Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1842-08-13

Illinois, in defiance Of the efforts Of un-
principled disorganizcrs. has just covered
herself with glory by quadruphling her
usual popular democratic majority, at the
same time securing the control Of the Lee
gisIature--when patriotic Missouri, on our
south, emphatically reiterates her abhor-
rance Of federalism and all other isn,s ex-
cept republicanism- when Louisiana
swings from her Clay-ish moorings, and
files off into the democratic line-w aen,
in fine, whiggery has been condemned
and repudiated by State after State, Until
It can scarcely find a resting place. Nor
Is this modification mitigated by the
knowledge that the result, has been
brought about by our own mismanage-
ment, and through our own divisions.
We have the consoling reflection left,
however, that defeats generally operate
as healing balm; and if such should
prove to be the effect Of the late result to
tharnpocracy in Iowa. it will eventuate
in substantial advantage to the party.
We have proved the truth Of the saying,
"a house divided against itselfcannot
and will probably act concertedly
r Although the wings have an accidental
majority IN one branch ofthe Legislature,
they will hardly, we suppose, claim it as
aParty triumph. Their majority, we re-
peat, is purely accidental, and effected by
democratic votes. OF the seven wings
elected at least four can be mentioned
who will represent democratic districts,
viz: Mr.. r. G. Patterson O! Lee, DR.. e.
bert Of Van Buren,, Maj. Teas OF Jefferson,
and Mr.. Cook Of Cedar, Linn, &c. and
the same might be said in reference to
an equal number in the House. On the
contrary, not wing county in the Terri
tory has returned democratic member.
Let our friends in the counties just men
toned, whohave been induced to throw
way theirslrenglh upon sunion tick
cts" and thus given their enemies the
control of the Legislature, bear this
in mind. No! No! The wings of
Henry and Louisa, and Jones, and
Scott were too wide awake to be
overreached in that way. To unite
with portion Of democrats, and thus Sc
cure a portion Of their ticket, was the
federal game in the strong democratic
counties; but in those counties in which
they believed they had the ascendancy
such thing as q s'union ticket was not
thought Of by them.
THAT the democracy has been over
reached aud out-manoeuvred, the facts
will not warrant Us in denying; but we
do deny that the march Of whiggery in
this Territory is onward, as might be in
b (roi, the result Of the election by
pefson unacquainted with the circum
stances that have tended to produce it. We
conscienciously believe that the democrat
&c majority is greater at the present than
any former period land we appeal to the
future, when test vote can be obtained,
70 sustain the correctness Of this position.
Let us unite, then, everywhere, and no
\ longer present to the world the mockery
Of an all powerful party cut up by intes-
tine divisions and apparently without any
cohesive quality. Our strength is in our
principlas-ifwe adhere 10 them we must
and will succeed. Any other course will
s. justly subject Us to the scorn and con-
tempt Of the democracy Of the Union, and
result in merited overthrow. "For my
part says Burke, 81 find it impossible to
conceive that any ono believes in his own
politics, or thinks them to be olany
weight, who refuses 70 adopt the means
oihaying them reduced to practice .