The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-02

q the soil IL looks well for such men 10 vi
ate the rules Of free discussion, the liberty of
peech and attempt violently to expell man
rom public stand, who has been identified
with the growth and prosperity Of Dubuque
We could call the names Of these persons, but
"rb.ar doing 80 for the present. We would
ldmonish them To- be little more careful here.
after
THE MEETING ON SATURDAY.
The democratic Nebraska meeting on Satur.
day afternoon and evening, was one worthy Of
The times, the place and the democracy II was
a perfect annhiiator to whggery and Abolition
ism The heart that was present n that occa
si' n and did not sympaihise will, the down cast
adamant itself. Col MrHenry opened the ball
by taking the stand, in front Of the City Hotel,
al half past 3 O'Clock P. M. The Col made
me of his best speeches. He was fluent, forci.
bile and logical and demonstrated the inc,nsis.
'encies and misrepresentation of Abolition
whiggery most successfully. After the Col
had concluded his remarks Mr.. Thunlas RI. ers
was called ou' and made one of his peculiarly
sharp and forc:ble speeches. Mr. Rogers han
died the Missouri Compromise question in a
nastrrIy manner and demonstrated conclusive.
ly and we have 10 doubt, to the satisfacti IN 81
every democrat and many wings present, tina,
what is styled the Missouri Compromise, is m
Compromise at all. Mr.. r. spoke about hall
an hour and then resumed his seat amid the
cheers and congra ula,i"rs of the crowd
After the conclusion Of Mr. RS remarks, the
following resolutions were read and adopted
Reso'red, That we recognize in the Cons,i,u
ton at the United States, the rincip!es and
gurantees of Republican liberty. and that, VIII. .
Their assailed by foreign or domestic enen les, we
will uphold and defend it both firm violenc,
and contempt
RcsolrcG. That the principles If ind. vid .al
'v'reignty and rtspec. tor Safe Rights, recog
nized by the Nebraska Kansas Bill, is in str;c,
nized and guaranteed blythe Constitution nf III.
U. ard that as such. the Nebraska.
Kansas Bill meets with our appreciation.
and shall have our support to maintain i! nvio-
late.
Resolred, That as the Constitution Of the U
s. recognizes the political eaiimaey of slavery
as State Institution, and declares that Fugi.
lives from service shall be delivered up, Oh CLAIM
Ut the person to whom their service IS due, we
recognize the obligation imposed upon Us by
this clause vi The CONSTITUTIONAL compact, and
are ready to obey il in the same good faith that
We would any other OF its precepts.
ResO Ded, That we are oppnsed to all political
isms which conflict with the rights aud priv
leges guran eed IT, all citizens of the United
States, whether such isms be founded upon re.
ligious intolerance, or on abstract notions OF q
hi cher Jaw.
RcsoiUed, That in the candidates nominated
by the Democratic party, in State, Compression
al, Senatorial, & County Conventions, We re
cognse the legitimate standard bearers Of con
sti' u ional principles, and TO them, one and all
we nearby pledge our Undivided support, on the
first Monday of August.
ResOiced, That notwiths' anding the extraor
binary and diabol;cal efforts OF Aboli,lonisi.
and Constitution breakers, I" make the name
aud person OF Stephen A. Douglas odous t.
to the American people, we hail him as the
champion Of the CONSTITUTE n, and such, re
cognze him standing erect upon the writing
and pr s,rate body Of Abolilionism, fresh and
vigorous FIR anolher political contest
These resolutions were ordered TO be pub
lished, after which the meeting adjourned unit
y O'Clock
Al the appointed time large crowd hae
gathered around the stand preparatory to listen
yer who has Gently settled in this city from
Baltimore, and MIR William vandever, III.
former defending the Nebraska Ball and the
latter re- Arc'ing the Abolition whig sentiment
upon this question. Capt. M. NJ Hayden open
ed the meeting with few appropriate remark,
introducing MIR Griffith To the citizens of Du
buqne. Mr.. G took the stand and spoke some
Two hours. He reviewed the history Of the
slavery question, the Missouri Compromise ant
fhe Nebraska Bill in st able and convincing
manner. He was fluent, forcible and argumen
tative. He w-s courteous, yet severe upon the
wing party. He demonstrated beyond contra
dicton, that the prnvissons of the Nrbrasks
Bill, were in strict keeping with the prpcept.
and requirements Of the constitution; that the
provision most object d to, embodied principle
as sacred as the constitution, upon which al
liberty is based tina, what is styled the M 'ssou
ri Compromise never possessed an ele
ment necessary 10 Constitute compro
mise that i, had bren dsre garded by bott
the North and the South ; and that i
the present eff 1T OF the factions and isms Of tn,
country to def-at the operation Of the law organ
zing Nebraska and Kansas and repeating tn.
Fugitive Slave Law, should be successful, our Ii
berries would be seriously en-, angered, the hope.
of the republican world blasted and our gioriou,
constitution and government destroyed Thi,
speech was master effort, and reflected The
highest credit upon its author 1t was forcible
lucid and conclusive. II made friends for tn.
stranger and votes for the democratic party
1t was such a speech as could not, nor v as no
answered. As a democrat we were prond of i
and we cannot forego the opportunity Of con.
graduating the democrats Of Dubuque and o
he State, upon so valuable an acquisition to th.
party.
Mr.. Vanderver according to previous IT.
rangement responded in a speech Of sbout u
hours length. 1t was a very good campaigr
speech, but it was no reply to the argument
of the gentleman who had preceded him.
No one who was present will deny that tn.
wings left the ground little ,hs>worse for the
speaking aid considerably detected and cres
fallen.
This is but premonitory sympton Of tn,
disease in its most aggravated form on Monday
next.
"CEDER FALLS WEEKLYt BANNER
We have received No of ntw paper, with
hawk County, Iowa, by Messrs Meredith ane