Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-09-24

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sachusetts and Ohio, and ) coalition
of anti Benton democrats and wings
was required in Missouri to turn Col
onel Benton out of the United States
Senate, and elect wing Senator in
in his place.
This briet statements shows the
melancholy condition to which the
great party of the Union is reduced.
1t forcibly reminds us Of what was
said of the old federal party, in
1911. At that time, that unfortunate
party were only enabled to elect one
governor in the Union, viz, Roger
Griswold of Connecticut, and he was
chosen against the regular federal
candidate, John Treadwell, By the
combined votes Of the democrats and
disaffected federalists. It was there
fore, remarked by the democratic
ways of the day, that the federalists
had only half governor in the then
eighteen States Of the Union. How
ever, the federalists temporarily re-
covered from this prostration, and du-
ring the war of 1912 succeeded in
carrying about half the States; . par
tial triumph, succeeded ly defeats
which only foreshadowed their final
downfall as a party, soon after the
peace OF 1915. In like manner we
regard the fate of the wing party a.
sealed, and their speedy dissolution
as certain; notwithstanding they may
meet with temporary triumphs in iso-
lated cases, as in this State and Ten
nessee. As the galvanic shock pro-
duced by the appeal to arms in 1912
and the political effects caused there
by, failed to restore permanently the.
paralyzed nerves of the old federal
party, so, doubtless, will the whiaau
find that no mesmerism ~
OF measures Of pub1lu
remnants of military glory, ~
store the body Of whiggery 20 life and
activity, sufficient to place the party
again in the ascendancy in the ma
ton.
Are we asked, where are the evil.
dences Of the seeds Of dissolution
planted which must destroy the wing
party? Look at the free sellers Of
those formerly reliable wing States.
Massachusetts, Connecticutan and Ohio.
Observe, also the irreconcilable quar-,
rels in the wing party in Rhode Island,
New Jersey, Delaware, Ohio and
Kentucky, which have thrown the ex-
ecutive branch of the State govern
ments into the hands of the democrats
and in three of them caused the cleo
ton of democratic United Senators;
and also deprived the Wings of the
votes of those States in the House Of
Representatives, should the ensuing
Presidential election be brought be-
fore that body for final decision
When Cassius M. Clay, by his opera
tons, defeat the wing candidate for
governor in Kentucky and the irwin
chile "Ashlank district elects a Dem
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LII 1vo ~ ~, w. .o"s sa.u n.I In;
Legislature in Rhode Island elects a
atM. rhen am cnnS esL a'i. I in.
among tho wh;ns ~ Naw Ier.a,, a a.s
aulonS VIC wings u I've" JERSEY, anu
when the temperance wings OF Della
ware refuse 70 listen to the voice Of
John NJ. clayton, and thereby cause
the election OF democratic United
states senator; when Massachusetts
elects democratlc Governor, and q
Iree soil United states Senator. and
refuses 70 sustain Daniel WeDseer, !.
wnere, on "here, we go = Sse g..
wing parry 70 look IoE e1ccorf WIN
.hey laii Dack on new IorA, ana en-