Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-09-17

nrns out to be true, and what is yet better he was
unanimously blocA-bolled-not Senator to stand
10 and defend him. AS this is the first rejection By
the Senate, which has yet come to light it may be
well to give the reason assigned for it, viz has aboi-
ton principles Great. Democrats will rejoice to
learn that while even the wings have majority In
the Senate, this odous faction are excluded from
the Offices coming under the supervision Of that bo-
dy. To the credit of many wings who have express
ed their opinion upon the subject be it said they go-
ry in the decision. 1t is supposed that Gen. MIL
burn, the late incumbent, will be re-instated. lie is
said to be gentleman of rare accomplishments, a
gainst whom press in St. Louis has never uttered
syllable, only of regret at his removal. If Reeds
not far behind him in every respect the statements
of the wing press concerning Gen. NJ. and the looks
of doctor II. greatly belle them both.
From present appearances the gullotlne within
the dark corners of the Senate Chamber has not I'm
ished its work In beheading this famous quack-fa-
nous, however, only for having egregousy hum
plugged the President. The nominations Of Edwd.
Everett, as Minister to England, and James Wilson,
as Surveyor General of Iowa and Wisconsin, are
vet held under consideration in Executive session,
and the best informed on the subject express be-
lief that they will meet the same fate. we hope
they will not be mistaken in their prophecies, and
the murmurings of the wing prints, together with
the time which has elapsed since their nominations
were sent in, leads us to believe they are not
While the subject of abolishing slavery in the Uni
ted States is so zealously agate by these misguided
fanatics, and England is taking so deep an interest
in the matter at this time above all Others it would
be mpolitic in our government to send Minister to
that Government whose opinions on that subject
would lead him to turn ear to their admonltlons
As regards the other, it makes but little difference
what his opinions are on that subject. He is repu-
ted to be man of great learning and intellect, and
if So he will soon learn that his doctrine wont take
with the people of Iowa, and Lis good sense will
teach him, Ike he Of the Hawkeye, to deny that he
is now or ever was one. He is, moreover repu;ed
to be very wealthy and the opinion is general among
both wings and Democrats, that he asked and ac-
cepted the Office not for the emouments, but for the
honor of being called an " ofiiceholder," (havng
frequently been denied any such honor in the Gran
lite State,) and with view of some day acquiring
seat in the United States Senate. This belief is SO
general that his name has already been mentioned in
connection with that station, by green-horn who
conducts paper out west OF u.s. Iowa is little
too sound in the Democratic faith to heed his calls
upon her in that line, and if such hopes induced him
to accept appointment among us, he might as
well save himself the modification Of rejection, by
resignng and returning to his granite hills. If per-
mted to stay, there is no country where his doc
trines will do less harm than here and if he was
influential in elections where he came from, Demo-
cratic Senators will serve the cause by keeping him
where he is-he wont hurt anything in Iowa.