The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-06-27
nc Gazette.
ALFRED SANDERS EniroR.
DAVENPORT:
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE y, 1850.
HON. LINCOLN CLARK.
COZ. VIM. III. HENDERSON.


COL. WIN. II. HENDERSON.
We had the pleasure upon last Saturday
and Morday afternoons Of listening 10 cd
dresses from the above gentlemen, who are
the opposing candidates fer Representative
10 Congress from this District.
Tho address. Of tho former gentleman
consisted mainly Of n TRADE against Gen.
TAYLOR and the present administration, and
eulogies Of Clay, Webster and Cas-. Up
on the great questions agi,atiog the Union
and the all important one concerning the
people Of this neglected portion OF our
State, he was almost entirely silent
While he would not pledge himself to use
his excr,ons in flrtherancc oil the interests
Of the Central Railroad, and spoke dispar-
agingly Of public men binding themselves
with pledges, wishing his constituents 10
be satisfied in his case with the remark Of
the American officer in the Mexican war,
I'll will tfs !" he al the same time spoke
unanimously against Gen. Taylor for hay-
ing entered upon bis administration with
on. pledges. He was elected as the peo-
Piles candidate and nverred that he would
moi be The President Of a party, but no
sooner had he entered upon. Tho duties Of
his Office than he commenced the work OF
prescription. In the first four months Of
his administration two thousand removals
from Office were mlda-but we have not
the space to follow the gentleman in his
remarks.
When Gen. Taylor entered upon the ad-
miaistra,icn Of our government every Of
flee from the highest 10 the lowest was fill
cd BY Democrat. Now il be had made
no removals under those circumstances,
We ask any candid man, would that have
constituted him $40 party" or "people's"
President? b. no means, but in order to
be such he should remove one-haf Of those
iucumbcn,s of Office and replace them with
Wings. Has he daae,,saa Ga the. contra
rs, a large majority Of Clerks il the Gener
al Post Office, TO which Mr.. Clark par,ica-
arly alluded, as well as in all other Depart
men,s, are Democrats.
On only one single point, if cur memory
serve US, did Mr. Clark ayow his principles
he was opposed TO the Wilmot proviso.
Tho address Of Col. Henderson was plain,
practical and sound. lie spoke no, agains,
the Democratic party, but confined bis re-
marks to those subjects in which he deem
ed bis constituents most interested. He
be!ievcd that appropriations Of lands for
both projected Railroads in Iowa could be
obtained--;hat the prcsen, time was pro.
piiious, while delay, from the constructions
Of other roads, was dangerous. lie felt as I
sured that if il be The will Of the people of
this District that he represent them in
Congress, he could obtain that grant oil
lands. He suggested many ideas calcu!a-
ted to arouse the reflection d bis hearers
and which proved him 10 be man accus-
toned TO take enlarged views Of those sub
iects in which he interested himself.
The remarks Of Col. II. upon the subject
Of slavery were decided and practical. -
Born aud raised in slave State, vet he
had sought the fertile State Of Iowa 10 es-
cape the evils entailed upon man by that
institution. He was opposed to its extern
sion over free soil.
We have not the time TO draw parallel
between the two speakers. From the re-
marks of those who had listened 10 both we
fos ned the opinion, that every one was sat
isfied with the candor and frankness with
which Col. Henderson had treated those
subjects in which we are all interested,
and dissatisfied with the manner in which
Mr.. Clark cyaded their discussion and con-
sumed his time n rejecting upon measures
which he himself declared in the outset,
would cause his hearers to inquire the
connection they had with the object Of his
mission to the town Of Davenport.