The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-08-03
A LocoFoco PAPER BULLET.

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muuication in the Inst number Of the "En.
quircr"-an ultra Ioco(oco paper recently
established at BIoomington-which teens
with 90 many un,ru,hs and displays ,
memory so unreieniive, that for fear there
may DO those 10 the county not knowing t.
tho facts, who may place reliance upon
these prevnrications, we arc induced I,
correct them.
We pass over that portion ofthe efiasiou
declaring the determination Of tho "Demo
Gratis" Of Scott county to Gust "designinu
Wing demagogucs" from office and bestow
those prcferments upon Democrats Of com
potency and prob,y!' and notice that por-
ton Of this lackadaisical article which refers
to Timothy Davis. Il is asserted that Mr.
Davis has on enviable reputation as a
speaker AID that in his remarks he gave
general dissatisfaction, both Of which arc
strictly untrue and display a mind more in
love with fault finding than with truth.
Mr.. Davis is a plain, matter-offact man
and makes no prciensions-as he said in
his predatory remarks--as q speaker. lie
is as speaker dignitied, sound, argumenta.
tive and, sometimes, even eloquent. No,
only the Wings, bu, even the Locofocos
presen, expressed themselves plessed with
his remarks, nor could any one, unles.
strangely gifted with critical scumen, find
subject for dissatisfaction in his remarks, rs
at each accusation he brought agnins, the
Locofocos he produced the documents, to
show, 40 he observed, that he had not COL
ored il too highly. We have convcrsed
with q number OF Locofocos subsequently,
and every one Of them have borne ample
testimony Of Mr.. Davis sense Of honor in
making no allusion TO his opponent, and to
his discretion in making no charge agnins,
the Administration but such as he had the
documents TO prove.
Cur ''author" next displays On unpardon.
able ignorance coupled with downright,
talsehood. Mr.. Fulton was spoken Of rs
the most prominent man for Wing cnndi.
date some time bef;rc the nomination Of
Mr.. Evans. The accusation against Mr..
Fulton that three weeks previously he had
seeded from the Wing party and connect
ed himself with the Abolitionists, is so pal
pable and has been so positively contradict
cd BY Mr.. Fulton himself through this pa
per, tina. il Is needless for us to say one
word upon the subject. The man who
made that charge knew At the time he was
penning gross Misrepresentation.
Ia conclusion our ccnsorious critic pre-
tends to give quotation from speech do
livercd by Mr.. Fulton to small gathering
a few evenings after his nomination. lie
says, ITO give better idea Of its general
tenor will subioin the concluding SEN
tence:-'Fcller Citizens said he, rather
than be q Locofoco, I'd rather be toad
and lilt the pel from the rapor Of lime
stone rock, and lick the slime"
We will now give Mr.. Fulion's words
Just as they ircrc uttered and as since fur
nished By himself, and At once cIinch the
nails with which we have fastened to the
counter this series Of prcvarlca,ions. AZ
ter Mr.. Fulton addressed the meeting Mr..
Evans stated that he had no speech to
make, he did not come there for that pur-
pose, for his principles hc would refer them
to the Baltimore platform. Mr.. Fulton re.
piled and said-ailuding 10 his opponcn,
and no doubt with the hope Of arousing him
To say something -'.hc will be mere cy-
pher in the Leglsla,ure-hc will s,nnd like
"a finger board At n cross road, with De
mocracy' written on it, pointing to James
X. Polk" Then warming with the per
sonifica,ion and catching the idea from the
passage in Shakspear's OtheIlo:-"Bs
heavens, | had rather be toad and live up
on the yapor Of a dungeon" and connect.
ing il in his mind with the fact Of ,oads ex.
is,ing Cor number Of years imbcdded in
rock aud supposed to derive their existence
from its moisture. and like bis opponent,
never uttering sound nor changing their
position, he exclaimed, 'By heavens, wonld
rather be toad aud lick moisture from
limo stone rock" It was happy hi, and
50 esteemed by the many who understood
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