The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-02
SAt.tITATORY.

After an absence of two months from home
and our editorial trust, we are rejoiced in being
permitted once more TO offer respectful bow
10 the readers OF the Express and to again re.
unite ourself to friends and neighbors whose
characters we can the better appreciate ate
every additional absence from home and who's.
good opinion we shall always be glad TO propl-
t;ae.
No one can ieaye our far City for any length
Of time, without feeling an increased pride ane
pleasure in again returning to it; and never die
more cpportane period, than the present, pre-
sent itself, for this sentiment to obtain contr"
over the mind and for the citizen to rejoice tha
his lot has been cast here. Two great railroad
thor. H. hfares are marching with rapid stfde:
10 this place as their Western terminus; pub
lie attention is gazing this way with both sur
prise and pleasure capital has already taken W
its line ofmarch for the queen City Of the North
West; rival cities are thrown into utter confu
sion and CONSERVATION by the connection which
our City bears TO the railroads Of the East ; onl
crops for The last year have crowned the hus'
bandman with bountiful reward for his toll
our merchants have done thriving business
our Mechanics and laborers are anticipating both
increase in business and profits; real estate has
advanced hundred per cent or more within a
year and truly may it be said, that, never we're
people more highly animated with their pros
poets, nor never had people stronger induce
sents to be 80.
Dubuque has at length drawn around it, the
slcilities for trade and commerce which its ma
taral position merits, and it is not within the
power Of any locality, however powerful OF
strongly disposed, to impede its onward pro-
gress The turning point which settles the des
tiny Of Dubuque, has at length been reached
and il is now as impossible to check the pros
perity, rapid growth and wealth IF Dubuque,
q to check the current Of the Mississippi, OF
turn the stream from its natural bed. Emphat
ically 10 this season Of rejoicing for those who
have been 30 fortunate as to gain foo,hold
among US.
In scanning the acts Of the General Assem-
bly,, there may be some who are not al,ogether
satisfied with what our law gvers have done,
but our own opinion is-and we have had some
opportunities Of arriving at a correct judgment
that their acts cannot initiate seriously agains'
the interest of our state. We could have de-
sired to see well regulated license law for the
sale Of ardent spirits, adopted interest on mon
ey left to regulate itself; aud the Road and Rev
enue laws occupying the same relation to the
public that they did before the General Assem-
bly, met but while We are dissatisfied with
these, others probably well satisfied, and this
is the way the world goes.
What one concsives 10 be right, an other re-
CARDS as wrong and this we fear too often results
from cnnfounding self interest and ambition,
with just regard for public interest and public
Justice We endeavor to act from dispassionate
investigation and from convictions of what we
believe to be right !; and in most cases no doubt
fatter ourselves that we do; but our motives
when carefully scru,anized will often be found
to spring from interested and selfish considera-
tons. II is no disparsgement TO character, to
make this admission, because interest is 50 in
tiina,ely blended with all our actions and is in
fact the motive power by which we are driven
through the world, that we cannot part with it
without losing one Of the component parts Of
our nature. It attaches to every relation in life
and penetrates the halls of legislation as well as
the departments of private business. II is as
natural for the representative to consult the
interest of his constituent and particular locality,
in the details Of legislation. ii is for the pri
vate citizen to look after the interest Of his bust
ness, that Of his neighbor or his locality.
All cannot view things through the s'me me-
dium and therefore differences and conflicts Of
opinion and dsanpointments must occur. They
daily occur and they probably always will
And while some may be disappointed in the re-
suit Of the recent session Of the General As
sembiy, nll we trust will exercise the charity to
believe that majority OF those, who acted for
the people, did what they regarded for the best
and well probably, as those, who feel at times,
disposition 10 complain.