The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-03-15
NUMBER c 6.

charge OF nlsrule and maadmnis,ration, an,
of the incompetence of democra,ic statesmen
The Iowa Land Bill would have passed th
Senate and been before the House ere this. ha,
1t not been that your local stritcs aud the con
trnsi"ns Of rival companies have found theis wa
here, and seem so utterly selfish, so determine,
that no bill shall pass that each ia not ia. f,yhiri
Considering the number of projects, is absurd,
that your delegation embarrassed, and III.
committees, their outside influence, divided uo.
on the question of arranging the terms Of N,
grant. In addition to this, i'll sdYised ne wsua
per articles from your state carried about bv The
interested, and everything done, only tend te
create Ike idea, tha, The legislative policy wa.
| of daub'ful stability, that She interests of the
Ssae are as yet afioat, and drifting in the cur
rents Of caprice, and that any grants to the Stat.
in such condition of ihinos, would be prena.
ture The delegation Of course, are bound haud
and foot hy their instructions They can nei
ther substitute, or give preference, no matter
what their personal views are. To say they
may exercise any discretion in a matter where
pie the democratic doctrine of obedience to tn 6
will Of the people expressed through theil
constitutional responsibilities under foot, and give
the agent "dscre.ion" TO carry out his private
ends, to be swayed by local interest, and barter
the veal of the great state for brbea. It will
not do TO adhere to the Legislative bill and tack
on these other projects, for it now. grants the
maximum quantity that any state has received
or that Congress will give, $500 900 acres, and
such course would be to wi.fplly and wiih
open eyes cast all away. Would it not be better
far Iowa to whistle off these outside barkers.
and the press unite in holding up the hands oil
the delegation-get the bill, as it is, passed, Sc
cure the lands, and then fight over the divis-
ion of the gratuity at home, in the arena Of the
state Legislature, where all sections-every WE'LL
based project, can be made to equi,ably share,
by the simple adoption of a memorial to con
gress, to give the states power to selec, routes
and dispose of the lands as may best subserve
her interests. lt,wou'd begranted-not n week 8
delay would occur-for when congress once de
cidcs to give Iowa the lands, it will not seek to
control her in favor Of particular locallties-
Those companies who have no hope in the leg.
islature can have none here, except to embarrass
end defeat, and the course certain interests and
certain papers are taking is only jeopardizing
eur state interests
But if this bill fails, and Iowa gets no land
who will be blamed Why, sir, the very air
will howl with the denunciations, the whig party
and the disorganizing press will shrek out
against the democratic party, and its public men.
This traitor work Of their own hands will be
charged upon the inefficiency and neglect Of
our delegation, and fierce assaults will be made
to driv. them from their places in the respect
and affection of the people, because forsooth
they did not over ride all opposition here. and al,
the forces that Iowa herself send against them
and win for her, what many of her presses and
officials now declare that she does not want..de.
clare is obsolete and behind the age Sir, there
is two fold motive at work to defeat the cher
ished and long deferred hopes Of Iowa for a
grant of lands Do you or your readers, need
an interpreter, You will hear from me again
BURR-OAK