Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-11-22
nEMocRAcY TRIUMPHANT!

The mails Of last evening bring a connfma-
don .of prssisus reports. as given 10 an extra
ssued from this cfiice on Tuesday last. We
ppend the remarks then hastily made, adding
such further particulars as we have gained
Il 10 foreign 10 our nature to exult over a
fallen Zoe. having BY lessons taught in 40,
learned that il created no very pleasant sensa-
ton in the minds Of the defeated, but, under
existing circumstances, we hope to be par
doued for indulgiug our feelings little, in
conpratula,ing our Democratic friends upo"
the great political battle that has just been
fought. Never did party enter canvass
with greater assurance Of success Than did the
whies enter the one which has just been con-
cluded, the natural consequences Of which
were corresponding depression Of spirits
throughout, the Democratic party. The wings.
with an old and crafty chief'ain in politics as
their leader, entered the field as confident Of
victory as though j, had already been achiev-
ed, ard the Democracy, forced by the many
expressions Of popular opinion which had been
made, laid aside their apparen, leader in the
battle, and entered the contest with leader
90 little known tina, they were derided for the
choice made by their representatives in the pc.
litical council which selected him. Mr.. Polk
was, according 10 their assertions, an obscure
individual, possessed Of no merit, and so little
known, were he even me.ilorous, that he
could no. succeed. But the Democracy,
taught by !heir nature to resist wrong and up
hold right under all circumstances. entered
the field determined that if their opponents
did gain the victory, j, nigh. be said Of them
that they fell a. their posts. battling for their
principles. Well, the battle has been fought,
and who are the vic,ors! We cannot, a, this
time, say TO which party the sroiIs belong.
but we can say sha. the Democracy, if they
have no. gained political. they are sure Of
moral victory -,hsy have it, if they are beat
en-, in the close chase they have given the par
~ which few months since exul,ed 10 their
fancied security for success. But TO cease
moraizing about the 6gh. until the result is
fully known, let US proceed to state what IS
already ascer,ained. From up and down the
river, by newspapers and passengers on steam
boats, we have every assurance that the De-
mocracy have triumphed in the election Of
Polk and Dallas. From all that We can gath
q, from every source, we think it beyond the
least shadow of doubt that Pennsylvania, In
diana, and New York, heretofore claimed by
the wings. OF set down as doubtful, have Ell
rolled themselves on the Democratic list
by papers and passengers o" the Iowa, which
passed up on Saturday, We learn that Indiana
and Pennsy lvania are. ia St. Lonis, conceded
TO the Democrats, by a. leas, 5000 majority
each and tina, in Tennessee great gain, so
far as heard from, and enough, If propor,iona,e
,hrcughou, the State 20 gain the vote Of tha,
State TO Polk g. Dallas.
Since the above was pu. in type, the mails
have arrived bringing the confirmation Of the
previous reports. Of the rRlU MPH OF THE
DEMOCRACY IN THE ELECTION
OF POLK AND DALLAS. We have no,
the result Of the canvass in The several States
with eufficiens accuracy TO warrant us in set.
ting il down in figures, bu, We have the ad-
mission Of prominent wings from above and
below, as we'll as Of newspapers. that
MAINE, casting 9 electoral votes,
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