Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-08-12

CcI, S@eIme's AS"soSfe"o'
Rrc.rrruLArro Wings Z, Democrats 5, and
one, the last on the list, we know not what 10 de-
nominate, unless we set him bown Bugus," ne be-
ing neither Wing nor Democrat. As we want no
such stock, we hope the Wings will buy out his lit
tie Democratic composition, for he has only enough
Of i, to render more corrupt his Whiggery.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Irx--E. s. McCuzoch, James Briefly, VIM.
Steel.
DIS Mo1xEs-Ah1cr Hackel,nan, George Hep.
ner, J. NJ. Mngan, D. j. Sales, D. E. Blair.
VAN BUaES-Barton, S,oearingea, |. N. Lewis.
HExRr-Wilson, Jay, McMilen.
Lou1sA-Newell.
JErrERsoS-.John W. Culbertson.
WAsH1NeroN-A Wing.
MUscAr1NE-Err Thornton.
JoHSsox-Hewy Feltney.
Scorr-J. NJ. Robertson.
CrpAr, LINN & JoSEs- William c. Berry, u.
H. Walworth.
CL1SroN-EE Goddard.
JACKSON Ansel Briggs.
DuBuauE-7. Rogers, F. Andross.
Democrats ID. Wings IL.
From the above, presuming the result to be cor
rectly stated it will be seen that the Wings have
clear majority in rhe Council, and the Democratic
majority in the House greatly reduced from what 1t
was last year, and this too, at season when every
actbf the party in power at Washington SHOULD
have assisted Us in increasing our strength in the
.;c Sot lie
lance, who have looked upon our young Territory
with PRIDE in hopes of soon seeing US united with
them in carrying out the principles for which we are
contending, shall think from the result of the late
election that Democracy is on the decline In Iowa,
Justice to the party requires that the causes which
though fair statement of the facts shall place some
with whom we have acted, in no very enviab'e po-
stion. When all the causes which have produced
the late result are reckoned in there is nothing to
dishearten US but the confused condition in which
:he Democratic party is at present situated We
have nothing to fear from the enemy-the dangers
all lie in our own camp-among ourselves.
To account for our defeat, let us begin with Lee
county. For some time there has been a werm con-
troversy going in this county to which of sew
eral places should have the County Seat. Such is
the interest felt this subject that political prefer.
ences have yielded to local interests-the people,
without distinction of party, nominated mixed
ticket and carried it the regular nominees elect
ing two Wings, where, if party lines had been strict
iy adhered to- we would have carried the entire rep
resentation.
In Van Buren,, which gave Dodge large major.
ity,a portion Of the Democracy united with the
Wings, nominated mixed ticket, and carried it,
losing two members to the Democratic party. In
Washington they permitted Wing to be elected to
the House. but gave majority for the Democratic
candidate for the Council In Scott, the Democrat
ic candidate was very unpopular with the Democrats
OF the northern precincts, many Of whom declared
they would not support him. There we lose mem.
Der to the Council in Democratic District.
In this county, instead Of drumming the traitors
OF last season out of camp, permitted them to
act and be heard in our councils, where they sue
ceeded in sowing the seeds of discord, by which
means our opponents succeeded in eIecting member
Of the House Of Representatives, svhen it is conce
ded thot we have majority in the county.
In Cedar, Linn and Jones, one of the strongest
Democratic Districts in the Territory, our friends
suffered personal amin sites, growing out of Sec
tional feelings, to divide and destract them-the re-.
suit of which is the election of two Wings to the
Legislature.
In Dubuque, Jackson, and Clayton, our friends
managed badly. Without the concurrence If all
the friends of the cause the friends Of the
ton system resorted to that means to settle upon
candidates. A convention was held in which The
counties were not equally represented which gave
graf dissatisfaction to the delegates from jackson
county, who Immediately, upon their own RESPONSE.
bity, placed the name of another candidate before
the people. "Then," writes friend at Dubuoue
Hampstead, who is scarcely worthy of the name Of
pseudo Democrat, would run as matter of course
Nowiln, "a nominee of the convcntion) backslided
too' and dsavowed all connection with Gehon. his
fellow nominee. He travelled with Hempstead and
acted all for SELF Having four Democratic c.nd;.
dates' the hgs thought it fine chance ia rrn i,
an interloper, and under their patronage aide, y,
the renowned Long Jim.' (John Tyler's surveyor
Genera) fellow who came from Ireland. no, an
irishman, (for all who come from Ireland ara no,
Irshmen) became candidate"
With three Democratic candidates in tho eo,a
one Bogus" and one Wing candidate, our strength