The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-03-17

senator DougIas.
We have Just received letter from one OF the
best informed gentleman in the cotffftfy, dated
"Washington, 18th February, 1884," from
which, although it was not intended for publ
cation, we take the liberty Of making the fol-
lowing extract.
After speaking OF the active cooperation of
the Senator Douglas. in behalf Of the bill grant.
ing public lands to Iowa and Missouri, of his
position in favor Of an appropriation to improve
the Rapids Of the Mississippi, the writer pro-
ceeds TO say:
The people of your State are too familiar
with the name and public services Of Judge
Douglas not to know that he stands prominent
before the country ~ one Of the number from
which the Baltimore Convention will select the
Democratic candidate for the Presidency It's
calculated by all that the Democracy Of the
Union, could unite Oh him, SO as to secure the
success of the ticket, by a triumphant ma ioritv.
His antecedents are all without spot or bemsh ;
he has had no feuds with differing factions of
the party; there is nothing to his past history,
personal or political, which would require rival
factions TO admit,by casting their votes for HIM
that they had been in error before. He is not
Unidentified with any local or sectional questions
and therefore all true Jeffrrsonian Democrats
could really to his support with the confident be
~
ministration These remarks are not applica.
BILE, however, to Judge Douglas, alone but APP
ply with more or less force to many Of oul
statesmen who have not heretofore been cand
dates for the Presidency, nor been identified
with local and sectional factions and divisions
IF we would unite the whole party it must be
manifest to all that we must have a new mar
far our candidate. If however, there is de
termination to run either one of the old cand
dates, we do SO, with the knowledge IN the be
ginning that we peril the success Of the ticket
Feeling rs the party did towards Mr.. Var
Buren, in IA, it would have been very crafty
ing to have nominated and elected him Presi
dent, because he was defeated in 40, by The
hnmbuggery of hard cider and coon skin. Blu
it was as manifest at the assembling Ut thu
Convention in "A, that we could not elect him
| as it was manifest after the votes were counted
that we had elected James X. Polk 1t is diff
cult to rally party upon candidate who ha
once suffered defeat, you cannot inspire the vo
tiers with enthusiasm hence the necessity, !
we desire strong rally and glorious triumph
at the polls, Of presenting new names to thu
Democracy in 1852.
omitted TO say while speaking Of grahtin.
lands tn Missouri, that Mr.. Hall, one of thu
Repre- from that State, in a speech o
great power, presented the justice and equit,
Of the provisions ofthe bill and urged his friend
not to permit il to be refe rred to the Commute,
of the whole House on the State Of the Union
| as, If so referred, it would not likely be reach
ed but challenged those opposed TO the bill t
discussion Of its merits in the House.
The question Of mail steamers, and also III
spolation bill, will be taken up before long
they will elicit animated ate-To,ca States
man. Yours truly.