The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-06
Eztraet If tstfer to the Editors, dated,
wAsm,sor"H, d. G. Sept. 18th 1859

Extyaetof a tstter to the Editors, dated,
WAsn,xor"H, d. G. Sept, 18th 1859.
Some time back, II wa thouyh', that Che
fshing question was in fair way Of being
amicaby adjusted b. wcen the U. S;a'es and
!thorit'es have opposed tn. settlement; and
Nor" recently 1t appears, that the Nnvil Com
mander on the eastern c ,as,, ha. received more
Stringent orders, and all vessels are to be caps
t"red, n" matter to what country belonging, WIN
attempt 10 h nearer than hres miles from the
. shore. Under these new ins,ruc rms, s-vrrt!
of the american vessels have been cap.ur d -
Whist win be done by the Prcsid, mt and Cabi-
net it is difficult to conjecture. Judging by the
former ACTION of the Executive and his Cabinet,
their arms will be quietly folded, and al! q,rs-
1 tions pertaining TO American interests with
Freign nations, be lett to take care Of them
S'ves, even, the best thsy can, if frrsoq,h there
shlll not appear a Prnciama;ion, o. al Cuban
matters, in which our citzsns, as we'll az their
interests, were thr ,wn "ut Of the pale nf prov
tecti n. Very lit,lr need be expected of the
present executive. 1t will not BE- long, however,
before the rrghs If government will be in
other keeping then we shall know, thai A ncri
can citisrns will b- projected in Foreign Ian 10.
IA well as up'n cur soil. The fsh question may
yet be kn"t'y question to settle and, if the
e, ,lonies are desirou. to enbroil the Mother
c untry into a war for their benefit thiy " II
fad, that they can BE- accommndated, and, in he
end The Yankee Boys will fish without limit Of
I; distance to anv baysh IRE on the north Am rican
continent This will be the end Of this question
| have NJ doubt. Et -hast
Many arrests are continued to be made in the
Island Of Cuba. The authorities, there, seem
to anticiplts an outbreak, and, the last news
from Havann,, assert, th,t the Captain General
intends t. commence The execution Of some Of
the suspected prrs ms. although there has not
yet appeared any public demonstration against
the government. This course Of conduct, on
the plrt Of the Sp ,nsh al hori,ies. is rev,lting
to humanity, and proves conclu ,,v"ly, tha,
'hrt beautiful and productive Island, should pass
into other h,nds, where tyrann, won.d cease
snd where liberty aud tn. Stars aud strips of
their happy Union, would unfold to the breez'
broad canopy OF prot ction, fee from the miser
able and c"D,rlnpt,bIe tyrant-, that now disgrace
their halls of Justice. Cuba will be indie
peairn,. and one of the bright giIa1ies of this
glorious confedrraey.
Mr.. Webster's friends in Massachusetts,, have
d.,-rnped to run him for the Presidency, and
have nominated an electoral ticket for the State
This n, ,ve will injrre G.p. Scott more than
will be thu mrans Of b-nsfttiny Mr. Webs er-
that the democratc popin-es will carry the
S, ate. We d, not much expect such result,
yet, it is not at all unlikely the vote may be cas-
for Pierce and king.
In A1abam,. there lately assembled stct'
Rights Convention from few counties in Ala
ba,na, Georgia and Mississippi, and thsy too.
have 8 arted new ticket for tn. Pres dencv,v1
Geo NJ Troup, Of Georgia, for president, and
G,n Qa,tm,n, Of Mississippi. for vice Pres<
dent This ii ket will tarr y, better than the
Webster ,icke, in Massachusetts neither Of
which, will receive ,ary electoral vote. l.
10 surprising. II th. want Of pa,irna!ty. that
pervades many portions Of the Union Every
petty 'tician fanc'es to tipseif, that he usqst
be the President, and although Ns. Webs es and
Mr. Tr"pp are not themselves, small pota,ass in
politics, their friends pr,v' pretty eonetasiv'iy,
that they d, MT un ierstand the siren 9TH of k
candidates n the diff rent Stltes of the Union.
If Mr.. Webster and his fr ends are Wings let
them vo'e the nat,onal whis nine-s, il they
gan 6nd them. If they cannot find a national
vi,,g ticket certainly his friends, aud the friend
Of CIV Troup, can find a national d-'nocratic
ticket, in lhe persons Of Pierce and Eng, the
democratic nominees. There can be no mistake
in the nationality Of the two lalter Gentlem-
certainly. th-p, there can be no necessity for 80
many local and s.cticnai npnina,inns. The ons
soath is as objectionable as the one northeast,-
both h,d bitter be abandoned, aud their dif.r-
ent friends marshal themselves with the dem.
ocracy or the "wonlly heads at once. |. would
BE- much better. than keeping up those little
iarr nss that will end in no good 70 either
party.
in closing my letter, permit me4o inform
your ci,izens, and that postins Of Wisconsin
aud illinois. lha, Ii. contiguous TO your CITY,
that Mr. o Alrxandtr, late Clerk in thu
General P.s, Gtfce Department. has been ap
20 ntrd t. l"k ar-r the mails in your section
Of the c.uatry. He travels asa post O.fice
Q nt, bu', at the same time, will not say.
how m1nv Of the piesoyiHk I,fs Of Gan. Scott he
,eN eireu'ats during his journey through your
country. He is not required, by his appe mt
m M, t. tell that t" every person, yet as Mr.
A. x,nder is an out and out Seward Scott man.
it il fair To presume, t,at, he is the co lab,rer
Of Fitz Henry Warren. h. will !l'w the action
Of his mysterious predecessor, in dsse emina'irg
fraud a,d falsshond, ag,inst the democratic
parry thus he will GER anly earn his title to his
new O1ice by engaging in the falness Of his
calling. in h,nding round the picture book e
Gen. Scott, that Gree'y has turnishrd for tn"
edfca,ion Of those, who do not know the
sersonaie O Gen. Scott That p.eturs 6ook il
a rare work, and should there b., many extre
| copies given out in the mex few weeks, YOU may
take it fx granted, that MIR. Alexander is not
far of while these things are being done on the
maii routes. A MIR Mrtc f. If the same De
p1rtnen', g'es south, az Travelling Agent "f
! the ID par m .n, bs+ Of his particular duties I
have not been inf rrn"d. The picturs book will
not take in the South besides, there are hut
fey Srward Scott men 20 operate upoE ir that
ssc'ion. Bnt, Mr.. Editor, keep sharp look out
for MIR. Alexander, and report progress.
Yours,
LEWIS.
Good News from Maine.
| We are indebted IL the able editor Of h
Portland (Slaine) Argus fora despatch received
late last night. gvIng the fol, wing results "f