Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1848-01-29

which the people have no voice and no renee
dy-a policy that woud-carried ou'-chan
them forever 10 an irresponsible gambling sys-
TEN aud place them in The power OF man
who dsreoards their commands and spnrns
their desires.
This, the 2lst day Of January, is proud
day in The annals of Iowa, and the Wing par
IL are the proud and sacred depository OF con.
s,i,u,ional liberty and representative TesPon~
sibil,y.
THE MANIFEST DESTINY PARTY.
Having spen, the last ten days, OF the ex-
ira session, a, Iowa City, we have stood, for
shnt length Of time, "a locker on in Verona
to observe the writings of the manifest des-
tiny party in the deep disappointment of their
unhallowed ambition. Many Of the members
of this unholy alliance party were anxious 10
become Senators in Congress, and therefore
had laid train of circumstances, which They
vanly supposed would result in elevalng two
Of their patriotic numbers to the U. S. Senate
and three more 10 seats on the Supreme bench
Having dishonesty exerted an influence
with the Governor TO order new elections IN
only part Of The vacated districts; they made
sure of obtaining The measure Of their ambl-
ton but have obtained the measure Of their
iniqu,y in foil. No part of their political
transgressions have been permitted TO escape
the public indignation, and all are now laid
bare-,he public can gaze thereon, and That
public wilt roll upon them the crushing blilhe
Of an insuled constituency. The calculations
of The most corrupt set Of political gamblers
that ever sought preferlaent in the political
world, have been over'hrown by the unyleld~
ing frmness of the Wings in the General AS
sembly An order had gone forth from the
White House, at Washington, that Mr.. Polk
would need help from Iowa, at the present
| session OF Congress. 1ha. order had been
responded lo--as far as they conld-by the
! faithful. But il has been rendered OF no a
vail. The constitution and the people have
been saved from the po!Iu'ing embrace OF the
manifest destiny Of Locoiocoism.
10 let themselves down as easy as cifcnm'
stances would permit, the Locos 90, up an in
digna,ion pow WOW on Saturday evening
(22 lns,..) a, which The disappointed gave
ven, to their pent up calorr in erimaces, VIC
lence, threatuings and coniorlions. The H.
| }ai
exhaustion his efforts produced. Poor man
| i. would be nnchar'abls TO wish bin any
! more harm Than his Own violence has wrough
| in his constitution and while we rejoice will
The people that the State and the Union have
been spared his ruinous career; we should bs
untrue TO our nature did we not feel Tor HI!
whitening disappointment. We should DO
wonder if his heart should fail aud decline
set in upon the heels Of vcimlzed patriot
ism. Surely no selfish motive caused hin
and his patriot cornpeers 10 undertake The 'as!
of establishing an iinerans representative sys
TEN. /, would have been very convenient il
future to assemble wandering tribe Of Gen
eral Assemb'ymen every time one OF many o
these patriots become anxious TO get into hlg
places. Blu, this arrangement ia defeat ed
we trust, forever.
There was one terrific customer at the NEE,
ing on Saturday evening ha, we had nearl
forgotten; bu, he must not be overlooked
He was none other than one Decatur, who Of
fered resolution to the effect, that all VIII
are opposed TO the Mexican war be and hefeb
classed as Mexcans; and that Thomas Co
, win be placed in the same category with Jt
das Tscariot and Benedict Arnold. Alihoug
these characters would be much more a. the
ease in the company of James X. Polk, III
, worthy man, who offered the resolution nevt
, seemed TO think of that We are TO at.ribu'
this, no doubt, to his regard for the feelings
Judas and Benedc. We shall all feel ver
bad and Mr.. Corwin, in particular, when h
sees the resolve of Decatur--ihe brayer-wh
has learned to tall, by reading the accoun. {
/, the conversation of more ancient ass vii
Balaam. The manifest destiny Of the who
tribe of asses has. evidently, no. been change
| since the day on which Baaam's undertook
make a speech.
= THE WHlG PARTY.--Never was party 81
!, titled TO more praise for frmness Of purpo'
v and purity of jnient-togelher with the NOR
| courage to carry out It's purpose than tt
). Wing party in the General Assembly at Il
o extra session just closed. Many of the
;, went there with gloomy forebodines of comir
9 evil to the country--fearing that Locofocois