The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02
The Ex.MEMBER AND MR.W 8 HALL

The En- Member, Lincoln CLARK E.q. has
thr. wn the weight Of his influence in.o the
scale a.ains, William Hall, regular ndmi
nee Of the dem c'a'ic party Of this county for
a sest in The Legislature. The os;ensibie rea
son 70, this extraordinary departure from ell
well settled rules of party usage, act forth in
his communication, il the publication of an
article IN the Express, from citizen Of White
Water Townsho, defending Mr.. Hall from an
attack made upon him through the columns oi
the Dubuque Herald, ~hile the wrier be'rays
in the concluding part OF his communication,
the 'rne reas"n Tor his i'll timed -pis'le-a per.
-onal malice and hatred which lily becomes his
professions o democrat OF a nan.
Judge Clark frankly acknowledges his de.
linquency in bpltng the nomination of Mr..
nominated him and tina, nomination strengthen
ed and confirmed by q unanimous vote, and ex
cuses himself fol this act Of bad faith to the
party, by unsenerous insinuations against H.
characler vi man, who, although not Is exem
pls as some of his neighbours when living,
w.s no. rxc-ied by any, for his rigid integrity
as man and uniform consistency a demo-
crat
TIE Judge seems To ihink his bo.tisg III
nomination OF Mr.. Smith, toe ts,y Marshal, a
very light offence. while that If Mr. Hall, is a
grave and unpardnnable one. What makes the
great difference? Judge Clark says, that tn.
difference consists, in one being local and the
o,is u general Office According to this theory
which il more specious than logical and displays
th. pe,,.togger, in place Of the lawyer, the mar
who commit. petty larceny should ~ unpunish
ed, while he who commits grand larcen, should
t. punished TO the full ex' ent Of the law. THIS
kind Of pleading may serve the purposes Of
Judge Clark, but it will not satisfy old fashion
ed democrats, that the one 10 any less guilty
Than the other, or that ne, who would bolt "a
l. cal nnmina,ion, would hesitate to b 1t q more
general onr, IL an occasion presented itself
The truth is, what haunts Judge Clark 80 much,
ia, that he failed I" get the vote OF Cascade
Township. Had some one else been the vic,iR,
the Judges equania,ity would have suffered no
sh..k,
Admitting that Mr.. Hall failed to vote for
Judge Clark, is his Gaze - aggravated a. the
Judges? A reference to the facts will decide
this question. Judge Clark bo.ted regular nom
,aion which he participated in bringing about,
while Mr.. Hall bolted nomination which never
had the merit Of being regularly made. The
convention which nominated Judge Clark was
not regularly called aud was resisted by large
number OF counties in the District; full half the
counties were not represented and an etbe- con
vention was called by the dissenting counties
and 4 nomination made. tits beyond the power
Of any human eing, to show, that the Musca.
tine Convention was one sanctioned by thu
usages # the party, or that is actin carried
with il any obliga'inn on tn par, Of democrats,
agreeable to democratic usage, 10 support the
nominee. This was our honest judgement q,
the time; it is such now still, a. between q
rampant whig and professed democrat, we re.
quired no time TO make choice We threw
our influence fol- Judge Clark, and would have
been better satisfied, had all the democrats Of
the District, pursued the same course. But,
because they did not, is NO reason for doubling
their fidelity To the party. The democrats Of
Cascade Township, had determined on the
morning IF the election, to throw their votes
for John r Cook. Mr.. Hall went on to the
ground and urged them. to throw their votes
away (by giving i, To Dr. H. H"lt) rather than
10 vote for John P Cock. After reasoning the
matter with his neis hbors and friends, they 6nal
y consented /, adopt his suggestion and cast
their votes accordingly This is the head and
frnnt If his offending.
Judge CLARK intimates in tn concluding par,
Of his letter, tia, he shall not support Mr.. Hall.
and that the people IF this County should not
support him. Is not this a strange course for
that gentleman 70 pursue? He admits the obi
gation to support party nom nations, by censur
ing Mr.. Hall for failing to support him and ye,
it is plain to be seen from his com nunicai,n.
that he does not intend TO support Mr.. Hall,
the fairness OF whose nomination no one gus
tons. Admitting that Mr.. Hall did wrong in
the course pursued at Cascade, does this justi-
fy Judge Clark in the C urse he has marked on,
for himself? Because one democrat hollis a
nomination, 10 II any reason why another should
d, It. Clearly not. Ii Judge Clark deemed
the article in the Express deserving Of a reply,
Why did he MT reply to ii like d-mocrat' No
politician, (,nI Judge CLARK is emphat;caliy
one) ever had better opportunity to d splay
the Gin ,erty Of his political professions AM e
redeem hinself in the estimation Of bis party
Than was presented on this occasion. After
stating his c1ss to the public and defending
himself against what be might have considered
unjust insnuations aud charges, he should
have appealed to the party TO support the regu-
lar nomnations-the whole ticket. No matter
what Mr.. Halle course has been in years past,
he wss brought forward BY his party and fairly
nominated, which Judge Clark, as Chairman
Of the Convection which nominated him, knows
perfectly we'll and he as democrat acting in
Convention % its chairman, has no right
repudia,e the action Of that Convention. Will
the Judge attempt :" escape the responsibility
Of his rTrsen. position, upon the plea that the
office 10 local and thai it involves no party obi
CATION, ~ he does in his own case, where his
vote or his silence, made the nomination of Mr..
Smith unanimous. IF he should, it will only
prove that his motto 10 expediency, that all
ufices are local according to his re,sonin. and
that his course n . democrat 10 regulated by
his personal relatione with his fellow democrats
No mat er how competent and reliable q demo-
srat We may select for Office, if he 10 not friend.
y t. Judge Clark, the Judge considers himself
1t once abs,lved rom any obligation to support
him.
Nov. we put it to Judge CLARK. as 4 man
WIN has heen repeatedly hon"red with the con-
6denee Of the democratic party, whether he in
lends to support William 8. Hall, Al the ems
AZ election A. . candidate for the Legislature
The Judges letter we place on record for
future reference.
THE STOCK FRAUDS
Mr. vanderhoof. deputed BY the Directors Of
he New York & Harlem Railroad Company
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