The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-11-12
From the Union Of Friday.l
The Warrington tnton ON tho Late
EiCCthons


From the Union Of Friday.l
The Warrington unton ON tho Late
Eicction.
We have published pretty full reports OF
the elections OF Tuesday last. Our readers
will have learned from them the general fact
that the Democratic party has sustained i'm.
postapt losses in AL the States where the
elections have been held, except only in the
State in which its leaders have denounced its
action as fraudulent and in violation Of its
faith AMI its principles, With a few excep-
tons tho party has been beaten wherever, Ia
these States, it's candidates did pot endorse
the action Of the Black Republicsns party in
Congress last winter and condemn that Of the
good and true democrats 10 that body.
If the Democratic Party has triumphed In
Illinois, 1t has been At its own expense, in
consideration of joining in the Black Rspub-
lican clamor against the sLeoompton fraud
and swindls." 1t il a triumph barren and
ignominious; it 10 triumph over which the
Black Republicans have reason TO exult, and
do exult more than the true and good Democ-
racy. The platform Of the party in Illinois
on the great Slavery question In the canvass
just ended, differs but little from the Buffalo
platform OF lS48. 1t was tho leading tenet
Of the Buffalo platform that Congress might
prohibit Slavery in the Territories, and de6ar
from these common possessions Of oil the
States the citizens of half the Union. 1t is
the leading tenet Of the Illinois platform that
the subordinate agent Of Congress, the Ter
Iitorial Legislature, may do this thing-in
the manner most becoming an underling and
tool, By indireceion, bad faith, and per-
jury.
/ We repeat, that q victory, won upon =
charge OF fraud and delinquency Of principle,
against the Democracy--a victory won upon
aplatform Of doctrines differing bat a shade
from the odious platform Of Buffalo, 10 not
victory over which We can rejoice, or from
which we can expect any advantage or honor
to the great party in whose service We La
Dor!
Ii 10 notorious in Illinois that an anti Lin
coln majority In the Legislature just elected 10
not per 70 Doaglas majority. In a letter
from a correspondent who had just traverscd
the whole State, written on the first instant,
the day before the election, be sets forth the
true state Of the case:
81 have just returned from a trip through
the State. | find thero are hosts OF good
Democrats who will vote for Douglas osndi-
dates to beat Lincoln, although they have no
confidence in the Little Giant.'' Tho cleo
tion rcsurns will not therefore give very
good indication Of his strength. II vas the
impression among leading Democrats Of
Springfield that Douglas viii not, under any
circumstances, DO returned, even though HE
friends be in apparent majority in the Legis-
laturs. They believe that among them will
be found sufficient number Of members
elected to best Lincoln who will refuse to
vote for Douglas, and thus prevent the cleo
ton OF either"
The returns which have reached us are not
Sufficiently definite or positive to admit Of an
accurate and certain estimate Of the com
plexion OF tho next House Of representatives..
Them 10 no doSbt that the House il lost By
large odds, il Ne count - OF tho party only
those who support the national platform and
endorse the action Of Congress last winter on
the Kansas question. The only doubt seems
70 be whether there is majority over thu
Black Republicans and the Americans who
act with them, counting with tho Democracy
those who denounoe its action last winter y
, fraud, and subscribe 10 the Illinois plat
form. We fear there will be majority oil
the opposition even exclusive Of such men q,
Thomas L. Harris, of Illinois, and Horace r
Clark, OF New York. At oil events, the bal
ance IL 90 even that IL 10 impossible in th,
present state Of the returns TO reach salts
A"CtoIJ Uou0sublOu oven On bOtS Q0000O0s--
Tho question, however, 10 Of little practices
,, importance; for IL the Democracy shall hav,
control Of the House only BY tho aid Of sucl
Democrats - the gentlemen We have men
toned, it, tenure will DO slender and nm
certain one indeed.
ri a Despsrato Dusl.
} The following extract from private lot
ter written by ono Of the soldiers 10 tho arm,
OF Utah, gives the particulars Of one Of til
J most desperate dnels on record. The TRACE
; dy occurred in Cedar Valley, In Ssptsmbef
] Tho writer Gays:
} "The parties TO this sanguinsry alair wer,
, two gamblers from 81. Louis, namsd Rucke
, aAd Peel. What gave rise 30 the difficult,
} Was that 10 the course of game for 81 ,0Ol
Rucker played secret card, and was de-
! tected BY Peel. Hard words passed bsswsss
} them, whom Peel said thsrs was bat one way