The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-12-22
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS

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EDIT ORAL CORRESPONDENCE.
J. ID. JENNINGS, Esq.-On the evening of th,
9th, the Democratic members OF the Legislator,
held caucus to- de;ermine upon day for thu
selection Of candidate fer The u. s. Stna,e, -
The 2oih inst was fixed upon the day for ma
King the selection. Some improper remark
| were made ut the caucns, If rumor be correct
We would suggest, that it the proceedings ol
our caucuses are 10 be made public, that they BE-
held witt, open doors.
Tho Senatoriai contest think, is now be-
tween Jones and Grant, tho others having with
drawn Yours,
Iowa Cry, Dec. ID, 1852.
| p. JEsNiSss, Esa-Mattcrs seem to move
on brskly in this city. Railroads are oil the
rage Just about now Two memorials have
passed the House-one for grant of land for a
road from Burlington 10 the Missouri, and one
from Davenport via, aiusca,ine TO the Missouri.
A n,emorial introduced by Mr. Eaton of Del
| aware, for grant for read from Dubuque to
the Red River Of the Nerih, was lost by tie
vote; and a memorial introduced by MIR Pres
ton, of Linn, in the Senate, tor grant for the
Dubuque and Keokuk, and Davenport and
Council Bluffs road, was referred tn the Com
miitee on Internal improvements, on test vote
the friends of the measure voting against the
reference, on the grouad that the Committee
was not proper one. This you will naturally
conclude looks rather unfavorable to our old
railroad policy Il does, and for one, am sorry
to think there is disposition on the part Of
some of our Northern men to be led into the
adop;io of set of measures which can have
no other effect than that Of injurious charac-
ter upon the North.
Grimes, of Burlington, seems to rule, as with
an iron rod, his political friends of the House.
United with the Wings of the House, are sui
icient number Of Democrats, to carry aRJ Rail
road memorial which relates to the southern
portion Of the State.
The two projects, one from burlington, ana
the other from Davenport and Muscatine, to
Missouri, pass through the most populous por-
tons of the State; inviting influence sufi-
cient to carry them by decisive majority
For one, am astonIShed that such a course
should be pursued by members of the South;
but our establishment is greatly increased, when
we see Northern members, both Wings and
Democrats, lending themselves to such partial
legislation. We are not tenacious about the old
project, ifit is considered advisable to adopt
new plan, which would have tendency to con
cilia;e all sections ofthe State; bet in killing off
the old project, we would like to see a general
plan matured, equalizng any congressional do
nations which may be made, and harmonizing
the conflicting interests of the State. This is
due to the North. 1t is the part of wisdom and
justice that such course should be pursued; and
if IT is not pursued, we shall not be answerable
for the evils which may result to the legislation
of the State, and the dominant party of the
North. 1.-THE legislation OF Iowa is 10 be con-
verified into system of log rciing, for the ag-
grandizement Of particular sections, to the ex-
clusion and total neglect of other sections of the
State, and men in the North are to secretly
lend themselves to it, we feel assured that
hostility will speedily grow up between the
North and the South, which will reflect the
most alarming consequences upon our young
State. This is not the course which should
govern awise, discreet and patriotic Legislator,
and il certainly Il not the course which will re-
fleet credi, upon our State and people.
1t Is thought that an effort will be made on
Monday evening next to put over the nemina-
ton, but there is evidence at present that it
will carry. From the best information to be got,
it is thought that the opponents of Jones cannot
carry 1t, and that Jones will be nominated on
the I'd, if not on the LIST ballot.
A strong effort will be made to remove the
seat of government from Iowa City to Fort Des
Moines, or some point in that vicinity. How
thus proposition will be received, when the sub
ject comes fairly before the two Houses, it is
impossible at this time to determine.
man up tree would hardly come to the |
conclusion that it would carry at this time.
Yours,