The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-06-01

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! to build up reputation, by pandering to the
whims of Abolition Free Solism.
In our concentrations for Office, we adhere
strictly to our honest convictions and the recor
ded judgment of our State, touching the subject
Of Aboitionism. Let certain candidates from
Wisconsin, present as clean a record in this res.
pect, and perhaps their chances for office might
be more hattering Dubuque Express.
Now who, Knowing the circumstances, would
ever suspect that the above insnuation is aimed
at Gov DEWEY, aad the editor Of this paper,
and appears in article in defence ofthe course
of our congressional delegates relative to ap
pointmen;s' Yet, SO it was intended to such
shifts are they driven for excusing the msrep
res ention of the public sentiment. 1t is a mat.
ter of history here that Gov. DEWEY refused
the Free Soil vote of the State, when it was Of
fered him unconditonally- preferrng defeat to
temporizng with that faction while the editor
OF this paper at one time, stood alone among
the editors of the state, in open and defiant op-
position TO Free Soilism in all its phases. On
the other hand, Senator DODGE personally ap
piled for the instructions from the legislature
under cover Of which he has voted with HALE
and SEWARD in every test question Of abolition
ism. Cannot the Dubuque man draw upon his
imagination for more reasonable explanation
than the one he has given2 The organs of the
Senators in this state have no hesitation in us
ing fiat, naked lies for their purposes.-.na Madison
(Wts) Argus and Democrat.
No doubt our cotemporary Of the Argus and
Democrat" expects reply to the above efiu-
sion, and in justification of our own position,
rather than desire to continue q controversy
with him, we give it.
His judgment is not at fault, in supposing
that we intended to suggest a doubt, whether
Gov. Dewey was entirely free from the contain
ination of Free Soilism. We did so intend,
and, that he, or the Governor. r,ay have no rea-
son to complain of injustice at our hands, we
shall proceed to put some interrogatories, which
if permitted to pass unanswered, as they proba-
bly, will be, mus, excupate US from any design
TO misreprescnt him.
Query ls.: Is it not a fact that one G. La
THAN Shobs, editor of the Southport Tele-
graph" printed in Wisconsin, was the first
Democratic editor in the State, who BoLTED
the nomination of CAss and BUTLER in lS4S,
and who raised the VAN BUREN Free Soil col
ors' and has not the said S. ever since, been
leading man in the Free Soil Party
2nd. Did not Gov. DEWEY, within six months
after the election of 1548, aid in framing bill,
and promise his approval in advance, for the
express purpose of giving to the said S. the
largest job Of printing the State had ever dis
posed of, in plain violation of the Constitution
of the State, and of an existing contract of
press, which supported the democratic nomina'
Of nd 10 H..
ing against the State for violation of that
contract9
3rd Did not the said bill pass and receive the
official sanction of Gov. Dewey.
4th. Was not the job given to said s. accord.
ing to previous understanding, and has he not
received from the State Treasury about ten
thousand dollars for the same?
5th. Did not the Free Soil State Convention,
the next fall, nominate Gov. Dewey for re.
election?
9th. Although Gov Dewey, to save appear
ances, may have declined the nomination, did
not the said S., as editor of the above named
paper, and the Free Soil party of the State
generally, continue to support Gov. Dewey?
To these several interrogatories the editor
may take his time to reply. We dislike to mix
in the politics of neighboring State, and have
no love for notoricty acquired in this way but
we consider in this instance, that stern duty has
forced us reluctantly from our retirement
Those journals in Wisconsin, among which is
most prominent, the Madison "Argus and
Democrat which have for some weeks been
hurting their ana,hemas at Senators Dodge and
Walker, have forgotten to be discreet, and in
directing their missiles at their enemies at home,
have SO scattered their fire, as to include the
Congressional Delegation from this State. 1t
was to protect our own delegation from these
random shots, that we have been forced out to
speak, and not from any desire to mix up with
the political quarrels of Wisconsin.
Let the editors in Wisconsin, confine them.
selves to discussing the merits, or dement's of
their own public men, and we shall have moth.
ing to say. Let them continue to assail our
public men, and we shall have much to say.