Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1848-08-19
THE LATE ELECTION.

| 10 aust ana smoke are pretty wei, cleared
off, and we may how look abou, rs and cal
cula'e The state Of affairs with some certainty.
The Loc3focos will have majority in the
House, Of from eight to twelve. This is ow-
inc to The DETECTION ofthe Wing abolition vote.
This vote could have saved the Legislature,
with ease, had it been thrown as usual. As
it is. we have elected the Wing State ticket,
without much doubt, and one member of Con-
gress-Mier--ffom the southern district
The Senate is, probably, safe for the Wings,
by majority Of one or two.
The mad and unfounded representations Of
the abolition paper at Fort Madison; blameing
the Wings foi thu anneye,ion Of Texas, is
about the most .dellberale and wicked piece OF
political vilainny that ever was perpe,ratet
by mortal man; and compells US 10 believe,
what we have always suspected, tina, the edi-
tor of that paper is, as Bi!ney was in 1874.
Locofoco rmisary Of the first water One
whose sympahies were always with the Lo.
cofoco party, and who would mGch rather see
cessfnl.
j. Scott 4!chman is defeated IN this district
by one vote, only. One vote. cast for him in
Pine township, was not counted for bin. Mr.
Aiger's name erased ard 9 Richman'
written Instead OFF, J. Scot, Rjchman." This
vote was not counted, which gives Alger t,co
majority. Counted, il gives bin one.
We have little doubt bit HE vote il Iowa
county was pretty wrll Cutleri=sa. This sys.
tenn is. 10 doubt, new 10 our disan, readers
and consists ofopenitg returns and they don't
happen TO suit the Locofoco aspifants. send
back and get such as will make tile thing
sure Shot.
This plan Of operation was pretty extensive
ly adopted BY the Secretary of Sia,e-Hor.
Elisha Cutler. Esq, a, the spriu. election
and there is strong suspicious that i; was con-
venient to adopt it in the case Of Iowa county,
which together With Johnson aud NIuscaline
forms Senatorial district.
The usual Locofoco majority in this dis,ric,
IS from sixty 10 eighty. Mr.. Richman-ac-
cofding to the best system of Cuilcri7iag.
winch could be adopted has come within two
votes Of beating his Loco opponent, Mr.. Alcer.
That is ,oeraby triumphant run--for a
g little" man
The accounts from the north are 50 coplra.
dic'ory, and uncertain, that il is impossible 10
make up a correct table this week. Mr.. Lef-
fer is reelected to Congress by respectable
majority over Mr.. Davis, Wing.
AN UNcoMFoGTABLE FIX Thomas II. Ben
/ ton has got his friends mo an uncomfortable
fix en- several occasions Ga the Oregon
boundary question he Jet item run On uo,..
they had nearly involved he county in
sonseess war, aud then he walked into the
ring aud smashed up the pretty arguments they
had been so long cococtine.
His friends, in Missouri, and other places.
have committed themselves against the VIII
mot Pfovlso- and now when1he shabby crca.
lures need his countenance he comes down IN
on them like clap Of thunder, 10 the shape Of
some half dozeS votes 10 the Senate sus,ainin1
the Progiso
| We suppose he takes this course, always.
g show bis superiority over The, would be,
big men Of bis party. Benton will have 10
tap Cass for The simples again as he did Oh
the Oregon question.
A loCoFoco rALsFHooD NAILED.--Not long
ago the Locoloco papers circulated story
that Mr. DooIttIs Of New York had recev
| ed letter from General Taylor denying that
he approved Of the opposition expressed in the
Signal 10 the Wlmct Proviso This state.
meut has brought out NJ. Doolittle. who saws
| that he never received any such letter from
Gen. Taylor.
This was pretty Locofoco yarn.
STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION The Edward
Bates, on her last tip up, burst one of her
boilers causing a dreadful loss of Iife-fftecn
or twenty-and scaldng fifty to sixty badly.
| The injuries done were confined to the deck
passengers and hands. The boiler burst at
the ends. sweeping between deck without do.
Ing any material damage 10 the cabin CT The
| passengers therein.
The particulars are given in the Missouri
l'epnbitean; AS usual. noboGy is to blame.--
Somebody, however must be very suspable
who IS it!
| APPROPRIATELY EMPLOYED. Old Richie is
giving General Taylor's horse +" Old Whitley"
many hard licks. 1t is fitting the servile tool
OF the executive king should SPIT his spite at