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The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-20
From the Cincinnati Chronicle. |
SONG OF THE FUSED UP.'

As aa,g by LEWIS CAss, on the morning Of the
lOM Of .Norrnber, 1913.
what is the news by Telegraph. don't ask me,
If you please;
never knew tina, LIGHTNING had tendency to
freeze;
But my patriotic blood now congeals within my
veins,
Old .Rough and Ready has dis,anced me, with
all my extra pains.
Oh. I'm Us dman-l,m badly used up man,
Inever can get up agan'-ah no, never can
fondly hoped, that in this age of'progress' and
science,
That the new lgh, democracy were the peoples
sole reliance;
Blu, they dom, believe in destiny and are sure.
~ going back
For with the 'eyes of Europe upon them, they
voted for old lack.
Oh! I'm used up n,an--Im badly used up
But then i, is NY 'dc.,iny'-I mus, bear j, if
I can.
bid for Southern votes, and cozened with the
North,
But the .masses' too well understood what all
such tricks were worth.
What boots it that I've made myself perfect
sPeter Brush"
Tack TAYLOR, EARNED in honesty has swen, it
with rush,
Oh. I'm used up man-l'm badly used up
man:
wish was somebody else--no, Levi. Of
Michigan.
I've lost my place in the Senate, where show
ed my foes no quarter,
And was rampant, tearing war man, and
swasn't any thing shorter;'
helped Jim Folk my best To get our country IN
a quarrel,
Then after all old Taylor comes, and sna,ches
up the laurel!
Oh. I am a used up man I'm badly used
up man:
The country WILL get oct OF the scrape, but
fear never can.
I hoped the Wings would have urr d again
their favor,e Henry CLAW,
And in that event my own success appeared as
plain ns day;
But thew showed themselves 10 cute this time,
and I've doub, lIarr, chuckles
That his party friends have had chance 10 rap
me DER the knucklcs
But I'm used up ran-l'm badly used man
Once Minister to France a perfec, used
up man.
Now for consequence and greatness, no longer
I've a chance:
feel hike Louis Philippe did when he ,oddled
off from France
don't know wha, 10 do; b., mus, strike upon
These Lakes are Observation-Disclosures I'll 20
to Yucatan.
Oh! I'm used up mana badly used M man
I'll clear out from the Northern Lakes, and
go to Yucatan. lsnAM.
Cincinnati, June 18th, l848.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-20
THE GAZETTE.
DAVENPORT:
MONDAY, JULY ~, lsls.

The Wing Convention by nominating General
Taylor without pledges, without declaration
on his part, Of wha, he regarded as the true poll
icy to be adopted and pursued by the Govern.
mens, abandoned all principle and virtually ask
ed Americans to yield their conscientious con-
victions--ther deliberately formed opinions for
no other purpose than that Of securing TO greedy
office seekers and hungry politicians, the exec
usve 'loaves and fishes dubuque Express.
Ia the first place the Wing Convention
did NOT nominate Gen. Taylor "wi,hous a
declaration on his part, Of wha. he regard
ed rs the true policy to be adopted and pur-
sued by the Government" In proof Of
this we cite our contemporary to tho letter
Of old Zach addressed to Cnpt. Allison, in
which he distinctly avows what he regards
as the true policy to be pursued by the Ex-
ecutive in respect to tho Veto Power, the
Tariff, Currency, Internal improvements,
etc. In the second place, the Wing Con.
vention did NOT "abandon all principle" by
nominating Gen. Taylor. On the contra
~, rs the declaration Of principles made
by Gen. Taylor are exactly those protested
by every member Of that body, and as he
himself reiteratcs the assertion that he is a
Wing, the Convention but carried ont their
principles in his nomination. Lastly, il
all that is said in tho first part Of the above
quotation from the Express were true, il
must follow as matter Of course that the
latter part is false; for If the Convention
nominated n man without pledges, without
declaration Of sentiments, without being
convinced Of bis principles corresponding
with those Of the Wing par.y, how could
they expect such a man to dole out to them
the ''loaves md fishcs7" The paragraph
above quoted Is about upon par with all
the Locofoco reasoning that we have vet
encountered, in respect to the nomination
Of Gen. Taylor.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-20

THE VAs BrREs MEETING IL C;scrs.
NATI.--Thc Cincinnati Signal furnishes the
following account ofthe meeting held on
the lst inst, 10 ratity the nominations of
tho Utica Convention. The proceedings
were purely Democratic.
The Ratification meeting on Saturday
evening. was glorious ou,pouring Of the
Democratic masses. Thousn nds upon thou
sands were there, md more enthusiastic.
yc; orderly assembly, we have never seen.
II was the largest public meeting that has
been held in Cincinnati for many wears.
aud tho repeated md dcafcnng cheers tor
our noble old standard benrer, Martin Van
Buren,, cvinced the hold which he has upon
The People.
In the absence Of Col. Avery, who was
prevented BY illness from being on hind,
the chair was ably filled by DR.. J. White,
a Democrat Of fifty years sianding.
One thing WINS noticeable about the meet
ing. Ofthc officers and the committee, oil
Of whom hive been straiCht-,aced Demo.
Gratis heretofore, more than half arc Young
men under thirty years Of ngc. Young
America is with Us. We have few Of the
Democratic fathers "for counsel" and our
selves, the Democratic youth, for ''action. -
Tho numbers we'll rebukcd those miser.
ablc Ohio dough faces at Washington who
say TINT Van Baren will not ge. ono hun.
dred Democratic votes in Ohio. The idcs
Of November will teach them : lesson
thcy will not soon forget.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-20
FIR The Gasests.
A BACKWOODS WEDDING.

Mr.. EDlToI, sir, as am man that is
fond Of new things and fashions aud the
people ore generally seeking for something
now, particularly the ladies, I'll give YOU
an incident decidedly uncommon. As
was on one Of my hunting excursions last
fall on Turkey River, in the north par. of
Iowa, we pitched our tent near a small cab
in, on the head waters, and in the after
noon were informed that there was to be a
wedding there that evening. As lam fond
of.such things myself, my curiosity was
ELECTED, so ! watched the movements Of
things. But little stir was discov cred I'M
til finally perceived an elderly locking
gentleman trudging along foot towards
the cabin and seeing no other person, |
thought to myself that ]. was the prizes, and
that there was crowd close BY, so held
myself in readiness for sometime, but dis
covering no crowd made for the cabin.
| was just in time, tho bride and groom
were about 10 stand up, the Indy apparent
'y being a widow, or At any rate the moth
er OF three or four children, and the gentle.
man, from all appearances an old bachelor.
did not enter but stood without and lean.
ed against the door framc, without word
being said. As tho priest commenced the
ceremony one ofthe little children tina. was
setting on the floor looking up, began squal.
ling prodigiousy. Tho mother started
from her position on the floor, took the child
on her hip md the ceremony proceeded.
So soon rs tho priest was done she gave
the young ono few spsnks, coupled with
mn ndmoni,ion to GO TO sleep in neither the
kindest nor mos, delicate terms. Abou,
that time, Mr.. Editor, left.
IOWA HUNTER.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-20

Some object. said the speaker, to Gen.
Taylor, because he il from the South, and
is STAKEHOLDER. Are We not one people
DO you not love the Union! Have no,
the snmc rights as Kentuckian, 70 all the
benefits OF our glorious Union, that you
have us Pcnnsylvanians? We are one
people, from the Atlantic TO the Pacific
from our Northern Line to the Rio Grande,
We are one people--it is all my country
il is all yours. There is no country, there
never was a country, like this. Rome, in
her mightes, days, never possessed so vast
and splendid country MS ,h;s---so grand.
so great, so glorious. Our destiny is as
glorious rs our country. il we hold together,
ard do rot suffer sectional preiudces "a
divide us. We speak ono languagc--our
identity is the same-wc are one consoli.
dated pcople-nnd our success has hthcr.
to been glorious and unprecedented. Shall
VIC then, divide In feeling? No! no! No
mniter where our man is from, il he il an
American, General Taylor, 10 his feel
ngs. knows no South, no North. no East.
no West. lie is mn American! Where
has be lived! In his tent fnr forty wears,
Ills home, for forty ycnrs, has bccn under
the American .fag the flag Of his whole
country. lie is Il national mamie has
lived rreryrherr, wherever tho flag WIVES
lie is not Southerner---he is nh American
lie proscribcs no one, either Of tho North
or South, and will you proscribc him ior
the accident of birth md home? lie con
dc'nns no man ior the institutions If his
State. Will you condemn him! lie is a
kind, generous, noble old man--a true
American in heart.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-20

TnE ISLAND or THE UNITED SrATEs.--
Mr.. Benton, in advocating the grant Of
land to construct the Cairo Railroad 70 Chi
cago, before the Senate. said "ihc canal
now completed between the waters OF Lake
Michigan and those emptying into the Nile
sissippi, has converted the whole Union
east Of the Mississippi, including q part
Of the British possessions, into On island
The United States are now m island. sir;
10 live on great Island. The canal ms.
king iiso, had accomplished great results,
and this work also promised great results.
He should, therefore 20 chssrfalIy for this
bill"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-20
Excitement among The freshmen OF New
York "A Project 10 Rescue Mitchell from
the British authorities at Bermuda.

The New York Express saws That two
large mud enthusiastic meetings have been
held in TIM, city hy lrishuem, and thu. n
resolution was passed nj both NEE, inps, a nd
unanimously adopted, authorizing tho np-
poln'uent Of a committee who will use all
and erery means 10 rcScnc Mitchell from
The British authorities Of Bermuda.
Mr. Bergen, VIC nrc told, addressed the
meeting, md described the locality Of Bef.
mudin, aud told how cnsilv the exile could
be rescued. Col. Ming. too, made speech
and offered his services On the cxpedi,on.--
The Colonel WINS frequently interrupted in
his address by the cheers Of the meeting.
lie stated that he only asked WI ,!,ousa nd
men, which $4,000 would lie nhle 10 rinse.
in order 10 carry their purposes into effect.
The same paper further snys tim, there
is now sitting somewhere in lha, city, Use
cre'ly We inter,) in solemn convention. a
body Of Irisimcn, delegates from all portions
Of the Union, VIC arc told, whose protested
objects arc not only 10 collect aud receive
all subscriptions designed Tor the social "aid
aud comfort" Of Ireland, but MISC to ndop,
such means az will assist her in the poliii
cal struggle upon which she is apparently
about To enter with England.
Their plan seems 10 he, in part at least,
to sand back To Ireland number of nbie
bodied md energetic cmigrants, giving
them. ms far ms possible. ''mili,ary cduca-
ton III this country before they 70.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-20
From tie Cincinnati Ga-rfic. |

IMPORTANT-GEN. CASS IN A BAD FIX
We learn from the Cleveland Herald
TINT on Thursday le,, Gen. Lewis CasS
arrvednt Cleveland, aud was received viii,
civil and military honors. lie was escor.
ted To the New England House, aud upon
the balcony, introduced 10 the people in
front. bv Reuben Wood, the late Chief JUS.
,ice Of this State.
Judge Wood having briefly aud pertinent.
" presented the Presidential Candidate To
tn. people, mud rendered 10 him the hospi.
talI,ies Of the city, turned 70 the nnmnec,
and thus frankly and poin,cdly addressed
him.
"Sr, permit me on this occasion 10 call
Your attention TO the fact that our political
opponents dciare That you are opposed to
the improvement IF our Western Rirers and
Harbors; and that we have nl~a,s me,
this declaration with the assurance TIN,
Gen. Lewis Cass, rs Western nan, was
fully identified with the interests of the
West, and could no, be opposed IL the i'm.
provernents so much needed by the people
Of the West, and of the whole country.
ut may not be improper tur me, Sir, 10
nIlude 10 one more topic, which is, es.
pecially 10 this immediate district, n topic.
Of the deepest Interest," refer ,o,hc init.
tuition of Slavery. We arc told, Sir. that
should you secure the election to tie Pres.
idency file United States. your admin.
istration wonld lend its influence TO the
crtension and pcrpetuasion Of human sla-
rcry.
1.-The people here assembled will with
the greatest pleasure nor listen 10 any
communications which, Sir, il may be Your
pleasure 10 submit"
To the charges, thus publicly repeated
and by distinguished political friend, Gen.
Cass responded rs follows:
"Sir, the noise and confusion which pcr.
vsdes this assembly will prevent nv being
heard on the important topics to which YOU
hive called nv attention. | must there.
fore content myself with thanking you for
the generous reception which the unwor.
thy representative of,he great Democratic
pnriy Of the country, have received a. your
hands.
hope you have all read the letter which
! addressed In tho National Democratic
Convention, declared that to be the close
Of my political professions"
What a public exhibition was this! A
candidate for tho Presidency is nrrairned
before the people, by tho la,e Chief Justice.
You, sir, are charged with being opposed
to the improvement Of our Rivers md Hnr.
bors. You, sir, nre also charged with being
in fnvor Of extending and perpctua,ing hu-
man slavery. What have Won to say to
these charges? The people will nor listen
to YOU with pleasure.
Tho accused answers: The circumstance
that there is 20 much "noise and conli,sion'
'',ciu prerent my being heard! hare
closed my political professions!! ~
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-20
WIG PRINCIPLES.

Gov. Jones Of Tennessee in a recent
speech, thus aIludes to the immu.abili,y Of
Wing principIes:--
II have fought under the Wing banner.
would not this night have obli.cra,ed
from TINT banner, one solitary article Of the
Wing creed. ! believed in il in l64O;--
/ believed 10 il 10 lS44; believed in j. in
l64e: and, BY the grace Of God, expect
to adhere to j, n long as 1.-Two.
.'Somc have said--our enemies have said
that these principles are passing away
that they have become obsolete. Not
%. Az soon expect the pillars Of the Uni
verse 10 give way. ~ 70 expect that the
principles Of tho Wing psrsv can ever fall.
They sre indsssvuctabIo. Expediency may
change; but tho principle Is permanent and
immutabls."
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-20

How Easy IT Is TO MAKE FORTUNE.
A short time since. a gentleman living in
Springfield, Ill.,, wanted new form Of bel.
lows-he made it-nfier walking around il
once or twice and viewing it ntten,ively,
he nodded his head, winked his eve, and
observed 10 friend, Il believe TINT
would make churn." With two lin tubes
two iron cog. wheels, small crank, wood
On box and little milk, he made butter in
ten minutes. He sent 10 Washington and
obtained a patent his churn under
his arm, and came to this city; and hns
been Tor several days selling paten, righ,s.
Yesterdays sales amounted to the triiling
sum Of s. 800, and the business Of selling
10 but begun. As h., leisurely turns the
crank ofthe machine, he quietly observes
to the ndmiring circle Of spectators around
him. II believe would take fifteen hun.
drcd for Wisconsin, ten thousand for
Ohio and New York, mud with smile Of
satisfaction shifting the crnnk to the other
handy one thousand for little Rhodie,"-
meaning Rhode lsland.-Si. Louis Union.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-20
DAVENPORT, SCOTT THURSDAY 20
GEN. TAYLOR'S CHARACTER.

The following 10 q condensed edition Of
J. J. Cri.tcnden's great speech at Pitts.
burg, IN extract from which We published
last week. Il will DO read with interest:
General Taylor is a Wing.
This, Mr.. Crttcnden said. he declared
from his own knowledge. lie is a Wing,
good Wing. thorough Wing know
him to be Wing, but not an ultra Wing.
Ali his political feelings are identified with
the Wing pnrty.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-20
"TilE CHICKEN THAT ISN'T YET
HATCHED.n

| dAlCttED."
Under the above luaint title appeared an
editorial article in the Cincinnati Gaz. some
months since, from which wc extract the
leading paragraph and contrast j, with the
actual result ofthe first ballot in the Phila.
dclphia Convention, in order to show their
great similarity, and how editors Of even
the largest calibre, may sometimes be mis-
taken. Although strongly opposed to the
nomination Of Taylor, yet since tho will Of
the Convention has been made known, the
Gazette, like oil other good Wing papers,
has wheeled into the ranks and is battling
earnestly for his election. But to the ex-
tract:--
"During the ssleisurc hours" created BY
the recess Of Congress in consequence Of
carpet shaking and the Baltimore Conven-
ton, some Of the friends Of General Taylor
have been amusing themselves with calcu.
lutions as to the complexion Of the Phila.
delphia Convention. They figure up the
following 40 the result Of the first ballot in
that body. X is sent to the New York Ex.
press by its Washington correspondent,
who states TINT il IL to be forwarded 10 9th.
er newspapers by .hoso who hive gotten i,
up. i is certainly not among the smallest
cnrinsiiies Of the day.
For Taylor, votes, l35 For Webster, votes, Is
| Clay, Ill Mclean, 4
| Scott, 10 Clayton, 3
| 900
"Thst IL without doubt very easy pro-
cess by which to make candidate. lf a
President could be made with rs little diff
Guilty, how much trouble might DO avoid
ed!"
The following, il will DO remembered,
was the vote 10 Convention; being the
same candidates, almost in the same order,
snd nearly in the same ratio:-
For Taylor, votes, Ill For Webster, votes, 90
Clay, 81 Clayton, Z
| Scott, - Mclean,
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-20

PLAN FOR CONVERTING THs PEortk ~
THE FIVE PoINTs.-Charter few vcsssls<
md send off these unfortuna,es, coloeiss
them on some distant shore, and call them
Hindoos. No doubt TINT plenty o. NJ
sionaries will b on hand.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-20
Tho following good idea whoever
NAV be the author of it,

II every pain and caro- we feel
Could burn on our brow.
How many hearts would move 20 heal,
That strive 70 crush - now.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-20

Gen. Tayior's indcribilay Of Character.
Finally, snid tho speaker, he is man
you cannot bny-n man Won cannot SELL
a man you cannot scdre--and man who
nerer Surrendess!
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Itc - temperate man---hc never dran nix
a bottle Of spirits in bis lie. His habit.
are exemplary.
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General Taylor is an Honest Man.

On the uprightness Of Gen. Taylor's
character, Mr.. Crittcnden dwelt with great
cnrnestness, ms trail, which he knew, md
felt, and admired. lie said he WINS emplat.
ically an honest man, and he delied the op.
poncnts OF the old soldier to bring nught
against him, impenching his uprightncss,
in all his transactions, during public life
Of forty years. His appearance and man
ner bear the impress Of such sterling hon
csty, that peculation, mcnnness and rascal
i,v are frightened from his presence. Gen.
Twi1gs, who has been OH habits Of init.
mate personal intercourse with him, said
10 the speaker, lately, that there was not
man in the world, who had been in tho
COMPANY OF Gen. Taylor five minutes. who
would dare make an improper proposition
to him. Dishonesty ildcs from his pres.
ence.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-20

Grimes was asked the other day, II re-
ever visited Paris, "Why no, not exactly"
replied tho old wig, "bnt thy mothers mid
en- name was French"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-20
General Taylor's Humanity and Simplici
IN of Character.

Gen. Taylor Is n plain nnnssuming, IN
ostcn.a,ious, gen,icmanly mnn. There is
no pride, no tnppery, no Mrs about him.
Tic possesses the utmost simplicity of char.
acter When 10 the army, be Jared just MS
his soldiers fared-aie the same lood--sIep,
under his tent aud underwent similar ia
tigue--ior fifteen months in Mexico, never
sleeping in a house one night. Ills human
ity, kindness, aud simplicity Of character,
Ind won for him the love Of his soldiers.
They could approach him ut all times. lie
never kept guard around his tent, ar any
pomp or parade. lie trusted his soldiers,
md they trusted md loved him in return.
Not drop Of his soldiers blood was shed
by him, during the campaign. All the
blood shed under his direction was shed in
battle. We hear ofno military execution,
40 Judicial shedding Of blood. His heart
moved 70 human woe, and he was careful
of The lives Of his soldiers, and humane 10
the crrng, md 70 the vanquished foe. lie
is kind, noble, generous ieeling,-a friend
of the mnsses-thcre is no aristocrncy
nbout him-hc is n true Democrat. He
will adorn the White House, aud shed new
light over the fading and false Democracy
Of the day, which has gone far into its sore
and yellow lenf--he will bring in true,
ypo,ous. verdnnt rcfrcshipy Damoc,ocv
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Gen. Taylor Proscribes no Man for Opin
ions Sake.

He = = good and true Wing. but he will
prescribe no man Tor difference Of opin
ion. lie hates, losthcs prescription. lie
loves the free, Independent u,,erance Of
opinion. He has commanded Wings snd
Democrats on the field Of hat.le-has wit.
messed their patriotic devotion, and irwin.
chile courage, while standing together,
shoulder In shoulder-has seen them eight,
heed and die together; and God forbid he
should prescribe any man on account Of
difference Of poliiica! sentiments. He
would % soon think, said the speaker, Of
running from Mexican!
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Ills whole military life give evidence Of
this. lie never committed blundcr, or
lost battle. There is not another man
ia the nrmv who would have fought The bat
tic Of Bucna Vista but Gen. Ia, Ior--nnd
not another who would have won il. Ex.
anime the whole history Of his exploits, in
all their details, and YOU see the evidence
Of far reaching sagaci,y, ind great ability.