The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-03
AUGUST 3,
PUBLIC SENTIMENT.

The following communication from jus, md
honest man, 10 indicative of "Public S, Mi.
| nent."
Ma. EDITOR The illustrious Roman orator
| in his time, had cause to exclain, o tempo7o.
+, rnores but not less cause have we in our
time to make the same exclamation. Any per-
son that reads the Dubuque Herald will at once
feel the force Of this remark. In that sheet,
day after day, week after week, the names of
Jones, Lewis, or some ot er citizen, are assault
ed with all that is low, mean, or grovrling !;
they are characterized as mean or dishonest, as
incapable of discharging duties which have been
assigned them by their fellow citizens at large.
We suppose we live in moral community, and
sheet which keeps up such continual warfare
against honor. BILE citizens, should have patron.
age at all We can account for it in no other
way, than to suppose these Editors the
mouth iece of miserable band of disappoint
ed Office seekers who SIN le approval on all they
say concerning Gems. Jones and Lewis we
cannot believe that any considerable portion of
our citizens approve their course. We ,hink it
high time then to begin to scrutinize the con-
duct Of these Editors, and find out by what au-
thority and in whose name they have set them-
selves up as the public censors of our public
men, If the people have delegated to them
this privilege, all right; if they have assumed
this right, we want to know it. Were it not
that persons who are unacenainted with the
causes Of their spleen are liable to be deceived,
we would pass them by in silent contempt, as
they d. serve but to allow unsuspecting per-
sons to be thus deceived and probably form er-
than we will permit, at least by such men as
the Editors of the Herald From henceforth
we shall endeavor to expose them when we find
them pursuing this course.
The Hon. George w, Jones seems to be the
principal object of their concentrated bitterness
and spleen; he has been belied and bespattered
with their abuse to such an extent, as seems al
most Incredible Of belief; he has been charged
with almost every species of meanness that can
be conceived Scarcely an article has appear
ed in their exchanges rejecting discreditably
upon Office holders, but has been carefully
wrapped around his shoulders and made part and
parcel of himself
The same course has been pursued towards
| Gen. Warner Lewis than whom this commu-
| nifty does not boast better and more honorable
citizen. We are tired of the slang and vulgari-
ty of this sheet, and we trust there yet moral
| courage enough in community to frown il
down. We are all acquainted with Generals
Jones and Lewis, and know them to be gentle.
men of high moral worth as well as efficient
public servants, and it docs seem to us, if these
men had proper regard for the interests Of this
community as we'll themselves, they would per-
sue far different course.
The articles in last Friday Herald, accusing
Gen. Lewis of incompetency, is most contempt
ible. How do these men know that he is in.
| competent. Do they occasionally sneak up to
his Office and pimp and pry into his official
| business, or does somebody do it for them p
And how do they know that Jones and his
clique, as tn y style it, regulate matters about
| the Surveyor Generals Office: Pray, what
clique regulates the Herald office? We sup
pose il to be the old firm of Holt & Mahony -
, We have good deal more yet to say upon this
| subject as well as concerning the democracy OF
these editors. One of them attended recent
democratic nomination, but we have seen moth
ing in his paper as yet in support of the noml-
nations for Sheriff, &c. We should like to hea,
from you on that subject, Mr.. Herald.
WHITE WATER