The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30
TIE OBSERVER ON GEN. DODGE.
This mornine's Observer contains the


following.
u The article In the Observer. which appears
70 have exsSpcraied the Express man to the high
-est pitch ot literary desperation, assaled the
great Aueus'as Cesar Dodge - politicians
maintain to be true, the kero,cs OF the Express
IT. the contrary, Notwithstanding
Our nexhbors vanity seems TO place higher
Isssimte upon hss literary a,tsinments, thnn the
god sense Of his readers a mrn b to be
5ndged BY his works-by wha, he accomplis1es
ana aot by vha, he faAsto accomplish. "A
pigaas may attack giant and because ne 10 not
crushed like worm under hisfn"s, Ut - n"
evidence If victory he one hand ~ deli"'
a,lincy an the n'her; but merely proof, that
the man has TO much respect for himself tor
the requirements Of society and TOO much cha
ri,y For his victim, to notice him. Such 10 the
case presented In the attack of the Dubuque
Observer upon the Hon. Augustus Z. Dodge.
The editor must not deceive h'rn-elf into the
belief, t'ra,, because 0rn Dodge Dies not no.
,se him, it is from any lack Of ability 10 ami,
hilste him, or, that, beol,Ise We have denounced
his accusations against this distinguished gen.
tlenan rs false and malicious, we are s1aspeTat
ed to literary desperation. Such is not the
fact The editors disposition TO pull down those
who are aho.e him tn mis- own Level. IS rather
calculated to excite aaugh,sr and det;sion.
But the disor reiterates hi. original charge
that Gen. Dodge is "a man, hooing less
claims TO political Aonssty and pure dsmoerne,
ii n any other political hack in tbs State.
There is no man in, or outside Of the State 81
Iowa. let him be wing or democrat, who knows
Gen Dodge intimately, but what, It he speaks
the honest sentiments Of his heart, will pro-
nounce the above wanton fabrication. THE
charge is no. only devoid Of truth. bat it il
wholly uacalled for and supre nely contemplate
in itself. Because one man cannot agree IN pc
lite. with another, it furnishes no apology f"'
manufacturing and propogasins Islander 'gains
his character. Slcha course will neither add
to the reputation Of this assaiier, or detrac
from that Of the assailed. In this attack upon
Gen. D,dse, the editor is r-prehensiele tor
want Of discretion If he desired to make capi
toll in Dubuque by display Of his genius IL
d.traction Of individual merit. he should have
selected different man. lie should have &c
lscted on. who was open To censure from the
citizen. of Dubuare-one who had identified
himself against the place aud its interests ant
not the individual above all others, to whom w
AZ community, feel, and justly 80, everiast
n.ly indebted. t. whom are the people
Dubuoue indebted for the tenure OF lhri
estates. To Gen. Dodge. |, was through Mi
un,irins and interchangeable exertinns in Congress
that decided the government to make sale o.
the Dubueue claim to The settlers, thereo,
..renothenine their claim to the lands and max
ing the government, in place Of the Settlers
partv to The controversy. We hestte not
say. that this was one Of iha finest strokes o
Legislative policy extant aad that it has done
moro Il, terminate this old controversy in tav"
of the settlers, than all other things put t"ge
| Their. Probably the editor Of the Observe
knows nothing sb"at the history OF this case
For his infnrmat.n :hen. '~eTepeat, that L
Gen. Dodge, more than to any other man
belongs the credit Of having secured the h"me
of the people of this city aud considerable
portion Of the county.
| In view 81 this fact, It would be \ ssrang
unchari, aSleness, if the ci;izrns OF Dubuque
should be willing TO receive as c"mmenda
Bile. the assaults Of the Ohs'rver rpo
this distinguished man. against whose ufsui'r'
regulation. as man and politician, no brsnt
Of sxypicios can justly attach