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BURLINGTON:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PTEMBER 10, 1850.
For Congress-First District.
DANIEL r. MILLER, Of Lee county.
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First Congressional District.
1he special eieCtaOn IN thiS A1isssCt Sohes Oh oA
Tuesday next. The canvass is becoming quite warm
and the candidates are stamping it through the diff
Ssrent counties enlightening the people, all pro-
per occasions, on the various issues involved in
The contest.
We do not anticipate any other result, than that
Miller will be triumphantly elected. 1t would have
been desirable that the contest should have been
confined to Miller and Thompson alone, in order
that the people OF the district might be brought to
direct vote upon the conduct Of Thompson, and
his aiders and abetters, in stealing and hiding poll
books. Such On ordeal, however, it was not the
iatsntion, either Of Thompson, his hackers, that
- should pass through. Thompson could not run
The race and carry all the weight of the stolen poll
books. He and his friends were too much afraid
Of the verdict Of condemnation, that was in store
Tor him At the polls at the hands ofthe outraged and
insulted voters Of the district. So it will be
that Thompson did not announce himself candi-
date again. after the seat was declared vacant:-he
issued . most impudent and insolent circular to
the democracy Of the district after his return from
Washington, intimating his wish that convention
Of his party should be held, and if deemed advisa
bic that some other person should be selected to
rum 10 his place. was very plain to be seen from
his card that Mr. Thompson had no desire to meet
Mr. Miller sgsin before the people Of the district
He and his friends were trying for long time to
devise some plan BY which Thompson might be got
decsntly out Of his difficulty, and some other can
didate substituted to take the field against Miller.
About this time eDelusion' Smith announced him
self an independent candidate, and .epudiated the
Convention system. Never did set Of men feel
more relieved, or have greater reason to rejoice
over this solution Of their difficulties than Thomp-
son and bis friends. The announcement of Smith,
cane just in time to relieve them ofther troubles
Thompson could still remain = candidate, and his
defeat could be attributed to dvsion in the ranks,
-sstraitors in the camp" In the mean time, the
party had long wished to get rid Of "Delusion"-
and al the hounds in the kennel could be lei loose
upon him: aLost Tyler msn,'' sbclter,' ssdisor-
ganizer," "rst traitor in Iowa." are but small spec
linens Of the choice epithets used in his denuncia-
ton. rare instance Of the ingrati,ude of party
editors!
In the mean time the Convention Of the democ-
racy ct 0ttumwa, with rare unanimity, nominate
Nr Thompson, ~ candidate to fill the seat he had
for SIX months usurred and held by fraud and false
hood, and from which he was ousted by House Of
Representatives containing majority Of his own
political associates. But this Ottumwa locofoco
Convention never would nave nominated Thomp-
son to run sinsle-handed against Miller-and
Thompson would never have consented so to run.
s'Delusion'' Smith has brought about the very
state Of things the party were DESTROYS of having
They wished to break the force of Thompson's fall,
and to save him The humiliation Of being beaten by
Mr. Miller in contest with him alone. sDelusion''
would draw off enough votes to throw dust in the
eyes Of al who wished to be deceived, and enable
The friends Of Thompson TO cry out cob! If it had
not been for ssDelusion"-aTraitor in the camp,
you know!!s