The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-04-23

The result of the late elections, does not
seem to be fraughs with much that il calcu-
lated to inspire the Democracy With conf
dence in its ability to cope with the living
principles Of Republicanism. "Nsry .
shout" has it sent up yet over the result,
for from every quarter comes the cheering
notes Of victory for the Republicans. Fol-
lowing in the wake Of Connecticut, comes
Rhode Island, literally crushing out the
bred Scott Democracy. Every thing that
was elected was American Republican, Gov
ernor, State officers, Legislature and one
member Of Congress. Owing to dissens'on'
in one congressional district, aud failure
of the Republicans and Americans to unite
upon Lieut.. Governor and State Treasurer,
there was no choice in those instances. But
at the next trial plurality elects, and We
are then certain to choose American Repub-
licans, by large majorisies.
MICHIGAN has again attestedher devotion
to the principles Of freedom. The returns
thus far are of the m ost datteri1g character,
and indicate Republican majority OF If
teen thousand. The principles of Mr.. b.
cuASAN's premier, the doughty CAss, seem
to be held at decided discount in the VOL
VERNE State.
WISCONSIN is rs true As steelto Republic
can principles. The election was for mem
Der of the Supreme Cont, and the issue was
the late Boothe Fugitive-slave Case, or the
United States Supreme Court against the
Supreme Court of Wisconsin, and the peo-
pie have sustained the latter by flee thou
sand majority. The people have rebuked
Federal dictation, and resolv ed to stand by
their own courts. The result is, therefore,
doubly gratifying-an endorsement of Re.
publican principles, and On assertion of
State sovereignty.
At the late election in Chicago, the bred
Scott forces were left high and dry, giving
them but little chance to hwol over reduced
Republican majorities. A comparatively
small vote was polled, but the Republican
candidates for Judge, Messrs. Higgins and
Goodrich, and the Republican candidates
for Clerk, Messrs. Bouty and Hawley, were
elected by an average majority of $780,
That will do.
Cleveland, Ohio, heretofore the Gibralter
of Democracy, has yielded to the assaults Of
the Republican forces, and now stands forth
regenerated and redesmed-another star to
the galaxy of Republicanisn.
Cincinnati the " Queen City Of the West"
has made almost clean sweep, only leav-
here and there doughface, to tell the s:o-
~ of their defeat. The Opposition Mayor
was elected by some 1900 majority, and the
Democracy have but six out Of sixteen
Councilmen.
We cannot give the result in each city in
the different States which have held elections
lately, suffice it that everywhere Republican
principles carried every thing before them.
As signs of the times, these results are far
more important than for any present party
advantage they yield, for they indicate
united North upon the Presidential question
in 1860, and leave no doubt, that, if the Re-
publican party are true to their principles,
to the people, to their tried and faithful
leaders, they will carry every free state, and
elect their President by an overwhelming
The Republican party is the on
ly living political organization in the coun-
try. 1t has already heard the death-knell
Of Democracy, and its mission will not have
been performed, or its destiny fulfilled, un-
til the last vestage of that corrupt party
shall have been buried ~ thoroughly, as 20
Danish all hopes of its being heard from
again.
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