The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-10-18
CRUMBS OF COMFORT.

| Th- Herald. together with all oher adAinis-
tration presses throughout the land grab 1" like
| he hen at June bug at every little ciumb Of
| comfort that tails in their way. One Mr.. Henry
| Z. Dean. some what notorious tempe rance lee.
turer, aud member Of the Methodist confer
encc in This state, has been making something
oi display OF his southern birth, predictions,
and orthodox democracy during he sitting Of The
above mentioned honorable body al its te ses
sion in this city, in which he gets a .,raddie o
democracy, and let's drive will, lance at rest, a,
the wind mills Of Know Noihinyisn The
only hope of the South in sus ainin her polit-
cal predominance rests in the devotion "f the
drmocr'trc party to her interests; and us tie
Know Nothings operate as death blow To all
demagosues and all bargaining for foreign Votes
they thus necessarily put complete ext pgul>t-
er on that rotten old thing known a. sold
line" democracy. Hence The denunciation o.
The Souh, the Herald, and Mr Henry Clay
Dean, up. the g shady chaps ~ Dub. Tnb
of the 6 h..
1t is but simple act Of justice 10 MIR. Dea",
to say, that he is as much opposed To the in :
tuition of Slavery the editor Of the Tribune,
but differs with him as to The best means fr
bringing rbout its abol,i N. Tn: lanen'ed
Clay, Webster, ami other dls'Ing iished mrn,
had to lament a similar difference of opinion, il
as the edi or, with such opinions, exis'rd bu
this would hardly justify the vinIent p-rs imp
ton that their opinions were not entitled
to respect, because they happened t, differ
with ,llpse of the editor of the Tribune
The same may be said Of Mr. Dean. opinion
OF Know 'thlnss II. He expresses an "Pini
on upon The leading principle OF this o-g'n z',.
ton and the effect it is likely TO produce IN
society un'ess ch .ck-d, which W.. believe is
founded in reason, Justice ani chri ,tiani'y
This opinion happens to ditf.r with tina, enter
tained by the editor %; the Tribune Very
well. equally strange and s,artIin coinciden
ces have occurred before, ii not in this cnurtry,
| al least in some other, under the broad can ,py
of Heaven. Men have differed in AL times
past, differ now and WILL conlinle t. d,fr as
long as grass grows and water runs. Wi houi
ing, int lligence and thought and moral ac-
couniabil,ty would be at a discount t.. hon
orable to differ; and although Mr.. Dean
belongs to a proit sson which should be duly
enter the sacred precincts of the church, i,
seems 10 us that he offered no Justification for
so direct AMI unpaid ,uahly offensive On init
NATION o.: his political and m,raI Delinquency
Ii we understand Mr. Deans political affin,ies,
he acknowledges obedience 10 none Of the pr.
les of The sday. U Jon some quest oils he is
with the cons .rvativc wings nt the c"nntry and
upon others he is with The dem Gratis But h..
if he did, it seems highly inIecorous that his
motives should be questioned, his ME .r,y
/ arraisned Could not the editor h.y, given IL.
the u,u,l number Of eioice erpieiirc, in iero
cation of mncra.s and the democratic party,
without as ailing this individuals m,tiy+s, The
editors denunciation of Us Tor what he is pleased
to style assaiiin. The Clergy, we think would
| a ,,ply with particular force {, hi nsclf
AS general thing re gard il as d, ci.l,dly
bad policy for CIrryyn,-n t, nl-dll. wit, q les
tions OF civil p'li'y in the pulpit. We have
repeatedly so expressed ourself But when ou,
pulpi,s all over the country are drsccratrd with
the vilest Abolition ircrndiaryisn aud sn oatl
heund sseretc soe'eiy '"r political obiac;s, is de-
Tended from the pulpit, it seems To be ,,e o.!y
medium through which these wills ga, b.
reached and corrected In this view Of IN.
case, acting strictly on the de ensivp, il NAV b..
jusiiiiabl,, but IN no other i'll our hu nbie jud 9
menf
y ~ We direct attention to new advertise.
ment Of Geo. a. Il all in nm 1.ihe. c.Iuuu