The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30
<aELAED BILL roRaERY-AGA,N.

<HE LAND BILL FoRaERY-AGAiN.
"a. Duhraae Hxpress. the organ Of Gen.
yl,nes u = senator from Iowa, also seems 10
have b.cnm. the organ Of the celebrated the
.Minneso,a Lsad hill tor gers, and conse quenily
ronrs nut its wrath against Mr.. Washeurne,
Tho had the ervs and boldness tn expose this
most gigantic w.ndle Of modern times that
he should have brought down on his head the
ind spation Of the whole brood OF swinc'ers, Is
not surprising, bit that any paper representing
The interests Of Gen. Jones should hive any
thiny to saw in defence of that fraud, 10 really
IN he wondered at. The attempt tn divert
ften,ion S.rn the maj who couDseiled aud
scl,cited an alteration in law Ut Congress,
vhich changed he direction Of millions oi
proper,y from the Territory Of Minnesota to
wall street corporation, by ass,iling the MN
Who exposed the forgery, cannot succeed
The resp,ns,l,,l ~ Of the repeal Of the Al nneso-
"a Land Bill falls on the forgers and heir abet
,op.. and there it will forever rest. Nj at
tempt. to evade that responsibility will fail.
The Fxpress quntes Biuiags This is~ the
mao .hadowed h r,h in the testimony OF MIR
TYLER which we publish 60 day. The rePresen'
t,t,on Of the Express If the testimony OF Bill y
Hn,.s .nd o. hers. implicated in the fraud, Is
utterly false Their foul attempts to inlure Mr.
Washbarae To. his exposure OF their crimes.
mos, signally failed, and the pretence OF proc!
Of QOy CpuSioeTaVou uAVssssS
Mr. ". 10 ut erly infamous, and shows how tar
.ioeofaco n. bracka paper will 60 to s"j"rs
poi cal oppan' n. -,
Tn. ,nss, s,ou Of some secret company oil
-, = hley Gov 9armon AMI Others, tha'
wan,ed 10 exclude the company tor whose
benefit the forgery vas o"mmnsed, ior 'ne
purpose OF getting II ,hemssiv Ives, 10, We s'e 'o'o
utterly without foundation.
p S.-Sinoe writing tho above. 10 nave
Aca;n lacked over the testimony ofs0 ll,I g, the
Evorite witness of,he Erprsss-the man wh"
/. . dphased and self convicted cfimnal-th~
man whom the testimony shows to have consult
ID With Gen. Jones in regard to The forgrry.
II fra the commission OF the stupendrus CRIME,
ANA there is not one word in Il relative 20 any
thing being set aside TO influence Inc e''c''"h
oc any body The statement tneTt re-
Wholesale iasricatioH. Billings ana ns o..,s
,deraes. in all their sagerness to divert aNeHt'"h
f,,n, ,hs;r own criminal acts, and in their des
s.,.,,cn "a break down the man who exposed
Inn Ga led most dis, racefully in their objects
"a, W..hhn,ne. instead Of deserving censure
~ -ha, ~ did. deserves the grateful thanks o.
eeerv honest man in the eoun'ty TOT me exP''
.n,. a, them which he made ~ we AIRY no
,mi.taken. the election tn November WI. SNOW,
ma, Ne reon;rcd no aid but his own high a"c
A. iii. Thar with the people, 10 secure
%e-eieo,ion by such majority a. will leave a"
an,,ht !, to how his official acts are regarded 10
.,he minds Of his constituents.
The above We copy from tho Gaiepe Az
y.r,i.er,'' the organ Of Corporal Wa'honrne
Tho has 6rured % conspicaously in the defeat
- the Minnesota Land Bill. This Va liant de-
ae.na., cf Mr.. Washkurne, attempts to make
out that gigantic fraad has been committed
In .nbs,;tutns and for or, in scertain seesion
Of the minnesota Land Bill. although ne pro-
,h.h,v has the debate in theHodse upon the sub !.
;.c. wherein the best legal minds IN the House,
Jake the ground, tharth alteration was an o"'
,,,,or,.ut one and that it could not change the
,,.g,l Eject Of the grant. Mr.. Stephens OF
.f,.ors;a. and Mr.. Stanton, Of Tenn, are par
.S,cularly logical, forcib.e and convincing upo"
al. ,.,nt And We shall scarcely believe thai
The legal opinion Of Mr.. washburnes cham.
,;or :, 0alens, or Mr. Washburns himself
,s,oh. TO have much weight. when placed beside
A... If such men ssstephensand stanton.
NJ, The sxitar Of the "Advertiser. thinks
,.h.t an organ representing die interest OF Ten
,.,e.-the classification he Is pleased to give
M, ,,osr--csspht to be the last, to make
.h,,.s of oorrupti.n against Mr.. Wsshonrne'
.ca in.;uuates that Gen Jones was the eni''
n -, IN this grand scheme for plunder'ng me
United States AMI the Territory OF M'nne'o.s
=. re said some days since, the published IN
.,;,.,;ou Of the Committee, exhibits Mr..
w..hurue in the light Of navroO ~'nded'
..,fsA. unpri.ciplsd and eorrHPs man, wn'e
,.s,s ,.not an iota Of Testimony 10 sho" mat
..n ., me. took any part in msk'ng the altefa'
.t,on in the Bill. Mr. Stevens. OF "'cn.' one
Fl The Conmit,se for rep'rtns Territorial o'ls
"a N. member selected By the Commit
~ 20 report this Bill. authorised '"e
.h.nse 10 be- made, because the Com
-.;.... h.A instructed him to do 50 before
n. M "a. req. .rted to the House. which ne
had fosgosten to do. Gen '-aes I" 's"u'e's
exhonera.ed by the testimony from s"y Par'..
eipat,on in the mater. =.
I'm, that does the testimony show Slr.
w..hburne TO have been about, dur'ng'sne nvs
r,orths that tia bill was agitated in Congress
!, ..o~. him /, have been industriously schem'
inc 10 promote the interest Of the Chicago ana
~ Charles Air. Line Kali Road, in wnicn ne u
,;...,,, ;n,ere,tcd; 70 have been Influenced in
o,oo.iua project which We may term national
in tn character. by petty Aosf"fy 70 'nis
:, - a;.eredi,able 70 the reputation Of any man
- ..,.,,.d view, and contemplate in one re-
ore,entins District in Congress; 70 nave
syured among his New England Abolition CON
f.d.r,,e,. In opposition to the bill. until n's
mouth vas sEsctsslly sealed, By pledge ffo"
Mr.. B.ilings, the Lobby Delegate for the OIL,
.h,. the road should not come to Dubuque. and
that fvs tAossasd d0iisra should % deposited
IN the haads Of Ava Hunt, Of New York. Mr.
w..hburns's condjential friend, to be used, -
n. HINT inyoraaed Mr.. Lowbsr, Of N. T., to
...rr. the reelection Of Mr.. Washburne to
r.or.r.... When these eanditious are compiled
nth ws hear no more virtuoas opposition from
MI. Washburne. His Purchase compelled 81,
leuce on his part, although his previous com
INITIAL in opposition soythe bill. forbade that ne
.ho.,d ,epesr % it, active friend. But, the
,oe.,;on NAV srise with those who arc IN
..ccu.i.ted with the sseyss history Of this srans
..,;oo ehov Il wss. that, u Washburnes orpo' |
alton had been consolidated, he should seek mel
FIRST opportunity TO expose, what inc enemies
Of the bill proue unced fraud, and thereby 'ay
Tho foundation for it, defeat. This Is ess'iy
explained. Washsuras never moved IN the
rn..ter until he uas forced to do 1t BY k"sser
~ M,nnes.ta. xhich was full month after thed
b,li had passed aud bcoons Law. In OH
p,ssed among the last days Of Jane. On the
IL day Of July, the Minnesota and NoF'h
Western railroad company, to whom the cnar
,er Of the Minnesota Legislature, 10 ant'c pr
ton Of the grant, had been given. organized
an, according to . stipulation in the Ch'r'er.
Immediately notified the Governor OF the Ter
STORY Of the organization. Upon receipt o.
mi. Intelligence. Secretary Ross's OF Mime
cot. was despatched 10 Wsshingt"n C'J. To-
.xcer,ain in what shape the Bill passed: ~he-
aher in such shspe, ssto make tie grant IN
ur. to the 9 npany holding the shssser rom
The Minneset. Legislature, OF to the benefit oil
CIV. Gorman, Secretary Roster, &c, wh"