Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-08-20

capitalists, basey truckles to the British Minister
and uses his Office as far as he can without acqui<ng
the infamy of an ArnoM, to free . British msxderk
At every step we find the administration tramp
ling upon the solemn pledges and professions made
by the leaders of the party while striving for power
They promised us reforn-that proscription should
be proscribed-that the expenses of the government
should be reduced-and that the price Of labor and
its products should be increased. How have they
fulfilled their promises! Daily are Democrats re-
moved to reward the noisy of their own party--the
revenues of the government misplaced, loan Is
to be made to keep its wheels in r:otion-the ten
hour system on public works, established by Or
ders from Mr.. Van Buren,, has been abolished, and
the daily pay of !aborers reduced while agricultural
products remain as low in the market as before.
These deceptions-false promises should lead the
honest portion Of the wing party to reflect upon the
result which will inevitably follow from the contnu-
ed asccndancy of that party, and fly at once to the
ranks Of their conntry's friends.
The increase of the Democratic majority at the
late election is good proof that some have become
convinced of their error, and left party protesting
principles and advocating measures detrimental to
the best interests of their country. Their principles
arc pure and their example good. They have lett
their party in the zenith of its glory and therefore,
are not liable to suspicion of so acting through
ambitious or selfish motives.
In many districts, local questions and private jea-
ousies have caused separation between the friends
of our principles, some lending themselves to our
opponents to thwat the wishes of the great body OF
their friends This is to be regretted In some two
or three districts our enemies have succeeded thro
our unfortunate divisions. In our own county we
have had dissension in our ranks to reduce our
strength, but yet there enough remained true
10 save us from the hands Of our enemies. Cannot
these divisions and dissensions be healed before the
next contest shall be commenced! Divisions among
friends of the same principles should never exist,
however great might be the sacrifice of private feel
ings We should look to the interests Of our party,
letting no trivial cause separate US and If we cam
not act harmoniousy, no breach, however wide,
should throw single voter into the ranks of the en-
cmy. Whenever friend flies TO the enemy they
receive him with open arms, caress him until the
election, and then laugh at his folly behind his back
We have seen little of this of late days, and hope
that those at whose expense it is made will not give
them another opportunity to show their gratitude
for the assistance they gave them.
The glorious triumph just achieved imparts an In
spring confidence in the bosoms Of the Democracy
that they are firmly in the ascendant, and darkens
the hitherto bright hopes of our enemies, then let US
bury every feeling calculated to produce DIVISION
and in fair field at the next election, we'll show the
wings what we can do when fairly united.
a. The editor of the Hawkeye was great stick
Ter for the principle that representative should be
governed by the political principles of his constitu-
ents in all political questions, while any part Of the
public printing for the last session of the Legislature
remained undisposed Of Because Messrs. Letter
and Hendershott, of Des MONIES, chose to confer
that patronage upon their political friends, that pa
per weekly charged them with disappearing the
will of their constituents and gave it the colonng
of an objectionable outrage against public feeling
Well, if they were ccnsusurable for acting accord
follows that those similarly situated will be no less
cxcusable the coming winter, if they act agrecaby
to their own preferences, instead OF laying them
aside for those whom the vote of their districts would
indicate as the choice of the people. Then let us
turn to the result of the late election and how
many members of the Council have been told that
their constituents are not with them in support of
their political principles. In Lee county, majority
Of 76 of the constituents of Gen. J. B. Browne,
have declared their attachment to Democratic pril-
ciples-l60 in Van Buren, county, represented by
James Hail. Esq.-and 262 in the counties Of Du-
buquc, Jackson, Clayton, and Delaware, represent
ed by JOS. S. kirkpatrick, have told the same story.
Here, then, is three wing members of the Council
from Democratic districts, leaving but two, Messrs
Springer and Wallace backed by constituents of the
same political faith they profess themselves. Will
the Hawkeye now preach up the same doctrine it
did last winter! 1t is poor rule that wont work
both ways, you know, Mn. Hawkeye, and the only
way you can help your friends out an unenviable
position is to tell them that it would be acting against
the will of their constituents to give you any part Of
the public printing as Messrs. Wallace and Spring
or are less than one-sxth of the Council and with
draw all claims to Legislative patronage. But this
we do not expect the Hawkeye to do. After ma
king its prospects appear quite fattering, the last
number of that paper modcsty hints that a. little
patronage would not be refused if graciously tende-
ed. Pat had fears of starving to death after his
rabbit got away, but little he appeared to regard
the meat it is generally believed he took its loss We