The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-02-18
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WEDNESDAY, MORNINa, -


WEDNESDAY, MORNING, FEB.
uen. L. Clark.
had the privilege Of reading from Hon. l. Clar
which was addressed 10 q citizen OF Dubuqu
In this letter, Judge Clark wrote disparaglng
OF the Dubuque and Keokuk railroad gran
and Expressed : decided personal p'eerenc
for the Dubuque and Big Sioux bill, Of who
he had given notice, and which he intended
introduces and advocas.. Our friend Merritt {
the Express ID unable 70 divine the nature
this intelligence and inmates that our censuI
may be premature.
i've refer our friend 10 Maj. Langworth,
who had the letter we saw. 1t was read b
several democrats in this place and at Marie,
All express feelings Of regret and indi gnatior
Men who 1eals0sly advocated his election. an
who have ever commended his political an
moral character, are now constrained to doub
his fidelity to pledges ia relation to the Dubu
que and Keoknk railroad grant. t@t4
Wehtve ever felt lively interest IN the ad
vancrmen; of Jud re Clark. and have especial
admired his palitcal creed. But were he near
er TO Us than f,ther we could MT otherwis
represent the sentiments Of that letter, than re-
creant IL his pledges, and in violation ofposi,v'
instruction.
We hope, friend Merritt, you viii obtain TIN
privilege OF reading that letter, and then sa,
whether ym think US premature.
The above article we take from the last "Pro
gressive Era"
Il is in response 10 an article of ours, qucs
tioning the propriety and justice Of an articl,
in that journal of the 4,h ult, rejecting pre,t,
severely upoa Judge Clark. In the above arti
Gle we are referred to a letter in the possession
of Maj. Langworthy, as justification for The
editors course. We have sought and obtained
perusal of this letter from Judge Clark, IL
Mai. Longwor,hy, dated Washington Dec 9th
ISL, and although we find the position OF
Judge Clark, as expressed in has letter, correct.
~ stated by the editor of the Era, yet we are
unwilling to encourage denunciation so broad
until there are indisputable evidences of active
and determined opposition to our Railroads
Should Jud re Clark take decided ground agans,
the bill for granting lands to Iowa, which is
now pending in the Senate and the introduce
ton Of bill in the House, for grant Of lands
for a railroad from Dubuque to Fo.t Dodge,
and branches from that point to Pem5ina and
the Big Sioux, We regard as highly impolitic
at this particular juncture, calculated to conflict
with the Senate bill! impede its passage through
the House and divide the support of the judge
the thunders Of public justice, opinio !, and in
dignaiion, will fall with such overwhelming
force upon him, that it will be impossible to dsre-
gard it. -
mt ~ cnh.A at 80 <tNoh onrt
OF our people, that they viii not suffer it to be
disregarded or neglected by their servants 1t
has been the id, of the people for FIVE years
and more, and now that the great crisis has ar
rived and there are strong hopes Of obtaining
the grant, with proper union ofthe efforts, de-
sires and demands of our delegation in Congress,
the people, will not suffer their hopes to be
crushed by indifference, neglect, or opposition
from any quarter.
We cherish as warm an interest in public i'm
provements, calculated to open up the wealth
OF the country, facilitate its settlement and
growth, entend its commerce, encourage its in
dustry, and contribute to the general welfare
and happiness o: the people, as any members
of the community
But we are well assured from the best lights
ofcommon sense which illumines our minds and
from the experience of all former legislation,
and from the repeated and earnest assurances
Of our best friends al Washington, that there
cannot be a moety Of the land obtained for
Iowa, which IS asked at the door of Congress.
1t this be the case, is it not injurious to the one
leading object ofpublic favor and desire, to pre-
sent either similar objects, during the pendency
Of that leading otjeeta It seems to us plain
that it is: and although our neighbors of the
neutral sheet have been informed by letter from
Judge Clark, that he will not press his Bio
Sioux bill before the committee, until after tn
Dubuque and Ke"kuk aud Davenport and Coun
cal Bluffs biz has passed the ordial of leysla-
hon; yet the very fact that he has introduced
such bill in the House, while bill for a SINH
lar grant is pending in the Sen,,e, taken in CON-
neciion with his previous dec atoms, that he
was more favorable to his own, than the Senate
bill, - strong presumptve evidence that his
support would be divided between the tvs, and
III at between two such immense grants, as pro-
posed in these bills, our poor State would stand
a small chance Of obtaining either. For it is
unquestinnably correct logic, that the more
claims you multiply in Congress, for any one
State, and any one species of Improvement, the
less chances you have Of obtaining anything
from that body.
So far as Judge Clark is concerned, we re-
spect him higbly4as man and democrat, and
it is a.source Of deep regret on our part, tina. he
should have taken step, which we very much
fear will cost US our hopes and expectations Of
donation Of lands from Congress, aud retard the
growth and prosperity of our State for years to
come. Should the sequel prove that our appre-
tensions are premature and unfounded, we ssa II
most cAeerfally lend our feeble efforts 10 the
side OF justice and the man, although we can
not commend the judgment and proprety Of the
act. a@ 5
CouSrr CosvESrtos Let our friends bare
IN mind the convention which assemblies at the
Court House, on the 2Ist inst a, 2 clock r. y.
We trust that every township in the county
win be fully represented.
Our friends Of Muscatine, Davenport and
Bellevue, have adopted the suggestion Of the
16st inst At Maquoketa. as the time and place
for holding the judicial Convention, SO that we
Imagine this matter is fully settled.
CONVENTION AT WEsT UNIoS.-We publish
to-day the proceedings ofthe Railroad Conven
ton At West Union. The proceedings passed
of harmoniously and the memorial and resolu-
lions are able and conclusive aat
Democratic Township Meeting.
Pursuant to call of the Democratic Com
mittee of Julien Township the Oemoc ats Of