The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05
THE REV /. [. STEW ART.

and insert il in our present issue, which gives
MIR. Stew art his true position before the people
o. the state and ia our jud gment reflects TO par
,cuar credit upon his candor, either man
or polican. II will be sven that in his an
nouncemrnt of himself to the editors of the
Nuscatine Journal he says: "Yesterdny the
Free Sod candiao;s for Superintendent Of Pub
tie Instruction deei'"'d IN my yf"ror." This
ietter is dated Mount Pleasant ais,ch 9Th. In
response To this declaration nf Mr. Stewart, Dr.
Geo. Shedd, writes to The editor of the VALLEY
Wing" under da e of March 18Th, six days
| alter, and says: .'Sererc sickness in my family
and neighdorhood, preventing, and f,keIy npre
cent my leaving home on a caarass, as ,oas cz-
pected; and furthermore, a second person hap
ing announced his name as an indspsudsnt can
didats for tie same office, fronn a befief derired
from the Interpretation of another TINT my
name soas Ui'hdrann, IAteref"re ,Oithdrau" &c.
Now, we conceive that MIR. Stewart was entir
y unauthor zed IN announcing the withdrawal
of DR.. Shedd, unless having the most undaubt-
ed evidence, evidence from the parry himself,
that he declined canvass. Especially is he
reprehensible wh' h- conn ecs with this an
nouncement the assertion, that the said party
had declined tn his fapor. II is evident from
the reading of DR.. Shedd's communicate n, that
this portion Of Mr. Siewart's announcement, W as
unauthorized in every particular.
But we have an other discrepancy to no ICE.
In Mr.. Siewarts communicatinn to the editors
of the "Muscatine Journal he says: eft the
instance cf my friends, irrespective of sec, or
party, cons, mt to rnn." Can Mr. Stewart
with truth say, thai he is 4 candidate irrespec-
tive of party and that any considerable number
Of democrats have solicited him to be can.ii-
dates He krows perfectly well, that he is 10
draw his support principally from the wings and
that his communications are all IS ith the wings.
This deeeptioa is too transparent. to deceive any
considerable number of voters
But again, in Mr.. Stewards address to the
people Of iosca, he says: sFelinw ci,izpns =
Hastily, ond unsougst on my part, | am before
you AS candidate for The office Of "Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction."
This is the language of Mr.. Stewar. in his
Circular to the people. Let US see how this
corresponds with what the Rev. Simeon Waters
says. We extract the following from the Keo.
kuk Dispatch Of the 2lst:
II is true that the Rev Simeon Waters (Abo-
liiion candidate for Governor. and uhig candi.
date Tor secretar, Of S'ate) wrote letter from
Mt Pleasant, on the 9Th of las, February, of
"hich the following is an extract:
"Pev. |. ] Stewart. is making himself r;dicu
Ions by is Complaints alb, U, town. that the
~ h'ys in their late convention neglected ,he
ciaims Of the methodist Church, ar in other
words. because b.. az not put in nomination for
Superintendent of Public Instruction."
If this statement hy one Rev. candidate ahou,
an other Re trne, Mr.. Stewart certainly does
not, occupy a very snsiabIS poss1on beforazia.s
vofers Of Iowa We place confidence in the
statement of Mr. Waters because we believe
that no man leaves other PROFESSIONS, and espe-
enter the Political arena and elec,inn-er with
the energy and tact. which have, for tn last few
weeks, characterized the political peragrinaiinns
If Mr. Stewart, without having sough' the posi-.
ton and feelln. strong desire for office.
Blu, what is To be- the effect, Of this kind or
el"ctinneerug, upon the interests and drs'nies
"f the church, Is trtot to di>rredit the church
and materially retard the prosperity and adj
Is il not 10 disgust 9. nuirc christians and work
untold evil in the ranks Of, the youth? Is il 40
to visit suspic con aud ceasure npon the really
faithful teacher of the gospel. All of these
evils and many more inevitable. How could
Mr.. Stewart so forget himself, as to claim
nomination from political convention. upon
the ground of his connection with church -
Has it come To this, that ministers will make
the church beast nf burden upon which to ride
into Office and talk about the rights of The church
and the hostility of the church, in matters Of
party politics and the disposition of office -
This is gross calunny upon the church; and if
il be true, as :he Rev Mr Waters saws, that
the Rev Stewart made this dec laraton, il should
speedily consign him to relreme mt both from
politics and the church
We regret, for the honor and promotion Of
great and salutary cause and for The interest and
character of a large and respectable denomina-
tion of christians, that MIR. S ewart has been so
unpardohabiy indIscreet and reckless OF his OBJ
legations to the church and his duty to himself
1t argues unfayoraply for him. 1t is by no
means pleasant task, for us to write in this
strain; it is not the province ofs political jour
nal to engage in the discussio of matters, or
men connected with the church " have nev yer
done it. nor do we desire to do it, bu, when the
rulers of the church cast aside the robes of the
church and enter the field of politics in disguise
and set up right to office the ground of
church membership, tbs n it becomes the imper-
alive duty of every candid man and independent
journalist, to expose the evil and rebuke those
who are ins rumental in producing it. 1t is a
duty which all owe to the church ITSELF nde.
pendent of that which attaches to the political
re lations of the citizen