The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-02
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THE SO-CALLED "PUBLlC DEMO-
A 4,

THE SO-CALLED "PUBLlC DEMO-
CRATIC MEETING"
! We here insert the proceedings of the $50
called Public Democratic Meeting," which is
represented to have been held on the 18th inst,
at the Court House in this city, and which we
expressed our doubts about few days since.
PROCEEDINGS.
sAt public Democratic Meeting held a, the
/ Court House on Wednesday, the 10Th day of
January 1853, to take into consideration what
measures were proper to be taken, in the selec.
ton of suitable persons to fill the anticipated va
cancies in the different offices in the gift of the
| Federal Executive in this district, and TO rec,
ommend such persons for appointment. VIM
Y. Lowell was called to the Chair, and Benz.
Rupert appointed Secretary. On Motion.
| Resolred-That Democratic Mass Meeting
of the Democracy from the different counties
consisting of Dubuque Land district, be called
to meet at the Court House in Dubuque county
on Saturday the 18th day Of February next, at
2 o'clock p. NJ, to recommend suitable persons
! TO the President for the office of Surveyor Gen
eral, Receiver and Register, and all other Fed
eral officers in this district, and thatour Demo
cratic brethren of our fellow counties are.rc.
quested, one and all, to participate there in.
q Resolred-That d. S. Wilson, II. Emerson
John King, James Burt and Col. George Nc
Henry, be and are hereby appointed commit
tee of correspondence and inyitation-in order
that a full representation OF the Democracy of
this district may be had.
Resolred-That the proceedings of this meet
ing be published in the Democratic papers of
this city and district.
VIM. Y. LOWELL, Chm
BENZ. RUPERT, Sec'.y.
The above are the reported proceedings as re-
ceived by Us through the Post Office on Satur
day last, and to which we called attention in
our issue of the evening of that day.
Before proceeding further, it may be well to
appears in the list fthe socalled committee Of
correspondence above--caled at this Office, and
requested us to say, theat the use of his name in
such connection was unauthorized, and that he
did not wish it to go before the public, associa-
ted with the representation which that committee
presented.
In conversation with Mr.. Rupert, he told US
that he would not have his name 60 before the
people as the Secretary of such socaled meet
ing, and that he would have it erased therefrom.
This, however he has obviated by his letter to
the editor of this paper, published in our Mon
day evenings issue.
Whilst the subject Of this SO called "Public
Democratic Meeting is the tapis, it is ex,
pected by some, that we should give our opIn,
ion az to the object of its contemplation, and in
order that we may be fully understood, we shall
now proceed to do SO
Whenever it is the wish Of the people 10 attain
any object of general or public nature, it is
their right to meet together in such public ca
pacity as they themselves may designate, for
the purpose of deliberation as to the Most avail
able means to be adopted for that purpose. But
it is the right of the people alone to Go this, and
no: of any one or two of their numbers to as
sumo it for them, and TO undertake to act under
their name, when the people have not delegated
him or them to act for them in the premises
When did the people of this District appoint
VIM Y Lowell James Burt and Col George Nc
Henry to act for them, in such matters as per
tanned to the public welfare At what period
we're they made miaisters plenipotentiary toI
use the broad seal of the people for whatever
purposes they might deem necessary to sub
serve their own wishes & desires? The absur.
dity of the proposition involved in the enquiry
carries with it its own solution. When the
people of this District are driven to the selec.
ton Of agents with full and unlimited powers TO
represent them, they Will make other selections
than those which are designated by the self con
stituted triumcerate of the 10Th inst,
To attain the eliminating point of assump
ton, this so called "Public Democratic Meeting"
had no sooner adjourned, than it occurred to-
VIM Y. Lowell that no committee had been ap-
pointed, whereupon he Immediately organized
himself into "Public Democratic Meeting"
discussed with himself the propriety of appoint
ing committee of correspondence, moved to
himself that, that committee be appointed, sec
onded the motion himself, put it to himself
passed it unanimously himself, and appointed
the members thereof, he composing all this time
the "Public Democratic Meeting held at the
Court House in this city on the 10Th inst -
And this is no sooner gone through with, than
the proceedings of that "Public Democratic
Meeting are drawn up, signed, sealed and sent
to the "Democratic papers through the post
office, with request to publish those pro
ceedings as the action of public meeting Of The
Democracy Of this city, to take into consdera
ton the propriety of converting Mass meeting
of the Democracy of the whole district, to DELHI
crate upon the course that should be pursued to.
wards the attainment ofthe object contemplated.
However little disposed the gentleman may
be to regard the land marks of straight forward
ness in such matters, we can assure him that
he has made lamentable mistake in supposing
that we were prepared to become the plant tool
Of such miserable misrepresentation, petty
and contemplate fraud.
Ii the people desire such a meeting, let it be
convened, but let it be the result of no under
hand work, for the accomplishment Of private
ends.
Private dispatches from Norfolk say, tnat
Hon. w. r. King, after touching there, left on
the Fulton for Havana Tuesday morning. The
bracng sea air improved his appetite, health and
spirits.
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN RAILRoAD.-On the
18th, in the Senate of the Wisconsin Legisla-
ture, bill to amend the charter Of the above