The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-10-04

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Conference Of Iowa. which is now convened
in this city. will profit by the errors Of the
Genesee Conference and avid any resolutions
of a paf,isan character, calculated to excite
ani,nosi,ies and distract and divide congre-
ations
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
W mont and Maine Election Moses
Mcdonald, his frmness in Congress Fan
kec Enhrprise, Starry and the SAGE trade,
DR.. Car o,ight and Hon II. a. Wise-
Io,ca and Missouri election -7rGty-Lo,a
E'gin, Mr. Harry and Gen. Scott The
"Knoso No,hi~g" orgrn. Eaitor aad .9geat.
80 Dat.d Sept. 10. 1854.
Since we addressed sew, Ines tn your vau-
abb. journal some days ago, we have had tine
result Of the Vermont and Maine Fall elec-
tons, trumpe,ed form b. the National Int Iii,
genc~r OF this city, as WING victories, the dem
qcra,s having been swept by the board This
Is always the mode IL announcement in the op.
position papers efttr the election, VIII, n the
democratic party are endorsed by the various
isms that of late coat,sce TO seek the patr.n
age, when the opposition a'e successful BE-,
lore the election, such is not the cnse. The
democratic patty is shamefully aten in
Maine, because, their politicians in Congress
with the bare exception of the Hon MosEs
Me DosALp, ,ruckled To the aboli'io party,
which party had joined hands with the mock
Temperance advocates, and the anti Nebraska
had The moral courage, from the State of Maine
to vote for the Kansas and N braska Bill, but
MosEs McDoNALD He stood forth buddy for
The rights Of the people of the Territories to
rest Of the d.mpc:ats succomhed to abolition,
and voted 10 please, them, and against the
principle Of self-gove rnment in the Ierritur es
Such 10 the cause, of the result Of the lac
election in the once gallan, State Of Maine.
So with Vermont. She too has gone hand
aud foot, bound 10 the car of mad ian.
atheism on this subject and in favor OF
negrodom. and there will be no way 10
ap2ease their pp,si,ion to the South, until the
African Slave Trad- 10 revived by the repeal Of
oil laws prohibiting the importation Of slaves.
Our Esw Esgiond brethren, have been, more
or less, in an III humor, ever since hose laws
have been repealed. They drove an immense
profit BY the capture and sale OF sl,ves prior to
the year 1898, and that pro6t,hle supply
being cut of they have in s"me way or other
been continually kicking up dust With the
Federal Government or the States Of the South,
think the suggestions Of the venerable DR..
Cartwright, If Miss, and the Hon. H. A Wise
OF Va, should be adopted, SO tina, all laws
shall Be repealed, that inhibit the importation
az slaves. Providence Plantations and Massa.
chusetts would again reap rich reward in the
sympathy Of the people for the back man.
Thousands Of them wouli soon be here, a in
former days, ready for the market without even
their consent or Of "trial by jury" These
suggestions are made in good faith, for, really
believe profitable investment, by the croakers
at the north would be made, if .he laws were
al repealed.
lows, am pleased 10 see, has not entirely
been sw-Ived from her true democratic faith.
Your able and saentsd Done has not yet been
offered up as sacrifice. Wo"d, water aud fire
were all prepared, but the lamb f'r the offs ring
was not there. the, however, produces the
offering, and the returns from til. counties have
dispelled the mis-, that ed the returns;
so your faithful Senator is saved from the man.
date Of the leaders o. the opposition in your
State; their triumph 10 fund to be no triumph
Al all. We trust that A. c. Dodge will yet be
the Senator elect for the State of Iowa. Look
10 your interests people Of Iowa, whether ye
be whigso or democrats, then | am sure, the
pure minded AMI upright A. e. Dodge for his
worth. his talents, ard his usefulness, his firm
and consistent republican career will command
your united support for his continuance in the
Senate Of the U. States.
Missouri, We are confident, from cur siyices
is not lost 10 the democratic party. From reli-
able Information, we believe, that his high and
commanding positi"n in the Senate Of the u.
s will insure the return Of the Hon. d. r
Atchison BY the Legislature Of Missouri. The
Benton men elected TO the Legislature, ,oit not
sustain Col. Benton for the Senate, now that
he has affiliated vi b the fn esoil party.
The papers have informed you Of the promu!-
gstion By the President Of The Treaty, nego,iat,
ed with Lord Elgin and Secretary Marcy. The
valuable trade that will be open to our eastern
breihern 10 such, that,i, will inure to them much
profit, having free scope for their fishing oper
atoms for the future. So also will it be . reel.
procal benefit to the colonies in having our
ports open for the trade of the Colonies Their
trade being - beneficial, the wonder is, that
these restrict ons were not removed long since
BY the mutual action Of both the olonies and
the U. 8. Government. am pleased that the
Treaty has been consammated under our demo-
cratic President, and his we'll balanced and able
Secretary Of State. 1t took the Secretary OF
War, Mr.. Marcy. to take the kinks out of the
sail. Of Gen. Scott during Mr.. Polk. days; and
now in new sphere, he is a. able in nego.iat-
ing q Treaty for the mutual benefit Of all con-
cerned, ~ he was,in days Of y"re" in firing
lot shot into the late wing candidate for the
Presidency. | am told. that Gen. Scot, will
again be candidate for the Presidency. but,
that the erich ltish brogue,' and that s. sweet
German accent will receive No favor at h,s
hands That his fondness for them formerly
was expressed only for the occasion, and that
now he has re'apsed in:o utter darkness ycleptd
"Kaoso Jvotkisg."
This reminds me Of Prospectus Of an IA
merican organ" that has appeared in the Ma
tional inssiligeneer of this city This "Orsan, =
that 10 promised to be published here, is 10 b.
Piped for by Mr.. vrspasian Ellis the grinder
AID belloscs bio,ccr 10 to be the Rev. French S.
Evans. Aud both these sturdy gentlemen are
the head and front oft "Know Nothings" Of
the U. States party newly vamped out Of
the old fabulous wing party. The same party
that have assumed more prosesses than have
psper 10 spare t, name them. Now they are
"Know No,hings," with the sign of the black
pail Of proscriptiuo, againstsall those who my
ho,,,a Ga Ia nd finn NJ n.