The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-04-14
Ju1 ge Clark.-and the Express.


shown the unfarness and injustice of the Mi
ners' Express towards the Hon Lincoln Clark,
and that paper having failed to refute or deny
the facts which conclusvely prove our state
ments to be correct, we take this silence to be
an admission by the Editor that they are true .
1t therefore stands admitted,
LIST. That the charge that "Jndge Clark was
proving recreant 10 the expressed wishes Of
his constitute ts,' is untrue
I'd That Judge Clark has been singled out
from the rest Of the Iowa delegation, and blamed
for doing wha, it was his duty 10 do.
Sd That while Gen. Dodge and Mr. Hem,
have been defended by the Miners Express,
from the assaults Of their enemies, who would
Iowa Railroad interests, that sheet has failed to
defend Judge Clark from similar attacks made
upon him tor similar acts,
These admissions having been made, we have
only to add, that we hope the Express will mete
out the same justice to Judge Clark, that it h; 5
to Gen. Dodge and Mr.. Hem
Western Dem crat
To such cannot lay claim to the good for
tune If being regular readers Of the "Western
Democrat" published at Bellevue, Jackson
county, and edited by j. B Dorr, Esq'r, we
would remark, that this sheet has been s,rug-
Cling, for some weeks past, to drag into a
controversy upon an issue, fairly made up some
two months since, between the editor of this
sheet, and the editor of the Progressive Era
What particular object the editor has ia view,
we are at loss to divine. Ii it is prompted by
cial and peculiar champion ofdemocratic princi-
pies, and democratic office holders, then we
cheerfully yield him The palm of glory, and trust
he will wear his honors with beco ming modesto,
and dignity lfit is to favor any peculiar ism
or interest, that he is supposed to be identified
with, then we yield to his superior merits again.
lf ii is to foster paper warfare with us, IN or
der to administer to his pride of literary renown,
then we respectfully bow to the behests of su-
perior power If it is.to nourish discord, DIS
trust, and DISCRIMINATION IN the democratic
party, we shall not object to his exacting all the
glory that may be due from such source; but
we shall stoutly protest against being made an
instrument Of comparison, in any such field OF
political labor.
We acknowledge no binding devotion
to men, except as they reflect the great
principles of our political faith, and hold them.
selves in readiness either to obey the mandates
Of their cons ti,uency, or give place to those who
will
We have never made any war upon Judge
Clark, but on the contrary, defended him in two
instances, from the attacks of others-Mr Door,
ofthe "Western Democrat" to the contrary
notwithstanding. And now, as MIR. Door has
taken so much pains to many acture, and reca-
pitulate this charge, will not the learned gentle
man and sage political philosopher, have the
60 to convict us, his cstimaton of this grave
offence. The gentleman has probably learned,
in his editorial experience, before this that it is
one thing, (and at times an easy matter> TO make
a charge, while it is quite another thing, to dig
nifty that charge with the necessary proof to es-
tablsh its correctness 1t is but justice to ones
self, saying nothing about justice to second and
third parties, to make no charges impugning eli
ther the conduct, or motives of men, without the
very best evidences of their correctness We
trust Mr. Door will give this subjec: little re-
Election, and in justice to himself and us, and
out of regard to the great cause in which he is
enlisted-the harmony of the party in Iowa, and
the best interests of Judge Clark, Tor whose pc.
litical safety he seems to be unnecessarily alarm
ed, hereafter preserve decent respect for the
opinions Of others, and be certain, before he lev
els his potent and deadly instrument of warfare,
that he has aimed it IN the right direction.
Warnings Of the Hawk-Eye.
In speaking of the elerenh hour amendment
Of Senator Seward, Of N Y, for the defeat of
The Iowa Land Bill, the editor of the Burlington
Hawk-Eye says:
sMr. Seward saw too, evidently, that the De-
mocratic delegation of the State Of Iowa were
striking at the best interests of the whole State
and were acting in accordance with the desires
Of few individuals along, and at the two termi
nj OF tins seclOaal scheme, and the sooner this
project could be defeated, the better, and accord
ngly proposed its amendment. The amend.
ment was lost, and the friends of ssths hum
'ng" admired the glorious triumph of the pass
lge OF the bill through the Senate; but that tr-
lmph, like the guil,-strcken conscience Of the
Roman Pretor, will haunt the minds Of our de-,
egation in the United States Senate as long as
hey are there, and be a thorn in their flesh, to
,e thrust deeper by some future Legislature of
his State. But we have this idea TO console |
IS, hict is, the members of The House will a. |
lopt the amendment of Gov Seward, and pass
t, or crush it with the incubus Of other bills. |
md defeat the schemes of these selfish churls |
who give such blasts upon the "Rams Horn .
MIR. Seward never saw any such thing; or. if
he did, why did he not step forth like man, i'm |
'ued with the proper love for his country and
he State Of Iowa, and raise his mighty voice
against the measured Not word escaped his
mouth in opposition TO the measure, until the
lay OF its passage, when, TO the utter astonish
nent of its friends, he offered this amendment.
10 doubt for the express purpose of defeating
he grant of single acre of land to the State.
And this is the man, and this the policy, that
leading organ of this State, appauds with such
gusto. No doubt Mr.. Seward had his
ne from Fitz Warren, who has made himself
'usy for months, in opposing the "Iowa Land
BILL not, we apprehend, because he regards
he measure as either injurious to the State, or
ion by democratic Congress, with democrat.
C representation from the State, might initiate
gainst his party.
We may remind Mr. Warren, that his coprsn
lpon this measure is by no means approved bv
lis friends in this vicinity, and the editor of the
iawk- Eye may learn in due time, that his effort
o make political capital out Of this question.
whether the bill is successful or not, will be
lgnal failure; for all unders and the position he
las occupied, and none are 50 dumb as not to
perceive that this laudng of Senator Seward. is
'nly sly way of expressing mis- Joy, for the bold
fort put forth to defeat the grant of any lands
o the State.
The assertion, that our Senators, in their ad.
ocacy ofthis measure, acted for few persons.
each extremity, and will be condemned by
he voice of public sentiment in this State. is
beer stuff. They acted for the interests. and
\ obedience to the wishes and instructions. of !,
'rge majority of the people of this State; and
ne day that will record their condemnation for