Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-03-29
Most Glorious Intelligence
FROM THE GRANITE STATE!
TIE DEMOCRACY TRIUMPHANT

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TIE DEMOCRACY TRlualva.ipAIlaNT!|
The following we clip from the Chica-
60 Democrat.
New YORK, March Is, 8 r. N.
The democrats of glorious old New
Hampshire have fought the first great
battle Of '4s, and nobly sustained the
cause Of democracy. Tho Tribune has
dispatches from Boston, stating that Will
liams, the democratic candidate, is elect
ed Governor by about 5000 majority.
The Democrats have about 20 ma jority
in the House. 5.33Ht
CHARTER ELECTION IN ROCHESTER,, N.
Y.-The Democrats have elected their
Mayor, in Rochester, By an overwhelm-
ing majority. They have also elected
a majority ofotherci,y officers.
Cleveland, Ohio has also gone Demo
cratic by large majority. s@lst
We hope to be able next week, to an
nouncs glorious Democratic victory,
in our own little city IS
There are many little improvements
needed in our city. We have prayed in
vain for them under Wing administra-
ton. Let US try the effect ola change
in the city government. K &
"THE PEopLE's CAND1pATE This spe.
cious disguise assumed by Mr.. Harlan to
catch Democratic votes, deserves brief
notice at our hands, 1t will be remem-
bered by all who took part in the last e.
lection, that Mr.. Harlan sailed under this
bannerupon that occasion. He was ,bro't
out and dubbed as the "People's Candid
ate" by u junto Of inter rested politicians
at Blu Ellington and Iowa City. The song
Of emo party" was raised, and the pro-
lcstations Of his friends were loud, long
and solemn, that it was not political Of
flee; that he belonged to one party as
much as another; and ifelected would ex-
hlbit no preference for one over another.
With these prolestatiors before the cleo
ton, it was unnatural to suppose they
would claim the result as victory. Yet
they did 80 claim it, and Mr.. Harlan has
so regarded it in his administrator Of
the office. He has not been ungrateful to
those who celebrated his election as such,
for whenever he has had favors to bestow,
they have invariably fallen upon that
class of his fellow citizens. He has taken
particular pains upon every occasion 10
abuse the Democratic party.
AS another evidence that his party re-
garded his election as political victory,
the members of the House Of Assembly,
justified their refusal to go into Joint con-
yention, at the late Session of the Legis-
la,ure, upon the ground that the State
would be misrepr esented by the election
OF Democrats 10 the u. S. Senate; based
upon the false hypothesis that Mr.. Har-
lan's election was a fair test of the
strength ofth two parties in the state
Although the election Of last August
stamps this doctrine with absurdi,y, still
it cannot be disguised that this plea was
used at the late Session to justify the con-
duct Of the Wing House.
Then, as now, Mr.. Harlan was bro't
out by little nest of political chorlatans,
as ono party candidate. He will be
supported now, as then by the Wing par
ty; and should he be elected, the air will
resound with the deafening shouts of
Wing victory. Every Wing print in
the state then claimed IT as triumph Of
their party. Will they do less, should
he be elected in April? 1t is for the
people to judge. .... . G(9
IMPROVEMENT OF THE RAPIDS.
The following resolutions were introduce
ed in the House of Representatives BY MIR.
LEFFbER, on the 3lst Of january:
Resolued. That the Committee on the
Public Lands be instructed to inquire into
the cxpediency of setting apart rufficient
q uantity Of the public lands in the vicinity
of the Mississippi river to cover, at the mi.
nimum price, the estimated cost of the i'm
provement Of the Des Moines and Rock riv.
er rapids said lands to be designated under
the authority Of the State Of Iowa, sold by
the Government Of the United States. and
the proceeds applied to said improvements,
under the direction of the Secretary of War
ResoIued, That. if tie above plan should
be deemed inevpedieni, then TINT said com
mi;tee be instructed to inquire into the ex.
pediency of setting apart thirty PER cent. of
the nett proceeds Of the sales OF the public
lands for the said purposes within the fol-
lowing district, to wit: thirty miles on each
side of the Mississippi river. from the south
ern extremity Of the Des aloines rapids to
the mouth ofsthe st. Peters; the fund aris-
ing from which to te applied, under the d.
rection Of the Secretary Of War, exclusive.
~ to said improvements; and the said com
mlttes report by bill or otherwise.
From the Town Seminal