The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-04-14
Wfrklq Grprt5s,
WEDNESDAY MORNING., APRIL IA,
THE ELECTION.

3; WEDNESDAY MORNING, -. APRIL
THE ELECTION
After the excitement, confusion, and gene
carnage: incident to a severely contested bait
:, field, have given place to quiet peace, sober
. Election, and calm survey of the result proc
!. ced by the event, let us take retrospect
view of the causes which operated for and
gainst us, the blunders OF our own friends, al
the tactics Of our enemy, and endeavor to pro
in future. by the experience of the past.
We carried our general Ticket, upon whi,
was our candidate for Judge, and for Coun
and Township officers, by an overwhelmir
majority. Every name on the Ticket, for tow
ship officers, is elected; while Thos. S. Wi
son leaves the Township with 425 votes
there being no opposing candidate-Geo. M,
Henry, the candidate for School Fund Commi
sioner, leads John w. Markle 1876 votes, al
B Rupert, the candidate for Clerk, leads "
P. Wightman l91 votes
Nothing could be more gratifying to the D.
mocracy than the fact, that we have carried OF
entire Ticket; but when we pass in review be
fore thsasnnd's eye, the unexampled efforts {
our opponents to carry this election, in order t
give proper stimulus to their cause in III
Fall contests, and the overw helming majoritie
which have crowned our efforts, the gratifica
tion is immeasurably enhanced
Dubuque City and Julien Township are still
the same strong holds of Democracy We hav,
acquitted ourselves nobly, and may look for
ward to the Fall elections, with the most fiatter
ing hopes of success.
Not the least important feature in this result
is our Charter election. We have elected eve
ry City officer, by handsome majorit'es, except
Mayor; and FIVE out of the six Aldermen.
For the Mayoralty, each party had its strong
est and best man in the field. And had MIR
Emerson, the democratic candidate, received
the average democratic vote in the lst Ward,
he would have been elected by majority of
over forty votes. local question, respecting
the stipulations of the contract for improving
the harbor, arrayed large portion ofthe Demo
Gratis in that Ward against him; although his
views upon the question at issue did not, in re-
aly, differ in the slightest particular from thosr
Of his competitor.
The agitation Of all local questions, whether
in City, County, or State, generally result from
misconceived notion Of local, as we'll as gene
raj interest, and is the certain precursor Of dis
cord, jealousy, and trouble. This is emphatic.
ally the case in this instance. The argument,
used against Mr.. Emerson, was, that he was in
imical to the true interests Of those living and
owning property in the 1st Ward. This con-
clusion was arrived at, because he refused 70
give an assurance before the election, that if
elected Mayor, he would favor a diversion OF
the Dredge Boat from the main improvement
and legitimate work contemplated in the con.
tract, to the improvement Of Cut, in the LIST
Ward, to be done, and paid for, by individuals.
This was precisely the position Of Mr.. Farley.
And certainly It must be the position Of every
man, who takes proper view Of the interests Of
the whole City, if, by pursuing the opposite
course, it would endanger the validity of the
faithful completion Of the improvement But
suppose that one, or both the candidates, had
given this assurance, and the diversion had been
agreed to by the City Council, would ii not have
formed theme for local controversy and dis
turbance? Would it not have given license
for other interests and individuals, in other por.
tions ofthe City, to have demanded the boat for
making other private improvements? In short,
would it not have raised the question ofa viola
ton Of the contract on the part Of the City
it in the light of an individual enter
prise-and thereby have relieved Mr. Hawley,
and his securities, from fulfilling their part Of
the contract, providing they found it to be an
improbable one' Again, if we recoIlect right,
a Committee Of FIVE gentlemen, was appointed
by the Council, to superintend this work; they
accepted this trust, their names were inserted in
the contract, and they are part and parcel OF
that contract. until the contract is fulfilled
This contract is with the City of Dubuque,
for doing City work, and we cannot see how
that boat can be diverted from City to indvidu
al work. Ii the City choose to make such an
improvement as spoken of, then, we suppose
they have the right to do it; but we imagine i,
must be clearly work Of the City, otherwise
it would not come within the letter and spirit oi
the contract.
With the best Of feelings for those living in
the lst Ward, we submit, then, if this diversion
would not endanger the improvement; and.ii
so, whether it would not have tendency to re
tard, instead Of advancing, the general interests
Of the City? This is the candid view which
this subject presents to our mind, Independent,
of all pecuniary considerations.