The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-18

TIE MADISON Argus AND DEsocEar.--,
This journal. printed at Madison, Wisconsin,
is making itself quite notorious as censor OF
the Wisconsin Congressional delegation. For
three weeks past, it has been most bountliu.ly
laden with abuse OF Old Senator Dodge, aud
associate Representatives IL is with regret that
We have witnessed this old vetcran,-whose en-
try into the country was signaized by the most
brilliant achievements pioneer sn.tirr, IN
beating back from the settlements the merciIcSs
savages-assailed wi h such apparentyind,ctive
ness, but we did not feel authorized, however
much our feelings prompted, to take part III 'his
affair, SO long as il was confined to the corrtc-
ton of real or imaginary evils at home Had
the Argus operated within It's legitimate
sphere, not a word should have ESCAPED Us;
but when is ovcrweaning vanity and Ms
p!,renzy overlcaps all the barriers which private
judgment, professional dclicacy and state boun-
daries impose, by leaving its own state and pnl
iticians, to find victims III this, upon whom TO
saciate its morbid appetite and appeasc lis inor-
dina,e ambition, then it imposes upon us The
unpleasant duty of exposing its Ignorance OF
Iowa statistics, and hurting back the oiens'v''
insinuations applied to h norablc men in this
State, for the purpose Of blackeniny thei char
acters.
Scarcely an article appears in this journal,
denunciatory Of the Wisconsin delegation, that
the Iowa Senators are not dragged IN and made
parties to the troubles in that State. What is
the occasion of ths' Why, one of our Senators
happens to be son Of the venerable Senator
from Wisconsin, and as he is bone Of the same
bone, and flesh Of the same he sb il is very ma
tural for men Of convenient prejudices, to be-
lieve that what one does, The other must do
also. Now, we have higher opinion OF Iowa
men than this, and higher opinion of the major
i,y Of men in Wisconsin We are not Of those,
who adopt the theory, that as others have done'
SO must we do, or as the Father does, mus
the Son necessarily do.
We have a way of our own in this State FOR
doing things, and VIC give but little heed to
what is done in Wisconsin, and thank God, we
are not subject to the caprccious whims Of such
as have adopted almost every political ism
which has disorgauized parties, shaken the sta
bity of the government, and dissraced the
nation.
Among the batch Of slanderous articles in the
last Argus, We have the following touching the
appointment OF Surveyor General:
Surveyor Gcncrdl.-Warner Lewis, Of Iowa,
has been appointed Surveyor General Of Iowa
and Wisconsin. Mr.. Lewis is a pet OF the
Dodges and Jones, w hose political fortunes have
been saved through the patronage Of this office.
They could not afford to let it 60 out Of the
family. 1t is true that the Wisconsin Delega-
ton 90 ed in caucus to demand this appointment
for Wisconsin-no very great demand consid.
erng that at the late election Wisconsin gave
Is, 900 votes, and Iowa but 1900; and con-
sideriny that Iowa has The head Of Bureau
and an Indian Agent among the general APP
pointments. But then, Gov. Dewey was the
man presented by the Democracy Of Wiscon-
sin, and he was not Dodge man, and could
not be depended upon to use the surveying con
tracts to buy up votes, whenever either Of The
Senators would want recollection. The con-
sequence il as might have been expected a.
gain, has the democracy OF Wisconsin been
sold by its Senators, to a selfish family cabal.
We submit, that in the above extract, the
editor shews himself reckless and vindictive
partisan, and either wilfuiy or iynorantly res
ponsible for palpable untrath. Reckless
and vndctive for having assailed cur Senators
and Gen. Lewis, with official corruption, when
he cannot put his finger upon a single act dur
ing the existence of the Surveyor Generals
office, which can by any possibility implicate
either Of them III dish honorable act. Wiliully
or ignorantly responsible for a palpable un-
truth, in stating the aggregate vote OF Iowa, in
November, to have been but 1900, when ii
was 1892. The grumbling about general ap
pointmcnts, seems to be uncaffed for, as Iowa
has received three, and Wisconsin has received
two already, end is ina fair way of receiving
more.
AS to the claim set up for Wisconsin over
Iowa, in the disposal of this appointment, we
are quite willing to contest Wisconsin has
had the appointment since tn. establishment of
the office, one third more time than Iowa has,
and although polling larger aggregate vote, is
to be relied upon as democratic state, only
semi occasionally. Aboiitionisn seems to be
the principal ingredient OF its politics
If the Argus will in future attend to lis own
affairs, and leave those of Iowa to be managed
al home, it will act the part of wisdom.