The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-15
THE PROSPECT IN WA.--oYERWHELNING DE
FEAT OF THE KNOW -NOTHlNGS IN DUBUQUE.

THE PROSPECT IN IOWA.-0NERW HELNING De-
FEAT OF THE ow-NOTHlNGS IN DUBUQUE.
The Dubuque Express and Herald thus announces the
result Of the recent election held in that city:
'Ths election is over, and glad Of it, The result
peculiarly gratifying us, it of great
oty Of the people Of this city The and principles of
democracy triumphant The narrow-mnded bgots of
this city Who after inviting foreigners the country with
the aurements of equal rights round and try
from them the rights Of citizenship, have been smen with
weapons which, in the hands of freemen, Irresistible
''Tbe renegade democrats who the enemy,
and who lind themselves among the fallen know moth
ngs beneath notice. We leave them
other By interchange OF such reflections traitors and
reneg AIDES cs~ 3Faw from their situation
Now, word 10 the gallant democracy of Dubuque, who
have grated only by turning out and meeting and
defeating the enemies of the constitution but BY the peacee
BILE good humored and spirited in which tie work
done. The democracy OF the First ward deserve
special thanks They up to the contest like men,
made nearly every tell against know nohingsm The
fidelity that ward doubed but the glorious First has
done duty and borne the banner Of democracy high above
the contenng hosts and planted it triumphanty the
PROSTATE form of ownohingism cheer for the go-
rious First The Fifth and Third wards have also done
nobly both of which have given democratic aorities In
the Second ward the nothing vote divided
candidates for adermanMessrs. Curran and Mills 1t
be regretted that these gentlemen their friends did
not make compromise by which Of them might have
been elected the Fourth ward candidate for alder
is elected f. Il. Bisse esq., the whg candidate
for alderman that ward and though defeated he
dishonoed dsgaced by the contagion Of nothngp
We it for the Taticaon Of friends abroad that
candidate upon ticket for city officers has been
elected BY larger majoes than have been given by the
democracy years past indeed they did well be-
FORE 1t with difficulty that democratic candidate for
mayor elected in Dubuque and it seldom that
democracy could bring strength enough together to elect
any one, no how popular to that office Now,
the qualification of heradng it abroad that for the first
in several years. notwithstanding the and powerful
Of opposition ptcd against the democracy Dubuque
has elected democrat to the msyoralty.
alt has been generally believed that Dubuque city has al
gone democratic but this mistake The present
mayor OF Dubuque whg, and he elected to that Of
for successive years popular democratic competitors
His predecessor in office whig Also We have gained
than victory the political enemy. In order to
achieve democrats had to their feelings and their
preudices and aside their paray for this and
their opposition the other 1t exharatng peca
nativeAmerican, Irish born, and German born
American standing freemen freemen shoulder
shoulder heart heart, laborng in the cause and
voting the ticket, il is gratifying them tri-
umphing the enemy of constitutional liberty. proud
the second of April for Dubuque May the glory OF
the democratic victory achieved that day fade from
memories be furnished by the defeat of prnei
Piles y