The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-11-13
FOR Me GGselte
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION.

For the GGsette.
i PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION.
/ Mn. EDIroR:--l notice in your paper Q
The 3Oth Oct. two shor. paragraphs ia rel
erenco to the late Pennsylvania Election
one Of which ascribes the success Of tn
Democrats 10 the manner in which the Ma
live American party acted, and the other
points at the fact Of 10000 National Whig'
refusing to vote for Johnston the WINS
nominee for Governor.
There is no doubt in my mind that IN
The last named assertion was the prom
nen, cause Of the defeat Of Johnston, yet !
is matter Of regre, that you should have
coupled the remark with the remainder o
the cxtrac, that sthese Nationals ought L
complete their treason by nominating John
TYLER for the Presidency" Whoever
Originally penned the article alluded to do
these National Wings great injustice by
associa,ing them with the word '',reason.'
Il was to proven. any more dominance at
Unreasonable acts and deeds that they labor
ed to prevent the election Of one in whom
they had confided tho honor and interests
Of Pennsylvania. The course OF Cover
nor Johnston in reference to the "Christi
ana outrage" has not been what it should
have proved itself 10 be--and doubt not
that you or any other Wing would not have
rather cast q vote in favor Of a sound I'm
i'm Democrat, than for one who was nom-
mated as Union man, and failed to prove
himself such. II treason is to be sssocia-
ted with the Wings let the whole story be
told.
The recen, election in Pennsy lvania re
suited ia what may be termed neral vic
tory. The people had presented to them
by the two great parties man known to
be unexcep,ionable as regarded bis attach.
men, to the principles Of the Compromise,
(no matter what his private views may
have been with reference 10 State policy,
&c.. and another who had been tried and
found wanting The former was elected
over the latter. This is termed a Demo.
cratic, Loco Foco victory; il should be
called Union triumph. Again corrupt
Judge was nominated b. the stronger po.it-
zeal party to one Of the highest posts JUS
lice Of The Supreme Court on the Judicial
bench of that State. The people failed to
recognise ,hn, he had any claim upon them.
aud they allowed another of opposite polii
zeal principles TO be chosen. This is call.
ed Wing victory; not so-its name is a
moral victory, triumph Of right over
might.
The following Gu, from the columns Of q
neutral print (Phia. American Courier
tells in clever way the whole story-ane
in conclusion will state that have receiv
ed letters from Wing friends in Pennsylya
uia, who when the resul, Of the election
has been ascer,ained, expressed themselves
satisfied that the traitor in meeting hi
Just reward had lief, ''lhe Union Jack fyin!
at the foremost head Of the Old Keyston,
State.
"By the way, we have never before seer
defeat borne with so good n grace as the
late revolution in the State has been b,
the Wings. There was mere suspicion
in the minds of the friends of the defeated
Governor, that he has been disposed TO "a.
vor the Abolition fanatics. We do no.
know what the particular grounds were, o.
whether there was, in reality, any. b.
this as it may, there W as suspicion against
him, and that alone, in spite Of all denial.
or protestations, has been sufficient, i
seems, to ensure his overwhelming defea,
This is highly important, in view Of tn
approaching treason trials, and give an IN
mistakab!e evidence Of the public senti
rnent.
"For our part, we sincerely rejoice il
the reputation Of any influence that ma,
seek to weaken the hold which our Union
has upon the affections Of the people. !
the Governor has even remotely offended
either in omission to do his duty, or il
manifesting any sympathy with the enc
mics Of the Union, he has been Justly re
Ijected, and we find a disposition on tn
part of both parties here TO look with ap
prevail on his overthrow. This is lessor
which will not soon be forgotten"
A PENNSYLVANIA.
Nov. 8, 1851.
Our friend commits the same fault 70
which he would censure US. We copie