The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-09-07
THE COURSE OF IOWA POLITICS

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II is matter of high congratulaiion that the
State of Iowa from the day of her inception as a
member of the great American Confederacy, has
been, so far as the sentiment of her people was
concerned, thoroughly Democratic. On no
marked occasion has her faith fal,ered or wayer.
ed. This constant unity, this unbroken current
has at last borne down and swept away all reg
ular organized opposition. This fact, existing
i'll no other State, has been most :rikingly man
isest in our State elections occurring lately, in
which The opposition did not even dare to nomi.
nate candidates. Not but that the same hatred
to our great principles remains,-no but that
warfare between monopoly and democracy sill
| lives in the ashes of the consumed wing party,
but that the cause is hopeless, unless fought I'M
der some different flag and name, and wi h some
different pre'cxt for its unceasing hostility. For
That struggle between capital which seeks all,
and labor which seeks merely its own, can not
the lamb lie down together Measures are
transitory and will pass away, but the principle
which actuated them, will continue to exist, and
if possible, resume lis activity in another form
The United States Bank is indeed gone, amost
forgotten, but the principle Of creating a monied
aristocracy, of placing great central power in
the hands of few is as much alive as ever
When the Bank was declared by Webster to be
&c an obsolete idea the next step was to insist on
high protective tariff with its most odous
ifso J,,<,o. II
How completely different was this in form from
the great banking measura, yet how precisely
identical IN its spirit, and in the insidious end
to be gained Again great central con rolling
money power was sought to be introduced 1t
is so with every other marked measure Of the
Federal party. And never, never yet in lis his
tory, did the Democratic party have more cause
to remember the words OF Jefferson, "eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty So far the
Federal party in this State have found every eff
ort foiled, defeat has forever attended them,
and their regular opposition only served to in
crease modification by exposing the hopeless
numerical weakness of their faction. 1t has re.
manned for them to try another ystem of tactics.
Force has failed-there is yet left fraud. :. Di
vide and Conquer was ever favorite mot
with them, and in other States, has been attend
ed with some partial success. 1t is impossible
here. For even if the Democracy of Iowa nere
divided, either wing would completely over
whelm the remnant which is called the whig
party of Iowa, if indeed the year 1852 has not
sickened them Of the name. This " dividing
then, is notpracticable at present The only
hope then of winning lies in resort 10 treachery
and fraud. 1t has accordingly been, and is now
being, attempted. Important results are only a
little over year ahead, United States Senator
and Supreme Judges are to be chosen, New
Constitution which will permit universal bank
ing is to be obtained, and time is to be lost by
this ever defeated but ever active enemy. The
only plan which now appears feasible TO them is
to plant traitors in the camp-men, who like
counterfeit money, have indeed the stamp of
democracy, and who like tina; money only pro-
claim the inherent baseness their metal by the
sound
The detestabe policy Of these hired miscre-
ants as well understood between them and their
employers, is like all other traitors, to profess
the most intense zeal and attachment to the
cause they have sworn to betray and having thus
acquired the confidence of portion ofthe dem
ocracy-if they are able-to cautiously but un
remittingly insinuate SANDER and invent false
hood against the men and the measures of the
party-to weaken 1t, if possibility ascension
to foster local disputes-to breed discontent-to
clog and retard it by every device which they
find consistent with their disguise, and thus by
any or all these means, and still worse if need
be, to betray the strong holds of the democracy
to the enemy.
For these most degrading ends they are will
ing aid glad 20 break all faith, pander to any
miserable appetite, retail any falsehood and make
their daily breath living lie.
Such is now the plan and the policy ofthe Fed.
eral party of this State. We propose to give
some instances of this conte mptible and most
dshonorable species of warfare, We could
have chosen others in The State, but we take one
close at hand, so that "your eyes may be the
witness. In fact any one is as available for
our present purpose as another, for of course we
do not make these extracts for the purpose Of
refutation. Their miserable insinuations in anv
other light than the present, would attract no
attention. We only use them now to show the
order of battle adopted by the Federal party
The Herald, said to be published in this CITY,
IN its issue OF last week, after giving an article
from the Missouri Democrat, in relation to the
$25 900 900, surplus in the national treasurv.
thus comments
What shall be done with the money - This
is indeed pertinent question when there is
$50 OOO,OOO of it in the Treasury. And imper-
unent as 1t Is, important to the people as il is it
is not near SO much so as the question, how shall
such an accumulation of surplus revenue be
prevented hereatter9 IT'S quite Hkely that The
MAJORITY an Congress aoiU soon enough, bulge
teak holes an the treasury chest through ,ohtch
the t,oentytce millions aciU be let out to be
scrambled tor by ocean steamboat contractors,
claim agents and other scientific robbers but
when once depleted in this way, the people
should insist that no more be put into the chest
than what may be necessary for the legitimate
support OF government But how can the peo-
pie act accept through Congress- Unfortu-
nateiy this IS question aohich cannot be ans.oer-
ed satisfactorily. If Congress choose to be cor
rupt and unta'thfut, there is no legal remedy but
tie Executive negattce on its acts. Tia, mag
be interposed to curb corruption and to check
extravaganza, but 1T is SLENDER HOPE TO Ex-
PLcT THAT, IN the face Of the fact that the Ere
cutsUe has auoced its legitimate rights to be
usurped by Congressman.
Again, the same sheet, referring to the un-
certainty yet attending the Ministry to France,
thus makes another stab at the Administration
Mr.. Dix will not be the Minister to France
the President having been informed Senatorial.
ly that his appointment will not be confirmed,
so says the Washington Star. 1t is some what
doubtful whether any such intimalions have
been made to the President as is asserted by the
Star, though they may be apprehended -
There haze been so many Objectionable appoint
ments made already, that 1t ,UiH not do to in
crease the number LEST THE VIRTUE OF FOR.
BEARANcE MAY BE FORCED TO YIELD FROM
EXHAUSTION.