Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-07-30
From he New o.lean. courler q ths

From the New Oleans Courier Of the
18th. t-.
THE TROPIC AND THE KoON.
Since the results Vi the elec ion have
been knOwn--resulIs, which are certain
ly far from being auspicious to tue wings
the Bss and the TrOpic have been slriv-
Ing to ProVelh4 THE victory belongs to their
party and these journals have been fre>
quently decorated with emblsms, which
prove nothing in this case except that the
wings must be in terrible strait when
obliged to resort 10 such stralagems 10
deceive The public mind into beilef that
they aretrinwpl snt. What ground have they
fOG their bOsstiDgs The demOcTnts have
elected three out Of four members Of Con
gTess--wheTeas two years OgO lhoy found
il impossible 10 elect more than one
and the whig legislature endeaVOred 10
increase their difficulties by distributing
The State into districts, in such mAnnar
that, % they iOndly believed il would be
entirely lmpracliCahls iOChooSs more than
one democratic member Of Congress in
The whole State. f.i seIo b..sgt
Are we stunned with this whig boasi.
ing because the democrats have chosen
. large majority Of the State Convention
who are strongly in favor Of their peCu- =
lisE dOctTinssi DO these people boast be-
cause the democrats have d. OIeRr msiori.
in. the senalOH Do they display lhsif
delicate emblemb because II is snll doubt.
fnl whether or not the democrats have
majority in the bouse Of representa-. I.
liVes-beCause the democrats ofNew Or,
leans have succeeded in electiDg three
members Of the assembly, where les,
session they had not q single one, and
where In fact, tho democrats are entitled
10 the whole RumbeF,it the votes be fairly
counted, and each candidate have the poF
tiOn which belongs 70 himl ial.A
The Whig journals ere welcome 10 re.
jOice over the election oflheir candidate
lor the second district, but We would ssk
any intelligent and candid whig, IL his
party would have the same reason 70 re
jOics bad Mr. LAbrancbs arrived from
Washington In time 10 make 1 canvass Of
the district! We would ask IL the result
would not have been different, had moi
almost The whole body Of natuFalizsd CHI.
gems bssR prevented from voting By the
illegal conduct Of the whig inspec-
tOFsf a9gsH ,.p #.,,ag T.as.
But if Through these causes, the wings
have chosen one Of the four Rspressn ta.
lives 10 Congress, and ioE this slender
portion Of good luck, ere making lhsm-
selves hOaFse with huzzas, have not the
democrats a least an equally valid reason
TO triumph 10 the result Of the election In
this cilyf sds
Ths Nhiga have reversed the stale Of
things which existed two years ago: then
they bad all the members Of Cot grsss
except one, AOw the democrats have all
The members except one. TWO years ago
the wings Aad allihe ten members nf lie
State House Of OfRepvsssnlatives and the
Senator from the parish Of 0rlsans; nov
the democrats have The Senator and three
members ot'lhe House, and would have
'ns whole numbers but Cot The wholesale
4 vloia'lOA Of the elective franchise by The |
wing inspectors Of The election. sss i
4 hhsShe greatest triumph GOF the demo,
ff.cy' and that which deserves marble
i eoinmh to commemorate II, 10 The i'm.
mense PEepOndoTAAcs obtained bv .the:r
peculiar principles and. doctrines n .,hs
ColysAlion. which hes been cOnvoked 10
amend hsiConSIiIuIOb: Rysthls rosuI.