The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-03-29

there there was J ].
entertained 3
ed, and mind ri
and now it is deem
! till the soil in the same
) African race than to BREATH
atmosphere, and drink with
fountain, The prejudice or idaV
an ignorance too gross to contind
WIN The most stupid. A shor, rde>
Capital into Maryland or Virginia would
to any one who doubted, that no such feel
now exist and some o: the most procuctN
farms IN Fairfax county, Virginia, are no
worked by the proprietors and their familie
VINO are from New York, New Jersey, Pennsy
vania or some Of The Eastern States. and VIII
do not find it profitable either to purchase or en-
ploy negroes; for the reason, as they alel
that the blacks are too lazy, or that they
have been properly taught to labor -
negro, who has been reared upon
Maryland plantation, can scarcely
ment among northern or westerI
cause ne has never been taught 4
work-he is by no means so e,
of farming utensils, and in th
usually left far behind, dsheartel
| ed
! III IS sometimes contended
| for these restrictive laws that
to permit slave labor to como
with that Of freenen in the
| Cnirn, because il would les
latter--and that such conn
vented by act Of Congress
in our reach proves the arr
| This competition is seen
ginia-along the banks O
and Missouri, and IN mar
| iry; aud while 1t is not
we see undoubted proof
| ductive, and that those "
to It, are far behind thei
elements of prosperity.
udes and countries whir
African race, and in mas
sickness and death 0"u .o'i III me
,ba, Of A.. te man. This fact, owing to
~. ..i;nate Of theS northern States being SO un
Genial to the African race, superadded to the
aorss of self presentation, produces among them
,h, mortality so greatly exceeding tina, which
ooo,rs in the southern portions of the Union
g. The same reason instances of insanity and
80 are much more numerous among the
..oee in thu hofihefn than in tine southern
S,s,ss Jae facts were clearly established by
,hs >dtor from Indiana, Mr.. PErr1r,] in the
sfN ssh made by him few days since by un.
questionable data drawn from the census oi
1850.
The Senator from Connecticut rMr. SMITH
told US in the outset of his speech against the
bill under consideration, that in taking part IN
the debate he departed from his usual course
which was to discharge his duties with as little
speaking as possible; and that nothing but the
magnitude OF the evils which the passage OF
this bill would bring upon the country, had con
strained him to intsfpose his warning volca -
who would suppose, sir, that Senator of hi,
vast experience and profound sa aacty. a gentle
man to whose direction and management The
destines OF the great and universal Whig part,
Were intfns'ed, acting for the whole Union here
IN Warrington, during the entire campaiy,
Tor the Presidency-w would suppose that he
could 50 deceive himself as to believe that tn,
passage OF law recognizing the principle o
the right OF self government by American citi
zens would hazard the peace, perhaps the safet,
of the country, and to urge such extraordinary
arguments in opposition to it,
The Senator, in his search for reasons agains
the bill, appeared to depend for argument t
show that American citlzens residing in the tel
ritores should be deprived Of the righ, of self
government, upon the fact that the Mormons q
Utah had formed for themselves a peculiar in
stitution, by which each man of that sect too
to himself plurality of wives. This pecula
institution, presume, belongs rather to the re
ligious than the civil code of the Mormons an
do not think the Senator will ever be put
the trouble of voting to disapprove any la
passed by the Legislature of Utah which wi
contain provision that citizen of that Terri
tory shall or may have forty wives. In mat
ters OF faith and practice, sects are very apt
go to extremes. suppose it is part of Nor
mon s faith, that wife is an excellent articl
and that it is d4ty incumbent upon evey OF
'hodox Mormon to have as much of good con
modify, or as many good things, as his circul
stances will permit There is, on the 9th,
hand, a certain sect who believe that a wife is
bad thing, and they "will have none of it,
Both the Mormons and the Shakers, on this poi
are doubtless IN gross error. The latter a
gradually diminishing before the intelligen,
and enlightened Christianity of the day, and Il
present delusions of the former, believe, "
in few years hence disappear as an effect
the same cause. The Shakers are among u,
they form societies and make their habitatiol
Ill all our States, yet no one has, in these att
days OF light, ever presented proposition
drive ihem out, no one has ever limited that II
: Constitution of the Union should be so amend,
!
, think | may be permitted to state nv be!it
that if the Senator from Connecticut we're rea
!y himself compelled to make a choice betwer
the Shakers and the .normons, Brigham Your
would soon have the pleasure OF the Senator
company, and the benefit of his matured ;uds
ment, in Utah
TIE Senator from Connecticut TMr. Smith
fights the bill with dl manner of weapons. Il
5 draws upon his reading for his wit, and his ex
/ berant imagination for his facts. He is sore
troubled at the expense which will attend ii
establishment Of terri. O, al governments for n
braska and Kansas. lie tremb!es with alar
at the corse sequences to the Treasury, and war;
Us against the danger of increasing our annu
expenditures some fifty or si1ty Thousand do
lars. SIR, permit me 10 congratulate the natio
upon the deep solicitude the Senator feels as
| guardian of the public chest, upon the profnun
anxiety he manlesis for an economical admin
s!ration of our public affairs. The Senator,
sincere, is living evidence hat may b.
come wiser, and perh1p better, as he lncreas,
in years, for il is but sholt time since the Sci
ator was supporting, upon his broad shoulder
an admins ration who's, expenditures exceede
( any. believe, that had ever preceded it. 1t
not long since that Senator voted for the treme,
dous Appropriation to ocean STEAMERS to Frenc
, spol'ations. Indeed what, in the shape of ex
Pehui'uIe or craiil, mas he heretoloFe Vote
, against?
He states that the Post Office Qepartme,
will be taxed to an expense of thous ,nds ups
thousands and presume he means for tran >po
ting free of charge, bundles and boxes Of elee
tioneerlng handbills pictorial political historic
, to all parts Of the Union, for the purpose
, bringing Whig Administration into power.
, But, as Territories and new States are alta c
, ed by that Sena or Tor their post office expense
| invite attention to the actual cost of ma
i transportation and the annual receipts of posis
f ges in Iowa and Wisconsin, when they we
: about in the middle of their existence as Te
rtories:
5 State. Pear Cost Repsnn
Iowa ls43 $o9i $9,3,