Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-11-07
The Election Of Daniel +. Miller.


We now proceed to redeem our promise made in
our last-that we would aude to the recent cleo
tlon oil Mr. Miller to Congress. We have not in
lmltatlon OF our opponents, IN similar cases, crow
ed and Crowed this brilliant victory, until
readers became sickened with the disgusting cant
ana 0eClamation; and perhaps. 1t may be. we might
win justice have said more than we have done. 1t
Is true, the peculiar circumstances under which
the election Was ordered and the greet moral issue
involved gave an unusual importance to the result
The poll books of the recent election had been sto
len-Secreted and accidentally discovered--the act
OF stealing and SeCreting, was Charged upon prom
tHent leaders of the democratic party-the names
oil those leaders were siven-the evidence was la
ken, and the question of guilt or innocence, sub
ntted to the people. Congress had vacated the
seat ana reprimanded most severely, at! those con-
cerned in the charge purloining those poll books
the same candidstcs were agein brought out and
their election lett TO the people, so that palmer
and more direct issue involving the public judg
ment upon this disgracefu act, could not have been
made. The candidates both trarcISed the district
discussed the question and canvassed all the
facts before large gatherings of the voters. and Mr.
Hall, who was charged being the leading spirit,
IN the management of this attempted outrage upon
the rights ofthe voters of porsa OF the district,
hlmSeiT visited several CountieS-madc flaming
harangucs--all sound and fury Sisnifyirg nothing
and hazarded his own reputation and character
upon the reSult-a and what has been the verdict of
the people? 1t has been shteous verdict seal
ing with condemnation and political death, all the
engaged IN THIS h2Se 10 SGbVeft tEe
most sacred rights of freemcn. portion OF the
democratic party behaved nobly--thcy spurned the
act and the actofs--they rose most proudly above
the ties of party and spoke in voice of terrible
warning that rings and will continue TO ring in the
ears of these conspirators, for years TO come
Such base conspiracy viii not soon again he wit
messed in our state; and we rejoice at this manfes
tation of the moral power and soun!ness Of public
opinion. 1t demonstrates that the great mass of
the people are honest and intend to act right. Ii
the result of this election. we have then especial
reason for reioicing-not at the defeat of the dem
ocraic party, but at the defeat of those leaders who
intended to draw that party aStIay, and solicited it
TO sanction unjustitable wrong. We should
think that dark sririts would haunt the dreams of
those editors and leaders who aided in and sane
toned this matter-we should think that ghosts OF
an ugly character, would visit them during the ST.
lent watches of the night and fthey have conScien-
left. they would repent in sack cloth and ashes
for the deep public wrong they meditated. We do
indeed rejoice, for it was glorious, a righteous
triumph. Where Hall and Thompson now
politically, we mean-sone irretrievahly gone
whe re their associates? Echo answers where.
When they shall have passed through the valley of
sincere repentance ard become better anc purer in
their political action, then, and not till then, viii
they be restored to somewhat Of public confidence
and favor.-kcokuk Register.