The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-05-19
Uttkly Grprrs5.
WEDNESDAY MoRN1NG, ........ MAY, 10
Harmonious Nrhiggery In CGncus.


The Wing members of Congress have had
two caucusses, and. are likely to have many
more, before they make their action conform to
the views of all sections. majority of the
Northern members are resolved upon the nom-
inaiinn of Gen. Scott, as an nti-compromise
candidate, while large portion Of the Southern
members will bolt from the party, rather than
vote for him. They held second caucus
the night of the Goth ultimo-Mr. Mangum, of
North Carolina in the chair. The number of
members in attendance is said TO be very small.
A number of Southern members, and some of
Mr.. Webster's friends were not present Among
those present were Messrs. Smith, Fish, Sew
ard, and Wade, of the Senate, and Messrs.
H. Marshall of The House. After fixing upon
Baltimore as the place, and the 18th of June
the time for holding the Convention, Mr..
Marshall offered the original whig caucus res
lutions, which were objected to by Mr. Stanley,
as out Of order, and the objection was sustained
by the chair. An appeal was taken, and the
chair was sustained by the decisive vote of 48
to Is. Whereupon, Mr.. Marshall remarked d
tha: as the chair and the meeting had decided
the compromise measures of the Wing admin
to remain, aud he Withdrew. Mr.. Gentry, Of
Tennessee, under strong excitement, said he
would make one more effort to save the whig
party, and offered resolution In substance,
that in fixing the time and place, the wings did
not commit themselves unless the compromise
measures were final. Upon this proposition a
long and exciting debate ensued, in which
Messrs. Campbell, Outlaw, Brooke, Cabell,
SIrother, Moore, Ewing and Clingman took
part; who all, after the delivery of their speech
es, left the room. Messrs. Williams and Gen
try, of Tennessee, after expressing the strong
est indignation at the course which things had
taken, left the room. After these Withdrawals,
there remained from the South only part of
the North Carolina, Kentucky, and Tennessee
delegates, and the meeting became almost en-
tirely Northern caucus. A sharp controversy
occurred between Messrs. Brooks, Stanley and
Truman Smith, when the caucus adjourned -
Pending the motion to adjourn, Mr.. Mangum
suggested, in anticipation of a manifesto from
the seceders that he be empowered to call an
other meeting, which was granted.
In view Of this unhappy division in the ranks
of "harmonious aohiggery," the N. Y. Mirror,
Fillmore paper, is in favor of another and sep
arate convention, to be composed of Union
men, and suggests Pittsburg as the place, and
the 9TH Of July as the time of holding the con-
vention.
Really, we cannot divine how our whig
neighbors are to settle this difficulty, so long
as both parties are so settled in their views, and
determined in their course. 1t is plain that the
,oooHy heads who obey the orders of Gov.
Seward, have the strength, and are determined
to use it; while the wings of the South must
either fall into line, and 60 i. b,nd, pass GU,
of the ring. We imagine large number of
them will adop, the last named extremity
For it would be moral and political treason for
Sides
ssThere is a rich time coming boys" The
storm is rapidly approaching; stand aside Dem
ocrats, and let the angry foods sweep whiggery
into the familiar regions of Salt River.
- BAD ROADS
If any are very anxious to know why busi
ness is not more brisk this spring, just let them
travel out ofthis City five miles in any direction,
and they will need to ask no questions, but look
now and then at the roads. Such roads are
disgrace to any country. Many places could
be fixed in hafa day by one man, where now
it is next to impossible to get along.
In lashng Frink & Go for the failure of the
mails (and it's hard to hit them amiss) it might
be well for editors, to ask Supervisors, what
they are about and whether they were elected
to provide for the community good roads, or
drive them to despair, by total neglect of
them. IL going to the harness G,akers, wagon
shops, horse Farrers and Surgeons every time
a farmer visits town, TO get new harness, or
an old one mended, new wagon, an old one
mended, new horse, or an old one revived,
and a new leg or an old one splintered W, will
have tendency to drive farmers from our
City, then we certainly have good reason TO look
for such result