The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-06-21
!" COLESBURG DEMOCRATIC SENA.
TnRIAI CONXENTION


matters, and relieve usfrom resort to harsh
"COLEsBURG DENoCRATIC sENA.
TORiAL CONVENTION.
] In the Auxi!iary whig Print OF yesterday
appears an article with the above caption COM
plimentng the nomination of Mr. Wilson in
very exalted terms. The praises bestowed up
on Mr.. Wilson are all very proper but the disc
tinction attempted to be drawn between him
ton by the sufffages of the democratic party,
and the studied s,isnce which that organ has
maintained in relation to the nominations for
the representative branch Of the Legislature, is
we'll calculated to excite doubts as to what will
be its course upon the nomination as ,ohoic
1t is true. as this organ says, that Mr.. Wilson
is qualified for the place he has been placed in
nomination for, but is it not equally true tina,
his associates in the field are qualified This
inv;dious distinction attempted to be drawn be-
tween the Senatorial ticket and that for the rep
resentative branch Of the Legislature, creates a
very strong suspicion in the minds OF many,
that the organ Of the isms intends to exempify
its general character for infdeliiy and insineer
ity, by proving false to a portion of the demo-
cratic nominees. So long a. this organ pretends
to be democratic, it is right that the democracy
should know precisely the position it occupies
and in order TO arrive at the facts, let its editor
display their colors, and announce their views
upon the subject
Thar 10 thap nf ho fic1a
to which we deem it proper to call the attention
of Mr.. Wilson and the democracy. 1t reads as
f,Il"ws:
In tn 10 connection, the temptation to enter
into review Of the course pursued by those in
fiueneing the patronage of the federal Govern
ment in this State, is almost irresistible Re
cent events ought to show these persons that
the power behind the throne has been insulted,
and that day Of indignant retrlbution will
come unless atonement be made for the mis-
deeds Of the past Let this suffice for the pre-
sent but let not the warning we give be in
vain, either for the democratic party, or for
those who pro tempore WELD an influence over
Executive patronage. Those who know our
sentime nts respecting the distribution of federal
patronage in this Stale, will understand on:
warning"
The above is a direct and insid;ous assault
upon the democratic Delegation in Congress
and contains a threat that if the Hon. A. &
Dodge, Geo w. Jones, and b Hem, do not
mend their ways, they will be made to writhe
under the indignant and uirtnous opposition Of
the editors and their particular friends. With
out stopping to reques, that the pretended short
comimgs be pointed out--a work of impossible
ty-we appeal directly to MIR. Wilson, to be in
formed whether this slander upon the Delegation
and threat Of pengeanee meets with his ap
probation. Many suppose, from his known
friendship for this organ, that its views are but
a mere reflection Of his own, and in order to
correct this misapprehension, if it be one, WE
present him favorable opportunity to disclaim
.I.
Matters have gone too far, for that organ to
select from The democratic ticket its favorites,
and bolt the balance. We had signal deron
stration of the effect of this political chicanery
in our last charter election, when T. w. Craw.
ford was the only democrat elected on our ticket
ocra,s of this city served MIR. Crawford, as the
boilers served The balance of the ticket, he
would have been overwhelmingly defeated -
There is but one course to pursue in order To
secure the election os our ticket IN August, sad
that is for zach member of the party to unite in
supporting the ,ohoie ticket 1t will not do FIR
the Auxiliary men to support their ivories
upon the ticket, and repudiate the balance for
this trick has been played too long and to- often,
and its effects have been too seroualy felt, to b.
endured on this occasion without murmur. Ii
Mr.. Wilson expects the united support of the de-
mocra,c party at this election he and his friends
should toe the mark, in cordially supporting the
,ohoic ticket and should promptly eschew every
appearance of a desire to ride into Office upon
the strength Of abusing the democratic Delega-
ton in Congress. This kind of democratic
sfol de rol !" will not answer the purpose. We
do not charge that Mr.. Wilson approves of the
sentiments of the Dubuque Herald but we do
know, that many Of our best democrats believe
that this journal reflects his sentiments, and that
The only way for him to correct this impression
and reconcile such men, is to discaim its dis.
organizing sentiments An opportunity is pre-
sented for him to do so and we trust for one he
will not be backward in embracingi it,
THE BALLorrINGs had for Democratic can