The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-11

THE ISSUE Is sETTLED-THE GRIM
lNAL Is CONvlCTED-LET THE SEN
TENcE OF PUBLIC CONDEMNATION
co FORTH.
It will be remembered that on the plat OF
Dec we charged upon d. A. Mahony, that,
sitter using every effort in his power last Win
ter to defeat the nomination in democratic eau
Gus, aud even the election after nomination, OF
The Hon. Geo. w. Jones, for seat in the Unat
ed States Senate, he embraced the hrss oPpor'u
ni,y after the election, to SEEK reconciliation
with the much abused, bu. triumphant Senator
II will also be remembered, that in reply I" th's
charge, the Herald Of the Goth Dec con,ainea
a fiat contradiction.
twas in these words
"a IRAcx Of FALsEHooDs is with ex'
tre,n. rrlucinnce tina, we notice any thing which
appears IN the Express, OF this city, no matter
how false, or how much calculated and intend
ed 10 misrrrresent US. But there appeared an
article in that paper Of "Wednesday last which
contains an insinuation, il not direct charge
that afer doing all we could last winter 10 defeat
the re collection Of Senator Jones to the Senate,
we sought . reconciliation with HIM Afterwards.
We pronounce il false that we have at any time
since his re -,lec,ion sought to have any further
intercourse good, bad or inditer nt with Senator
Jones'.
So pointed denial as the above, left US Ito
alternative, but TO appeal t. the party fiom whom
we r ceived our information. The following
frank and manly response, rminently character
is,ie Of John G Shields, was on Saturday re-
ceived and we presume no one acquainted with
his character for rigid integrity will for moment
que stion the correctness Of his statement.
He says:
DLBuQUE, Jan. eth 1854
Sir Your note of this date is now before
me, 10 which you ask whether ID. A. Manohy,
did express disirc ct Iowa City, last winter, to
become reconciled with Gen Jones. | answer
that he did 30 express himself to me, after the
election Of Gen. Jones to the Senate, and upon
his request SO informed Gen. Jones in a short
note.
am Truly Yours,
JIG. SHIELDS.
We have now made our word good, that we
would prove the charge we had made. we
have proved the lie, plump and plain, fair and
square upon D. A. Mahony. the editor Of the
Auxiliary Wing Print in this City. This Is no
new thing to rs, nor is il unexpected to us, al
though il may be both new and unexpected to
some. 1t will be remembered by those, who
were readers Of the Express two years ago last
September, that we fastened the same stigma
upon him then, BY the written certificate OF
three Of our fellow citizens, his Excellency
Stephen Hempst I'D, John q. Shields and Mr..
O'Donnell.
What can be thought of public Journalist
whose moral sentiments are 80 completely be-
numbed, who 10 SO destitute Of pride Of chasac.
Ter, % Hind to the claims Of public opinion and
10 utterly, totally and obstinatsly bankrupt in
every thing that approaches in the slightest de.
gree to self respect? And he too claiming
position for respectability in the community and
protesting to be guided and influenced by the
'alutary teachings, Of a superior and sublime
Intelligence What we repeat can be thought
# such man, quietly resting under the odum
,ftwo distinct and clearly established faisehoods?
Gan he walk the streets Of Dubuque, with an
erect posture and frank, open countenance
Dr. will community protesting To be governed
~ the dictates Of truth, justice and morality,
endure man whose daily walk and converse
ion-whose every word, act and motion, is a
living, moving, reeking lie9
Time will show, as time has already shown
hat s. murder will out" The man who DELHI.
,ra,ely and wil,ully violates law Of society
should not expect to escape detection and pun
shment. Whether he expects it or not, he
shall not escape where we are concerned.
The man who has been engaged for nearly
three years in a fruitless effort to disorganize
The democratic party Of this State, who has stoo-
ped to every dirty Tick to compass our down
fall, who has betrayed and slandered almost
every democratic Office holder in the State, who
has falsifed the history and character Of some
IF the best men in this community, and who il
now daily assailing the administration Of the
government, we arraign as one totally devoid
Of truth, or self respect and as unworthy Of pub
lie confidence. Its by no means pleasant
duty FOR US |, indte an article like the present,
but when we are publicly accused of falsenood
by one who should hang his head in very shame
and bury himself" in sack cloth and ashes,
We cannot and will not silently submit 10 the
imputasion
let Mahony conduct himself as gentleman
and we will be the last one to disturb his
repose, but SO long a. he tribes with public
confidence and outrages private character, as
he has been accustomed and still continues to
do, he must not expect az to remain silent
As he makes his bed 80 must he lie. II is
optional with him, whether it shall be bed Of
roses, or bed Of thorns.
EsouiMAUx Doos-The Galena Advertiser
says, !" gentleman or the name of Fletcher
arrived here yesterday morning from Pembina.
by way Of ST. Paul, to which latter place he
came by o Dog train, and he brought his ami
mails, with the sledges, along with him here
The dogs are three in number, large, and good
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