The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-08-18
The Council then adjourned.
WAsHISGToN, d G. }
Aug. Oh 1852.

Aug. oh 1852.
To THE EDIroRs B 9TH Houses of Congress
have adopted the resolution, to adjourn sine dc
on Tuesday. the st August inst, consequent
", V u will ron have your members in your
midst to give an account of their Stewardship
This They can do, with a clean b.ll, eqai to any
four members Of Congress n, men could do
more than they have done FIR Iowa and her peo-
pe and what is more to their praise be it said,
that while they have lab red 81 assiduonsly for
their own constituents, they have ever been
watchruI, and careful in their seaport, # ali
those great measures, TINT tend 10 the glory of
The while union,,n .heir advocacy Of those pin
cipes, that will rebound to the prosperity and
advancement Of our common country. Some
objections have been raised by few, that your
Senators, 10 not favor the election Of the officers
and employees Of the Senate. This is not tic
.tact.-I know of my own knowledge, that your
Senators with Messrs BriSlcSaInc Walker, have
several times pressed the subject for the action
of the Senate; but, for some reason or other, a
majority Of Senators did not agree with them
and, as consequence the present officers have
had to hold Office by the inacton Of majority OF
the Senate, no election having been ordered
This is the true state of the question. And we
hope to SEGA different position assumed by the
majority Of the Senate at the meeting of Con
cress in December next.
The Hon Humphrey Marshall, of Kentucky,
who gave Gen. Scott, some pretty severe band
ings in Congress before his nomination, has
been appointed by President Fillmore, commits
sioner to China and that nomination confirmed
By the Senate. If mistake not, his district in
Kentucky, vii. now be represented by a demo
crat, for, the changes there against Gen. Scott,
are certainly more, than the small majority Of
whigs,t that sustained Mr.. Marshallfor Cor ress
lHdeed:I am almost sure that the electoral vote
of ken.uSky will be cast in November for
PIrRcE and KING,so numerous are the changes
Of tho wings AGAINST the Seward candijatc.-
The changesin Tennessee are more numerous,
han they are in Kentucky, and shall not he at
all surprisedto see both Sta.cs give large ma
orilies for The democratic nominees. @
Congress has been working in hight good
earnest for the last ton days; and, shall be a.
grceably surprised to see the members so indus
trious, that they VIII come near completing the
public business before the day of adjournment
arrives. l fear the Lard Bills viii not be reach,
ed this session but, am tod by one, ever
wa'chful Of the interest of Iowa, that efforts viii
be made TO reach that Bal. If they can get il
up. keokuk and Dubuque viii not be overlooked
in their interest and prosperity, in the success
Of the projected railroad
The Fishing Question is likely to be settled
between Mr.. Webster and Mr.. Champion. The
lat er has sent home TO bis Government to have
the British Naval force withdrawn, or their or
ders relaxed. | am sorry for this. 1t was my
wish, TINT the British would have persisted in
their outrageous pretensions, that American Gil
liens should not catch and cure fish in north
American waters. This would inc vitably have
led to a collision between the parties, and the
result would have been that there would have
ture This IS what desired to see, and, only
rejoice, that The British presumption has been
checked by any other plan, than The taking pos
session Of the whole coun'ry,tIiis side of the gulf
Of st. Lawrence by our gallant yankee boys
That is the way TO settle the dispute, and, if the
British forces are not Withdrawn, and, if things
go on in the usual way, why then, we say, 30 to
work, and catch and cure fish where and when
VIC please. That IS my notion Of this fish bust
ness
We are pleased at the cheering news FROM
Iowa and Missouri Whggery is but receiv
iag fore taste Of what they may expect in No
vember.--Y Yours LEWIS.