back to the days of
the revolution and trace the parties step by STEP
to the present day, he will find, that the present
wing party in all its feelings aud anties, is the
old federal party of %. Time, education and
| frequent defeat, may have modified the tone of
that party hut be assured it has not changed
| its real sentiment, OF encouragement to capital
and monopoly, Capitalization Of power in the
general government and a disposition to favor
classes at the expense of the masses, whenever
an opportunity is offered. Has he forgotten the
sentiments of Hamilton as expressed in the
"Federalist" and in Convention? Has he for
gotten under whose. administration the Alien
and Scdition law, that monster of oppression,
was conceived and saddled upon the country !?
His he f,rgotten who figured in the Hartford
Convention and opposed the war of 1912? Has
he any recollection ofthe Hon. Daniel Webster,
and other prominent wings, having voted against
every appropriation for carrying on that war,
and after the national capitol had been fred by
the enemies torch and rased from the ground, a
dense mass of Wondering ruins, refused to vote
dollar for rebuilding it Has he forgotten
the TRADE of abuse, which emanated from whig
journals, and through why Offices from wing
pamphlets, between 1880 and 1910, to distract
and destroy the free exercise of religious opin-
ion Has he forgotten the demolition Of the
temples of the most high at Philadelphia p
Has he forgotten the bill introduced into the
national House of Representatives., by John J
Crittenden, to extend the period Of naturaiiza
ton and the support which that measure ha,
received from Webster of Mass. and Bell Of
Tenn. Has he forgotten the unrelenting oppo.
sition, which the pioneer republicans Of Texa'
received from the wing party during the early set
Element and difficulties ofti,at republic Has he
forgotten the opposition which met the iamentet
Polk, when he called spon Congress and thu
country, to repulse an army of Mexcans, who
had invaded our territory and plundered ant
and murdered our citizens? Has he forgotten
tor, the constant efforts which were put forth
by the leading wings Of the country-and be
fore whom large portion Of their party boweo
in humble alteration and support, to divide and
distract the people for the purpose Of producing
an ipgiorious termination of the war and tkeSs
by destroying the democratic administration and
disgracing the country +? Has lie studied the
history of the present administration to no pur.
pose. that he has failed to detect indecision
imbccility and gross wrong, in the Galphin and
Gardiner frauds which have been Practiced
upon the National Treasury, the want Of ability
and energy in administering the General Post
Office Department, and the oppression which
mas Oeen visited upon our pionteF SetieIS upon
the public lands, DIGGING them about the coun.
try with writs and dragging them many miles
from their homes, under heavy expense, to
fanswer in U. 8. District court on charges OF
trespuss? Will he now take calm view oil
the various factions which compose the whig
party and the fanatical spirit which pervades
the ruling portion OF that party and persist in
claiming it as national party? ns
These are questions which Mr.. o Conner
would do we'll to examine, before he repeats an
appeal to the Irish citizens Of Dubuque, who
are quite as intelligent any class Of community
we have and mmea surably too much SO, to be
biindedb by any such appeals to the passions r
1t lisa very bad cause and very bad atmos
phere in which that cause has an existence,
when such appeals become necessary Where
they will please one, they will disgust twenty
and whore they will make one, they will lose
twenty votes. .t
Cen. Plerces Letter OF Acceptance.
! "GEsrLEMES; have the honor to acknowl.
edge your personal kindness in presenting me
this day your letter, officially informing me of
my nomination by the Democratic National