The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-02-01

8, TIE CEDAR RAPIDS CONTROVERSY
considerable portion of columns is ii
ken up to-day, with news paper controvers,
between J. J. Child Esq, former editor of tn,
Progressive Era, and Joseph Greene Esq, it
proprietor. The Insertion oil, MIR Guilds arti
scle, is but simple act of justice TO that gen
teman, as it is reply to one from Mr. Greene
which we published some days since.
Fhe points of difference between the two
gentlemen we know but little about and have
nothing to do with.
There is one alusion in MIR. Child's comma
nicaton however, which it is meet that we
should notice 1t is the following: "Had you
required that | should become co-worker with
those rhose naerccaarY interests it is TO deceive
the people of Iowa as to the official services OF
Messrs ID dye and Jones, / would have told
Won Mr. Greene, to hunt somebody else to fawn
and fatter that yoI might thrive" As it has
fallen to our lot and become our duty frequent
", during the past two years, to speak Of the
services Of our Senator'S to the state we my
reasonably infer, that we sIe included in the
above sweeping condemnation; and it Will not
be expected under such circumstances that We
should remain silent 1t seems TO be The opin
ion Of Mr.. Cnid, however well. or i'll founded
we leave for the public to determine, that no
man can peak flvorably of tne public services
mcrcenarH we cannot but regret that MIR.
Chlld has given us snch position, but il 10 dis
charge our duty To the democratic party and It's
chosen representatives in Congress,
subjects US to such impu,atons, we must con-
nue. 10 render ourse't obno xious to them
With some editors in the state, and we must
class Mr.. Child among them, it has been a
slant habit for two years to personally assai our
Senator'S. They attack them as men aud not as
public servants, as individuals of small cal,bre
and not uniaithiul democrats. They have
no, the hardihood to deny to them full share
of energy and perseverance, or accuse them of
a single departure from the strict line OF party
faith Yet, they constantly hold them up to
public notice as bad men, unfit for the positions
they occupy. Why is this, if, as they affirm,
they represent all the political integrity and
virtue Of the partys Does it look we'll for men
to insnuate what they have not the heart or
courage to boldly avow Are they expect d 10
receive credit for candor and sincerity, when
they fail TO exhibit any better cause for their OPP
public course they Cannot nor dare not dsa2-
prove? DO they not in their own selfish and
reckless course, furnish ample proofof the stron
ger applicability of their remarks 10 themselves,
than to those they assal and endeavor to crush
Let them answer as they expect to be judged
Mr.. Child was partieuia...y; info rtunate in his
ungenerous allusion TO the press ana we 4me
b. pardoned for saying that lie has been parlicu-
larly unfortunate in his systematic opposition 70
a Senator, who has proved his ability and con
sstencv democrat and his energy and iidel-
ity public servant, for nearly fit en- years
in the coInseis of the nation aud who for his
friendly Offices to HIM, las deserved better
treatmen, at his hands. Poor human nature has
many grevous sins 10 answer for but of all the
sins in this long and dark catalogue, the sin OF
ingraitudc is the most to be deplored.
We trust that time and reflection will show
to Mr.. Child, that his course has not been the
most judcious. We have nothing to lay up
against him. He is an able and vigorous writer,
susceptible. of accomplishing much good and in
his estimate of oursef and others has labored
under misapprehensions, the result no doubt of
bad advisers What has fallen from his pen
under state of excitement, We can .eadily par
don and forget