The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19
THE KOSTA LETTER.


ted the publication Of this Imprint docu
ment. So far as we have been able to judg,
from our exchanges, it has received unqual fec
praise from all parties. The tone adopted b.
the Wing and Democratic presses has in on,
respect curious contrast which we thinl
highly characteristic ofthe parties. While the
Democracy are loud in their admiration of tn,
bold and decided doctrines on the subject OF
American citizenship and nationality, the VIII g.
are eloquent in commentator Of the tone oil
high courtesy which is observed towards Mr.
Hulsemann throughout the discussion.
There is one marked feature of the letter
ticed. 1t is the entire reliance on american au.
thorities on international law. Throughout the
whole of this extended document, we belicv.
there is but one reference To European authori-
ty, and even that is cited from Wheaton, an
American anthor. II has heretofore been the
practice among our own dplomatists to for;ify
their positions with Vattel, ard Grotus, Bar
beyrac and Puffrndorf 1t was of,entimes a
vain endeavor t. build our house with the lum-
Der ola hye-gone age. Among the papers
emanaiiny from Europ an Cab n t, the hisor-
ical student will in vain search for any which
cite single international precedent from our
laws. This foreign estimation Of us was the
perfectly natural consequence OF the state OF
pupiage in which too many at home have in
oic kao AM ic fay
from an exaggerafion to say that are now a
first class power ON the giobes Oar past histn-
~ has been most fertile in cases and precedents
bringing forward the g:avest principles Of peace
and war. The distinguished jurists aad states
men who have determined these various qucs
tons, have brought to the task degree Of legal
and historical learning, pro!undity of thought and
force of reasoning, which will not suffer in com.
parison with any Continental authority. Yet
too many Of our statesmen have passed our own
splendid pages by, to settle On "creed out
worn" they have appeared afraid Of their own
Let us hope that this noble and truly Ameri,
can paper of MIR. Marcy, at last breaks the
SPELL and evinces alike to ourselves and to other
nations, the richness OF that great mine of legal
knowledge wbirh has so long been hid in the
archives ofstate, the dicta Of our judiciary. and
the profound treaises of on. own juris con-
suits.
THE ARCH POLITICAL TRAITOR AND
DISCREPANCIES.
In speaking of the nomipaton of E1 Gov
Dewey for The State Senate from Grant county,
Wis, the Dubuque Herald makes the following
comments.
Wisconsin in some r. spects is in the same
political position Iowa, ruled by personal eli
ques. The people are rousing themselves for a
struggle with the ruling dynasiies. May tn;
effort be successful
In speaking Of publication of the Tariff
in the same paper, the editors pay the following
left handed compliment 10 the administration.
1.-THE sugar planters will contend lusil,
for the 80 per cent. protection which enables
them TO compete successfully with the foreign
sugar growers, bat The people have deterrninee
that their sugar shall no longer be taxed 80 PEI
cent. 10 serve no better purpose than to create
surplus revenue 10 feed the corruption at Wash
ington."
| We make bold 10 say tina, the above stab a
the administration is reckless and shameful
They use the word corruption as applied to tn
present government officers, with much IA
mliari,y as houseold words, They speak Q
il as matter of course, when, if TO save thcr
from the gallo~s, they bad to prove up ,hei
venal insnuation, their heels would be dunglin
in the air. Not an iota Of testimony can the
produce to establish the truth of this, and Kin
dred ;nsinua'ions repeatedly heretofore express
ed. 1t may be asked Why they continue III
course, ard how they reconcile it with prop,
regard for the interest and prosperity of II
democratic party' The answer is, that the
; are paid for il by cur political enemy, and tn
. the party is matter of minor consid. ratio
when brought in contact with their base ar
selfish purposes.
i We publish the above for the purpose Of Ia
| ing the on record and we intend 10 keep Il
party posted upon their future course. A jou
nal which daily teens with fusome praise
its democracy, and yet almost daily contains a
!, = ices assailing the Administration and the Chi
. public men of our State, shall not pass unn
~ :, ,iced and unrebuked by US.