The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-06-29
From the Keokuk Dispatch.
JONES AND ANTIIDSES

There has been considerable political gossip !
upon the subject matter of the following, which
we clip from the State Gazette. Aside from the
facts III the case, it is highly improbable thai
any Senator who had secured his place for six
years, would permit his personal feelings to dis
tract the party and injure his friends by such
course as Is ascribed to Senator Jones. He
would BE- a strange man, who having secured
his object, would not desire TO streng hen HIM
self and his colleagues, by conciatng all par
ties. This is the probability of the case-and
be that as it may, is not credible that the three
1 other members of the Delegation would permit
! tho personal preferences If one man, to over
ride their own Judgment and best interests
The President and majority of h delega
ton i'll Congress are accused having made the
support OF Gen, Jones test Ivy which all Iowa
applicants Tor Office were tired. Worse than
this, the most infamous charges and insinuations
are made and limited by the wing and neutra
papers of corruption against that Senator anC
the democratic legislature that elected him ant
since the appointments have been made, thest
are appealed TO, to establish the truth If these
$ accusations and lnslnuati0ns. As proof OF th'
corruption, it is said that none but those who aid
= ed in the election of Gen. Jones have received
favor at the hands of The Executive. We hav
: made it our duty to enquire into this matter, an
: find that the President has made no such tests
o has prescribed no one on account OF opposllo
: to Gen Jones or any other member of the dele
CATION. brief reference to the men and thrl
d known political preferences will, if cur mfr
lie nation be not wrong, expose the falschood {
If these charges. Was Judge Williams OF lie
u county, who was appointed TO the most ucra
tive and honorable place neIrec on cit Re
of Iowa, friend of Senator Jones? BY r
Ill means. Both in Lee county and in Iowa Cit
an he was the open enemy of Jones, and ardent
in favor of the election of Mr.. j. huston OF 70
% Madison. Nevertheless jones, we are Gre
or IDLY informed, did every thing in his power f
- Williams and we give him credit for it,
The Hon. J. &. Knapp, appointed District
torney was known beforr, at, and after the ele
en- ton to be against Jones the latter in this ca
an favoring the appointment of respected al
he worthy citizen of Linn County who had fill
/, the same place under MIR. Polk.
No one knew whom Mr.. Summers, t
oi app ,ntee for U s. Mashal, favored he havll
iy. taken part whatever in the Senatorial eleciG
nal Mr.. Culbertson, Receiver at Fairfield, was
# ways known to have been opposed both to jon
and Hem in convention, but goirg like tr
IN man, as he is, for them when they had be
ley nominated.
wn Mr. Thompson, Register at the same pIa
IA. was not at Iowa City and took no part in
AVS Senatorial election that we have ever heard
lch The same is true of Messrs Rabbit and I
ey, rick They were probably at their homes WI
ra the election occurred; and we do not know whe
er they were for oraganst Jones
'n' Col. McHenry, Register at Dubuque, v
en- known to have been for Gov. Hampstead {
by opposed to Gen. jones' before and at the time
rth his election.
!. Gen J. L. Fletcher, State Senator from M
'uf catine, was appointed to desirable and imp
'th- tant Indian agency notwithstanding, as we l.
yes from reliable auD hoHty, Gen. Jones was slro
hen ly opposed TO him, and recommended anot
for the place.