The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-06-23
sunxya J.SNnRlI.I !.


On The 9th ins', motion was made IN the
II use Of Representatives., t. take the Iowa
Land Bli' from the table and the yea aud !
nays being called, il was lost by vote Of 81 to
oa-,here being majority Of ID votes opposed
t, taking it from the table. There we're Isl
members VIII, answered to their names.
THIS is perhaps the most uniavorabIc c'rcuni-
stance which has occurrtd for the passage OF the
bill, since it entered that branch Of the national
Legislature. Although considerable number
of the members were absent, did not vote,
sill We fear that this is the precursor OF de-
feat, when the bill shall be taken up.
In view Of this result, the state % Iowa will
be put back a least ten, or fifteen years. II Is
a severe stroke upon orr large prodoc NJ popu
| Iation aud will cast glooE over every branch
If trade, much 10 he depored
| The most provokn! feature in all this busi-
ness is the well established fact that th" pioneer
settlers o. this young and fertile state, who, BY
unrcmittinr toll, exposure and suffering TO
amass Little property, have been consigned to
the selfish political and local hucksterng, OF a
w Of INSCRIPTIONS gamblers in politics about
this City, and Burl"gon. Never were peo-
pic more grossly and perversely wrongcd and
abused The inhabitants OF Il whole state have
been sold, to arpeasc the wrath Of ter d'S-
appointed and eisorgGai=ing politicians and to
fed and nat'er tie local ambition Of one or two
particular localities.
Even now, that rcnomous rctailcr of political
poison, when has been for year scat ering III
infection far and near, to scpurge our people ant
destroy their prosperity, is daily teaming VIII
faltering notices of those. who oppose This sal
uary improvement, and slandering all who d
not READILY coincide with its pompouS and 'osad
editor, in opinion
The last three Nos 81 the Telegraph, hav
: each contained leader of nearly column, rid
icuing and denouncing the staunch and consi'
ent friends Of this improvement. Especial
has the editor directed his missiles at us. w
> have underworld to avoid any controversy wit
him until after the fall elections, but, faithles
: as he has shown himself, to every principle 9
: neutrality, to the vital interests of our State an
!" the motives which should govern generor
and manly adversary, cannot, nor will W.
restrain an expression Of our views upon h
course
His political history since he pr chcd his tel
in this state has been marked at every stage,by a
inordnaie desire for office, and possessing r
merit, beyond that Of a ready and fluent write
: his policy has always been to pull down men
: standing with the people, in order 10 make roo
for himself and friends This determination HI
been more boldly and rccklessy demonstrated f
the last year. than ever before. We behold
: in the constant and systematic affort to defe
:, our great railroad enterprise and degrade
:, ridicule and vulgar abuse, our public servant
4 who have been faithfully and industriously |
i boring for the passage of our bill.
Ii is high time that people awake TO II
importance Of their true interests and that the
of political cnxcambs and vagrants, who have bee
r. prac i;;ng their dec p'ions with such high han
n. be held up to the just indignation Of gross
c. outraged public sentiment. We have no 10
u for such men. and We are determined to let The
s. and the people know it.
ct II may be thought that we write with sor
Ct feeling upon this subject we frankly admit til
RI we do. and that there is ample ground for it..
I'd Not only has every unfair means been resort
ne to, to defeat our railroad grant BY this malgna
III deciple of locality, neutrality and disorgani-
IS. ton but every principle, Of justice, ehqettc
b deccncy has been outraged, in his treatment
no Senator Jones, ard ourselves. We have des
at ed no war of words with him, but justice TO t
democracy Of The State and sclfrespect, dema
IL that he should be met and exposed