The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30

/ SATAN k6tNOvJN0 OSNs
The Queen's Lawful Subject, sJsaay Bali
Thonas, Of the sDsbuqus Observer" attempt
10 b sss5slly and ..jssfiesily severe upon III
in his issus Of this morning. He accuses ~ d
having falsi6ed The truth IN pronesnsiag hi,
sheet an Aboliiioa sheet and II being unworthy
Of HE no ice. Those who carefully peruse the
leader in this htArnines Observe" viii readily
detect, thit, although the eu.en's suhj.ct pre-
tends 10 Be- indignant because the charge o
Abolitionisms s inside agaih.. him, th- real cause
of his ihlignA ion, ie the exposure Of an infam
ous fraud which he has perpetra,ed apan the
ballet box in this city. Wha, ao-s he care
about the charge of Ahoi,tiohism' He has
repeatedly sancsi"ned the bargain made al Iowa
City last Fsbruarv, by which two of the leading
Aboii,ionists ofthe State, were made a,sninees
At the whig Convention and has been efnerse,.
in Aholitiosism up To his ryes. ever since his
intnlerant sheet issued from the press. Again
we repeat wha, does he care sbod, the charge OF
Abotiu"nism, Not a straw. 1t il the expo
SURE ~ 1he fact, thai he has lived in this country
twenty three years. according to his own ,est.-
mony, without ever having taken the necessary
steps to become a citizen aud has violated the
laws Of the laAd and corrupted the ballot box
by voting in this city. when he is lawful sab
jec, Of III. British Queen. This is what has
aroused the gen,lemans indignation. And well
i, might; Tor what being imbued with sentiments
II republic anism and with manly pride, would
suffice himself 10 reap the benefits aud receive
the protection Of government f,r twenty three
years, without becoming its friend, by taking
the oath # lIegiance, OF would sneakingly per-
peirate fraud upon the ballot box, the most
sacred ins,i,u ion we have' If there 10 anything
which would touch the liner feelings of the
human heart, it 10 the seli convicting and selt
debasing rea- c,ion, that he had outraged the
laws Of . country which had given him its
protection aud thrown its pa.crnal egis over
him.
We ere not surprised that the Queens Lawful
ssbjee manfests so much feeling upon the
subject. 4tis natural that any Que should do
il. Our greatest astonishment il that he should
take il SO cody; bat one assuming to aid in
directing the Exeter Hall Abolition movement,
in this country, s.ostd and mast be cool cal
rsiatisg trsisor I, the laws and ias,itu,ions of
The country, which feeds aud protects him.
The Queens subjec. must not aat,er himself
hat he can leace u BY oGsnstrs personal al
lxsisxs. We have encountered this kind Of
warfare too often and too long to have it disturb
nur eqnanimity. He can dscredit our intclh
,ence whenever end al often ~ it suits his
purpose TO do 90. We do not fear the verdict
Il 4 people who have known VI from the 6rst
,rganisa,ion of the state into Territory. Thus
ar in life, we have always uttered our opinions
without fear or favor and we shall hardly be
induced at this late day, to forego the privilege,
'eeause comparative a,ranger in the place and
IN alien % the country, chooses to characterize
hem a. worthless. The brief c,reer of the
gentleman % an editor, has proved him I" be rs
irmly attached to the political heresies IF our
lncient enemy, Great Britain. Is he is deadly
hostile to the ms itu,ions Of this county. He
,as shown himself I" be AZ intolerant bigot
IS ever gIac'd the world; and because we have
lad he boidness to tell the public in plain old
'axon. he laskes himself into p,ssinn. and
ellis the public that We are unworthy of his
,ot,ce Il we resiiy thought he had credit
with The public, f,s telling the truth. this
assault would be the most m,rtifyins to
'ur feelings aud the mist difcnlt 10 over.
come, that We have ever encountered; because
I n sufficiently notifying to hive thu unfav"r-
bile opinion Of good men, without being sub
aeted I" The doGhIe distilled odian of having
mes opinions criticised and cndem ned by such
renegade ss the editor Of the I" Observer"
When the editor will ceAse his prescription
# classes and sresds, tske the oath 10 support
he inst,tn ions anG government Of this 'untry
md manifest proper con si,ion fr the crime
t having illegally exercised the right of buff
age in this country, we shall be very willing 70
reat him as srilxen and as entitled Ia bone
"a counselor and director Of
,nblic opini,a I'm il then, he must mike up
liz mind, Ia take what comes; and it Will b.
lloge Their more crrd,,ahle to him, il he takes it
viihru, fyiag Of If the hanNe.