The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-11-23

u The following article from the "iowa
Capital Reporter" we find in the "Washino,on
Union We do not recolect to have seen il
before. 1t is so directly to the point and CO J.
talns 80 much Of truth, that we copy it entire.
"a FEW THouGHTs ON POLITICS."
Under this headthe Dubuque Herald indn,oes
IN long trade upon the official appointments
IN TINS state, and goes to a greater Iength of
weak pated malignity and INSCRIPTIONS 1aIsif.
cation than we would have dared to expect even
rom That equivocal organ. Its vituperation and
abuse are expected, it is true, by eyery honest
man in the State, but we have too hioh a re-
spect for our State, for our delegation in Con.
gress, Tor ourselves, to pass by this without
slight notice.
Listen to the conclusion of this amiable arti-
Gle: ~
SIS to be expected that the democratic mar.
ty OF this State will continue to fight political
battles and gain political victories in order tha,
the fruits OF these victories be lavishcd upon
men who IN any other pursuit or profe ssion
than while holding office have never been known
10 earn decent livelihood-who as politicians
are better known and accordingly esteemed for
want OF principles than for any prominent trait
OF belief which would bring them into an.aoon.
ism with any party' Will the democratic par,v
continue to tight and win battles for the mere
purpose OF feeding these drones and giving them
al Importance and influence in society. which
neither by character nor bv talen., nor VET bv
he constant profession and unwavering practice
OF democratic principles, they elsewise could
possess For that portion Of the democratic
party IN this State whose profession and prac
'ice OF d.mocra'lc principles have ever been
uhWaVerihg, whose connexion with party organ
lzation has not been Influenced go mnch bv
regard Tor the success Of certain men as for the
triumph OF democratic principles, We say no
What avals 4 democratic victory if lis ,n,y
fruits be the putting of few drones in office.
and giving them the bestnwal Of official patron
age Is 1T Tor this alone that ten thousand arti
sans must leave their tools, thirty thousand far
mers their harvest fields, the multitude Of labor
ers the toll from which they earn their daily
bread, and repair to the hustngs and minoIe in
the strife f an election' Is the use of the VIC
tory worthy of the
The article CLOSES this abruptly Where The
rest OF 1t IS we know net. They should have
written "to be continued at the tail end but
as they did not. we shall lay the blame upon
The man who made up the page, and sincerely
regret that we lost the remainder of the rich
effusion
AS we look at it, as the artce reads, it is
direct assault upon the federal appointtes in
this State 1t is an unmtigated charge upon
| them as men who have s.ncver been known t.
earn decent livelihood" as politicians without
| principles, and drones upon society, for whose
advancement ten thousand tsans must leave
their tools, thirty thousand farmers their harvest
fields, &c, &c
These men are HnOtrH; and while we Iauph
to scorn the imhecty of such an accusation,
we would intimate 10 friends abroad that il
is as basel IS as bubble, and as false as malice
itself douhly distilled
We have the lite of every appontee now
holding Office in this State, without single ex.
cepion, as We honestly believe, 10 rcfute ths
caumny so gross, so unmanly, s yillanously
absurd W ithout single exception, we say,
they men who, without distinction through.
out the State in a majority of cases, have new
erthe!ess, been worthy and respected members
of their respective communities generally
OF fair business talent, and in many instances
OF nigh proft ssionai r"pu'e- men qf nawearying
industry, and, at The time OF their appointment,
all men of conspicuous political principle, and
mnst signaly endowed with ,Loe "proin n n,
traits of belief which brought them into an
tagonsm not only with the great whig nppo-
nent, but with that restIess, mali mani, bogus
democracy Of which the Herald is the exponent
and to whom it would fain be the law gver and
expounder
We have said more than the nature f II,
article would require We can only add tl,,t i,
is an insult to the State. TO the men upon
whom 1t lavishes lis abuse il is Of no cons ),
1qence. To the party at which it is ievelled j,
Is but stronger assurance Of the frail hold
which the principles Of that urnal have upon
the puhhc mind, since it is thus Compelled to
res ut to personal vitnpera.ion and falseh ,od.
But I" 'he Safe it is an insult, and its borders
revtrbera'e The he To its every assertion in tones
winch 'he Herald will soon discover to be the
genuine pre- :nrsors Of its qwn degradation and
d ,wnfall
lHE BRIBE OFFERED t. AND REFUSED BY
PRUssIA-Cer,ain uf tI,c London presses state
most empha,ically that at the conference at
! Warsaw the other day between the Einperors
!, Of Russia ard Austria, and the King Of Prussia,