Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-09-11
rRIpAY::a::=:#:::sEpTEMBER 5, 1851.
About Keatpcky Politics,

The G0zefte sometimes UNDERTAKES 10 eniiNiliet
the public on the subject of politics in Kentucky
w. A short time ago, it Informed its readers thai
y sfor years past, that State has showa denonstra.
tons of taking her appropriate position in the
Il Democratic hne,' and congratulated itself and
II the democracy that il had done 50, At the late
election.
In the las, number Of that papar, we fad an
/ ether effort Of the Gazette in the same line. II
is true that Po,rel is elected BY majority some
thing less than the Gazette claims; and tha. he
Is the first democratic governor that Kentucky
has had since 1S2S-not quite quarter of cen.
tury. As 10 the balance of the Gazettc'S iafor-
nation, it would hot do to depend upon if per
son wished to be entirely accurate. The Whig
majority in the Legislature is not ''small." as the
Gazette thinks, but is large-as large as there is
INV occasion for, though not so large as it has
been, or may be again, whenever the Wings say
the word.
9 The Gazette says, however, that the Whigs
ahaye Sc gerrsmandered the State, that the De-
mocracy must roll up maiorites of thousands in
stead Of hundreds upon the popular vote, before
republican rule Of representation will prevail in
y The Kentucky Legislature.
s. This will be news TO The democracy in Ken
tueky! twill b. recol'ected that the democrats
had an accidental majority in the late convention
Mat formed The constitution of Kentucky. and
they used it 10 divide the State into districts, and
10 provide that certain number of Senators and
Representatives should be elected in each district.
They provided also for the election of Reprenta-
hyes BY single districts in the cities; aud by
these means they have secured representative
from the strong Wing city of Louisville, and 9TH
ers in different portions of the State. This charge
Of ssgerrymaadeiag,' is the last one that can be
brought against the Wings Of Kentucky with any
show of justice.
OF the delegation in Congress. the Gazette
says sit is composed Of five democrats. four
wings and one non-descript." This term .noa-
descrpf," we suppose is intended 70 apply 10
Bsnj Edrards Grey, who was elected as m IL
dependent whig. Mr. Gray was not the regular
nominee Of the wings, and was elected over The
regular nominee by large majority. If the Ga
zette sapposes that for such reason NJ Grey is
any less whig, or more democrat, he is m:sta-
ken altogether in the man. No politician in
Kentucky has placed his views more explicitly
oa record, or given more emphatic opposition
TO the measures OF the democracy, than his s.noa-
deseript' of the Gazette. The term is wholly a
m;sEomer. sr
- The most important p,cce Of Attenuation about
Kentucky politics, tac Gazette reserves to the
last. Here il is:
j ssThe cause Of Leslie Combs defeat in the
Ashland district. was remark of the patr:o. c
Clay made in his last speech at LeNin.ton; he
declared that upoa the great question Of mar-
tanning the Compromise, the Democratic party Of
the North hal shcwa themselves far more reia-
BILE than the Wings in the same geographical di-
vision. NJ aior Breck ,nrid,e nee,led no batter
groundwork than this, for trinmph in Clay's
ewa district, and success followed"
We are glad TO find the Gazette so explicit
We ike this positive way il has of announcing
that thing is '.iast So, 'ana not otherwise. For
Instance l. Mr Clay made speech at Lexing-
ton; >. Mr. Clay said i, ;hat speech that the
Democratic party of the North had shown them
selves far more reliable than the Wings of the
North. upon the great question of sustaining the
Compromise; 3. This remark Of Mr. Clay was
the cause of Col Combs' defeat. and of the elec-
ton of MAYOR Breckenridge.
|! may look like the height of folly IN us to a.
tempt to question the correctness Of these sever
al statements Of the Gazette. Certainly 40 one
could presume from the manner in which they
are pat forth ;hat they are made upon any ha,
the very best authority. A !: my AFFORD The
Gazette an opportunity Of proving il several
statements 10 be true--waica it is no doab; very
well able to do---and as some persoas are e.taer
10 incredaloas or so ancharitable as 10 avsr that
they ''don't believe word of IT, or. iha. t,iera
Is mo fo lndation for il whatever"--,ve viii take
issue with the Gazette upon lis several state
ments and make or denial of them as broad and
explicit as its averm.nts--as follows: |. Mr.
Clay has not made any late speech at L"yinstoa;
2 Mr. Clay did not say in that speech that the
Democratic party of the North had shoya them
selves far more reliable than the Wings OF the
North, upon the great question: of maintaining
the COMPROMISE; 3. This remark of NJ Clay
was not the cause of The defeat of CO. Combs
and the election Of M1. Breckenridge.
20 the issue is fully made up an | the parties
put themselves upon the country
we hope the Gazette will not remind rs Of The
venerable jest concerning the Mayor who propo-
sed to offer Henry the Fourth seven reasons FOR
mol firing salute. "lu the frs. place We have
no powder" "Enongh sa;d," replied the moa-
arch, 81 excuse YOU the otae: SIX" We viii
TRY to avoid the verdict on the second and
tAsrd propositions, on ths grouai that Mr Clay
has made no late speech at Lexington. Let the
Gzette show thoS thai Nc Clay has e,ar @lte
such speech as it quotes from, and W. give ~
the question.
The Railroad.
Our readers have been informed that the Board
OF Directors of the Peoria and Burlington Rail