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III la 2@CSA <4R PsASe s"e
ilsctiss Of Co D6a = dsaeasatic
candidate for Delegate 70 Congress; beyond
all doubt. His majority cannot yet be es-
timated with any great degree If certainty,
but we are at loss to see how it can well
fall below 700. and il may reach consider
ably beyond that. At any rate, there can
be lipla y 70 Qnestion but that his msiars
ity over Mr.. Lowe will be greater than il
was 4 either Of bis FIRST two elections; and
this, considering the character Of the cam
paign, and the extraordinary exertions
made against him by the wings, is about
assignal : victory Is the, democrats Of Iowa
ever achieved. ls9 49, i. slosg aaStl


Mr.. Lowe was brought forward BY The
wkigs at the strong man Of their party
They-the leaders, we mean-profess to
regard al,e.candidates heretofore run by
them asimsre nsn, u stsas, upon whom
the party never could effect ) union, bu,
upon Mr.. Love they boasted that they
could not only unite the, whig vote. ba'
from his great personal popularity enter
tanned strong hopes Of breaking in upon
the democratic ranks. SSuperadded 10 this
they made large calculations upon what
uaey called Gen. Dodse's embarrassing
position in relation 10 the boundary qaes-
tion and also expected to make much out
Of the dissatisfaction which was supposed
to exist in certain regions in rehtiea to the
part taken BY Mr.. d. in the removals and
appointments made by Mr.. Polk Thu.
encouraged, they entered the canvass witt
strong hopes Of success. "A war Of attacl
upon the democratic nominee, unparalleled
for its reckless desperation, was immediate


ly opened, and kept up with undated vigol
until the close Of the campaign. Gen
Dodge had been for Eve OF six years il
public life, and, his acts were therefor,
before the world, subject to be csrpet
at. distorted and misrepresented.. Mr.


Lowe, on the contrary, had no oficia
conduct to account for-he never occu


pied position where he was require,
to assume responsibilities such a. Gen. D
had been called on to meet, and consequent


y was not subject to the same mode Of At


tack. The conlest, therefore, wac neces


sarily throughout ons Of attack and defence
our opponents having all the advantage


which usually belong to the ass.iling party


With all these circumstances. in their fayo


we have beaten them-bsaten them hand


somely -beaten their 'sstrong man." Th'


result clearly establishes the decided dem


ocratic character Of the Territory, and mus


be rather discouraging to the wings. Thei


chance Of obtaining the rule Of things il
Iowa is rather slim. ~ &s