Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-10-11
The 0facial Vote Of Iowa--An Anti -Nebr sska Vic
tory Whitfield Down.

The canvass Of the Iowa election, rs official
ly published, in part, in the Iowa Capital City
Reporter, illustrates the facility with which
Whig and Abolition telegrapbic operators. who
control great majority of the wires in this
country, and Whig and Abolition editors, who
are quite "a industrious in working wires of
another description manufacture Anti Nebras-
IA victories. The first news of the Iowa elec
tion, the report announced with flourish. and
the coalition papers published with all the
me-etricious typographical embeli-.a i-..a...nents,
that the coalitionists had soc only carried The
Lerislatu.cc. out the State ticket, and both
members Of Congress-.
Nov in the first place, it appears by an arti
Gle in the Valley Wing, that the result was
temperance victory,'a victory Of "Bank Dem.
ocrats and Freesoilers," as anAnti Nebraska"
victory. Coali,iohists, here aud elsewhe-s. stu.
diously conceal the fact that any other issue
than the idea Of the spoils coalition was
presented and Influenced the voters OF Iowa.
1t is all laid at the door Of Nebraska-a pure
ebony victory, unaloyed with enough Of
white mems issues to change the shade Of the
genuine Anti Nebraska Congo. They claim
It as an obliterat,on Of everything Democratic.
but that the claim is entirely unfounded aud
put forth merely to influence elections in other
States, is proved by yihes'atenents Of the whig
paper from which we have quoted. to the effect
that the local issues ofthe Maine law and the
Bank question. entered largely into the can
vass. Besides this is stated that the State
administration in pad become unpopular.
on grounds Of r, which contributed
further TO ~.
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In the bat the Demo
crata1 r except taco.
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can is q that the re-
mains Of IN Poe are still re.
posing in aH BFner Of the Po,ters
Of his communcaa apon the subject:
It seems as il. III The Monumental Citv,"a
little slab. al least, might be raised, inscribed
with The poets name IL would speak to many
hearts, Poe, the noble. though shattered col.
umn IN our Muses. temple: whose poems like
some Of Coleridge and Shelley, trembie with
that serene melody which is not often vouch.
safed to be breathed by human tongues. His
tomb would he pleasurable and useful to mary
who love to pay pious pilgrimages 10 the
grave Of genius. Little to him. whether his
body be reverenced or dishonored, but to the
living, who feel that our mortal frames. made
in the image of our immortal souls, and re-
served for a glorious resurrection, it seems
very sad tha, his remains should be suffered
TO decay in obseurity. Edgar A. Poe had his
faults aud his virtues. Let the former be for
gotten and the lastsr be commemorated. Lei
10 human being venture to pass iudgm ent
upon his deeds done in The body for that .. Zee
belongs toa higher power. but let US rsfher
ers were greater. and SO drs~ a gentle veil
over bis frailties. and reverence him for the
nobls thoughts which he recorded.
GARcrr IN Cows.-The American Aericultu.
r,st says the best remedy for garget Is to let
as possible. The next is to take the roots Of
the bitter sweet. which is common ia ali lands.
Cut them up fine and steep them in water, ma.
king the decoction quite strong. Pour of this
liquid. then mix il half and half, with lard and
rub the COW under and her teats with the mix.
tnre twice day, and milk her Il least three
times dav