The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-10

From The Washington Union Of the 9Th
IOWA AND NEBRASKA-A WHlG
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
ANSWERED..
The democrats of Iowa may boast, with some
Justice, that that State is the snundast democra-
tic free State the subject of the compromises
OF the constitution They have never yet beer
known to evade the responsibility Of accepting
the bldest issue on the slavery question. The
cons. qaence has been, that they have become
impr- enable to the assaults of the wings, and
that no true democrat Of Iowa ever waits to gee
how the current runs before taking his position.
1T may well be supposed that the wings o! that
State would eagerly seize upon any pretext that
mipht offer 10 break down this heretofre tri-
umphant democratic party. Such chance
they believe is presented IN the agitation o. the
Missouri Compromise. involved IN the b u now
before the House of Represen .atives; and, &C
cordingly, a desperate effort will be made al the
conf 40 August election for COVE rnor, members
Of the legislature, and representatives in Con-
gress. Il is an open fight, and the wings are
resolved 10 do their best. nThe intrepid and
consisten, course of the two democratic senator's
in compensation A. T.. Dodge and Hon.
George w JoBes-and the active and fearle IS
Cooperation with them of their faithful collea-
que in the House, Mr. HEM, on the Nebraska
question, give the wings fine opportunity to
sort to all kinds If clamor and falsehood +"
this may be added the fact that the legislature
of Iowa, to be elected in August, will be called
upon to choose United States senator for six
wears from the 4th of March next, and also that
the popular AMI democratic name of General
| Dodge is again enthusa stically presented by
| his many friends in come xion with the canvass
| The wings think that if ever they had chance
| successfully to falsify principle, or to calum.
nate IN IN, or to arouse prsjutices: or TO risi-
Mate FOOLISH but, at the same time, fatal tears,
| now is their time.
The leader Of the wings of Iowa, and now
their candidate for governor, Mr. James w
| Grimes, has issued an address to the people OF
that State, which may well be characterized as
a production Of extraordinary reckessness.-
We propose frank, plain spoken, review OF
this address, not only that our political friends
in Iowa may see their domestic whiggery in a
faithful mirror but that democrats in all the
| States of the Union may understand the means
| and Vaccinations resorted to in certain quarters
to place the power of the government in thu
i hands of the enemies Of the constitution.
Nothing is more significant of wing princi-
plies, or, what is nearly the same thing, OF whie
hypocrisy, than the present position OF the wings
upon the American idea Of popular sovereignty
mo matter whether it is sought TO apply thai
idea to Territories or to States. The h. tc
organize the Territories Of Nebraska and Kan
sas has compelled them % take open ant
offensive ground against The recognition of Thu
right for the benefi, Of the people OF The Terri
tories. How they have asssiled it in the Stae
would be needless recapi,ulatioE, though sucl
a fact shows their earnest dread Of the success
!. IoTe AZ han Oth hort ar
must be a permanent overthrow Of deceit, @
fraud, and OF falsehood, in our political strug
giles. The wings resisted the recognition o
popular sovereignty in Massachusetts, in Rhod
Island, in North arolina, in Maryland, il
Louisiana, in New Jersey, advocated by tn
democrats, as well in regard to suffrage as ii
gard to the election of the officers of the Stat
of every grade. In Iowa the same rule he'll
good; and the very individual now nominal
BY the wings of Iowa for governor was leade
ofthat party agains, the reforms OF the democrat
, of Iowa in giving the election of Stale officer
to the people.
The address Of this candidate, Mr. Crime.
, now before US, seems to have been written as
no such example as that We have recalled coul
be laid to his door. /, is genuine wing docu
5 ment, Astounding in reckless assertions and un
J founded STATE ments. Forgetting that he wa
one of those who resisted the application of tn
principle Of popular sovereignty to the Sta,
officers of Iowa, when the present consttu,io
of that State was franed-and framed lei us aGt
by some Of the purcst and best men in that pal
: of the count-y-he now clamors for the olectio
the supreme Judges Of Iowa, in order that a
should be subjected to the test he was anon
the first noisly and bitterly to repudia,e! Ho
hollow this pretence is we can best prove by tn
!, fact that in the same address in which he dt
| hit h,ll
. the sup RENE judiciary in Iowa, (and we are n,
disposed 10 ques ion such reform in any State
:, he denies that popular sovereignty shall con,r
the destines of the Territories of Nebraska an
. Kansas! False and untrustworthy in all fals
first in Iowa, when he and his party resisted
u change in the consti u,ion TO 'e, the pc,
pie rule, and doubly false in regard to til
Territories; for, while trying 10 recover To-
ground at home by suggesting still furth,
8 advance in giving the choice Of State officers
n the masses, he almost, in so many words, col
fesses his hypocrisy, By opposing the assertion
the same principle where it is most wante
d where its results would be most healthy, ar
where it could be applied to the satisfaction
all sections of the Union-we mean to the TIE
ritories of the United States!
;, Mr. Grimes is an adroit political gamester
and, as il conscious of the salient points in h
argument in this respect, he attempts TO reset
. himself from his dilemma by denounclng Messr
u Dodge Il Jones for rot allowing to he people
o Nebraska and Kansas the right to elect all the
officers, instead Of allow ,ng appointments to /
made by The Executive. Now, we happen
know that both these gentlemen would ha,
been glad to vote for sucha provision, ii b
their votes it could be carried That they d
not go for ii when offered by the deadly enc
a mics of the biI-the abolition leaders in ii
Senate of the United S,ates-who, with Ii
true rccklessness of their trade, sought to EN-
barrass the friends of popular sovereignty,
Il quite true No senator favorable TO the N
= braska Bill was vel dant enough to be ca.,r
by the tricks of men whose avowed object W,
l. to destroy Eat measure, by any ueans, no ma
d ter hcow dishonest.
But MIR. Grimes and his party, among 9th
e objections TO the Nebraska bill, declare ven
e mently that there is necessity for organizir
n these Territories, because there are as yet
people in Kansas and Nebracka This prete
, is in itself exposed by the fact that at the Ia
e session of Congress-more than a year ago
every wing in the House voted to organize NJ
braska into Territory! Mr.. Grimes won
leave TO the people Of the Territories of N
braska and Kansas the election of all their q
hces-governors, judges, &c.-when he al
d his party allege that there people there
Oeuop'IS DOuSe anu JOINTS VOttQ ike pId6ilC
men; took view recognising the principle
z popular sovereignty, SO far as it could be a
y piled; and IN doing this, they faithfully fo
J. lowed the example set by the great men of &
parties, during the stormy scenes of 1850 in II
organization Of the Territories Of Utah and Ne
Mexico.
s Mr. Grimes. in his address to the citizens
n Iowa, is greatly exercised, because in the N
, braska Bill as it passed the Senate, foreigne
are placed upon the same footing which foreg
ers not yet naturalized occupied in the Ter
tories Of Wisconsin, Arkansas, Michigan, al
Iowa that is, that they not to vote uni
D formally clothed with the rights of eitizenshi
1 The Iowa senators are censured because the
voted for this bill with this provision include
but did not MIR Grimes know that their vot
) were thrown against this objectionable prov
e sion. and that they supported the bill after th
4 provision had been carried, with the fact befo
them that it's rejection in the House was Co
coded We leave him to answer this queslie
at his leisure.
Our would be governor Of Iowa was, doub
less, a few years ago, if he is not now, Wi
most Of his party, a nature american. Lii
. General Scott, he has doubtless cursed Tie f.
. eigners after the election, though he coaxe
Them most affec,ionately before the elecia