Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-04-06

Although lbo F" VIC ''''oN'"'y VI
the State Of Connecticut have failed to
elect their ticket we conf Ter that tie,
have, in fact, CAMEL ali important vic
tory-that they have taught the Oppo
.ition lesson they will not soon forget
taught them that they are 10y nc
means invinciblc, but ,hs' Mo-" '""N'
is fast crumbling away before '"o 49,
mined assaults Of the o. ''"e l'"''' =
"aIiut.
Look at the figures AID see what has
been done since the election Of 1853,
and then make up your minds as to
what will be the result Of the election III
November next.
The vote Of last year for Governor
was as follows
Dem ocrat, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 33,3os
Republican ma ority,. ........... $50
Subtract Buckingham jority in $780,. All
Make. Democratic gain off,. 1899
Instead of being IN any way discour-
aged bv the result in the Connecticut
election, let the Democracy Of that
State who have fought SO vigorously tor
victory-let the Democracy OF the en-
tire Union whose attention and slmpa-
thies have been directed ,hither during
the late hotly contested campaign, take
fresh courage and new hopes for the re-
suit. AS true as the decree of fate, the
Democratic party Of Old Connecticut Is
bound to triumph. They go into the
contest against large odds with as much
courage as much animation, as though
their enemies could be numbered by
tens, and they do not leave it without
taking scalps by hundreds and thous-
ands.
We had strongly and sincerely hoped
that the Democracy Of Connecticut
would have not only whipped their op-
poncnts severely, as they have done, but
that they would have carried the cleo
ton; but we feel good rs it is; we feel
that the result is glorious even though
we are not yet in the majority.
One more trial will knock the pins
from underneath the Black Republicans
in Connecticut.
Itknows the State taxes in Iowa hav.
never under republican rule been 30 higi
as under Democratic rule.-Gdzette
Was there ever such b,azentaced OF
frontery before (! Let us look over tn
figures; that will best settle tie matter
On the first Of November, 1854, th
last year Of Democratic rule, the tota
indebtedness of our State amounted t
only $79,795.75, according to the Au
ditor's report; and according to the Au
ditor's report of 1857, after only'tw'
years of republican rule, we find tina
the State has been led into debt to tn
tune of $293, s43.e 90; or, an increase i
two years of $2l4,O4S.4l or $l07
O242O each of the two first years. o.
top of this in the year 1858, loan G
100000 was made, to which add tn
interest ofthe State debt, and We fin
that Of the three years of republican mis-
rule the dobt of s79,79b.57 has grow
to be $540,S43.9s.
But to 60 back and see how the take
stood under Democratic rule, We fu'
that the average per year for eigh
years was only about $4,000; Will
the average under republican rule TO
the four first years amounted to the sun
Of 100000 per year. During the eigh
years of Democratic rule the entire
debt Of the State government amounted
to only 100000 while in one yea1
alone-ls57-ih tax levied by the re-
publicans to cary on the government
under the regime was $436,OOO.
We might 60 on and multiply facts
and figures to prove the utter falsity o
the above statement of our neighbor
but he is already more than answered
TIE Gazette does not deny, nor at
atcmpt to, that last Fall it advanced The
idea that the Lunatic Asylum could b
completed for $4,000, but it does mo-