The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-03-29
LET NO ONE BE DECEIVED.

In the matter Of selecting proper man fol
the Office OF Superintendent of Public lnstruc
ton, let no one be deceived in the position o.
candidates. DR.. James ID. Eads is openly a
democratic candidate, while |. l. Stewart, i.
ostensbly an Independent candidate, but il
fact the candidate of the whig party. We dc
not pretend to know what course he adopts in
ndependen, candidates who have gone before
him, he urges wings TO go for him on the
ground of being whg aud democrats to go ior
him on the ground ofbeing an Independent can
ddate lie say to one class, We want The political
ascendency and to the other, politics should have
nothing to do with the office of Snperin,en
dent.
People who feel an interest in electing a com.
pe,ent democrat to fill this office, should bear in
mind, that the policy of offering men as lnde-
pendent candidates, is the legitimate offspring
Of the minorty-of the whig party-and is
closely allied 10 other species of stra,agem char.
acseris,ic of this party.
We desire to make no war upon Mr.. Stew
art. We have known him long an energetic
and devoted minister of the gospel, but we
think he is making poor swap, to exchange
the ministry for a political station and tha, he
should lend himselfto deceptions for the sake
of ofobtaining votes. ! he must be candidate for a
political Office, let him openly and todiy take his
position Us wing, aud rise OF fall by iais p.s-
y contest.
PUGLlC LANDS FOR RAILROADS.
The business of drumming for some of these
schemes have apparently utterly defeated them
all for the preseat. The Minnesota bill killed
yesterday, was very generally regarded as one
among the most unexceptioDable of all. We
thought from the early demonstrations in the
hall upon il, that its success was next 10 GER
tain. The voting upon the various questions lin
the House halD arising before its lite was taken,
however, satisfied US on the day before yester-
day, that 1t could no, become a law under any
circumstances; as intimated in yesterday Star.
The best informed persons around US now
satisfied that no railroad land donating bill will
be enacted at the pr sent session. We are not
prepared To endorse this opinion at this time,
though it is very clear that the Legislation on
this Minnesota case augors most unfavorably
for the system. The truth is, such bills have
been nursed 10 death-have been TOO well taken
care of by their friends, who have managed
them as though advertising to the members
that they were without merits, and therefore
required what many regard as questionable
means to insure their success. We have so
often commented upon the use of snon means
in Congress, after this praciica,. result. to rem
der further explanations Concerning them unne.
cessary at the present lime.-[Wash. Star
The same opinion is expressed in the above,
in relation TO the cause of the failure of the
minnesota Bill, which we expressed few days
much effort was made by spectators to grasp
and appropriate its benefi,seto to themselves. Had
parties renamed quiet until after time had been
given for the passage of the Bll aud not made
its passage depend upon favorable charter
from the Legislature of Minnesota, we should
not be compelled now to deplore the loss of S,
great measure of advantages to the West
ne ------i--hi f-~laaS Of specnlat
ors and of Course the Representatives direc
FULLY represent their constituents The owe
anxiety displayed and lobby efforts in behalf q
cion and has had the effect to kill one of III.
very first measures of importance to the West
We regret deeply the result and hope stfon.
efforts will be put forth to resuscitate The Bill