The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-05
To the Editors, Dated Warrington, D. C.

! Carolina this week delivered in the Senate, a
speech, defining his position in reference to the
next Presidency. He spoke for about one hour;
their present division between Gen Scott and
MIR. Fillmore. Nh Mangum. you must Kinder
stand, has acted as chairman to the caucus thai
has been held in this city to decide Mt what
| be held and he will be chairman at their caucus
next Tuesday. He has heretofore beer consd-
cred rather s'straight- laced on the subject ct
Snuther Rights; much so, indeed, that dl.
ring the nullifylng days, South Carolina voted
for him for President. he must, then, have been
Of the pure stripe, or else, he never wonld have
been voted for bv southern chivalry, for Presi-
dent But, in his speech this week, he has taken
all the glory of his former position '.all aback,
and came out "fat footed" for Gen Scott and
Sewardism in all its concomilants of negrodom
and Wing nativeism, in full blast, whether it
lands him in the sshigher law region or not
He is, however, for Scott, tfor his qualities
as President, but believing him to be the only
Wing in the land that can defeat Young
America Judge DoUGLAs, or old !" fogysm
in the person of the patriot CAss. This decla-
ration of Mr. Mangun,, has created much teel-
ing in The ranks Of the Whigs those that do not
favor the nomination of Gen Scott. There
will be, evidently, an outbreak in the party
Mr.. Fillmore and Mr.. Webster will not brock
this ne elect Of their party friends, and, 1t may
tnrn out, in the end, that both Gen. Scott and
Mr.. Fillmore may run on their own hook for the
Presidency. Indeed, things look very much
that way, at this time, FOR Mr.. Marshall and Mr.
Williams of Kentucky, with Mr.. Gentry OF
Tennessee, openly declare that they will not
sustain the nomination Of Gen Scott On the
otker hand, Seward and his Abolition allies, say
they will not sustain Mr.. Fillmore. 81, be-
tween the two, there is likely to be kind of
Kilkenny fgh, for the mastery.
The Wing Convention Of this week, held at
Richmond, for the purpose Of an expression of
an opinion for the State Of Virginia, on the sub
iect of the Presidency, have spoken out most
emphatcally in favor of Mr. Fillmore. AL.
number of his friends in the Convention, was
limited to very few, and it will be found on
the dav Of trial, that, however much, our people
may admire him for his great military skill, and
his victories over the enemies of his country, he
will see by their vote, that his alliance to Ma
tiveism and Abolition Wh,gsm, with all the
eloonence of his advocate. Senator Mangnm,
that he will not obtain solitary southern cleo
toral vote for the Presidency. But the time
will soon be here when speculation ceases
When the nomination is made, we will speak to
the point at issue more readily.
In the mean time, we must be permitted to
enter our protest, against this disposition of the
office Of President by Mr., Mangum, and his
Wing fri nds. II VII be found that the Demo
cratic party will have a word or two to say
i'm the disposal of the Presidency. Matters
NAV run up stream or down stream with the
Wings, for all we care, just now, but when III"
Democracy present their ticket, whether IT be
"Old Fogy' or "Young America, then it will
soon be ascer:a:ned into whose hands the Presi-
dency of these United States shall fall. 1t may
be, that much trouble Will be saved to The Wing
party, if they shall delay action for month or
six weeks | have no doubt, but Gen. Scott
thinks he would make a President with Mr.
Seward, S, cretary of State, and, of course.
Mr. Mangnm, tor his disinteresiedness, would
not be forgotten. Thisis contamination, all Of
which, ,ciH not be realized by any of the parties.
has, Arl
two to say on the prospects o. Gen. Scot
guess Gen Pillow will question his Comman
der very closely, on the authorship of the ''l.e.
onidas Letter. This Is sore pace in the life
should he turn around, fear the fate of III.
Munchausen bear will befall him. if he is hit
/. in the rear also However, we will leave
the management of this matter entirely to the
direction of Gen Pillaw.
/ The Homestead bill did not make much pro
gress this week in the House,- the Printing
question having occupied much ef the attention
of Congress. This printing is still engaging
Congress, and will always be a source of strife,
while the contract system is continued. Con
gress sh ,uld pay for their printing at fair prices
and do away with this system of having The
printing executed at runnus prices and in a
| manner ruinous to the reputation Of Congress.
| Your Railroad bills have not been touched
this week in the House. BY some h"cus pocus,
that udicous measure for your State, which
passed the Senate by such handsome vot.', has
| got so far down the calendar, that | fear Mr.
HEM and Judge Clark will find it difficult to
| get it taken up for some time-however, what
has been done by others, can be done by them
and no exertions will be left untried to give this
Bill chance before the House for vote
Your good friend, Mr.. Warren, the LIST Assls-
tant Post Mas'er General, has done much SER
| wee here, and still labors assidunusIy against
the passage of your Railroad Bill What Dies
he mean by such conduct? He Ger anly should
| be. handled tor his suicidal conduct against the
State of Iowa and, you must impress it upon
younpeople, that his conduct here. is entirely
devoted 10 defeating your State in her applica
ton to Congress Tor lands to carry in the iin-
| PR vements contemplated from Dubuque to Ke-
okuk and from Davenport westward You
should sound the alarm, and put your finger on
Mr. Warren tor the defeat delay in the do.
naion Of the land found necessary tor the
wants Of your State, in furtherance Of the i'm
provement contemplated by the legislature oi
| Iowa. Yours, l..
~ Vegetation begins to look rcrdamt
Beauties OF INrgLLIGEscE.-The Burling
ton Telegraph, publishes with great flourish
the communication of correspondent at Wash
ington, who n,ds the following language, viz
The same gentleman-Dodge-s reported TO-
I was not in the House at the tine,) as bavin.
made great speech day before yesterday