The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-03-01
OLE 4Nrrklq Grprrss,
BY VIM. H. MERRITT.

BY VIM H. MERRITT.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAR. 1, 1854.
PICK THE FLINT AND TRY AGAIN
The public has been treated to nearly three
columns Of fine span composition in the Auxi
ary Wing Print, from DR.. Flint Of Alamakee
county. The occasion for this potent or patent
prescription from the Doctor, will be found IN a
short editorial paragraph, which appeared in the
Express among the first days Of January last,
denying the truth of charge brought against
US by the Doctor, in the democratic convention
held inAlamakee:scounty, in to the ell, CT that we
had printed and Circulated for the election of
1852 certain mongret OF bogus ticket. As the
Doctor has peculiar fancy for the word "togus"
over mongrei, for what cause We do not pretend
to account, we shall conform to his taste in the
matter and when required 10 use either word,
adopt that Of "bogus."
| We shall not pretend to follow the Doctor
through all the minute of his migration to the
State his investment Of fifty cents in the news
paper enterprise; his becoming nausea,ed with
our prescriptions Of democracy, and finding
speedy relief in the Auxiliary Print !; his settle
ment i'll Alamakee and watchful guardla .,ship
over the democracy of that region !; for, although
it might be very interesting and satisfactory to
him, it would probably be tedious TO the pub
| lic
However highly impressed with the Doctors
and frl Sfvlo oc com
he has abored altogether too long and too hard,
| for the accomplishment Of SO little. What have
you accomplished Doctor? You have told the
public that you stopped at Dubuque when hunt
ing market for your pills, a circumstance that
probably never would have occurred to them
had you not mentioned it; that you informed
some one that you had fifty cents to invest in
newspapers, and that some one advised you to
give it to the Express; that you afterwards got
sick of it doubtless because its democracy was
too radical for you) dropped it and commenced
taking the Herald; (all distinguished men re-
ceiye it we understand gratis) that yop have
got your eye upon Office seekers, contract ex-
pectants and doubtful democrats, who presume
contrary to your enlightened judgment, to favor
an organization Of the democratic party in Ala
makee county; that you vent to Iowa City las,
wlnter and by some unforeseen accident, or pp.
expected good fortune, got into the lobby Of the
Senate that you there had conversation with
the editor of the Reporter and spoke in an
audible tone (stentorian We presppe) so that the
editor of the Express might have heard it;
| hat WI t,,t 4 tbao Al
Miners Express on the margin of Hand Bill,
concluded there was corruption, opposed the
organization Of the party, was voted down, draf-
ted with your own right hand Chat is provided
you are not left handed) the notice for an ad-
journed meeting and (did you every made
a speech before the convention but you have
not acknowledged 70 the public as you ought to
have done, that you m ;srepresented US in your
county Convention, although you utterly and
totally fail in your communication, to adduce
particle of evidence in support of your charge,
that we printed and circulated "togus" tickets
So Tar from reiterating your charge against us,
you exhibit your propensity for eraw fishing by
arraigning the editor of The Reporter as guilty
party and inferring that we must have been
accessory In this connection it is proper to
state, that the editor of the Reporter had moth
| ing TO d" with printing and circulating the s.bo
gus ticket in lamakee county The tickets
| were ordered by whg in this City 9nq printed
in the whig office and this can be shown when.
ever the matter assumss an importance demand
ing il.
II is the deliberate opinion Of the Doctor, tina,
the Dubuque Herald is lhe best democratic pa.
per in the State. THIS opinion should excite no
establishment, after being told by him, that the
whig and democratic parties are one and the
same thing, except on "minor points in our
| system of government. The theory of the
Doctor and the practice of his organ agree most
admirably. paper which has never uttered
sentiment in favor, but thousand harsh and
| unjust things against the present democratic
administration, is no doubt an agreeable COM
| Doctor.
word about the Hand Bill, which the Doc
tor thinks might have originated in the Express
Office. The matter was sent to for Hand
Bill, by as true man and dempcrqt as the State
contains-a man who was pioneering among
the democracy in this country, whep the Doctor
was probably taking his frst lessons in physc-
was ordered to be set up precisely as it appeared
and was paid for.
A.word as to the Doctors charge, that we
stigma Of getting up and circulating this "bogus'
| ticket. 1t appears that the Doctor was inform
ed that such was the fact, but we are not told
| who the informant was and the public is left to
infer that there might have been some mistake
about it.
The msquoted and garbIed extracts from our
article, upon which the Doctor founds his unique
| theory OF government, and descants with so
! much learning and satire, are not of sufficient
importance to merit any reply.
In conclusion we have only this to say. We
respect the opinion of the Gemocracy of Alama-
kee Co. but we do not care two coppers for the
opinion OF DR.. J. w. Flint and we have not
doubt that the public at large care as little.
One word Of advise to the Doctor, when he
writes again. Be sure you have something to
say, when you attempt another communication to
the public and if possible, say it inside Of three
columns, nearly 5000 Ms to the column.
IxPRovEMESrs.-Exten preparations are
making for heavy spring and summer busi-
ness and for building up and improving the
City. Materials Of every description are being
dropped at their respective localities, preparatory
to the erection Of large number of dwelling
and business houses the coming spring and
GUNNER.
twill be an excellent season for mechanics
and no doubt the services of many more, than
are now here. could be proftably employed