The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-26

| the neans res3rtrj to by the competitors o! Mr.
Clark to defeat him. In the first place Mr.
lIornish issued circular letter end had one lef
Oh each members desk, in whicl. lie advocate,
a reduction in The prices of state work and sta
ted that he wcud be willing TO take the wo,k
at reduced prices and do il bcuer shan it has been
done. 1t was likewise urged by his friends
that it would seriously initiate against the re-
election of Gen Dodge two years hence, if the
Dispatch did not receive the benefits arsin =
from one term OF the State Printing. Those
men who resnrtcd to this species of eiec,ipnerinr.
we do not believe reflected upoa the affect
which such an argument is calculated 10 have
upon the reputation and standing Of Gen.
Dodge. We are satisfied that the General and
his more diserete fSiends, deprecate any such
use of i.;l name and reputation; ard we mast
think, as we kaow them 10 be iricnas Of his,
that they did not reflect duly the position they
were placing him in, when they made him the
partisan of Mr.. Hornish and his friends, and
the antagonist of Mr.. Clark and his friends =
We know Gen. Dodge to well, to believe, that
he would for moment countcnance any such
use of his name, and we only notice 1t now, to
place men hereafter more on their guard in the
use they make of the name of honorable,
able, faithful and indefatigable pubI; servant
Another argument used against MIR. Clark
Clark last August. This report was first started
by the ambitious, reckless and unscrupulous
editor of the Muscatine Enquirer, who, until
within four days of the nomination, was
clandestine candidate for the office Of State
Printer, but by some means unknowa to the
world outside, was induced to decline in favor OF
Mr.. Hornish, and to appropriate his peculia.
genius for fabrication and iHsldeous abuse of
his neghbors, to advancing the claims of Mr II.
This report, although known to be the most
transparent fabrication, was used by the friends
of Mr.. H., and that too, to tie serious injury,
both present and prospective, of MIR. Clark
who is as sound and pure democrat as ever
cast ballot in Iowa a-equally as sound and pure
in our humble conviction as he vino originated
this report and advocated Bennets Land Bill
last summer, or he who declared to DR.. Writer
and &. Folsom, that he would sooner support
Dr. Crosthwait for State Printer, than John
Clark and advocated the same Bennett Land
Bill last summer No man ever gave the tung
Of slander less reason to fas'en its blight upon
his fair fame, than did he, and none we are as
sard ever displayed more promptncss and mora!
irmness in the discharge of professional duty
He attended the Nuscatine Convention and
aLored to ottaii. AL adjournment of that Con-
genlion IN order TO reconcile and harmonlze the
,artv, but when he found he had to deal with
hose who thought more of serving ar indiad
lal than their party, he returned home, llin.edi
ltelY hoisted at the head Of his columns the
name of Lincoln Clark and against whirlpool
II opposition and Indignation, which threatened
. engulf and destroy such as should attempt to
aim the fury of its pillows, he boldly and des
,ira,ey seized that weapon, which is pronounced
,v one of old, as more potent than the sword,
lnd struck hard and effective blows for the
lniair, unjust and unmanly then, for members
If the democratic party TO bring forward charge
If this kind against one of their number, who
las no political sins to answer for. We notice
his subject at some length, because we think
ank and tou! injustice has been done an honor
be and high toned member of the party and
because we realize the approach of political
ornado, which will bring down destruction
lpon, and rent our party into ten thousand frag
nents, unless different course is hereafter pur-
ned. Far from complaining of the defeat of
Nr. Clark, we only deprecate the means used
n defeat him