The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-04
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This 10 the caption Of an editorial in the
Valley Wing Of the 2lst inst, which may be
seen in an other column.
We have seldom, if ever, encountered an
of the slightest sembance of truth The last
canvass for officers in this City, called up no
single issue which did, or could, in any manner
identify the name or popularity OF Gen Jones
The whole fight turned pretty much upon the
Mayoralty and both candidates before the dem
ocratic Convention were among the warmes
friends Of Gen. Jones. The very democrats
or majority of them, who voted against and
Iabored hardest to defeat Mr.. o Halloran, the
democratic candidate for Mayor, were among
the most enthusiastic in support Of Gen. Jones
last winter, and the very men who have always
been the INSCRIPTIONS enemies OF Gen. Jones,
were the men who voted and electioneered toI
the nomination of MIR. O'Halloran.
How then can the Valley Wing claim this as
a Jones defeat?
For the reason we suppose that a little politi,
cal capital may be made out Of it.
But not satisfied with having fasified truil
in the notice of our election, it must needs re-
sort to low species of black guardsm and defa
nation of the character of Gen Jones.
1t says, that he s:found his ,oay into the Sen
ate of the United States through the potency Q
Surveying contracts and uho has since lie 60
there disgraeed the State by his oices, and sac
rifeed its interests by his folly and ine6icieney
1t is not a new thing, for this VIGOROUSLY alb,
sive and blackguard sheet, to suspicion leadin
democrats Of corruption and without any cv
dence of its existence, boldly charge it upo
them. This has been its character from I'll
first. 1t is the meat it feeds on.
, We never knew a democrat in Iowa, to cor
before the people for an important Office, that
did not assail him with reckless partisan scu
rlity and fendsh vindctiveness. 1t was
! course when Gen. Jones was Surveyor Genera
. it was its course when he was first elected
: Senator; and it has been its course ever sine
s Appropriating the patronage of the Survey
Generals Office to secure the Senatorship, al
resorting to corruption to retain it, have be,
|; repeatedly charged upon him. by this sheet Al
e were we to believe the one half of what tt
d political "Iago" says of him, we would be CO,
o PEELED to set him down as one of the VOL
g politically and morally deformed men living.
: But failing i'll every instance, where it h
: charged corruption upon democrats, to establi
roA
d Misrepresentation and detraction which no 9th
d journal in the West aspires to, we judge til
IS the public will be as little moved or effected
= its silly vaporings now, as in times gone by.
y This journal says, that Jones is not only p'
d sonally unpopular, but that cable men by avo
I. ing their friendship to him are sacrificed to
u unpopulari,y' AID instances Judge Corker.
1t defeat as an evidence of the fact. Every O
is that knows any thing about this matter, kno
't full well that Judge Corkery's defeat is attfib
he table entirely to a personal controversy betwe
&c him and leading German of this City, W
ut was sustained by almost the entire vote of I
Germans. But we have no expectation of ma
ing the editor of the Valley Wing believe it a
no expectation that if he ever should believe
h, he would have the magnan,mty TO acknowled
ID it.
is Senator Jones' course in Congress, as
* honorable efficient and interchangeable public s.
Or want, will stand the severest scrutiny which c
IN be instituted and let remind the editor
lie the Valley Wing, that when his name and fa
are forgotten, or remembered but to be despis'
> that of Senator Jones, will be treasured up
is the hearts of his fellow citizens as an honora
~ memento of their respect for the services OF
= well tried and faithful public officer.