The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-11-16
THE PROGRESSIVE ERA AND THE
DlSORGANiZERS.


So much pains has been taken by the two
Neutral alias disorganisias sheets Of the state, 10
give wide publicity to an article which appear
ed in the Progressive Era of the 2nd inst, th1t
we feel called upon, though with regre;, TO sub
init few remarks upon the subject. The artis
Gle in question was undoubtedly aimed 10 injue
The standing and popularity of Gen. Dodge, as
public man; and to accomplish this, that
paper has been made to take position directly
and palpably antagonistic 10 the feelings and
veiws of the democrats of that county, and one
which grossly s'ul,ifies its previous course
The course aud policy of these Neutral journals
---as>ailing with violence and without cause,
men honored and elevated to high stations by
the free choice of majority of the party, de-
| noancing the administration whenever and
wherever an occasion offers and always having
| thrown their influence in direct opposition t.
the LEGAL. and pecuniary Interests Of that coun-
ty-has uniformly been up TO within few
weeks, Dramatically opposed 10 that Of the Era
and lis friends; and therefore it appears the
more ncxp!icable, that this paper should have
turned complete summerset and become the
whom ii has but recently condemned in the mos,
positive and unmisiakabe language.
/ How is such course as this to be accounted
for? In justice to the democracy of that county
and an esteemed friend who is held responsible
for the article by the State Gazette, but who
has no connection with the paper and has been
absent from that town for nearly three weeks
we will answer. The paper is under the ten.
porary editorial cop,ral of Mr.. Child, formerly
of the State Gazette, whose apparent solicituds
for the .featratS and enm;y to our Senators
has led him into course of writing, which il
neither consistent nor polite, judcious, just o
acceptable to the democrats of that vicinity.
The democrats of that county are well Statistic,
with Gen. Dodge, a public officer an,
although they not asked nor expected t
pledge for him in 1854, should he be candi
date, they are too magnanimous, to trump u
causes of complaint against him, while dis
charging his duties faithfully public officer
merely TO push some one else forward. Eve
the proprietor of that journal, aud the judicia
gentleman spoken of by the State Gazette, a
ambitious for the place which Gen. Dodge no,
holds, we have crery reaSon to bc,ierc disap
prove of the course Of the temporary editor
And well they may, for it is no part of thei
character as sound, consistent and in,elgen
democrats, and man feeling proper interest i
the local prosperity Of their town and county
to tamper with public sentiment, or favor elias
of men who have outraged both their feeling
and their interests.
In that journal of the 9th inst, appears wha
we presume was Intended as qualification, W
will not say recantati0n, of its former article
but it is SO destitute of consistency, and so ur
jus, to lis flrmer editorial friends, that we Cat
not pass it by without word or two of con
!, jment As we remarked before, the Era's art
Gle OF the End inst, was aimed directly an
quite ingeniously at the standing of Gen. Dodg
taking particular pains to notice the long ter
: OF Gen. Jones, as a reason why littl
n it any hing, need be said Of him, while in !:
article of the 9th inst it processes to epterta
e no Ill aoM towards him, but is willing and an
}, ious to do him Justice Here we submit, is ;
e Inconsistency, for no one who dispassio nate
peruses the first article Of the Era, can fail
perceive that the sole aim and object Of tn
article. was TO discredit him as a public ma
holding high position in the democratic part
But finding it necessary to change the tactic
I
: to suit its political meridian-Gen Dodge ha,
: ing more friends in that locality, than its ter
porary editor anticipated or probably desired
an onslaught is made upon the Keokuk Dispute
and all journals which approved of its article
: "dtsorgan,zers, among which is our own al
. by approving of the course of the Dubuque He
aid and burlington Telegraph and discredi,i,
the democratic journals Of the state, the san
n object is sanght to be gained in the secon
81 mat unfortunately for the writer, failed in Il
, hrst article. The very journals which ha,
e been most prominent in sustaining its loo
: interests and upon which it has frequent
bestowed lis earnest commentators, are nc
n iorsaken and condemned without cause, 81
the desperate and reckless short boy politic.a
!. OF the state, such Morgan Mahony and G.
wao have fought its interests and that of 4
party, are restored fully to it's confidence a,
defended as sound and consistent democrats.
As an evidence that we are not alone in O
opinion upon this subject, we refer to an artic
in the Burlington Telegraph of the 9th ms
wherin that paper is induced to speak in teri
OF COMMUNICATION of Judge Greene, a thing
= unlocked for by him and those who understa
J the Pc itical relations which would naturally e
% lst between him and its editor, as would be
: eneomlum, from the pen Of Morgan, upon 4
character OF Cen Jones.
: We are no stickler for Gen. DODGE. The
l. are other men in the stale, whom we esteem
highly for their talents, their integrity and tn,
e political faith as him but as a man and a pub
4 ofhcer-as sound and faithful democrat-as
enlightened and interchangeable public servant al
representative of the democratic party, hayi,
y the confidence of the party both at home Al
abroad, we feel it our duty, to resist attacks ma
e upon him, while the representative of the sta
N and party, as calculated to both lessen his inf
.e ence as Senator and impair the prosperity Al
stability of our party. We protest, that, un
be has been guilty of some act, which shou
disqusfy, or disgrace him as a public offic
. and as one of the chief standard bearers Of d
party in our state, democratic journals, viii,
e are sound in The faith and DESTROYS of promotir
the interests Of the P,rty, should not indulge
harsh and ungenerous administrations upon hiI
MONEY AND RAILROADS.
The railroad people continue to be shut o
from new negotiations, and encounter, of cour
much embarrassment or disappointment in ca
rying out their present undertaking. Viii
d no immediate relief from this, is held out fro