The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-21
THE TRIBUNE AND TIMBER srEALERs

We have at length tortured an expression out
Of the editor Of the Tribune, upon the subject
Of prosecuting people for cutting timber on the
public lands 1t will be found in his paper Of
the 18th inst.
This 10 more than we expected, although the
affirmative and negative of the question are 80
equally balanced, that it is with great difficulty
that We can decide on which side our neighbor
has taken HE position. Towards one class Of
men, he can perceive no injustice in rieidly en-
:orcing the law-those who cut and haul off by
the thousand logs the choicest timber; but TO
those who take the timber in limited quantities
q and not the choicest quality We suppose
NO one should interfere with. Let rs enquire
Of this astoute gentleman, whether the law
should not make this discrimination, and not
leave il to the within and caprice of those who
administer it. Ii distinction should be made
il 10 proper that the distinction should be en-.
grated in the law aud not left to the partialities
and prejudices ofthe officers who administer it,
To make long story short, this whole system
10 Oppressive, ~ applied to our people and well
calculated to thwart the enterprise and growth
Of the country il is exceedingly undignihed
and littls in the Administration and it vote
was taken to day, nine tenths Of the people
would repudiate it. Andifthe editor would re-
Aect the sentiments Of his readers and his own
honest convictions, he would no doubt admit the
fact.
The editor in commencing his article makes
4 very strange assertion, when he asserts that
"a short time ago the Express iadaiged IN Sc
sers structures Upon persons engaged in plum
dsrins timber from the pstiie lands IN M,s Por-
s;ea Of tke Usion, and had The Editors possessed
ne soscer to atate the erH smmmariiy,re should
ksse seen the offenders dealt sci'h IN the most
,ysmpf s.anser, doubtless Had this declara-
ton proceeded from any other person, than one
who prides himself upon his frankness and can.
ley and who abhors tricks and tr,eksfers, we
might have been led to conclude, that his refer
smee 70 the Express and its editors, in the above
extract, was prior to is change of editors and
proprietors last March; but coming from one,
whose Honesty stands out IN bold retirt, and who
long since resolved to be sererely accurate, We
would be ungenerous TO charge HIM with any
such deceptive trick upon us and the communi-
". We must conclude then, that he intended
this charge for US. Now We challenge him to
point out one single line or word OF editorial, in
the Express, since we re-assumcd the editorial
chair, which goes to establish his charge. So
far from this charge being true, we took up this
subject very soon after making our editorial de
but, condcmning the administration for oppres
sing with writs and cxhorbitant damages, the
lumbermcn of the North, and we have uniform
y adhered to it ever since. But Of course the
editor will give US the article upon which he
POUNDS this charge.
As to copying his proceedings AT the Court
House, without placing them to his credit, il
Was an error Of the compostor, for which we
hsmbly crave his pardon.
He will accept our warm thanks for noticing
eur enlargement.