Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-02-26
From the Richmond Enquirer.
THE LANDMARKS.

The PRINCIPLES OF '98-'99.-The indomit-
able spirit of Democracy quals not-falters
not. 1t displays its energies In all parts OF
the repubic-lrom the Cult Of Mexico TO the
Lakes-from Maine to Louisiana. The Re
publican journals are every where raising the
flag, standing to their arms, ralylng round the
principles Of '98, and prepared to resist every
aggression. 1t is indeed no time to disarm, to
disband, or relax a muscle, when we see Dan
iel Webster about 10 be elevated 10 the hrSt
post in the coming cabinet!
We are delighted to see so many Of the old
Republican journals adopting the principles
of '9S as their landmarks, and publishing the
Virginia Resolutions and Madison's Report
1t is cheering to read such articles as the fol-
lowing:
From the N. o. Morning Intelligencer of Dec. l5
THs INTERRUPTED AND UNsURDuED OEsIoc-
RAcy.-It is with the highest emotions OF pride
and satisfaction, that we observe the buoyant
! and elastic spirit of the Democratic party and
their presses throughout the Union, since their
late disastrous defeat by the combined forces
! of Northern Federalists and Abolitionists aud
| disappointed aspirants of the South. The
| Democratic party, though overpowered, have
nothing to dishearten them their vote through
out the Union, shows large increase over
that Of any former period and notwlthstand-
ing Mr.. Van Buren's popular vote is consider
ably larger than it was when he was elected
in 1886 by very decided and handsome ma
jority, yet the Federal Wings have managed
to throw an extraordinary increase OF their
vote, in every quarter of the Union; such an
increase, in fact, as not only to bring them up
with the increase of the Democratic vote, but
10 outstri p it, perhaps TO the extent OF nearly
hundred thousand votes throughout the Union,
thus presenting the remarkable picture Of an
increase of nearly two hundred thousand Fed
eral votes over any former estimate, while the
Democratic party has not only maintained the
| ground upon which it has always been hereto
| fore successful, but also shows a reasonable
| increase.
That the election of Gen. Harrison, from the
facts which are presented, and the evidence
which comes thickly upon US from all parts of
the Union, has been effected by extensive
frauds on the ballot boxes, and unexampled
| corruptlons practised by the Federal party,
| through the means of foreign aid, and the use
Of thousands Of dollars sent over here by Euro
pean spectators and stock jobbers, there cam
not be doubt.
When it is known that from twenty to thlr-
ty Thousand votes have been cast in single
State, more than there were legal voters IN that
State, and from eight hundred TO a thousand
in single county, mere than there were legal
voters in that county, we do not hesitate TO say
that, if the fraudulent votes which have been
cast in the late Presidential election could be
ascertained and cast out of the account, the
Federal party would be found to be in most
lean minority.
The Democracy never stood on higher
ground. We say they have been overpower-
ed-not by the strength Of Federal numbers,
but by the basest Federal frauds and corrup-
tons. Snch power cannot stand. The light
of truth and the power of reason will soon dis
perse the dark spell which seems to have how
cred over the senses Of the people, and show
to them, in their odous and horrld features,
the true principles of Federalism, and the
whole world will be made sensible of the glo-
rous truth, that, if in the late Presidential con-
test, the bright principles Of liberty and the
exalted character Of this great nation has been
deeply sullied, the Democracy stands proudly
above the dissraeefnl stain v.sic7 must and
will ever rest upon those whose conduct has
made manifest their infamous guilt in the most
indelible colors.
1t is mentioned in an English exchange pa
per, as a remarkable fact, that while Great Brit
ain and France are inundating Germany with
metallic pens, Germany is exporting large
quantities of goose quilts to these two coun-
tries
~ BARRELS of WHISKEY, SO bushels
NJ of CORN MEAL, and 1000 lbs. Of