The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-06-27
DEMOCRATIC CLAYTON.

The Democracy of Northern Iowa are
looking with much interest to their friends
in Clayton county. No county in this sec
ton Of the state is receiving such large &C
cessions to her population, as our neighbor
upon the North. What effect is this rapid
immigration to have upon the political COM
plexion of the county! Is she still to main
tain her position as Democratic county. or
is she to be thrown over to the enemy!
The immigration to Clayton county the
present season. is principally from the States
of Wisconsin, Illinois, and others of the
North Western States. with some few from
New York and New England, whilst com
'paratvely few are Foreigners. In a very
few months therefore these new corners will
be entitled to the rights of citizenship, and
their voice, at the Ballot-Box will be heard
either for, or against the principles that
have hitherto been cherished with so much
devotion by the Democracy of this noble
'county.
1t bshoovcs them to be upon the alert;--to
look well to their organization. Clayton now
constitutes a separate Representative dis
trict, and will come into the contest of 1850,
unaffected, either for good, or evil by her
former associations. She must fight her bat
ties upon her own hook, and the glory of
triumph o. the shame of defeat must be up.
on her own head.
But we have no apprehensions upon this
point. The soil of Clayton county is adapt
ed to the gro,oh of Democracy, and there
will it's principles flourish in rich luxuri.
'ance. Wherever the hardy and intelligent
'agricuHuralist finds home, unawed and
|uninhuenced by pampered corporations, and
'monied aristocracies, there we look for a
'predomnance ofdemocratic principles.
The following communication from an ex-
'cellent citizen and active, efficient Demo.
crat of Clayton, will show something of the
feeling that pervades the Democracy of the
county.
Mr.. ED1roR:-The most important cleo
tion that has ever been held in our county i,
will take place on the first Monday in Au.
gust next, when we will be called upon to
choose full set Of county officers. This e.
lection may be regarded as q preliminary
step, to the more important one of August, a
year hence, when we will have to elect a
member Of tho legislature, independent Of
the interference of other counties.
AS our county, at this time is we'll known
TO have a large Democratic majority, the
Democracy have only to stard true to their
ticket, to enable them to triumph over tbe|
corruptons of whigery. and secure, no:I
only the county officers the present year, but
when the time ehall come, our member of
the legislature, las we were wont to do when!
connected with our sister county Of Dubu !
que.
The county should be carefully canvassed ;,
and every Democrat brought out on the day
of Election. No Candidate should be put
on the track, but such as are known to be-
faithful and true to the time henored prin ]
ciples of Democracy. .,...
With such men upon our ticket Is A ndros, ,
Lee, Reed, Gilbert, Cooley and Taper,
all true and tried sons of Democracy. we
will be enabled 20 silence the voice of Whig-
gerry in Clayton county and to prove our
selves worthy Of the noble precepts and ex-
amples so often presented to US by our fos-
ter parent, Dubuque.
@&4* Yours &c. s# aaa
NO BANK.