The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-06-16
1924 1927
1000 90
l3,4s2 90
80 90
1862 81
10 QUO 90

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Taxes to be levied July 1852 will not
exceed 10 QUO 90
Under the old law the collector received a per
cent for collecting State tax; under the code
nothing saving 10 the State in Lee county in
one year 800 at least. These statements, de.
rived from the most reliable sources, will serve
to show some Of the "practcal workings Of
the Code. The road, revenue, interest, and
perhaps other laws may need anne endment, though
it is due to the revenue law to say that it max :
the money lenders bear their share of the pub.
lie burden Last year the assessment Of one
township in Lee county showed $3.50 as smo
ney as credits, this year it shows $1,000
The capitalists in the state are generally wings
and with few exceptions are in favor of ''fre
trades' in money. To have no banks aud no
usury laws is consummation" for which they
most devoutly wish. DO our opponents really
want to abolish the code, and return again to
the "reign of chaos and old night" and are
they really willing TO demolish the who.e fab.
ric ofour laws, to elevate upon its ruins few
pirbald politicians to Office and power, We say,
| whatever is right, let it remain. This is the doc
trine of the democracy, and do not economy
and sound policy dictate such course,
We ask you, fellow zens, to look at the
conduc, of both parties in this State, and then
say which has been honest and consistent in ITS
course, and which has been false and fckle in its
professions and principles. While Wing poll
tcians have made great pretences TO patriotism
and purity, have they not courted any popular
prejudice, and coaesced with every willing fac.
ton to promote the interests of their party p
When the "Wlmot Proviso' was supposed to
be call the 90" who were its hot advocates and
friends Did not Wing Conventions ado,t il
as part of their creed, and Wing presses ex
haust their vi'uperative powers against Gen
Cass, for his Anti Proviso views9 But wher
the same "Proviso' was killed and buried, wht
exuted over its grave and in their "Whig Ad
dress sung pmans of praise to its enemies
When the Tay lor administration was opposed
to the Compromise and for the admission of the
Territories as s ates, did not wings Of Iowa de-
| fend the policy OF that administration Bu
| when ir few months the Fillmore adnnisra
ton was found to be IN favor of the Compromise
were not Wings of Iowa found in the same po
| si,ion, extollins the "prudrnce and frmnrss o
our pre- sent Chief Mapistrat ate"-turning as th
weather, cock turns, TO suit the passing breeze
Did not men when Wings "deligh, to honor
speak and vote for "t!ie Code and then brcaus
they deemed it unpopular in some respects tur
round and d ,nnce tho work Of their own hand
asa "Locofnco .nnnSsAr."
4 Have not the Wing politicians Of The Stat
"stooprd to conqur, and mere than ono
struck hands with independents. Disorganizer
: and Ablitionists for party success And wis
nre they now doings Temperance il tn
! dragged from her pedestal Of purity and mad
the tol Of demagognrs. Whoever, happens
{ doubt the policy of the s.tdaine Liquor Lsw"
TO Be branded ~ an enemy Of good n rails,
9 stiemati1~d ae q Looofoco drunkard. Thrs "ti