Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-29
The Peoples Trisss rl % Ii {.
The Election in this County.

The Election in this County.
The result of the election in This, Old
Des Moines, County will astonish every
one. To say that we are gratfed a. so
great triumph of the people is only a
tame expression of tie feelings which
thrill our frame, as We sit down to record
the transactions of last Monday. But we
may not, for prudential reasons, give ut
terance to our pregnant thoughts on this
subject. TO infuse the same feelings in
The bosom Of every lover of his country,
wilhou, enrolling our ideas in the usual
exullation OF party editors, under similar
circumstances, we need only say that eve-
ry Whig on the Independent Hhig and
Reform Ticket Of this County, has been
elected by a large majority; including
Governor and the oher State officers.
congressman. Senators, Representatives,
and Clerk of the District Court.
Never, in the history Of Iowa, has such
a political revolution been w.nessed.--
From unmisakeable signs which have
been sending their rays a.hwart the polit-
ical horizon for some time past. we could
not fail to see that the people were about
10 regulate their own affairs in their own
way without regard to the dictalion of
grea, men or small men, of would-be U.
S. Senators or of would-be Judges. We
therefore anticipated tina, the people. as
soon as they determined TO make dis
iinc,ion between names and things-be-
tween true democracy and its base coun-
terfeit, loco focoism-all would be we'll
While we cherished the hope that the
County might be carried, we had no idea
of obtaining so large majoriiies. The re.
turns surprise even the mos! sanguine.
There is moral to the transactions of
last Monday. A beautiful illustration of
the value and virtue Of our Republican in
s.itutions was exhibited in the amazing
change which the people themselves
wrought on that day. Des Moines has
always been counted as the strong hold
OF clique of office seekers and Office
holders, whose influence and sway over
their followers were considered so potent
as 10 make all attempts TO destroy them
both hazardous and futile. But tina. spell
is broken. That clique is no longer in
vulnerable. The people arose in their
majesty and might, and by the exercise
of their elective franchise and their use
of the all powerful! ballot, broke the spell
by which they had been SO long bound,
and declared themselves free from dicta-
ton and ordly rule. Loco Focolsm has
been killed stone dead in Des Moi2es
County.
Never, since Iowa had being, have
there been such important interests a,
stake as presented themselves TO the peo-
pie at this election. The people under
stood this and acted in full view of the
consequences and of their momentous
bearings. As mere Territory the peo-
pie have hitherto incurred but little re-
sponslbili,y. Having as general thing,
officers made 10 their hands, and knowing
that Government was obliged TO pay the
Executive, Judiciary and Legislative ex-
penses. the people could not feel tina. in
terest they now DO, when, as an indie
penden. Stale, the whole responsibility
rests upon themselves. The foundations
Of State are now TO be laid-provisions
are TO be ma''e to carry On an independ- !
emf government. Like young man who
has jus, ,hrow,. off bis minority depend
snce and is eaier,.ng new life without
patrmony or patronage, Iowa has now to
,ew on, for herself her own destiny
Expenses will be incurred which must be
net by the people. With no resources,
sxcep. for Educational purposes, the peo-
pie will have to defray the expenses Of
The new government by taxing them
selves through the agency of their Rep
They fel, tina. even in this
view Of the sohject every thing depended
on the character Of the members Of the
Legislature; when they considered
also, that these same Representatives
would be called upon 10 elect two Sena
tors to the Congress of the United States.
as well as the Judges who were 10 occu-
ny the Supreme Bench Of our new State.
and when they knew it was notorious