The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-11-02
From tho Burlington Gazette
A WORD TO OUR NEIGHBOR.

| There is little Ssh found at sra, tha. The
sailois call squad, which, when pursued hy the
dolphin, has the faculty OF throwing out an inky
nuid and rendering tho water turbid that it
can no longer be followed; thus is it with our
neighbor he does rot know what to say, or
which way To turn, to evade the conclusive evi-
dence we adduced in our last, of the proprie,y
Of depository Of national funds being estab-
lished at Dubuque, bu, in the die NINA has re-
course to his prototype, the squds expedient Of
pouring out .. large quantity Of ink, aud shroud-
/ ing himsefiD the darkness he lhus makes But
let us try TO penetrate the gloom, and gee what
| his defence amounts 10. lie admits that ST.
Louis is az nconyenient place of deposie for
the land offices in the north; puts in word or
Two in favor of Chicago; agrees that the wants
| OF the country require a sub-treasury at Du-
buque; but at the same time be heaps censure
upon Gen. Jones for having that place made
depository, and ends that his friend John
Fr.nk is entitled 10 great deal Of glory for hav
ing suggested the idea. Our friend has certain
| ly succeeded in making very dark matter Of
| 1t; indeed we afraid he will hardly be able
to find his own way out but that's his affair
not ours.
As to the fact Of small sum OF money, 1--WE
have seen it stated at IL ,000 though he quotes
it at S2i7 7,OO0,) having been shipped from Du
buque to ST. LOUIS it must have been the result
VI oh oNSioiSul, ucCduSc ul Tic sumo ttlle, htn
Fletcher was conveying up the river from ST.
Louis, somewhere near The same amount to pay
the Indians with in Minnesota. We believe it
has been customary heretofore to supply the
deficiency OF the depository at Dubuque by
funds taken from the cub treasury at ST. Louis
for the payment Of the lnuians, and Gen Fetch
er not being aware of the unusual amount on
drposite at the former place. had procured from
the Department at Washington an der on ST.
Louis as usual. BE it as it may, it is rather
small affair for our neighbor to make such ter
rible bugaboo about.
AS friend we would advise our neighbor to
let Gen. Jones and other democrats alone
Can't he see that the fates are against him in the
matter, and that in all his assaults on Gen Jones
he sustains miserable defeat, and merely adds
to the triumph of his adversary?
In relation 10 the money spoken Of, though
the amount is not of much importance, we
might say that it was $4,000. II is un.
doubtedly true that it was forwar ded to ST.
Louis, and passed Gen. Fletcher on the way
The Garcttcs statement Of the reason of
correct. The inc5eased time, expense and
trouble incurred by the arrangement of Gen.
Fletcher, sufficiently demonstrate the public
utility of depository at this point. We do not
intend however to add anything TO The very
complete argument Of the Ga yete, on this
subject, given some days since. We may re-
mark however that SO far from all the moneys
being transported 10 ST. Louis, that more than
one hundred and twenty five thousand dollars
have been dsbursed by Register, Mr.. Quigley
on Government drafts. These public moneys
were expended, as the Gazette has already noti-
ced, at points which, for saving of expense
and trouble, absolutely require centre on the
Upper Mississippi.
AL! this, we know, is cayenne pepper, sal,
and mustard poured into the ghastly and putr-
flying wounds of the Telegraph, inflicted by the
Legislature which, with an exutant shout elected
Gen. Jones. We are sorry to see it qliver but as
Shakespeare says, "truth is tru h, and we can
not heiPlt. II aspires to the title Of neuter-o1
neither gender. Bat it manages Will, the extra.
ordinary ingenuity OF Morgan, to combine the
> drunken volubility of cellar. door black guard
with the obstinate hang dog qualities of street
walker insisting for higher price as the prem
,um for silence.
" You can not have it, my dear fellow!