The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-03-10
TEE .suRl1NcTNN TELEGRAPH" AND TIL
.sr. Louis REPUBLICAN," ~.


We copy an able article upon "lowa,' its rail-
toad prospects and paper conflicts, from the st.
L.u Republican OF the Gath ult We admire
The correct views and elevated tone Of this artl-
Gle, and would especially commend it to the Ia
yorable attention Of our readers. II assumes
precisely the position. in relation to our raj
roats-,he Necessity for union Of action and the
evils resulting from local jealousy, which we
have maintained from ,he first and which We
hav. endeavored to allay.
The Huntington Telsgraph"-'hat roet'd
and ,ee,sonal IRE cater Of the South, which,
Ike i.s own songenial neighbor Of this City,
adrer,ises neutrality, aud yet daily teams wa'h
d,rect and personal attacks upon cur hepresen'
ta.ive.. has taken our Missouri cotemp'rary Z"
task, by copying his 2nd and Bird paragraphs
and commenting upnn them in his own pecul.
,ar style Of denial and Misrepresentation. Let
"a see how he meets the case As presented BY
the Republican. He says:
,The italics are cur c1n-in the above extract,
for The purpose Of showing the erroneous state.
men,s made by the Republican in its zeal for
the welfare and the Interests Of the State OF
Iowa, Which s ateu,en,s shal, be duly answered
in their turn.
!. The Dubuque and Keokuk road has not
been "repratealy recommended by the Iowa
Legislature"
To this We reply, that Ibis road has been
twice recommended by the Lesisia 'ur~; some
four or ve times BY State Conventions, at one OF
which, in ls;9, nearly all the members of the
Legislature anticipated and our Buslngton;ans
made strong speeehe. in ito favor; and BY
County and g neral Mass mes sings times cut Of
number Hear him again:
G. The said Road 10 q "co-ordinate work, y
with the Davenport and C,ulch Bluff Road
both we're conceive together, came into the
world together. aud viii 60 out of it tsge; her
7Asy are not amy compromiss achatersr'
To this We reply, that both were not con.
eeived at the same time, for The Dubuque and
Keokuk project was a,itated, discussed and
thu Davenport road was named, which was in
iel7. The Davenport road was an after con
alteration, bu. yet an equally important work
Hear him again:
8 The last Legislature DID, NOT "reeom
mead' either Of the above Roads.
To this we reply, tina, the only reason fol
not recommending them, was because it already
had two memorials on file at Washing on, which
was 4 sufficient earnest of its opinion and de
sire upon the subject. But this i, did do The
members Of that body PARSED an Act granting
the Right Of Way to the Davenport and Council
Bluff read; an Act granting Depot grounds 70
this road at Iowa City; aud two separate Acts
granting the right of way to the Dubuque ant
Ksokuk road-one tn the Company North anc
one to the Company South. This shows ".
think that their faith was no. very badly shaker
in these roads, notwithstanding they passed 4
resolution in iavar "f grant Of lands fora roat
from Burlington to the Desmones with branch
70 Keosauque; aud four or 1--WE other measure,
for various roads. Hear him again:
~. The Railroad through Darlington Is moi
..Yecen, project" Bcr WAS pIsrIscTLY RE.
COMMENDED aY THE LAST LEoIsLAruRE OF
fnr SrArE Of iowA!!
To tbs we reply III 1t the last Legislature me,
. little over syear sin &c, "receat" or ancient
aud a. dis,iaetty recommended the Pemb;na
road, and donations for Military roads and Blu /
ding bridges in various parts OF the State; bu,
with no expectation, that their action in this re-
spect, was to be converted into an instrunen
Of destruction TO the old and favorite railroad
projects ofthe State.
&c. Burlington does not jeopardise the "Rap.
ies and every thing else; this is the act Of the
Republican and its allies"
Its grareiy smrmised, that Burlington had
bat little friendship for the Rapids improvement
except 40 it could be used to conflict with anc
defeat the railroad grant. Her editors have
never named Rapids, since the Telegraph ed.
hor has been lobby member at Washing.
ton. and been permitted 10 SIT on the stool in
Senator Whitcomb's study.
Az to our report Of the press Of the State, it
10 in the main correct If the Iowa Statesman
printed at Fort Madison, 10 not for the bill BE-
fore Congress, it il certainly not for the Bur-
Iiugton project. Ito symp,,hies seem TO be
more deeply enlisted in the Rapids Improve.
nent, than any other.