The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-02-04
LETTER FROM INDEPENDENUE.s -
The last mail from Independence, brought
us the following letter: ~ -
kDKrHsDEscs, Jan. 9th, 1859.

INDEPEsDEECs, Jan. 9th, 1854
DEAR Sir fs+
saw your Agent when he was
at Independence; and he spake to me about ta
king the Express, and being in hurrv, told
him that would see about it when / came to
town The next week il came on; and take
this means to inform you that do not wish vou
10 send me any more of your papers. will
send you the pay for what have received with
one OF my neghbors sext week. Roman
.atholic' or any one that supports them, will
not support, neither an abusive partisan. YOU
viii plcase Discontinue your na,er to me
In haste,
r. W. WRIGHT.
We will with great pleasure discontinue Mr.
Wright's paper, and il we supposed we had
upon our subscription book, any more such hu.
percritic gentlemen, we would strike them from
our list. We are moi aware of having prornuI-
gated through our columns, the peculiar tencts
ofany religious denomination, and notwithstand-
ing the insinmation of Mr.. Wright, we shall
claim from him some proof, before we concede
the point. 1t is an old adage, 'sbe sure you
~ ''ie'i ~ oheau be iiieTe TACT uldt
your name is Wright, is no eviden nee, that you
| are not as liable, as others to be wrong and
little more SO.
1t is pity sir, that you lack the intelligence
to discriminate between paper devoted to the
dissemination of general intelligence, and the
adoption and PRONUNCIATION of religious opin.
ions. 1t is one thing to give the news of the
L..
religious aii1.
The Junior editor of this paper is Catholic,
and his only regret is. that he is not better one
But when he assumed participation in the cd
| Itorial control and management Of the Miners
Express, it was with view of aiding in the
conduct of journal devoted to the dissemfna-
ton of general intelligence and the promulga-
ton of the doctrines of the Democratic party,
| and in all things to be free from any religious
bias or control, for the very natural reason that
amongst our many readers, are to be found
members of every religious persuasion. We
are devoted to politics and general intelligence,
and in the capacity of editors we know no re-
lgion It is subject with which we have moth
ing to do; we leave that to the prolnptings of
each mans own conscience, and to the admoni-
tons Of the sanctuary and the fireside
Our opinions politics are our own and we
shall certainly never hold you responsible for
an expression of them. Nor would we desire
to force them upon such minds as yours, for
two reasons. lst Because they seek an INTEL
ligent and an impartial channel, and 2ondly be-
cause they are poorly adapted to withstand the
fires of superstition, which reason and truth
fail TO reach We trust it may never be your
sad misfortune, Qor SO you seem to regard it)
to be thrown in the midst of a Catholic commu-
nifty for there is no telling, what horrb nqui-
siton they might not be tempted to visit upon
you.
They strange class, and it behooves you
to be on your guard, lest some should straggle
into your neighborhood on kidnapping excur-
son
Most cheerfuly Mr.. Wright, Will we strike
your name from our list, and depend upon the
chances cf some Catholic, Presbyterian, Meth
odist, Epscopalan, or Baptist, to supply the
place. Wishing ycu much health long life
and unalloyed happiness, we remain yours till
i better time comes,
EDITORS EXPRESS.