Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-08-13

the poorest caCuIaOrS to De t0un0 on Inc lace q l
earth We are Of opion that they would make bad
Generals. A cautious commander always makes i
point to ascertain, near as possible, the strength
Of the enemy, their advantages and counts his own
thought too strong, makes secure his retreat Not
so with our wing brethren. They meet, make i've
" speeches. extrayagant calculations as to their own
strength, and apparently forgetting that they have
an eremy to contend with, shout for victory before
the battle is begun. In this way they as often de-
ccve themselves try to deceive Others as our cleo
tons are held. They are peculiar kind Of people,
learning not by experience that they can be beaten,
for as often as they are conquered they announce
| sure victory year ahead. 1t may answer the
purpose of keeping up the dropping spirits OF the
desponding, but the modification Of being beaten
more than counterbalances the pleasures Of antci-
patton.
To prove that some Of them are ignorant asses,
or can dcsignedly deceive those who give credit to
their statements, we extract few paragraphs from
the Hawkeye, previous to the elections:
ave have JUS. returned from the Davenport Dem
OCT3tlC w uln press W
'nounce that on the last baIloting ALFRED RICH
obtained the almost unanimous vote Of the Conven-
ton. The Northern Wings will go for him this
time to man, SO will those South, of course, and
he viN be elected our nert Delegate IN Congress By
a triumphant majority."-Hawkeye of May s.
Now, whether the editor was green enough to be
lieye what he then stated or knowing better wished
only to deceive and mslead, shall not judge but
leave both horns of the dilemma to his choice. !.
On the 18th of the same month"; after speaking of
the wing convention and giving the assurance that
the several aspirants to the nomination would cordi
| ally support the nominee, the editor says
"The hope then, of dissatisfaction on the part of
these gentlemen and their friends at the nomination,
need no longer be rolled as swhet morsel under the
tongues of our opponents. This was fondly antci-
pated by them But they have deceived themselves.
| The Democratic Wings throughout the Territory,
far can learn, for the frs. time united. If
they remain so feel assured that they will obtain
| decided victory at the next August election. Il
,cas simply the wa,n Of such union that caused
| their defeat last gear. We conversed with gentle
men at the late Convention from all parts of the Ter
ritory ,chose aoord ,ve depend, and the infer
nation we obtained from them leads US candidIy to
believe that orer fue hundred professed whigs roted
last year for Gen. Dodge, for personal prudential
motives, who will not vote for him or any opposition
| candidate again.
That the wings united at both elections there
is no doubt, and the story that five hundred wings
voted for Gen. Dodge improbable that we are
surprised at the gubiity of the editor in swallow
ing such yarn, or judging his readers so ignorant
as to give it credit. According to his own showing
the wings united at the last election, and are
now BEATEN which not only shows that he is false
prophet but that those upon whose word he can re-
y conscientious to deceive by false state
mcnts.
On the 9th of the same month, the editor says: :
"The Democratic Wings in this county-,he bone
and sinew folks-are wide awake.
If the wings last year had drawn the lines this
ty would have had an entire wing representation.
| Well, wide awake as they were there was not
quite enough of them the I'd to carry an entire
wing representation, so according to the doctrine
preached up by the Hawkeye last winter three
wings will next winter misrepresent the wishes of
their constituents.
In the next number Of that paper, after noticing
the Democratic meeting for the nomination of coun-
| ty officers, he says
awe know that our opponents are vigiIant and
that the candidates will leave stone unturned to
| secure their election but with determination on
the part of the wings not to be outgeneraed by the
| many generals of their opponents, they can carry
almost any ticket they may choose to select"
After giving the ticket nominated by the Demo.
cratic convention, he turns to his friends, and asks
Brother wings what 10 you think of it, We
have conversed with several and all unite in saying
will be easy to beat such a ticket. That is our
opinion, most clearly.
Of Shepherd Letter, he says" We wish to see
whether, strictly party grounds, he be elect
ed. We doubt it, The contest was so strictly
conducted party grounds that out of numerous
relations of Mr.. L. he did not get solitary vote
| all his relatives being wings. Of Gen. J. M. Nor
| gan he says
flames NJ Morgan, the aughin stock of all his
acquaintance, and late editor If the Gazette, who
processes to be the only man who has kept the soul
and body of Democracy from falling to pieces in this
Territory, and who tried to be candidate once be-
FORE when he had been in tina county but few
months, will he be elected! Ha ha ha We
shall see.''
| Having seen that the people of Des Moines ap-
prcciatcd his talents and reposed confidence in his
honesty and integrity, the editor can now laugh out
| of the other corner of his mouth.
On the 18th June, in speaking of the Wing con-
| vention, he said
"All were delighted, and we believe every Demo-
cratic Wing in the county will vote the ticket rec
| commended at this convention"
The foregoing extracts not only show that the