The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-09-23
ARKANSAS.


that the state in its politics, is Of the
jug handle order, all on one side. |,
will be remembered that within two
years past Arkansas returned a whig
member to Congress.
The Senate, so far as heard from,
stands A wings TO II democrats. The
House Of Representatives, II wings to
So democrats, giving the democracy
the very comfortable little majority Of
ffiy.two members on joint ballot, suffi.
ciently large, we should think, for all
practical pun poses.
Arkansas was one Of the states
claimed for Taylor.
" MISSOURI.
In the lower branch OF the Legisla.
ture, the wings have elected t,oenty.siz
members. the democrats Seventy-one-
in the Senate, the democrats have elec.
ted nine-the wings none. Missouri,
then, to the democracy Of the union,
sends greeting, democratic majority
of fifteen thousand on governor-an
entire delegation in Congress, elected
by majority Of nineteen thousand--
every Senator elected this gear demo.
cratic--and ffty-eight Of a democratic
majority in the lower house out Of one
hundred members elected.
This state and Arkansas were the
two states in which Gen. Taylor, accor-
ding to whig calculations was to make
such large gains.
The Legislature Of Indiana last year
was whig. For seven years, whiggery
has had he'control OF the law making
power. This year, it is democratic in
both branches. The Senate stands 81
democrats to 90 whigs-the House Of
Representatives 81 democrats 10 80
wings, giving the Senate to the demo
Gratis by majority Of iour. the House
by majority Of twenty-five, and both
branches by a majority of t,oenty-sir
on joint ba'lot.
The popular vote, shows large dem.
ocratic gains, and Indiana enters the
Presidential contest determined to run
her majority for Cass, Butler and
Democracy many thousands larger
than that given to Mr.. Polk in 1874.
In this state, too, whiggery anticipated
large gains on account Of the poPulari.
ty Of Gen. Taylor. t
ILLINOIS.
The prairie state never falters in the
good cause. She comes down upon
whiggery like tornado. Out OF the
rs members of the lower house of the
legislature, whiggery carried % and
the democracy SO. The Senate stands
1s democrats to 7 wings, giving the
democracy, on joint ballot. democrat
ic majority of forty, out Of one hun
dred members elected.
NORTH CAROLINA
In this state, which, two years ago,
went whig by some eight or ten ,hous.
and, the wings now claim majority of
800. The legislature, which was large
ly whig last year, as it has been for
many years previous, is now a tie on
joint ballot. Many Of the eastern whig
press give up the state as lost, and
North Carolina, conceded by the dem.
ocracy before the election and claimed
by the wings to be the staunchest Tay-
Ior state in the union, will 60 for Cass,
Butler and democracy beyond a rea-
sonable doubt.
IOWA.
This gallant little state, claimed for a
time by whiggery, has shown a noble
spirit. Her two Congressman are dem.
ocratic-the majority for the democra.
cy on the state ticket range from 1882
to 1877. In the Legislature, which has
TO elect two United States Senators,
the democracy elected eleven Senators,
the wings but two. In the House Of
Representatives the democracy have
elected twenty.nine MEMBERSHIP
wings but ten, and thus from a wliig
and possum Legislature last winter, the
democrats have now majority OIL
tysnty-one on joint ballot Iowa. 100,
was to have given great gains for whlg'
gerry.
Kentucky stands alone, among the
states lust voting, as whig, yet even
there. the majority for Crittenden, for
is less than that for Clay for
President in 1874.
Al the Presidential election, when
William O. Butler is in the field, the
reduction will be much greater, if in
deed il be not overcome. q Il
Thus has the south and west spoken,
in thunder tones Of condemnation,
against party that sacrifices its prin-
cipIes upon the altar Of expediency.
For Cass-for Butler--for democracy,
is every where the cry, and 10 success
full in every portion Of the union. Lott