The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-08-19


like the droMsing man catching At
straws, they stiIf have hopes that the
Legislature is whig, From the demo.
cratic gains in all parts of the State
this hope will prove deIusive, and the
next flash from the East will most pro b.
ably give US the news that The victory
Of the democracy is complete in all its
parts. So goes Taylor in the old North
State.
IOWA.
10 Iowa, the returns are but few, and
mot having the result Of any previous
election, by counties before US, we cans
mot give the result. So far as our mems
ory Of the counties given in the follow
ing, from telegraphic despatch, to
Cincinnati whig paper, serves US, we
have gained several members, which
will secure US the Legislature. Is
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10th. !,
The Democrats have elected their
tickets in Lee and Des Moines.
The wings have carried Musca,ine,
Henry and Van Buren.
"A vBlg Senator and two wings and
one dSNoefat r Representativesare are elect
ed Al WhpeIl6 md Monroe. s
PattsWatatnie has elected sas whigI
Senator again. E @
Jeffefson county is divided. Three
democrSsic Representatives were elect
"a by fi&omaiefily. Ss,,ssH3
~ ESa KENTUCKY. Es
BY mail we have the returns from
sixteen counties and from Louisville
city. In 1914, Mr.. Clay's majority
ever Mr.. Polk, was e282. In the coun.
ties heard from, Powell, the democrat.
sic candidate for Governor, has gained
sas compared with that vote, 1857.
t BY, telegraph, we have returns from
further additional counties, in which
the democratic gain is 36S. making the
net democratic gain in 81 counties
STkoush gfhs gaindspot sufficient 70
e{ecX EbveiE oter Crittenden, the
strongest man in Kentucky, yet when
.Cass ard Butler comes on the track
Againn Con Tayiort yhiggery had,
better be PrspafedIcr3a Storm, for one
will come from That qoarter. =
INDIANA. -
This State being the 2nd. in import.
ance, in what was once the great North
western Territory, which we have al
ways contended would go entire for
Cass and Butler, we have, watched her
election with much interest. The cleo.
ton is for members Of the Legislature.
The Senate. iii 1894, was evenly
divided ysand il our recollection serves
u.s. was u ia 1876. The election Of
ls44 gave abe wings . majority Of sew
Al ip. tho House, although the State
.was hen demoeratia. This was caus-
ID BY an infamous system Of whig
.gerrymandsring, which law. slough
StilA IN Axistence. S'anR0h hold good
eahst dsmodfalir 3ucc1ss under the
'iead Of 'Cass ana Butter IA -, ~
Ia the 80 counties heard from the
democrats have gained 96 members in
the House since 1914, when the wings
had majority Of Z. SS1
In the Senate, tine wings SO far as|
heard from, gain one Senator in the
Bar,holome and Jennings district,
while the democrats have gained enc in
the Henry district and one in the Swift
zerland and Ohio district--making a
dem mocratIc loss Of one and again Of
two Senators.
Neither the lightning line or the mail,
gives US any additional returns from
Illinois or Alabama.
In surveying the 6eld,-taking the
returns nov before 1s;it il thought thai.
General + SRlor &iIE soonshaye to en-
ploy a4back ofaCuBA fbIoodfsosnds 10
search Tor the whig party-not to wor-
ry the poor souls, but merely to find
1oqt where they are.7a5Sststssyssri, !. 4
,TOl9ss R0stscriptu e1i1s9;l|
The latest election. news we have re-
ssivel . hrfdlowss / In 50 soppties ind
Indiana, the democrats have elected SO
members Of the Legislature, and the
whigs 20. In 1914, the democrats, in
ihs. same countiesshad buts3O and the
Wigs lSB 5hoWihe d change sof fatty
SsemJers! Glorious! isn't il!