The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-07-26
| REASON FOR THE FAITH THAT is
IN THEM

A REASON FOR THE FAITH THAT is
IN THEM.
i 1t is an old and very truthful adaga, that ,s'as
the twig is bent the tree inclinas " Education
forms the common mind and all experience
proves, that early mpressions-impressons
formed in youth-are extremely hard 70 over
come. We cannot forget the predictions and
prejudices of our fathers, especially when they
conform to those IF the nation from whence we
sprang. The English character as peculiar,
as the nations treatment of this, has been harsh
and vindictive. While the people are the most
loyal among the nations Of the earth, the gov
ernment has rot failed to employ all,of itsener.
gies and to bring into requisition every exped-
ent its statesmen were masters of, to prejudice
the Interests Of thiscountry and s possible ac-
complish the overthrow of the government -
In the earlier history Of our independence en-
issaries Of the British government were abroad
in every part of the land, endeuvoring to stir up
strife and sedition among our people. Scarcely
a tribe of indians in the country, who could be
reached by bribes, want uhrewarded for their
treachery to our government and massacre Of
our people. The history Of our frontier settle
ments is replete, with the most barbarous and
inhuman buscheries Of men, women and chill
dren, the legitimate fruits of British gold,
treachery to, and hatred Of u.s. But, the un-
exampled rap dily with which Tie country has
prospered and its settlement expanded, increas--
ing alike the disposition to resist unauthorized
encroachments and the facilities for protection;
and diminishing both The numbers and ability of
the Indian tribes, have led the British Govern
ment and its willy agents to hope for but little
ever, as the power to weaken the bonds of our
Union, has diminished in this quarter, it has
increased in another. The slavery question has
been seized upon by that government and her
paid agents, as the most formidable question
upon which to rear up two parties in the coun-
try, deadly hostile to each other and from which
they hope to produce an early separation Of the
states, They have by faitery and comnuni-
ty Of interest obtained foot hndiin tie North
East corner of this cenfederacy-in that pecu-
lar locality renowned in revolutionary history as
"the cradle Of liberty aud whose early lnhati
tants acqnired,a proud and well deserved dis
tinctlon as enemies of oppression and defenders
of freedom, but whose posterity has sadly de-
petuity of our Union and engnph our glorious
land in sea of misfortune. Ther Abolition
operators have been both ingenious and indus
trous. While their diplomacy has sought by
every expedsa, both open and secret, public and
private, honorable and dishonorable, foul, faith
less and treacherous, to encompass our country,
by obtaining territory for military Notifications,
on the North East, the North West, on the
SoutI., in what is now Texas, Mexico and Cen
tral America, their Abolition emissaries have
been act,re at home and in this country, fann-
| ing the fires of discord and exerting he most
banefu effect upon the patriotism and loyalty
of portion of our people. a distinguished
member Of their Parliament has even left his
seat in the nations legislative Council, to spend
months in this country denouncing the institu-
tions of The country and harangung his aboli-
ton confederates of New England-chip oi
the old bIock--in the most licentious manner
while the ladies' of England and Scotland, lee
on by distinguished Dutchess, have been en-
deavoring by their incendiary Abolition com.
municatons, to poison the minds of our female:
towards the institutions of the country. Secre
diplomacy is even now being employed by th'
British Government to either obtain the contr,
l,of Cuba-the very key to our Southern com
mercial outlet or turn the blacks Of that coun
ltry free, TO murder the whites, prey upon ou
: commerce and afford suehsa retreat for the fu
: gitve slaves from the extreme South, as Cana
da now affords for those from the mere North
ern slave states.
81 Here is a. brief history Of the policy of th
e government-one of the most toppressive, tyrar
: ical, selfish, exacting, grasping and traacherou
: that ever disgraced the world-and it is by tn
agitation of this slavery question, that its Tor
e Iaristocracy, who are luxuriating upon the har
Is wroush substance flciied from the indHstfior
le masses, expect to overthrow and reclaim tn
government Of this country. Let it be obser
E led that we always preserve the distinction b.
- tween the government and the people, the ari
tocrat and the democrat.
Now, we propose to make the application
Four remarks. The two whig contemporaries
1 this city, who are denouncing in such unneasu
cd .erms one of the institutions of our land
r an ;,sti, ction held sacred by our fathers-ar
dailv WISHING upon our wisest and purest state
men the mos, yi,cnerative expthets, both
whom reflect the tru. Ei,glish Tory sentime
!; upon the subject of American Slavery and Of
of whom reflects all the old English preJud'
and hatred of Catholics, while the other u
; blushingly proclams the Chief MAGISTRATE
!. this nation, a drunken demagogue and "iiar
and appeals to the worst passions of his reader
:, in behalf Of Northern and Southern part
>. are both natives of England, possessing v
u should Judge, from the peculiar tone of their
.. rices, all the prejudices of the old country.
i, We do not mention this circumstance in al
:. invidious spirit, for we controlled by non
,e but we mention it 10 show that they cam. no
estly by these prejudices and that pretend
English leaders are not the wieest directors
pubic opinion In tntS COUNTY,. WINE one
v daily violating one of the fundamental doctrin
of our constituton-namely, entire and abeoln
OF religious freedom, by denouncing without arg
in ment and rdcung without merit, numero
Cd religious denomination in the country, the 9th
r. is setting himself up as censor of the pub
al virtue of the nationAand in the most contempt
Is, Gus manner ridiculing the solemn admonitio
IS, bestowed upon an infant republic by o1e W
ed has Justly earned the undying fame, of, "Fath
;h of his country" Washington's farewell a
'os dress. invoked the people of the country TO qua
" carefully against characterizing parties by &c
GRAPHICAL Observation-Disclosures and Sou
,ss ern, atlantic and Western: whence dessgn'
be men may endeavor to excite beIIef mat the
aid i, real difference of local interests and views
he and to beware of 0thc inSidiouS 'o,feS Of il
90 cign influence" And yet we are ''i' oy
editor of journal in this CITY, that part
u, should be "characferized by geographtc@t a