The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-10-11

! FAM HoS. B llEsS iii following lrtte
rom Mr. HEM was in reply TO an invita- ion I,
meet the democracy of X .okuk on the %
Sept.
FROM HON. BERNiiARr HEM.
Fai,f"ld, Iowa, Srpernbr 81, 1854
GisfLhMrS Yours OF yesterday, invilin.
nv IT, n,--, the personal nnd pnii.icai IT, DIS :.
the ti"a AuGu,rrs Halt, at K-"knk, on Sat
urdry NIX, The 23d inst has ,hi. mo,nsn
reached me.
Dad not prior en1ayen ats absnlht. W Errvpn
my being p -s-n,, u would be u yrea, pl, a-nr.
t. meet Mr. Hall aud his friends and j,in han,
and heart with those who have in ouI late can-
VI 80 nobly stood by The Constitution. an,
who nave res s,rc the rncrnacnrnis Of Ab0Ii.
'i''n'sm and | e insulting arrogance of he
v .lares
ior the bold and abe manner in which Mr.
Hall has advocated the principles Of <elf.gnv
Elm nent as Ia'ely rec"gnz d by Congress il
the enactment of the Nebraska K ansas bill
principles which are The very groundw' rk o
Republic ,nIsm, and which must .ver prevail
with enlightened and nnprejud'c-d minds
every TRUE Democrat will extend to h,m thr
congratulations of a heart throbbing for ths
wei are of our c. untry and cons.i,u iona
guarantees.
AIihongh my vote, as ylur Rrpresrntativ.
&c ,nstiiuling one Of the orlinous TliiRTErs
m ,rity which passed the bill which recngni-
zrs this vital principlr,) is Looked upon by
some as a vote Of the PxHs.N rather than the
REPREsENrATIvE,l can point tn the vnte o
the people tor MIR. Hall, as m evidence that i,
is THE WILL of those who gave commission
to cas- it-and the more reflect upon it and
study it's bearings and look 10 lis probable cr.
tecis-tlie more proud d. feel that was made
the humble instrument Of Civ. ny such an ex
preston Of the public will lf ! shall have
nothing else TO bcqnea'h to my childr,n, they
can, as true patriots, always cite this act as
legacy tp their country.
In louk,ng over the late political battle fields
in this State, although there is mucE for RepLb-
lica 1sm TO weep over, We have been laugh. q
wisdom that experience alone can teach. We
have learned that that Democracy which lives
only while the 'sloaves and fishes" last, and
which step BY step passes through an existe nee
- but a moment, whose polessnrs are "Whiys'
tp-day-"Neu'rols o-morrow-s.Ab boil tic nsts
ne x day, aud Democrats when il is t. their
interest to be 50, is democracy that is MT to
be trusted when the Conatituiion 10 at stake.
We have learned the importance of merging
personal and local prejud,ces into self devoted
ness for the welfare Of our c.un.ry and her
We have learned that it is dan
gerous to follow ExPEDIENcY when she run
cnnn er 10 PRINCIPLE. In fin., we have lrar:..
ed WISDOM, aud, as party, we have pure and
noble band ofDcmocrats with which IL com
mence reorganization, and with which, BY
another year, we will be invincible.
Since my return to Iowa, have had frequent
conversation upon the SUBJECT Of "Squ,t.er
Sovereignty as recognized by the Nebraska
Kansas act, and It affords ME the greatest satis-
faction to state that have not yet met a
single man, who is not blinded by pre- iudice OF
abolitionism, who is not, out and out, IN favor
of the principles established by said act can
say, 90, that my conversation has in no wise
''ren confined to persons belonging to my own
party, but almost every one who has brrnthed,
for few years, the free Dir Of the frontier west
comedies with we in declaring rHAr to be a
constitutional right, which secures to ourselves,
our brothers, SONS and neigibors, the privilege
OF forming their own domestic rules and regula
tions wherever they may be.
As matter Of history, and an item that II
may be well now put upon record, let ne state
that in my first canvass tor Congress. in 1850
when it was the desire OF my competitor to get
the Abolition vote, and ray desire TO have il
east !" their own nominee-there was one
thing upon which the Aboli,onsts tf this dis
trct and myself greed, and that vas that the
"Missourl Comproms ESQ caled) or the line oi
80 deg 80 min. was UNcoNsIITUrioNAL! True
We assigned different reasons as 10 Why it was
unc"nsiitui"nal-yet we perfectly ayr ed upon
the want of power in Congress 10 establish q
sectional line. Is it not amusing, now, To wit
ness he fact, that, in four Short years, n body
OF men, Pr"fessing tne greatest sincerity, tn.
m"st unadul'erated PATRIOTISM aud the larses
liberai,y of feeling, should change side ant
become the advocates Of a doctrine which the,
then SO vehemently opposed And now, sine,
The election, still more rurprisin, anomaly i
presented To our view These very Abolition
lists raise the standard ofss RESTORATION Of tn,
Missouri Coinpronisc" thereby a,ivocatin!
the establishment, Of an imaginary line which
will reco gnIze the institution Of African SLAYER
without positive statute law, in a c"un,r
the area of which will equal one tenth Of tina
comprising our th rty one States beside
guarantreing-yrs, g Iarantee.ng-Ihl' al III
ture acquisition south oftha, line shall be subjec
I" the very evil that tb,s pro'essed patrio,
pretend o ab!.or.
Never hnve We witnessed better proof G
the hypocrisy OF the AbnIitionis's-nor can We
as AeWoCfddtS, oe TOO tnahktui, IhF HdViUS kf
| clear oi the nverures OF such "wolves in sIeep p
clio hing. BY their deceptive course, nided b
the lust for power, they have, in great measur
captured aud imprisoned our adversary, tn
Wig parry of Iowa bat for the credit of ou
country, be it said, they have not drawn all tn
patriots of that patty intp their mpsh.s Ther
yet re .nains"a little leavcn,' and We ed nj
yet despair. But deception is net the worst G
| their VICES. Within the past month, we hav
| witnessed All attempt, on tn. pa of their coac
tutors in sister States, TO siifie the FREEDOM o
spEEcH This, neither is all The incendiar
knife las inflicted blow, which cowardc'
in its worst f,.m, could not iEfict Yea, more
The very lightnings of Heaven have been used
convey sorrow 10 the heart nf MOTHER, whe
| the poisoned shafts OF malice epuid not rrac
the vi,aIs of the N Bat what mat,ereii, i,
There yet remains time when the etiugepc
of Doug glas-the honesty and bpdness nf
Dodge, and the democracy Of q Hall will
remembered as day stars in the p"Iitical sky
the, Hawkeyes
Br gentlemen, will not consume too mnc
| # y"u' time. Allow lie To express my sincel
desire thai yon may have happy, old fashion
ed, Dem"c a'ic g her,ng-and be pleased
I nd"r to Mr. Hail aud Your other guests u
best wishes OF yeur fellow Democrat and fren
BERNHART HEM.
j 70 ssrs D B Smith, Chairman Fl. v
i Beers Secrrta ), &c &c.
/ CHALLENGE-SANB AND ERI
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