The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-02
VIM. Y. LOWELL, Chm

The above are the reported proceedings as re.
ceiyed 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
remark here. that Mr.. Emerson-whose name
appears in the list oftie so.called committee of
correspondence above-called 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 haye his name 60 before the
people as the Secretary of such so'called meet
ing and that he would have it erasedtherefrom.
This, however he has obyated by his letter to
the editor of this paper, published in our Mon
day evenings issue.
Whist the subject Of this SO called "Public
Democratic Meeting" Is on 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
i, is the right of the people alone to do 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
Wm Lowell, j James Burt and Col. George Nc
Henry to act for them, in such matters as per
tained to the public welfare? At what period
we're they made miaisters plenipotentiary to
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-
sttuted triumyerate of the 10Th inst
To attain the eliminating point of assump
ton, this so called ..Publc 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 Meetlng,'
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 y
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 s'Democratic papers through the post
office, with a request to publish those pro.
ceedngs as the action of public meeting of the
Democracy Of this city, to take into consdera-
ton the propriety of convening Mass meeting
of the Democracy of the whole district, to delib
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 meeting, let it be
convened, but let it be the result of no under
hand work, for the accomplishment of private
ends.