The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-07-12
THE TRAITOR BECOMES MORE
ROID


ganizaiion and an unprecedented activity among
It's leaders, but they have the treachery of pre-
tended friends to overcome. They not only
} nave two whig organs to resist !; but they have
an organ processing to be democratic and re-
ceivIhg its sustenance from democrats, to fgb
against whose position and instdious mode o.
warfare, renders it more dangerous than all
other influences combined
The editors of the Auxiliary whig Print
made their boast before the nominations by the
county Convention, that they would have an
anti Dodge ticket. BY a resort to unfair means
the Senior editor succeeded in being placed
upon the ticket from this township to att end the
county Convention. At that convention he
used every effort to promote his peculiar views,
but the intelligence and sound democracy of
the country, having as little respect for the man,
as confidence in his political fidelity, met and
sealed with their condemnation his unhallowed
schemes They brought forward ticket com :
posed OF honorable men and reliable democrats
That ticket is tefore the democracy of this
county and by every consideration which can.
bind democrats to adhere to their faith and to
party nominations, should entite it to a cordial
support Especially is the Senior editor of that
sheet, by every well settled rule of party disci-
pine, solemnly bound in morals and in politics,
as man and a christian (Which he processes to
be) TO yield an active, an honorable and a will
ling support to the whole ticket But how does
A four -
nominations, he ammo unces verbally that the
nominations were not fairly made and intimates
doubt through his paper as to his willingness
to support the ticket. When we put the ques-
ton to him whether or not he intended to sup-
port the ticket, he replies, that as he can say
nothing in favor of certain parties on the ticket,
he prefers to remain silent. Very well, whv
did he not adhere TO this determination Whv
did ne permit correspondent in a subsequent
number OF his paper, 10 make an attack upon
Mr. Hall! Why does he come out in his las
Fridays issue, with most dirty and contemti
Die mean and perfdious assault, upon the
character of lillian S. Hall? Why does he
rake up an old tale, which had IFS origin wears
ago. when the place was comparatively nothing
and the distinctions of society had not been
thought OF. merely 10 exhibit his persona! molice
towards this gentleman and if possible defeat
his election? Why is he the only man in the
city OF county of Dubuque, who will stoop to the
ctfe and 'mpeons vocation, of tracing young
mans character through the various gradatons
oil lie, back TO his very infancy, obscurity and
poverty, in order to crafty perrerss persona,
spleen and administer to sordid and unrelent-
ing selhshness? Why has he taken upon him
self to do the dirty soork of the whig party in
his canvass? Because he seeks the defeat of a |
portion of the democratic ticket and our whp
,otemporaries having too much respect for
themselves and knowing that they can use him
1isdan, abhor and eschew the lob.
MIR. Hall is young man, who came to this
'ity many years ago, mere boy, without friends
md without money. Whether, or not, he enter
d the employ of colored man, we do not
now, nor do we care. Ifhe did, it was nm.
oubedy because he was necesstated to do il
n order to gain an honest livelihood. And
where is the harm in 1t The editor says there
, no harm IN it. Then why mention it in his
aper! The reason is obvious TO every man
Fith an idea in his head 1t is first, to defeat
rs election; and secondly, to destroy if possible
lis character.
DIT DIT again he says, Mr. Hall is reported as
fs sis S"ssea .ne elsctron Of Judge Clark in
m unfortunate rule for the editor TO introuuce
Did not his paper bolt the democratic nomina-
ions for city officers last Spring and did rot the
unior editor acknowledge after the election,
hat he bolted the nomination of A. h. Skinner
,or Justice of the Peace ? The application OF
, rule which will disqualify one man from re-
ceiving the suffrages of the democratic party,
should disqualify all; and therefore the editors
in question occupy more unenvlable position
than does Mr. Hall; because it is proved that
they have bolted, while it remains yet to be
proved that Mr. Hall boted the nomination OF
Judge Clark Ii they proscrloe Mr.. Hail.
because he refused to vote for Judge CLARK
upon the same principle democrats should re
fuse to patronize them, because they violated
their party fidelity in the last charter election
The rule is an admirable one for all general
purposes but its goodness consists in its uni
versal application. We hope the editors are not
dsposed to rcpudia,e their own rule.
The editors are determined by fair or foul
means-foul Of course-to defeat Mr. Hall
election. Why do they attack MIR. Hall
Is it because he is more odious to them
than MIR. Bonson, or MIR. Moore, associates
upon The ticket? No, but it is because
he is young and comparatively obscure
man in the county, without the influence of the
others and they think that they ear the more
easily crush him, without doing ,hemse Ives as
much comparative pecnniary injury While
might be dangerous to their temporal prosperl-
ty. to assail men, who have grown up with the
country and become advanced in years, they no
doubt argue that they can lose little by assa'iIns
and traducing the character of one, whose cir
Gle of acquaintances and influence are more
limited and whose commendabe modesty has
led him to pursue more retired life.
This young man went to Cascade some years
since, with scarcely dollar to his name. He
obtained small stock of grocer es on credit
and commenced the world for himself BY his
industry, close application to business, econo-
my and honorable de.ling, he has amassed a
competency fer himself 4 family, Ask the mer'
chants of this city with whom ne has done busi'
ness and his neighbors about Cascade who have
done business with him, whether m re honora
bic and ob!iging business man can be found IN
the country! He is an honorable man and gen
tleman at home and abroad and the mercenarg
assaults of the editors of this reckless sheet
should not betray the democratic voters OF thi'
county, into any opposition to him. The eoun
ty will be well aud honestly represented IN thu
person of MIR Hall, and he can and should be
elected, regardless Of the dirty abuse of Ma
hony. The treatment which Mahoay received
in Jackson county, some years since, when
candidate for the same position ought to ad
monish him to treat candidates with that respec