The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-05-07

committee had told. you, in a question
like this, so solemn, SO awful, SO tremen-
.dous in its consequences, tive have made
this report for quoting the public mind,
and to induce Maine to wait untilwe hear
from England in answer to our project"
think | never heard Mr.. Clay more
eloquent, or listened to with more breath
less attention, than he was on this occa-
sion. When he had finished, Senators
Of all parties, came round to shake his
hand and express the qualification they
felt at the views he had taken.
The 10000 additional copies were or
dered. The other business Of the day
was private, and not of sufficient interest
to induce me to extend this letter.
New York CHARTER ELECTION. The
Wings have not carried New York, city
but they have accomplished more than
they themselves anticipated. Until with
in two weeks of the election, they were
even undecided as to the expediency Of
nominating candidate for Mayor: when
they did nominate one, he declined. thus
imposing on them the necessity of nomi-
mating another; and yet, under all their
disadvantages. they have done enough to
show, that if the Registry law had been
in full operation, they would have carri-
ed the city by a majority of five or six
thousand. The loco tocos, il they please,
may boast of the result as a victory, but
they themselves cannot regard it, sur
rounded as it is on every side by the
appalling defeats Of their party, otherwise
than as a moonbeam struggling in the
clouds of DEATH We copy the following
from the n. Y. Commercial Advertiser
OF last Wednesday: 5 s sa,.
THE CHARTER ELECTION.
Out numbered, but no. defeated-beat-
ell, and yet victorious. These are contra
dictions of terms. but they are nevertheless
true The Wings went into this election
without due preparation. and under every
possible disadvantage. They did not ex-
Fect to carry the city. Their principal
object in contes,ing the election at all was
to preserve their organization, and to
hold their own was all that they expect
ed 10 accomplish. And in this they have
succeeded, notwithstanding the prodi-
gious efforts of their opponents. 81
But the Wings have done more than to
barely hold their own. The majority of
the administration party has been hand
somely reduced since last autumn, not
withstanding the manufacture, by the Ma
rine Court, within the past week, of up
wards of two thousand voters, most Of
whom, beyond doubt, voted for Narian.
The army of laborers upon the CrotoE
water works swelled the agrarian vote by
many hundreds, striking harder at the
polls by reason of their recent strike for
higher wages, and the continued refusal
of large numbers of them 10 return TO
their work gal Ess9.# '.s~s..#
Again. the preliminary operation of the
registry law so far in their favor as great
ly to multiply the facilities for double vo-
ting, which facilities, there is every rea-
son to believe, were not neglected Nor
is this all: we are assured by the morning
papers, the Express in particular, that the
fourth and seventh wards were taken
from the resident citizens of the wards,
by the United States sailors of two ships
of war. the Independence and Fairfield,
who have just been paid off, and whom
their landlords have influenced to vote
the Loco Foco ticket, once at least. The
ri hal Il L
Wing wards, but for their votes. The
Hook District last night presented one of
the most extraordinary spectacles ever Of
fered in any country. The honest Jack
'rars, after having been used during the
day, were abandoned to their worst enc
mics at night. a
a yet greater outrage was perpetrated
in the sixth ward, where. as we are in.
formed, the Egyptian Iombs where ex-
plored, and the prisoners brought forth,
to vote the agrarian ticket. And yet, not
withstanding all these disadvantages. the
Wings have handsomely reduced the ma.
jorlty of the Tammany candidates. even
in the last death-struggle of the unregis-
tered illegal voters to maintain their as
tendency. The result is proud one for
the Wings. 1t proves beyond doubt,
| that the State will go for Harrison next
November by from twelve 10 twenty thou.
sand majority. And it also proves, that
when the registration. of voters is made
in the fall-when men who present them
selves to the inspectors will be COMPEL,
ed to show that they live son,cphere, and
do not vote under an alias-this city will
be triumphanlly carried by the Wings.
We add such retarns as have been re.
ceived:
lizards. Phoenir. Dariaa.
| First g.. .535
Second 492
Third 795
/ Fourth 's l34
/. Fifth 235
! Sixth 425
Seventh l4I
Eighth 232
| Ninth 56S