The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-09-14
THE NEXT CONGRESS.

> The position of the Democratic party al pres
ent, while it unquestonably brings with it grave
responsibilities, is prouder one than ever be-
fore known in the history of our Union. IL
looking back over our party annals, TO trace po-
litIcal revolutions and changes, The first thought
carries US over thirteen years to the memorable
campaign of eighteen hundred and forty, when
the Wing party reached high water mark, and
like mountain torrent in spring tide, overleaped
! or swept away every barrier before them. And
yet that triumph, overwhelming as it seemed
and we may say, it really was, will hardly
bear comparison to the present superiority of
the Democracy over foe, then SO flushed with
victory. We do not here refer to the splendid
and well won campaign of last year, crowned
with astounding result of twenty-eight states
to four, and its majority of more than three hun
dred and fifty thousand democratic plurality on
the popular vote. We are willing to leave all
that to history, and to speak of the present alone
As Congress stands at this juncture, the Demo.
cracy have majority over all Of seventy two,
while the elections yet to come off in Georgia,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Maryland will most
likely swell the tally in our favor to one hundred
! clear majority. The victories of the Democracy
are not like the unripe fruit Of the Wings in 40
and '4S, snached by violence and fraud one
year, 10 rot and deaden on their hands before the
ensuing Autumn 1t is gratifying to observe
how the mighty current that poured itself along
in November igh'cen hundred and fifty two,
carrying before it the wrecks of the Wing party,
only deepens and widens the channel which its
lmpetuous progress then made. The Savannah
Georgian, referring TO this continuation of the
victories of last fall, and The pretended opposition
to the course of the present Administration,
gives the following summing up Of this years
elec ions:
Well, what is the verdict which the people
have rendered in this action of the wings rersus
The President9 We will refer to their decision
in few States which have already held cleo
tons the issue everywhere being President
Pierces pointments-denounccd by wings,
defended by democrats
6 Virginia led off by electing friend Of the
administration in every congressional district in
tha. glorious old State.
8. North Carolina, one of whiggerys srong-
holds, followed, electing five democrats 1--WE
claim Clingman) and three wings to represent
her in the next Congress one Of the three is
only elected because the democratic vote (nearly
double his own) was divided between two demo-
cratic candidates.
alabama has elected six friends Of Pierce,
and but one opponent.
Kentucky yes, the whg State of Kentucky,
one of the four that voted against the President.
now sends delegation, one half of whose men,
bers are his ardent supporters.
Tennessee, one OF the other three that failed
to sustain him last fall, has now repented, ard,
by the election of the administration candidate
for governor, has pronounced her verdict In fa-
cor Of President Pierce.
1t isnot less subject of honest pride that this
positions has been gained by no worthy sacri
fee of principles, by no captandum appeals to
the passions, or the prejudice ofthc " baser Sort,
but that it was won by the people themselves,
free from all personal considerations and led only
by the high considerations, of a pure patriotism
common good to our common country. We
leave the Wings to their unsatisfactory discuss
ions as to whether the Wing party is dead or
not. 1t is enough for US to know that the great
party of the Democracy is in the highest sense
alive, and that its life is not fer day-but for
all time