The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-12-29


We have learned within few days that tue
Doctor and Dennis had two other objects IN
view, though no doubt of minor consideration.
LIST To log roll through the Legislature memo
rial for grant OF lands for railroad from Du-
buque to the Big Sioux and secondly to secure
the Office of State Printer. We are credIbly in
formed, that both the Doctor, and his instru
ment, Dennis were very ANXIOUS to accomplish
both these objects. The first they may accom-
psh by combination with wings and few
southern democrats who oppose grant for the
North, but the last we will take an even bet
they cannot get, unless they count noses good
deal better than they did upon Senator. Oh,
we like these COOL discrete, eohssderatc and ocry
sagacious men. They do things up so qaie'ly,
that no one knows any thing about it, until the
contest commences and one beholds them
knocked hero and there in most beautiful confu
sion and crippled and riddled like young cab
bage in hail storm.
But we will say no more upon this subject,
or we may subject ourself to the imputation of
ingratitude to a conquered foe
1t will perhaps be interesting to our readers
to learn that the notorious money shark and
Legislature ,orecser, A bangs,is here exertng
himself to de feat certain measures of legislation.
n the first place he is opposing bill, for the
purpose Of forwarding the Des Moines improve
ment and in the second place, he is laboring to
secure the grant for the Burlington and Missouri
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renegade and interloper, is very much the same
that it was last winter in Washington City
Representing hmselfas citizen of the state, he
mouses it about the halls of legislation and the
committee rooms, to breathe poison into the
minds of Legislators and embarrass state Off
GERS, whom he desires to get hush money from
He pretends that his contract with the Com.
missioner of the Des MONIES Improvement has
not been violated when he has not fulfilled
single provision of his contract, and the whole
work has had to cease from from his neglect,
violation of faith and rascally decept'ons perpe'
lrated upon the Commissioner. What right
has this New York jockey jobber, whose stock
in trade consists in empty boasting and lying
fere in the legislation ofthis State. 1t is an un
heard of peace 0: impotence, and entities him
to receive the contempt of every member OF the
Iowa Legislature. In the language of Shakes
peare, such ssrascals should be whipped naked
through the world"
| But, before we close this long letter, word as
to the efforts of Fl oft and Mahony to get through
memorial for grant of lands for railroad
from Dubuque to the mouth of the Big Sioux,
Now we have no confidence in the feasibility
of this project and we do not believe they have;
because every man who has any knowledge of
the topography of the country for $50 miles
Eaat of the Big Sioux and in the vicinity Of the
Big Sioux, must be entirely satisfied that it is
the extreme Of folly to run railroad at this
time, to that point. The country is destitute oil
,mber, the soil is sterile and settlement cannot
find its way into that region for many years
to come. So, that, we think we are justified In
coming TO the conclusion, that these men are
controlled entirely by selfish and political mo-
tives, in their support of this measure And
while upon this ssbjeci, it may be we'll TO re-
mind those of our friends who reside in the
countries adjoining the Mississippi, that this Big
Sioux measure is antagonistic to the construc-
ton of road from Dubuque to Pembina or the
Red River of the North As an evidence thai
the Bic Sioux is to be the favored project
though the operation of the railroad combina
tion in the Legislature, you are reminded that
MIR. Earon's memorial for grant of lands fol
railroad from Dubuque to the Red River Of
the North, was voted down In the house.
From this result, it is plain to be seen, that a
measure of no sort of Importance, is to take pre-
cedence, over measure of really great deal
of Importance. Now, we desire men residing
in CLAYTON and the counties North of 1t, TO look
at this matter calmly, and scrutenise the course
of men who are constantly appealing to North
ern local prejudice but who are in fact CONTROL
ed by motives q political sclfsbness and enter
tain but little regard for the true interests Of the
people Let our friends of the North look al
this matter carefully and regulate this action &C
cordingly. Yours
CAUCUS BALLOT.
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