Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-12-06


more than half the population OF the
country: Those in which Fremont has
u majority, but little more than one
seventh Of the whole population.
ANOTHER VIEW.
The total number Of votes
polleI for Buchanan at the
re cent election, may be
stated in round numbers.
NJ 500, 900
For Fremont l,2'5,ooo
Fn, Fi,lnor, $4,000
Total number Of votes 3,925.ooo
I;uh. over Fremont 525 900
over Fillmore 95O,Ooo
Fremont over Fill. $4,000"
I;uchanan's plurality over Fremont
is 100000 more than Fremont's plu-
rality over Fillmore.
Fremont lacks abont l,31 1000 of a
majority OF the Whole. Buchanan
lacks about $4,000 of ma lorIty oi
the whole.
Ia all the non-sIa.cho!ding States.
taken together. Fremont Is IN mi
nority o' more than 2oO,oUo. His
vote. however, exceeds Huchanan's IN
sad States, about 10000.
Fremontisn,, otherwise called liack
Ecpublicanisn,, is predominant only IN
New England aud IA little strip OF coun-
try settled chiefly bv New Engandrr-,
on the borders oi Canada and the lakes.
Til, southern part OF the Empire State
is strongly Democratic. Except the
Western Reserve, settled b, Conncct'-
"a, people. and for long time called
New Connecticut, ohio is Democratic.
Tie Southern halt oi lndla,a and Hi
uvis strongly Democratic. 1t may h,,
as well. therefore for the tlack Repub-
hans To understand. that when they
divide the Union. they will not be- per
united to divide on Mason> and Din
on, inc. but must leave 10 the South
ward Of the dh>i,ln. line. onc-tlIird OF
til, population oil the Empire State.
the Whole ot New Jersey ana l'cun>vl-
wanna, two-thir,l> 81 ohio ard Indiana,
and one halt ~ liiu"s>. liz" >ccr,iin.
strip might lhcn NJ, l'r"l"rI, he at
neAcd to Cana ii. whcrr II can t.s.st,.i
its stolen negroes, ami bril' Ia kn'e
to the Duchess ot Sutherland.
She Gribnm..> I,n.m 81 ID. .nncra:.
IL Post F,0-icG>.
The New York ] tue. =" .'ir'nf. :
- IA -rlicie tom 49, k-p"F'.i.
ca Of cons derabie I'll ~ tro'n .h oh ",
exl aac. lie t,rihvlr4:
= ~ ta'eiv ~, Alt,auS A. "a yGeS a st..I
IN, h.r. aud HISS Is that p"st!h'ster> no
onl, musl MOI he,p cncsltt- lie Tribune
Tim &c bui NtSr I'd ne>t-" ng theclr
cuiation of Deuoc''tc % papers. In 9th
er words. they must act as active agents 70
Democratic and pro'slasery papers aud .
the same time, as far as may be, r"ffess tn
circulation of Republican pape,s:''
Neither the Tribune nor it. si Hits ca,
mys'fy this matter, and We are really o
bliged 10 them for dwelling upon II and e.,
iIIg circulation, even in perverted form
to our views What We have sad, an,
wht' we repeat. i. simply 'h,s: Democrat
C Io,imasiers Shout do ,hei: whole duty
by extending TO all papers It every cree,
all he facilities of the Pos, Office Dcpar,
nen' for circulation. This lone, IT the,
are - engage, outside OF ,her official du
ties. IN promoting the circulation OF new
paprr,, 1t is entirely right Indeed it is I
duty 10 their political principles and the i
selv., in behalf # democratic newspaper
rnfh.., ha, DonuhIlc 4
ter who shoud busy himself IN getting ~
clubs for the New York Tribune. or an,
partisan sheet Of that school, would thu
furnish very satisfactory evidence that h.
had 10 sympathies with the democi atrr par
", and no claims to honor or e,noument a
lis hands. We rerudiate altogether u.
Tsibune's assumption that it is The duty Of
postmasters to get up clubs for that paper
OF IN anv manner 10 favor II beyond extend
ing to it any advantage which the mail ser
wee legi,imaiely afi; rds.
Their poilhc.'i duties are due to democrat
not Republican journals; and thy shout,
not be deferred from ex .rcising them b,
the pretensiors ct the opposition press
Posimasters are neither deprived Of thei
political rights nor absolvsd from their DO
Inical duties because they hold Official ste
tons, but, on the contrary, both exis, Il
9reaser r0rce IRON that cucumstance. lie
the Tribune and Kindred prints howl. bu
let them none the less do their duty in ,hei
Official stations ard 10 Their political princi
pies and friends.
CrRlous EprEcr or 4 PowDEs M,LL'
ExpLosIoS.-You have probably toll,
your readers of the explosion Of th
Elton Powder Mills. 1t exceeded 10 Il
|, terrific feet any previous one. But tw
lives were loat. One man va torn int
frsgments. the second was thrown to
I great distance, and stripped Of every
thing bu, his India. rubber shoes. Poo
fellow, be had been at me dangerou
work but ona day. The mill that FIR
exploded was running with 10 one 10
$ ct the moment. When this went Of tn
air was filled With flying, blazing tim
: Der, which in sn instant Communicate
:, 10 two others. 10 one OF these were th
two unfortunate men Who we're killed
The other nill-ths dry houss--had b.
i litslc powder 10 Il, which blew OF q