The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-28
THE TELEGRAPH AND OURSELVES.

1t will be remembered that we took occas on
the occupation of Gen. Morgan, now in Wash
ington, which was in drawing skeleton plans al
rGlroads. At that time we exhibited three dis
tinct plans, which the General had promulga-
ted for this State, and had We waited few days,
we might have added fourth to the number
As these various roads all pointed 10 Boring.
ton, as the spot where they were to cross the
Mississippi; and as the Gene rails views upon
the various projects seemed to conflict IN some
particulars, it was not strange that we should
have made some comments upon their merits
and their author, which we did very freely
Those comments have elected long and care
fully arranged article from the Generals aid.
whoever that fortunate parsonage may be, in
reply. The writer neither approves, nor dis
claims, his Generals complicated system Of rail
road humbugs, but by comparison, Cat times
more convenient than successful mode of reply)
attempts to ridicule us, for condemning the Wis.
ionary schemes of Burlington while we are favor
ing the Red River railroad scheme, which he is
which has ever been proposed, or thought f.
We shall differ with him upon this point, bu.
shall not enter into an argument AT this tine, to
enlightcn him upon the subject of Senator Doug
las plan. The scheme is good one and when
the proper time arrvcs,we shall have something
to say upon the subject At this time, we 90 in
for our two old and well reccired roads and for
no others, which are calculated to darken their
prospects. We go in FIR these, because they
are what the Torn IF Ioma Qeaving cut the
State Of Burlington) want, and what the pro-
pie of this widely diffuscd torn, have repeated
ly asked for. Any additional err counter pro
jects which are intcnd d to embarrass the passape
of laws before Congress for this purpose, we GO
decidedly against. Now, in all this we camper
ceive no approach to Inconsistency, aud in the
course of Morgan, who seems to be the univer
sally acknowledged mouth pie ce Of Burlington.
we think we can perceive grave and radical in
consistencies.
When We charged that gentleman last Octo-
Der, with having opposed our Railroad projects,
ne flatly repudiated any opposition to them, and
stated that Burlington ,canted no railroads. bu,
aehat her o,on citizens could buay Although
he was then, and has been tor months coniurnr
up every obstacle, to defeat if p,ss ble a grant
from Congress fer this purpose NJ other rea.
son ever called together the Rapids Conven-
ton, { for it was originated in Burlington bat
the idea of killing off our railroads, by concen-
trating an immense influence in favor of an
extraordinary appropriation either of money, or
lands for this improvement-knowing that if a
large appropriation was made for this purpose ii,
would very likely be all that the State could
get.
We admired the object of the Convention
when assembled, but we did not admire the
motive Of those who were instrumental in oct.
ting it up. And fearing that the proceedings OF
that Convention would not be sufficient bar.
rier to the passage of our railroad bills the Gen.
eral is posted off to Washington, to play the
couriier in crusade against the only measure
Of great public Importance, which the people
of this State have before Congress No means
arc spared to make himself notorious in that vi
cinty, in order if possible that the peoples
idol may be overcome, conquered and ex,ermi-
mated from the face Of the earth This done
and Burlington and Morgan will be sa,isf
I'd.
We never can think of these manifestations
II Supreme importance on The part of Burling
on and their General without being forcibI. -
minded of the distinguished Frenchman, who
'appened to be lodger in the famous Hote.
e Vile of Paris. He thought and indecl he
tated to a friend one day that he was the great Q
st man in the world. Well but saws his friend I
ow do You make this out. Listen, replied o
he Frenchman, and | will tell you In the ;
rst place, France is the greatest country in 7
ne world, Paris is the greatest City in France, Y
ne Hotel dc Vile Is the greatest Hotel in Par Z
J my room GA is the greatest room in the Ho n
l de Vile and l am the greatest man in that q
pom, therefore it logically follows that I am d
ne greatest man in the world Il
We leave those who are interested to apply :,
he rule. q