Democratic banner., 1846-08-24


what behind our regular hour to-day
Our devil made an awkward move thi,
morning, and knocked several columns Of
type into pi. Consequently We are latel
than usual. and have TO insert some of OH
advertisements on both sides.
e We publish in to.day's paper an ar
ticle from the pen Of Charles Bacon in vim
dication of his character. We are unac-
quainted with the merits Of the controversy
between him and his opponents, and wish te
keep aloof from it altogether. Communi.
cations savOring Of personalities, or involv.
ing character VIC know add no credit to &
paper, and shall not be published by US only
as advertisements. Even then we would
prefer that they should find some other open.
ing to public view. We think that difficult
ties of the kind had always better be set.
tied in any other way; but if our patrons
thinki otherwise, and choose to pay us the
price of advertising for their communica-
tons We feel bound to publish them; but
with q determination not to take sides will
OF to show any preference for either.
BWe have not yet received the re.
turns from all parts of the State; but we
have received enough to enable us to say
that all the regular democratic nominees
for Congress are elected. In the first dis
tEict Bowlin is elected by 10 or 1900 ma
jority. In this, the End district, Jameson
Is selected almost without opposition. In the
3rd district James S. Green has beaten
Miller, it is said by a thousand majority
In the 4th district Hall is elected over the
renegade Birch by an overwhelming ma.
jority; in the 9th district Phelps has beat.
en- Maj. Campbell by $50 or 200 majority.
Major Campbell's personal popularity was
very hard to overcome in that district.
We will publish a list of the members Of
the legislature as soon as all the return.
come in. 1t is now certain that the mex
legislature will be .overwhelpir-'v demo.
-CgdHS' 4ue W.
representatives 'an-ua,u,> All.
ocrats willhave a majority of some 70 OF
joint ballot.
: Co.-The seat Of Mr.. Broadhead
Wing, will be contested by lr. Minor. dem
1t will be recollected that Nr. B. obtaine,
a ajority of only six votes, aad it is sal,
that more than that number of ILLEGAL vote,
were given for Mr. b. in one precinct.
missouri Patriot.
We presume that the Patriot is mistaken
MI. Minor has expressed himself to us ND.
on the subject of tie election, and he ha.
never yet said anything to induce us to be.
lIeve that he would contest the election o.
MIR. B~roadhead, ever if he knew that Z
few Illegal votes had been cast. We fee,
sure that the seat Of MI. Broadhead will
not be contested.
We return our thanks to CoI'Britton for the
Official vote Of Lincoln; and we take this
occasion to say to him, that though p o ST
marked on the 7th inst, it did not reach
this Office till the goth.
In North Carolina Graham has been re.
elected Governor; and the State has again
gone for the Wings.
Senator Atchison of this State has been
elected President pro. tenn. of the U. S.
Senate. He is the first Western man who
has received that honor.
In Illinois they elected six democratic
representatives to Congress and one whie.
Mr.. Lincoln in the district represented BY
e. D. Baker.
We have received the August number of
the Democratic Review. 1t contains a mum
Der of good articles, among which are the
Legislative embodiment of public opin-
'on;'' can Essay on the ground and reason
Of punishment" Financial and CONNER
cial record,' &c. 1t is cmbellished with a
portrait Of the Hon. D. S. Dickinson.