The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-08-01
WIN. y. LEFFlNGWELL.

man delivered speech at the Court Rouse III
this place on last Friday evening IN which ne
made particular, and not very fia.tenng' menuon
Of the editor Of this paper. We shond nave
done ourself the pleasure to have attended, mad
not the first intimation we received Of nm oe'ng
in the place been after the speech was delivered
We are thankful, ns perhaps, It saved our feel-
ings from irritation, as we learn he was very vile
and abusive in his remarks. From what we
have hcar,. o! the tenor OF his discourse, we are
perfectly willing TO allow i TO rest upon us own
meritsif any il possessed.
| After very cgotis,cally speaking OF himself,
| as one who never undertook an object ~i,hon.
carrying it through, Mr.. eilingwell asserted
that he united with the Sons OF Temperance
while at Muscatine, but withdrew upon concu-
ding to return 10 De Witt, as he knew the kind
| of people with whom he would there have to as
sociate. A very poor compliment, indeed, to
his fellow citizens Of De Witt, and one which
we trus, they will properly appreciate.
In allusion to our charge-whch we now re-
peat, and which is about we'll known 70 Mr..
LeffingweIls friends, as the fact that the sun
~ drank to intoxcation-or perhaps in reference
to The Banners defence, where the saplcns edi-
tor sswi,h knowledge OF the fac.s,n says, that
sunless change has lately taken place, he is
temperate man, and friend OF temperance,
Mr.. Letiingwel declared, that lie does noe drink
and intends to drink just whenever he chooses
the editor of the Davenport Gazette TO the con-
irary Observation-Disclosures, he doesn't get
drunk Are we to understood then that he is
proof against the inroads of the poison upon his
system! That liquor cannot make him drunk
A pretty advocate OF total abstinence, truly
We have not said aush, against Mr.. Letting
wells intelligence, his education, his political,
or want of religious principles, not word; we
merely said that he formerly got intoxicated and
intimated that he still drank. He cannot deny
the former-there are men all around US who al
firm they have seen him drunk-and he admits
the latter. Then why abuse us! lie aohnoWl-
edges VIC are correct, bu, al the same time APP
pies all manner Of epitheis US for giving pub
licity to the truth
Mr.. Leiiingwe,l, we are Informed by broih
er Democrat, accused Us OF sanderins the pee
pic of Clinton county. Wei, here is all we said
Of the people q Clinton county, we quote from
the Gazette Of last week.
s.Ihe Locofocos Of Clifton county are differently
constituted from those of Scott county. They have
nominated for Representative Mr. Haun a whisky dis.
tiller. and unless some good, temperate Wing be
brought out in opposition. he vii IN all probability be
elected. From the fact the Locofecos having
mated whisky distiier for the House. dispute
not that the nominee for the senate is some of the
ceive quite as many votes there as Mr. Haun himself"
Our Islander then appears 10 consis, in having
said, thar judging By their nomination for Rep
resentative, Mr.. LsfIagwcl would receive quite
as many votes as MIR. Haun. Whether this is
true or not, is no. for Mr.. L. to say-it remains
to be proven at the polls.
We are happy in having il TO announce that
MI. cogTos, 4 Temperance advocate and good
man, has been chosen by the Wings OF Clinton
county as their nominee. in opposition To Mr..
Iaun, the whiskey disiller. Can Temperance
men, can the lovers OF good order and sobritty
IN that county, support such a man as VIM. G. |
liaun, when john Cotton is the opposing candi-
date! Can those OF Scott ami Clinton counties
support such an apology for Temperance as VIM
f. Leiiingwell, when DR.. Lyman Carpenter is
his opponen, for the same Office! Voters OF
Clinton and Scott counties, il you would have
rood laws, and well ordered society, dom, vote
for such men us LefIingweI and Haun Don't
send whiskey manufacturers and whiskey con-
suners TO the Legislature to make laws to put
down the traffic in whlskey. Tney may sag
they will do it, but il is an inconsistency unfoE-
tunately never Witnessed