The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-06-22


freedom in territories where it now exists.
has earned for him the hearty contcmp, Of
the people Of this state, and we nrc gra,iii-
ed thnt an opportunity is presented oil de-
claring this sentiment at the polls"
The New York Post, another leading
"Dcmocratic paper" uses the following
language respecting the treatment Of the
Barnburncrs, before the nomination was
made. Il is nppropos TO our caption, being
candid expression Of opinion upon the
delegates from the slave States, aud conse-
qucnily Of their nominee, Lewis Cass:-
"Whilo the delegates Of the slave States
are thus agreed upon the exclusion Of the
representatives Of the New York Dcmocra.
cy, all that tho northern democrats are will
ling to do Tor them is to ndmi, them on the
floor along with the impos,ors Of the con-
sentative faction, whose voice will neutral.
ize theirs, and leave the State of New York
virtually unrepresentcd in the convention.
The representatives of the slave States are
fearless and decided in their injustice, the
representatives Of the free States nrc pusil-
luminous in the just defence OF their broth
rem, md timidly yield up half the rights for
which they should contend 10 the u,termost.
The difference between them is this--,hc
slave holders seek to make New York speak
false in the convention, the northern dele
gntes arc willing that her voice should be
stiflcd.
"Our delegation will not he accessory
even to this tccblcr measure Of injustice.
II the true ambassadors Of the New York
democracy to this convention DO not re-
ccived in tho manner which is their due,
they will not enter the convention nj ALL
They wcro not sent by the democrats Of
the state TO form n mere dead. weight
against the delegates Of tho conservatives
--they were not sent to give eighteen use-
less votes to countcrbalnnce rs muny votes
Of the conservatives. Ifthcy canno, rep
resent the public opinion of New York with
the sincerity, the dignity aud power which
belongs to it they will return to their con-
| stituents.
Sand when they como back, in whnt
manner shall the people receive them!
As faithful servants, who have done their
duty with firmncss, courage and wisdom
as men who have borne themselves gallant
~ in great struggle. They hive spoken
true, plain and bold words, before the un-
just and tho timid. Let them come back
TO report themselves to the people who have
sent them. and we promise them Il rccep.
ton so enthusiastic that their fnini-heartcd
friends in the convention shall blush, and
their ndvcrsarics grow pale with ruge."
After the nomination the same paper,
\. Y. Post, thus expresses ITSELF
"rhe final vote given TO Mr.. Cnss is not
properly two-thirds vote after all. Il
comprises two-thirds Of the votes given, bu,
not two-tblrds ol the votes ot the Conycn-
ton. Ii the representatives Of the New
York people had been allowed their rights,
MIR. Cass could not have been nominated.
II was important, therefore, to his friends,
that their votes should be either excluded
OF neutralized--a fact, Of which the Wash
lngton politicians who attended, were well
aware before they left home.
mine Of the votes given for him were
lima, appointed at u ''ncighborhood gather.
ing" and assuming 10 vote for tho whole
State--wherc Mr.. Cass is sure Of rcccivinr
no support from any party, unless he makes
an entire new declaration Of principles on
the slavery question. Neither has the
convention given the nomination its usual
unanimous confirmation. The delegates
from Alabama and Georgia refuse to abide
by il, until fuller and more explicit cxpla-
nations arc given on that very question,
by MIR. Cass' friends in the convention.
| "What sort Of nomination then is this
nomination made in u convention mutila-
ted and packed in such manner tina, i,
can by no admissible figure Of speech be
called body representing public opinion
in the party from which i. was constituted
ia nomination which even now depends
for It's validity in some democratic States
upon new concessions to the Shareholders,
which arc yet to be proposed, debated and
exactcd."
The New York Commercial Advertiser,
which never undertakes political adverse.
ry, says Of tho selection Of Gen. Cass b.
tho convention
1--WE arc quite Of tho opinion that its
choice Of Lewis Cass, Of Michigan, us tho
Democratic candidate for the Presidency,
does smaller honor to the Democracy than
would that Of any other gentleman who hnr
been prominently spoken Of on that side
In point OF natural ability and acquired
craftsmanship he 10 decidedly inferior TO
Mr.. Woodbury., Mr.. Buchanan and Mr..
Marcy, whilc 10 The attribute Of political
integrity he certainly can bear no favora-
ble comparison with either Of those gentle.
men, not excepting even the last. On the
score Of past service, too, his claims rank