The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23
A VOICE FROM THE WING PRESS.
A Noble Tribute to Hon. A. G. Dodge.
The Partisan that is all Man and not the Man
that Is all Partisan.

that is all Partisan.
Below we publish an editorial article from the
'.Jackson Press printed at Bellevue Jackson
Co, andedited by P. Moriarty.
Although Mr.. M. is a wkjg,-a staanch wing
and publishes wing paper, hs Is not a stranger
to those noble and generous impulses, which
adorn and beautify the human character. With
him, difference Of opinion is regarded as weak
ness and not as crime. His manly indepen-
dence seems to elevate him above the majority
of his cotemperaries in the state, for he can be
partisan, without being slave. He rises
above the vagaries, prejudices and proftigacies
of party discipline, in his estimate of human
character and state pride He can differ with
the partisan, yet do justice to the man, which he
has beautifully illustrated sin the following tribute
of respect to cur distinguished Senator, Gen.
Dodge.
His example might well command the respect
and attention, of older and more distinguishes
members Of the party.
HON A. e. DODGE.
mentioned in several quarters in connection
with the War Department President Pierce
may consider the Northwest entitled to a Rep
resen'ative i'll his Cabinet, and we presume lc
1 say that 1t is not improbable that rumor has ftl
! once designated the ght man. Some of oul
Wing contemporaries disparage the claims anc
liability of Ger. Dodge for this position We
can assure them that they were never more mis-
taken in their lives; we have known him TO
eleven years, and although during that tins
have been opposed in political sentiment yet ".
frankly confess that in our humble judgment
Zen, Fierce could not find more suitable maj
for this responsible position, in the whole rang,
Of his party here in the Northwest
/ We have never found Gen. Dodge bite
and v'ndictive partzan; having beena faithful
observer OF his course, ever since he first en-
tered Congress, as Delegate from the Terri
tory OF Iowa, We have failed to discover a singh
Tublic act, so far own State interests ar
concerned, that the most captious of either part
could reasonably condemn. Like everybod
else Gen. D. has his failings; his greatest erro
however, lies in his political creed He
without exception, the most unflinchng Demo
crat we ever knew-we don't mean Locofoco-
Gen Dodge is no Locooco in the appropriat
acceptation of,he term. That, however, ha
nothing 10 do with his fitness of War Accord
ing to our ideas of what man should be to fl
such post under the Government, he come
nearer the mark than any other we could nam
unless it may be General Henry Dodge {
Wis.
Hon A. &. Dodge is not naturally an abb
debator, but ne has worked himself by industr
and energy into the front rank of that class
men in the Senate ofthe g. S. which speak
volumes in his praise. He is -eminently
pracical man; and the way he has managed BIT
siness for the State of Iowa since he first enter
Cd Congress, proves that he is no laggard i
putting his workl trough. He has accomplish
ed much for the State, which perhaps wi
not generally be appreciated while lie lives
. We take no partizaa views of i, matter
We believe it is important that the vast countr
bordering and lying beyond the Mississippi rive
have voice IN the administrative councils {
. the nation. Our interests are varied and exter
sive, and a man who has been trained up TO a
every day familiarity with them should be en-
trusted with their oversight, and in the preser
: complexion of affairs, we know of no man.
we repeat, that would SO generally meet the az
probation ofthe people of the whole Northwes
as the Hon. A. g. Dodge.