The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-24
MEssRs ADAMS AND HACKLEY.

friend has handed US copy Of the Daily
'ribune which contains an appeal, ITO THE
WIGS or Iowa." from Messrs. Adams and
pr posing to furnish their Weekly
Tribune at IS Gems, until after the August
! elton. The appeal to wings 10 subscribe for
he Tribune is all right. We offer no objection
o this; but in attempting 10 strengthen this
appeal, the .ollowing language is used in rea-
ton to democrats, which we decidedly object
o. II is as follows:
FREEMEN OF IOWA, do you desire the
election Of men whose il fiuence will be exerfed
TO defeat the " HOMESTEAD BILL, and
tn :. cure the passage o the "NebraSka Bili. ~
the pollution of terr'tnr, NOW FREE. by The
introduction IL I.EGAI.IZED SLAVERY
lf not, " II Won LABOR f.r their defeat Re
mem er that goa personally, have something to
do; ,ciH yon do il? ID, il decid dly and man
fully. Dn It With WILL. Or will y"n, by
your sup,reness, suffer y"ur opponents and 'he
opponents OF free principles t. triumph'
This statement, extraordinary for nothing but
its absu, dig and boidaess, is made by Messrs
Adams and Hackley, the propriesors oil 'hf
Uubuqre Tribune. What do they mean when
they talk about democrats in Iowa being oppns-
ed 70 the Homestead Bill Have these G n
tlemen vet to learn that the paternity OF the
Hnm. stead Bill belongs to democrats. Have
they yet to learn that the warmest advoca'es OF
the Bill in Congress are democrats have
they vet "a learn that both Senators from Iowa
and the democratic Representative Mr.. Hem
are warmly sustaining the Bill? Have they
vet 10 learn that Gen. Dodge of this State, Is
regarded in Washington as The Father OF the
Bills Have they yet 10 learn that our present
democratic Legislature has memorialized Con-
Or, s. in behalf Of Homestead Blll' Have
they yet to learn that every democratic paper IN
this State is in favor of this measure! Have
they yet to learn that the great mass OF the
democratic arty in this State, are cordial sup
oorters of the measure, These are facts which
these gentlemen should have informed them
selves upon, before they issued their Address
6 TO TuE wings OF Iowa" Msrepresenia-
ton never aided any cause and il will be very
far from aiding these gentlemen in this IN
| stance.
! The Misrepresentation in relation to the effect
of the Nebraska Bill, is equally as paipable and
unfortunate for them, that in relation TO me
| Homestead Bill The Nebraska Bill expressly
disclaims he idea OF legisla'ing slavery mt
Nebraska Il says distinctly and emphaticaiiy
that not ling in the Bill shall be construed ~
such manner as to either legislae slavery into
or ont of the Territory. The soundest states
men in the country, both wings and democrats
ridcule as absurd the idea, that slavery will g.
into Nebraska. There are two potent reasons
for the correctness Of this opinion. The hrs
is, that the immigration to new States IS large
" in favor OF TIE non-slave holding States; ant
the second is, that the physical geography
Nebraska forbids the idea of slavery being made
profitable in that country. But notwithstanding
these rresis,able truths, which address them
selves powerfully to the mind Of every ratlona
man-every one whose Judgment is not warpe'
! and blunted by prejudice-Messrs. Adams an
Hackley are made to say, that the passage o
the Nebraska Bill, is consignng that Territor
to slavery.
The eagerness with which the proprietors Q
: the Tribune dive into this subject, would lead
stranger to the conclusion, that they were
little snitten with Abolitionism; but we trus
that this is not the case. However, let this b
as it may, il is always better when men attemE
to discourse upon subject, TO do it fairly an
avoid all misrepresentation.