The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-09-01
The MUsca:Ins Enquirer and Ourselves.

tine Enquirer, ask the editor Of that jour
nal, whether he intended to apply his remarks
to US - -Dubuqpe Express.
We shalI answer Orr remarks were not de
signed fer the express" except upon the con-
tingency Of its guilt--oiherwise there would
have been no amoi guilty. Had it been csriaia
that the Express had furnished the ''dcmocratic
tickets, with Judge Clark name left off, W.
should not have hrsitated at a direct and explicit
charge We had many reasons for believing
that these tickets did come from the Express
otTice-frsf, the iniudlcions and dlsorganlznr
course Of that paper during the canvass So
c0ad'y, The Typography Of the ticket and third
ig. the fact was distinctly stated IN letter from
Dubuque received in this city by n prominent
WIG, before the election, and calculations for
Cook based thereon
We have not a Doubt bu, that this very trick,
let who NAV have been guilty off has def at.
ed Mr., CLAaK. In Cedar county, where hose
were the only tickets headed ~dcnucraic," Mr.
Cook would have received but itile more than
his party strength, making dtfrenre of at
least 539,) Ind the democratic tickets been pro-
pcrly iii,d-the county seat question absorb
ing the attention OF voters.
If 1.-The Express is innocent in this matter as
we hope, and, after its denial believe it i've
withdraw all imputatons against il. and It's
friends, on that count. But we advise Mr..
Merritt now, that it will take time, and clean
showing of the hand, to restore the Express 10
the confidence OF the Democratic party, after lts
i'll advised, if not wiltuIy disorganizing career.
We d. not take sides with its'enemes- neither do
we seek to il.jnre t,in.any event. We only desire
- be plain with its conductor as to the true po-
stion OF hi: paper, and TO discharge our duty to
the party whose cause we have espnused, and
which has SO seriously suffered from the imp
litic course pursued by few Of its accredited
organs s.--Nuscatins Enquirer.
We thank Mr. La Csssitt, Of the Enquirer,
for his fraakness, and will endeavor to be as
frank in reply; though we may not b. as fee
tn condemn, as he is to accuse, without proof
The burden of his article seems to be, to prove,
that he had some ground for believing US guilty
Of sttrick,' in printing and circulating d'in,-
cratic tickets, in Ced,r, and other punties, with
Judge Clark s name left off; and that our course
during the canvass was d:sargaaiSiRg one
To the first charge, we have but little to say, as
but little is required, where course is kn ,wn
to establish the utter fallacy Of any such suspi-
cion. We printed n, tickets of any kind for
Cedar County. 1t is true, that we printed tick
a's. at the request of a prominent democratic
candidate in this cout.y, holding in his hand a
letter requesting such ticket, from piu"'~~nt
democrats in one of the Northern counties,
leaving the names fthe state officers and Con.
| gresham blank This course was prompted,
! by those who procured and paid for the tickets,
/ from consideration. OF interest alone TO the
democratic party. It was thought By III Sc
who instructed our friend in this county, to pr.
cure such a ticket, that certain dem pcrats could
secure an election upon "Union Ticket,
while upon direct party test they would stand
poor chance This wa- no trick or suggestion
of our own and we cannot be made respons BILE
for it. 1t was one a. tli: request of Pronn'n
dem ,crats VII, though i god policy and 1t
efTpct, If il had any, was favorable t, our s.at
officers and congressman.
In this, we can perceive no approach to error
,trtckeyu," political, or m prai infdelty. Il ma.
} be we'll for III ,se VII, are so free to condem
} Us. upon the sIi ghtest possible shade of susp
cion. to aceuajnt themselves with the characte
IF those. who have been secretly and openly a
work for the last sixteen months to destroy us
NJ pains have been spared, no stone has bee
: left unturned and no Discrimination, hypocrisy
trickery and mcanaess, have been allowed I
pass unemployed, to compass our political an
pecuniary destruction. Even the very me
whom we have freely and cordially and pubhc
sustained, because they could not use Hs, hav
> found it convenient. to assail our character
private although daily pretending to our lac
o that none held a higher place in their affection
Those who are familiar with the political hi
n tory of these men, at no loss to discover II
'r secret motive, which has prompted them
: their course. 1t is not so much hostility to
e after all, as to others Knowing ns to be abo'
: the reach Of pricate, psrsonal, or paeanaa'
W cansiderntons. in our conduct as democrat
IS journalist, and our def Of democratic mea
ures and m N, they seek to supplant US, IN u
hope that by this means, they can suppia
others whose places they cove, aad introdu
upon the trip I'd, hing, whom they can turn
+, they would crank to a machine.
o. 1t is not the time now to settle accounts "
,l. these men; nor did we call the subj up
OF abroad on their gu,rd, lest they be imposed up
by The raithiessaess AMI treae h.ry of surh,
least deserye eth r priv it", or phonc Col
dence Where they are known, they are Po
- crless TO do an honest mn an injury; but wh
they are moi known, their ISLANDERS may tr'uW
s- for time. Here, none heed their reproach
croaklngs abroad, all may have cause to
." Them The time is approaching, when II
nakedness and defornity will be exposed,
ans the present, public attention claims diaer
ad- field and nobler theme.
lat But, let us approach the other, and the gr'
roy charge We are condemned as dssorgdnf
zed Well, what is disnrganizer We take
7ol- o,o rho ,t,pmn,s to create . schsn
a separation in his party; one who bolts n
linz ina,ion; or one who leaves his party and
;ps lempts to build up a separate organization
,e,r Have we done ths' You, gentlemen OF
ON democratic press, who are 50 remarkably IA
lous upon this point, please put your fitger
single act Of ours, which by al impartial
> lbunal, would be considered political ireaso
'Aa'' IA il sufficient for you to know, that the
linuton Telegraph and Dubuque Heraid-p'
The protesting neutrality, but fed and nourisire
Pas the daily disseln nation Of politics, by pol
organ zation, designed to make war npol
!, :. great mass Of tha denocratic party--have ci
i v, ed treason upon us, TO take up Tor them, Al
the force OF your position, attempt TO iasteh
the public mind a conviction, which they
naor neither the ,ral, political ability to &C
Ju. plish' Does it argue the highest standa
s,ult democracy with you, to follow IN the wa
part two journals. which have daily teamed
abuse of democratic officers and demo
measures for the last eight months, and +
,,d length Of time, have been struggling cons
tn create division in the democratic par
But, it ,s contended, that because We d
apers hois. the name Of Judge Clark, immed
rican upon receiving the intelligence OF his no
ton that therefore we are guilty OF p,
-. treason and responsible for his defeat
Cow We regarded that convention, as well
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