The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-03-22
From he iowa Slate Gazette
HARMONIOUS WHtGGERY.

mere appear To De some lew wings who have
independence enough to refuse TO bow down to
the golden image Of Nebuc!iadaezzar. TEey
have heard The sound ct the sack but, psarery,
aud dulcimer, sud The decree OF The captains,
counsellors, judges, treasurers, sherifs, aud ru-
lcrs OF the provinces; but with the memorable
example ct Shadrach and his brethren before
their eyes, they refuse to bow down 10 strange
gods. Doubtless the fiery furnace of the abo-
ttIouists Will be heated for their entertainment.
ba. We should hope the good sense and modrra.
Ion oi their party would sustain them, and that
hey would not only come out unscathed, but
also be- promoted 10 the chief places in their
.SaEkedrn.
The last Hawk Eye says edorialIy
We are frank to say that, the platform
OF principles, as embodied in The resolutions,
coes not command our respect a wing.
Besides which i, contains the following spicy
Communication
For the Hawk Eye.
Mn EDITOR lit is not right TO question
party nomination when fairly made, is not
right TO throw dssension in the ranks of par
iy; but when the party itself dsorganizes and
abaDGons its principles an d attempts TO create a
new party, on new platform of principles it
becomes fair subject Of comment and animad.
version.
The recent whig convention have adopted
series If resolutions, and have nominated a
ticket, whicn virtually abandons the former is
sues OF the party, and leaves ull wings who will
not conform, to go where they please; and
which virtually reads out Of the whig ranks
about half Of the party Who cannot and will not
conform. If the candidates were pure wings
they might be supported despite the PLATFORM
But the present nominations does not embrace
solitary man who will hold up his hand and
swear TO sustain the Baltimore platform Of 1852,
adopted unanimously by the Scott, Fillmore and
Webster wings. The ticket can only be likened
10 the Cabinet Of Lord Chathum, as described
by Burke:
':He had an administration so checkered and
speckeled; he put together piece of joinery,
SO Grossly ndened and whmsic icaily dovetai!ed,
cabinet SO varously inlaid; such a piece of
diversified mosaic such a tesselated pavement
without ce ment; here bit of black stone, and
there a bi! of white; patriots and courtiers,
king friends and republicans; wings and to-
res, treacherous friends and open enmies tha,
II was in eed . very curious show but utterly
unsite to touch, unsure TO stand on. The col.
leaugues whom he had assorted at the same
boards, stared at each other, and were obliged to
ask "Sir, your name 2" "Sir you have the ad
vantage of me-" "Mr. Such a-one, | beg
thousand pardons." venture to say it did SO
between them, who had never spoken to each
other in their lives until they found themselves.
they knew not how, pigging together heads and
points, in the same truckle bed.
The eytent of the ueachery of this convsn-
lion to whig principles, and the profound depth
of its corruption, can only be exposed by an
analysis of its resolutions, and fair comparison
with the past history Of the party, and with the
last whig platform of the national convention. -
These things shall be duly considered in the fu-
ture, if your columns are open for this investi.
CATION meanwhile implore those wings Who
more attached to their principles than The
love of Office, TO pause and reflect upon the
course they will pursue.
No OFFICE SEEKER
The treachery and corruption Of this abolition.
whig convention was too much even for them
selves I'd they were ashamed to publish their
own proceedings. The t'Capital Reporter in.
forms US that resolutions wer. offered susl aiming
and endorsing The compromise of 1850, inclu-
ding the fugitive slave law, which were delhi
eralely voted down thus in effect repudating
their acknowledged and published principles of
1859. Pretty fellows to talk about the sanctisyl
Of C mpromises
We notice that many ofths Uhiy view
she DssceediFe-s u fb@'r convention Nth an
onlnous silence. Now that the Hawk-Eye has
set them the example, suppose they will
speak out and vindicate their principles