The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-04-28
Wffkly Grprr5s
WEDNESDAY MOrN,NG.~.ApRlL as.
The Democratic Review.

The Democratic Review.
From the partial and suicidal course of the
Democratic Review, for the last two months, i
has been strongly surmi,ed that ills conductor.
have a stronger bias Cor the Wing, than for the
Democratic cause. Whether this be the fec,
or whether the strong Van Buren, and Anti
Slavery proclivities of the editors, or tn, deter
mination to speculate upon the public position,
which such periodical gives to them, has indu.
ced them to their present course, we know not;
but one thing we do know, that this course has
reflected no credit upon them, no support to those
whom they favor, politically, and no disgrace
upon those whom they have SO wantonly and
unjustly assaled.
We have looked in vain through the columns
of the Review, for substantial reason for its
course. 1t has made a general onslaught upon
many of the old and leading men Of the demo-
cratic party-men who nave been identified with
the legislation, and the growth, prosperity, and
defence of the country, in peace and war, for the
last forty years-men who have contributed their
energies and their great talents, to the building
up of their country, and the party-men who
can, with proud satisfaction, cast their eyes to
the new States. and view the many and lofty
monuments of public enterprise, which they
have been instrumental in rearing to the pride
and glory OF their commsn country-but with
out having given single plausible reason for
such course, or divesied itself of the rancor of
a deep, dark, .foui, personal and sectional hatred
There is not the effort at an argument, to show
the impolicy of taking up old men, to fill the
offices of the Government, or the Justice Of sub
stituting young ones; there is not the semblance
of an honorable and elevated partialty, OF op.
position in discussing upon the respective
claims of old and young In; bu, the most ,can-
ton, rindicf,re, and renal nbuse, and blackguard
ism is indiscrmina:ely daubed and plas cred
and that with a rough mechanical hand-over
the characters Of a patriarchal band of states.
men and patriots, whose lives are the history Of
our country, whose achievements, civil and mil
itary, will always leave a deep impress upon
the present age-whose names shed a halo Of
glory upon their country, and wis will 90 down
tn their graves, honored and lamented by all
parties, when such political scarengers and mo-
raj ercreseences, as disgrace and besmear the
sanc'um of the Democratic Review, will be
known, only to be despised, and buried, only to
be f.rgotten.
Unless W. have missed the figure very much,
the Democratic Review wears the ear-marks of
Van Burenism; and the sooner the mass OF the
democratic party become familiar with the fact,
the better. If the democracy of the country
must be brought under the incubus Of New Y ork
politics, let it be- known at once, so tn.t The
short time allotted for our political existence.
may be spent in preparation for the solemn event.
We have looked upon this disorganizing
course of the Review, as emanating in the most
degenerate and merccnary political, or pecuniary
spirit of speculation, and we shall be glad to see
its prod gal directors return to an honorable and
field ofpoliical labor, or by common
consent, kicked out of the position they ), utter
ly, wilfully, and malcIously disgrace.