The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-08-04
Secret CIr3uIu".
SSsssS. PRINCIPLES.


issued in the nam of !. y. Harrison, {. G. /
Hewitt, G. w. Cummins, Joseph Gr!mes aud
ID S. Davis but i, did not fall to our lot to see
aud petuse 1t until yesterday aud then, it was
through the poieness o! a friend a QuasFue
ton, WAC sent us . copy through the mail
These Circulars, our friend informs IL, have
been very generally circulated through the
country, while each citizen of Dubuque is
aware, that they have been carefully suppressed
in this City
il is unnecessary for US to discourse upon
the immoraland fraudulent tendency nf such .
course of electioneering, for every man Of any
perception must detect the design and c nd mn
he act.
But, Let US direct attention to the subject
matter of the said Circular The first matter
worthy of attention is the following extract,
addressing to the people and answering ques
ton, respecting the progress and prosperity OF
Iowa.
"What IS It that obstructs her progress p
Nothing but an unsuitable and Objectionable
State Constitution, and cupably ignorant State
Legislation" Now, we are not much given to
ridicuIing the intelligence of men, but we must
remind these gentlemen, of the old and much
quoted adagA, '..hose who live il glass houses
should not throw stones" Is it modest for
these gentlemen to read a lecture to the people
of Northern Iowa, upon the subject of intelli-
gcnce9 Are they overstocked with this
commodity, that they can set themselves up as
critics Of other mems mental capacities and
proclaim themselves the great sun for illumin-
inc the mental darkness of Northern Iowa p
Would it not have been better for them, to have
said nothing upon this subject' We leave
these questions to be answered by the voters on
Monday next.
| SO far as the prosperity Of Iowa IS concerned,
no Western state ever in more prosperous
evils Of legislation. Lnok at the history OF
Michingan, during the season of Wild Cat
Banks and Illinois during the season of an ex-
travagant system of internal improvements and
the failure of its Banks, Look at the burden
of tax which has been heaped upon the people
and the immense debt which they are now
groanng under, and then ask yourselves, if you
would be willing to exchange conditions with
| them. True il is, that for the last four or five
years, our agricultural population have suffered
severely from the failure of their crops but IL
il right to hold democratic Constitution respon.
sible for result, over which no human intell
gence or power, have any control? Certainly
not but yet such is the logic of these gentle
men who talk about enlightenng the people and
reforming legisiati n.
1t is asserted that the Constitution .fro,rn'
upon the introduction Of Capital into the stat
and deprircs the Legislature of granting char
: ters of incorporation. Now, this is all stuff
the merest bugbear in the world. From tht
heavy interest which capital has always com
manded in this state, there is no reason why i
should no. have sought this interest, il the hold
: ers were desirous Of coming here, or scndin
, their capital here ar.d 50 far as the power o
Incorporating companies is concerned, ever.
, child in the state understands that there
general Incorporation law, which grants a
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gencies of the people, excluding the on
odlous privilege, of issuing brown pape, q
? !. money.
r Next the Circular attacks the Code and espe
8 c;ally the County Organization As an llus,ra
ton of the general tenor of this portion of tn
Circular, we quote the following brief extrae
o touching the county organization. "Under
3. system established by this Code the tancs has
h greatly increascd." Was ever truth so abuse
q and put to shame We have shown by III
o Auditors Circular, by the County Judges RI
port, and by comparison of the expenses
e this County, under the old and new system
~ that the above statement is entirely erroneou
o The safe tax is reduced from three, to one an
a half mills and the expenses Of this count
over four thousand dollars. Such is the case
IL other counties In the state. The County Judy
TO of Lee county, reports reduction OF exp"ns'
II this year, of over thirty FIVE hundred dollars
a. Why is it then. in view Of these facts, that me
to viii deliberately pen such an absurdity !!
pc Whether it has been done through ignoran,
sy or design they are equally culpable as cand
lc dates for public suffrage.
at The assertion is made, that under the prcse
ms school law, .sthe settlers, out of the cities
lie larger places, have to hire and pay teacher II
no full cost OF what little instruction their childr
40 receive THE is equally erroneous with wi
precedest The interest upon the school Fun
is equally apportoned among.thc children
Ii H. III l,n Eva
unorganized county, fails to receive his, or h
lust and equitable portion. The amount app
toned at the present time, we believe ador
:. !. about SIX months schooling TO each child.
h. The last grave charge is, that the unprofi
-, ble management ofthe Dcs MONIES river sra
He is the couse of the partial defeat Of the 10
oe Land Bill This is in src, Keeping with
; i which p,ccedes it. The whig candidates,
oot entitled to the merit OF having made this
;s. covery, for nothing was ever heard of such
Gar opposition in Washington, where it seems
US, it should have been Known. Bat for Il
among other absurdities ofthe Circular,we sh"
Fry always bear in mind thu, Dubuque is gr
'ir' town and we are great people. Now,the tr'
Ky, is, that no set of men ever labored move ind
triously for the passage of measure, than
the Iowa Delegation in Con sress, for the pass
m imiaS of our Rail Roal bill and this is amply uttes
'''" by the journals Of Congress and the many
49, flattering compliments which members OF
''ao delegation, have received ir,in d.stingas
Senators.
bv The causes of the passage Of the Missouri
eri and the present delay aud partial failure Of
rom Iowa bill, have been heretofore fully expla
are In this paper, so that il is unnecessary to I.
cle at this time, into detail to recaptulate.
In conclusion, we offer one word of adv
to the sgners of this Circular; and that Is.
- 49,. cr TO put forth an other, as weak docuu
ise,. as the following
=. To the Electors.
ofthe RsprcssntatiUe District composed OF
Counties of Dubuque, Detannrs,
ated Buchanan, &C., &C.:
was FELLOW CITIZENS =