The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-10-18
Fr.a The washington Union
THE LATE IOWA ELECTION

Fr.mihs Washington Union.
THE LATE IOWA ELECTION.
The commun. ca,iun below, upon the last
elec ion in Iowa, and its re suits, will be read
With interest. Ii comes from one Of the mos
reliable and intelligent democrats OF that State
In the high estimate WHICH the writer places
upon The character of Gen Dodge the whole
democracy Of the Union will cheerfuiiy agree
with him. Gen Dodge is rmphatcally ma.
Il nal man he stands upon broad national prin-
cipies. and repndiates that narrow and bigoed
sectiohaty which Is now dStrac,ing the public
repnse, and threatening consequences fatal 10
the permanence Of the Uninn. The loss of such
man from the national councils is a national
calamity. But TO such a statesman as Gen.
bod ~ the result in Iowa is of hut liul- person :
At mo'nen'. The reactin which a SURF to i"l-
Lac. snch an Immature, mbnaton Ut discard mt
elements will more than compensate him for
this temp rary defeat. N, Sale in the Union
has more cause 10 b. proud nf her senatorial
representatives Than Iowa they are stat, smlrn
no open, frank, and fearless in the maintenance
Of sound national principles, that they honor
the State which hono,s them.
THE LATE IOWA ELECTION.
In the heat Of excitement the result OF yicto-
ries is scarcely ever duly considered nor are
the ultimate fruits of = defeat always gsasped
BY single thought, as it re.lni1.s time alone 10
4 develop tae succession ut losses which may
foilnw the retirement nfa u>s fnl and experience
I'd public servant. The Iowa elections is over;
wing governor is elected; The lower house OF
the le si.lature 10 Of the same political complex
i'm; whilst The SENATE is, by majority Of Que,
democratic Without any Abilities in the gov
eminent Of the State before the presen, election
1t the ruling party effect anything, they must
begin dc moro, ur follow in the democratic
train of legislation. To do the first must Ill
! t,mstely ruin them; il they make choice Of the
Sstcond, the people will fail to appreciate any
benefit resulting fom the late Wing victory; 50
that, IN the end, public expedition will be dis
appointed, and with all the responsibility, with
The incCherent elements which are compre hen :
ed in the ruling power, MT a single measure OF
distinctive party cha ac,er will be accomplish
ed. The cons tuition may be changed banks
may be introduced by the chan e; but, all
things considered, the triumph will only secure
faiiure-a Presage Of ultimate ruin. Supreme
judges will also be elected by the present le-
gislature. These will hold their seats but short
time. In change OF our constitution, the
power Of the election Of the supreme jud .es
will pass from the legislaiur. to the people,
But a United States senator is to be elected The
canning winter 10 Gil the place oil Gen Dndge.
An old public servant has been the vict,m OF
IN excitement which scarcely contemplated hi,
removal "a man who, whether in public OF in
private life, has an undying hold upon the al
fections Of the people, which party bitterness
nor popular Phrenzy has the power TO eradi
cate
Genaral Dodge was never the politicians
candidate for any Office. He is the man OF the
people, and this day he would command iarg-
er vote Of the people than any man in the State
The politicians have always been agains him.
Z He has ne yer had any polite c,nnodtes to
trade upon. He is man OF no tricks, bar
gains, no promises, lncorruptably pure, and
simple, and frank, and determined, lie has teen
eminently out Of the Politicians reach. When
his enemies have sought his place in the popular
affection, the people have uniformly rallied TO
the support of their own favorte statesman
Long before Augustus G. Dodge had enrolled
his name among the statesmen Of America,
whose memories are i'm 3erishabte, his fidelity to
lhe people had won for him hold upon the
public confidence which never can be loosened
~ either his rivals or his enemies.
Ia The early settlement of the Territory Of
lowa he was hilnself a pioneer. With his pres
en- colleague, Gen. Jones, he endured all the j
h1tdshiPs incident % frontier life. When in |
- Land Office he was the peoples man. Pa a
pe4 money vas flooding the whole county
Ce0ulators were literally Spanning the lard
eponoPolzing this beautiful virgin soil with
~ 10 conseniences and wealth. Thousands OF /
<MlGrants who came to the country with scarce {
lNnythine, paying their last halt dollar to the /,
1E{tyman for landing them on the Black Hawk I
purchase, without friends, were unable TO com G
pete with these aristocfatic cormorants. Their {
Claims were made aud improved, and were in
danger e being entered by their more fortunate
neighbors. Il Vas here that General Dodge
stepped forward TO the reiiet Of these hardy ad-
yenlorers, respected their claims, and always
gave ! preference to the humble settler when in
contention with the rich and powerful. And :
there are thousands Of hard working men who
are now in easy circumstances who will sit down
BY theii 6fesides and give in detail the romantic
story Of The early settlement OF the country and
wind up their narrative by thanking General !
U. dye for his manly defence Of their rights.
Sinc- his elevation to the United States Sen.
ate he has not raised himself out of the sight Of
the people. What soldiers widow or orphan
ever asked n official service of General Dodge
I'd it was not granted! What citizen hum
BE in the State that he refused to giant him I
Sistance ir securing his claim? VIVA, neigh :
harh0od in lows has been refused faithful
caring when her claims upon the general gov
MflSmeRt have been presented through this faith
III representative THIN, Gen. Dadg. for the $
preeept 10 defeated. The peoples defeat, not
&eA Ia character he loses notlIing-he never a
reoked his character upon the issue. In repu- y
tation he has suffered none he moves with
= rectiiude that knows no wivering. With c
olltAe issue summed together he has suffered 5
Nething. The loss il the peoples The peo- =
plsteslit il. Mark the prophecy--the people in c
l5s6 will place him beyond the power of heart- a
1es dsmagogues p
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