The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-12-01
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falseloods may be taken tor granted ny gentle
wing propenslties. For this reason, and this
alone, | would be pleased to notice many OF
their articles containing the coarsest abuse OF
our able and indefatigable Senator-the Hon.
Go. w. Jones; but neither time, space, nor
decent respect for this intelligent community
will! admit of so extended notice.
l propose only to PROFOUND few questions
In the first place they say 'chat they knoW to
be false, viz that Geo. w Jones has not hire
tofore done anything of consequence tor his
constituency, and that consequently his "ante
cedents" afford no evidence Of his ability to
promote the future welfare of the State. Let
me ask tie who procured the passage of the
BIS es ablishing the Territories Of Wisconsin
and of Iowa? Who years ago procured the
appropriations of $So,Ooo for the Lower Rap
ids? Who procured some $i0o,OO0 for Public
Buildings, Territorial Libraries and SeIninarles
OF learning in these Territories? Who procur-
ed over $4,000 for Light Houses, improve
ments Of Harbor and making of roads in these
Territories. Who obtained from Congress at
one time, and appropriation of $iO0,hoo to open
military road from points near the mouths OF
the Desmoincs and St. Peters rivers and Tor
frontier projections Who obtained the money
from congress to purchase large portion OF
the fairest country now embraced within the
limits of Iowa? WIS obtained the money to
purchase the Winnebago country lying in Wis
consin when Iowa was in the same Territory
Who pressed through congress the bills creating
the first Land Offices in Iowa? Who placed
within the limits of Iowa the Surveyor Generals
office which has distributed hundreds of thous.
ands of dollars among our people. Who made
himself the prominent target at which all the
m ssiies of hired and corrupt neutral presses Of
this state have been aimed, in consequence oil
his advocacy of the true Railroad policy of the
s ate and thereby acknowledging the obligation
of the Senator to obey instructions from his
legislature
Who, for the soundness of his democratic prin-
ciples in this respect has been denounced and
vllified by the INSCRIPTIONS hirelings ofthe enc
mis- of this policy and Of this democratic Prln
ciples Who labored so zealously for the recog
milton of the right of Iowa to the alternate sec
lions of public land above the Racoon forks Of
the Des Mones? Who put forth such untirne
and successful efforts to induce the Genera
Govt. to refund to the state Of Iowa some $l2,
900 or Sl5, 900 paid by our state for running and
marking our southern boundary Who procur
ed at the late session an appropriation of $l5,-
900 for continuing, the improvement OF the Du
buuue Harbor or removing therefrom the OBJ
struc,ions placed in it by the Gen. Govt? Who
appeared frequently before the committees OF
Commerce in both Houses of Congress and ur
eed them to recommend further appropriation
of a 90 900 for the Lower Rapids? Who ad
vocated by every honorable means the passage
of that great western measure-the Homestead
Bill. Who opposed most strenuously Bennetts
infamous land Bill? Who was one Of the mos
promise Measures upon which the very saliva
ton of the Republic depended? Who Offered
and secured an amendment to the Illinois cen
trail Railroad Bill, which extended that grea
work into Iowa, and who by this act ALONE per
formed part of sufficient importance to enttle
to the eternal gratitude Of every citizen of oul
State?
Who made Dr. H. Holt his enemy because
he did not procure him an appointment as Pur-
ser in the navy or Paymastcr in the army Who
made Dennis Nahony his Wind Give foe be.
cause he would not brittle him by assigning hin
District of surveying whilst he (Mahony) was
member of the Legislature in 1913? Tt
whom did James NJ. Morgan-the office seeker
of Iowa-wli.e in Nov. in 1851, that, upon hii
Influence and the chances of getting up quar-
rel between col. Forney Of Pa. and Col Young
of III, he based his hopes Of getting the chic
cerkship of the ii Reps. U. S. !? Who excitet
the unrelen'ingH a.e and opposition of the sale
James M. Morgan by refusing to sell himse
and the harmony of democratic congress.
merely to crafty the thirst of this tr. acherou.
unptincipled man, for Office Who ned the
ceaseless hate of John King by refusing tc
make him Surveyor Gencral-afler the mar
who broke open and read to Judge Cookery the
letter OF Gen. Wilson, had threatened to kick
Jud re Wilson out eff town for accusing him Of
being Jones' friend for that consideration Who
nerer, IN any instance failed warmly and zeal.
olsly to support democratic nominees? Who
is now accused of ''bolting' merely to diver,
public attention from the enormity of his &C
cusers own offences in this very respect
Should ALL THESE QUESTIONS and a hundred
others Of similar import he answered with the
name Of GEORGE w. JoSEs-our talented able
efficient, indefatigable, true honest and faith
full Senator, NOW AND FOR SIX YEARS To
CONE?
A fe,c more questions as to another gentle
man and am done. Who came to Iowa for
the cypress purpose Of getting into o6icee Who
within few months after his arrival slgnifed
at Iowa city, his readiness TO be made Sena
tors in Congress or a Supreme judge Who
did Judge Wilson boast of having made Re-
p!esedtative in congress in order to STAY Jones
and Hampstead - Who when candidate for
said office, pledged himself to make the Dubu.
que and Keokuk Railroad bill the darling object
Of his heart Who subsequently, wrote to Maj
l.. H Langwor,hy that he was ready and will
ling to abandon this Railorad if he could be sus
tanned at home Who showed poor iudg.
ment in considering the Bigg Sioux project Of
more. Importance than the Dubuque and Kec-
kuk Railroad thereby acted the traterous part !
Who repudiated nominations made by dem
ocratic convention OVER WHICH HE PRESIDED
in Dubuque Who voted for G. &. Hewitt-a
wing in preference to Owen Smi,h-the nom-
nee of that convention.
Who, at the same time, voted against B. J
OHalloran nominee Of the same convention
land for John NJ. Markle-who was a wing
Who, by his wanten and fragrant viola
ton of party usage, had rendered himself
so exceedingly obnoxious to the democracy that
Geo. w. Jones had TO write and publish letters
in his behalf in order to prevent the defeat of
the democratic party Who was it whom the
Representative District convention composed of
the counties of Dubuque, Delaware, Buchanan
Black Hawk &c, (,ohere he resides) declared,
by a taco thirds rote, to be almost their last
choice for Representative in congress Who