The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-09-08
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: aMERRfrT Nh, JENNINGS

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sss FnR yicE<s<rsTDE Sr,
VIM. r.. KING.
OF Alabana> ~ f9-59l.
PRE- 9iDENTlAL ELE TOR4.
0rn. j. r. FLETCHER. Of Mussatine county
Hon. g. II WILLIAMS, Leo +
AUGUSTUS ALL sF Van Buren, "
NV L. LEFFlNGWELL, Clinton
-1'hs IoJastics or the Democratic Press.
One democratic paper after an other seeems
t. be falling in with Morgan,--the most noisy
political brawleT and double dealing ;riokster
in the state.--in his crusade against this pap
and his paay effort to give direction to the
democratic party III This State. The last event
of this kind that we have to. chronicle, 10 from
the state Gazette, a paper which, though the
Oldest in the State, has pursued course for
the last eight months, which entities il to the
pity, rather than tue censure of the arty AZ a
dem ,eratic Journal In com nentias upon our
article in reply to tho Mnssatins Enquirer, il
hs!ds the following extraordinary language.
Tho Muscatine Enquirer charges that one of
the northern presses, protesting to be Demo.
cratic. printed election tickets, headed "Demqs
cratic Ticket" with Judge Clark name omit
ted. The Dubuque miners Express" come 5
out with denial that the editor of that lournsi
circulated thase tickets, leaving any snspicion
that may be entertained about the prinftng OF
,hrm ua:efuted All Of those papers that up
hold eandor and soysli.yl with the resnrd to the
cause they profess to advocate. as cardinal viz
tues, Of course feel interested in having >char &c
oi this kind net directly, and answered without
rquirocatian; we should therefore be glad to see
not only the Miners Express, but all Of our pa
pers in the northern part of the District that
have shown hostility or lukewafmness t. the
election Of Mr. Clark. come unt mantuiiy upon
This matter, and say whether or not their otfices
had any concerni in either priating or circulating
the tickets inquestion.
Since the abnve wne put up, the Miners Ex
press OF the 26,h has come to hand, which ac-
kncwledGss the corn. and after considerable
rqnirmng consesses that that office printed The
tickets in question. Murder and treason viii
out" and the democracy Of the district now
know wLcreto lay the charge If Judge Clark !
defeat-noi 10 onr enemies, but to our pseudo
friends--lfthe Expres. can reconcile its conduc
10 ita own ideas of right, 1t ID more than others
can do 10 theirs; i, ia about time that the{wholt
trHS 6fye dtmocsatic press OF the district ant
clsewhere should speak out aud denonnce boil
treason and trai,ors-these are . curse to any
party, and the sooner they 60 over to the enc
iny, body. soul, and breeches the better il Wi
be as Z,
This is the, language of democratic jauraa
pstendias to be the exponent Of truth and-gud
ed BY; senset Of justice. we cdnGsri vii,
MODIFICATION. thai we have nsS en- witnessed /,
more deliberate. wanson nd ND bare faced calu,nny,
ernsaa,ing from ,6SEs press, claiming to pos
7ess tas 9 lEest regard for truth, Justice, hon,
deeency, And We sub,ait TO every candid
man in the state, that the editor Of that sheet
has betrayed contempt fos al 4uth and hons
es.s, which marks him As eminssisy ii. for v,he
d,riest work that the politician has TODD.
Now. ,hatws msy aos do his gen.lemangn-
iusties, es~Sl state precisely The Issue between
ourself and the Mu.cstins Enquirer. The En-
quifsr. fr,t conala;nedv that sssaa press had chr
estatsd tickets with s]udge. Ciark's name left
OF ;n,,ss snteisos % Smiles, and subsequent
p.mssl 6e s6eaiily - ctd.s, eatnty. IN sou'
repiy upon Hhichthe above extract is comment
we stated dis,inssiy and xnfaalfediy, that NC
had nsver prinfed a txks, for Cedar County
nor for any county West Of Jones. lIera 8,
might have stopped, for the rsi-as q the Enqn'r
:, h.d heer ! .plicilly met. which was all tina
.--Aserdfss u controversy required; but IN orde
that there, might be no excuse hereafter, fo
drassmg this subject before the public, we chps'
10 make known precisely what tickets we die
print. and for whom they were printed w
stated that We hss! printed ticket for, one Of
the Northesn counties, at the request Of one Q
our most prominent citizens, who was then I
candidate for the Gcnerat Assembly. Tha
county according to The election returns, pole.
lrss than two, hundred votes. The parties
ssrsed to form Union ticket leaving the
State officers aud lCcuyressnlan blank. Thi.
arrangement was readily scguicsced in, by tn
democrats in that county. believing ulatit would
operate bene6cially tatle party. Clark maj was
two. Therqusss foHds tickets. was TRANSMITTED
By letter and The tickets were printed. The lette
aud the parties CONNECTED with il, can be lat
before the pubic if desired, gav s
Every motive prompting the procuring ane
prln,ins.of this lstsis batch of tickets, was pur
zeal for the democratic cause !, and no aPolog,
can excuse the hasty, illberal and intemperat'
canrre that has been pursued towards Us, wher
tits apparent to ever, candid man. that ou
course through our paper, for three weeks prior
10 ,hsfelsciisn, established the utter -fallacy o
every charge made asainst W. ;.aad that, hat
the motive been 10 defeat Judge Clark. whici
was not The case, the result in the said county
cnnccding every vote against Clark. could have
produced 90 materiai eject npbn The Anal nggre
cato vete Here are the facts.
Now, what can be thought Of gentleman,
occupying the position ofthe editor Of the State
Gasette, Who would deliberately pen such q
sase fa,ssRocd y that contained in The above
rcxiact:. asaevera,ing that we. on the 26th ults
acknowledged to the printing of ssths tickets in
sssstism. What sickets.' Why, Of course the
tickets cistsla,ed in Cedar county, for this was
The point named By the Eaqnirer. and the one
where Judge CLARK. had suffered 50 Severely
sscs ssshs;s ss:s , :
character of man, WHO viii lend hinselfto such
b.seness Public scrutiny viii mark him and
public jds,sce, if law 10 no. too speedy, ~u re-
ward hira ss 80
we kan& ncthins sbou. who printed the tick :
eis tx Cedar county. but II is reasonable to pre-
sasne. that some Of the on .es in that vicinity
al i. We know not which. nor do We desire
8 isSolv our interior Friends in a controversy,
wlI;sk t6ey seem 10 regard with fear and trem'
~, hal ne. taink it about time. that some OF
den Who were . bold 10 dcnounce Judge CLARK
= II. 40 nlselSefici,. should come out and set